18th over
Jansen replaces Peter. Starts off with a superb yorker to Axar.
IND 182/5 in 17 overs
Coetzee is back into the attack, repalces Maharaj. Rinku gives himself room and smashes a yorker down the ground through the covers for a FOUR! COETZEE DISMISSES HARDIK! Short and slightly outside off, Hardik lofts it but doesn’t get the desired power as he hits it into the hands of Jansen at deep point! Axar Patel is the new batter in.
IND 175/4 in 16 overs - Samson falls
Peter is back into the attack. Back of the hand slower one, Samson swings hard and dispatches it for a SIX! Short and straight, Samson lofts this as well but a wonderful catch in the deep by Stubbs brings curtains to the innings! Rinku Singh comes in at six. The ideal situation for the leftie to show what he’s made of. Fullish delivery, Rinku tries to sweep and misses
IND 167/3 in 15 overs
Maharaj replaces Simelane. SAMSON GETS TO HIS CENTURY WITH A SINGLE! 100 off consecutive matches and Kingsmead is on its feet, applauding the brilliant showing. Short delivery and it’s hit past short fine leg for a FOUR! Short again, Tilak tries to slog sweep but fails and it goes straight into the hands of Jansen! A superb cameo from the southpaw comes to an end. Hardik Pandya is the next batter in.
IND 161/2 in 14 overs
Kruger comes back. Short and wide, Tilak smashes it past the backward point fielder for a FOUR! Full and wide, Tilak goes down on one knee and smokes it for a SIX to bring up the 100 for India! Banged short again, Samson pulls it hard for a SIX! He’s on his way to the second consecutive T20I centuries! He will become the first Indian batter to do so!
IND 142/2 in 13 overs
Change of ends for Simelane. Good wide yorker from Simelane but an even better late shot from Samson as he hits it for a FOUR! slightly short this time, Samson swings at it and it takes an outside edge and runs away for a FOUR! Fuller delivery and Samson goes inside out! He extends his arms to the limit and hits a huge six! And he’s forced Simelane to bowl a wide delivery. Single to end the over
IND 124/2 in 12 overs
Peter replaces Simelane. Full delivery, Tilak slog sweeps it for a FOUR! Straight and full, Samson goes through the line and lofts it over the bowler’s head for a huge SIX! Another expensive over comes to an end. 13 came off it
IND 111/2 in 11 over
Maharaj is back into the attack. Starts off with a dot. A tad short, Samson advances down the track and smacks it over the bowler’s head for a SIX! And that’s 100 up for India as well! Short and towards the leg stump, Samson gets on one knee and hits it towards deep midwicket for a FOUR!
IND 99/2 in 10 overs
Andile Simelane is into the attack, replaces Peter. Short and angles it away from the new batter Tilak Varma, who misses. Short again, and it takes a deflection off Tilak’s helmet and falls safe. Tilak finally off the mark with a single as he trickles one towards the legside. Slightly short and towards the hips, Tilak lofts it high and it’s enough to cross the ropes. SIX!
IND 90/2 in 9 overs
Partrick Kruger replaces Maharaj. Full and wide, Samson smacks it over extra cover for a FOUR! Kruger has overstepped! Free hit for SKY. Full toss, Surya hits it high, over the short fine leg fielder but a superb stop from Coetzee near the boundary rope saves a couple of runs. Oh no! Attempted slower delivery goes horribly wrong for Kruger as it goes well above Surya’s head! No ball and another free hit for SKY. And guess what? It’s a wide now. The free hit continues. Another wide! He somewhat manages to excecute the wide yorker. Single. KRUGER STRIKES OFF THE FINAL DELIVERY! Slower one on the off stump line, Surya tries to loft but it takes an edge and lands directly in the hands of the deep square leg fielder!
IND 75/1 in 8 overs
Nqabayomzi Peter is into the attack, replaces Coetzee. Short, towards middle and leg, and it’s smoked on the legside for a SIX! Two-in-two for Samson! Similar delivery and this one is even bigger! What a way to bring up the half century. It has come in just 27 balls. 14 runs off the over. Strategic timeout
IND 61/1 in 7 overs
Maharaj replaces Jansen. Just a single off the first two balls. Down the leg, Surya sweeps but it takes a top edge. Thankfully for him, it falls short of the deep square leg fielder
IND 56/1 in 6 overs
Coetzee to bowl the final over of the powerplay. Samson is getting cramped for room as the first two deliveries are angled in towards the pads. Straight and short, Samson pulls it hard for a SIX! as India crosses the 50-run mark! Short again, Samson attempts a ramp but fails, dot. Short again and it’s hit through the ground for a single to complete the PowerPlay
IND 49/1 in 5 overs
Jansen goes slightly short, Samson rocks back, uses his bottom hand and hits it square for a FOUR! Full and towards the pads and boom! Samson stands and delivers! SIX! Good strategy from the Indian dou as they’ve not let the wicket of Abhishek slow things down. Outside off, SKY plays it late through the point region for a FOUR!
IND 34/1 in 4 overs
Gerald Coetzee STRIKES OFF HIS FIRST DELIVERY! Back of a length, Abhishek tries to loft but miscues it and Markram completes a superb running catch! Important breakthrough for the home side. Skipper Suryakumar Yadav comes in at three. Short and wide outside off, SKY swings and misses. Slightly fuller this time, another swing and miss from SKY. Surya finally connects and connects hard as he hits it through the line, over the bowler’s head for a FOUR! to get off the mark. Another short one, Surya tries to go for the ramp but misses. Now that’s three short deliveries that have troubled the Indian captain. Down the leg side and SKY takes full advantage of it as he dispatches it over deep fine leg for a SIX!
IND 24/0 in 3 overs
Keshav Mahraj replaces Jansen. Arm ball to start off, Samson gives himself room, gets down the track and smacks it through covers for a FOUR! Angled away from the batter, Samson steps out early but smokes it over over long off for a SIX! 12 runs came from the over
IND 12/0 in 2 overs
Markram to bowl the second. Abhishek goes through the line, comes down the track and smacks it over covers for a FOUR! Rotates the strike off the next ball. Width given again, Samson attempts to drive but misses. Similar delivery next up, Samson hits it well past mid off for a FOUR! Dot to finish the over
IND 2/0 in 1 over
Indian openers Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma have walked into the field. Expect an explosive start from these two as there’s considerable wind and the square boundaries are short. Marco Jansen will bowl the first over
Samson off the mark with a quick single off the first delivery. Slightly outside off and quick, Abhishek takes a swing and misses, dot. Short this time, Abhishek comes down the track but mishits and steals a single. Back of a length and hint of swing, Samson tries to go through the covers but misses
Playing 11s
India: Sanju Samson (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Varun Chakravarthy
South Africa: Ryan Rickelton (wk), Aiden Markram (c), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Partrick Kruger, Marco Jansen, Andile Simelane, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Nqabayomzi Peter
South Africa wins toss
Aiden Markram has won the toss and elected to bowl first. “Looks a pretty good wicket. There has been some rain around this week and if there’s moisture we want to make use of it,” says Markram. Suryakumar, on the other hand, says he would’ve opted to bat first nonetheless,
T20Is head-to-head
Matches: 27
India: 15
South Africa: 11
No result: 1
PREDICTED 11s
India: Sanju Samson (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan
South Africa: Ryan Rickelton, Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (c), Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen, Patrick Kruger, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Ottneil Baartman, Gerald Coetzee
SQUADS
India: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Rinku Singh, Tilak Varma, Jitesh Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ramandeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Avesh Khan, Yash Dayal.
South Africa: Aiden Markram (captain), Ottneil Baartman, Gerald Coetzee, Donovan Ferreira, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Patrick Kruger, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Mihlali Mpongwana, Nqaba Peter, Ryan Rickelton, Andile Simelane, Tristan Stubbs, Lutho Sipamla (3rd and 4th T20Is)
Weather forecast
Here’s the weather forecast for the evening. Match will start by 8:30PM IST and there’s rain predicted around 10PM IST!
Screengrab: weather.com
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Streaming/telecast information
The first T20I between India and South Africa will be telecast live on the Sports18 channel in India. The game will also bre streamed live on the JioCinema app/website.
