India made no changes to their playing eleven.
South Africa made three (Anri)changes to their playing
eleven – Tristan Stubbs, Keshav Maharaj, and Nortje made way for Reeza
Hendricks, George Linde, and Ottneil Baartman.
On winning the toss, Suryakumar Yadav, India’s
skipper, elected to field.
It was the first men’s international in New
Chandigarh.
The first Powerplay of South Africa’s innings – which
was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They
scored 53, and lost a wicket.
Hendricks, whose 10-ball innings included a six,
scored eight. Twenty-five balls into the match, Chakravarthy broke the
38-(Va)run stand.
South Africa scored 50 off 5.5 overs (35 balls). India
had conceded three extras at that point.
Quinton de Kock was the player of the match. His half-century
– which included four fours and as many sixes – came off 26 balls.
The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 32 balls. While
de Kock’s contribution to the partnership was 34, the contribution of Aiden
Markram, South Africa’s skipper, to it was 13. Extras’ contribution to the
partnership was three.
Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. South
Africa had scored 90 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While de Kock had
scored 62, Markram had scored 14.
South Africa scored 100 off 10.2 overs (62 balls).
India had conceded 10 extras at that point.
Markram, whose 26-ball innings included a boundary and
a couple of sixes, scored 29. Forty-seven balls after Hendricks’ dismissal, he
was caught by Axar Patel. Chakravarthy broke the 83-run partnership.
South Africa scored 150 off 14.3 overs (87 balls).
India had conceded 15 extras at that point.
De Kock, whose 46-ball innings included five
boundaries and seven sixes, eventually scored 90. Nineteen balls after
Markram’s dismissal, Jitesh Sharma ran him out.
Dewald Brevis, whose 10-ball innings included a
boundary and a six, scored 14. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Tilak
Varma. Axar broke the four-run stand.
Between the 19th and the 20th over of the chase, a
slow over-rate penalty was imposed on India because there was an extra fielder
inside the circle.
South Africa scored 200 off 19.2 overs (116 balls).
India had conceded 21 extras at that point.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 21 balls. While Donovan
Ferreira’s contribution to the partnership was 24, David Miller’s contribution to
it was 20. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was half-a-dozen.
Ferreira, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary
and three sixes, eventually scored 30. He was unbeaten, as was Miller, who did
not add to the aforementioned score. His 12-ball innings included a couple of
boundaries and a six.
India eventually conceded 22 extras. South Africa
scored 213 for the loss of four wickets off 20 overs.
Shivam Dube bowled a couple of wicketless overs,
conceding 18.
Hardik Pandya bowled three wicketless overs, conceding
34.
Arshdeep Singh and Jasprit Bumrah bowled four
wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 54, the latter conceded 45.
Axar bowled three overs, conceding 27. He picked up a
wicket.
Chakravarthy bowled four overs, conceding 29. He
picked up two scalps.
The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the
mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 51,
and lost three wickets.
Shubman Gill, who faced a ball, (Ngi)did not get off
the mark. Five balls into the chase, he was caught by Hendricks. Lungi broke
the nine-run stand.
Abhishek Sharma, whose eight-ball innings included a
couple of sixes, scored 17. De Kock had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he
caught him off the bowling of Marco Jansen, who broke the 10-run stand.
Twenty-three balls (3.5 overs) into the match, South Africa sought a
bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Suryakumar, the
batter, scored five off four balls, which included a boundary. It was upheld by
umpire K N Ananthapadmanabhan. He was caught by de Kock off the bowling of
Jansen, who broke the 13-run stand.
India scored 50 off 5.4 overs (34 balls). South Africa
had conceded a couple of extras at that point.
Axar, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary and
a six, scored 21. Twenty-two balls after Abhishek’s dismissal, he was caught by
Hendricks. Baartman broke the 35-run stand.
Ten overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken.
India had scored 81 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Varma had
scored 32, Hardik had scored four.
India scored 100 off 12.1 overs (73 balls). South
Africa had conceded a couple of extras at that point.
Varma’s half-century – which included a couple of
fours and four sixes – came off 27 balls.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 40 balls. While
Varma’s contribution to the partnership was 31, Hardik’s contribution to it was
20. Extras did not contribute to the partnership.
Hardik, whose 23-ball innings included a six, did not
add to the aforementioned score. Forty-one balls after Axar’s dismissal, he was
caught by Brevis. Lutho Sipamla broke the 51-run partnership.
India scored 150 off 17.2 overs (104 balls). South
Africa had conceded five extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the
number of extras they eventually conceded.
Jitesh, whose 17-ball innings included a couple of
boundaries and as many sixes, scored 27. Twenty-one balls after Hardik’s
dismissal, he was caught by Baartman. Sipamla broke the 39-run stand.
Dube, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. A
couple of balls later, Baartman broke the one-run stand.
Arshdeep, who faced three balls, scored four. His runs
came by way of a boundary. Three balls later, he was caught by Miller. Baartman
broke the four-run stand.
The ninth-wicket pair did not get off the mark.
Chakravarthy, who faced a couple of balls, did not open his account. A couple
of balls later, he was caught by Markram off the bowling of Baartman.
The last-wicket pair did not get off the mark. Varma,
whose 34-ball innings included the aforementioned number of boundaries, in
addition to five sixes, eventually scored 62. The next ball, he was caught by
Markram off the bowling of Ngidi.
Bumrah, who did not face a ball, was unbeaten.
India, who were dismissed for 162 off 19.1 overs, lost
by 51 runs.
Ferreira bowled an over, conceding 14. He was
wicketless, as was Linde, who bowled three overs, conceding 23.
Ngidi bowled 3.1 overs, conceding 26. He picked up two
wickets, as did Sipamla and Jansen, who bowled four overs apiece. While the
former conceded 46, the latter conceded 25.
Baartman bowled four overs, conceding 24. He picked up
four scalps.
The five-match series was level 1-1.
