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Well then, less than run-a-ball it is for the hosts to chase and take the lead back in the series. With the dew factor increasing and the temperatures dipping, it will be crucial for the Proteas front line of attack to bowl with conviction and control. There was considerable movement with the new ball in the first innings, and if South Africa also extract it, the opening exchanges will be a matchup worth watching. The battle between Jansen and Abhishek will be a spicy one up front. Back in a bit

At 7/3, with QDK, Hendricks, and Brevis all back in the pavilion, South Africa were in serious trouble. Their top order had been blown away in a flash, and suddenly the innings was on life support. Crawling through the Powerplay at just 25/3, someone needed to take charge and rebuild. That responsibility fell squarely on Aiden Markram's shoulders. The skipper had to anchor, had to bat time. Markram held firm at one end, but it was like watching a procession from the other. Wickets kept tumbling.

The pitch had something in it, as the ball was seaming around, and trusting your technique was crucial. Markram understood that. But no one else showed that same awareness or responsibility. He played the conditions, respected the good deliveries, and batted with discipline till the end. He punched a stamp of class by scoring a valiant half century. Though he couldn't bat till the end, his acceleration toward the backend ensured that South Africa breached triple figures.  But his dismissal in t

Without their premier, Bumrah in the XI, the responsibility on Arshdeep Singh's shoulders just multiplied. He'd gone for plenty of runs in Mullanpur, but credit where it's due. He bounced back strongly this time around, striking early to set the tone. Filling in for Bumrah is no easy task, but Harshit Rana stepped up brilliantly early doors. He came out firing and snagged two massive wickets, including the big one of Quinton de Kock. The new ball swung and nipped despite the dew making its pres

An excellent bowling display from the Indians after being taken apart in the second T20I. It was a collective effort from them as Harshit, Arshdeep, Varun Chakaravarthy and the birthday boy, Kuldeep Yadav, all chipped in with a couple of wickets while all-rounders Dube and Hardik got one apiece. Overall, India just didn't allow any sort of momentum to the Proteas, minus Aiden Markram's fighting innings. 

Kuldeep Yadav to Ottneil Baartman, ! CAUGHT! Kuldeep Yadav finishes with a couple of wickets. Googly from Kuldeep, fuller and wider on off, Ottneil Baartman reaches out for it and swings. Ends up slicing it off the outer half towards extra cover. The ball goes in the lights but Suryakumar Yadav takes a couple of steps back, steadies himself and takes a safe catch around his chest. South Africa have been bowled out for 117!

Kuldeep Yadav to Lungi Ngidi, At the stumps, on a length. Lugi has a swipe across the line. Drags it off an inside edge behind square on the leg side for a single.

Kuldeep Yadav to Ottneil Baartman, 1 run.

Ottneil Baartman is the last batter in for South Africa.

Kuldeep Yadav to Anrich Nortje, ! STUMPED! The birthday boy gets in on the wickets' column.

Kuldeep Yadav to Anrich Nortje, Another googly, quicker through the air and this turns away sharply, Anrich Nortje flashes at it but misses. Nortje has a look at the umpire for wide but gets no signal.

Kuldeep Yadav to Anrich Nortje, No run.

Assuming Hardik to bowl the final over. Scratch that. It will be Kuldeep Yadav to bowl the last over.

Arshdeep Singh to Anrich Nortje, Nails the yorker, around the base of the off pole. Anrich Nortje digs it out down the ground for a run.

Arshdeep Singh to Lungi Ngidi, Full and targeting the stumps, Lungi pushes out in front of the body and plays it aerially towards long off for a single.

Arshdeep Singh to Lungi Ngidi, No run.

Lungi Ngidi is in at number 10.

Arshdeep Singh to Aiden Markram, ! CAUGHT BEHIND! Aiden Markram stands there in disbelief.

Arshdeep Singh to Anrich Nortje, From around the wicket, low full toss, outside off, smacked to deep cover for one.

Arshdeep Singh is brought back on and will wrap up his spell. He has been quite economical so far. 3-0-9-1 are his bowling figures. He replaces Hardik Pandya.

Arshdeep Singh to Aiden Markram, Arshdeep attempts the wide yorker from over the wicket, low full toss, near the tramline. Aiden reaches out and slices it to deep point for a single.

Harshit Rana to Aiden Markram, A misfield and Markram will keep the strike!

Harshit Rana to Aiden Markram, ! Clubbed down the ground! Rana goes into the surface and bowls the off-cutter, outside off. It sits up to be hit and Markram waits for the ball to arrive. Hammers it back over the bowler's head with a flat bat for a six.

Harshit Rana to Anrich Nortje, Searing yorker at the toes, sneaking past the leg pole. Anrich Nortje fails to get his bat down quickly and the ball beats the keeper for pace. Jitesh Sharma gets a hand to it and parries it away to short fine leg for a bye.

Harshit Rana to Aiden Markram, 1 run.

Harshit Rana to Aiden Markram, ! High and long enough and that will be FIFTY for Aiden Markram. The Proteas skipper has held firm in the face of wickets falling around him and he holds the key in tourists getting to a fighting total. Drags the length back, on off and middle. Markram stays leg side and opens his front hip. Carves it inside out over extra cover for a six.

Harshit Rana to Aiden Markram, Four!

Harshit Rana (3-0-16-2) is back on. 

Hardik Pandya to Anrich Nortje, ! All the way! Hardik bangs it in short and tries to tuck the batter up for room. Nortje swivels nicely and climbs into it. Pulls it way over deep square leg for a six.

Hardik Pandya to Aiden Markram, Leg bye! Slanting into the right-hander, on a back of a length. Markram looks to clip it away but is beaten on the inside edge. A leg bye is taken as the ball goes off the pads on the off side.

Hardik Pandya to Anrich Nortje, Full and straight, Anrich pushes it with a straight bat through mid on to turn the strike over.

Hardik Pandya to Aiden Markram, At the stumps, on a short of a length, Markram hits it on the rise to the left of long on. He calls for two but Shivam Dube is quick across the turf and keeps the batters down to a single.

Hardik Pandya to Aiden Markram, Hardik spots Markram backing away and he follows him. Pushes the length up, Aiden chops it down to short third.

Hardik Pandya to Aiden Markram, Angled into the right-hander, on a back of a length, on middle and leg. Aiden Markram backs away and jabs it between long on and deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Aiden Markram, Quicker through the air, short and at the hips. Markram nurdles it to deep backward square leg and keeps the strike with a single.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Anrich Nortje, A bit of turn back into the right-hander, a bit short, on middle. Nortje taps it to long on for a single.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Anrich Nortje, Fractionally wide, short in length, Anrich cuts it to the right of deep point for a couple of runs.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Anrich Nortje, Pushed through, fuller and at the stumps. Anrich Nortje lunges and ekes out an inside edge onto the pads.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Anrich Nortje, On the shorter side, another googly, on top of off. Nortje pushes it off the back foot to cover.

Into the tail of the South Africans now. Anrich Nortje is in at number 9.

Shivam Dube to Aiden Markram, ! Harshit Rana totally misjudged that. 

Varun Chakaravarthy to Marco Jansen, ! b Varun Chakaravarthy.

Shivam Dube to Marco Jansen, Excellent glovework by Jitesh Sharma.

Shivam Dube to Marco Jansen, Nagging length at a gentle pace, on off, Marco Jansen prods half forward and defends it under the bat. 

Shivam Dube to Aiden Markram, Back of a length, on top of off. Aiden Markram stays leg side and flat bats by dragging it straight down the ground for a single. 

Shivam Dube to Marco Jansen, Full and at 128.7 kph, on the leg stump. Marco Jansen chips it uppishly and towards deep square leg for a single. 

Shivam Dube to Aiden Markram, Targets the pads, does Dube. Markram runs this length ball down to long on for a single. 

Varun Chakaravarthy to Marco Jansen, Quicker than the previous ball, short and on middle. Jansen backs away and punches it to the bowler's left. Varun Chakaravarthy's figures read 3-0-7-1 so far.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Marco Jansen, At 94.2 kph, this is on a dragged length, on off. Marco Jansen watchfully blocks it off the back foot. 

Varun Chakaravarthy to Marco Jansen, Flatter one, short and on off. Marco Jansen commits on the front foot and bunts it to the left of the bowler. 

Marco Jansen is in next.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Donovan Ferreira, ! BOWLED! A jaffa from Varun to get rid of the dangerous Donovan Ferreira. The brewing 25-run partnership comes to an end. Donovan Ferreira perishes after a cameo of 20 off 15 balls. South Africa are 69/6.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Aiden Markram, Slides one onto the pads, on a fuller length. Aiden Markram walks forward and tries to steer it to mid-wicket, but gets beaten on the inside edge. The ball deflects off the front pad and rolls to the right of short fine leg. They get a leg bye.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Donovan Ferreira, Short and wide outside off. Donovan Ferreira backs away and punches it down to long off for a single. 

Shivam Dube to Donovan Ferreira, Extra bounce, on a good length, outside off. Donovan Ferreira is taken aback but he does well to steer it to deep point for a single. 

Shivam Dube to Donovan Ferreira, ! Brute force! Back of a length, on top of middle. Donovan Ferreira gets fed to his strength and he pulls it ruthlessly through mid-wicket for a boundary. 

Shivam Dube to Aiden Markram, 1 run.

Shivam Dube to Donovan Ferreira, 1 run.

Shivam Dube to Aiden Markram, Stump-to-stump, full in length. Aiden Markram presses forward and drives it down to long off for an easy single. 

Shivam Dube to Donovan Ferreira, Full and tailing onto the leg stump. Donovan Ferreira tries to whip it away on the front foot, but the ball goes off the bottom edge to the right of mid on for a single. 

Kuldeep Yadav to Donovan Ferreira, A yard behind fuller length, on the stumps. Donovan Ferreira whips it off the pads to deep backward square leg for a single. 

Kuldeep Yadav to Donovan Ferreira, ! He has picked the bones out of it! Another googly from Kuldeep, full and on off. This time, Donovan Ferreira reads the wrong'un off the wrist and slogs it behind deep mid-wicket for an enormous six. 

Kuldeep Yadav to Donovan Ferreira, A slip in place now. Dishes out a googly, on a fuller length, just outside off. Donovan Ferreira is sucked into the shot on the front foot and pushes it at, but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Kuldeep Yadav to Aiden Markram, Floats it on a length, around off. Aiden Markram backs away and cuts it to the right of deep point for a single. 

Kuldeep Yadav to Donovan Ferreira, Drag-downer, on off, Donovan Ferreira smashes it off the back foot to the left of long on for a single. 50 UP FOR SH AFRICA IN 11.2 OVERS!

Kuldeep Yadav to Aiden Markram, On a flatter trajectory, skidding through outside off, full in length. Aiden Markram steers it off the back foot to widish point for a single. 

Shivam Dube to Donovan Ferreira, Back of a length, wide on off. Donovan Ferreira cuts it off the back foot, a bit uppish, but wide of point. Harshit Rana from deep third shows great commitment as he runs across to his right and slides to cut it off before the ropes. Two taken. 

Shivam Dube to Donovan Ferreira, BEAUTY! Lands on the seam and nips away from a good length, around off. Donovan Ferreira gets squared up on the defence and is beaten all ends up. 

Shivam Dube to Donovan Ferreira, Straighter delivery, full and on the pads. Donovan Ferreira clips it behind to deep fine leg for a couple of runs. 

Shivam Dube to Donovan Ferreira, Gentle-paced delivery, nipping away from off. Donovan Ferreira steers it to point off the back foot. 

Shivam Dube to Donovan Ferreira, Back of a length outside off. Ferreira punches it firmly back down the pitch. Dube dives across but can't get a hand to it, and the ball crashes into the stumps at the non-striker's end. Markram's already halfway down, looking for a single. He turns and dives desperately to get back into his crease.

Shivam Dube to Corbin Bosch, ! CLEANED HIM UP! Shivam Dube with an instant impact. 

Who walks in next?

DRINKS BREAK. India have bossed up the proceedings until now and they will look to further press on by getting rid of Markram as quickly as possible. Sending Bosch ahead of Donovan Ferreira is a tactical move to deepen their batting a bit, and he will need to support his skipper and avoid any rash shots. With the presence of dew increasing over by over, gripping the ball would be a bit difficult and that's where the likes of Markram will try to exploit those conditions by batting till the end.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Aiden Markram, No run.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Corbin Bosch, ! That should have been taken. Varun gives the ball a bit of air, full and outside off, Corbin Bosch drags the sweep and hits it hard towards mid-wicket. It goes at waist height and straight to Abhishek Sharma, who fails to cling on.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Corbin Bosch, 1 run.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Aiden Markram, Tossed up, full and outside off, Markram drives it through covers and crosses over.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Aiden Markram, Sliding onto the pads, on the shorter side, Markram is beaten on the flick and wears it on the front pad.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Corbin Bosch, Cutting back into the right-hander, on a nagging length, Bosch punches it to the left of the bowler for a single.

Hardik Pandya to Aiden Markram, This angles in, on a short of a length, on middle. Aiden stabs it down on the off side.

Hardik Pandya to Corbin Bosch, Oh, that stayed low!

Hardik Pandya to Aiden Markram, Four!

STAT - Hardik Pandya is the FIRST India to score 1,000-plus runs and take 100 or more wickets in the T20Is. Fifth player overall to achieve this milestone in this format. 

Hardik Pandya to Corbin Bosch, A well-directed bumper, over the right shoulder. Corbin Bosch does well to sway away and drop his wrists.

Hardik Pandya to Aiden Markram, On the shorter side, on off, Markram slaps it to deep point and gets to the other end.

Hardik Pandya to Aiden Markram, Miscued but safe! Into the wicket, over middle. Aiden Markram skips down the track to take it on. Tries to launch it down the ground with a horizontal bat. Ends up slicing it back over the bowler's head and drops well wide of long to his left. Two runs taken.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Corbin Bosch, Edged but it falls short!

Varun Chakaravarthy to Corbin Bosch, Full and on off, knocked to cover by Corbin.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Aiden Markram, In the air...but safe! Keeps it short, slower through the air, on middle. Aiden rocks on the back foot for the pull, but is slightly early into the shot. Mishits it aerially, but the ball drops short of the charging fielder at deep mid-wicket. They cross.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Aiden Markram, This skids through, shorter and on middle. Markram drops his bat down on the ball quickly.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Corbin Bosch, Floated up, outside off, Bosch taps it to deep cover off the front foot for a run.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Aiden Markram, At 91.4 kph, short and on off, Markram punches it to long on for a single.

Corbin Bosch is in at number 6. Also, spin is now introduced with Varun Chakaravarthy replacing Harshit Rana.

Hardik Pandya to Tristan Stubbs, ! CAUGHT BEHIND! Hardik Pandya gets in on the act now. 100th T20I wicket for Hardik. He becomes the third Indian bowler after Arshdeep Singh and Jasprit Bumrah to complete this milestone. In the channel on off, on a back of a length, Stubbs walks down the track and gets closer to the line of the ball. He tries to run it down with an open bat face. There is a bit of nip away, which results in the ball catching the outside edge. The keeper, Jitesh Sharma 

Hardik Pandya to Tristan Stubbs, Pushes the length up, outside off, Stubbs gets a good stride in and pushes it to cover.

Hardik Pandya to Tristan Stubbs, Into the surface, over middle. Tristan rises with the bounce and nudges it to the right of mid-wicket for another brace.

Hardik Pandya to Tristan Stubbs, Pandya bends his back and bangs it in short, over middle. Stubbs stands tall and pulls it to the left of deep square leg. Shivam Dube in the deep ambles towards the ball, which allows the batters to sneak in the second run. Hardik is not happy at all.

Hardik Pandya to Aiden Markram, Pulls the length back, on top of off, tapped away to deep cover for a single.

The fielding restrictions have now been lifted and clearly, the Powerplay has gone India's way as they have blown away the South African top order with some seriously lethal bowling. Hardik Pandya is brought into the attack now. He replaces Arshdeep Singh.

Hardik Pandya to Aiden Markram, Starts with a full ball, on off, Markram firms the drive but it goes straight to mid off.

Harshit Rana to Aiden Markram, Nearly sneaked through! On a length, at the sticks, Aiden gets on the front foot and swings to slam it down the ground. The ball nips back a bit to catch the inside edge and it rolls down to deep fine leg for one. End of an eventful Powerplay. At the end of 6 overs, South Africa are 25/3.

Harshit Rana to Aiden Markram, Four!

Harshit Rana to Tristan Stubbs, Nearly another chop on! Jagging back in, on a back of a length, outside off. Stubbs extends his hands to punch it away with an angled bat. The ball catches the inside edge and goes down to deep fine leg for a single.

Harshit Rana to Tristan Stubbs, Pitches it up, around off, Stubbs presses on the front foot and times the drive to extra cover.

Harshit Rana to Aiden Markram, In the channel, on a short of a length. Aiden stays leg side of the ball and slaps it to deep point for a single.

Harshit Rana to Aiden Markram, ! Lovely shot! This is on a back of a length, angled in on the off pole. Aiden Markram stands tall and gets on top of it. Presents a high elbow and punches it between cover and mid off for a boundary.

Arshdeep Singh to Tristan Stubbs, Hard length, on the fourth stump line. Stubbs gets on the toes to ride the bounce and taps it across into the leg side with soft hands.

Arshdeep Singh to Tristan Stubbs, Pushed fuller and around off, Tristan Stubbs gets on the front foot and looks to drive straight, but gets a thick inside edge onto the back pad.

Arshdeep Singh to Aiden Markram, Bangs it short and on off, Aiden Markram hops in the crease and punches it to the sweeper cover for a single. 

Arshdeep Singh to Tristan Stubbs, Nips in from a good length, on the leg stump, this is tucked to the deep backward square leg region for a single. 

Arshdeep Singh to Aiden Markram, Moving away off the deck, on a back of a length, Markram steers it to the left of point for a single.

Arshdeep Singh to Aiden Markram, No run.

Harshit Rana to Tristan Stubbs, No run.

Harshit Rana to Tristan Stubbs, Sharply swings in on a good length, on off. Stubbs pushes at the delivery on the front foot but it goes off the thick inside edge to deep backward square leg for a couple of runs. 

Harshit Rana to Tristan Stubbs, DRAMA! 

Umpire review for a fair catch. Daylight gap between the bat and the ball.

Harshit Rana to Aiden Markram, Swings in on a good length, on the leg stump. Aiden Markram tucks it between mid-wicket and mid on for a single. 

Harshit Rana to Tristan Stubbs, Short of a good length, on middle and leg. Tristan Stubbs nudges it off the back foot to backward square leg for a single. Gets off the mark, does Stubbs.

Tristan Stubbs walks out to the centre.

Harshit Rana to Dewald Brevis, ! DRAGGED ON! This is a huge wicket for the Indians. Dewald Brevis falls for 2 (7) and South Africa are dented further with just 7 on the board at the loss of 3 wickets. 

Arshdeep Singh to Aiden Markram, Hard length, on top of off, Markram camps back and bunts it down the ground. The ball rolls into the stumps at the bowler's end. 

Arshdeep Singh to Aiden Markram, ! Excellent shot! Not a half volley, on off, Aiden Markram presses forward and presents full face of the bat as he drives it crisply to the right of the mid off fielder. Picks up the first boundary of the game. 

Arshdeep Singh to Aiden Markram, Tad full and around off, driven on the up to the extra cover fielder. 

Arshdeep Singh to Aiden Markram, JAFFA! Shapes in and then nips away from off, on a shortish length. Aiden Markram is totally squared up and plays inside the line to push it straight, but gets beaten. 

Inside edge? The umpire thinks so. Arshdeep Singh is pretty confident, and Suryakumar Yadav takes the review for LBW with a couple of seconds left on the timer. Yes, the on-fied decision is upheld as the UltraEdge confirms the inside edge onto the pads.

Arshdeep Singh to Dewald Brevis, Good umpiring!

Arshdeep Singh to Dewald Brevis, Shaping away from the middle stump line, on a hard length. Dewald Brevis watchfully blocks off the front foot. 

Harshit Rana to Dewald Brevis, IN THE AIR... LANDS JUST SAFE! Short and skidding onto the batter, Dewald Brevis is rushed in his pull shot but gets the ball high on the bat. Mistimes his shot in the air, to the right of mid-wicket, and lands just yards wide of Varun Chakaravarthy, who picks it up on a few bounces. A single taken. The replay shows that Varun actually lost the ball in the floodlights and hence, he was a bit late to charge to that direction for the catch.

Harshit Rana to Dewald Brevis, BEATEN! Loose from Dewald. Wide outside off, inviting the batter to play the drive, and Brevis does so. Without much footwork, he has a waft at it and gets beaten on the outside edge by a kitten-whisker.

Harshit Rana to Dewald Brevis, On a back of a length, on off, punched off the back foot to extra cover. 

Harshit Rana to Dewald Brevis, Spears in a fuller delivery, slightly outside off, shaping in. Dewald Brevis tries to carve it through cover, but inside edges onto the back pad and the ball rolls on the surface. 

Dewald Brevis comes in with South Africa in early trouble.

Harshit Rana to Quinton de Kock, ! LBW! A confident appeal for LBW and the finger goes up instantly. After a long chat with his partner, Quinton de Kock walks away without reviewing as this looked dead straight. 

Harshit Rana to Quinton de Kock, Visible inswing on a fuller length, on middle. Quinton de Kock flicks off the pads to mid-wicket. 

No Jasprit Bumrah tonight, so it will be Harshit Rana to share the attack.

Arshdeep Singh to Aiden Markram, No run.

Arshdeep Singh to Aiden Markram, Swings the other way now, on a hard length, at 132.6 kph. Aiden Markram gets right behind it and blocks it solidly off the back foot. 

South Africa's skipper, Aiden Markram walks in next.

Arshdeep Singh to Reeza Hendricks, A massive appeal for LBW, but not given. Arshdeep is quite keen on taking the review and after chatting his bowler and the keeper, Suryakumar Yadav opts for a review. Is it doing a bit too much and going down leg?

Arshdeep Singh to Reeza Hendricks, BEAUTY! At 131.9 kph, this one shapes away again, a bit more sharply this time, on a good length. Reeza Hendricks is beaten all ends up again on the outside edge.

Arshdeep Singh to Reeza Hendricks, BEATEN! Hard length, nipping away on top of middle. Reeza Hendricks is squared up completely as he tries to block. Plays inside the line and gets outfoxed on the outside edge.

Arshdeep Singh to Quinton de Kock, The Proteas and QDK are off the mark straightaway! A bit of outswing on a fullish length, outside off. Quinton de Kock strides across and drives it through the point region for a single. 

We are all set to get going at 1,457 metres above sea level. The stands have filled up nicely, with the crowd well prepped for the chilly evening ahead. Suryakumar Yadav leads his troops out to the middle. It will be the left-hand, right-hand combination of Quinton de Kock and Reeza Hendricks to open the innings for South Africa. Arshdeep Singh has the new ball in hand. Arshdeep to de Kock. Two slips in place. The countdown is done. Let's go...

India (Playing XI) - Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (C), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Harshit Rana (In for Jasprit Bumrah), Kuldeep Yadav (In for Axar Patel), Arshdeep Singh, and Varun Chakaravarthy.

The Indian captain, Suryakumar Yadav, feels it looks like a good wicket and says that there is already a bit of dew around and it is expected to get heavier later in the night. Talks about what a wonderful place this is and the warmth of the people, and hopes the team can put on an entertaining show for the crowd. He stresses that every game is important, which is the beauty of the sport, and highlights the need to bounce back quickly. Feels that if the side stays switched on for all three hou

The captain of South Africa, Aiden Markram, says that it is a beautiful venue but underlines that it is a bit different from Joburg at this time of the year. Adds that the wicket looks pretty good. Highlights that they responded very well in the second T20I. Stresses on assessing the conditions up front and putting on a big score. Feels very fortunate to play at this venue. Says that the boys are very excited for this important game. Adds that they want to be a team that is consistent. Informs

South Africa (Playing XI) - Quinton de Kock (WK), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (C), Dewald Brevis, Tristan Stubbs, Donovan Ferreira, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi, and Ottneil Baartman.

TOSS - The flip of the coin lands in favor of India, and Suryakumar Yadav elects to BOWL first. 

Well then, less than run-a-ball it is for the hosts to chase and take the lead back in the series. With the dew factor increasing and the temperatures dipping, it will be crucial for the Proteas front line of attack to bowl with conviction and control. There was considerable movement with the new ball in the first innings, and if South Africa also extract it, the opening exchanges will be a matchup worth watching. The battle between Jansen and Abhishek will be a spicy one up front. Back in a bit

At 7/3, with QDK, Hendricks, and Brevis all back in the pavilion, South Africa were in serious trouble. Their top order had been blown away in a flash, and suddenly the innings was on life support. Crawling through the Powerplay at just 25/3, someone needed to take charge and rebuild. That responsibility fell squarely on Aiden Markram's shoulders. The skipper had to anchor, had to bat time. Markram held firm at one end, but it was like watching a procession from the other. Wickets kept tumbling.

The pitch had something in it, as the ball was seaming around, and trusting your technique was crucial. Markram understood that. But no one else showed that same awareness or responsibility. He played the conditions, respected the good deliveries, and batted with discipline till the end. He punched a stamp of class by scoring a valiant half century. Though he couldn't bat till the end, his acceleration toward the backend ensured that South Africa breached triple figures.  But his dismissal in t

Without their premier, Bumrah in the XI, the responsibility on Arshdeep Singh's shoulders just multiplied. He'd gone for plenty of runs in Mullanpur, but credit where it's due. He bounced back strongly this time around, striking early to set the tone. Filling in for Bumrah is no easy task, but Harshit Rana stepped up brilliantly early doors. He came out firing and snagged two massive wickets, including the big one of Quinton de Kock. The new ball swung and nipped despite the dew making its pres

An excellent bowling display from the Indians after being taken apart in the second T20I. It was a collective effort from them as Harshit, Arshdeep, Varun Chakaravarthy and the birthday boy, Kuldeep Yadav, all chipped in with a couple of wickets while all-rounders Dube and Hardik got one apiece. Overall, India just didn't allow any sort of momentum to the Proteas, minus Aiden Markram's fighting innings. 

Kuldeep Yadav to Ottneil Baartman, ! CAUGHT! Kuldeep Yadav finishes with a couple of wickets. Googly from Kuldeep, fuller and wider on off, Ottneil Baartman reaches out for it and swings. Ends up slicing it off the outer half towards extra cover. The ball goes in the lights but Suryakumar Yadav takes a couple of steps back, steadies himself and takes a safe catch around his chest. South Africa have been bowled out for 117!

Kuldeep Yadav to Lungi Ngidi, At the stumps, on a length. Lugi has a swipe across the line. Drags it off an inside edge behind square on the leg side for a single.

Kuldeep Yadav to Ottneil Baartman, 1 run.

Ottneil Baartman is the last batter in for South Africa.

Kuldeep Yadav to Anrich Nortje, ! STUMPED! The birthday boy gets in on the wickets' column.

Kuldeep Yadav to Anrich Nortje, Another googly, quicker through the air and this turns away sharply, Anrich Nortje flashes at it but misses. Nortje has a look at the umpire for wide but gets no signal.

Kuldeep Yadav to Anrich Nortje, No run.

Assuming Hardik to bowl the final over. Scratch that. It will be Kuldeep Yadav to bowl the last over.

Arshdeep Singh to Anrich Nortje, Nails the yorker, around the base of the off pole. Anrich Nortje digs it out down the ground for a run.

Arshdeep Singh to Lungi Ngidi, Full and targeting the stumps, Lungi pushes out in front of the body and plays it aerially towards long off for a single.

Arshdeep Singh to Lungi Ngidi, No run.

Lungi Ngidi is in at number 10.

Arshdeep Singh to Aiden Markram, ! CAUGHT BEHIND! Aiden Markram stands there in disbelief.

Arshdeep Singh to Anrich Nortje, From around the wicket, low full toss, outside off, smacked to deep cover for one.

Arshdeep Singh is brought back on and will wrap up his spell. He has been quite economical so far. 3-0-9-1 are his bowling figures. He replaces Hardik Pandya.

Arshdeep Singh to Aiden Markram, Arshdeep attempts the wide yorker from over the wicket, low full toss, near the tramline. Aiden reaches out and slices it to deep point for a single.

Harshit Rana to Aiden Markram, A misfield and Markram will keep the strike!

Harshit Rana to Aiden Markram, ! Clubbed down the ground! Rana goes into the surface and bowls the off-cutter, outside off. It sits up to be hit and Markram waits for the ball to arrive. Hammers it back over the bowler's head with a flat bat for a six.

Harshit Rana to Anrich Nortje, Searing yorker at the toes, sneaking past the leg pole. Anrich Nortje fails to get his bat down quickly and the ball beats the keeper for pace. Jitesh Sharma gets a hand to it and parries it away to short fine leg for a bye.

Harshit Rana to Aiden Markram, 1 run.

Harshit Rana to Aiden Markram, ! High and long enough and that will be FIFTY for Aiden Markram. The Proteas skipper has held firm in the face of wickets falling around him and he holds the key in tourists getting to a fighting total. Drags the length back, on off and middle. Markram stays leg side and opens his front hip. Carves it inside out over extra cover for a six.

Harshit Rana to Aiden Markram, Four!

Harshit Rana (3-0-16-2) is back on. 

Hardik Pandya to Anrich Nortje, ! All the way! Hardik bangs it in short and tries to tuck the batter up for room. Nortje swivels nicely and climbs into it. Pulls it way over deep square leg for a six.

Hardik Pandya to Aiden Markram, Leg bye! Slanting into the right-hander, on a back of a length. Markram looks to clip it away but is beaten on the inside edge. A leg bye is taken as the ball goes off the pads on the off side.

Hardik Pandya to Anrich Nortje, Full and straight, Anrich pushes it with a straight bat through mid on to turn the strike over.

Hardik Pandya to Aiden Markram, At the stumps, on a short of a length, Markram hits it on the rise to the left of long on. He calls for two but Shivam Dube is quick across the turf and keeps the batters down to a single.

Hardik Pandya to Aiden Markram, Hardik spots Markram backing away and he follows him. Pushes the length up, Aiden chops it down to short third.

Hardik Pandya to Aiden Markram, Angled into the right-hander, on a back of a length, on middle and leg. Aiden Markram backs away and jabs it between long on and deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Aiden Markram, Quicker through the air, short and at the hips. Markram nurdles it to deep backward square leg and keeps the strike with a single.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Anrich Nortje, A bit of turn back into the right-hander, a bit short, on middle. Nortje taps it to long on for a single.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Anrich Nortje, Fractionally wide, short in length, Anrich cuts it to the right of deep point for a couple of runs.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Anrich Nortje, Pushed through, fuller and at the stumps. Anrich Nortje lunges and ekes out an inside edge onto the pads.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Anrich Nortje, On the shorter side, another googly, on top of off. Nortje pushes it off the back foot to cover.

Into the tail of the South Africans now. Anrich Nortje is in at number 9.

Shivam Dube to Aiden Markram, ! Harshit Rana totally misjudged that. 

Varun Chakaravarthy to Marco Jansen, ! b Varun Chakaravarthy.

Shivam Dube to Marco Jansen, Excellent glovework by Jitesh Sharma.

Shivam Dube to Marco Jansen, Nagging length at a gentle pace, on off, Marco Jansen prods half forward and defends it under the bat. 

Shivam Dube to Aiden Markram, Back of a length, on top of off. Aiden Markram stays leg side and flat bats by dragging it straight down the ground for a single. 

Shivam Dube to Marco Jansen, Full and at 128.7 kph, on the leg stump. Marco Jansen chips it uppishly and towards deep square leg for a single. 

Shivam Dube to Aiden Markram, Targets the pads, does Dube. Markram runs this length ball down to long on for a single. 

Varun Chakaravarthy to Marco Jansen, Quicker than the previous ball, short and on middle. Jansen backs away and punches it to the bowler's left. Varun Chakaravarthy's figures read 3-0-7-1 so far.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Marco Jansen, At 94.2 kph, this is on a dragged length, on off. Marco Jansen watchfully blocks it off the back foot. 

Varun Chakaravarthy to Marco Jansen, Flatter one, short and on off. Marco Jansen commits on the front foot and bunts it to the left of the bowler. 

Marco Jansen is in next.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Donovan Ferreira, ! BOWLED! A jaffa from Varun to get rid of the dangerous Donovan Ferreira. The brewing 25-run partnership comes to an end. Donovan Ferreira perishes after a cameo of 20 off 15 balls. South Africa are 69/6.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Aiden Markram, Slides one onto the pads, on a fuller length. Aiden Markram walks forward and tries to steer it to mid-wicket, but gets beaten on the inside edge. The ball deflects off the front pad and rolls to the right of short fine leg. They get a leg bye.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Donovan Ferreira, Short and wide outside off. Donovan Ferreira backs away and punches it down to long off for a single. 

Shivam Dube to Donovan Ferreira, Extra bounce, on a good length, outside off. Donovan Ferreira is taken aback but he does well to steer it to deep point for a single. 

Shivam Dube to Donovan Ferreira, ! Brute force! Back of a length, on top of middle. Donovan Ferreira gets fed to his strength and he pulls it ruthlessly through mid-wicket for a boundary. 

Shivam Dube to Aiden Markram, 1 run.

Shivam Dube to Donovan Ferreira, 1 run.

Shivam Dube to Aiden Markram, Stump-to-stump, full in length. Aiden Markram presses forward and drives it down to long off for an easy single. 

Shivam Dube to Donovan Ferreira, Full and tailing onto the leg stump. Donovan Ferreira tries to whip it away on the front foot, but the ball goes off the bottom edge to the right of mid on for a single. 

Kuldeep Yadav to Donovan Ferreira, A yard behind fuller length, on the stumps. Donovan Ferreira whips it off the pads to deep backward square leg for a single. 

Kuldeep Yadav to Donovan Ferreira, ! He has picked the bones out of it! Another googly from Kuldeep, full and on off. This time, Donovan Ferreira reads the wrong'un off the wrist and slogs it behind deep mid-wicket for an enormous six. 

Kuldeep Yadav to Donovan Ferreira, A slip in place now. Dishes out a googly, on a fuller length, just outside off. Donovan Ferreira is sucked into the shot on the front foot and pushes it at, but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Kuldeep Yadav to Aiden Markram, Floats it on a length, around off. Aiden Markram backs away and cuts it to the right of deep point for a single. 

Kuldeep Yadav to Donovan Ferreira, Drag-downer, on off, Donovan Ferreira smashes it off the back foot to the left of long on for a single. 50 UP FOR SH AFRICA IN 11.2 OVERS!

Kuldeep Yadav to Aiden Markram, On a flatter trajectory, skidding through outside off, full in length. Aiden Markram steers it off the back foot to widish point for a single. 

Shivam Dube to Donovan Ferreira, Back of a length, wide on off. Donovan Ferreira cuts it off the back foot, a bit uppish, but wide of point. Harshit Rana from deep third shows great commitment as he runs across to his right and slides to cut it off before the ropes. Two taken. 

Shivam Dube to Donovan Ferreira, BEAUTY! Lands on the seam and nips away from a good length, around off. Donovan Ferreira gets squared up on the defence and is beaten all ends up. 

Shivam Dube to Donovan Ferreira, Straighter delivery, full and on the pads. Donovan Ferreira clips it behind to deep fine leg for a couple of runs. 

Shivam Dube to Donovan Ferreira, Gentle-paced delivery, nipping away from off. Donovan Ferreira steers it to point off the back foot. 

Shivam Dube to Donovan Ferreira, Back of a length outside off. Ferreira punches it firmly back down the pitch. Dube dives across but can't get a hand to it, and the ball crashes into the stumps at the non-striker's end. Markram's already halfway down, looking for a single. He turns and dives desperately to get back into his crease.

Shivam Dube to Corbin Bosch, ! CLEANED HIM UP! Shivam Dube with an instant impact. 

Who walks in next?

DRINKS BREAK. India have bossed up the proceedings until now and they will look to further press on by getting rid of Markram as quickly as possible. Sending Bosch ahead of Donovan Ferreira is a tactical move to deepen their batting a bit, and he will need to support his skipper and avoid any rash shots. With the presence of dew increasing over by over, gripping the ball would be a bit difficult and that's where the likes of Markram will try to exploit those conditions by batting till the end.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Aiden Markram, No run.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Corbin Bosch, ! That should have been taken. Varun gives the ball a bit of air, full and outside off, Corbin Bosch drags the sweep and hits it hard towards mid-wicket. It goes at waist height and straight to Abhishek Sharma, who fails to cling on.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Corbin Bosch, 1 run.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Aiden Markram, Tossed up, full and outside off, Markram drives it through covers and crosses over.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Aiden Markram, Sliding onto the pads, on the shorter side, Markram is beaten on the flick and wears it on the front pad.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Corbin Bosch, Cutting back into the right-hander, on a nagging length, Bosch punches it to the left of the bowler for a single.

Hardik Pandya to Aiden Markram, This angles in, on a short of a length, on middle. Aiden stabs it down on the off side.

Hardik Pandya to Corbin Bosch, Oh, that stayed low!

Hardik Pandya to Aiden Markram, Four!

STAT - Hardik Pandya is the FIRST India to score 1,000-plus runs and take 100 or more wickets in the T20Is. Fifth player overall to achieve this milestone in this format. 

Hardik Pandya to Corbin Bosch, A well-directed bumper, over the right shoulder. Corbin Bosch does well to sway away and drop his wrists.

Hardik Pandya to Aiden Markram, On the shorter side, on off, Markram slaps it to deep point and gets to the other end.

Hardik Pandya to Aiden Markram, Miscued but safe! Into the wicket, over middle. Aiden Markram skips down the track to take it on. Tries to launch it down the ground with a horizontal bat. Ends up slicing it back over the bowler's head and drops well wide of long to his left. Two runs taken.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Corbin Bosch, Edged but it falls short!

Varun Chakaravarthy to Corbin Bosch, Full and on off, knocked to cover by Corbin.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Aiden Markram, In the air...but safe! Keeps it short, slower through the air, on middle. Aiden rocks on the back foot for the pull, but is slightly early into the shot. Mishits it aerially, but the ball drops short of the charging fielder at deep mid-wicket. They cross.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Aiden Markram, This skids through, shorter and on middle. Markram drops his bat down on the ball quickly.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Corbin Bosch, Floated up, outside off, Bosch taps it to deep cover off the front foot for a run.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Aiden Markram, At 91.4 kph, short and on off, Markram punches it to long on for a single.

Corbin Bosch is in at number 6. Also, spin is now introduced with Varun Chakaravarthy replacing Harshit Rana.

Hardik Pandya to Tristan Stubbs, ! CAUGHT BEHIND! Hardik Pandya gets in on the act now. 100th T20I wicket for Hardik. He becomes the third Indian bowler after Arshdeep Singh and Jasprit Bumrah to complete this milestone. In the channel on off, on a back of a length, Stubbs walks down the track and gets closer to the line of the ball. He tries to run it down with an open bat face. There is a bit of nip away, which results in the ball catching the outside edge. The keeper, Jitesh Sharma 

Hardik Pandya to Tristan Stubbs, Pushes the length up, outside off, Stubbs gets a good stride in and pushes it to cover.

Hardik Pandya to Tristan Stubbs, Into the surface, over middle. Tristan rises with the bounce and nudges it to the right of mid-wicket for another brace.

Hardik Pandya to Tristan Stubbs, Pandya bends his back and bangs it in short, over middle. Stubbs stands tall and pulls it to the left of deep square leg. Shivam Dube in the deep ambles towards the ball, which allows the batters to sneak in the second run. Hardik is not happy at all.

Hardik Pandya to Aiden Markram, Pulls the length back, on top of off, tapped away to deep cover for a single.

The fielding restrictions have now been lifted and clearly, the Powerplay has gone India's way as they have blown away the South African top order with some seriously lethal bowling. Hardik Pandya is brought into the attack now. He replaces Arshdeep Singh.

Hardik Pandya to Aiden Markram, Starts with a full ball, on off, Markram firms the drive but it goes straight to mid off.

Harshit Rana to Aiden Markram, Nearly sneaked through! On a length, at the sticks, Aiden gets on the front foot and swings to slam it down the ground. The ball nips back a bit to catch the inside edge and it rolls down to deep fine leg for one. End of an eventful Powerplay. At the end of 6 overs, South Africa are 25/3.

Harshit Rana to Aiden Markram, Four!

Harshit Rana to Tristan Stubbs, Nearly another chop on! Jagging back in, on a back of a length, outside off. Stubbs extends his hands to punch it away with an angled bat. The ball catches the inside edge and goes down to deep fine leg for a single.

Harshit Rana to Tristan Stubbs, Pitches it up, around off, Stubbs presses on the front foot and times the drive to extra cover.

Harshit Rana to Aiden Markram, In the channel, on a short of a length. Aiden stays leg side of the ball and slaps it to deep point for a single.

Harshit Rana to Aiden Markram, ! Lovely shot! This is on a back of a length, angled in on the off pole. Aiden Markram stands tall and gets on top of it. Presents a high elbow and punches it between cover and mid off for a boundary.

Arshdeep Singh to Tristan Stubbs, Hard length, on the fourth stump line. Stubbs gets on the toes to ride the bounce and taps it across into the leg side with soft hands.

Arshdeep Singh to Tristan Stubbs, Pushed fuller and around off, Tristan Stubbs gets on the front foot and looks to drive straight, but gets a thick inside edge onto the back pad.

Arshdeep Singh to Aiden Markram, Bangs it short and on off, Aiden Markram hops in the crease and punches it to the sweeper cover for a single. 

Arshdeep Singh to Tristan Stubbs, Nips in from a good length, on the leg stump, this is tucked to the deep backward square leg region for a single. 

Arshdeep Singh to Aiden Markram, Moving away off the deck, on a back of a length, Markram steers it to the left of point for a single.

Arshdeep Singh to Aiden Markram, No run.

Harshit Rana to Tristan Stubbs, No run.

Harshit Rana to Tristan Stubbs, Sharply swings in on a good length, on off. Stubbs pushes at the delivery on the front foot but it goes off the thick inside edge to deep backward square leg for a couple of runs. 

Harshit Rana to Tristan Stubbs, DRAMA! 

Umpire review for a fair catch. Daylight gap between the bat and the ball.

Harshit Rana to Aiden Markram, Swings in on a good length, on the leg stump. Aiden Markram tucks it between mid-wicket and mid on for a single. 

Harshit Rana to Tristan Stubbs, Short of a good length, on middle and leg. Tristan Stubbs nudges it off the back foot to backward square leg for a single. Gets off the mark, does Stubbs.

Tristan Stubbs walks out to the centre.

Harshit Rana to Dewald Brevis, ! DRAGGED ON! This is a huge wicket for the Indians. Dewald Brevis falls for 2 (7) and South Africa are dented further with just 7 on the board at the loss of 3 wickets. 

Arshdeep Singh to Aiden Markram, Hard length, on top of off, Markram camps back and bunts it down the ground. The ball rolls into the stumps at the bowler's end. 

Arshdeep Singh to Aiden Markram, ! Excellent shot! Not a half volley, on off, Aiden Markram presses forward and presents full face of the bat as he drives it crisply to the right of the mid off fielder. Picks up the first boundary of the game. 

Arshdeep Singh to Aiden Markram, Tad full and around off, driven on the up to the extra cover fielder. 

Arshdeep Singh to Aiden Markram, JAFFA! Shapes in and then nips away from off, on a shortish length. Aiden Markram is totally squared up and plays inside the line to push it straight, but gets beaten. 

Inside edge? The umpire thinks so. Arshdeep Singh is pretty confident, and Suryakumar Yadav takes the review for LBW with a couple of seconds left on the timer. Yes, the on-fied decision is upheld as the UltraEdge confirms the inside edge onto the pads.

Arshdeep Singh to Dewald Brevis, Good umpiring!

Arshdeep Singh to Dewald Brevis, Shaping away from the middle stump line, on a hard length. Dewald Brevis watchfully blocks off the front foot. 

Harshit Rana to Dewald Brevis, IN THE AIR... LANDS JUST SAFE! Short and skidding onto the batter, Dewald Brevis is rushed in his pull shot but gets the ball high on the bat. Mistimes his shot in the air, to the right of mid-wicket, and lands just yards wide of Varun Chakaravarthy, who picks it up on a few bounces. A single taken. The replay shows that Varun actually lost the ball in the floodlights and hence, he was a bit late to charge to that direction for the catch.

Harshit Rana to Dewald Brevis, BEATEN! Loose from Dewald. Wide outside off, inviting the batter to play the drive, and Brevis does so. Without much footwork, he has a waft at it and gets beaten on the outside edge by a kitten-whisker.

Harshit Rana to Dewald Brevis, On a back of a length, on off, punched off the back foot to extra cover. 

Harshit Rana to Dewald Brevis, Spears in a fuller delivery, slightly outside off, shaping in. Dewald Brevis tries to carve it through cover, but inside edges onto the back pad and the ball rolls on the surface. 

Dewald Brevis comes in with South Africa in early trouble.

Harshit Rana to Quinton de Kock, ! LBW! A confident appeal for LBW and the finger goes up instantly. After a long chat with his partner, Quinton de Kock walks away without reviewing as this looked dead straight. 

Harshit Rana to Quinton de Kock, Visible inswing on a fuller length, on middle. Quinton de Kock flicks off the pads to mid-wicket. 

No Jasprit Bumrah tonight, so it will be Harshit Rana to share the attack.

Arshdeep Singh to Aiden Markram, No run.

Arshdeep Singh to Aiden Markram, Swings the other way now, on a hard length, at 132.6 kph. Aiden Markram gets right behind it and blocks it solidly off the back foot. 

South Africa's skipper, Aiden Markram walks in next.

Arshdeep Singh to Reeza Hendricks, A massive appeal for LBW, but not given. Arshdeep is quite keen on taking the review and after chatting his bowler and the keeper, Suryakumar Yadav opts for a review. Is it doing a bit too much and going down leg?

Arshdeep Singh to Reeza Hendricks, BEAUTY! At 131.9 kph, this one shapes away again, a bit more sharply this time, on a good length. Reeza Hendricks is beaten all ends up again on the outside edge.

Arshdeep Singh to Reeza Hendricks, BEATEN! Hard length, nipping away on top of middle. Reeza Hendricks is squared up completely as he tries to block. Plays inside the line and gets outfoxed on the outside edge.

Arshdeep Singh to Quinton de Kock, The Proteas and QDK are off the mark straightaway! A bit of outswing on a fullish length, outside off. Quinton de Kock strides across and drives it through the point region for a single. 

We are all set to get going at 1,457 metres above sea level. The stands have filled up nicely, with the crowd well prepped for the chilly evening ahead. Suryakumar Yadav leads his troops out to the middle. It will be the left-hand, right-hand combination of Quinton de Kock and Reeza Hendricks to open the innings for South Africa. Arshdeep Singh has the new ball in hand. Arshdeep to de Kock. Two slips in place. The countdown is done. Let's go...

India (Playing XI) - Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (C), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Harshit Rana (In for Jasprit Bumrah), Kuldeep Yadav (In for Axar Patel), Arshdeep Singh, and Varun Chakaravarthy.

The Indian captain, Suryakumar Yadav, feels it looks like a good wicket and says that there is already a bit of dew around and it is expected to get heavier later in the night. Talks about what a wonderful place this is and the warmth of the people, and hopes the team can put on an entertaining show for the crowd. He stresses that every game is important, which is the beauty of the sport, and highlights the need to bounce back quickly. Feels that if the side stays switched on for all three hou

The captain of South Africa, Aiden Markram, says that it is a beautiful venue but underlines that it is a bit different from Joburg at this time of the year. Adds that the wicket looks pretty good. Highlights that they responded very well in the second T20I. Stresses on assessing the conditions up front and putting on a big score. Feels very fortunate to play at this venue. Says that the boys are very excited for this important game. Adds that they want to be a team that is consistent. Informs

South Africa (Playing XI) - Quinton de Kock (WK), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (C), Dewald Brevis, Tristan Stubbs, Donovan Ferreira, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi, and Ottneil Baartman.

TOSS - The flip of the coin lands in favor of India, and Suryakumar Yadav elects to BOWL first.