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22:51 SA thrash India to seal series
India chose to bat in sweltering conditions, with the mercury rising above 40 degrees Celsius for much of the day. The visitors posted 287 for six in their 50 overs, which looked a good total on a slow wicket that should have favoured them.
But South Africa paced their reply superbly, with Malan and fellow opener Quinton de Kock (78 from 66 balls) putting on 132 for the first wicket.
Malan, who now has three hundreds and three fifties in his 12 ODI innings, put on another 80 with captain Temba Bavuma (35) before he was bowled by Jasprit Bumrah, the ball deflecting onto the stumps off his elbow.
The home side, who won the first ODI by 31 runs, reached their target with 11 balls to spare.
Rishabh Pant led the Indian charge in their innings with an excellent 85 from 71 balls in which he played some sparkling shots all around the wicket before picking out long-on Aiden Markram off the bowling of wrist-spinner Tabraiz Shamsi (2-57).
SA 288-3 (48.1 ovs) vs India 287-6 | Scorecard
Opener Janneman Malan scored 91 as South Africa chased down a victory target of 288 for a comfortable seven-wicket win over India and an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series after the second One-Day International at Boland Park on Friday.
India chose to bat in sweltering conditions, with the mercury rising above 40 degrees Celsius for much of the day. The visitors posted 287 for six in their 50 overs, which looked a good total on a slow wicket that should have favoured them.
But South Africa paced their reply superbly, with Malan and fellow opener Quinton de Kock (78 from 66 balls) putting on 132 for the first wicket.
Malan, who now has three hundreds and three fifties in his 12 ODI innings, put on another 80 with captain Temba Bavuma (35) before he was bowled by Jasprit Bumrah, the ball deflecting onto the stumps off his elbow.
The home side, who won the first ODI by 31 runs, reached their target with 11 balls to spare.
Rishabh Pant led the Indian charge in their innings with an excellent 85 from 71 balls in which he played some sparkling shots all around the wicket before picking out long-on Aiden Markram off the bowling of wrist-spinner Tabraiz Shamsi (2-57).
22:04 SA thrash India to seal ODI series
SA 288-3 (48.1 ovs) vs India 287-6 | Scorecard
Bumrah to bowl his final over. Van der Dussen drives the second ball through the covers for three runs.
Markram misses the pull shot and is struck on the thigh pads for a leg bye before van der Dussen drives the last ball down to long-on for one.
Markram has a big swing last ball but is beaten as Bumrah finishes with 1/37 in his 10 overs.
Bhuvneshwar to bowl the 48th over. Singles from the first three balls as South Africa continue to close in on an emphatic win.
Van der Dussen happy to pick another run to sweeper cover and Markram punches the fifth ball wide of mid-off to level scores.
Part-time spinner Shreyas Iyer to bowl the 49th over. Markram hits the first ball to mid-off and takes a quick single to take his team to victory.
South Africa thrash India by an emphatic seven-wicket margin, with 11 balls to spare, as they seal the three-match series 2-0.
Rassie van der Dussen and Markram strokes 37 each to carry their team over the line, as they sit in with a chance to complete a series sweep on Sunday.
21:54 South Africa close in on series win
Van der Dussen hits Bhuvneshwar through the covers for a couple of runs and then takes a single next ball.
SA 276-3 (46 ovs) vs India 287-6 | Scorecard
Van der Dussen hits Bhuvneshwar through the covers for a couple of runs and then takes a single next ball.
Markram looks to finish off things as he plays the inside out loft off Bhuvneshwar for a four.
The next ball is whipped through midwicket for another boundary as the target comes under 20.
Bhuvneshwar's struggles continue as he gives away 12 in the 44th over, he has so far gone for 57 runs in his six overs.
The match is firmly in South Africa's control as Bumrah, who has two overs in hand, is back into the attack.
Bumrah starts with a slower bouncer as Markram is done in completely for pace. He looks to pull but is way too early into the shot and ends up pushing it on the off-side before he tries another big shot off the next ball but misses.
Markram takes a single off the third ball to mid-off before Bumrah's slower bouncer goes high over van der Dussen and is ruled a wide.
Bumrah finishes with two dot balls as he gives away just two runs in his ninth over.
Bhuvneshwar continues despite giving away runs in plenty. He sends down a tidy over this time around as both van der Dussen and Markram don't seem in any rush to finish off the game.
They quietly collect four runs from Bhuvneshwar's seventh over, with 12 needed from four overs for victory.
21:41 South Africa set for easy win
SA 258-3 (43 ovs) vs India 287-6 | Scorecard
Ashwin continues as van der Dussen attempts to pull the first ball but misses and the ball narrowly misses the stumps.
He drives the second ball down to long-on for a single and Markram picks another run to the same fielder.
Van der Dussen keeps strike with a single off the last ball, as Ashwin gives away three runs in his ninth over.
Captain KL Rahul has a chat with ex-skipper Kohli before he decides to bring back pacer Bhuvneshwar, who has been disappointing so far with 40 runs conceded from four overs.
Van der Dussen punches the first ball through the covers for a couple to bring up South Africa's 250 and he takes a single to the same fielder next ball.
Two more singles as Bhuvneshwar concedes five runs in his fifth over.
Ashwin to bowl his final over. Van der Dussen takes a single off the first ball to midwicket and Markram picks one down to long-off.
Van der Dussen keeps the scoreboard moving with a single through square leg.
Markram punches the last ball past point for a couple of runs as South Africa continue to ease towards victory.
Not a good outing with the ball for Ashwin, as he gives away 68 runs in his 10 overs.
South Africa need 30 from the last seven overs for victory.
21:28 South Africa set for easy win
SA 245-3 (40 ovs) vs India 287-6 | Scorecard
Chahal to bowl his final over. Markram breaks the shackles as he sweeps the first ball through midwicket for a four and then takes a single to deep square leg trying the same shot.
Chahal gets the ball to turn sharply as van der Dussen coming forward to defend is beatem.
The next ball is short as the right-hander punches it through the covers for three runs with Ashwin managing to keep it inside the ropes.
Chahal finishes with good figures of 1/47 in 10 overs.
South Africa need 63 from 12 overs for victory with seven wickets in hand.
Ashwin comes back into the attack in place of Bumrah. Van der Dussen immediately brings out the sweep, reversing the off-spinner fine on the off-side for a four.
The next ball is driven to sweeper cover for a single and Markram takes one off the next.
Ashwin drops short as van der Dussen punches it through the covers for another boundary and picks up another couple of runs off the last ball.
Ashwin goes for 12 runs in the 39th over, he has struggled with the ball today giving away 60 runs in eight overs.
Medium pacer Venkatesh is back into the attack. Markram clips the first ball for a couple of runs before he whips the next past short fine leg for a four.
Venkatesh bowls a yorker on the stumps as Markram digs it out square on the off-side for a single and van der Dussen takes one off the last ball.
South Africa are 245/3 in 40 overs, needing another 43 from the last 10 overs for victory.
21:17 Chahal strikes as India bounce back
SA 217-3 (37 ovs) vs India 287-6 | Scorecard
Chahal, who has two overs in hand, is back into the attack. And he boosts India's chances further with the wicket of the well-set Bavuma, who gets a leading edge and is caught by the bowler for 35.
Two wickets in the space of seven balls as South Africa are reduced to 214/3 in 35.4 overs.
Rassie van der Dussen spots the googly as he taps it on the leg side for a single to get off the mark.
India nearly strike again as van der Dussen is sent back after Markram pushed Chahal into the covers but the fielder misses the direct hit, with the batter struggling to make his crease.
A good over from Chahal as he concedes just two singles while picking up the key wicket of South Africa captain Bavuma.
Bumrah follows it up with another tight over as India look to create some pressure.
21:06 Malan out for 91 but SA in control
The asking rate is under five with South Africa set for an easy win, which will help clinch the three-match series.
SA 213-2 (35 ovs) vs India 287-6 | Scorecard
The asking rate is under five with South Africa set for an easy win, which will help clinch the three-match series.
Against the run of play, Bumrah strikes with the wicket of Malan, who ends up playing the ball back on to his stumps, to be bowled for 91 from 108 balls.
The ball bounces a bit more than expected as it hits the gloves and ends up on the stumps for an unfortunate dismissal for the opener as he narrowly misses the century.
Aiden Markram gets off the mark with a single as the fielder at midwicket fails to collect the ball.
A much-needed wicket for India to give them a glimmer of hope but South Africa are in complete control and will hope to avoid any more dramas.
South Africa need 75 from 15 overs for victory, at an asking rate of five.
21:00 Malan, Bavuma take SA past 200
SA 211-1 (34 ovs) vs India 287-6 | Scorecard
Bumrah, who has five overs in hand, comes back into the attack with India desperate for a break.
The pacer starts with three dot balls in a row to Malan, who then takes a single to fine leg and Bavuma keeps out the last two balls.
In the next over, Malan steers Thakur square on the off-side for a four to take South Africa past the 200-run mark, in the 34th over.
A single to Malan down to long-on before Bavuma pulls a short ball over midwicket for another boundary.
He runs the fifth ball fine on the off-side past the gloves of wicketkeeper Pant for the third four of the over.
Bavuma keeps strike with a single from the last ball, as he races to 34 from 33 balls.
Malan closes in on century, stroking 91 from 105 balls with South Africa in control on 211/1 in 34 overs, needing another 77 runs from the last 16 overs for victory.
20:47 Malan, Bavuma put SA in control
SA 196-1 (32 ovs) vs India 287-6 | Scorecard
Malan using the sweep to good effect to unsettle the spinners. This time he reverse sweeps Chahal over the off-side for a boundary.
He sweeps the third ball to deep square leg for one before Bavuma plays the cut shot to Kohli at point, who ends up conceding an overthrow.
Malan clips Chahal to long-on for a single to retain the strike.
Thakur comes back into the attack in place of Venkatesh. The first ball is way down the leg side as Malan helps it along the way for a four through fine leg, as the target comes under the 100-run mark.
He takes a single through the covers before Bavuma picks two runs through square leg followed by one.
Malan pushes Thakur to sweeper cover for another run as South Africa cruise to 196/2 in 32 overs. They need another 92 runs from the remaining 18 overs for victory at an asking rate of just over five.
20:38 Malan and Bavuma keep India at bay
SA 180-1 (30 ovs) vs India 287-6 | Scorecard
Bavuma pulls Chahal's first ball through square leg for a single and Malan miscues the pull as it goes uppishly for a single behind square.
Bavuma also uses the sweep which he mishits for a single on the leg side and Malan is beaten trying the same shot last ball.
The game is drifting away from the Indians, who should be looking to bring back their strike bowler Bumrah for a brief spell and try to pick up a wicket or two.
Venkatesh not conceding too many runs but South Africa are progressing quite well, not looking rushed as singles are coming regularly.
Four runs from Venkatesh's fourth over as South Africa 180 for one in 30 overs, needing another 110 for victory in the remaining 20 overs.
Malan has looked solid for his 73 from 91 balls, while Bavuma has eased his way to 21 from 23 balls.
20:33 Malan and Bavuma keep India at bay
SA 173-1 (28 ovs) vs India 287-6 | Scorecard
Venkatesh drags his length back as Malan pulls it powerfully through midwicket for a four.
Malan takes a single to long-on before Bavuma miscues the drive, hitting it uppishly but in the gap between mid-off and covers, to get a single.
Malan drives the last ball along the ground to long-off for a single.
Chahal comes back into the attack in place of Ashwin, who has gone for 48 runs in seven overs.
He gives away three runs from the first five balls before he gets the last ball to turn sharply. It spins sharply from the leg stump line to outside the off-stump as Bavuma is beaten and wicketkeeper Pant also fails to read it, to concede four byes.
Medium pacer Venkatesh continues as Malan and Bavuma easily pick him for six singles in the over.
20:18 De Kock out for 78 but SA in control
Ashwin drops short as Malan pulls it high over midwicket for a huge six and sweeps the next ball for a single.
SA 153-1 (25 ovs) vs India 287-6 | Scorecard
Ashwin drops short as Malan pulls it high over midwicket for a huge six and sweeps the next ball for a single.
Temba Bavuma sweeps the fourth ball fine for a couple of runs to get off the mark and keeps strike with one from the last ball.
Thakur is taken off despite taking the wicket in his previous over as medium pacer Venkatesh Iyer comes into the attack.
Bavuma pushes the first ball towards point for a quick single and Malan gets one off the next.
Bavuma flicks the fourth ball through midwicket for another run and Malan is unable to get any run off the last two balls.
Flighted delivery from Ashwun as Bavuma clips it to deep square leg for one before Malan gets a leading edge which falls safely for another run.
Captain Bavuma plays Ashwin with the spin to deep midwicket for an easy single and Malan takes one down to long-on.
Bavuma plays a brilliant paddle sweep, getting Ashwin fine on the leg side for a four as South Africa go past the 150-run mark, in the 25th over.
20:07 De Kock out for 78; SA lose 1st wkt
SA 132-1 (22 ovs) vs India 287-6 | Scorecard
Ashwin comes back into the attack, as he replaces Chahal. Malan sweeps the second ball fine on the leg side for a couple of runs and takes a single next ball to long-on.
Three singles from the last three balls as Ashwin gives away six runs in his fifth over.
In the next over, de Kock enjoys a slice of luck as he misses the pull shot off Thakur and the ball goes off his gloves and passes close to the stumps.
De Kock hits the next ball to deep midwicket for a single before the pacer bowls a wide.
Malan takes a single to bring up his fifty from 66 balls before the pacer bowls another wide to de Kock.
De Kock shuffles across and misses the full toss but the huge appeal for leg before wicket is turned down.
Thakur is absolutely convinced but the umpire is unmoved and India immediately take the review.
That is plumb and is surprising that the on-field umpire Marais Erasmus didn't give it out.
Infact, de Kock started walking as he saw the replay on the big screen before he was ruled out on the review.
De Kock walks back after a quickfire 78 from 66 balls, hitting seven fours and three sixes. He put on 132 runs for the opening wicket from as many balls to lay the perfect foundation for the Proteas.
19:54 De Kock, Malan put SA in control
SA 122-0 (20 ovs) vs India 287-6 | Scorecard
Shardul Thakur comes into the attack after the drinks break. Malan takes a single off the first ball through the covers and de Kock picks one third ball.
Another single to Malan before de Kock sweeps the medium pacer square on the leg side for a four.
Chahal from the other end. Malan sweeps the second ball for a single and de Kock slog sweeps the next ball for two runs to Kohli at deep midwicket.
The next ball again goes to Kohli as de Kock whips it for a single this time and Malan takes a quick single off the last ball.
Can Thakur's golden arm deliver the breakthrough for India? The medium pacer starts his new over with three dot balls in a row before Malan takes a single through the covers.
De Kock is unable to get a run off the last two balls as South Africa reach 122 for no loss in 20 overs.
19:47 De Kock, Malan put SA in control
SA 109-0 (17 ovs) vs India 287-6 | Scorecard
Bhuvneshwar struggling with his line. This time he bowls too wide as Malan drives it through the covers for a four as he continues to grow in confidence.
A single to Malan down to long-on before de Kock haves Bhuvi over midwicket for a six, to take South Africa past 100, in the 16th over.
He keeps strike with a single from the last ball as 12 come from the over, with Bhuvneshwar conceding 40 from his four overs.
In the next over, Malan bottom edges the sweep shot on to his pads as Chahal bowls it a bit slower. The next ball is much quicker as Malan defends before he takes a single to midwicket and de Kock takes one off the next.
At the drinks break, South Africa well placed on 109 for no loss in 17 overs, with Malan on 40 and de Kock on 67.
They need another 179 runs from 33 overs for victory at an asking rate of 5.42.
19:29 De Kock hits 50; SA off to good start
SA 93-0 (15 ovs) vs India 287-6 | Scorecard
Chahal continues as de Kock clips the second ball through square leg for a single and Malan takes one down to long-on.
Chahal drifts on the pads as de Kock glances it fine on the leg side for three runs and Malan keeps strike with one off the last ball.
Bhuvneshwar from the other end. Malan takes a single on the off-side from the first ball before de Kock gets one off the next.
Bhuvneshwar drops short as Malan pulls it through square leg for a four and then takes a single to midwicket.
Another short ball as de Kock pulls it to deep square leg for one and Malan takes another run down to long-on.
This is turning out to be too easy for the Proteas. Chahal comes up with a tidy over, giving away just three singles.
South Africa are 93 for no loss in 15 overs, needing another 195 runs from 30 overs for victory at an asking rate of 5.55.
19:18 De Kock hits 50; SA off to good start
SA 75-0 (12 ovs) vs India 287-6 | Scorecard
Spin from both ends as Yuzvendra Chahal comes into the attack. De Kock clips the first ball through square leg for one and Malan hits the next to long-on for another run.
De Kock picks another single to long-on before Malan is beaten by a sharp turning leg break from Chahal, but there is no edge and his feet is grounded before Pant took off the bails.
Chahal bowls a wide down the leg side before Malan sweeps the last ball for a couple of runs to deep square leg.
Ashwin, who went for 24 runs in four overs in his first spell, is back into the attack.
De Kock hits the first ball into the covers where the fielder makes a good stop to keep it down to one but a wild throw sees him conceding another extra run.
Those two runs help de Kock race to his half-century from 36 balls and then takes a single through the covers.
19:13 De Kock, Malan give SA good start
SA 66-0 (10 ovs) vs India 287-6 | Scorecard
Bumrah continues as de Kock clips the first ball to fine leg for a single and Malan flicks the fifth ball uppishly through midwicket for a four.
He steers the last ball square on the off-side for a couple of runs, as seven come from Bumrah's fifth over.
De Kock starts the 10th over with a single as he cuts Ashwin's short ball on the off-side and Malan takes one down the ground.
De Kock goes after Ashwin as he plays the inside out shot over the covers for a four before he takes a single down to long-off.
Malan attempts to reverse sweep the last ball but misses and is struck on the pads. India appeal for LBW which is turned down before they take the review, but the point of impact is outside the line of off-stump as the review is lost.
South Africa off to a good start as they race to 66 for no loss in 10 overs.
De Kock has played an attacking innings to smash 46 from 32 balls, while Malan has made 19 from 28 balls.
19:03 De Kock, Malan take SA past 50
SA 52-0 (8 ovs) vs India 287-6 | Scorecard
Ashwin does well to bowl a maiden over to Malan, who seems content to bat cautiously and play the supporting role from one end.
South Africa have done well to score 38 from the first six overs of Powerplay, with de Kock taking advantage of the fielding restriction in the Powerplay.
Bumrah continues as de Kock clips the first ball to fine leg for a single and Malan pushes the third ball in the gap through the off-side for two runs, before he is unable to get a run off the last three balls.
A huge moment in the game as Pant misses an easy stumping of the dangerous de Kock. The left-hander comes down the track but is beaten in the flight but Pant fails to collect the ball to miss on an easy opportunity.
De Kock makes it worse for the bowler Ashwin as he slog sweeps the next ball over square leg for a six and flicks a full toss through the leg side for one.
Malan reverse sweeps the fifth ball, beating the man inside the circle at thirdman for a four, to take South Africa past the 50-run mark in the eighth over.
18:51 De Kock gives SA a flying start
Malan does well to take a single and bring de Kock back on strike. The left-hander is beaten as he plays away from his body before he clips his IPL team-mate Bumrah through midwicket for a four.
SA 38-0 (5 ovs) vs India 287-6 | Scorecard
Malan does well to take a single and bring de Kock back on strike. The left-hander is beaten as he plays away from his body before he clips his IPL team-mate Bumrah through midwicket for a four.
SA race to 28 for no loss in three overs, forcing India to try spin in the Powerplay as veteran Ravichandran Ashwin comes into the attack.
Malan hits the first ball down to long-on for a single and de Kock makes room but can't get the ball past the fielder in the covers.
Ashwin makes the mistake of giving room and this time de Kock slaps it through the covers for a four. He keeps strike with a single from the last ball.
Bumrah bowling on a tight line, ensuring he doesn't give de Kock any room. De Kock defends the first two balls before he takes a single on the off-side and Malan also takes one wide of mid-off.
De Kock clips Bumrah through square leg for one and Malan steers the last ball to thirdman for another run.
South Africa off to a good start, as they reach 38 for no loss in five overs, with de Kock stroking 31 from 23 balls.
18:38 SA off to a flying start; India 287
SA 23-0 (2 ovs) vs India 287-6 | Scorecard
Janneman Malan and Quinton de Kock are the two openers for South Africa, while Jasprit Bumrah will open the bowling for the visitors.
The first ball is too straight as Malan glances it to fine leg for a single to get off the mark and de Kock clips the fourth ball through square leg for a couple of runs.
The next ball is pitched up as de Kock drives it straight down the ground past mid-off for a four before he inside edges the last ball, as seven runs come from the first over.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar from the other end. Malan inside edges the first ball for a single and de Kock comes down the track to whip the third ball past midwicket for a four.
The left-hander pulls the fifth ball over square leg for a six before the pacer bowls a wide down the leg side as he switches to round the wicket.
The last ball is punched straight down the ground past the bowler for a four.
Bhuvneshwar concedes 16 in his first over as SA race to 23 for no loss in two overs.
17:59 Pant, Rahul hit 50s, India post 287
Ashwin chancing his arm without much of a result. After a couple of swing and misses against Shamsi, Ashwin comes down and somehow manages to loft the spinner back over this head.
Ashwin chancing his arm without much of a result. After a couple of swing and misses against Shamsi, Ashwin comes down and somehow manages to loft the spinner back over this head.
The ball is chipped down the ground as David Miller runs to his right and even puts in the dive but fails to hold on to the catch.
A single each to the two batsmen as Shamsi gives away just five runs in the 48th over.
Ngidi comes back into the attack. Thakur walks across his stumps a long way but only gets a single on the leg side before Ashwin also shuffles across and clips the pacer for a couple.
Ashwin has a big swing but fails to connect before he tries another one off the next only to miss again.
He drives the last ball through the covers for a couple of runs as Ngidi concedes just five runs in the 49th over.
Magala to bowl the final over. Thakur digs out a full delivery through midwicket for a couple of runs while the bowler has overstepped to concede three runs.
Ashwin steers the next past point for a single and Thakur picks a couple of runs through the leg side and then takes a single down to long-off.
Ashwin flicks the fifth ball through square leg for two runs and slices the last ball over the covers for a four.
14 runs from the last over as India finish on a healthy 287/6 in their 50 overs.
Thakur once again played a good hand with the bat, with an unbeaten 40 from 38 balls, while Ashwin hit 25 from 24 balls.
17:43 Venkatesh out for 22; India 6 down
Thakur hits Maharaj down to long-off for a single before the spinner bowls a couple of dots to new man Ravichandran Ashwin.
Ashwin gets off the mark with a single to long-on and Thakur lofts the next ball back over the bowler's head for a four.
Spin from both ends as Shami comes back into the attack. He does well to give away just three singles from the first five balls before Thakur plays the inside out lofted shot for a four, to take India past 250.
In the next over, Ashwin slog sweeps Maharaj for a six over square leg as 11 come from the 47th over.
17:31 Venkatesh out for 22; India 6 down
Venkatesh has struggled to get the boundaries away as he picks up a single on the off-side.
Thakur is unable to get hold of the lofted shot as the ball goes on the bounce to mid-off before he smashes the next straight down the ground for a four.
Thakur clips the fifth ball through midwicket for one and Venkatesh misses the glance off the leg side delivery from Phehlukwayo.
Wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock does well to pouch the ball down the leg side and whip off the bails in a flash as the stumping appeal is referred upstairs.
That is a terrific piece of glovework from de Kock as he whips off the bails at the right time just when Venkatesh's feet went up in the air for a bit.
Venkatesh walks back after scoring 22 with India losing their sixth wicket.
17:24 India 5 down as SA fight back
Spinner Maharaj, who has five overs in hand, is back into the attack. The Indians continue to struggle to get the scoreboard moving. Maharaj starts with two dot balls to Venkatesh, who then takes a quick single on the off-side.
Two more singles from the last two balls as Maharaj gives away just three singles in the 41st over.
Phehlukwayo continues to keep things tight and build up the pressure, with just a single coming from his first four balls.
Thakur breaks the shackles as he picks the slower ball from the medium pacer and swings it over midwicket for a six.
But despite that six, Phehlukwayo concedes just seven from the over.
Maharaj does well to restrict the two batsmen to just five singles in the 43rd over, as the target of around 300 looks increasingly difficult.
17:13 India 5 down as SA fight back
Ngidi is back into the attack. Iyer gets a single off the second ball through the off-side before the pacer bowls a wide down the leg side.
Thakur cuts the fourth ball square on the off-side for a couple of runs to get off the mark and then takes a single to fine leg.
Venkatesh keeps strike with one off the last ball, as just six runs come from the over.
Shamsi has also done well in his last few overs. Venkatesh hits the first ball to sweeper cover for a single before the spinner bowls four dots in a row to Thakur, who takes just one off the last ball.
South Africa continue to drop catches. This time Rassie van der Dussen fails to hold on to a tough one-handed catch leaping high on the off-side as Venkatesh (14) gets a lifeline.
Ngidi continues to build the pressure as just two runs come from his seventh over.
India are 217/5 in 40 overs, with Venkatesh on 15 and Thakur on five, with just 14 runs coming from the last four overs.
17:01 Shreyas out for 11; India 5 down
In the next over, Shreyas flicks Magala to deep midwicket for one and Venkatesh is beaten off the fourth ball as he drives away from his body.
Venkatesh is beaten again next ball before he blocks the last ball on the off-side as just a single comes from the 34th over.
This is a good spell for South Africa with the boundaries having dried up.
Iyer drives spinner Shamsi down to long-on for one before Venkatesh again struggles to rotate the strike. He plays two dot balls before taking a single into the covers.
Shami bowls a wide and Shreyas pulls the last ball for a single.
South Africa have given away just 20 runs from the last five overs, while taking a wicket to pull back things.
Magala looking much better in his second spell. He gives away just five singles in the over but he spoils it all by overstepping off the last ball.
Venkatesh makes most of the free hit to break free, as he lofts the pacer over long-on for a six.
In the next over, Shamsi has a huge appeal for leg before wicket turned down against Venkatesh, who attempts the sweep and is beaten but the impact could be outside the line.
He has another confident shout for leg before turned against Shreyas, who is struck in front as he looks to work Shamsi on the leg side.
Shamsi is quite confident as he convinces his captain to take the DRS. The impact is in line and the ball is going on to hit the leg stump as the decision is overturned.
Another failure for Shreyas as he walks back after scoring just 11.
16:42 Pant falls for 85; India 4 down
Shamsi, who went for 33 in three overs, is back into the attack. It will be interesting to see if Pant continues to attack him using the sweep shots.
The first two balls are pitched up outside the off-stump as Pant is unable to get a run before he comes down and looks to hit the spinner out of the ground.
He is unable to get hold of the lofted shot as Markram runs in from long-on and takes a superb catch diving forward.
Pant walks back after a superb innings of 85 from 71 balls, having hit 10 fours and two sixes.
Two Iyers out in the middle as Venkatesh Iyer comes out to join Shreyas Iyer in the middle.
Venkatesh punches the first ball to sweeper cover for a single to get off the mark before the spinner bowls a wide down the leg side.
Shreyas takes a single from the fifth ball as Shamsi gives away just three runs from the over.
16:32 Rahul out for 55; India lose 3rd wkt
Pant continues find the boundaries. This time he lofts medium pacer Phehlukwayo over the fielder at mid-off for a four before he pulls the third ball for a single to deep square leg.
Three more singles as eight come from the over, as India continue to score at a good rate.
A big relief for pacer Magala and South Africa as they strike with the wicket of Rahul.
The India captain clips Magala uppishly and is caught at midwicket after scoring 55 from 79 balls, having put on 115 runs for the third wicket with Pant to rally India after the quick dismissals of Dhawan and Kohli.
A crucial game for Shreyas Iyer, who gets off the mark with a single to fine leg and Pant takes one through the covers.
Two singles from the last two balls, as Magala bowls his best over of the game, giving away just four runs and taking a wicket.
16:21 Pant, Rahul hit 50s; India on top
It's blazing hot at Paarl, with the temperature touching the 41 degress celsius mark.
A single to Pant through square leg brings up the 100-run stand for the second wicket from 95 balls, as India turn things around in style.
Captain Rahul slaps the third ball to sweeper cover for a single to bring up his fifty, from 71 balls.
Pant swings Phehlukwayo across the line as he gets it off the inside half of the bat to long-on for a single.
Rahul keeps strike with a single from the last ball as five runs come from the over.
Pacer Magala, who bowled a poor spell of 29 runs from three overs with the new ball, is back into the attack.
Rahul hits the first ball down to long-on for one and Pant gets one off the next to midwicket.
Rahul drives the fourth ball, full on the stumps, down to long-on for another run and Pant picks one off the last ball.
India are 171/2 in 30 overs, with Pant on 77 from 61 balls and Rahul on 53 from 76 balls.
16:08 Pant slams fifty to rally India
Rahul content to play the supporting role as he drives Shamsi down to long-off for a single to turn the strike back to Pant.
Pant looks to paddle Shamsi fine but misses and takes a tumble before he comes down and lofts the spinner over mid-on for a four.
He slaps the last ball through the covers for a couple of runs to continue to flow of runs.
In the next over, South Africa again slip on the field. Rahul, on 46, gets his third lifeline as he cuts Phehlukwayo straight to Markram at point, who puts down the straightforward chance.
He earlier survived a runout chance before a catch was put down by Malan.
Phehlukwayo does well to concede just two runs in his fourth over as India bring up their 150, in the 27th over.
Pant continues to target Shamsi. This time he tries the reverse sweep which he miscues for a single to thirdman and Rahul takes another quiet single next ball.
Pant swings a short ball from the left-arm spinner over midwicket for a four.
He comes down the track last ball and despite getting one hand off the bat, manages to loft it high over midwicket for a six.
Pant has smashed his way to 73 from 56 balls with India on 162/2 in 28 overs.
15:56 Rahul, Pant take India past 100
Medium pacer Andile Phehlukwayo comes into the attack as he replaces Maharaj, who took 1/27 in five overs in his first spell.
Pant clips the second ball through the leg side for a couple of runs before he takes a single off the fifth ball as just three runs come from the over.
Markram continues from the other end, bowling his eighth over on the trot.
He continues to keep things tight, bowling five dot balls in a row to Pant, who clips the last ball fine on the leg side for a four.
In the next over, Rahul hits the first two balls from Phehlukwayo square on the off-side but both times can't find the gap.
Four singles from the next four balls as the medium pacer does well to concede just four runs in his second over.
Left-arm chinaman spinner Tabraiz Shamsi comes into the attack, replacing Markram, who bowled a good spell of 1/34 in eight overs.
Pant immediately targets the spinner, sweeping the first ball over midwicket for a four.
He again sweeps the next ball this time for another boundary through square leg.
Two balls later he manages to run the spinner fine on the off-side for another four and then takes a single to long-off.
Shamsi bowls a wide down the leg side before Rahul blocks the last ball, as 14 come from the over.
In the next over, Pant hits Phehlukwayo through the covers for a single to bring up his fifty from 43 balls.
Rahul takes a single off the next before Pant helps a short ball down the leg side, swiping it fine for a four.
Pant has cut loose -- hitting four boundaries in the last seven balls faced as India get back on track and on course for a total in excess of 300.
India have recovered to reach 141/2 in 25 overs, with Pant on 55 and Rahul on 45, with the duo putting on 77 from 74 balls so far for the third wicket.
15:31 Rahul, Pant take India past 100
Pant breaks the shackles as he swings Maharaj high over midwicket for a six and then takes a single off the next ball.
Pant breaks the shackles as he swings Maharaj high over midwicket for a six and then takes a single off the next ball.
Rahul glances the last ball fine on the leg side for a four, to get 11 runs from the over.
Markram continues as Pant drives the first ball through the covers for one and Rahul pulls a short ball through the leg side for a four.
Two singles from the last two balls as India look to get a move along after a few tight overs.
The runs are coming too easily for the Indians at the moment. Rahul and Pant take four singles from the first four balls against Maharaj before the latter sweeps the fifth ball fine for a four.
Pant keeps strike with a single from the last ball, as nine come from the over.
In the next over, Pant drives Markram down to long-on for a single to bring up India's 100, in the 20th over.
Makram bowling his seventh in a row. Singles off the first four balls before Pant rocks back and cuts a short ball past point for a four.
He punches the last ball into the covers where the fielder half stops it to keep it down to one.
36 runs from the last four overs as India recover to 108/2 in 20 overs, with Rahul on 41 and Pant on 27.
15:14 Kohli out for duck; India in trouble
Part-time spinner Markram is making a telling difference with the ball for South Africa.
He sends down another tight over as he bowls five dots in a row to Rahul, who manages just a single off the last ball.
In the next over, Rahul pushes Maharaj through the covers for a single and Pant drives the next to long-on to get off the mark.
Another single to Rahul through the covers before Pant takes two runs behind square on the leg side.
South Africa miss a golden opportunity to pick up another wicket. Pant clips the last ball on the leg side and sets off for a quick run before he decides against it, but Rahul is all the way to the striker's end.
Fortunately for Rahul, the bowler Maharaj fails to collect the throw from Bavuma at midwicket and he manages to get back to the non-striker's end.
In the next over, Rahul drives Markram down to long-on for a single followed by four dot balls to Pant, who takes a single off the last ball.
India are 72/2 in 16 overs, managing just 17 runs from the last seven overs while losing two wickets.
Rahul is happy to bat cautiously to score 28 from 43 balls, while Pant is on four from 10 balls.
15:04 Kohli out for duck; India in trouble
Maharaj deals India another big blow in the form of Virat Kohli. The right-hander looks to keen to get off the mark after four dots in a row as he drives the spinner on the up, but ends up hitting it in the hands of the fielder in the covers.
A big blow for India as Kohli walks back for a five-ball duck with India losing two wickets in the space of seven balls.
Maharaj nearly gets another one. Rishabh Pant, who walked in at No 4, comes down the track and gets an inside edge on to the pads but it falls just short of the fielder at slip.
India have lost two wickets for nine runs in the space of four overs, to be reduced to 64/2 in 13 overs.
14:59 Dhawan out for 29; India lose 1st wkt
India 63-1 (12 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard
Change in the bowling as spinner Keshav Maharaj comes into the attack in place of Ngidi, who conceded 22 runs in five overs in his first spell.
Markram continues as Rahul pushes the first ball on the leg side for a single.
Dhawan runs down the track to the next ball and flicks it through the gap at midwicket for a four.
Markram gets revenge two balls later as Dhawan goes for the slog sweep but is caught by Magala at deep square leg.
Once Markram makes the breakthrough as Dhawan walks back after scoring 29 from 38 balls, having laid the foundation with a 63-run stand for the opening wicket with Rahul.
Virat Kohli watchfully keeps out the last two balls from Markram, who has good figures of 1/11 in three overs.
14:50 Dhawan, Rahul give India good start
India 57-0 (10 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard
Magala is taken off, after conceding 29 runs in his three over as he makes way for part-time spinner Aiden Markram.
Dhawan drives the first ball down to long-off for a single and Rahul takes one to long-on, followed by singles off the last two balls.
Tidy start from Markram as he concedes just four runs in his first over.
In the next over, Rahul drives Ngidi through the covers for a four as India go past 50 in the ninth over, before he steers the fourth ball behind point for two runs.
Markram doing a good job despite bowling in the Powerplay. He starts his second over with three dots in a row to Dhawan, who then comes down the track to drive the fourth ball to long-off for a single.
Rahul takes one off the last ball to take India to 57 for no loss in 10 overs.
The strike has been rotated perfectly as Dhawan and Rahul have faced 30 balls each, scoring 25 and 21 respectively.
South Africa have pulled back things slightly, with 15 coming from the last four overs.
14:36 Dhawan, Rahul give India quick start
India 45-0 (7 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard
Rahul, on 8, gets a lifeline as Janneman Malan puts down a tough chance at gully as the India captain went for the cut shot but was unable to get it in the gap.
Dhawan chips down the track and lofts Ngidi over the covers for a four before he takes a single on the leg side and Rahul also takes one to midwicket off the fifth ball.
Magala continues as Rahul takes a single off the third ball on the off-side and Dhawan nudges the next on the leg side for another run.
Magala again strays down the leg side to gift India five wides followed by two singles, as nine runs come from the over.
Ngidi keeping things tight from his end. He starts his fourth over with four dot balls in a row to Dhawan, who then takes a couple through square leg and keeps strike with one from the last ball.
14:20 India off to a good start vs SA
Rahul taps Ngidi's first ball towards midwicket for a single before Dhawan steers the next square on the off-side where the fielder makes a good stop, diving to his right.
India 26-0 (4 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard
Rahul taps Ngidi's first ball towards midwicket for a single before Dhawan steers the next square on the off-side where the fielder makes a good stop, diving to his right.
Ngidi gets the ball to seam away as Dhawan is beaten before he drives the last ball through the covers for a four.
Magala continues to leak runs. Rahul drives the first ball square on the off-side where Markram dives to save some runs. The next ball is short and wide and this time Rahul cuts it perfectly gap past point for a four before he pushes the fourth ball for a single in the covers.
Magala bowls it full as Dhawan drives it to the fielder at mid-on and taps the last ball to point.
14:11 SA bring in Magala for Jansen
India 16-0 (2 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard
KL Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan are the two openers for India, while Lungi Ngidi will bowl the first over for the hosts.
The first ball is full and on the stumps as Rahul pushes it on the off-side and gets the next off the inside half of the bat on the leg side.
Slightly short from Ngidi as Rahul steers it towards point before he leaves the fourth ball, which is full and wide but away from the stumps.
The fifth ball is pushed on the leg side off his hips by Rahul before he runs the last ball to thirdman for a single to get off the mark.
Sisanda Magala, playing in only his 2nd ODI, comes into the attack. The first ball is short and wide as Rahul steers it to thirdman for a single.
The next ball is down the leg side to Dhawan and is ruled a wide.
Dhawan then flicks a full delivery along the ground through midwicket for a four to get off the mark in confident fashion.
Magala finally gets his line right as he bowls on good length just outside the off-stump and Dhawan pushes it into the covers.
Magala errs again, this time bowling a wayward delivery down the leg side beating even wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock for five wides.
Dhawan cuts the fourth ball but can't get it past the fielder on the off-side and then pushes a full delivery back to the bowler.
Magala gifts Dhawan a half-volley on the pads which the left-hander clips through square leg for another four.
15 runs from the over as India race to 16 for no loss in two overs.
13:38 SA bring in Magala for Jansen
Check out the playing XIs of the two teams:
South Africa: Temba Bavuma (captain), Quinton de Kock (w/k), Janneman Malan, Aiden Markram, Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Sisanda Magala, Tabraiz Shamsi
India: KL Rahul (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (w/k), Shreyas Iyer, Venkatesh Iyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal.
South Africa: Temba Bavuma (captain), Quinton de Kock (w/k), Janneman Malan, Aiden Markram, Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Sisanda Magala, Tabraiz Shamsi
India: KL Rahul (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (w/k), Shreyas Iyer, Venkatesh Iyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal.
13:37 Unchanged India elect to bat vs SA
India captain KL Rahul has won the toss and elected to bat in the must-win second ODI against South Africa on Friday.
"Important for us to put runs on the board, we are hoping the wicket gets slower later on," Rahul said at the toss.
India have fielded the same playing XI, which finished on the losing side in the first game.
South Africa have made one change as Sisanda Magala comes in for pacer Marco Jansen.
13:26 India all-rounder Axar Patel gets engaged!
Meanwhile, India all-rounder Axar Patel got engaged to his girlfriend Meha on Thursday.
'Today is the new beginning of our life. "Together & Forever". Love you till eternity,' Axar tweeted.
13:15 Do-or-die for struggling India vs SA
It's a do-or-die match for India, who were comprehensively outplayed with both bat and ball as South Africa, fresh from their Test series triumph, continued the momentum with an easy 31 run victory, in the first ODI on Wednesday.
Virat Kohli played in his first ODI as a specialist batter for India after seven years with K L Rahul taking over the captaincy for the three game ODI series.
Electing to bat, South Africa recovered after a few early wickets to post a healthy 296/4 in their 50 overs.
India, despite fielding five specialist bowlers including two frontline spinners, must be disappointed at their showing as they were unable to make a breakthrough in the middle overs.
Temba Bavuma (110) and Rassie van der Dussen (129) batted for more than 30 overs as they put on 204 runs for the fourth wicket.
With the bat, senior pros Shikhar Dhawan (79) and Virat Kohli (51) brought India back on track courtesy of their 92-run stand for the second wicket after Rahul departed early.
But their dismissals within the space of a few overs saw India lose the way. Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer failed to convert their starts while debutant Venkatesh Iyer made just 2.
Though Shardul made a late dash with an unbeaten 50 from 43 balls, India never really challenged in the run chase as South Africa claimed an easy victory to take a 1-0 lead in the series.
India must be desperate to halt South Africa's winning ways as another loss could see them surrender the ODI series.
Welcome to the coverage of the second ODI between South Africa and India in Paarl on Friday.
It's a do-or-die match for India, who were comprehensively outplayed with both bat and ball as South Africa, fresh from their Test series triumph, continued the momentum with an easy 31 run victory, in the first ODI on Wednesday.
Virat Kohli played in his first ODI as a specialist batter for India after seven years with K L Rahul taking over the captaincy for the three game ODI series.
Electing to bat, South Africa recovered after a few early wickets to post a healthy 296/4 in their 50 overs.
India, despite fielding five specialist bowlers including two frontline spinners, must be disappointed at their showing as they were unable to make a breakthrough in the middle overs.
Temba Bavuma (110) and Rassie van der Dussen (129) batted for more than 30 overs as they put on 204 runs for the fourth wicket.
With the bat, senior pros Shikhar Dhawan (79) and Virat Kohli (51) brought India back on track courtesy of their 92-run stand for the second wicket after Rahul departed early.
But their dismissals within the space of a few overs saw India lose the way. Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer failed to convert their starts while debutant Venkatesh Iyer made just 2.
Though Shardul made a late dash with an unbeaten 50 from 43 balls, India never really challenged in the run chase as South Africa claimed an easy victory to take a 1-0 lead in the series.
India must be desperate to halt South Africa's winning ways as another loss could see them surrender the ODI series.
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