Player of the Match
Player of the Match

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.

15.5
4
Baartman to Dube, FOUR, Pulled in the gap at midwicket. Baartman changing his length, digs in short, got good height. Dube didn't extend his arms but clears it in two balls after a longish wait
15.4
6
Baartman to Dube, SIX, Clears long-on. Holds his shape after driving the fullish ball on off. 80-metre six
15.3
1
Baartman to Tilak Varma, 1 run, Fullish length ball on off, punched to mid-on
15.2
0
Baartman to Tilak Varma, no run, Full and slow on leg, beaten on the flick. Ball hits pad and goes forward
15.1
0
Baartman to Tilak Varma, no run, Charges and misses. Looks to flay the 136ks length ball over extra cover.

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
14.6
0
Ngidi to Dube, no run, Looks to thwack it across the line, edges it onto pad
14.5
0
Ngidi to Dube, no run, Length around off, driven to cover
14.4
W
Ngidi to Yadav, OUT, SKY tries to hit one in the V behind, falls in the attempt to clear fine leg. Fullish ball on middle and leg, he tried to help it with a late drive, a shot he almost always nails when in form. Not now he doesn't, and Baartman runs to the left from deep fine to take the catch.

SA Yadav c Baartman b Ngidi 12 (15m 11b 2x4 0x6) SR: 109.09

14.3
4
Ngidi to Yadav, FOUR, One brings two... fours. Back of length around off, SKY's on the front foot as he pulls over midwicket. Flat hit
14.2
4
Ngidi to Yadav, FOUR, Boundary after a while. Flat-bats the back-of-length ball outside off. Hit on top of the bounce, ball's landed inches before the cushion at long-off
14.1
0
Ngidi to Yadav, no run, Hard length over leg, extra bounce again. Defended towards cover

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
13.6
1
Nortje to Yadav, 1 run, Jansen stutters early into his run to the left from deep third. Doesn't carry to him. Was a shortish ball that kept homing in, SKY arched back and was cramped for room. Looked to upper cut it but got rushed. Hit bottom of bat
13.5
2
Nortje to Yadav, 2 runs, Stubbs saves two at deep point, dives to his left - not his strong side - and turns after pushing the ball in. Was a length ball outside off that was square driven

vignesh: "Ekanth, do you feel Pant will replace Sanju in WC squad ?? what is your honest opinion ?" Doubt it

13.4
0
Nortje to Yadav, no run, Shortish and wide, SKY looks to cut this through point. Loses his bottom hand
13.3
1
Nortje to Tilak Varma, 1 run, Length on fourth, defended to cover's right
13.2
0
Nortje to Tilak Varma, no run, Charges down and gets bounced. The ball slants in and goes over leg stump. Kept his hands low to ensure it didn't hit him along the way

Around

13.1
2lb
Nortje to Tilak Varma, 2 leg byes, Fullish ball down leg is glanced to deep fine leg's left

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

12.6
1
Bosch to Tilak Varma, 1 run, Makes room and cuts the fourth-stump length ball to point
12.5
0
Bosch to Tilak Varma, no run, Big lbw appeal but that seemed to pitch outside leg. Stays low, beats the pull and pops to point on the full. Tilak looked to sneak a run, no direct hit. SA have reviewed. Wobble-seam ball landed on a shortish length and skidded through, hit the knee-roll but the front leg was slanted forward. Yep, pitching well outside leg

Ravi: "India trying to take this test into the second day? "

12.4
1
Bosch to Yadav, 1 run, Touch wide on a hard length, cut to deep third
12.3
0
Bosch to Yadav, no run, Fullish outside off, driven firmly but straight to mid-off
12.2
1
Bosch to Tilak Varma, 1 run, Length just outside off, punched to deep point

India 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st60Shubman GillAbhishek Sharma
2nd32Shubman GillNT Tilak Varma
3rd17SA YadavNT Tilak Varma
4th11S DubeNT Tilak Varma