- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.2 Right through him and Samson's off stump takes a pounding this time! Back of a length, pitching on middle and off. Skids on with the angle and seems to keep a little low (or at least that is what Samson indicates). He cannot get his bat down in time and off stump is knocked back. Jansen is thrilled to bits; Samson, not quite! 0/18.4 Abhishek bites the dust! Maharaj breaks the partnership! Slanted across wide outside off, perhaps pre-empting Abhishek's advance. He has to reach out and tries to whip it through leg side. Ends up missing it altogether and Klaasen does the rest. A stellar tone-setting knock, but Abhishek will feel he left some runs out there! 107/29.4 South Africa go back-to-back, and Simelane roars in delight! Length ball hung up wide outside off, asking Suryakumar to go square on the off side. He takes up the challenge but does not get the purchase he is after. Slices it tamely and Jansen, stood on the deep point fence, makes no mistake. India, after a rapid start, now in the midst of a wobble! 110/312.5 massive appeal, and that looks pretty adjacent! Flighted up again, on a length on middle stump. Pandya shapes for the sweep but unlike the last over, he misses this altogether. Gets pinned on the back leg and that seemed pretty out. Pandya reckons otherwise and reviews. The only thing that could save Pandya is maybe the bounce. But this has not been a high-bouncing pitch throughout. Nothing on UltraEdge and Ball Tracking returns with three reds. Pandya started walking as soon as he saw the first replay. If he was not that convinced, not sure why he reviewed it in the first place. Nevertheless, India lose their fourth! 132/417.5 knocks him over, and Simelane wheels away in celebration! Searing yorker on middle and leg. Rinku does not quite pick it in time and the ball squirms underneath the bottom of the bat. Flicks the back leg and then topples the bails. Simelane is over the moon; Rinku walks off dejected and utterly disappointed! 190/519.5 Ramandeep has been run out trying to pinch a bye! Length ball outside off. Tilak, in rather tired-looking fashion, shapes for the sweep. Makes no contact and then gets called through by Ramandeep. Klaasen takes aim and throws down the stumps, with Ramandeep well out of his crease! 218/6Extras19 (lb 6, nb 3, w 10)TOTAL219/6 (20 Overs, RR: 10.95)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Sanju Samson, 0.2 ov), 2-107 (Abhishek Sharma, 8.4 ov), 3-110 (Suryakumar Yadav, 9.4 ov), 4-132 (Hardik Pandya, 12.5 ov), 5-190 (Rinku Singh, 17.5 ov), 6-218 (Ramandeep Singh, 19.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB M Jansen 4 0 28 1 7.00 10 1 1 2 1 G Coetzee 3 0 51 0 17.00 6 3 4 7 1 L Sipamla 4 0 45 0 11.25 5 4 2 1 1 A Simelane 3 0 34 2 11.33 6 2 3 0 0 AK Markram 2 0 19 0 9.50 3 1 1 0 0 KA Maharaj 4 0 36 2 9.00 10 4 2 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR2.6 chopped on! It is all happening here in Centurion! Back to that hard length outside off. A hint of shape away and that draws Rickelton into fencing at it away from his body. Gets a thick inside edge and the ball ends up bobbling into the stumps. Arshdeep is delighted and as he wheels away in celebration, he gives Rickelton a stare. Rickelton trods off disconsolate, and India are on the board! 27/15.3 stumped by a country mile! Chakravarthy is weaving his magic again! Googly on a length outside off and this seems to have been bowled with lots of over-spin, meaning that it dips and Hendricks, giving the charge, is nowhere to the pitch of the ball. Slogs at it rather wildly thereafter and misses the ball by a fair margin. Samson whips off the bails and Chakravarthy does the fist-pump that is becoming synonymous with him on this tour! 47/29.6 oh, Aiden Markram, what have you done?! This is a proper drag-down outside off, perhaps because of all the pressure Markram has exerted earlier in the over. The ball, though, sticks just enough in the surface to make Markram chalk it. Hits it straight down Ramandeep's throat at deep mid wicket (when it should have flown ten rows back), and he is absolutely livid with himself. Chakravarthy and India will not mind one bit, though! 84/48.5 massive appeal, and the finger goes up this time! Speared in on a fullish length on middle and off. Stubbs looks to reverse-sweep his Delhi Capitals teammate but gets it all wrong. Rapped on the pads right in front and that seemed a fairly straightforward decision for the umpire. Stubbs, though, wants to have another look. Is he gambling on this hitting him outside the line? Well, he could not have gotten this more wrong. Impact on middle stump and Ball Tracking has the ball thundering into leg stump. Stubbs has to go, and he takes a review along with him! 68/317.4 goes straight up, and Arshdeep bags the big fish! India can sense it now! Slower ball hung up full and wide outside off, asking Klaasen to go inside out. He tries to do so but the lack of pace leads to his undoing. Slices at it too much and Tilak snaffles up the chance on the deep cover point fence. Is that the game?! 167/615.5 oh my goodness, what a catch on the fence! Dug into the track outside off. Miller's eyes light up and he absolutely laces this pull. Arrows flat towards deep mid wicket and for the longest while, it seems that Axar is out of play. Well, until he decides to channel his inner NBA star. Leaps up into the air, both feet well off the ground and snares the chance over his head with the cleanest of grabs, almost like he was offered an alley-oop by one of his mates. A scintillating catch under pressure, a proper slam-dunk if you may, and India break through! 142/519.3 rapped on the pads, and the umpire says no! India review again! Plenty of drama here in Centurion! Zipped in very full on the pads. Jansen plays all over it and the main question here is where this pitched. Seemed to hit him in line and there seemed to be no bat involved. Nothing on UltraEdge, and Ball Tracking has the ball pitching in line, hitting in line and smashing into the stumps. Arshdeep comes up clutch, and India have the wicket they would have been longing for! A standing ovation as Jansen walks off. He threatened a daring heist, a heist out of nowhere but it looks like SA might fall just a little short! 202/7Extras6 (lb 5, w 1)TOTAL208/7 (20 Overs, RR: 10.4)Fall of wickets: 1-27 (Ryan Rickelton, 2.6 ov), 2-47 (Reeza Hendricks, 5.3 ov), 3-68 (Tristan Stubbs, 8.5 ov), 4-84 (Aiden Markram, 9.6 ov), 5-142 (David Miller, 15.5 ov), 6-167 (Heinrich Klaasen, 17.4 ov), 7-202 (Marco Jansen, 19.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Arshdeep Singh 4 0 37 3 9.25 9 4 2 0 0 HH Pandya 4 0 50 1 12.50 5 4 3 1 0 AR Patel 4 0 29 1 7.25 10 3 1 0 0 CV Varun 4 0 54 2 13.50 6 3 5 0 0 Ravi Bishnoi 4 0 33 0 8.25 8 1 2 0 0
Match Details
Toss
South Africa , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
India led the 4-match series 2-1
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
17.00 start, First Session 17.00-18.30, Interval 18.30-18.50, Second Session 18.50-20.20
Match days
13 November 2024 - night match (20-over match)
T20I debut
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 70 runs, 1 wicket)
- India: 50 runs in 4.3 overs (28 balls), Extras 6
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 26 balls (Abhishek Sharma 28, NT Tilak Varma 21, Ex 6)
- Strategic Timeout: India - 83/1 in 7.0 overs (Abhishek Sharma 42, NT Tilak Varma 34)
- India: 100 runs in 8.1 overs (51 balls), Extras 12
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 49 balls (Abhishek Sharma 49, NT Tilak Varma 44, Ex 12)
- Abhishek Sharma: 50 off 24 balls (3 x 4, 5 x 6)
- NT Tilak Varma: 50 off 32 balls (3 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Over 12.5: Review by India (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - A Paleker, Batter - HH Pandya (Struck down)
- Strategic Timeout: India - 138/4 in 14.0 overs (NT Tilak Varma 55, RK Singh 1)
- India: 150 runs in 14.5 overs (91 balls), Extras 13
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 25 balls (NT Tilak Varma 40, RK Singh 6, Ex 5)
- India: 200 runs in 18.3 overs (113 balls), Extras 18
- NT Tilak Varma: 100 off 51 balls (8 x 4, 6 x 6)
- Slow over-rate Penalty: Overs 19.1 - 20.0 (extra fielder inside the circle)
- Innings Break: India - 219/6 in 20.0 overs (NT Tilak Varma 107, AR Patel 1)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 55 runs, 2 wickets)
- Match Delayed: South Africa - 7/0 in 1.0 overs (RD Rickelton 2, RR Hendricks 5)
- South Africa: 50 runs in 5.5 overs (35 balls), Extras 1
- Over 8.3: Review by India (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - A Jacobs, Batter - AK Markram (Struck down)
- Strategic Timeout: South Africa - 68/3 in 8.5 overs (AK Markram 14)
- Over 8.5: Review by South Africa (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - A Jacobs, Batter - T Stubbs (Struck down)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 12.2 overs (74 balls), Extras 1
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 30 balls (H Klaasen 35, DA Miller 11, Ex 4)
- Strategic Timeout: South Africa - 142/5 in 15.5 overs (H Klaasen 37)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 16.5 overs (101 balls), Extras 5
- Over 19.1: Review by India (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - A Paleker, Batter - G Coetzee (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- South Africa: 200 runs in 19.2 overs (116 balls), Extras 6
- M Jansen: 50 off 16 balls (4 x 4, 5 x 6)
- Over 19.3: Review by India (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - A Paleker, Batter - M Jansen (Upheld)
Match Coverage
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