Kiwis wreak havoc in Dunn Gardens, half the Proteas team returned to the pavilion at 84 runs.

News India Live, Digital Desk: South Africa tried to make a good start, but New Zealand spinners Cole McConchie and Rachin Ravindra have turned the match. Half of South Africa’s team has returned to the pavilion and the team is struggling to make a respectable score. Scorecard (after 12 overs): South Africa (SA): 84/5 Batting: Marco Yansen (6*), Tristan Stubbs (1*) Run Rate: 7.001. Fall of South Africa’s innings (Wickets Fall) Today has been a difficult day for South Africa, their key batsmen were out cheaply: Quinton de Kock (10): Caught by Ferguson on the ball of Cole McConchie. Ryan Rickelton (0): McConchie got him caught out by Finn Allen on the very next ball (two wickets in two balls). Aiden Markram (18): Captain Markram tried to take control of the innings. But Rachin became the victim of Ravindra. David Miller (6): Miller also failed to play a big innings and got caught by Darryl Mitchell on the ball of Ravindra. Dewald Brevis (34): The team’s highest run scorer, Brevis was caught by Santner on the ball of Neesham. 2. New Zealand’s deadly bowling (Bowling Performance)Cole McConchie: He broke the back of South Africa by giving two consecutive blows in his very first over.Rachin Ravindra: Put the Kiwi team in a strong position by taking the two biggest wickets of the middle order (Markram and Miller).Jimmy Neesham: Stopped South Africa’s recovery by taking the important wicket of Brevis.3. Eden Gardens environment and pitchToss: Mitchell Santner has chosen to bowl first considering the possibility of dew, which can be beneficial for the team batting later.Pitch: Initially the fast bowlers got help, but as the game progressed, the spinners (especially the Kiwi spinners) seemed to dominate.4. The way forward: South Africa’s hopes now rest on the pair of Marco Yansen and Tristan Stubbs. If both these players survive till the end, the team can reach a challenging score of 150-160.