South Africa set for easy win

January 21, 2022 21:28

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.

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