Dhawan-led India leave SA disappointed

India made no changes to their playing eleven.

South Africa made three changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Wayne Parnell, Keshav Maharaj, and Kagiso Rabada made way for Marco Jansen, Andile Phehlukwayo, and Lungi Ngidi.

On winning the toss, Shikhar Dhawan, India’s skipper, chose to field.

At the start of play, the ground was wet.

The first Powerplay of South Africa’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 26, and lost three wickets.

Quinton de Kock, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Seventeen balls into the match, he was caught by Avesh Khan. Needless to say, Washington Sundar was in seventh heaven.

Janneman Malan, whose 27-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 15. Thirty balls later, he was caught by Avesh. Mohammed Siraj, the player of the series, broke the 18-run stand.

Thirty-seven balls (6.1 overs) into the match, South Africa sought a batting review. Reeza Hendricks was the batsman. It was upheld by Indian umpire J Madanagopal.

Hendricks, who faced 21 balls, scored just three. Thirteen balls after Malan’s dismissal, he was caught by the substitute, Ravi Bishnoi. Siraj broke the one-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 73, and lost seven wickets.

Fourteen overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. South Africa had scored 39 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Aiden Markram had scored eight, Heinrich Klaasen had scored four.

Markram, who faced 19 balls, eventually scored just nine. Thirty-three balls after Hendricks’ dismissal, he was caught by Sanju Samson. Shahbaz Ahmed broke the 17-run stand.

South Africa scored 50 off 17.1 overs (103 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.

A hundred and five balls (17.3 overs) into the match, India sought a bowling review. David Miller, South Africa’s skipper, was the batsman. It was struck down by Indian umpire Anil Chaudhary.

A hundred and forty-seven balls (24.3 overs) into the match, the drinks break was taken. South Africa had scored 93 for the loss of seven wickets at that point. Jansen had scored nine.

Although his eight-ball innings included a boundary, Miller had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 20 balls after Markram’s dismissal, Sundar broke the 23-run stand.

Phehlukwayo, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Five balls later, Kuldeep Yadav, the player of the match, broke the run-a-ball stand.

Klassen, whose 42-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 34. Twenty-nine balls later, Ahmed broke the 22-run stand.

Bjorn Fortuin, who faced five balls, scored a run. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was trapped leg before by Kuldeep, who broke the one-run stand.

The ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Anrich Nortje, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. The next ball, he was dismissed by Kuldeep.

Jansen, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary and the only six of the innings, scored 14. Nine balls later, he was caught by Avesh. Kuldeep broke the five-run stand.

Ngidi, who faced half-a-dozen balls, did not get off the mark. He was unbeaten.

India eventually conceded five extras. South Africa were bundled out for 99 off 27.1 overs.

Shardul Thakur, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded eight. He was wicketless, as was Avesh, who bowied five overs, including a maiden. He conceded eight.

Sundar, who bowled four overs, conceded 15. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Siraj, who bowled five overs, conceded 17. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Ahmed, who bowled seven overs, conceded 32. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Kuldeep bowled 4.1 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 18, picking up four scalps.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 53, and lost a wicket.

India’s openers put on 42. Dhawan, whose 24-ball innings included half-a-dozen balls, scored 30. Thirty-seven balls into the chase, Jansen and de Kock ran him out.

India scored 50 off 9.3 overs (58 balls). South Africa had conceded eight extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the numver of extras they eventually conceded.

The second Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 11^th and the 40^th over. They scored 52, and lost a couple of wickets.

Sixty-five balls (10,5 overs) into the match, India sought a batting review. Ishan Kishan, the batsman, scored 10 off 18 balls, which included a couple of boundaries. It was struck down by Chaudhary. He was caught by de Kock. Fortuin broke the 16-run stand.

Seventeen overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 90 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Shubman Gill was batting on 46, Shreyas Iyer was batting on 18.

Gill, whose 57-ball innings included eight boundaries, eventually scored 49. Forty-six balls after Kishan’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Ngidi, who broke the 39-run stand.

India scored 100 off 19.1 overs (116 balls). In fact, they scored 105 for the loss of three wickets, winning by seven wickets with 155 balls to spare.

Shreyas, whose 23-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 28. He was unbeaten, as was Samson, who faced four balls, scored a couple.

Anrich Nortje bowled five wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 15.

Jansen, who bowled 5.1 wicketless overs, conceded 31.

Fortuin bowled four overs, including a maiden. He conceded 20, picking up a wicket.

Ngidi, who bowled five overs, conceded 21. He picked up a scalp.

India won the three-match series 2-1.