9.6 overs (1 run)
Bowled on the pads by Pandya, short of a good length, Heinrich Klaasen plays the ball off the pads towards fine leg and takes a single to keep the strike.
9.5 overs (1 run)
Pant catches the ball, but it won’t matter as it’s a free hit! Pandya changes his attack angle and comes from around the wicket and bowls a slower one, on a length, on off, Quinton de Kock gets ready to go back over the bowler’s head. He flicks the ball with the toe of the bat and it goes very high in the air behind the wicket. Rishabh Pant catches it. The batsmen cross over for a single.
9.5 overs (2 runs)
No ball! Hardik bowls a full length ball on middle and leg, Heinrich Klaasen leans on it and hits the ball easily over long on and takes a run. Oh wow. Hardik has overstepped and now gets a free hit. Will de Kock be able to make the most of it?
9.4 overs (6 runs)
SIX! Superb shot! Hardik bowls the ball down the surface again and it is off-pace too but offers width on off, Heinrich Klaasen gets to the line and length quickly. Gets up with the bounce and hits a big shot to the right of deep cover.
9.3 overs (0 runs)
Three consecutive dots to start with. Hardik reduces the pace and moves into the deck, around off, Heinrich Klaasen frees his arms to cut it but plays it too early and misses the shot on the leg side.
9.2 overs (0 runs)
Angling a hard length delivery on middle, Heinrich Klaasen, while on the back foot, pushes it towards mid-wicket.
9.1 overs (0 runs)
Hardik starts off with a back of a length ball, Heinrich Klaasen hits the ball towards covers where the fielder dives to his right to stop the ball.
8.6 overs (1 run)
Leg bye! Tossed up ball on the pads, on a nervous length, Heinrich Klaasen gets a hard blow on the pads as he misses the tickle. The ball rolls towards backward square leg for a leg bye.
Heinrich Klaasen is the new man in.
8.5 overs (0 runs)
OUT! Timber! Axar Patel hits back in style! Quinton de Kock is in trouble at the other end as he punches with his bat. Axar hits the ball full and on the off pole, Tristan Stubbs has already tried to use the angle to paddle it on the leg side. He goes too far and exposes all his stumps. There is no bat hit on the paddle and the ball takes the inside edge and hits the off pole, which is enough to dislodge the left bail. Timely breakthrough for India.
8.4 overs (0 runs)
Tossed up by Tristan Stubbs, short and on off, Tristan Stubbs steps back and cuts it straight to backward point.
8.3 overs (1 run)
Sharp! Full and on the pads, Quinton de Kock looks to reverse sweep but fails to get the shot going. The ball rolls to the leg side after getting an inside edge on the pads.
8.2 overs (1 run)
Coming in short and on middle, Tristan Stubbs leaps off the backfoot and punches it to deep cover for a single.
8.1 overs (6 runs)
SIX! Excellent proactive batting and Tristan Stubbs gets the reward! Axar leaves the ball a little short, outside off stump, Tristan Stubbs moves straight across the stumps, bends down and hits the ball to the left of deep square leg for a flat six.
7.6 overs (6 runs)
Six! Bang! Quinton de Kock catches the ball well! Kuldeep misses the ball straight in the arc, full and on middle and leg, Quinton de Kock gets down on one knee and slog sweeps. Hits the ball over deep mid-wicket and the ball hits the solar panel on the roof. 13 runs were scored in the over and South Africa continued to push the spinners.
7.5 overs (0 runs)
Slows the ball down a bit and pulls the length back a bit, outside off, Quinton de Kock goes for the drive but misses the shot and goes back to the bowler.
7.4 overs (1 run)
Tossed the ball up and it is too full, on middle, Tristan Stubbs gets on the front foot and pushes it wide of long on for a single.
7.3 overs (1 run)
Fullish delivery on the pads by Kuldeep, Quinton de Kock hits it off the pads to the left of short fine leg for another run.
7.2 overs (1 run)
Full again but not much air, on middle, Tristan Stubbs sweeps it easily to long on for a single.
7.1 overs (4 runs)
FOUR! The ball falls on the ground! Kuldeep loops the ball but it’s too full, on off, Tristan Stubbs puts his weight on the front foot and drives it to the right of long off for a boundary.
6.6 overs (0 runs)
Quinton de Kock went for a slog sweep on a tempting length delivery on the middle line but the ball took the inside edge onto the pad. It could have easily gone under the bat and hit the stumps.
6.5 overs (0 runs)
Fuller and quicker, the ball slides on the pads, Quinton de Kock paddles but fails to clear the man at short fine leg.
6.4 overs (1 run)
Tristan Stubbs makes room, pulling the ball back onto his stumps and shifts the strike by pushing the ball to the left of cover.
6.3 overs (4 runs)
Four! Well played! Fullish length ball from behind the wicket, Tristan Stubbs steps forward and executes the slog sweep beautifully. Hits the ball flat to the left of deep midwicket and gets a boundary.
6.2 overs (1 run)
Now fired the ball fuller in length and on middle, Quinton de Kock clears his front leg and hits it towards long off for a run.
6.1 overs (1 run)
Tristan Stubbs tosses a short length ball on the stumps with a high-arm action and punches it in front of square on the off side for a single.
5.6 overs (4 runs)
FOUR! Finds the gap well and at the end of the powerplay, South Africa are 42/2. Slightly short and outside off, Quinton de Kock lets the ball come and plays it long enough between the fielders at short third and backward point and goes for a boundary.
5.5 overs (0 runs)
Excellent bowling! Stopped the ball back a bit and tossed it towards the off side, Quinton de Kock stepped down the pitch but caught the ball and stopped it.
5.4 overs (1 run)
Tristan Stubbs bounces the ball back on the stumps and flicks it with the toe of the bat towards long on for a single.
5.3 overs (2 runs)
Hit hard but that’s good fielding in the deep! Fullish on middle, Tristan Stubbs clears it off the front leg and hits it straight to the left of long on, where Suryakumar Yadav dives and stops the ball for two runs.
5.2 overs (2 runs)
In the air but lands safely! A flat one, a tad short and around off, Tristan Stubbs steps back and tries to push it over covers and slices it over the point region for a couple of runs.
5.1 overs (1 run)
Short and flat on the pads, Quinton de Kock flicks it through backward square leg for a single.
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