HIGHLIGHTS India vs South Africa, South Africa in India 3 ODI Series 2025, 2nd ODI- Result, Scorecard

Welcome back for the chase. The Indians are in a huddle with KL Rahul doing all the talking. With no Ryan Rickelton in the side for this game, Aiden Markram walks out to open alongside Quinton de Kock. Arshdeep Singh will start the attack for India. Arshdeep to Markram with a slip in place. Here we go!

... THE RUN CHASE ...

Right then, the game is interestingly poised at the halfway mark. With dew likely to play a role later in the evening, India will want to strike early while there is still something on offer with the new ball under the lights. As for South Africa, they showed in Ranchi just how deep their batting goes. They will be mindful of keeping wickets in hand and setting up the chase. Back in a bit for the second essay.

Ruturaj Gaikwad is in for a chat. Shares that he was gutted to not perform in the previous match but today he is fortunate enough to perform well for the team. Adds that the condition of the track suited his style. Continues that it's a dream to bat with a player like Virat Kohli. He was guiding him throughout the inning about where to assess the gaps and when to go harsh on the bowlers. Ends up saying that before the game, they were planning to put over 350 on the board if they bat first, and they are very happy to get it. He also states that there was a lot of dew the previous night, and hopes that it's less today.

In the death overs, the South African pacers continued their strong fightback. They bowled into the pitch, took the pace off, and made scoring difficult for India. A crucial moment that might well come back to haunt the tourists was the dropped chance of KL Rahul on 46 by Matthew Breetzke. With Rahul and Jadeja being the last recognised pair, and Jadeja struggling to find any rhythm, a wicket at that stage could have made a significant difference to the eventual total.

During the middle overs, South Africa never managed to build sustained pressure. The Indian pair kept the scoreboard moving with regular ones and twos, punctuated by the occasional boundary. Gaikwad shifted gears after reaching his fifty, racing from 50 to 100 in just 25 balls to bring up his maiden ODI ton. Soon after, Kohli brought up his second consecutive century. South Africa finally enjoyed a productive phase when they dismissed both centurions, along with Sundar, in the space of a few overs. Nandre Burger limping off added to their concerns, but Aiden Markram stepped up admirably.

Earlier, after losing their 20th toss in a row in ODIs, India were asked to bat first. Unlike the track in Ranchi, it was not easy to hit through the line early on and felt two-paced, though it gradually improved as the innings progressed. Both Lungi Ngidi and Nandre Burger found some early swing, but their lack of control meant they gave away extras. By the end of the first Powerplay, the Proteas had sent both Indian openers back, but that was as good as it got for them through the majority of the middle overs. Virat Kohli picked up exactly where he had left off in Ranchi, while Ruturaj Gaikwad, after battling against the short ball early on, grew steadily in confidence.

India do end up with 358, but for the second game in a row, they will feel they left a few runs out there. With dew expected later in the evening, they would certainly have preferred a cushion of 15 to 20 extra runs, and now it will be up to their bowlers to ensure that the shortfall does not prove costly. 18 runs came off the final over, making it the most expensive over of the innings. In a way, that somewhat spoiled the good work South Africa had produced at the death up until that point. However, considering the Proteas were not at their best with either the ball or in the field for much of the innings, they will still feel they have restricted the hosts to a manageable total.

Corbin Bosch to KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja is very quick and he will come back for two and India do end on a high. Banged in short over off, KL Rahul hangs back and pulls it flat down to long on for a couple of runs. 18 runs off the final over, the most expensive one of the innings and India end with a big total of 358/5 on the board.

Corbin Bosch to KL Rahul, SIX! Wow, KL Rahul has nearly swept a pacer here. Full and darted into the pads, Rahul sits down and slogs it away over deep square leg for a biggie.

Corbin Bosch to KL Rahul, FOUR! That's a good shot and the 350 also comes up for India. Bosch misses the mark with the yorker again and serves a half volley on leg stump. Rahul hangs back and smacks it over mid off for four more.

Corbin Bosch to Ravindra Jadeja, Goes full again and gets it much straighter around the leg stump. Jadeja digs it out into the off side and picks up a single.

Corbin Bosch to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR! Up and over! Overpitched on off, in the slot, Ravindra Jadeja hangs back and clears the front leg before hammering it over mid off for a boundary.

Corbin Bosch to KL Rahul, Good work from QDK behind the stumps! Goes for the leg stump yorker but just drifts it down leg. KL Rahul misses the flick and the ball goes off the pads but de Kock dives to his left and saves a boundary. Just a leg bye.

Corbin Bosch will bowl the final over. South Africa have been penalised for not completing their overs on time. They will be allowed only 4 fielders outside the 30-yard circle.

Lungi Ngidi to Ravindra Jadeja, Excellent bowling from Lungi Ngidi at the death. Slower ball, on a good length and at the stumps. Jadeja looks to come forward and swipe across the line but miscues it badly and back onto the deck.

Lungi Ngidi to KL Rahul, Full ad straight, nails the slower yorker, Rahul goes deep in his crease and drills it down to long on for just a single.

Lungi Ngidi to Ravindra Jadeja, Takes pace off again and bowls it on a length wide outside off. Jadeja shapes up for the lap again but adjusts and taps it to point for a quick single. The 50-run stand is also up between these two.

Lungi Ngidi to KL Rahul, Hard length, cutting in from outside off, Rahul backs away and smacks it square through the off side for a single.

Lungi Ngidi to KL Rahul, Nicely bowled! A deceptive slower ball, slightly into the deck and outside off. KL Rahul looks to pull but is through his shot early and is beaten all ends up.

Lungi Ngidi to Ravindra Jadeja, A slower yorker, wide outside off and lands it right on the popping crease. Ravindra Jadeja thinks about the lap but ends up squeezing it out towards backward point for a single.

Marco Jansen to KL Rahul, Dug in slightly short and on leg, KL Rahul sets up for the reverse lap and gets the perfect length as well but misses out as he looks to go hard at it.

Marco Jansen to Ravindra Jadeja, Goes full and angles it into the legs, no room for Jadeja, who jams it just into the leg side and picks up a single.

Marco Jansen to KL Rahul, Pitches the ball full on off stump, Rahul backs away and smacks it down to long off for a single.

Marco Jansen to KL Rahul, Good running! Full and around leg, Rahul misses the flick and the ball thuds into the pads. The ball rolls towards the vacant mid-wicket region as the bowler goes up in appeal. The batters recognize this and set off for the second run and get it with ease as well. A couple of leg byes.

Marco Jansen to KL Rahul, FOUR! FIFTY up for the Indian skipper, two in a row for him as well. Short of a length, well wide outside off, KL Rahul hangs back and slashes it away, up and over backward point for a boundary.

Marco Jansen to Ravindra Jadeja, Banged in well short over off, slower too, Ravindra Jadeja gets on top of the bounce and pulls it firmly to deep square leg for one.

Lungi Ngidi to Ravindra Jadeja, A slower bouncer now, over middle, Jadeja pulls it across to deep mid-wicket for a single. Just 10 runs off the last 2 overs and no boundaries.

Lungi Ngidi to Ravindra Jadeja, Oh, Jadeja confused himself with that attempt! Pre-meditated and Jadeja sets up for the lap but Ngidi sees it coming and takes pace off, bowling it full and around off and Jadeja ends up just awkwardly bunting it down to short third.

Lungi Ngidi to KL Rahul, Just back of a length and around off, Rahul rocks back and punches it through covers but for just another single.

Lungi Ngidi to Ravindra Jadeja, Goes to the seam-up delivery and bowls a short ball right at the batter. Jadeja edges the pull back onto the body and the ball rolls to the off side for a single.

Lungi Ngidi to KL Rahul, Back of a length and over off stump, KL presses back and pushes it down through wide mid on for a run.

Lungi Ngidi to Ravindra Jadeja, Slow and short into the pitch, angling well down leg. Jadeja goes after it and tries to pull but miscues it towards short fine for just a single.

Marco Jansen to KL Rahul, Keeps the length full again and bowls it around the stumps, Rahul drives it straight back to the bowler.

Marco Jansen to Ravindra Jadeja, Full and straight at the stumps, flicked away through mid-wicket for one more by Jadeja.

Marco Jansen to KL Rahul, IN THE AIR... DROPPED! Matthew Breetzke fumbles a crucial catch and this could make a difference of 10-15 runs as well. Marco Jansen takes pace off and bowls it short, angling it across off. KL Rahul stands tall and looks to uppercut it over deep point but there's not much pace on the ball. Breetzke moves to his left and pouches it but the ball pops out and he juggles it a couple of times before the ball goes to ground. Single taken.

Marco Jansen to Ravindra Jadeja, Full and straight again, gets it spot-on, Jadeja hangs back and flicks it through mid-wicket for just one more.

Marco Jansen to KL Rahul, Around the wicket to KL, bowling it full and straight. Rahul firms it down to long on and turns the strike over.

Marco Jansen to Ravindra Jadeja, A slower delivery to begin with, bowling it into the pitch and towards the batter. Ravindra Jadeja helps it down to fine leg for a single.

Aiden Markram to KL Rahul, Fuller and on middle, Rahul brings out the sweep and hits it between deep mid-wicket and deep square leg for a couple of runs.

Aiden Markram to KL Rahul, FOUR! Nicely done! Too straight from Markram, short and down leg, Rahul hangs back and half sweeps it to the left of short fine leg for a boundary.

Aiden Markram to Ravindra Jadeja, Slower and shorter, on middle. Jadeja whips it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Aiden Markram to Ravindra Jadeja, Pushed through at the stumps, Jadeja plays it back to Markram.

Aiden Markram to Ravindra Jadeja, Full and on off, pushed to cover.

Aiden Markram to KL Rahul, Floated up, on off, Rahul charges down the track and hammers it down the ground. The sub fielder, Rubin Hermann is quick across the turf and keeps the batters down to a single.

Corbin Bosch to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR! Up and over! The first half of the over went for just 2 runs, but the other half went for 10 runs. Full and on middle and leg, Jadeja gives himself room and lofts it with a straight bat over the man at mid off for a boundary.

Corbin Bosch to Ravindra Jadeja, Wide! Full and down leg, wide given.

Corbin Bosch to KL Rahul, Into the wicket, on off, Rahul gets on top of it and taps it down in front of point. KL sets off and seeing that, Dewald Brevis charges in towards the ball but fails to pick it up and ends up conceding the single.

Corbin Bosch to KL Rahul, FOUR! In the gap! Bosch errs as he serves a low full toss, on the pads. KL just flicks it off the pads wide of deep backward square leg and beats the diving Tony de Zorzi in the deep to his left for a boundary.

Corbin Bosch to Ravindra Jadeja, Hurls it on a short of a length, on middle and leg, Jadeja places it with between mid-wicket and deep square leg and calls for two straight away. However, he loses his balance while turning for the second run and sends Rahul back. Just a single.

Corbin Bosch to Ravindra Jadeja, Pushed across the left-hander, on a short of a length. Ravindra Jadeja looks to get it away behind square on the off side but is beaten for pace.

Corbin Bosch to KL Rahul, On a back of a length, on middle and leg, Rahul waits back and turns it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Aiden Markram to Ravindra Jadeja, Tidy stuff from Markram. Just 2 runs off it. Full and on middle and leg, clipped by Jadeja but can't get it wide enough of Temba Bavuma at mid-wicket, who slides to his right to cut it off.

Aiden Markram to Ravindra Jadeja, Angled into the pads, on a length, Jadeja gets a leading edge as he sets up to work it away. The ball rolls down the deck.

Aiden Markram to KL Rahul, Short and on middle, Rahul punches it to long on for a single.

Aiden Markram to KL Rahul, Stays around the wicket for the right-hander, does Markram. Spots Rahul backing away and fires it wide on off, KL has to reach out and he slaps it to extra cover.

Aiden Markram to Ravindra Jadeja, Speared in at the pads, Jadeja whips it wide of long on for a run.

Aiden Markram to Ravindra Jadeja, Full and on off, Jadeja taps it back to Aiden.

Lungi Ngidi to Ravindra Jadeja, At 134.6 kph, banged in short, outside off, Ravindra Jadeja stands tall and drags the pull to deep mid-wicket for another single.

Lungi Ngidi to Ravindra Jadeja, Another off-pace delivery, full and on the pads, Jadeja clips it to mid-wicket.

Lungi Ngidi to KL Rahul, Pace taken off, full and on off, Rahul wants to work it away on the leg side with a closed bat face. He closes the bat face early and the dribbles off a soft leading edge in front of mid off. KL calls Jadeja through and the all-rounder gets home.

Lungi Ngidi to Ravindra Jadeja, Into the surface, over off, Jadeja gets on his toes and knocks it down to long on for a single.

Lungi Ngidi to KL Rahul, Fuller in length, Rahul drives it behind point and crosses over.

Lungi Ngidi to KL Rahul, On a back of a length, on middle and leg, KL hops and tucks it wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Ravindra Jadeja walks out to bat at number 7.

Aiden Markram to Washington Sundar, OUT! SUNDAR IS RUN OUT! There was never a run there and Washington has paid the price. Pushed through by Markram, full and at the sticks, Sundar gets his hands out in front and attempts the reverse sweep. The ball goes off the edge straight to short third. Washington sets off for the run but Rahul is going nowhere and he sends him back. Bosch is quick to pick the ball up and fires in towards the keeper. Quinton de Kock does the rest and Sundar is caught well short despite the dive.

Aiden Markram to Washington Sundar, Grip and turn! Darted in by Markram, on a nagging length, on off. Washington Sundar looks to force it down the ground and the ball rips past the outside edge.

Aiden Markram to KL Rahul, Fired in at 94.1 kph, on middle, KL wrists this full ball through mid-wicket and crosses over.

Aiden Markram to Washington Sundar, Drifting in at the toes, very full, Washington works it to long on for one more.

Aiden Markram to KL Rahul, Keeps it flat and short, on middle, nudged away to deep mid-wicket for one.

Aiden Markram to KL Rahul, Drops it short from around the wicket, Rahul places it with soft hands in the vacant mid-wicket region for a couple of runs.

Powerplay 3! Into the final 10 overs we go and South Africa will now be allowed one more fielder outside the inner ring.

Lungi Ngidi to Washington Sundar, A wicket maiden from Lungi Ngidi! He dishes it slower and much fuller, wide outside off. Washington Sundar punches it to point.

Lungi Ngidi to Washington Sundar, Short and around off, Sundar slaps it straight to point.

Lungi Ngidi to Washington Sundar, Into the surface, outside off, Sundar sways away.

Lungi Ngidi to Washington Sundar, Pace off, full and on the pads, Sundar misses out on the tickle as the ball brushes the pads and goes behind to the keeper.

Lungi Ngidi to Washington Sundar, Fuller, on leg. Washington Sundar misses the tickles and thumps on his pad.

Washington Sundar is in next.

Lungi Ngidi to Virat Kohli, OUT! IN THE AIR... TAKEN! Lungi Ngidi strikes on his return to the attack. He delivers it on a good length, on middle and off. Virat Kohli looks to hoist it down the ground, but the shot reflects how tired he is. He gets the shot from the middle of the bat, but it doesn't have much power behind it. The ball balloons toward Aiden Markram in the long on region, who doesn't really miss that kind of chance. Kohli's masterclass comes to an end.

Aiden Markram to Virat Kohli, Fuller, around the pads of the batter. Virat Kohli lunges and pushes it to long on for a single.

Aiden Markram to KL Rahul, Short, around off. KL Rahul pulls it across the line to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Aiden Markram to KL Rahul, Pitches it up, just outside leg. KL Rahul does quite connect his reverse sweep as the ball loops over the point region, but he gets two runs.

Aiden Markram to KL Rahul, FOUR! Oh... cheeky from Rahul! Aiden Markram delivers a touch fuller, on leg and middle. KL Rahul takes a step across the stump, gets down on one knee and paddles it toward the deep fine leg fence for a boundary.

Aiden Markram to KL Rahul, Short of a length, just outside leg. KL Rahul crouches low and sweeps it but finds the short fine leg fielder as he dives to his right to make a stop.

Uh, oh! Nandre Burger has lost his footing twice in a row and this time, it doesn't look good. Unfortunately, the physio comes out and Burger is limping off the field. More misery for the Proteas as Burger looks in a lot of pain. Aiden Markram will finish off this over.

Nandre Burger to Virat Kohli, Pace off, on a back of a length, on off, Kohli punches it to deep cover for a single.

Nandre Burger (6-0-42-1) is back on.

Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, There it comes, BACK-TO-BACK CENTURIES FOR KOHLI! Jansen delivers it on a length, on off and middle. Virat Kohli pushes it to long on and gets the single. He leaps up high, punches the air and roars to celebrate his 53rd century in ODIs.

Marco Jansen to KL Rahul, Back of a length, angling in, on middle. KL Rahul pulls it to deep backward square leg for a single. The whole stadium is up on their feet!

Marco Jansen to KL Rahul, On a length, on middle, angling in. KL Rahul flicks it to the right of mid-wicket. Virat Kohli is eager to get that single to get back on strike, but no, says Rahul.

Marco Jansen to KL Rahul, SIX! Outrageous from KL Rahul! Jansen delivers it fuller, around the seventh stump. KL Rahul plants his front foot toward the delivery and uses his bottom hand to loft it over the long off fence for half a dozen.

Marco Jansen to KL Rahul, On a length, around middle. KL Rahul nudges it to mid-wicket.

Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, Virat Kohli moves to 99 with that single! Slower delivery, angling it down the leg side, on a good length. Virat Kohli drops it with soft hands towards the vacant square leg region and sprints hard for the first run. He wants to take the second, but he rejects the plan as Aiden Markram is quick on the ball.

Keshav Maharaj to KL Rahul, Keshav Maharaj once again drags his length back, around off. KL Rahul clears his front foot and pulls it to the right of long on for a brace.

Keshav Maharaj to Virat Kohli, Pitches it up, on off. Virat Kohli pushes it to mid off for a single.

Keshav Maharaj to KL Rahul, Fuller, outside off. KL Rahul drills it to deep cover for one run.

Keshav Maharaj to KL Rahul, FOUR! Shouts of catch, but that is hit well into the gap! Maharaj dishes it short, just outside off. KL Rahul opens his stance and pulls it uppishly between the mid on and mid-wicket fielders to get his first boundary of the inning.

Keshav Maharaj to Virat Kohli, Darted in short, on off, tapped to long off for one.

Keshav Maharaj to Virat Kohli, Short and on off, Kohli punches it to cover.

Marco Jansen to KL Rahul, On a length, around off. KL Rahul dabs it toward cover.

Marco Jansen to KL Rahul, Short of a length, on off. KL Rahul hops up a bit and drops his wrists to make a leave.

The skipper, KL Rahul comes in at number 5.

Marco Jansen to Ruturaj Gaikwad, OUT! CAUGHT! The short ball tactic has at last worked for the Proteas. This one is a slower bouncer, angling into the batter. Ruturaj Gaikwad swivels and pulls it uppishly to go big, but fails to get the distance. Hits it straight down the throat of deep backward square leg, where Tony de Zorzi settles himself and just about manages to hold on. Ruturaj Gaikwad has to depart, but he will walk away with memories of a lifetime. Gaikwad falls for 105 (83). India are now 257 for 3.

Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, On a length, on middle. Virat Kohli plays it with soft hands to short cover and sprints for a single.

Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, Back of a length, just outside off. Virat Kohli gets on his toes and dabs it down the deck.

Marco Jansen to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Marco Jansen sees the batter making some room. He follows the batter and bowls it down the leg side. Ruturaj Gaikwad blocks it down to the off side and Virat Kohli calls him through for a single.

Keshav Maharaj to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Fuller, down the leg side. Ruturaj Gaikwad makes some room for himself and slaps it to deep cover for a single.

Keshav Maharaj to Virat Kohli, Pitches it up, on off. Virat Kohli decides to hang back and push it to long off for a single.

Keshav Maharaj to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tossed up, on middle. Ruturaj Gaikwad skips down the track and flicks it from the inner part of his willow to deep square leg for a single.

Keshav Maharaj to Virat Kohli, Short, on middle. Virat Kohli rocks back and pushes it to long on for one.

Keshav Maharaj to Ruturaj Gaikwad, A touch fuller, on off. Ruturaj Gaikwad sweeps it to deep square leg for another single.

Keshav Maharaj to Virat Kohli, Short, around off. Virat Kohli puts his weight on his back foot and punches it to sweeper cover.

Right then, 34 overs are done, which means the umpires will now ask Temba Bavuma to choose one of the balls to continue with for the rest of the innings. Keshav Maharaj is also in the conversation and a ball is picked and it will be Maharaj to bowl. Will be interesting to see if it does reverse swing because the surface was pretty abrasive to begin with.

Corbin Bosch to Virat Kohli, Back of a length, outside off. Virat Kohli punches it toward the left of the mid off fielder for a single.

Corbin Bosch to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Back of a length, on off. Ruturaj Gaikwad pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Corbin Bosch to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! That will be HUNDRED for Ruturaj Gaikwad. A maiden ODI ton for the talented right-hander. After a bit of struggle against the short ball early on, he has just gotten better and better. Bosch goes into the surface, around off. Gaikwad stands tall and unleashes the pull between mid-wicket and mid on for a boundary to reach the milestone. Takes the helmet off and soaks in all the applause from the crowd and his teammates.

Corbin Bosch to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! More runs for India! Fuller, around off and middle. Ruturaj Gaikwad lunges and whips it toward the right of the mid on fielder for a boundary.

Corbin Bosch to Virat Kohli, On a length, on middle. Virat Kohli looks to flick it but plays his shot early. Gets the leading edge and the ball loops and drops safely over extra cover. Single taken.

Corbin Bosch to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Oh my... Ruturaj Gaikwad just dodges that fiery shot and this is not for the first time! On a good length, on off and middle. Virat Kohli punches it hard straight toward Ruturaj Gaikwad. Gaikwad just manages to duck and drop his body. The ball races away toward the long on fence for a boundary.

Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, Back of a length outside off. Virat Kohli slaps it to sweeper cover for a single.

Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, Back of a length, just outside off. Virat Kohli miscues his pull to mid-wicket.

Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, Short of a length, on off. Virat Kohli mistimes his pull this time. The ball loops and drops safely just behind the mid-wicket fielder. Brace taken!

Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, Short of a length, on middle. Virat Kohli taps it to point and gets across for a quick single. Dewald Brevis has a shy at the batting end but misses and the ball rolls away towards deep backward square leg. The batters collect another run.

Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, Good-length delivery, angling in, on leg. Virat Kohli flicks it toward the right of the deep mid-wicket fielder for a brace.

Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, SIX! Up, up and over! This is a slower delivery from Marco Jansen, into the surface around off. Virat Kohli steps down the track and smokes it up and over the long on fence for a biggie.

DRINKS! Well, what a phase of play this has been for India and this partnership between Ruturaj Gaikwad and Virat Kohli is becoming a real thorn for the Proteas. Gaikwad has just looked to be getting better and better with every passing over and Kohli is quietly inching towards another milestone. South Africa have bowled well in patches but even then, they haven't quite stemmed the flow of boundaries and will feel that wickets are the way to go forward. They need to break this stand at the earliest or else they could be staring down a total of around 400.

Corbin Bosch to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! That was hit so hard! Corbin Bosch dishes it out on a back of a length, angling into the batter. Ruturaj Gaikwad stays on his back foot and pulls it hard toward the left of the deep square leg fielder. Tony de Zorzi is the man who puts a dive to his left. He manages to get his hands on the ball, but it is not enough to prevent it from touching the fence.

Corbin Bosch to Virat Kohli, Back of a length, on middle. Virat Kohli punches it to left of the mid on fielder for a single.

Corbin Bosch to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Pitches it up, around off. Gaikwad flicks it to mid on for a single.

Corbin Bosch to Virat Kohli, Back of a length, on middle. Virat Kohli pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

Corbin Bosch to Virat Kohli, Short outside off. Virat Kohli steers it to backward point.

Corbin Bosch to Virat Kohli, In the air... but the ball lands safely! This is on a good length, on off and middle. Virat Kohli attempts to heave it but miscues the shot. The ball loops high and Marco Jansen, after going after it from mid on, ends up leaving it for Tony de Zorzi, converging from deep mid-wicket. Jansen should have gone for it but he misjudged the trajectory of the ball as it landed just beside him to his right. Two runs taken.

Marco Jansen to Ruturaj Gaikwad, On a hard length, just outside off. Ruturaj Gaikwad pushes it to point.

Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, Shortish, on middle and leg. Virat Kohli pulls it to the deep fine leg region for a single. This partnership has now moved on to 150 runs.

Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, Slower bouncer this time, over off. Virat Kohli looks to pull this one as well, but he plays his shot early.

Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, On a hard length, outside off. Virat Kohli stabs it to point.

Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, FOUR! This is outstanding batting from Kohli! Jansen bends his back and dishes a shorter one, around the helmet of the batter. Virat Kohli swivels on his toes and pulls it down to beat the diving short fine leg fielder to his left for four more runs.

Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, Marco Jansen rejoins the attack and delivers on a good length, just outside off. Virat Kohli punches it toward the cover fielder.

Corbin Bosch to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! One more! Full again, this time wide of the off stump, Ruturaj Gaikwad leans on and drives it away well wide of long off and well to the right of deep cover as well. Another boundary for Gaikwad.

Corbin Bosch to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! That's raced away to the fence and the 200 is up for India. Slightly overpitched on off, Gaikwad picks it up quickly and clips it firmly to the right of long on for a boundary.

Corbin Bosch to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Lands the ball a lot fuller and on the fifth stump line, Gaikwad leans on and drives it straight to covers.

Corbin Bosch to Virat Kohli, Banged in short and outside off, Kohli stays back and taps it down to deep third for a single.

Corbin Bosch to Virat Kohli, Oh, that stayed a shade low! On a hard length again and around off, cutting back in. Virat Kohli looks to pull it away but ends up missing it completely and the ball just goes over the stumps as well.

Corbin Bosch to Virat Kohli, Hard-length delivery, close to the off stump, Kohli stays compact and blocks it to point.

Corbin Bosch (3-0-17-0) is back into the attack.

Lungi Ngidi to Virat Kohli, Back of a length and angled in from outside off, Kohli looks to stand tall and punch it away but miscues it a bit and gets it wide to the left of mid off for one more.

Lungi Ngidi to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Takes pace off and serves the length ball wide outside off, Gaikwad hits it square past point for a single.

Lungi Ngidi to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Good length outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad leans halfway across and just punches the drive sweetly through covers for a couple of runs.

Lungi Ngidi to Ruturaj Gaikwad, On a hard length on off, cuts back in, Gaikwad stays put and plays it late into the off side.

Lungi Ngidi to Virat Kohli, Slower one, bowled very full and outside off, Kohli jams it out through covers and turns the strike over.

Lungi Ngidi to Virat Kohli, Oh, well bowled! Kohli gives the charge and Ngidi hammers the hard length around off. The ball nips away and beats the outside edge as Kohli looked to run it down to deep third.

Keshav Maharaj to Ruturaj Gaikwad, A dot to end but 16 runs come off it and India are accelerating at a brisk pace now. Flighted, full and on middle, Gaikwad just tucks it across to the leg side.

Keshav Maharaj to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Dragged short on middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad picks up the length quickly and rocks back before forcing the pull over wide mid on for another boundary.

Keshav Maharaj to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Nagging length on off, pushed back to the bowler.

Keshav Maharaj to Ruturaj Gaikwad, SIX! Ruturaj Gaikwad is in full flow now. Tossed up on middle, held back a bit. Gaikwad dances down the pitch and lofts it wide of long on for a biggie.

Keshav Maharaj to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Another flighted ball on the stumps, Gaikwad gets inside the line again and paddles it down to fine leg for a couple of runs more.

Keshav Maharaj to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Cracking shot! Floated full and on middle and off, Ruturaj Gaikwad sits down and just gets inside the line, sweeping it along the turf and just behind square leg for a boundary.

Lungi Ngidi to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Oh, unlucky for the bowler. Slower one, bowled full and wide outside off, Virat Kohli goes reaching for it and chops it down past the keeper and into the fine leg fence.

Lungi Ngidi to Virat Kohli, Banged in on a hard length outside off, angling back in, Kohli looks to punch off the back foot but fails to get it away.

Lungi Ngidi to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Goes wider on the crease and bowls it into the pads, Gaikwad clips it through mid-wicket and rotates strike.

Lungi Ngidi to Virat Kohli, Sees the batter charging down the pitch and shortens the length. Kohli adjusts and just taps it down the ground for a single.

Lungi Ngidi to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Hard length around off, cutting back in, Gaikwad hangs back and nudges it behind point for a run.

Lungi Ngidi to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Just back of a length and outside off, Gaikwad stays upright and jabs it away through the cover region and picks up a brace in the deep.

Keshav Maharaj to Virat Kohli, Flighted on off and middle, holds in the deck a bit, Kohli looks to drive on the up but mistimes the shot.

Keshav Maharaj to Ruturaj Gaikwad, In and around off, punched away to deep cover for a single.

Keshav Maharaj to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Top shot! Tossed up again, around off, Ruturaj Gaikwad steps out of his crease and goes inside-out over covers, holding the shape as well, and picks up a boundary.

Keshav Maharaj to Virat Kohli, Shorter in length, angled into the body, Kohli rocks back and works it around the corner on the leg side for one.

Keshav Maharaj to Virat Kohli, Floated up, full and around off, pushed into the off side.

Keshav Maharaj to Virat Kohli, FOUR! A real teaser for Nandre Burger but the ball wins the race. Flighted on leg, Virat Kohli tickles it fine and down to fine leg where Burger runs after it but fails to chase it down. The 100-run stand is also up between these two.

Lungi Ngidi to Virat Kohli, Slower one, pitched up at the stumps, Kohli comes forward and then checks the shot, jabbing it down to long on for a single.

Lungi Ngidi to Virat Kohli, Relatively full and outside off, eased away to covers.

Lungi Ngidi to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Hard length outside off, looking to angle it in. Ruturaj Gaikwad walks across to lap it over short fine leg but misses and gets hit on the pads. The ball rolls down to deep third and they pick up a leg bye but there's an appeal from the bowler for LBW. It is turned down and this was struck well outside off.

Lungi Ngidi to Virat Kohli, There it is, yet another FIFTY for Virat Kohli, his 76th in ODIs to go with his 52 centuries. Full of a good length and outside off, Kohli punches the drive through covers and picks up a single.

Lungi Ngidi to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Takes some pace off and pushes this one wide of the off stump, Gaikwad waits and taps it to deep backward point for a run.

Lungi Ngidi to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Starts the new spell with a shortish ball over middle, Gaikwad blocks it down the pitch.

Aiden Markram to Virat Kohli, The call is for two and they get it with ease. Fuller and just outside off, Kohli punches it to the left of long off and picks up a couple of runs to move to 49.

Aiden Markram to Virat Kohli, Wide! A bit shorter and drifted down the leg side. Kohli leaves it alone.

Aiden Markram to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FIFTY for Ruturaj Gaikwad, his 2nd in ODIs and what a well-compiled knock this has been. Floated up at the stumps, just eased down to long on for a single.

Aiden Markram to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! And then, the odd boundary makes it a big over. Flatter one on off stump, fractionally short, Ruturaj Gaikwad backs away and cuts it in front of square for a boundary. Moves on to 49 now.

Aiden Markram to Virat Kohli, The singles just keep on coming. Full and on leg stump, clipped away in front of square leg by VK.

Aiden Markram to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Drifted into the pads, Rutu sits down and sweeps it just behind square leg for one more.

Aiden Markram to Virat Kohli, Tosses it up around off, Kohli leans on and eases it through mid on for a single.

Nandre Burger to Virat Kohli, Back of a length, angled well across off. Kohli moves to the off side and taps it through short third for a single.

Nandre Burger to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Excellent running yet again. Hard length on off, punched away firmly down to mid off and Gaikwad is quick to get across for the single.

Nandre Burger to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Wide! The extras keep piling up for the Proteas. Attempted slower one, on a length and angled well down leg.

Nandre Burger to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Banged in short again and outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad leans back and drags the pull down towards cow corner for a couple of easy runs.

Nandre Burger to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Bangs the ball in well short and over middle, Gaikwad looks to pull but miscues it away wide of square leg.

Nandre Burger to Virat Kohli, Tap and run! Full of a good length and around off, Kohli blocks it past the surface on the off side and sprints across for the single.

Nandre Burger to Virat Kohli, Nice and full around off, driven straight to covers.

Aiden Markram to Virat Kohli, That is very unlike South Africa and they have made a comedy of errors here. This is bowled flatter on leg stump, Kohli dabs it across to square leg for a quick single but the throw at the keeper's end from Tony de Zorzi is a very wide one. There's no one quite backing up and the batters push for two. This time, there's another wide throw, but at the bowler's end and eventually, the batters pick up three runs. Sloppy fielding.

Aiden Markram to Virat Kohli, Wide! Flighted ball, on a length and turning well down leg. 11 off the over already.

Aiden Markram to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Smacked away! Too full and too wide outside off, Virat Kohli reaches out and slaps it away through covers for a boundary.

Aiden Markram to Virat Kohli, Drags the length back a bit and looks to turn it into the pads, Kohli hops back and taps it towards square leg.

Aiden Markram to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tossed up on off, angling in, Gaikwad leans on and pushes it down to long on for one more.

Aiden Markram to Virat Kohli, A bit more flighted but again on the pads and this is flicked away behind square leg for one.

Aiden Markram to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Flatter one, darting it into the pads, Gaikwad half-sweeps it through backward square leg and turns the strike over.

Aiden Markram to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Wide! Quicker and fuller, fired just down the leg side. Gaikwad misses the sweep and another wide is called.

Aiden Markram to Virat Kohli, TWO WIDES! A loosener to start from Markram. Flatter one, darted down leg. Kohli fails to sweep it away but the keeper is also beaten and the batters get the extra run as well.

Nandre Burger to Virat Kohli, Over the wicket to Kohli and bowls this one fuller on off. Kohli waits well and just runs it off the face of the blade down to deep third for another single.

Nandre Burger to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Slower delivery, slightly short on off, Gaikwad gets inside the line and helps it 'round the corner on the leg side for one.

Nandre Burger to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Four dots in a row now! Fuller in length and outside off, Gaikwad makes room leg side and drives it away but can't get it wide enough of mid off.

Nandre Burger to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Just short of a good length again and around off, this one cuts back in sharply and Gaikwad blocks it down to point.

Nandre Burger to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Oh, nearly chops it on! Just back of a length and on a tight line around off, Gaikwad looks to dab it into the off side but gets an inside edge that goes over the stumps.

Nandre Burger to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Starts around the wicket and angles it in from outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad stays well forward and taps it towards mid off.

Nandre Burger (4-0-34-1) returns to the attack, replacing Keshav Maharaj.

Corbin Bosch to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Short of a length, on off. Ruturaj Gaikwad rides the bounce and punches it to deep cover for a single.

Corbin Bosch to Virat Kohli, Much fuller, outside off. Virat Kohli looks to drive it to cover this time, but gets a thick outside edge to deep third and gets a single.

Corbin Bosch to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Pure class from Kohli! Full-length delivery on off and middle. Virat Kohli takes a step to his front and drives hard at it to beat the mid on fielder to his left for a boundary. The ball flies like a tracer bullet and Ruturaj Gaikwad at the non-striker's end has to duck instantly to dodge that one.

Corbin Bosch to Virat Kohli, Back of a length, angling it into the batter, on middle and leg. Virat Kohli pulls it into the gap between deep mid-wicket and deep square leg and gets a brace.

Corbin Bosch to Virat Kohli, On a length, outside off. Virat Kohli clips it to short mid-wicket.

Corbin Bosch to Virat Kohli, Bosch fires fuller, on off, angling it in. Virat Kohli presses on his front foot and drives it toward mid off.

Keshav Maharaj to Virat Kohli, Flatter and fuller, on off. Virat Kohli drives it wide of cover for another single.

Keshav Maharaj to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Fullish, on off. Ruturaj Gaikwad stays on his back foot and steers it to the right of the point fielder for a single.

Keshav Maharaj to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tossed up, on off and middle. Ruturaj Gaikwad leans on the delivery and fends it to cover.

Keshav Maharaj to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Fuller, on off and middle. Ruturaj Gaikwad lunges and defends it down.

Keshav Maharaj to Virat Kohli, Pitches it up, around off. Virat Kohli drives it to long off for a single.

Keshav Maharaj to Virat Kohli, Fuller, on middle and leg. Virat Kohli charges down the track and punches it uppishly toward the left of the long on fielder and gets a double.

Corbin Bosch to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Short of a length, shaping in on middle and leg. Ruturaj Gaikwad clips it into the gap between mid-wicket and deep square leg for a couple of runs.

Corbin Bosch to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Another bouncer from Corbin Bosch, on middle and leg. Ruturaj Gaikwad gets on his toes and nudges it to short mid-wicket.

Corbin Bosch to Virat Kohli, Much fuller, just outside off. Virat Kohli prods, leans on the delivery and drills it crisply toward sweeper cover for a single.

Corbin Bosch to Virat Kohli, On a hard length, outside off. Virat Kohli pushes it to point.

Corbin Bosch to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Back of a length, around the off stump. Ruturaj Gaikwad hops a bit and opens the face of his willow to guide the delivery to the left of backward point. Dewald Brevis gets to the ball and has a shy at the batting end but misses. Kohli was in anyway.

Corbin Bosch to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Good-length delivery, angling it into the middle stump. Ruturaj Gaikwad dabs it to mid on.

Keshav Maharaj to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Pitches it up, on off. Ruturaj Gaikwad drives it to long off for one.

Keshav Maharaj to Virat Kohli, Tossed up, on the leg stump. Virat Kohli nudges it to long on for a single.

Keshav Maharaj to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Fuller, on middle. Ruturaj Gaikwad eases it to long on for a single.

Keshav Maharaj to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Fuller, on middle. Ruturaj Gaikwad pushes it to backward point.

Keshav Maharaj to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Fullish, just outside off. Ruturaj Gaikwad defends it down the deck.

Keshav Maharaj to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Pitches it up, on off. Ruturaj Gaikwad eases it to bowler.

Corbin Bosch to Virat Kohli, BEATEN! This is on a good length, just outside off, nipping it away. Virat Kohli hangs back and looks to run it down to deep third but is beaten on the outside edge.

Corbin Bosch to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Short of a length, outside off. Ruturaj Gaikwad hops a bit and taps it to the left of cover for a single.

Corbin Bosch to Ruturaj Gaikwad, On a length, outside off, shaping it back. Ruturaj Gaikwad rides the delivery and pushes it to cover.

Corbin Bosch to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Back of a length, just outside off. Ruturaj Gaikwad slaps it wide of deep cover for a couple of runs.

Corbin Bosch to Virat Kohli, On a length, outside off and angling it back into the batter. Virat Kohli pushes it toward the left of the mid on fielder and gets a quick single.

Corbin Bosch to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Corbin Bosch sprints from over the stumps and delivers it fuller, spraying it down the leg side. Ruturaj Gaikwad flicks it to deep backward square leg for a single.

DRINKS BREAK! It has been an eventful first 15 overs of the game. South Africa lacked discipline upfront but still managed to pick up a couple of wickets by the end of the first Powerplay. Marco Jansen has looked the most threatening, troubling Ruturaj Gaikwad in particular, with the steep bounce he has extracted. The surface is not as easy for batting as the one in Ranchi, and even for Keshav Maharaj, some deliveries have turned while others have not, keeping the Indian batters guessing. Gaikwad and Virat Kohli have managed to stitch together a steady partnership and will now look to build a solid platform for the innings.

Keshav Maharaj to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tossed up, fuller, around off. Ruturaj Gaikwad punches it to long off for a single.

Keshav Maharaj to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Fuller, around off, drifts it in. Ruturaj Gaikwad strides out and defends it to his front.

Keshav Maharaj to Virat Kohli, A touch fuller, around the sixth stump. Virat Kohli extends his arms and eases it through cover for a single.

Keshav Maharaj to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Flat and fuller, on middle. Ruturaj Gaikwad flicks it wide of the short mid-wicket fielder for a single.

Keshav Maharaj to Virat Kohli, A touch shorter, on off and middle. Virat Kohli gets on his front foot and pushes it toward the right of the bowler for a single.

Keshav Maharaj to Virat Kohli, Tossed up, on off. Virat Kohli pushes it to short mid-wicket.

Marco Jansen to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shortish delivery to end the over, wide outside off. Ruturaj Gaikwad gets down on one knee and drops his wrists to make a leave.

Marco Jansen to Ruturaj Gaikwad, On a length, wide outside off. Ruturaj Gaikwad punches it toward the off side, but fails to get the gap in the cover region.

Marco Jansen to Ruturaj Gaikwad, SIX! Off the top edge and Marco Jansen cannot believe it. A well-directed bumper from Jansen, around the helmet of the batter. Gaikwad swivels for the pull but then realises he won't be able to get on top of the bounce. Tries to bail out of the shot but he is too late by then. The ball flies off a top edge and clears the deep fine leg fence for a six.

Marco Jansen to Ruturaj Gaikwad, On a length, going across, tapped to cover.

Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, Back of a length, around middle. Virat Kohli pulls it to deep backward square leg for a single.

Marco Jansen to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Short of a length, outside off. Ruturaj Gaikwad rocks back and stabs it to backward point for a single.

Keshav Maharaj to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Short, outside off. Ruturaj Gaikwad hangs back and punches it to deep point for one.

Keshav Maharaj to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Short, outside off. Ruturaj Gaikwad punches it to cover.

Keshav Maharaj to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Flat and full, around middle. Ruturaj Gaikwad flicks it to mid-wicket.

Keshav Maharaj to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Another paddle sweep from Gaikwad! Maharaj tosses it up, around the pads of the batter. Ruturaj Gaikwad once again performs a paddle sweep like he did in the previous over and the ball dribbles down to the deep fine leg fence for four runs.

Keshav Maharaj to Virat Kohli, Short, on middle and leg. Virat Kohli gets on his back foot and taps it to long on for a single.

Keshav Maharaj to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Fuller, around off. Ruturaj Gaikwad pushes it to the right of the cover fielder for a single.

Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, Pitches it up, outside off. Virat Kohli punches it to cover.

Marco Jansen to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Edgy once again! On a hard length, shaping it across the batter. Ruturaj Gaikwad throws his arms at the delivery to offer a drive, but the ball gets the outside edge. It loops up and bounces off toward deep third for a single.

Marco Jansen to Ruturaj Gaikwad, On a length, just outside off. Ruturaj Gaikwad fends it away toward cover.

Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, Full-length delivery, angling across the right-hander, outside off. Virat Kohli looks to push it to cover, but gets a thick outside edge and the ball glides past the gully fielder for a single.

Marco Jansen to Ruturaj Gaikwad, On a good length, on middle. Ruturaj Gaikwad gets on his front foot and tucks it to square leg to rotate the strike.

Marco Jansen to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Marco Jansen scoots from over the wicket and dishes out a full ball, on middle. Ruturaj Gaikwad defends it to his front.

Keshav Maharaj to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Fuller, around off. Ruturaj Gaikwad punches it to long off for a single.

Keshav Maharaj to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! That's a fine shot from Gaikwad! Maharaj delivers much fuller and drifts it down the leg side. Ruturaj Gaikwad covers the stumps and sweeps it pretty late to beat the keeper to his left and gets four runs into his account.

Keshav Maharaj to Virat Kohli, Full-length delivery, around off. Virat Kohli pushes it to cover to get another single.

Keshav Maharaj to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Fullish, on the pads. Ruturaj Gaikwad pushes it to mid on for a single.

Keshav Maharaj to Virat Kohli, Maharaj pitches it up, around the pads of the batter. Virat Kohli flicks it toward the right of the short mid-wicket fielder for a single.

Keshav Maharaj to Virat Kohli, Keshav Maharaj jogs from around the wicket and bowls it flat and fuller, on middle. Virat Kohli lunges and drives it from the inner part of his bat to mid-wicket.

Done with the first Powerplay and India are 66/2! South Africa will now be allowed as many as 4 fielders outside the iner ring till the 40th over.

Marco Jansen to Ruturaj Gaikwad, On a length, on off, Gaikwad blocks it out watchfully.

Marco Jansen to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Gaikwad is greeted with an absolute snorter. Jansen serves a sharp and quick bumper, right at the badge of the helmet. Gaikwad is beaten for pace and is caught in two minds whether to sway away or duck under it. Takes his eyes off the ball and is unable to drop his wrists in time. The ball pops up off his gloves. Luckily for him, it sails over the keeper's head and races behind into the fence.

Ruturaj Gaikwad is the new batter in.

Marco Jansen to Yashasvi Jaiswal, OUT! CAUGHT! The short ball does the trick for Marco Jansen. Jansen bangs it in short and gets it high enough to trouble the batter. It comes around the left shoulder. Jaiswal tries to take the short ball on but he fails to get on top of the bounce. The ball gets big on him and gets skied off a top edge. Corbin Bosch at mid-wicket runs a few steps in and takes a dolly. Jaiswal departs for 22 (38). India are now 62/2.

Marco Jansen to Yashasvi Jaiswal, On a hard length, on off, Jaiswal taps it in front of point and is keen for a single but Kohli says no.

Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, Going across, on a back of a length, Kohli steers it down to deep third and crosses over.

Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, Oh, that reared up! A cross-seam delivery, on a good length, on middle. Virat presses forward for the block but the ball kicks up to rap Kohli's fingers on the bottom hand on the handle.

Keshav Maharaj to Yashasvi Jaiswal, A mishit but Jaiswal gets away with it! Short and around middle and leg. Jaiswal goes for the switch hit this time and does not get the desired connection. Slices it in front of the man at cover.

Keshav Maharaj to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Flat and short, on off, Jaiswal plays it back to Maharaj.

Keshav Maharaj to Virat Kohli, Goes full, on off, knocked down to long off for one.

Keshav Maharaj to Virat Kohli, Oh, that could have gone to hand! Darted into the pads, on the fuller side, Kohli looks to work it away with the angle but the ball holds its line. It pops up off a leading edge but drops well in front of cover.

Keshav Maharaj to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Just short! On a nagging length, floated up, on middle. Jaiswal attempts the hard sweep this time but does not quite get hold of it. The ball is spooned in front of square leg, where Corbin Bosch dives but the ball drops short. It is parried away for a single.

Keshav Maharaj to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Starts with a flighted delivery, on a length, on middle. Yashasvi Jaiswal brings out the reverse but fails to connect as the ball spins past him.

Keshav Maharaj comes on to bowl now.

Marco Jansen to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jansen bowls it on a short of a good length, around off. Jaiswal cuts it late and it goes along the ground to deep third for one.

Marco Jansen to Yashasvi Jaiswal, In the channel, on a good length, Jaiswal covers the line and blocks it out solidly.

Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, On a hard length, on off, Kohli waits on the back foot and runs it down towards deep third for a single.

Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, Drags the length back, on middle, Virat taps it beside the strip on the leg side.

Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Slightly uppish but wide enough. Fuller in length, on middle and leg. Kohli flicks it off the pads and the ball is in the air for a brief moment, but Tony de Zorzi at square leg stands no chance as the ball evades him to his right.

Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, On a back of a length, on middle. Virat nudges it off the back foot to mid-wicket.

We are ready for the first change of the day! Marco Jansen joins the attack now.

Nandre Burger to Yashasvi Jaiswal, On the fuller side, on middle, YJ drives it to mid on.

Nandre Burger to Yashasvi Jaiswal, SIX! Hit with real authority! Burger bends his back and bangs it in short, over off. This sits up nicely for Jaiswal as he pivots on the back foot and pulls it over deep square leg for a six.

Nandre Burger to Yashasvi Jaiswal, At 139.1 kph, this moves away off the deck, on a good length. Jaiswal stays on the back foot for the block but the ball dribbles off the outer half. Dewald Brevis is quick to move to his right at point and cuts it off.

Nandre Burger to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Angled in on the off pole, on a length, knocked with a straight bat to mid on.

Nandre Burger to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Fuller in length, outside off, Jaiswal leans into the drive but Matthew Breetzke at cover dives away to his right to make the stop.

A bit of a halt in the play. Not quite sure why but it is all sorted and we are up and running again...

Nandre Burger to Yashasvi Jaiswal, On a back of a length, over off, Jaiswal drops it with soft hands in front of point and sets off for the run but is sent back by Kohli.

Lungi Ngidi to Virat Kohli, SIX! Virat Kohli is up and running! Ngidi goes into the surface but fails to get it high enough to trouble the batter, on middle. This comes in around the midriff. Kohli picks up the length early, swivels and nails the pull over deep backward square leg for a six to get going.

Lungi Ngidi to Virat Kohli, Moving away in the air, near the tramline on off, on a short of a length. Virat reaches out to hit this one on the rise but the ball comes on slower than he expected. Ends up bunting it down on the off side.

Lungi Ngidi to Virat Kohli, Bowled from a bit wide on the crease, on a length, in the channel, Kohli shoulders arms.

Lungi Ngidi to Yashasvi Jaiswal, On middle and leg, on a back of a length, Yashasvi nurdles it behind square on the leg side for a single.

Lungi Ngidi to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Keeps it around the off pole, on a back of a length. Jaiswal is squared up as he tries to play this one off the back foot. He manages to angle it down towards point.

Lungi Ngidi to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Nipping back in, on top of off, Jaiswal taps it down on the off side off the back foot.

Nandre Burger to Virat Kohli, Fuller in length, on off, Virat eases the drive with a straight bat to mid off.

Virat Kohli walks in at number 3, replacing Rohit Sharma.

Nandre Burger to Rohit Sharma, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! South Africa get the review right and this is a much-needed breakthrough considering the start they have had with the ball. On a good length, around off. Rohit brings his bat out in front and sets up to work this one towards mid on. This nips away off the deck to leave the right-hander. Was there an edge? The keeper, Quinton de Kock went up in an appeal straight away and there was a noise. Not given by the umpire. Temba Bavuma has a word with the keeper and takes the review. There is a scratch on UltraEdge and Rohit is left stunned. The on-field decision will have to be overturned. Sharma falls for 14 (8) and India are now 40/1.

Nandre Burger to Rohit Sharma, On top of off, on a good length, Rohit blocks it out with a straight bat.

Nandre Burger to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Not where Rohit Sharma intended it to go, but he will take it. This is full, going away from the right-hander. Sharma pushes out in front with a straight bat. This goes off the outside edge and to the left of backward point for the third four in a row.

Nandre Burger to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Nothing edgy about this one. Pitched up, on off and middle, a bit too full. Sharma brings his wrists into play and flicks it through the vacant mid-wicket region for a boundary.

Nandre Burger to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Off the edge! Pushed across the right-hander, on a back of a length. Rohit looks to cover the line but does well not to push at it with hard hands. The outside edge goes down and beats the fielder at short third to his left for a four.

Lungi Ngidi to Yashasvi Jaiswal, On a nagging length, on middle. Jaiswal is squared up in defence as the ball nips away but he manages to keep it out on the off side.

Lungi Ngidi to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Wide! Sprayed down leg, Jaiswal walks inside the line for the glance but misses.

Lungi Ngidi to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Hurls it on a short of a good length, on middle. Yashasvi stays on the back foot and taps it with a straight bat to mid on.

Lungi Ngidi to Yashasvi Jaiswal, On a shortish length, going across the left-hander. Jaiswal rises with the bounce and fends it down on the off side.

Lungi Ngidi to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shaping back into the pads, on a good length, Jaiswal works it off the pads to the left of deep square leg for a brace.

Lungi Ngidi to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Into the surface again, on middle. Yashasvi presses on the back foot and defends it out.

Lungi Ngidi to Rohit Sharma, Ngidi bashes the hard length, on off, Rohit hops to ride the bounce and drops it with soft hands in front of mid on for a single.

Nandre Burger to Yashasvi Jaiswal, A play and a miss! Burger dishes it out full at 140.6 kph, inviting the drive. Yashasvi Jaiswal falls for it and goes hard on the drive with his hands. Gets beaten all ends up.

Nandre Burger to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Burger goes wide on the crease and angles it into the left-hander, on a good length. The ball keeps a bit low and jags back in. Yashasvi walks across and covers the off stump to make the leave. Quinton de Kock dives low to his right to gather it.

Nandre Burger to Yashasvi Jaiswal, In the corridor, the length stays full, Jaiswal gets forward and pushes it to mid off.

Nandre Burger to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Wide! 12 runs off wides already. On a back of a length, well wide on off. Yashasvi is happy to let it go.

Nandre Burger to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Wide! Burger serves it full but a bit too wide on off. Jaiswal lets it go.

Nandre Burger to Yashasvi Jaiswal, This cuts back in off the deck and keeps a bit low, on a good length, outside off. Yashasvi Jaiswal covers the off stump and leaves the ball alone.

Nandre Burger to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Full at 139.6 kph, outside off. Jaiswal walks closer to the line before making the leave. The ball sneaks just inside the tramline.

Nandre Burger to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Targeting the top of off from over the wicket. Jaiswal lets the ball come to him and stabs it down.

Lungi Ngidi to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Too straight, on the pads, on a length, Jaiswal clips it through square leg for a single. A 10-ball first over by Ngidi. 8 runs off it.

Lungi Ngidi to Yashasvi Jaiswal, At the stumps, on a length, swinging back in, Jaiswal gets right behind it and plays it back to Ngidi.

Lungi Ngidi to Yashasvi Jaiswal, A stifled appeal for LBW, but doing a little too much. Full and moving back in the air, on middle and leg. Yashasvi's head falls over to the off side and he plays all around it to be rapped on the front pad. Seemed to have just about pitched in line  but the ball would have missed the leg pole. Oh, the Ball Tracking shows that the ball pitched outside leg.

Lungi Ngidi to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Pushed across the left-hander, on a back of a length, Yashasvi waits on the back foot to deal with it. Gets it off the outer half down to the right of deep third for a couple of runs.

Lungi Ngidi to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Wide! Fourth of the over. Full and finds some good shape, does Ngidi, but this drifts down leg. Just the 2 legal deliveries so far.

Lungi Ngidi to Rohit Sharma, On a good length, slanting into the hips. Sharma helps it to the left of short fine leg and gets off the mark with a single.

Lungi Ngidi to Rohit Sharma, Closer to the off stump, on a back of a length. Rohit stands tall and taps it to point.

Lungi Ngidi to Rohit Sharma, Wide! Lungi Ngidi is really struggling to control the swing. This is fuller and around the tramline on off. Rohit leaves the ball alone. A marginal call but the decision goes in favour of the batting side.

Lungi Ngidi to Rohit Sharma, Wide! And again. Swinging away but it goes past the wide guideline.

Lungi Ngidi to Rohit Sharma, Wide! At 130.3 kph, this goes beyond the tramline on off, on a back of a length. Rohit lets it be.

Who will bowl from the other end? It will be Lungi Ngidi.

Nandre Burger to Yashasvi Jaiswal, MISFIELD, FOUR! A fortuitous boundary for Jaiswal. Full and outside off, Yashasvi goes for the drive away from his body. Gets an inside edge that sneaks past the leg stump and Lungi Ngidi has to sprint to his left at deep fine leg. Ngidi gets there but the ball slips out of his hands and trickles into the fence off his left knee.

Nandre Burger to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tailing back in, on a length, on off and middle. Jaiswal taps it back on the deck.

Nandre Burger to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Beaten! Angled into the left-hander, on a good length, Yashasvi presents a straight bat for the block but is beaten past the outside edge.

Nandre Burger to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Very full, curving away from the left-hander. Jaiswal reaches out but fails to connect and the ball goes further away from the keeper. Quinton de Kock gets both hands high to his left but fails to gather it cleanly. Gets enough glove on it as the ball drops at his feet.

Nandre Burger to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Full and in the channel, Jaiswal shoulders arms.

Nandre Burger to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FIVE WIDES! Wayward from Burger. In-swinger attempted by Burger, but this keeps going down leg, on a length. Quinton de Kock flings himself to his right but stands no chance as the ball fies past him.

Nandre Burger to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Wide! Sliding down leg, on a back of a length, Jaiswal misses out on the tickle.

Nandre Burger to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! Yashasvi Jaiswal is away with a first ball boundary for the second game in a row. Pitched up by Burger as he goes searching for swing, outside off. Jaiswal leans on and plays an uppish drive. He manages to hit it wide of point to his left for a four.

All in readiness for the game to begin! The umpires make their way out to the middle and the Proteas can be seen waiting eagerly near the boundary ropes before taking to the field. It will be the duo Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal to open the innings for India once again. Jaiswal will take strike, and it will be Nandre Burger to start proceedings with the ball. A couple of slips to begin with. Let's play...

South Africa (Playing XI) - Aiden Markram, Quinton de Kock (WK), Temba Bavuma (C) (In for Ryan Rickelton), Matthew Breetzke, Tony de Zorzi, Dewald Brevis, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj (In for Prenelan Subrayen), Nandre Burger, Lungi Ngidi (In for Ottneil Baartman).

India (Unchanged Playing XI) - Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Washington Sundar, KL Rahul (C/WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna.

India's captain, KL Rahul says the most pressure he feels is during the toss, and it has been a long time since they have won one. He jokes that he has been practising for it, but it clearly has not been working. Reflecting on the last game, he feels the team did really well and there were a lot of positives to take forward. He adds that it is about coming out and playing hard cricket. Mentions that South Africa pushed them in the previous match, so they know exactly what to expect. Shares that this is the time of the year when dew is almost guaranteed, and they have spoken about it in team meetings. Further says that picking up early wickets becomes even more important in such conditions. Looking at the surface, he feels the wicket looks good. Tells that the only reason teams prefer chasing here is mostly because of the impact of dew later in the evening. Informs that they are unchanged for this game.

The captain of South Africa, Temba Bavuma, says that they will bowl first. Adds that the surface looks a bit on the drier side and they are hoping that the dew settles in during the chase and batting becomes a bit easier. Reckons that the belief is still there and they would like to start well with the bat. Informs that there are three changes with Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi and himself coming in, but there's no change in the combination.

TOSS - Temba Bavuma is back for the Proteas. He calls it correctly, and South Africa have elected to BOWL first.

PITCH REPORT - Deep Dasgupta and Shaun Pollock are pitchside. Deep says that the boundaries are 67 meters on either side and 74 meters in front. Adds that the surface looks good on the side that he's standing on, but Shaun Pollock at the other end says that on his side, the surface looks patchy and there will be uneven bounce as well. Reckons that the match won't be as high-scoring as the first ODI and there might be some reverse swing on offer late in the innings. Deep ends by saying that there will be dew and affirms that the toss will be crucial.

South Africa, meanwhile, find themselves with something to prove. Their top order faltered under pressure in the previous match, but the fight shown by the middle order was a major positive. Matthew Breetzke, Marco Jansen and Corbin Bosch stepped up and nearly dragged the Proteas to an unlikely win. Temba Bavuma and Keshav Maharaj were rested for the first ODI, but both are expected to return in Raipur, which will come as a much-needed boost for the visitors. With the series on the line, this is the moment for South Africa to rediscover their bite. Buckle up, folks, this showdown has all the elements for another blockbuster. Stay tuned for the toss and further updates.

For India, the confidence in the camp will be sky-high. Virat Kohli’s masterclass in the previous match has not only lifted the dressing-room energy but also reaffirmed his reputation as an ODI giant. Alongside him, Rohit Sharma's fluent start and the steady middle-order rhythm, provided by skipper KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja, have given India the batting solidity they need. The way Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana bowled with the new ball in the first encounter would have pleased the Indian think tank. Kuldeep Yadav’s trickery kept South Africa on the back foot last time around, and he will once again be key to India maintaining their hold over the series.

Hello, and a very warm welcome to all the cricket fans joining us for the build-up. The stage is perfectly set at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur as India and South Africa gear up for the second ODI of this three-match series. India enter this match with momentum behind them, especially after their win in a thriller in Ranchi, while South Africa will be in search of a series-levelling win. 

... MATCH DAY ...

All eyes shift to the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium in New Raipur as India and South Africa lock horns in the second ODI, with the hosts holding a narrow 1-0 advantage. The series opener had all the ingredients of a classic - big scores, late twists and a nerve-wracking finish, setting the stage perfectly for another blockbuster encounter. India will be keen to press home their advantage early, while South Africa know that defeat here means that the series is over. For India, their biggest stars stood tall in Ranchi. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were back to their dominant best, combining assurance with authority at the top. Rohit breezed to another fluent half-century and also etched his name into the record books by becoming the highest six-hitter in ODI history, going past Shahid Afridi. But it was the ‘Ko’ in RoKo who truly stole the spotlight - Kohli’s sublime 135 was a reminder of his enduring class, with the 52nd century of his ODI career looking as effortless as ever. That said, India would want more from Yashasvi Jaiswal, who has had a quiet start to the series, and from a middle order that was unable to fully cash in despite the strong foundation. KL Rahul chipped in with a valuable half-century, but with him batting at No.6, India might be looking for a quicker strike rate in the latter stages. The presence of Ravindra Jadeja continues to provide valuable balance, contributing both with the bat and as a key spinner. With New Raipur expected to offer a good batting surface, the hosts may also weigh the option of adding extra firepower by bringing in Rishabh Pant, whose ability to accelerate in the middle overs and finish strongly could prove decisive. With the ball, Kuldeep Yadav and Harshit Rana were the standout performers in the opener, turning the game on its head at crucial moments. However, the pace unit as a whole will be keen to be sharper at the death after South Africa threatened to pull off a remarkable chase. The Proteas arrive in New Raipur with a mix of confidence and disappointment. They showed tremendous fighting spirit in the first ODI, staying in the contest nearly all the way thanks to a brave late surge led by Marco Jansen and Corbin Bosch, both of whom struck impressive half-centuries under intense pressure. Their effort underlined the depth in South Africa’s batting and their willingness to battle till the very end. At the top, they will be hoping for steadier starts from experienced names like Quinton de Kock and Aiden Markram, while Matthew Breetzke and Dewald Brevis showed they possess the aggression to change the momentum in a matter of overs. The bowling, however, will need improvement, particularly against India’s top order. Prenelan Subrayen endured a tough outing in the series opener, and there could be a case for bringing in Keshav Maharaj to add control and experience through left-arm spin. The fast bowlers, too, will be eager to tighten up after being expensive through the middle and death overs. With India aiming to move closer to sealing the series and South Africa desperate to draw level, all signs point to another gripping contest. Fine margins, smart selections and composure in crunch moments will once again shape the outcome, and if the opening game was anything to go by, New Raipur is set for an evening of high-quality, high-pressure cricket.