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India vs South Africa 2019 2nd T20I Full Commentary

Result · Sep 18 2019, Wed - 07:00 PM (IST)
2nd T20I, - Punjab Cricket Association Stadium
SOUTH AFRICA
149/5
INDIA
151/3
India won by 7 wickets
CRR:7.95
Player Of The Match
  • 19.6

    SIX! Navdeep Saini to Dwaine Pretorius. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs. That six from Pretorius concludes the South Africa innings and they manage 149, not the best end to the innings after the great start de Kock and Bavuma made but they have a total that is defendable. Good bowling from the Indians with lots of variety chucked in which was the downfall for South Africa. With players like Kohli, Dhawan and Sharma all in the top three it will be a tough ask for the South African bowlers.

  • 19.5

    Navdeep Saini to Dwaine Pretorius. Yorker, off stump on the front foot driving, to long on for 2 runs, fielded by Jadeja.

  • 19.4

    Navdeep Saini to Andile Phehlukwayo. Full toss, down leg side backing away driving, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Iyer.

  • 19.3

    SIX! Navdeep Saini to Andile Phehlukwayo. Back of a length, down leg side backing away Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs. That's huge! Phehlukwayo with a huge six as South Africa look to get to the 150 mark, he backs away and smashes the ball through the leg-side for six.

  • 19.2

    Navdeep Saini to Dwaine Pretorius. Yorker, down leg side on the front foot working, hit pad to short third man for 1 run.

  • 19.1

    Navdeep Saini to Dwaine Pretorius. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Pant.

  • End of Over 19
    Over 19. 13 runs. Bowler: Bjorn Fortuin. India: 151/3 (rr 7.95)
  • 18.6

    Hardik Pandya to Dwaine Pretorius. Yorker, down leg side on the back foot working, hit pad to gully for 1 run, fielded by Saini.

  • 18.5

    Hardik Pandya to Andile Phehlukwayo. Back of a length, down leg side on the front foot Slog, hit pad to short leg for 1 run, fielded by Pant.

  • 18.4

    Hardik Pandya to Andile Phehlukwayo. Off cutter back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Pant.

  • 18.3

    Hardik Pandya to Dwaine Pretorius. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Iyer.

  • 18.2

    Hardik Pandya to Andile Phehlukwayo. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot Steer, to fourth slip for 1 run, shy attempt by Sundar, fielded by Jadeja.

  • 18.1

    OUT! Bowled. Hardik Pandya to David Miller. Slower ball back of a length, to leg on the front foot Slog, missed to. Miller goes! The slower ball works again for India, Miller tries to heave one onto the leg-side but doesn't get any bat on ball, India have strangled South Africa here, the visitors need to get to 150 to give their bowlers a chance here.

  • End of Over 18
    Over 18. 7 runs. Bowler: Kagiso Rabada. India: 138/3 (rr 7.67)
  • 17.6

    Deepak Chahar to David Miller. Full toss, to leg on the front foot flick, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Sharma.

  • 17.5

    Deepak Chahar to David Miller. Back of a length, to leg on the back foot cutting, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Pant.

  • 17.4

    Deepak Chahar to Dwaine Pretorius. Back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Kohli.

  • 17.3

    Deepak Chahar to David Miller. Back of a length, middle stump on the back foot Steer, to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Saini.

  • 17.2

    Deepak Chahar to David Miller. Slower ball back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, hit pad to short leg for no runs, fielded by Chahar.

  • 17.1

    OUT! Caught. Deepak Chahar to Temba Bavuma. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on, by Jadeja. Bavuma departs one off his half century, the slower ball from Chahar gets him, he tries to go big to add more runs onto the board but doesn't read the slower delivery and gets caught at long-on.

  • End of Over 17
    Over 17. 11 runs. Bowler: Andile Phehlukwayo. India: 130/3 (rr 7.65)
  • 16.6

    Navdeep Saini to Temba Bavuma. Length ball, to leg on the front foot flick, hit pad to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Iyer.

  • 16.5

    Navdeep Saini to Temba Bavuma. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 2 runs, run save by Jadeja.

  • 16.4

    Navdeep Saini to Temba Bavuma. Back of a length, off stump on the back foot Scoop, to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Pant.

  • 16.3

    Navdeep Saini to Temba Bavuma. Yorker, middle stump on the front foot driving, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Saini.

  • 16.2

    Navdeep Saini to Temba Bavuma. Full toss, off stump on the front foot driving, to cover for no runs, fielded by Saini.

  • 16.1

    Navdeep Saini to David Miller. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot working, leading edge to point for 1 run, fielded by Sundar.

  • End of Over 16
    Over 16. 5 runs. Bowler: Bjorn Fortuin. India: 121/3 (rr 7.56)
  • 15.6

    Washington Sundar to David Miller. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, inside edge to short fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Chahar.

  • 15.5

    SIX! Washington Sundar to David Miller. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over deep extra cover for 6 runs. Miller goes big and gets a six! In too out from him and he lofts it over cover for six, great batting. Bavuma has struggled since the de Kock was dismissed, he is dealing in singles and twos now.

  • 15.4

    Washington Sundar to David Miller. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot working, to mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Jadeja.

  • 15.3

    Washington Sundar to Temba Bavuma. Off break length ball, to leg down the track working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Kohli.

  • 15.2

    Washington Sundar to David Miller. Off break length ball, off stump on the back foot working, to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Iyer.

  • 15.1

    Washington Sundar to Temba Bavuma. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Chahar.

  • End of Over 19
    Over 19. 13 runs. Bowler: Bjorn Fortuin. India: 151/3 (rr 7.95)
  • 18.6

    FOUR! Bjorn Fortuin to Shreyas Iyer. Stock length ball, middle stump down the track driving, well timed past long on for 4 runs. Iyer drills one down the ground and India have won! One over to spare for India, a very dominant performance, after the wicket of de Kock the South African batsmen didn't do enough to get a competitive total, the dominance for India started with some big hitting by Sharma and Dhawan and was finished off by Kohli with a masterclass. India now go into the last game with a 1-0 lead in the T20I series.

  • 18.5

    Bjorn Fortuin to Virat Kohli. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by van der Dussen.

  • 18.4

    SIX! Bjorn Fortuin to Virat Kohli. Stock length ball, down leg side down the track Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs. Fortuin follows Kohli down leg side but Kohli with his quick feet gets to the ball and slogs one to cow corner for six, now only 4 needed for the win.

  • 18.3

    Bjorn Fortuin to Shreyas Iyer. Stock length ball, down leg side on the front foot Slog, inside edge to leg slip for 1 run, fielded by Shamsi.

  • 18.2

    Bjorn Fortuin to Virat Kohli. Stock length ball, to leg on the back foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Miller.

  • 18.1

    Bjorn Fortuin to Virat Kohli. Stock length ball, off stump down the track driving, mis-timed to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Fortuin.

  • End of Over 18
    Over 18. 7 runs. Bowler: Kagiso Rabada. India: 138/3 (rr 7.67)
  • 17.6

    Kagiso Rabada to Shreyas Iyer. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by de Kock.

  • 17.5

    Kagiso Rabada to Shreyas Iyer. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Fortuin.

  • 17.4

    Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. Short, outside off stump on the back foot hooking, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Hendricks.

  • 17.3

    Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Bavuma.

  • 17.2

    Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to third slip for no runs, fielded by de Kock.

  • 17.1

    SIX! Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot flick, well timed in the air under control over deep square leg for 6 runs. Wow! A superb flick from Kohli goes miles! He has timed this to perfection and now India look like walking away with this one.

  • End of Over 17
    Over 17. 11 runs. Bowler: Andile Phehlukwayo. India: 130/3 (rr 7.65)
  • 16.6

    Andile Phehlukwayo to Virat Kohli. Length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Shamsi.

  • 16.5

    Andile Phehlukwayo to Virat Kohli. Yorker, off stump on the front foot driving, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Bavuma.

  • 16.4

    Andile Phehlukwayo to Shreyas Iyer. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Pretorius.

  • 16.3

    Andile Phehlukwayo to Virat Kohli. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Miller.

  • 16.2

    FOUR! Andile Phehlukwayo to Virat Kohli. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep point for 4 runs. Kohli with back to back boundaries now, this one is dominantly cut through point for four, great batting.

  • 16.1

    FOUR! Andile Phehlukwayo to Virat Kohli. Back of a length, outside off stump down the track driving, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs. That four brings up Kohli's fifty off 40 balls, another fantastic knock from the captain and he is making it look easy out there, India are nearly home in this one.

  • End of Over 16
    Over 16. 5 runs. Bowler: Bjorn Fortuin. India: 121/3 (rr 7.56)
  • 15.6

    Bjorn Fortuin to Virat Kohli. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Pretorius.

  • 15.5

    Bjorn Fortuin to Shreyas Iyer. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, to silly mid on for 1 run, fielded by van der Dussen.

  • 15.4

    Bjorn Fortuin to Shreyas Iyer. Stock length ball, to leg on the front foot working, to mid on for no runs, fielded by van der Dussen.

  • 15.3

    Bjorn Fortuin to Virat Kohli. Stock length ball, to leg on the front foot driving, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Fortuin, fielded by Bavuma.

  • 15.2

    Bjorn Fortuin to Shreyas Iyer. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track working, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by van der Dussen.

  • 15.1

    Bjorn Fortuin to Virat Kohli. Stock ball yorker, off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Bavuma.

  • End of Over 15
    Over 15. 10 runs. Bowler: Anrich Nortje. India: 115/3 (rr 7.67)
  • 14.6

    Anrich Nortje to Shreyas Iyer. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by de Kock.

  • 14.5

    Anrich Nortje to Virat Kohli. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Shamsi.

  • 14.4

    Anrich Nortje to Virat Kohli. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 2 runs, fielded by Rabada.

  • 14.3

    Anrich Nortje to Shreyas Iyer. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Phehlukwayo.

  • 14.2

    FOUR! Anrich Nortje to Shreyas Iyer. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, well timed in the air under control past third man for 4 runs. Iyer with a well-placed steer just past de Kock at keeper, beats third man because of the pace already on the ball.

  • 14.1

    Anrich Nortje to Shreyas Iyer. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to deep point for 2 runs, run save by Rabada.