SA triumph again; India D(hon)isappointed

The match was attended by 15,563 people.

India (Shar)made three changes to their playing eleven – Yuvraj Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohit (Shar)made way for Ajinkya Rahane, Umesh Yadav and Ishant.

South Africa made just one change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Wayne Parnell made way for Vernon Philander.

On winning the toss, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, chose to bat.

Owing to a wet ground before the start of play, the match was reduced to a 49-overs-a-side match.

The first Powerplay of South Africa’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 58, without the loss of a wicket.

South Africa’s openers put on 50 off 9.3 overs (57 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point. While the contribution of Quinton de Kock, the player of the match, to the partnership was 35, Hashim Amla’s contribution to it was 15.

De Kock’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries – came off 57 balls.

South Africa’s openers put on 100 off 18.3 overs (111 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point. While de Kock’s contribution to the partnership was 57, Amla’s contribution to it was 40.

Nineteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. South Africa had scored 101 without the loss of a wicket at that point. While de Kock was batting on 58, Amla was batting on 40.

Amla’s half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 57 balls.

South Africa’s openers put on 150 off 26.4 overs (160 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point. While de Kock’s contribution to the partnership was 85, Amla’s contribution to it was 62.

The second Powerplay of South Africa’s innings – which was the batting Powerplay – was between the 34^th and the 38^th over. They scored 27, for the loss of a couple of wickets.

De Kock’s ton – which included eight boundaries – came off 112 balls. He eventually scored 106 off 118 balls, which included nine boundaries. Two hundred and eleven balls into the (Shar)match, he was caught by Rohit. Ravichandran Ashwin broke the 194-run partnership.

A B de Villiers, South Africa’s skipper, faced four balls, scoring three. Seven balls later, he was stumped by Dhoni. Mohammed Shami broke the five-run stand.

South Africa scored 200 off 36.3 overs (219 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Thirty-eight overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. South Africa had scored 207 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Amla was batting on 87, Jean-Paul Duminy was batting on five.

Amla’s ton – which included eight boundaries – came off 116 balls. He eventually faced 117 balls, failing to add to the aforementioned score. Forty-three balls after de Villiers’ dismissal, he was caught by Dhoni. Shami broke the 34-run stand.

Miller, who faced three balls, D(av)idn’t get off the mark. Three balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Shami, who broke the one-run stand.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 15. Duminy, whose 29-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 26. Fifteen balls later, Yadav and Dhoni ran him out.

South Africa scored 250 off 46.4 overs (280 balls). India had conceded nine extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Jacques Kallis, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Shami had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he broke the six-run stand.

Ryan McLaren, whose five-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored a dozen. He was unbeaten, as was Philander, who scored 14. His five-ball innings included three boundaries.

South Africa scored 280 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 49 overs.

Virat Kohli, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 17.

Yadav and Suresh Raina bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 45, the latter conceded 32.

Ishant, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 38.

Ashwin, who bowled nine overs, conceded 48. He picked up a wicket, as did Jadeja, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 49.

Shami, who bowled eight overs, conceded 48. He picked up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 35, without the loss of four wickets.

Shikhar Dhawan, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Fourteen balls into the chase, he was caught by Duminy. Dale Steyn broke the 10-run stand.

Kohli, who faced five balls, didn’t get off the mark. Nine balls later, he was caught by de Kock. Lonwabo Tsotsobe broke the six-run stand.

Rohit, whose 26-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 19. Twenty-three balls later, he was caught by Amla. Tsotsobe broke the 13-run stand.

Rahane, whose 17-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by de Kock. Morne Morkel broke the five-run stand.

India scored 50 off 13.4 overs (82 balls). South Africa had conceded eight extras at that point.

Sixteen overs into the chase, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 58 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Raina was batting on 11, Dhoni had scored a dozen.

The man from Ranchi, who faced 31 balls, eventually scoreD(ho)nineteen. Sixty-seven balls after Rahane’s dismissal, he was caught by de Kock. Philander broke the 40-run stand.

Raina, whose 50-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 36. Nineteen balls later, he was caught by Miller. Morkel broke the 21-run stand.

India scored 100 off 23.5 overs (143 balls). South Africa had conceded 11 extras at that point.

Ashwin, whose 26-ball innings included a boundary, scored 15. Forty-seven balls after Raina’s dismissal, he was caught by de Kock. Steyn broke the 38-run stand.

It was at that point that the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 133 for the loss of seven wickets at that point. Jadeja was batting on 22.

Jadeja, whose 34-ball innings included a boundary and the only six of India’s innings, eventually scored 26. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by de Villiers. Tsotsobe broke the 12-run stand.

Yadav, who faced five balls, scored a run. Eight balls later, Steyn broke the one-run stand.

The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Shami, who faced 14 balls, scored just eight. Three balls later, he was dismissed by Tsotsobe.

Ishant, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was unbeaten.

South Africa eventually conceded 14 extras. India, who were dismissed for 146 off 35.1 overs, lost by 134 runs.

McLaren bowled four overs, conceding 25. He was wicketless, as was Duminy, who bowled five overs, conceding 20.

Philander bowled half-a-dozen overs, including a maiden. He conceded 20, picking up a wicket.

Morkel bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceding 34. He picked up two wickets.

Steyn bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 17, picking up three wickets.

Tsotsobe bowled 7.1 overs, conceding 25. He picked up four scalps.

South Africa led the three-match series 2-0. In fact, they won the series with a match to spare.