2nd T20I: SA look to score quick with rain coming down

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Wed, 21 February 2018

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SA 50-2 (6 ovs) vs Ind 188-4 (20 ovs) | Scorecard

12 runs come off the over.

Unadkat continues and Klaasen comes in to bat at the fall of Hendricks' wicket and he starts by pulling the ball over mid-wicket for a six.

The follow-up deliveries give nothing to Klaasen.

Short ball and Klaasen connects. He plays it over mid-wicket for another six. Identical shot! 50 comes up for SA.

Thakur comes back into the attack and Duminy and Hendricks keep the scorecard moving.

Thakur bowls a wide as SA close in on 41 in 5 overs that is the DLS par score.

Slower ball, Hendricks tries to up the scoring, goes after the bowler, not in control of the shot and is caught in the deep by Pandya.

He played an entertaining innings while it lasted.

23:34 Smuts out cheaply

SA 24-1 (4 ovs) vs Ind 188-4 (20 ovs) | Scorecard

9 runs and a wicket come off the over.

Unadkat gets the first breakthrough for India.

Duminy comes in to bat and starts with a dot.

Unadkat comes to the attack.

Wide ball and Hendricks slashes at the ball and that is a four square to third man boundary.

Another wide ball and Hendricks plays a superb cover drive for a well-timed boundary.

Unadkat comes around the wicket, Hendricks just cuts it to point for a couple.

Short ball and Smuts pulls, lucky it falls short off mid-on.

The ball just pops up, Smuts gets the leading edge and Raina takes a catch as he runs in from short cover.

23:27 Sedate start for SA

SA 15-0 (3 ovs) vs Ind 188-4 (20 ovs) | Scorecard

11 runs come off the over as Hendricks takes to the attack.

Bhuvi continues and Hendricks gets the first boundary.

Plays the ball over point and the ball races to the fence.

He then gets a single to backward point.

Smuts then gets a single.

Hendricks then just goes after the ball and plays it to long-on for a four.

He then gets a single to square third man.

23:24 India set SA 189 for victory

SA 4-0 (2 ovs) vs Ind 188-4 (20 ovs) | Scorecard

Shardul Thakur comes on to bowl at the other end and Hendricks gets a single.

Smuts plays the ball to mid-wicket and scampers for a single.

Hendricks then plays the ball to mid-on and runs for a quick single.

The ball keeps low and that is a slower one. Smuts tries to go after it, plays and misses.

2 runs come off the over.

Bhuvi opens the attack for India and he gets some swing.

Hendricks and Smuts open the batting for SA.

Hendricks then plays and misses. Good ball!

Hendricks gets off the mark with a single to cover.

23:09 Dhoni, Pandey slam fifties

Ind 188-4 (20 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard

Manish Pandey and MS Dhoni have accelerated and how!

103 runs have come off the last ten overs with the loss of only one wicket, that of Raina, as India have done very well to get to 188 for 4 in their 20 overs.

With figures of 2 for 28, Junior Dala has been the only impressive bowler for the Proteas while his other fellow bowlers were tonked all over the park.

Paterson comes back into the attack.

Pandey starts the last over with a single.

Dhoni then just slaps the ball square of the wicket for a six.

Short ball and Dhoni just pulls it over the cow corner.

Dhoni then gets the inside edge and plays it past short fine for a four. He is on 49 now.

Dhoni slams the ball, falls short of long-off and he scampers through for 2 runs. Dhoni brings up his 2nd T20I fifty.

Full toss and Dhoni whips it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

23:00 13 come off 19th over

Ind 170-4 (19 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard

13 runs come off the penultimate over.

Morris is back in the attack and starts with a yorker. Pandey gets a single.

Dhoni then picks the full toss and slaps it to backward square leg for a four.

Dhoni comes down the ground and that is a single to long-on.

Pandey then takes a single to long-on.

Dhoni comes across the stumps and he hammers it over deep mid-wicket, Dala drops the catch and that is a six!

Dala comes back into the attack.

Short ball and Pandey gets under it and slaps it to the leg side for a couple.

Pandey then slices the ball through point for a four.

What a shot! Pandey comes to the off side and hammers the slower ball behind short fine fielder for a four.

He then gets a single to sweeper cover.

22:49 Pandey-Dhoni partnerships blooms

Ind 146-4 (17 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard

13 runs come off the over.

Paterson continues and Morris overthrows to gift India four extra runs. Five runs off the first ball of the over.

Dhoni flashes at the wide ball and that is a boundary to third man.

Dhoni then takes a run to the on side.

Pandey then gets a single to long-on.

Dhoni then gets a single to square.

Pandey digs out the yorker and he gets a single to long on.

22:45 9 comes off the over

Ind 133-4 (16 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard

Morris comes back into the attack, it's a bouncer and Pandey just picks it up and creams the ball over mid-wicket for a huge six!

Morris comes back nicely with a yorker, Pandey squeezes it out and gets a single.

Knuckle ball, Dhoni tries to come down the wicket and leaves it alone.

Dhoni then just plays the ball to short mid-wicket and scampers through for a single.

Pandey digs out the yorker and plays it to mid-wicket for a single as 9 come off the over.

22:40 SA go for big runs

Ind 124-4 (15 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard

Phehlukwayo comes back into the attack.

Dhoni gets a couple to long-on.

He then plays the ball to cover for another couple.

The next ball fetches a run to third man.

Pandey cuts and gets a single to get to 49.

Dhoni then plays a single to backward point.

Pandey gets to his 50 with a shot to deep cover.

Smuts continues and Dhoni clobbers him for a huge six over long off.

Dhoni and Pandey just rotate the strike as 10 runs come off the over.

22:33 Raina out

Ind 106-4 (13 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard

Dala comes to the crease and Pandey is smashing him all over the park.

2 four come off the over.

Smuts comes to the crease and 5 runs in the over.

Phehlukwayo comes into the attack.

And Raina plays a shot over extra cover for a boundary.

Raina is gone LBW for 30.

Dhoni comes to the crease and gets off the mark with a couple.

22:19 19 come off the over

Ind 85-3 (10 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard

Shamsi continues.

He bowls at Pandey's pads and he just plays it to the leg side boundary for a four.

Again he has bowled a straighter ball and Pandey whips it to the leg side for a couple.

Full toss, Pandey goes for the drive, just short of the fielder at gully.

Pandey picks the ball from outside the off stump and sends it flying into the crowds at deep mid-wicket.

A wrong un is next and that is an identical shot for a another 6.

Pandey ends the over with a pull to deep wicket as 19 come off the over.

Paterson comes back into the attack. Raina starts with a single.

Pandey survives a run-out chance.

Raina takes a run to backward square leg.

Pandey swings his arms and the ball flies off a thick edge to the third man boundary for a four.

The last ball fetches a run as 8 runs come off the over.

22:10 SA bowlers keep it tight

Ind 58-3 (8 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard

Left-arm spinner Shamsi comes into the attack.

Raina starts with a single to the off side.

Pandey then plays it to deep square leg for a couple.

Another single to square leg for Pandey.

Raina then gets a single.

Just five runs come off the over.

22:06 India lose 3 early wickets

Ind 43-3 (7 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard

Duminy continues and Raina takes a single to mid-off.

Pandey then gets a single to mid-on.

Raina then gets a single to mid-wicket.

Another single for Pandey.

Raina then gets another single to backward square leg.

Duminy bowls a wide and then Pandey slaps the next ball to deep mid-wicket for a couple.

22:02 Dala gets his 2nd

Ind 45-3 (6 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard

Dala bowls a wicket-maiden as he sends Kohli back early.

Dala comes back into the attack.

He starts with 2 dots to Kohli.

Dala takes the edge of Kohli's bat, short of length, bounces and Kohli has a go at it. He gets the nick and the ball goes through to the keeper as Klaasen takes a good catch.

Manish Pandey comes to the crease and he starts with 3 dot balls.

Kohli gone for

21:56 India lose 2nd wicket

Ind 45-2 (5 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard

Kohli replaces Dhawan at the crease and gets off the mark off the 2nd ball with a single.

Duminy does well as only 5 runs and a wicket come in the over.

JP Duminy brings himself into the attack.

Dhawan starts the over with a boundary.

2nd ball, full toss and Dhawan just gifts the man at mid-on an easy catch.

21:52 Slams 12 runs off Paterson

Ind 40-1 (4 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard

12 runs come off the over.

Paterson comes into the attack.

And he starts with 2 dots to Raina.

Raina comes to the leg side to give himself room and just plays it square on the off side for a boundary.

Slower ball that is a dot.

Straighter ball, Raina then just whips the ball through mid-wicket for a four.

Ball drifts on to his pads and Raina just flicks it to the fine leg boundary for a four.

21:46 Rohit gone for a duck

Ind 18-1 (3 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard

Morris continues.

Short ball and Dhawan pulls it through on the leg side for a boundary.

Another short ball and Dhawan pulls it over fine leg boundary for a six.

Dhawan then gets it short and wide and he just clubs it through covers for another boundary.

14 runs have come off the first 3 balls in the over.

Slower ball, another pull and Dhawan sends this flying over deep square leg for another 6 in the over.

21:41 Dala gets the first breakthrough

Ind 8-0 (2 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard

Junior Dala opens the bowling at the other end and raps Rohit on the pads.

That was crashing into his leg stump. Rohit decides against taking DRS.

He has gone for a duck.

Raina comes in to bat at No 3 and starts with a couple. He just opens the face of the ball and that is India's first 2 runs on the scoreboard.

Raina gets a streaky boundary as the edge flies past the second slip for a four to third man.

Nice push down the ground and Raina gets another couple off the last ball of the over.

8 runs and a wicket off the over.

Morris begins with a maiden as he tests Dhawan.

Shikhar Dhawan opens the batting and he is gone first ball! He asks for DRS and the onfield umpire's decision has been reversed as there has been an inside edge.

Morris opens the bowling and he is getting some shape in.

Again, he has hit Dhawan high on the thigh.

Dhawan is trying to connect but has again been rapped on his leg.

This time he allows the ball go through to the keeper.

21:07 No changes in SA team

South Africa captain JP Duminy has won the toss and elected to field first with the overcast skies in the 2nd T20I at Centurion on Wednesday.

India has made a change, Shardul Thakur comes in place of injured Jaspreet Bumrah.

The Men in Blue won the first T20I at Johannesburg by 28 runs and a victory on Wednesday will see them wrap up another series win on this tour.

A highly competitive 1-2 loss in the Tests, followed by a comprehensive 5-1 ODI triumph has made for quite a roller-coaster tour so far and the Indians would be aiming for a happy end to the long sojourn with a T20 victory.

Wrapping up the series here might also enable Kohli to take time off and sit out the final T20I in Cape Town, keeping in mind his hectic schedule over the next three months.

Teams (from):

India: Virat Kohli (capt), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik, MS Dhoni (wk), Hardik Pandya, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Jaydev Unadkat, Shardul Thakur.

South Africa: JP Duminy (capt), Farhaan Behardien, Junior Dala, Reeza Hendricks, Christiaan Jonker, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), David Miller, Chris Morris, Dane Paterson, Aaron Phangiso, Andile Phehlukwayo, Tabraiz Shamsi, Jon-Jon Smuts.

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