SA vs IND Ball by Ball Commentary

Full again, on off, Gerald Coetzee stays low to go down the ground. Toe-ends the shot to long on for just a single. A relief on the faces of those in the Indian camp. A mini-scare for India towards the end but Arshdeep Singh did the job for them. India win by 11 runs and take an unassailable 2-1 lead in the series!

Full and angled in, at the off stump, Andile Simelane wrists it through mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Andile gets it through but that won't be enough for South Africa! Arshdeep bowls a fullish delivery, on off, Andile Simelane stays deep in the crease and lofts it over cover. Three fielders converge and the deep cover fielder puts a dive to his right but fails to cut it off.

OUT! LBW! What a time to get the review right! Jansen departs and takes his team's hopes with him. Arshdeep serves it very full, attacking the stumps from over the wicket, Marco Jansen gets inside the line and goes deep in the crease to help it away off his pads. Gets beaten on the inside edge and it rolls off his pads behind to short fine leg for a leg bye. A confident shout for LBW from Arshdeep but the umpire shakes his head. Has it pitched in line? Arshdeep thinks so and India take the review. The UltraEdge shows no bat and it is three reds on Ball Tracking. South Africa need 18 off 3.

SIX! JUST OVER! And that will be FIFTY FOR JANSEN! A blinder of a knock so far from Jansen. Gets to his maiden T20 fifty and he is keeping his side alive in the chase. South Africa need 18 from 4. Arshdeep serves it full and angles it across the batter, near the tramline on off, Jansen extends his hands and gets underneath it nicely. Pumps it over the leaping Tilak Varma at deep cover for a six. Tilak banged his head on the turf while landing and he is down on the ground.

A loud shout for LBW but turned down! Arshdeep Singh is interested and SKY takes the review. Arshdeep goes searching for the yorker but dishes out a low full toss, on the pads, Gerald Coetzee goes for a swipe across the line but gets beaten on the inside edge and it brushes the front pad and then goes on to hit the back leg. The ball goes behind on the leg side and they cross over. The UltraEdge shows no bat but the Ball Tracking shows that the ball is hitting the leg stump but the impact is umpire's call.

FOUR! Top edge and it races away! A massive over for South Africa. 26 runs off it. It keeps them in the game. Hardik digs it in short, at the batter, Jansen tries to take the short ball on. Gets a top edge that flies over the keeper and goes for a boundary. 25 needed off the last over.

SIX! Oh, hello! Suddenly, it's game on! Back of a length, width on offer on off, Jansen hangs back and pummels it over wide long off for a biggie. 22 runs off the first 5 balls. South Africa need 29 off 7 balls.

Serves it on a good length, on off, Jansen slaps it back over the bowler's head for a couple of runs.

FOUR! Not where Jansen intended but he will take it! Slower and on a good length, around off, Jansen loses his shape as he swings a bit too hard. Gets it off the outer half of the bat towards deep backward point for a boundary. 14 runs off the first 3 balls.

SIX! It ain't over yet, says Jansen! Short and angling in at hips, Marco Jansen just helps the ball on its way and clears the deep backward square leg fence for a six. 41 needed from 10.

FOUR! Smart batting! Back of a length, slower one and on off, Jansen knows that mid on is inside the circle. Just lofts it over the man at mid on and picks up a boundary.

Another full delivery, at the stumps, Jansen drills it down to long on for one more. 8 runs and Klaasen's wicket off the over. South Africa need 51 runs from 12 balls.

Low full toss, on off, Gerald Coetzee knocks it down to long on for a single.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Arshdeep Singh returns to the attack and gets the big fish! A body blow to South Africa! Stays over the wicket and dishes out a slower one, on a length. Keeps it away from the batter's arc, near the tramline on off, Heinrich Klaasen is made to reach out to go over the top on the off side. Slices it off the bottom part of the bat and it goes only as far as deep point where Tilak Varma settles under it and does the rest. Heinrich Klaasen perishes after a quickfire 41 off just 22. South Africa are 167/6 after 17.4 overs, needing 53 more off 14 balls.

On the fuller side, on middle, Jansen swats it in front of square on the leg side and gets to the other end.

FOUR! Streaky but South Africa will take it any which way they come! Angled across, on a good length, around off and it is the slower one, Jansen goes for a slog across the line. Gets an inside edge that dribbles to the left of the keeper and races into the fence.

Singh hurls in a yorker, on off and middle, Heinrich Klaasen takes it on the full and smears it through mid-wicket for a single.

SIX! Back-to-back sixes from Jansen! A good finish to the over for South Africa. 18 runs off the over. Bishnoi errs again as he serves it right in the arc, on middle, Jansen clears his front leg and pummels it over wide long on for another six. South Africa need 59 off 18 balls.

SIX! Quality shot! Into the stands and it is taken one-handed by a man on the grassbanks! Floated up, full and around off, Jansen makes room and gets his hands through the line of the ball. Lofts it inside out over cover for a biggie.

Ravi errs as he dishes out a low full toss, on middle, Jansen lofts it back over the bowler's head for a couple of runs.

On a yorker length, around off, Marco Jansen makes room to go through the off side. Squeezes it out off the inside edge and it rolls behind the keeper.

Good effort in the field and it is Axar Patel again! Very full from Ravi, on off, Heinrich goes for a swipe across the line as he stays deep in the crease. Gets it off the inner half of the bat to the right of deep backward square leg where Axar Patel dives to his right and keeps it down to three. The third umpire is called into action for a boundary check. What needs to be looked at here is Axar's right hand touching the boundary cushions when he took the tumble. The third umpire looks at a couple of angles and he is satisfied with Axar's effort. A run saved by Axar.

This is pushed through, full and on the pads, Marco Jansen gets inside the line to lap it fine. Gets it to the right of short fine leg and he gets called through for a quick single by Klaasen.

Angled into the pads, on a good length, Jansen tickles it down to deep fine leg for a single. 9 runs and a wicket off the over. The required run rate is now 19.25 with South Africa needing 77 runs in 24 balls.

OUT! TAKEN! Superb catch from Axar Patel to end Miller's stay! Miller never really got going tonight. This is pace on and on a short of a length, on off, David Miller nails the pull as he picks the bones out of that. However, he fails to get enough elevation on it to clear the man in the deep. Axar Patel at the deep mid-wicket fence times his leap to perfection and takes it with both hands over his head. South Africa are 142/5 after 15.5 overs, needing 78 runs in 25 balls.

SIX! Miller has started the second half of the over with a biggie! Too straight from Hardik, on the pads, on a length, David Miller picks it up nicely and swats it over deep backward square leg for a six. First six of the night for Miller.

2 runs off the first 3 balls! So far, so good for Hardik and India. Can Miller change the complexion of the over in the next 3 balls? Fuller and on off, Heinrich Klaasen looks to go back over the bowler's head. Ends up dragging it towards long on as the hand comes off the bat. It goes on the bounce to Suryakumar Yadav at long on. They cross.

On the off-stump line, on a short of a length, David Miller connects this time as he drags it on the bounce to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Hardik comes back into the attack and starts with a dot! Goes into the wicket, at 126.9 kph, on middle and leg, David Miller swivels for the pull but gets beaten as the ball goes under his bat and hits him near the box. Miller is on his haunches!

Slows his pace does Bishnoi, flights it through the air, full and on off, David Miller leans on and taps it with soft hands to cover for a single.

FOUR LEG BYES! No chance for Jitesh Sharma the substitute to chase it down! A knee-length full toss by Ravi Bishnoi on the pads, David Miller gets no bat on it, and the ball brushes off the pads before running to the deep fine fence.

Short of a length, a deceptive googly from Bishnoi, around the off-stump. Klaasen rocks back for the pull but ends up chipping it towards long on for a single.

In the air...just short ahead of Abhishek Sharma at long off! Bishnoi bowls it full, and around off, David Miller takes a half step ahead and mistimes it over mid off for a single as Abhishek Sharma collects it on the bounce in the deep.

A low full toss on off, Heinrich Klaasen slices it to deep point for a single.

Googly, on a length on the stumps. Klaasen hangs back and tries to hit it too hard, but mistimes it to cover.

Short of a good length, on off, Heinrich Klaasen smashes it over mid off for a single to end the over. A momentum-injecting over for South Africa. 23 runs off the over. South Africa need 94 runs from 36 balls.

FOUR! SALT ON THE WOUNDS! Heinrich Klaasen taking Varun Chakaravarthy to the cleaners here and South Africa right back in the game! Varun Chakaravarthy dishes it on a good length, just outside off, Heinrich Klaasen hangs back and spanks it over the cover region for a boundary. Not at all any chance for anyone to cut that off as it is hit with immense brute force.

DROPPED! A MASSIVE, MASSIVE MOMENT IN THIS GAME! The culprit is none other than Suryakumar Yadav! Flat and just a smidge fuller in length, outside off, Heinrich Klaasen is on the back foot and smashes it flatly towards SKY at covers who spills a sitter. This could prove very costly for the Men In Blue.

SIX! STAND AND DELIVER! HEINRICH KLAASEN IN THE ZONE! Pressure right back on Varun Chakaravarthy! He drops a good-length delivery and keeps the line of attack outside off again. Heinrich Klaasen is quick to transfer his weight on the back foot and pulls it behind deep mid-wicket for a mammoth six. HAT-TRICK OF SIXES!

SIX! ON THE ROOF! Not that short in length by Varun Chakaravarthy, around off, Heinrich Klaasen transfers his weight on the back foot and pulls it behind deep mid-wicket for a monstrous six.

SIX! THAT'S OUTTA HERE! Flat, short and around off, Heinrich Klaasen weighs on the back foot and holds his shape before pulling it over long on for a huge six. That has gone way back into the stands.

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Bishnoi dishes out another googly, but the length it is too full, on the stumps, David Miller digs it out and drives it to long on for a single.

Fuller and outside off, Miller feeling the heat and tries to reverse sweep it over the keeper instead wears it on the pads.

A googly, on a flatter trajectory on middle, David Miller rocks back and punches it back to Bishnoi.

Fuller and in the block hole, Miller gets his front leg away and works it away towards deep backward square leg for a brace.

Sliding on off, on a good length, David Miller tucks it off the back foot to mid-wicket.

Dragged length, on the middle and leg, David Miller rocks back and works it to deep mid-wicket for a single to retain the strike.

This one goes straight on with the arm, on a good length, just across off, David Miller is beaten on the cut shot comprehensively.

On a tight line, on middle, David Miller prods forward and steers it to short mid-wicket.

Keeps it short in length, flatter and quicker on off, Heinrich Klaasen backs away and cuts it to deep backward point for a single.

Flat, quick, on the stumps, punched back to the bowler by Klaasen.

SIX! Klaasen gradually getting in his groove now. Short of a good length, around off, Heinrich Klaasen gets a good bounce around his waist height as he weighs on the back foot. Pulls it mercilessly over deep square leg for a six.

Bishnoi dishes out a googly, flat and on a good length and outside off. Miller goes for the cut but gets beaten.

FOUR! Cracked away and no chance for Tilak Varma in the deep to cut it down! Short in length, just outside off, David Miller rocks back and gets the desired width on offer. Executes the cut shot to perfection and beats the sliding Tilak Varma at deep covers for a boundary.

Drags down his length, on the off stump line, Heinrich Klaasen rocks back and hits it over Bishnoi off the toe-end for a single.

Bishnoi bowls it full and it skids through, on the stumps, keeps low again. Heinrich Klaasen goes back and looks to pull but inside edges on the pads.

Fuller and outside off, goes on with the arm with Bishnoi's bowling action, stays low and skids through. Miller stretches his hands and somehow manages to reach it and guide it towards point for a single.

Flat and quick, length ball on the pads, this is tucked off the back foot by Heinrich Klaasen to deep mid-wicket for a single.

OUT! TAKEN! Varun Chakaravarthy has the last laugh! Not a wicket-taking delivery by any means but Varun will take it! Aiden Markram is absolutely livid with himself as he trudges off. A real drag down from Varun, there to be hit, around off, Aiden Markram gets on the back foot to put this away but the ball sticks in the surface. Markram ends up dragging it towards the leg side and he fails to get any sort of power behind the shot. Spoons it in the air towards deep mid-wicket where Ramandeep Singh takes the simplest of catches. Markram goes for 29 (18). At the halfway mark, South Africa are 84/4, needing 136 runs from 60 balls.

SIX! Aiden Markram goes big again! He's putting Chakaravarthy under pressure here. Varun errs in line and length as he dishes it out right in the slot, on off, Aiden Markram clears his front leg and launches it down the ground. Clears the fence with ease for six more runs.

Back of a length, just outside off, Klaasen rocks back and knocks it towards long off for a single.

Flatter and shorter, on off, Aiden Markram goes on the back foot and slaps it to deep point for a single.

SIX! In the slot and Varun Chakravarthy disappears into the stands. Fuller and slower through the air, turning away off the wicket, Markram picks him up off the hands, stays inside his crease and launches it over the long on fielder for a massive six.

This is short and on off, Aiden Markram gets on the back foot quickly and punches it to the left of the diving cover fielder for a couple of runs.

Quicker and fuller, on length, Klaasen goes on the front foot and drives it towards cover to end that eventful over.

OUT! LBW! This looks dead straight! Tristan Stubbs walks up to Markram and decides to take the review. Darted in from around the wicket, on a nagging length, on off and middle, Tristan Stubbs goes for the reverse but the ball skids off the deck and goes under the bat to hit Stubbs near the knee roll on the front pad. UltraEdge confirms no bat and the Ball Tracking shows three reds with the ball hitting the leg stump. The pressure of dots was mounting on Stubbs and he now perishes while trying an expansive shot. South Africa are now 68/3 after 8.5 overs, needing 152 runs in 67 balls.

Fired fuller and on the off stump, goes straight on carrying the pace with it, Markram stands tall to the bounce and slaps it towards sweeper cover for a single.

A confident shout for caught behind but from Samson alone! The umpire remains unmoved. Samson has convinced Suryakumar Yadav to go for the review. This is pushed through by Axar, on a nagging length, following the batter, Aiden Markram looks to jab it away on the leg side of the back foot but the ball keeps coming into him and sneaks past the inside edge. The ball does seem to pass close to the bat and the pad. Good sharp take by Samson moving away to his left but the UltraEdge shows no bat but it did deflect off his pad. India burn a review.

A slight miscue towards mid-wicket. Shorter and quicker onto leg, goes straight on, Markram steps out and while trying to hit it towards cow corner, miscues it off the bottom towards mid-wicket for a brace.

Sees the batter backing away and Axar follows him, on a nagging length, Tristan Stubbs rocks back and slaps it down to long off for one.

Fuller on the off peg, Stubbs stands tall inside his crease and cuts it towards backward point and a slight misfield lets him come through for a single. Good last couple of quiet overs for India. 9 runs off the last 12 balls.

Gives the ball a bit of air does Varun, fuller and on off, Aiden Markram clears his front leg and looks to go down the ground. Fails to get the elevation and ends up hitting it along the ground to long on for a single.

Short and wide, outside off, turning away from the batter, Markram stands tall and slaps it towards wide long off for a brace.

This goes straight on, on a nagging length, outside off, Tristan Stubbs shuffles across and goes for a hoick across the line. Drags it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Short and outside off, Stubbs cuts it towards backward point. Four dots in a row for Stubbs. Pressure mounting on him!

At 95.4 kph, on a nagging length, around off, Markram goes back and plays it in front of square on the off side for one.

Three dots in a row to end the over! Tidy stuff from Axar. This is on a nagging length, on off and middle, Stubbs hops and rides the bounce but pushes it straight to cover. Only 3 runs off the over.

This is speared in, on a nagging length, on middle, Tristan Stubbs brings out the reverse but fails to connect and wears it on the thigh pad.

A bit fuller and flatter, on off, Tristan Stubbs cuts it late but can't get it past backward point.

Quicker and shorter, on off, Aiden Markram uses the depth of the crease and pats it wide of cover for one more.

Pushed through now, short and around off, punched through covers for a single by Stubbs.

This is darted in, short and on middle, Aiden Markram hacks it across the line towards deep mid-wicket for a run.

FOUR! Short and punished! Varun errs in length as he drops it way too short, on off, Stubbs stands tall and cracks it through covers for another boundary. At the end of the Powerplay, South Africa are 55/2, needing 165 runs from 84 balls.

FOUR! Clever, very clever! This is looped up by Varun, fuller and on off, Stubbs gets inside the line of the ball quickly and gets down in a flash. Laps it past short fine leg for a boundary.

This is flatter and shorter, on off, Stubbs hangs back and punches it to cover.

OUT! STUMPED! Varun Chakaravarthy gets a wicket in his first over, once again! Varun floats it up and bowls it slower through the air, on a nagging length, around off, Reeza Hendricks puts the dancing shoes on and goes for a cross-batted lofted stroke down the ground. He fails to get to the pitch of the ball and it goes under his bat. The keeper, Sanju Samson gathers it cleanly and does the rest with Hendricks nowhere in the frame. Hendricks goes for 21 (13). South Africa are now 47/2 after 5.3 overs.

Drifting in again, on a nagging length, on middle, Aiden Markram skips down the track and turns it to short fine leg for a run.

Starts off with a googly, short and around off, Aiden Markram goes on the back foot and hurriedly pushes it to backward point.

Fractionally shorter, slanting into the off-stump. Hendricks works it towards extra cover.

EDGED AND FOUR, AGAIN! But these are important runs for the hosts! Nagging length, quicker and flatter through the air, on off, Reeza Hendricks goes on the back foot and is a bit too late on the back foot punch. Gets a thick outside edge that runs through short third for a boundary.

Almost played on! Flat, quick, on middle, Aiden Markram backs away and tries to cut it away but gets an inside edge onto the pads. The ball runs to the cover-point region for a single.

Length ball, on the stumps. Hendricks cuts it to point and goes through for a quick single.

FOUR! Times it well this time! Short of a good length, on middle, Reeza Hendricks stays leg side of the ball and punches it through covers and beats the diving Ramandeep Singh in the deep for a boundary. A good effort in the deep by Ramandeep but in vain.

EDGED AND FOUR! Streaky but he will take it! Axar drops it short in length, just outside off, Reeza Hendricks shuffles outside leg and swings to hit it through covers but gets a healthy outside edge that runs the ball to the deep third fence.

Angling on the pads, full in length, Aiden Markram knocks it solidly to widish deep mid-wicket and hares back for the second run. Good running!

Hits back of a length, on the stumps, Reeza Hendricks steers it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Absolute screamer of a delivery! Pandya bowls a fuller-length ball, angles it into the right-hander on off, hits the seam while landing and deviates away from the batter. Reeza Hendricks is squared up and opens his body, getting beaten on the outside edge.

Fired in full and on off, Reeza Hendricks weighs on the back foot and tries to pull it too hard to the leg side. Gets it off the bottom edge back to the bowler.

Hits the deck hard does Hardik, on the stumps, Aiden Markram tucks it across to deep square leg for a single and gets off the mark.

A bit full and shaping away outside off. Hendricks drives it wide of mid off and goes through for a quick single.

OUT! DRAGGED ON! Arshdeep Singh strikes, yet again inside the Powerplay, and this is his 90th T20I wicket. This brings him level with Bhuvneshwar Kumar as the joint-second most wickets for India in T20Is. Arshdeep Singh stays over the stumps and pitches it outside off on a good length. It stays low on the bounce as well. Ryan Rickelton makes barely any foot movement and tries to punch it away from his body. Ends up getting a healthy inside edge that goes into the sticks on a couple of bounces. South Africa lose their first wicket and are 27/1 after 3.1 overs.

SIX! Three misses and Rickelton pounces this time! Short of a good length, outside off, Ryan Rickelton weighs on the back foot and pulls it behind deep square leg for a six.

Now that's an absolute ripper of a delivery! Pitched fuller in length, just over the top of off, deviating a shy bit away. Ryan Rickelton plays inside the line of the ball and it flirts past his outside edge.

Beaten again! Arshdeep bowls a length ball, outside off. It lands and nips away from the batter and also stays low on the bounce. Ryan Rickelton hops on the back foot and the ball beats the outside edge to go behind to the keeper.

Swing and a miss! Good comeback by Singh! Cramps Rickelton for room, and serves a good-length delivery, angling into the batter, on the top of middle. Ryan Rickelton gets beaten on the pull shot.

FOUR! Nice shot! Arshdeep serves it just outside off, on a hard length, Ryan Rickelton pulls it across to deep square leg for a boundary.

Good length just outside off. Ryan Rickelton taps it in front of cover-point for a quick single.

Length delivery on the stumps. Rickelton hangs back and pushes it to cover.

IN THE AIR...AND DROPPED! Axar Patel is the culprit and he even covered the distance but shelled it in the end! Hardik bowls it fuller in length on off, Ryan Rickelton looks to smash it downtown but gets barely any timing on it. Toe-ends it high up in the night sky over mid off. The ball swirls up for an eternity and Axar Patel tracks the ball moving backward and tries to reverse cup it over his head. But, the ball burst out of his palms and two runs are taken. That should have been taken by the international standards. Well, an early reprieve for Ryan Rickelton. How costly will this prove for India?

Length ball, angling into the pads, Reeza Hendricks nudges it with soft hands to deep square leg for a single.

Short in length, on the body, Ryan Rickelton hooks it along the ground for a single at deep square leg.

WIDE! Sprays it down the leg stump line, on a good length. Ryan misses to glance it off the hips. Wide called.

FOUR! Unbothered and unfazed! Hardik serves it fuller and just outside off, Ryan Rickelton presses ahead and brings his bat down straight, hits it through the line and drives it straight down the ground for a cracking boundary.

Length-delivery, with a gentle outswing, Ryan Rickelton gets the width on offer and square cuts it to deep point for a single to end the first over. 7 from it.

Just around the fourth stump line, on a good length, Ryan Rickelton gets behind the line of the ball and defends it to the cover-point region.

Length, across off, guided to short third for a single.

EDGED AND FOUR! Streaky but Reeza will take it any day! Arshdeep serves it way too full in length, it deviates through the air and leaves the batter outside off. Reeza Hendricks prods ahead and swings hard for an expansive cover drive but gets an outside edge. The ball flies over the gully region for a boundary at deep third.

Hits the deck hard, just outside off, Ryan Rickelton rides on the bounce and punches it through cover-point for a single. He and South Africa are underway in this mouth-watering chase.

Arshdeep steams in from over the stumps with a slip in place. Starts off with an stunner of a delivery first up. Gets it to shape away from the left-hander around off, on a good length, Ryan Rickelton gets squared up and the ball beats the outside edge.