8.5 overs (0 runs)
No race.
8.4 overs (6 runs)
Six! Now, that’s a solid hit!
8.3 overs (1 run)
Floated on the stumps, Virat Kohli is happy to take the strike by sweeping the ball past midwicket.
8.2 overs (1 run)
Nice cut but goes straight to the fielder. Trying to angle it on the short side and across the off stump, Axar Patel goes on the back foot and cuts it behind point.
8.1 overs (1 run)
Slowly in the air and on a short length around off, Virat Kohli leans back and hits it with the straight bat towards long off for a single.
7.6 overs (1 run)
Length and slippery delivery from the right-handed batsman, Virat Kohli goes on the backfoot and plays it towards deep midwicket for a single.
7.5 overs (1 run)
Slow in the air and on a drawn length, Axar Patel again goes for the slog sweep but pulls it through the square leg region for a single run.
7.4 overs (0 runs)
Full and quick, angling through middle and leg, Axar Patel flicks the ball out towards covers.
7.3 overs (6 runs)
SIX! Up, up and over the fielder! Bowled over the middle stump, Axar Patel goes for the slog sweep and hits the ball over Heinrich Klaasen at deep midwicket for a big shot.
7.2 overs (1 run)
The ball is tossed on the stumps at around 90 kmph, Virat Kohli uses his wrists to play the ball away from long on and gets another single.
7.1 overs (1 run)
Bowled the ball fast on the toes, Axar Patel manages to get off the front foot and flicks the ball away from mid-on for a single.
6.6 overs (1 run)
Now both these batsmen took just one run to score for India. The full length ball slid on the pad towards deep mid-wicket and only one run was scored.
6.5 overs (1 run)
Now a slower bumper ball, at just 112 kmph, well over the top of the stumps, Virat Kohli gets well on top of the bounce and plays a controlled pull shot in front of square leg, scoring a single run.
6.4 overs (0 runs)
Anrich Nortje has a blistering pace and he bowls the ball at 141.3 kph, on a good length and angling onto the pads. Virat Kohli fails to clear it and gets hit on the thigh pad.
6.3 overs (1 run)
This time the ball was a bit shorter and outside off, Axar Patel turned back and swept the ball towards deep third for an easy single.
6.2 overs (0 runs)
Again hit hard on the deck and tossed up on off and middle, Axar Patel plays it late and closer to the body and flicks it down with soft hands towards short third.
6.1 overs (1 run)
Anrich Nortje is back in the field and is on the attack. Moving the ball on top of the stumps and bowling a hard length delivery near the off channel, Virat Kohli lets the ball come and flicks it over the diving point fielder for a single.
5.6 overs (1 run)
Brilliant bowling from Aiden Markram, just 6 singles in the last over of the powerplay and India are 45/3! A flat length ball across the off stump, Virat Kohli hits the ball towards long on and takes a single.
5.5 overs (1 run)
Slightly flighted, trying to work the ball on middle and leg, Axar Patel gets his back foot up and leans on it before driving it through wide mid-on for another single.
5.4 overs (1 run)
Bowled fast and quite full, Virat Kohli played it down to full length and hit it hard towards long on for a single.
5.3 overs (1 run)
Markram stops the ball a bit back and turns it around the middle stump, Axar Patel leans forward but the ball comes on the deck slowly and Axar pushes it outside mid-on and takes a single.
5.2 overs (1 run)
Ball on the short side and sliding across middle and leg stump, Virat Kohli takes it on the backfoot and flicks it neatly to deep square leg for a single.
5.1 overs (1 run)
Starting around the stumps, the ball is hit fullish in length on middle and leg stump, Axar Patel flicks the ball away from the mid-wicket region and takes a single run.
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