India vs South Africa 3rd T20I at Bengaluru, 22 Sep, 2019

Toss: India, who chose to bat
India 134/9 (20)
South Africa 140/1 (16.5)
South Africa won by 9 wickets
Man of the Match: Beuran Hendricks
  • Temba Bavuma 27 * (23)
  • Quinton de Kock 79 * (52)

  Over 1.0   

Hello and welcome to live coverage of 3rd and final T20I between India and South Africa at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium,Bengaluru.

India have won the toss and have opted to bat

Virat Kohli: Going to bat. Looks like a nice wicket. I know it's a ground where teams chase well. Even in the IPL, it's a chasing ground. Heading into the World T20 though, we need to improve areas as a team. We're a good chasing team. Batting first is something we're also looking to strengthen. Results are always a priority, but we need to get out of our comfort zone also. Have a few plans in mind, will be looking to executing those. Unchanged team.

Quinton de Kock: Will be a good wicket anyway, whether we batted or bowled. Just will have to try and compete, be the best players we can be. The last match was up and down for the team. Will try and come out and learn from our mistakes. One change - Hendricks comes in for Nortje, nice to have a leftie.

Over 0.1Bjorn Fortuin bowls flighted delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it straight to point.Boundary!

Over 0.2Bjorn Fortuin bowls full toss to Shikhar Dhawan, goes back and across and punches it straight to pointNo runs

Over 0.3Bjorn Fortuin bowls short and rising delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it straight to point.No runs

Over 0.4 Bjorn Fortuin tossed up delivery to Shikhar Dhawan,1 run, gets forward and drives it through mid-off and picks up an easy single.

Over 0.5 Bjorn Fortuin tossed up delivery to Rohit Sharma, no run, stays on the front foot and pushes it back to the bowler.

Over 0.6 Bjorn Fortuin tossed up delivery to Rohit Sharma, no run, gets back in the crease and cuts it hard but straight to the man at backward point.

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Over 1.1Kagiso Rabada to Shikhar Dhawan Wide ball ...

Over 1.1Kagiso Rabada to Shikhar Dhawan Five wides ...

Over 1.1Kagiso Rabada to Shikhar Dhawan Wide ball ...

Over 1.1Kagiso Rabada to Shikhar Dhawan No runs ...

Over 1.2 Kagiso Rabada bowls a good length delivery to Shikhar Dhawan,1 run, gets forward and works it away through square leg and picks up a single.

Over 1.3 Kagiso Rabada bowls a pitched up delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, Boundary! Leans across, reaches out with his hands and slices it over backward point. Flies off his bat, quite indicative of excellent timing.

Over 1.4 Kagiso Rabada bowls a pitched up delivery to Rohit Sharma, Boundary! Comes on to the front foot and driven straight down the ground for four.

Over 1.5 Kagiso Rabada bowls it short of length to Rohit Sharma, no run, backs away in the crease and tries to slashes it hard but gets beaten.

Over 1.6 Kagiso Rabada bowls a good length delivery to Rohit Sharma,1 run, gets forward and  throws his hands and carves it down to third man.

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Over 2.1 BE Hendricks bowls a good length delivery to Rohit Sharma, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 2.2 BE Hendricks bowls a good length delivery to Rohit Sharma, out Caught by R Hendricks!! Hendricks planting a bit of uncertainty in Rohit's mind. He accounted for a bit of inswing, but this went on with the angle to take the edge through to first slip. 

Over 2.3 BE Hendricks bowls a pitched up delivery to Virat Kohli, no run, comes on to the front foot and driven straight to the man at mid-off.

Over 2.4 BE Hendricks bowls a good length delivery to Virat Kohli,1 run, gets across the line on the back foot and works it off the pads through the on-side to get off the mark

Over 2.5 BE Hendricks bowls a good length delivery to Shikhar Dhawan,1 leg bye, gets forward and flicks it off the pads down the leg side and picks up a leg bye.

Over 2.6 BE Hendricks bowls it short of length to Rohit Sharma, no run, gets on top of the bounce and dabs it away on the off-side with soft hands.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1 Andile Phehlukwayo bowls it short of length to Shikhar Dhawan,1 run, shuffles across on the back foot and pulls it through mid-wicket for a single.

Over 3.2 Andile Phehlukwayo bowls a good length delivery to Virat Kohli,1 run, gets forward and slashes it hard, the ball takes the outside edge down to the third man.

Over 3.3 Andile Phehlukwayo bowls a good length delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, Boundary! Comes on to the front foot and looking to manufacture a pull or his pick-up shot. But with Phehlukwayo chasing him and going even wider, he's able to adjust so serenely.

Over 3.4 Andile Phehlukwayo bowls a good length delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, Boundary! Charges down to a short of length delivery, slashes hard and it runs away off the edge past de Kock and gets another boundary.

Over 3.5 Andile Phehlukwayo bowls a good length delivery to Shikhar Dhawan,1 run, gets back in the crease and punches it past the man at mid-off and picks up a single.

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