India made one change to their playing (Pat)eleven – Axar made way for Deepak Hooda.
South Africa made one (Anri)change to the eleven that
last played the Indians – Dwaine Pretorius made way for Nortje.
On winning the toss, Rohit Sharma, India’s skipper,
chose to bat.
The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the
mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 33,
and lost two wickets.
Rohit, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary and a
six, scored 15. Twenty-six balls into the match, he was caught by Lungi Ngidi, the
player of the match, who broke the 23-run stand.
Play stopped for a while as Lokesh Rahul was being
attended to for a hit in the box.
Rahul, whose 14-ball innings included a six, scored
nine. Four balls later, he was caught by Aiden Markram. Ngidi broke the
three-run stand.
Virat Kohli, whose 11-ball innings included a couple
of boundaries, scored a dozen. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Kagiso
Rabada. Ngidi broke the 15-run stand.
Hooda, who faced three balls, didn’t get off the mark.
Four balls later, he was caught by Quinton de Kock. Nortje broke the one-run
stand.
Hardik Pandya, who faced three balls, scored a couple.
Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Rabada. Needless to say, Ngidi was
in seventh heaven.
India scored 50 off 8.5 overs (53 balls). South
Africa had conceded four extras at that point.
Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. India had scored
60 for the loss of five wickets at that point. While Suryakumar Yadav had
scored 17, Dinesh Karthik had scored a run.
The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off 37 balls. While Suryakumar’s
contribution to the partnership was 43, Karthik’s contribution to it was five.
Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.
Suryakumar’s half-century – which included three boundaries and as many
sixes – came off 36 balls.
India scored 100 off 14.5 overs (89 balls).
South Africa had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.
Karthik, whose faced 15 balls, eventually scored half-a-dozen. Forty
balls after Hardik’s dismissal, he was caught by Rilee Rossouw. Wayne Parnell broke
the 52-run partnership.
Ravichandran Ashwin, who faced 11 balls, had no reason to be in seventh
heaven – 18 balls later, he was caught by Rabada. Parnell broke the 23-run
stand.
Suryakumar, whose 40-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and
three sixes, eventually scored 68. Four balls later, he was caught by Keshav
Maharaj. Parnell broke the three-run stand.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored four. He was
unbeaten.
The ninth-wicket pair put on three. Mohammed Shami, who faced a couple
of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Five balls later, Nortje ran him out.
Arshdeep Singh, who faced a ball, scored a couple. He was unbeaten.
South Africa eventually conceded eight extras. India scored 133 for the
loss of nine wickets off 20 overs.
Markram, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded five.
Maharaj, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 28.
Rabada, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 26.
Nortje, who bowled four overs, conceded 23. He picked up a wicket.
Parnell bowled four overs, including a maiden. He conceded 15, picking
up three wickets.
Ngidi, who bowled four overs, conceded 29. He picked up four scalps.
The first Powerplay of South Africa’s innings – which
was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They
scored 24, and lost three wickets.
De Kock, who faced three balls, scored a run. Seven
balls into the chase, he was caught by Rahul. Arshdeep broke the three-run
stand.
A couple of balls later, India sought a bowling
review. The second-wicket pair hadn’t got off the mark. Rossouw, the batsman,
faced three balls, failing to open his account. It was upheld by English umpire
Richard Kettleborough. He was trapped leg before wicket by Arshdeep.
Temba Bavuma, South Africa’s skipper, scored 10 off 15
balls, which included a six. Twenty-five balls later, he was caught by Karthik.
Shami broke the 21-run stand.
Forty-three balls into the chase, India sought a
bowling review. David Miller was the batsman. It was struck down by Kettleborough.
Ten overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. South Africa had
scored 40 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Markram had scored
23, Miller was batting on five.
South Africa scored 50 off 10.4 overs (64 balls). India had
conceded an extra at that point.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 45 balls. While Markram’s
contribution to the partnership was 24, Miller’s contribution to it was 22.
Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.
Markram’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six
– came off 38 balls.
He eventually scored 52 off 41 balls. Sixty balls after Bavuma’s
dismissal, he was caught by Suryakumar. Hardik broke the 76-run partnership.
From the start of the 16th over, Rishabh Pant kept wickets in
place of Karthik.
South Africa scored 100 off 15.3 overs (93 balls). India had
conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.
A hundred and six balls into the chase, South Africa sought
a batting review. Tristan Stubbs, the batsman, scored half-a-dozen. His run-a-ball
innings included a boundary. Using the umpires’ call, it was struck down by
Kettleborough. He was trapped leg before wicket by Ashwin, who broke the 22-run
stand.
Miller’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries
and three sixes – came off 40 balls.
He eventually scored 59 off 46 balls, which included three boundaries
and as many sixes. He was unbeaten, as was Parnell, who faced five balls,
scoring a couple.
The number of extras they eventually conceded gave India no reason to be
in seventh heaven.
South Africa, who scored 137 for the loss of five wickets off 19.4 overs,
won by five wickets with a couple of balls to spare.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled 3.4 wicketless overs, concedING 18.
Ashwin, Hardik and Shami bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket
apiece. They conceded 43, 29, and 13, respectively.
Arshdeep bowled four overs, conceding 25. He picked up two scalps.
