India vs South Africa South Africa in India, 5 T20I Series, 2022

OUT! TAKEN! Harshal Patel finishes things off! He grabs his fourth wicket of the match! An off-cutter this time, around middle, on a length. Tabraiz Shamsi makes room and tries to smash this over long on. But the ball goes off the top of the bat and he gets more height than distance. Avesh Khan at long on takes a good catch. India win by 48 runs!

Harshal Patel to bowl the final over!

Shorter ball, wide of off. Wayne Parnell slashes at it and misses. Another good spell from Bhuvneshwar Kumar!

Tabraiz Shamsi is the last man in.

OUT! RUN OUT! A mix-up in the middle and Anrich Nortje has to depart now and India are one wicket away. A length ball, around middle and leg. Anrich Nortje swings his bat and gets a slight inside edge. The ball rolls towards the keeper. Anrich Nortje did not want a run there, but Wayne Parnell leaves his crease from the other end and Anrich Nortje runs across late. Rishabh Pant collects the ball and throws it to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who then grabs the ball and runs towards the wicket at the non-striker's end and shatters the stumps. Anrich Nortje has to walk back!

Shorter ball, around off. Wayne Parnell pushes it towards extra-cover for a single.

FOUR! Crunched! A length ball, around middle and off. Wayne Parnell makes room and hammers it straight over the umpire's head for a boundary.

Anrich Nortje walks out to the middle.

OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust! Bhuvneshwar Kumar grabs h a wicket as well! A full ball, slower one, around middle and leg. Keshav Maharaj makes room and tries to smash this down the ground but he ends up chipping it towards point. Dinesh Karthik sits under it and takes a dolly.

Swing and a miss! Slower ball, outside off, short in length. Keshav Maharaj looks to pull this but he gets undone due to lack of pace.

Pitched up again, around off. Keshav Maharaj looks to go over cover again, but he toe-ends the ball towards point for a single

SIX! A rare six for South Africa! A full toss now, around off. Keshav Maharaj makes room and smashes it over extra-cover for a biggie.

Fuller ball, outside off. Keshav Maharaj drives it towards cover. Not in the gap though!

A yorker, wide of off. Wayne Parnell digs it out towards point for a single.

A length ball, tad slower, around middle and leg. Keshav Maharaj chips it towards long on. The fielder there collects the ball on a bounce. Single taken!

Good stop! An overpitched delivery, around middle. Keshav Maharaj drills it straight down the ground. Ruturaj Gaikwad runs to his left, slides, and stops the ball. Two taken! He saved a couple of runs for India!

A full toss now, darting it on the pads. Keshav Maharaj flicks it to deep square leg for a single. 65 needed off 18 balls now!

Slower ball, short in length, on middle. Wayne Parnell chips it in the vacant mid-wicket area for a single.

Keshav Maharaj comes in.

OUT! CAUGHT! India inching closer to victory! A good catch from Yuzvendra Chahal. He might have done with his bowling but he is still contributing here. Can't keep him out of the game! A short ball, wide of off. Kagiso Rabada slashes this flat and towards deep point. Yuzvendra Chahal there, runs forward, slides and takes a sharp catch. Harshal Patel grabs his third wicket. He is back at his best as well!

Another back-of-a-length delivery, around off. Wayne Parnell slaps it to long on and rotates the strike.

Shorter, slower again, around middle and off. Kagiso Rabada pulls it towards long on. Single taken!

Slower, on a length, around off. Wayne Parnell stays in his crease and dabs it towards point for a single.

Ouch! That must have hurt! A fuller ball, around off. Kagiso Rabada backs away and smashes it over the bowler's head. Avesh Khan sticks his right hand in the air and stops the ball. He walks off the field after his over and looks in a bit of pain.

FOUR! This time he hits it from the middle! A length delivery, around middle and leg. Kagiso Rabada makes room, and tonks it straight down the ground for a boundary.

In the air....and just over! Another short delivery, down leg. Kagiso Rabada makes room and once again miscues his pull shot. The ball flies just over Dinesh Karthik at mid-wicket.

Tad shorter, around middle and leg. Kagiso Rabada makes room and miscues his pull shot towards mid-wicket.

Another good-length delivery, around middle and leg. Wayne Parnell looks to pull this but the ball goes off the inside edge towards square leg for a single.

A length ball, around middle and off. Kagiso Rabada makes room and pushes it towards mid off. He scampers across to the other end. Hardik Pandya collects the ball and has a shy at the bowler's end but he misses.

Flatter and on middle, nudged to deep square leg for a single.

Wide! Full ball, down the leg side. Rabada misses his fick.

Kagiso Rabada walks out to bat.

OUT! TAKEN! This might be the game for India! Yuzvendra Chahal has been back to his best in this match.  Chahal serves it slow, full and outside off, it spins away. Heinrich Klaasen shuffles across and looks to go over covers but toe ends his shot, in the air and Axar Patel takes it with ease at extra-cover. 80 needed now in 31 balls.

Too full and flighted nicely, outside off. Wayne Parnell again slices his drive over point and it falls safely. Single.

Tossed up, outside off, might be the googly. Wayne Parnell looks to swing across hard but gets an outside edge and past the keeper, who tries hard to collect but that flashed past away to third man and the fielder there makes a solid stop. Two.

Quick single! Touch short and outside off, stays low. Klaasen hits it to covers and scampers across for a quick single.

Flighted, too full and outside off. Wayne Parnell splices his drive to deep point for one more.

FOUR! A much needed boundary for South Africa and now they need 85 more runs to win! A length ball, outside off. Klaasen waits and cuts it through point for a boundary.

On middle, punched to mid off for a single.

On a length tailing on the pads. Klaasen helps it to short fine leg for a single. Good stop there.

On a length and on middle. Wayne Parnell looks to push on the leg side but gets a top egde to covers for one.

Follows Klaasen on the leg side with a length ball, this is tucked to deep square leg for a single.

A length ball, outside off. Wayne Parnell square drives it to deep point for a single.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar is brought back into the attack.

On a length and on off. Kept out.

Length ball, on leg. Wayne Parnell forces it to long on for one more.

FOUR!! A short ball, outside off. Wayne Parnell opens the face of the bat and rides it over the keeper to third man for a boundary. Nicely played there.

Short of a length and on off. Wayne Parnell punches it to mid off.

Length ball, angling on middle. Klaasen tucks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Length ball, way outside off. Klaasen slaps it wide of deep cover for a couple of runs.

Avesh Khan comes back into the attack. He went for 8 runs in his first over!

On middle, pushed back to the bowler.

Tossed up, outside off.. Klaasen works it through covers for a single.

Flatter and way outside off. Klaasen leaves it alone thinking it is wide.

SIX! In the slot, fuller and around off. Klaasen stays still and smashes it straight down the ground for a biggie.

An arm ball, very full and sliding on the pads. Klaasen misses his sweep and gets hit on the pads. A huge appeal mostly from Axar for LBW and he convinces Pant to take the review. UltraEdge shows nothing on it. Ball Tracking shows it is angling way down and missing wickets by a mile.

Flatter and outside off. Klaasen knocks it to covers.

Wayne Parnell is the new man in.

OUT! TAKEN! The slower one does the trick and Patel gets rid of the dangerous Miller here. An off-cutter, fuller and around off. Miller looks to push it but gets deceived and ends up chipping it straight to covers where Ruturaj Gaikwad takes a sharp catch. 109 needed in 54 balls.

Short one on middle. Klaasen mistimes his pull to mid-wicket for a single.

On a length and on middle. Miller nudges it to deep square leg for one.

Leg bye! Similar delivery but this is slower now, on the pads. Klaasen fails to tuck it away but gets hit on the pads. It rolls to short fine leg for a leg bye.

FOUR! Too straight this time, on the pads. Klaasen tickles it behind square on the leg side for a boundary.

A length ball, outside off. Miller slaps it to deep cover for a single.

Drinks! India have done really well to put South Africa under pressure but Miller and Klaasen are the ones who have took the game away recently from India and they will hope to take their wickets.

FOUR! Poor delivery and punished! Too short on this occasion, around middle Heinrich Klaasen swivels and pulls it towards cow corner for a boundary. South Africa are 63 for 4 at the halfway mark!

A shorter ball, flat again, around off. Heinrich Klaasen pushes it towards cover.

Firing it on the pads, fuller ball. David Miller flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single.

Flatter, quicker and shorter. David Miller makes room and pushes it towards cover.

Bye! A beauty by Axar Patel! This one comes in with the arm, quicker ball, around middle. Heinrich Klaasen looks to slog this one but he misses. The ball goes just past the stumps, away from Pant towards fine leg. The batters sneak in a bye!

Fuller, around middle and off. Heinrich Klaasen drives but he gets an outside edge towards point.

David Miller comes in.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Two wickets in two overs for Yuzvendra Chahal and India are on top here! South Africa are in a spot of bother here! Quicker, Spinning away, outside off. Dwaine Pretorius stays back and tries to slash this away but he gets a slight outside edge. Rishabh Pant yet again takes a sharp catch.

FOUR! Flatter again, around middle and leg. Dwaine Pretorius tonks it straight down the ground. The ball goes one bounce over the ropes for a boundary.

Wide! Loopy ball, tosses it up, wide of off. Dwaine Pretorius leaves it alone.

A leg-break, around the off pole. Heinrich Klaasen pushes it towards long on for a single.

Fuller ball, flatter now, around middle. Dwaine Pretorius flicks it over the bowler's head for a single.

Wide! Wide of off, fuller ball. Dwaine Pretorius leaves it alone.

Shorter and around off. Pretorius cuts it hard but straight to backward point.

Slower and around off, on a length. Klaasen hits it to long off for a single.

On a length and outside off. Pretorius punches it again but straight to covers.

Tossed up, outside off, Pretorius pushes it to covers.

Flatter and around off. Pretorius makes room and looks to punch but miscues it to the bowler.

SIX! Drops it slightly short and on middle. Dwaine Pretorius makes the most of it s he rocks back and pulls it high over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

An arm ball, around off, pushed again to long off for one more.

Flatter and outside off, slapped to long off for a single

Shorter ball, around off. Heinrich Klaasen makes room and tries to cut this away but gets an inside edge back onto his pads.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Yuzvendra Chahal strikes now and he gets rid of Rassie van der Dussen! South Africa have lost wickets in quick succession here! A shorter ball, spinning away, outside off. Rassie van der Dussen tries to cut this away but he gets a slight outside edge back to the keeper. Rishabh Pant pouches it safely.

Shorter ball, around middle and leg. Dwaine Pretorius tucks it to square leg and takes a single.

Tosses it up, full, around middle and off. Rassie van der Dussen pushes it towards long off for a single.

Shorter now, around middle and off. Rassie van der Dussen  pushes it back to the bowler.

Loopy ball, full, around middle. Rassie van der Dussen defends it out.

Rassie van der Dussen is the new man in.

OUT! TAKEN! An excellent comeback from Harshal Patel! After being hit for six he follows up with the wicket of Reeza Hendricks. A fuller ball, around middle and off, slower in pace. Reeza Hendricks tries to make full use of the last ball of the Powerplay. He lifts this and tries to clear mid off. But the ball goes off the bottom of the bat, and flies high towards mid off. Yuzvendra Chahal keeps his eyes on the ball and takes a good catch.

SIX! BANG! Much-needed maximum for South Africa! A length ball, leg stump line on this occasion. Reeza Hendricks flicks it high over deep square leg for a biggie.

Angling in on a length, around middle and leg. Dwaine Pretorius tucks it towards square leg for a single.

An off-pace delivery now, outside off, on a length. Reeza Hendricks looks to push away on the off side but the ball goes off the inside edge towards short fine leg for a single.

Fuller now, tad slower, around middle. Dwaine Pretorius chips it aerially in the vacant mid-wicket region for a single.

FOUR! Edgy boundary! But, South Africa will not mind that! Harshal Patel begins with a shorter ball, outside off. Dwaine Pretorius stays in his crease and looks to cut this away but the ball goes off the outside edge towards third man for a boundary.

Harshal Patel comes to bowl the final over of the Powerplay.

Tossed up, around off, pushed through covers for a single.

Touch short and on middle. Hendricks nudges it to mid on.

A bit of mix up but no harm done! Tossed up on middle. Hendricks hits it straight to square leg and looks for a single but is sent bak wisely from his partner as there was no run.

Drops it short and on middle, it stays low and spins away. Hendricks pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

A ripper from Chahal! This one spins away, from middle and is on the shorter side. Hendricks is squared up as he looks to push it but gets an outside edge and Rishabh Pant fails to collect it properly, goes wide of first slip as well.

Flatter and around off. Hendricks punches it to covers.

Dwaine Pretorius walks out to bat at number 3. Also, Yuzvendra Chahal comes into the attack.

OUT! TAKEN! Axar Patel gets the breakthrough! An arm ball, too full and drifting on the pads. Bavuma tries to go through the gap as he swings across but without much conviction and Avesh Khan at mid on, runs to his right and takes a good catch running across. Good start by India.

Short and slanting on off, it stays low. Bavuma pulls it through mid-wicket for a brace.

Full and on off, pushed to long off for a single.

An arm ball, quicker and on middle. Hendricks wrists it in the gap, to wide of long on for another couple.

On middle, eased down to long on for one more.

Tossed up on middle and leg. Bavuma shuffles across and sweeps it past short fine leg for a brace.

Axar Patel comes into the attack.

Nearly chopped on! A length ball, outside off. Bavuma stays on the back foot to dab it away but gets an inside edge, past the leg stump and behind square on the leg side for one.

TAP AND RUN! Length ball, outside off. Hendricks drops it to cover-point for one.

Length ball, just outside off. Hendricks works it past point for a couple of runs.

Around off. Hendricks stays back and knocks it to covers.

Outside off, on a length. Bavuma strokes it to covers. A single.

Short of a length and on middle, extra bounce and nips back in as well. Bavuma is cut in square as he tries to play across and the ball rolls over the stumps.

Pitched up, around off. Hendricks carves it straight to cover.

This is full and slanting on off, tucked to mid-wicket.

FOUR! Timing! On a length and outside off. Hendricks plans his foot across and punches it through covers for a boundary.

Outside off, punched to covers.

Beaten! Lovely bowling! A length ball, outside off and jags back in. Hendricks pushes it away from the body but gets beaten on the inside edge. Was very near the off pole.

FOUR! Pressure from Bhuvi but Khan releases it with a boundary! This is full and outside off. Hendricks drives it through covers for a boundary.

Avesh Khan will bowl from the other end.

Slightly short and around off, nips back in sharply. Bavuma fails to tuck it away and gets hit high on the pads.

On a length and around off. Bavuma plays it very late and nearly chops on as the ball lobs over the off pole. Bavuma is guiding his stump there as he runs across.

Length ball, outside off. Hendricks works it to mid on for a single.

Again gets hit on the pads, an inswinger, length and around middle and leg. Hendricks misses his flick and gets hit on the pads. This was clearly going down.

A sharp in-nipper, on a length and around middle. Hendricks looks to tuck it away but the ball shapes in and hits him on the pads. A huge shout for LBW but nothing given. Height might be the issue there. They think of reviewing it but the clock runs out.

A length ball, outside off, hint of away shape. Bavuma dabs it to third man to get off the mark with a single.

Two runs then! A low full toss on middle. Pandya gets a leading edge as he tries to work on the leg side. It rolls to long off for a brace. Indian finish on 179 for 5.

Too full and around off. Pandya jams it out to point. No run taken. Pandya wants to keep the strike for the final ball.

FOUR! Wayne Parnell has to change his plans here! He is failing his yorkers and is serving some freebies to a very good finisher. This is a low full toss, on middle. Pandya muscles it over extra cover for a boundary.

Fails to execute a yorker and serves a low full toss on middle, worked to long on for a single.

Yorker this time, on off. Pandya jams it out to covers for a single.

FOUR! Perfect start to the over for India! Wayne Parnell attempts another yorker but overpitches it, in the slot. Pandya whips it to deep mid-wicket, well wide of the fielder for a boundary.

FOUR! Crucial runs! On a length and around off. Patel rocks on the back foot quickly and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

In the air and falls safely! Another well-directed bumper on middle and slower. Pandya mistimes his pull and it balloons in the air and falls safely in front of the running long on fielder. A single.

FOUR! edged! Short of a length and outside off. Pandya tries to hook it away but gets a top edge to third man for a boundary.

Axar Patel is the new man in.

OUT! CAUGHT! A very full ball, on middle. Dinesh Karthik shuffles across and goes for a pre-meditated scoop but miscues it completely and Wayne Parnell at short third man takes a simple catch. Indian have lost the plot here.

A length ball, outside off, slower and outside off. Pandya punches it to covers for a single.

A slower ball, outside off. Karthik dabs it to backward point for a single.

Parnell misses his yorker again, a full toss on middle. Karthik whips it to deep square leg for a single.

Another full toss on middle, worked to deep mid-wicket for one more.

FOUR! Welcome boundary! A full toss, angling outside off. Pandya punches through the diving cover fielder for a boundary.

Short of a length and on off. Karthik pulls it off the upper half of the bat and to mid-wicket for a single.

Full again on middle. Pandya turns it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Pitched up, around off. Pandya pushes it to covers.

A length ball, outside off. Karthik tries to reverse-hit it but misses. A stifled appeal follows but nothing from the umpire.

Slightly shorter but slower again, Pandya pulls it to cow corner for one.

A slower length ball, outside off, pulled away to deep square leg for a single.

Too full and on leg. Pandya nudges it to square leg for a single.

Length ball, outside off. Pandya punches it to covers.

On a length and on middle, it nips back in. Karthik bunts it to square leg for one.

Full and on middle. DK drills it to long on for a single.

Dinesh Karthik walks out to the middle.

OUT! TAKEN! Temba Bavuma shows everyone how to take a catch! This is full and angling around middle and off. Pant tries to play across the angle and ends up slicing it, high and to covers where Temba Bavuma backpedals and holds onto it. Pant fails to impact again.

In the air and safe! On a length and outside off. Pandya tries to cut it hard but hits it aerially and over backward point where it drops safely. A single.

On middle, Pant works it to long on for a single.

Around off, length and it is hit to covers for a single.

DROPPED! Ohh..no! Rassie van der Dussen now! Both the batters have got a life now! Dwaine Pretorius again bowls it slower and way outside off, asking Pant to reach and he does so by throwing his bat at it. He mistimes it and the ball flies to deep point where Rassie van der Dussen runs forward and fails to take it low.

Wide! Slower but way outside off. Left alone.

Slightly short, around off. Pant works it through covers for one.

Flatter and outside off. Pandya taps it to cover for a single.

Around off, pushed to covers.

DROPPED! David Miller, you don't often see that guy dropping it. Floats it full and around off. Pandya swings across but slices it, high in the air and to long off where Miller has enough time to settle under it but still lets it through his hands. Two runs.  Tabraiz Shamsi cannot believe it!

Shorter and outside off. Pant cuts it hard to deep cover for a single.

A stumping appeal! Pant looks confident here! UltraEdge shows nothing on it!  The replay shows Pant's back foot was grounded. A fuller ball, outside off and spinning away. Pant looks to sweep it but misses and the keeper is quick to whip the bails off. Pant was in though.

A single as Pant drills this full ball to long on.

Length ball, outside off, slower, it is pushed to long off for a single.

Hardik Pandya comes in.

OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust! This is a good comeback from South Africa! A full ball, outside off, was the off-cutter. Kishan loses his balance as he tries to go over deep extra covers but fails to power it and Reeza Hendricks there takes it with ease. Two new batters are in the crease for India now.

Full and on middle, Pant tucks it to deep square leg for one.

Slower one, angling on middle. Kishan whips it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Full and outside off. Kishan carves it to covers.

Wide! Sees Kishan shuffling across and serves it way outside off, over the tramline and it is called a wide.

Rishabh Pant comes in.

OUT! TAKEN! This time Iyer has to go! Shamsi flights this one nicely, on a length and around middle. Iyer gets on his knee to sweep it but mistimes it to square leg where Anrich Nortje, inside the ring, times his jump perfectly and takes it over his head. India losing their momentum here.

Flatter and outside off, punched to covers.

Tossed up, on a length and around leg, spinning away from the right-hander. Shreyas Iyer gets low to sweep but gets some gloves on it before getting rapped on the pads. A huge shout for LBW and up goes the finger! Shreyas Iyer reviews it. UltraEdge shows a spike as it went past the gloves. Not out it is.

On middle, swept hard but straight to deep square leg for a single.

Tad short and outside off, cut to deep point for one.

SIX! Second one for Iyer! A loopy ball, full and around off. Iyer comes down the track and muscles it over long off for a biggie.

FOUR! Fine, very fine! That brings up fifty as well for Ishan Kishan! He is batting superbly here! Slightly short and around off. Kishan hangs back and dabs it past short third man for a boundary.

SIX! All the way! This is full and on off. Kishan makes room and lofts it over wide of long off for a beautiful six.

FOUR! Smacked away! A low full toss, around leg. Kishan clears his front leg and gets low to sweep it away to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

A single as this is hit to long on.

Tossed up, slower and on middle. Iyer gets back and blocks it out.

Full and across, wide of off. Kishan smashes it to long off for a single.

Length and outside off, punched to covers.

SIX! EDGED AWAY! Another good short ball from on middle. Iyer moves across on the off side and looks to pull but gets a top edge and it goes over long leg for a biggie. Streaky way to get off the mark.

A length ball, around off, Iyer shuffles across and plays it back to the bowler.

Length ball, around off. Kept out.

Shorter and on middle. Kishan looks to pull but gets big on him and he mistimes his hit to deep mid-wicket where it falls in between two converging players. A single.

Length and on off. Kishan pushes it to covers.

DRINKS! India are off to a brilliant start and just what they wanted in this do-or-die. A good set up for the players following next to post a huge total. South Africa will look for more wickets. Shreyas Iyer is the new man in.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Ruturaj Gaikwad has given away his wicket here! Maharaj nicely tosses it up, full and on middle, a hint of away spin there. Gaikwad tries to play at long on but plays off the outer half of the bat and it lobs to Maharaj who dives forward and holds onto it. A fine innings from Gaikwad comes to an end. He has given a superb start here.

Shorter, outside off, stays low, cut to deep point for a couple.

Tossed up, around leg. Gaikwad hangs back and slaps it hard but straight to short fine leg.

Flatter and outside off. Kishan cuts it past point for a single. He slips while running back for the second. So, just a single.

Around middle, tucked to mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! It is raining boundaries here at Vizag! Full, flighted and on middle. Gaikwad makes room and goes inside-out over covers for a boundary.

FOUR! Kishan gets the better of Shamsi! Tossed up, sliding down the leg side. Kishan sweeps it hard and hits it well wide of the fielder in the deep for a boundary.

Kishan will feel he missed out there! A full toss on middle. Kishan reverse sweeps it straight to point. Some words exchanged between Kishan and Shamsi. This should be interesting!

SIX! BANG! Full and on off. Kishan slog-sweeps it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Fifty for Gaikwad! A maiden fifty for him! A memorable knock and also playing at a very good rate! Full and on middle, worked to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Slower through the air, around middle, hit to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Tossed up, quicker and on middle. Gaikwad comes down the track and forces it to long on for a single.

Gaikwad will keep the strike! Slower again, on middle, drilled down to long on for a single.

FOUR! Luck with Gaikwad at the moment! Full ball, slower and outside off. Gaikwad tries to sweep it but gets a top edge, over the keeper and to fine leg for a boundary.

Full and on off, nudged to mid-wicket for a single.

Chance! Good effort from Rassie van der Dussen! A full ball, outside off. Kishan swings across but gets a top edge to deep point. Rassie van der Dussen runs in from deep and slides but fumbles to collect it. Was a hard one to catch it.

The DRS is back and running says the on-air commentator Murali Kartik.

On middle. Blocked out.

Length ball, tailing around off. Gaikwad drills it to long on for a single.

FOUR! Boundaries keep on flowing for India! They are motoring along nicely! This is full and on middle. Kishan reverse-hits it over point for a boundary.

A single as this full ball is hit to long on.

A freebie but only a single! Full and angling down the leg side. Kishan sweeps it in front of square on the leg side for a single.

This one is spinning onto the pads, tucked to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Tossed up on off, swept to deep square leg for a single.

Flatter and around off. Kishan works it past point for a couple of runs.

Tabraiz Shamsi is into the attack now.

A slower ball, full and on off, pushed to mid on. At the end of the Powerplay, India are on 57/0.

SIX! Tremendous shot! Full and following Gaikwad on the leg side. Gaikwad whacks it all the way over square leg for a biggie. Just over the fielder there.

Full and on middle, eased to mid on for a quick single.

The DRS is not working at the moment says the on-air commentator Murali Kartik.

Around leg, tucked behind square on the leg side for a single. 50 up...

Sliding on the pads. Gaikwad nudges it straight to mid-wicket.

Full and on off, pushed to covers for a single.

Good end to the over but the damage is already done! Hits the hard length, outside off. Gaikwad slashes at it but misses. 20 runs off the over.

FOUR! Make it five in five for Gaikwad! A length ball, outside off. Gaikwad tries to use the pace here as he steers it to short third man where Tabraiz Shamsi is slow to move across and it races again to the third man fence.

FOUR! Four fours in a row! Not a good follow up delivery from Nortje! This is full and on middle. Gaikwad flicks it past mid-wicket for a boundary.

FOUR! Three now but this one is a nasty delivery from Nortje! Nortje serves a well-directed bumper on middle. Gaikwad dances down the track and tries to ramp it away as he gets low but gets hit on the grill of the helmet and it races away to the third man fence. The physio is out to check Gaikwad quickly but he is fine.

FOUR! Two in a row! Feels like the nerves has settled for Gaikwad! Touch fuller and on middle. Gaikwad skips down and smashes it through mid on for another bundary.

FOUR! Nortje is greeted with a four! A length ball, outside off. Gaikwad cuts this 144 kph delivery past point for a boundary.

Anrich Nortje is into the attack.

A low full toss, around leg. Gaikwad drills it wide of long on for a single.

Fuller and on off. Kishan drives it nicely to mid off for a single.

Length ball, outside off. Kishan dabs it to deep backward point for a brace.

Short of a length is working for South Africa here! This is outside off and at a good pace as well. Kishan skips down and looks to heave it but misses.

Parnell serves a slower bumper and Kishan steps forward to pull it away to deep square leg. Anrich Nortje runs to his right and does well to cut it out. Two.

Around off on a length, pushed to covers.

On a length and around off. Kishan steps across to tuck it away but inner edges it to square leg for a single. 12 off the over.

Rabada hits the hard length, outside off. Gaikwad slices it past point for a single.

SIX! HAMMERED! Much better from Gaikwad! In the slot, fuller and Gaikwad flicks it away, over cow corner for a biggie.

Again mistimed here! Length and on middle. Gaikwad closes the face of the bat too early and gets a soft leading edge to covers.

FOUR! Streaky! Gaikwad is struggling a bit to time here! Full and on off. Gaikwad looks to drive but gets an inside edge and it goes through square leg for a boundary.

SWING AND A MISS! On a length and on top of off. Gaikwad comes down the track and swings across but fails to connect.

Around off, on a length. Kishan punches off the outer half of the bat and to point.

Finally, something off the pitch! This is on a length and outside off, hint of away shape. Kishan prods and looks to push but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Length ball, on middle. Gaikwad is a touch late to his shot as he nudges it wide of mid on for a single.

Pulls his length forward a bit, around off, nudged to mid-wicket for one.

FOUR! Kishan continues to be the aggressor! Short of a length, around off. Kishan is fast on his pull shot as he hits it over mid-wicket for the first boundary off the innings.

A length ball, around middle and off. Kishan hits it back to the bowler.

Wayne Parnell to bowl from the other end.

Good first over then for the Proteas! Length ball, just outside off, not much width and Gaikwad punches it to cover-point.

Tight from Rabada! Length ball, just around off. Gaikwad hangs back and blocks it out.

Back of a length, outside off, extra bounce. Gaikwad punches it to covers.

Length ball around middle. Gaikwad nudges it behind square on the leg side for a brace. The ball has not done much till now.

Two runs! On a length and on off. Gaikwad tucks it to mid on and takes off for a single. Wayne Parnell there hits at the bowler's end and the ball goes past the man at mid off and the batters will get another run. India are underway.

Short of a length and outside off. Gaikwad gets on his toes and guides it to point.

We are all set for the action. The players are out in the middle. Ruturaj Gaikwad once again has an opportunity to show his skills, he walks along with Ishan Kishan. Kagiso Rabada to start with the ball. A do-or-die game for India. Let's play...

Anrich Nortje is up for a chat. He says it's nice to be together as a team after a long break. Adds that they are just focusing on the basics and executing the plan well. Shares that he still isn't feeling 100% but he is happy to get some game time. It's a new challenge to play in India and hopes to be ready for the next World Cup. Shares that he doesn't think there will be much change before this game and hopes to secure the series here. A massive game for them and the boys will come hard today.

South Africa (Unchanged playing XI) - Temba Bavuma (C), Reeza Hendricks, Dwaine Pretorius, Rassie van der Dussen, Heinrich Klaasen (WK), David Miller, Wayne Parnell, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi

India (Unchanged playing XI) - Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (C/WK), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Dinesh Karthik, Harshal Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Rishabh Pant, the skipper of India says he would've bowled first as well. He is not thinking much about the toss. Shares that they are playing the same team. Informs the execution should be better and feels they will be fine after that. Adds that the wicket is soft underneath but a little bit better that the previous one.

Temba Bavuma, the captain of South Africa says they will bowl again. Adds that this pitch is different and they are expecting a good one to play. It has a different colour, has a yellowish tinge to it. Informs they are playing same team. Shares that they had good first two games and he is just telling the guys to improve more in all departments.

TOSS - South Africa have won the toss and they will BOWL first!