Third one-sided game in the series. Both teams still have questions to answer - SA around their specialist batters and India too, a couple of them in Gill and SKY. Let's see if SKY, who is out of runs, will have some return in the next game. For now, Sidharth Monga's match report is here. There will be Hemant Brar's analysis coming up later. Do check it out. Thanks for joining now. Goodbye.
Arshdeep Singh, POTM When I walked in the ground, this is also my home ground. I told them no, that made me feel better. There are some days where you don't execute, that was last game. Stuck to basics today and things came off. Nothing changed, I just pitched the ball in the right areas and used the help in the wicket. There was seam and swing in the cold. (Hendricks review) It was Surya bhai who wanted to get some suspense, I knew it was out right after it hit pad. My niece is here, she's ten-months old, want to dedicate this award to her.
Suryakumar Yadav, India captain Sport teaches you a lot of things. How you come back is more important. There was a lot of learning after last game in the meeting and then did what we did in Cuttack today. (Personal lack of form) I've been batting beautifully in the nets. When the runs have to come, they'll come. Not out of form, definitely out of runs. We'll enjoy the win, sit down tomorrow after reaching Lucknow and will take it from there.
Aiden Markram, SA captain Tough conditions. They got the ball in the right areas and before you know it we were 4-5 down. If we get similar conditions, we have to put pressure back. Credit to them. They didn't give us much to score off. I tried to take it deep. Whole time I thought if I got us to 140-150 it'd have been a closer game. I back myself to hit the ball I got out to at the death, generally. Picking a bowler on the night is how you go about it. When the match-up comes, you take it on. You want to take out negative speech like 'keep the ball on the floor'. Credit to Abhi for coming off. We weren't in the right areas in the first 3-4 overs. Was a positive to stretch the game by bowling good lengths.
Varun Chakravarthy wasn't aware he got past 50 T20I wickets It was doing a bit for the seamers. Other than that, tough conditions. Never played in a ground that's this chill. We had a bowling meeting and some honest conversations. Credit to management and bowlers for a two-way conversation. I was trying to stick to my strength. The ball was skidding more than turning, that's what I tried to do it.
10:15pm India take a 2-1 series lead. It was set up by the bowlers. Then Abhishek took over in the powerplay. 38 off 15 allowed Gill to get some game time. May not have been a great thing looking back as he was fortuitous and got stuck. Tilak was also in his shell today, but that didn't matter. SKY fell cheaply. Baartman, Nortje and Bosch bowled well but they weren't given much to work with.
END OF OVER:15 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | IND: 109/3 (9 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 7.26, RRR: 1.80)
- Shivam Dube0 (2b)
- Tilak Varma25 (31b)
- Lungi Ngidi3-0-23-1
- Anrich Nortje3-0-14-0
SA Yadav c Baartman b Ngidi 12 (15m 11b 2x4 0x6) SR: 109.09
END OF OVER:14 | 6 Runs | IND: 101/2 (17 runs required from 36 balls, RR: 7.21, RRR: 2.83)
- Suryakumar Yadav4 (7b)
- Tilak Varma25 (31b)
- Anrich Nortje3-0-14-0
- Corbin Bosch3-0-18-1
vignesh: "Ekanth, do you feel Pant will replace Sanju in WC squad ?? what is your honest opinion ?" Doubt it
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END OF OVER:13 | 3 Runs | IND: 95/2 (23 runs required from 42 balls, RR: 7.30, RRR: 3.28)
- Tilak Varma24 (28b)
- Suryakumar Yadav1 (4b)
- Corbin Bosch3-0-18-1
- Marco Jansen3-0-24-1
Jay: "Mounting pressure on themselves, India. Lengths have been frustrating but it doesn't seem as if there have been many attempts to disrupt them" Still no pressure though with 24 off 42 needed
Ravi: "India trying to take this test into the second day? "

