Match ends!
India win the match by 7 wickets and lead series with 2-1.
Shubman Gill, OUT!
Another shock for India as Shubman Gill is dismissed, bowled by Marco Jansen. IND at 92/2 after 11.4 overs.
Abhishek Sharma, OUT!
BIG shock for India as Abhishek Sharma is dismissed, caught by Aiden Markram off Corbin Bosch’s delivery.
India innings begin!
Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma are at the crease to begin India’s chase of 118, with the ball. Lungi Ngidi with the ball.
End of South Africa innings!
South Africa have completed their 20 overs and posted 117 runs on the board. Team India will begin their chase soon.
Aiden Markram, OUT!
BIG breakthrough for India! Aiden Markram is dismissed, caught by Jitesh Sharma off Arshdeep singh.
Fifty up for Aiden Markram!
Aiden Markram scored a half-century as he hit a six off Harshit Rana’s delivery.
Donovan Ferreira, OUT!
Sixth blow for SA! Donovan Ferreira is dismissed, bowled by Varun Chakaravarthy.
Corbin Bosch, OUT!
Another shock for South Africa as Corbin Bosch is dismissed, bowled by Shivam Dube. SA at 44/5 after 10.1 overs.
Tristan Stubbs, OUT!
Tristan Stubbs is dismissed, caught by Jitesh Sharma off Hardik Pandya. Hardik reaches 100 T20 wickets, becoming the third Indian overall and the first pace all-rounder to achieve the milestone.
Dewald Brevis, OUT!
Dewald Brevis bowled by Harshit Rana. SA 9/3 after 3.1 over.
Quinton de Kock, OUT!
Another BIG breakthrough for India! Quinton de Kock is dismissed, lbw by Harshit Rana’s delivery.
Reeza Hendricks, OUT!
BIG breakthrough for India! Reeza Hendricks is dismissed, lbw by Arshdeep Singh’s delivery.
The match begins!
Quinton de Kock and Reeza Hendricks have come out to start the innings for South Africa. Arshdeep Singh is ready with the ball.
Pitch Report:
This is a smallish venue. When you look at the dimensions, it’s 64 on my left, 65 on my right, and straight down it’s 74 metres. The pitch looks pretty good. Looks really good, even spread, very little grass, and the cracks; you don’t really need to worry about them. It just looks good. Turning up here, looking at it, you’re thinking you don’t want to be a bowler here. Then go to the 1,457 metres you’re talking about with regard to altitude. It means when they whack it here, it goes out of the ground. In T20 Internationals, it is eight sixes per match. If we go to the IPL, it goes up to 15. If you’re a bowler here, you’re going to have to use all your tools, slower balls, all the rest. You can’t miss early on. And as a batter, assess first, but you’ve got to try and cash in. As a bowler, the margin of error is very, very minuscule here. – Pommie Mbangwa, Deep Dasgupta.
South Africa (Playing XI):
Resistance Hendricks, Cock Flood, Aiden Brevis, Tristan Stubbs, Donovan Ferreira, Marco Jansen, Corb Bosch, Ottneil Baartman.
India (Playing XI)
Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma(w), Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy
Here’s what Aiden Markram said after toss
Very cold conditions, so a bit different from Johannesburg at this time of year. But it’s a beautiful venue and it looks like a wicket that could get better as the game goes on. It was a good response. We were well below the mark in the first game, so it was pleasing to see how everyone came back. Tonight is about backing that up and being consistent, which is always a challenge we look forward to. It does look nice. We’ll assess the first couple of overs and then take it on from there. Hopefully we can bat well again and put a competitive score on the board. Have been lucky to play here a few times, day games, night games, it always has a different feel. The boys are keen to put on a show. We’ve made three changes: Miller, Linde, Sipamla are out. Bosch, Nortje, Stubbs are in.
Here’s what Suryakumar Yadav said after toss
We’re going to bowl first. It’s been a good wicket all weekend and I don’t think it’ll change much, but there is a little bit of dew already and we feel it might get heavier later on. So, we’re happy to bowl first. It’s a wonderful place, wonderful people, and a fantastic ground. Hopefully when we bat and bowl, we can give everyone some good entertainment. Every game is important. The way they played in the second game showed the beauty of this sport. What matters most is how you come back, and that’s what we want to do tonight, play our best game, enjoy ourselves, and be fearless. If we stay switched on for all three hours, that will be key for us. It looks like a good pitch. We’ve made two forced changes. Axar Patel misses out as he’s unwell, and Jasprit Bumrah misses out due to personal reasons back home. Harshit Rana comes in, and Kuldeep Yadav comes in.
Toss!
India have won the toss and decided to bowl first.
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