Rahul leads; SA beat India

India made ten Ch(et)anges to their playing eleven – Prithvi Shaw, Sanju Samson, Manish Pandey, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Nitish Rana, Krishnappa Gowtham, Rahul Chahar, Navdeep Saini and Sakariya made way for Lokesh Rahul (who was leading the team), Virat Kohli, the Iyers (Shreyas and One-day International debutant Venkatesh), Rishabh Pant, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah and Yuzvendra Chahal.

South Africa made half-a-dozen changes to the eleven that (Am)last played the Indians – Hashim, Faf du Plessis, Jean-Paul Duminy, Chris Morris, Kagiso Rabada and Imran Tahir made way for Janneman Malan, Bavuma [who was leading the team, and chose to (Tem)bat on winning the toss], Aiden Markram, One-day International debutant Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj and Lungi Ngidi.

The first Powerplay of South Africa’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 39, and lost a wicket.

Malan, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Twenty-six balls into the match, Ashwin broke the 19-run stand.

The second Powerplay of South Africa’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 11^th and the 40^th over. They scored 171, and lost a couple of wickets.

South Africa scored 50 off 11.3 overs (70 balls). India had conceded eight extras at that point.

Fifteen overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. South Africa had scored 58 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Quinton de Kock was batting on 27, Bavuma was batting on 17.

De Kock, whose 41-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Sixty-six balls after Malan’s dismissal, he was caught by Pant. Bumrah broke the 39-run stand.

The third-wicket pair put on 10. Markram, who faced 11 balls, scored just four. Fifteen balls later, Venkatesh ran him out.

South Africa scored 100 off 23 overs (139 balls). India had conceded nine extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 45 balls. While Bavuma’s contribution to the partnership was 20, the contribution of Rassie van der Dussen, the player of the match, to it was 28. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Bavuma’s half-century – which included four boundaries – came off 76 balls.

South Africa scored 150 off 30.4 overs (186 balls). India had conceded 10 extras at that point.

Thirty-one overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. South Africa had scored 151 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Bavuma was batting on 63, van der Dussen was batting on 41.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 100 off 97 balls. While Bavuma’s contribution to the partnership was 49, van der Dussen’s contribution to it was 48. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

Van der Dussen’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a six – came off 49 balls.

South Africa scored 200 off 38.1 overs (231 balls). India had conceded 14 extras at that point.

The third Powerplay of South Africa’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 41^st and the 50^th over. They scored 86, and lost a wicket.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 150 off 143 balls. While Bavuma’s contribution to the partnership was 71, van der Dussen’s contribution to it was 73. Extras’ contribution to the partnership gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Bavuma’s ton – which included seven boundaries – came off 133 balls.

South Africa scored 250 off 45.4 overs (276 balls). India had conceded 15 extras at that point.

Van der Dussen’s ton – which included eight boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 83 balls.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 200 off 182 balls. While Bavuma’s contribution to the partnership was 87, van der Dussen’s contribution to it was 107. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was eight.

Bavuma, whose 143-ball innings included eight boundaries, eventually scored 110. A hundred and eighty-five balls after Markram’s dismissal, he was caught by Rahul. Bumrah broke the 204-run partnership.

Van der Dussen, whose 96-ball innings included nine boundaries and four sixes, eventually scored 129. He was unbeaten, as was David Miller, who faced a couple of balls, scoring as many.

India eventually conceded 18 extras. South Africa scored 296 for the loss of four wickets off 50 overs.

Thakur (whose spell included a maiden), Bhuvneshwar and Chahal bowled 10 wicketless overs apiece. They conceded 72, 64, and 53, respectively.

Ashwin, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 53. He picked up a wicket.

Bumrah, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 48. He picked up two scalps.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 55, and lost a wicket.

Rahul, who faced 17 balls, scored a dozen. Fifty-one balls into the chase, he was caught by de Kock. Markram broke the 46-run stand.

India scored 50 off 8.5 overs (53 balls). South Africa hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

The second Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 11^th and the 40^th over. They scored 148, and lost half-a-dozen wickets.

Shikhar Dhawan’s half-century – which included eight boundaries – came off 51 balls.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 45 balls. While Dhawan’s contribution to the partnership was 25, Kohli’s contribution to it was 24. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

India scored 100 off 18.2 overs (110 balls). South Africa had conceded an extra at that point.

Nineteen overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 102 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Dhawan was batting on 64, Kohli was batting on 24.

Dhawan, whose 84-ball innings included 10 boundaries, eventually scored 79. A hundred and two balls after Rahul’s dismissal, Maharaj broke the 92-run partnership.

India scored 150 off 27.4 overs (166 balls). South Africa had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Kohli’s half-century – which included three boundaries – came off 60 balls.

He eventually scored 51 off (Sham)sixty-three balls. Seventeen balls after Dhawan’s dismissal, Tabraiz broke the 14-run stand.

Shreyas, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored 17. Thirty-three balls later, he was caught by de Kock. Ngidi broke the 29-run stand.

Pant, whose 22-ball innings included a boundary, scored 16. The next ball, he was stumped by de Kock. Andile Phehlukwayo broke the one-run stand.

Venkatesh had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a couple. Eleven balls later, he was caught by van der Dussen. Ngidi broke the six-run stand.

Ashwin, who faced 13 balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 16 balls later, Phehlukwayo broke the 11-run stand.

India scored 200 off 39 overs (234 balls). South Africa had conceded eight extras at that point.

The third Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 41^st and the 50^th over. They scored 62, and lost a wicket.

Bhuvneshwar, who faced 11 balls, scored just four. Twenty-three balls after Ashwin’s dismissal, he was caught by Bavuma. Shamsi broke the 15-run stand.

India scored 250 off 47.5 overs (287 balls). South Africa had conceded a dozen extras at that point.

The ninth-wicket pair put on 50 off 45 balls. While Thakur’s contribution to the partnership was 32, Bumrah’s contribution to it was 14. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.

Thakur’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a six – came off 43 balls. He was unbeaten, as was Bumrah, who didn’t add to the aforementioned score. His 23-ball innings included a boundary.

South Africa eventually conceded 13 extras. India, who scored 265 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs, lost by 31 runs.

Jansen bowled nine wicketless overs, conceding 49.

Markram bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceding 30. He picked up a wicket, as did Maharaj, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 42.

Phehlukwayo bowled five overs, conceding 26. He picked up two wickets, as did Ngidi and Shamsi, who bowled 10 overs apiece. While the former conceded 64, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 52.

South Africa led the three-match series 1-0.