India were placed fourth with 105 points but the 10-wicket win on Tuesday propelled them to 108 rating points, leaving Pakistan behind at 106 in the latest chart.(AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)India vs South Africa, 4th T20 Highlights: India crushed South Africa by 82 runs in the fourth T20I to draw the five-match series level 2-2 on Friday. India dished out a clinical performance as they posted a competitive 169 for six, riding on Dinesh Karthik’s career-best 27-ball 55 and Hardik Pandya’s 46 off 31 balls. The hosts then returned to dismiss South Africa for 87 in 16.5 overs.
For India, Avesh Khan (4/18) snapped four wickets in a sensational spell of fast bowling, while Yuzvendra Chahal (2/21) claimed two and Harshal Patel (1/3 in 2 overs) took one. Invited to bat, India were in a spot of bother after being reduced to 40 for three in the 7th over but Pandya (46 off 31 balls) and Rishabh Pant (17 off 23 balls) added 41 off 40 balls to provide stability the innings. Pandya and Karthik then forged a 65-run stand in 33 balls to take India to a good score.
Brief Score:
India: 169 for 6 in 20 overs (Dinesh Karthik 55, Hardik Pandya 46; Lungi Ngidi 2/20)
South Africa: 87 all-out in 16.5 overs (Rassie van der Dussen 20, Avesh Khan 4/12).
Follow highlights of India vs South Africa from Rajkot below.
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169/6 (20.0)South Africa
87/9 (16.5)India beat South Africa by 82 runs
India will face South Africa in the fourth T20I at at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot. (Twitter/BCCI)
Time for the 17th over as India looks to wrap this one with overs to spare. Axar in to bowl this one. 1 run from the first 2 balls. Ngidi hits one and that's all she wrote for this match. India win by 82 runs.
Nortje is the next man to walk back as Chahal snares him. Ishan Kishan takes the catch as South Africa wickets keep tumbling. SA 80/8 after 15 overs.
That's another wicket for Avesh Khan as Marco Jansen, who seemed pretty rattled after getting hit on the helmet, departs after a wayward shot. Anoter dismissal in the same over as Avesh gets his 4th. Maharaj has to depart as well. SA 78/7 after 14 overs.
Avesh Khan in to bowl the 14th and starts with a single. RvD tries to hit a big one next and that's an easy catch by Gaikwad in the deep. It's like the batter was aiming for that particular fielder. SA 74/5 after 13.2 overs
Chahal in to bowl the 13th over. 2 runs from the first 2 balls including a wide. Beats Jansen the next ball. A swing and a miss next. Great bowling by Chahal. SA 73/4 after 13 overs
Axar Patel in to bowl the 12th. 1 run from the first 2 balls as India keep South Africa on the backfoot. Oh dear!!! Jansen hits one out of the ground!! Did not expect that. Next ball gets four more. Pressure is flipped. SA 70/4 after 12 overs
Harshal Patel in to bowl the 11th over and in the second ball, completely cleans Miller up!!! Big Big wicket for india as South Africa look to sink more and more in the quagmire. SA 59/4 after 10.2 overs.
Axar in to bowl the 10th as Chahal ended the last over after conceding a huge six from Miller. Just 3 runs from the first four balls in this over. SA 58/3 after 10 overs.
Chahal in to bowl the 9th and Klaasen welcomes himn back by whacking is first ball straight down the ground for a 4!! Next ball, Chahal strikes. Or does he? The umpire gives out but SA review. Looks pretty clear. Klaasen is gone. SA 45/3 after 8.2 overs
The 8th over now as the 7th over of Chahal yielded just 4 runs. Axar Patel in to bowl. Starts with 2 dots before a single in the 3rd. Is that an out? Will India review? Yes. Looks very close. Umpire's call so Klaasen stays put. SA 41/2 after 8 overs
Avesh Khan in to bowl the last overr inside powerplay. And that's out!!! Hard length bowling and Khan gets his reward. Edged and behind to Pant. SA 26/2 after 5.2 overs
Harshal Patel in to bowl the penultimate over inside powerplay. 1 run from the first 2 balls. Next ball yields another single, albeit leg bye. Next ball, a crucial blw as QDK is run out after a massive mixup in the middle. SA 24/1 after 4.5 overs
Avesh Khan in to bowl the 4th over. Starts with a dot. Play is held up for a bit as Bavuma gets his elbow checked. Looks to be in some sort of pain. He won't be able to continue. Tries to go on but nope, he can't do it. Has to retire hurt as Pretorius comes in. SA 20/0 after 3.1 overs.
Bavuma hits a boundary against Bhuvneshwar through the covers. That's a good shot!! He will get a lot of confidence from that shot. SA are 20/0 after 3 overs.
Hardik Pandya in to bowl the 2nd over and starts off with a boundary. Quinton gets two back-to-back boundaries here. SA are 13/0 after 2 overs.
Quinton de Kock and Bavuma start the proceedings for South Africa. Bhuvneshwar will bowl the first over for India. Just 1 run from the first over. SA are 1/0 after 1 over.
Dinesh Karthik departs after completing his half-century. What an innings it has been!! Pretorius picks his wicket. India will be looking to put a decent total now against South Africa here. IND 169/6 after 20 overs
After hitting a six, Hardik Pandya departs. Ngidi gets the wicket of Hardik Pandya and Shamsi takes a brilliant catch at the boundary. Pandya looks to clear the fence again but miscues it this time. IND 153/5 after 19 overs
Karthik starts the over with a huge six against Pretorius. He follows it up by hitting two consecutive boundaries. That's great batting!! IND 140/4 after 18 overs
Three boundaries from Dinesh Karthik. Dinesh is doing what he did in the IPL. He is trying to give a finishing touch to the Indian innings. He seems to be in great touch now. IND 124/4 after 17 overs
Karthik starts the over with a sweep towards the deep mid-wicket and gets a boundary. He is trying to put pressure on Maharaj. That's a good shot!! . IND 96/4 after 15 overs
Maharaj takes the wicket of Pant and Pretorius takes an easy catch at the end. It's a huge wicket for South Africa. South Africa are dominating the game. IND 81/4 after 13 overs
Two back-to-back sixes from Hardik Pandya. He takes on Shamsi this time. This is an expensive over by Shamsi, gives 16 runs. IND 78/3 after 12 overs
Pant pulls it this time and gets a boundary against Maharaj. It's a short delivery and Pant capitalises it and gets the result. Indian captain is looking good now. IND 62/3 after 11 overs
Shamsi in to bowl the 10th over for South Africa. He concedes just 2 runs. Great bowling!! India are in trouble as they are three down now. They will have to score runs quickly. IND 56/3 after 10 overs
Ishan Kishan gets to the pavilion after scoring 27 runs. Nortje takes his wicket and de Kock takes an easy catch. India are three down now. IND 44/3 after 7 overs
Two back-to-back boundaries for Ishan Kishan. He does it against Marco Jansen. He seems to be in good touch. Good batting!! IND 39/2 after 5 overs
Ngidi in to bowl the 4th over and starts with 2 dots before the 3rd ball yields 2 runs. Kishan hits one onto the legs of Ngidi. Looks painful as te physios rush in. IND 28/2 after 4 overs
Marco Jansen in to bowl the 3rd and is welcomed back by Ishan with a huge six!!! Two dots follow. The fifth ball is short and is duly punioshed by Iyer for a four. Just flicks it behind for a smart boundary. Player review for LBW now. Outstanding review!!! Iyer is gone!!! IND 24/2 after 3 overs
Lungi Ngidi in to bowl the second over. Starts with a wide and follows with 4 dots before Ruturaj spoils his party with a well-timed four. And gone next ball!!! Edged and taken by QDK behind. IND 13/1 after 2 overs
Gaikwad and Ishan Kishan are set to start the proceedings. Marco Jansen will bowl the first over for South Africa. Ishan Kishan gets the first boundary here. Ind 9/0 after 1 over.
Rishabh Pant: We were looking to bowl first. The only thing we are focusing on is our process and are not thinking this is a must-win game. We are trying to increase our run rate in the middle overs and that's what we are trying to achieve as a team. We are playing with the same team.
Temba Bavuma: We are going to have a bowl. To be honest we are not sure how the wicket is going to play, not much stats behind it. But we are chasing well and backing our strength. We have heard it is quite a good wicket and the scores were high in the domestic games. Par score is about 180 and we are hoping the wicket gets better. We have couple of forced changes; Rabada and Parnell miss out due to injuries, Reeza Hendricks also misses out, Quinton de Kock has recovered and is back, Marco Jansen and Ngidi coming in. Hopefully we have lot more (runs) coming from the top and the guys keep going in the middle.
India (Playing XI): Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Avesh Khan.
South Africa (Playing XI): Temba Bavuma(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen, Dwaine Pretorius, Keshav Maharaj, Marco Jansen, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi, Anrich Nortje.
South Africa win the toss and opt to bowl. Bavuma has won the toss for the fourth consecutive match in the series.
Deep Dasgupta: This is a biggish ground. This stadium is close to the highway and at times we get the feeling that the people who constructed the highway also constructed this pitch because it has traditionally been a high scoring venue. Tonight when you look at the pitch there is a lot of grass and this grass has a thick root structure which indicates there might be spongy bounce tonight. Also there are quite a few cracks running along the pitch and around those cracks the grass is more prominent. I have a feeling it might help the seamers with the new ball. Even though there is this layer of grass I think it will be a high-scoring game again. There isn't much dew and this has generally been a chasing venue.
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Ind Predicted XI: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (c, wk), Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal.
SA Predicted XI: Temba Bavuma (c), Quinton de Kock, Dwaine Pretorius, Rassie van der Dussen, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), David Miller, Wayne Parnell, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi.
The hosts had got off to an electric start in the last game with Ruturaj Gaikwad finding some much-needed runs and complementing Ishan Kishan who has made a good case for being India's reserve opener in the long run, including in the T20 World Cup in Australia later this year.
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the 4th T20I between India and South Africa. India will need another near perfect game to take the five-match series into the decider. Such has been the brilliance of Pant that every time he has been written off across formats, he has found a way to bounce back. The stage is set for him in another must-win game for India.