India made no changes to their playing eleven.
South Africa made (Zon)do changes to the eleven
that last played the Indians – Faf du Plessis and Andile Phehlukwayo made way
for One-day International debutant Khaya and Tabraiz Shamsi.
On winning the toss, Virat Kohli, India’s skipper, inserted
the hosts.
The first Powerplay of South Africa’s innings – which
was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10th
over. They scored 39, and lost a wicket.
Fifty-eight balls into the match, South Africa made a
batting review. Hashim Amla, the batsman, scored 23 off 32 balls, which
included four boundaries. It was struck down by Pakistani umpire Aleem Dar. He
was caught by Mahendra Singh Dhoni off the bowling of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who
broke the 39-run stand.
The second Powerplay of South Africa’s innings – which
was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 11th and the 40th
over. They scored 79, and lost nine wickets.
South Africa scored 50 off 12.3 overs (75 balls).
India hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.
Quinton de Kock, whose 36-ball innings included a
couple of boundaries, scored 20. Twenty balls after Amla’s dismissal, he was
caught by Hardik Pandya. Yuzvendra Chahal, the player of the match, broke the
12-run stand.
The third-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Aiden
Markram, South Africa’s skipper, scored eight. His 11-ball innings included a
boundary. The next ball, he was caught by Kumar off the bowling of Kuldeep
Yadav.
The fourth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Miller,
who faced four balls, D(av)idn’t open his account. Four dot balls later, he was
caught by Ajinkya Rahane off the bowling of Yadav.
Seventeen overs into the match, the drinks break was
taken. South Africa had scored 63 for the loss of four wickets at that point.
While Jean-Paul Duminy had scored a run, Zondo was unbea‘ten’.
Zondo, whose 45-ball innings included a couple of boundaries,
scored 25. Seventy-six balls after Miller’s dismissal, he was caught by Pandya.
Chahal broke the 48-run stand.
South Africa scored 100 off 26.5 overs (161 balls).
India had conceded an extra at that point. That was, incidentally, the number
of extras they eventually conceded.
Duminy, whose 39-ball innings included a couple of
boundaries, eventually scored 25. Eleven balls later, he was trapped leg before
wicket by Chahal, who broke the eight-run stand.
Kagiso Rabada, who faced five balls, scored a run.
Yadav had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he trapped him leg before wicket,
breaking the three-run stand.
Morne Morkel, who faced four balls, scored a run. (Cha)Half-a-dozen
balls later, the leg-spinner was in seventh heaven – he trapped him leg before wicket.
Imran Tahir had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he
didn’t get off the mark. Eight balls later, Jasprit Bumrah broke the one-run
stand.
The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Chris
Morris, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 14. Three
balls later, he was caught by Kumar off the bowling of Chahal.
Shamsi, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. He
was unbeaten.
South Africa were bundled out for 118 off 32.2 overs.
Kedar Jadhav, who bowled three overs, conceded 11. He
was wicketless, as was Pandya, who bowled five overs, conceding 34.
Kumar and Bumrah bowled five overs, including a
maiden, each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 19, the
latter conceded 12.
Yadav, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 20. He picked
up three wickets.
Chahal bowled 8.2 overs, including a maiden. He
conceded 22, picking up five scalps.
The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the
mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10th over. They
scored 57, and lost a wicket.
Ten balls into the chase, India sought a batting
review. Rohit Sharma was the batsman. It was upheld by South African umpire
Adrian Holdstock.
Sharma, whose 17-ball innings included a couple of boundaries
and a six, scored 15. Twenty-three balls into the chase, he was caught by
Morkel. Rabada broke the 26-run stand.
India scored 50 off 8.4 overs (52 balls). South Africa
had conceded four extras at that point.
The second Powerplay of India’s innings – which was
the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 11th and the 40th
over. They scored 62, without the loss of a wicket.
The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 53 balls. While Shikhar
Dhawan’s contribution to the partnership was 27, Kohli’s contribution to it was
22. Extras’ contribution to it was a run.
India scored 100 off as many balls (16.4 overs). The
number of extras they had conceded at that point gave South Africa no reason to
be in seventh heaven. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually
conceded.
Dhawan’s half-century – which included nine boundaries
– came off 49 balls.
Nineteen overs into the chase, the lunch break was
taken. India had scored 117 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Dhawan
had scored 51, Kohli had scored 44.
Dhawan, who faced 56 balls, didn’t add to the
aforementioned score. He was unbeaten, as was Kohli, who eventually scored 46.
His 50-ball innings included four boundaries and a six.
India, who scored 119 for the loss of a wicket off
20.3 overs, won by nine wickets with 177 balls to spare.
Shamsi and Morris bowled three wicketless overs
apiece. While the former, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 18, the
latter conceded 16.
Morkel, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 30.
Tahir, who bowled 5.3 wicketless overs, conceded 30.
Rabada, who bowled five overs, conceded 24. He picked
up the only wicket to fall.
India led the six-match series 2-0.
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