- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.1 Burger strikes and Jaiswal is on his way. Length ball at 143.1kph, that lands around off and straightens after pitching. Jaiswal pokes at it, gets a feather of an edge through to de Kock, who ain't dropping these. 25/121.2 Low bounce has trapped Rohit lbw. No review after a ten-second chat. 133ks on a hard length, lands on fourth stump and came in with the angle to beat the pull. Rohit squatted but couldn't adjust in time. Hit in front of middle on the right thigh. Height and direction likely the reasons for not reviewing. Was a seam-up ball. Hawk-Eye shows three reds, hitting middle 161/242.5 Is that a catch? Yes, no 200 for Kohli! All of 65 short but this has been a masterclass on a two-paced pitch. Everyone at the ground stand up as Kohli - still looking like he's 25 - walks and twirls his bat high to acknowledge the ovation. Everyone in the change room welcome him warmly. Was a back-of-lengther around fifth stump. Kohli charged down early to try and flat-bat it over extra. Got an edge that popped high. Brilliancy from Rickelton too, charged to the diagonal right from cover and dove full-length to take a sliding catch. 115ks. Replays show Markram giving Kohli a low-five to congratulate him 276/526.3 Brevis with a worldie at backward point. He's slightly behind of the crease. He leapt to the right, took it with just his right hand. Timed his leap and outreaching hand to perfection. Was a fullish ball outside off that Gaikwad tried to drive through cover. Got a thickish edge that went around knee-height, maybe just lower 183/330.3 Taken at mid-off and Washington falls. Fuller just outside off, Washy looks to go up and over Bosch, but he doesn't get enough elevation. Bosch times his jump to perfection and takes a good catch well above his head. Helped to have a tall fielder stationed at the position and India have now lost three wickets in quick time 200/448.5 This reverse lap would indeed be jealous of the last one as it ended in the keeper's gloves. 126ks given I saw the graphic right. Was another yorker landing around leg (just in front of the crease) and Rahul spread his feet and looked for another ramp. Edged it to the keeper who took a highish catch to the right 341/649.4 Low full toss has been hit to long-on. 134ks. It's on off stump. The scrambled-seam ball went towards fourth stump. Jadeja opened up his stance and whipped the ball. Looked to clear long-on or go wide of him, did neither 347/749.5 Bosch bowls the yorker of the day. 130ks, lands on the crease in front of middle and angles away to deck off stump and send the bails flying. Arshdeep cleared coast and tried to jam it to point. Missed it 347/8Extras23 (b 5, lb 4, w 14)TOTAL349/8 (50 Overs, RR: 6.98)Did not bat: M Prasidh KrishnaFall of wickets: 1-25 (Yashasvi Jaiswal, 3.1 ov), 2-161 (Rohit Sharma, 21.2 ov), 3-183 (Ruturaj Gaikwad, 26.3 ov), 4-200 (Washington Sundar, 30.3 ov), 5-276 (Virat Kohli, 42.5 ov), 6-341 (KL Rahul, 48.5 ov), 7-347 (Ravindra Jadeja, 49.4 ov), 8-347 (Arshdeep Singh, 49.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB M Jansen 10 0 76 2 7.6 29 7 3 1 0 N Burger 10 0 65 2 6.5 32 4 4 4 0 C Bosch 10 0 66 2 6.6 25 4 3 0 0 OEG Baartman 10 0 60 2 6 27 4 1 5 0 P Subrayen 10 0 73 0 7.3 23 3 5 0 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.4 Another one! South Africa are in disarray. Back of a length ball angling across Markram, who looks for another punch through cover. He only manages a thick outside edge and Rahul takes a simple catch. Both bowlers have struck for India and this is now a steep climb for the visitors. 11/31.1 JAFFA! Rana strikes with his first legal delivery and is off on a celebratory run. He angles the length ball back into Rickelton, breaching the gap between bat and pad at pace. No foot movement whatsoever from Rickelton, who is caught on the crease and sees his stumps in a mess. Very similar to how Bumrah dismissed Rickelton in one of the Tests 7/11.3 Two wickets in three balls for Rana. What a dream start for the fast bowler. Length ball that lands outside off at 139.8kph and shapes away late. De Kock looks to drive on the up, can only manage a thick outside edge with Rahul doing the rest. Rana is making the ball talk! 7/233.3 Two wickets in three balls and both the set batters are now back in the hut. Gently floated at 84.2kph on the stumps. Breetzke looks to clear long-on, but doesn't get it anywhere near the middle and Kohli takes the simplest of catches. W0W for Kuldeep this over. 228/714.6 Huge appeal for lbw... not given and Rahul has opted for DRS almost right away. Oh, that looks plumb. Legspinner on middle stump, that pitches and turns away late. De Zorzi misses the flick and is trapped in front. Only the height in question, I think. He is rapped on the thigh pad. The ball is pitching in line, impact is in line and would have thudded into middle stump. Kuldeep strikes right away and SA are in trouble now. 77/421.4 Brevis falls on the deep-point boundary. He tried to launch the full ball on fourth over deep over. 139ks. Bat-face opened on impact and the skied ball got couched in Gaikwad's hands close to the ropes. Harshit finger-wags Brevis away. A very pretty 37 but it ends way too early from an SA pov 130/533.1 Straight down deep midwicket's throat and this is a huge wicket for India. Dragged down, but sometimes these are the deliveries that can get the wickets. Jansen pulls but right off the toe-end of the bat, with Jadeja making no mistake in the deep. Is that the game for India? 227/649.2 Cover in play... and Rohit takes it! India win by 17 runs. It's been a much closer game than what it seemed at many points. Was a full ball on off that Bosch tried to launch over long-off 332/1039.3 Straight up and Kuldeep gets his fourth. Floats up the wrong'un turning away from Subrayen's hitting arc. He gets across looking for a big slog sweep, gets a big top-edge that balloons straight up. Rahul takes a comfortable catch 270/846.1 Pacy bouncer does in Burger. Was a 132ks seam-up bumper over off stump. Burger ducked but couldn't get his bat down. It stood upside down, vertically and the ball plonked up and Rahul moved right to take a simple catch 312/9Extras6 (lb 3, w 3)TOTAL332 all out (49.2 Overs, RR: 6.72)Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Ryan Rickelton, 1.1 ov), 2-7 (Quinton de Kock, 1.3 ov), 3-11 (Aiden Markram, 4.4 ov), 4-77 (Tony de Zorzi, 14.6 ov), 5-130 (Dewald Brevis, 21.4 ov), 6-227 (Marco Jansen, 33.1 ov), 7-228 (Matthew Breetzke, 33.3 ov), 8-270 (Prenelan Subrayen, 39.3 ov), 9-312 (Nandre Burger, 46.1 ov), 10-332 (Corbin Bosch, 49.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Arshdeep Singh 10 1 64 2 6.4 34 9 1 2 0 Harshit Rana 10 0 65 3 6.5 33 9 2 1 0 Washington Sundar 3 0 18 0 6 10 3 0 0 0 M Prasidh Krishna 7.2 1 48 1 6.54 23 3 3 0 0 Kuldeep Yadav 10 0 68 4 6.8 24 5 3 0 0 RA Jadeja 9 0 66 0 7.33 19 5 3 0 0
Match Details
Toss
South Africa , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
India led the 3-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
13:30 start, First Session 13.30-17.00, Interval 17.00-17.30, Second Session 17.30-21.00
Match days
30 November 2025 - day/night match (50-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 80 runs, 1 wicket)
- India: 50 runs in 6.6 overs (42 balls), Extras 11
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 38 balls (RG Sharma 19, V Kohli 29, Ex 5)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 184 runs, 3 wickets)
- India: 100 runs in 13.3 overs (81 balls), Extras 12
- Drinks: India - 122/1 in 16.0 overs (RG Sharma 45, V Kohli 45)
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 82 balls (RG Sharma 46, V Kohli 46, Ex 8)
- V Kohli: 50 off 48 balls (4 x 4, 3 x 6)
- RG Sharma: 50 off 43 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
- India: 150 runs in 19.4 overs (118 balls), Extras 14
- India: 200 runs in 30.2 overs (182 balls), Extras 16
- Drinks: India - 200/4 in 30.3 overs (V Kohli 88)
- V Kohli: 100 off 102 balls (7 x 4, 5 x 6)
- India: 250 runs in 38.5 overs (233 balls), Extras 17
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 50 balls (V Kohli 31, KL Rahul 18, Ex 1)
- Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 85 runs, 4 wickets)
- India: 300 runs in 44.5 overs (269 balls), Extras 21
- KL Rahul: 50 off 50 balls (2 x 4, 2 x 6)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 26 balls (KL Rahul 25, RA Jadeja 23, Ex 2)
- Slow over-rate Penalty: Overs 49.1 - 50.0 (extra fielder inside the circle)
- Innings Break: India - 349/8 in 50.0 overs (Harshit Rana 3, Kuldeep Yadav 0)
- Over 49.6: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - SJ Nogajski, Batter - Kuldeep Yadav (Struck down)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 47 runs, 3 wickets)
- South Africa: 50 runs in 10.1 overs (61 balls), Extras 1
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 223 runs, 5 wickets)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 49 balls (MP Breetzke 23, T de Zorzi 30, Ex 0)
- Drinks: South Africa - 77/4 in 15.0 overs (MP Breetzke 30)
- Over 14.6: Review by India (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - J Madanagopal, Batter - T de Zorzi (Upheld)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 17.1 overs (103 balls), Extras 1
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 35 balls (MP Breetzke 16, D Brevis 36, Ex 0)
- MP Breetzke: 50 off 55 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 24.1 overs (145 balls), Extras 1
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 29 balls (MP Breetzke 9, M Jansen 44, Ex 0)
- M Jansen: 50 off 26 balls (5 x 4, 3 x 6)
- South Africa: 200 runs in 29.3 overs (177 balls), Extras 2
- Drinks: South Africa - 206/5 in 30.0 overs (MP Breetzke 67, M Jansen 54)
- Over 36.1: Review by India (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - J Madanagopal, Batter - C Bosch (Struck down)
- South Africa: 250 runs in 37.4 overs (226 balls), Extras 2
- Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 62 runs, 2 wickets)
- South Africa: 300 runs in 43.6 overs (264 balls), Extras 3
- C Bosch: 50 off 40 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Slow over-rate Penalty: Overs 49.1 - 50.0 (extra fielder inside the circle)
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