4.6 overs (0 Run) Five dots to end the over! Excellent from Wayne Parnell! Length ball, outside off. Kishan connects this one but finds the fielder at point.
4.5 overs (0 Run) Four dots in a row now! This is really good bowling from Wayne Parnell! Bowling in good lengths and making the ball do its work. On a length and outside off. Kishan looks to push but misses.
4.4 overs (0 Run) Superb delivery! The ball is doing a fair bit here! On a length and outside off at 134 clicks and it shapes away off the deck. Kishan throws his bat at it but misses.
4.3 overs (0 Run) Another swing and a miss! Outside off, on a length. Ishan looks to cut it but misses.
4.2 overs (0 Run) On a length and slanting on middle. Kishan drops it to point.
4.1 overs (1 Run) On middle, pulled away to deep square leg for a single.
3.6 overs (4 Runs) FOUR! Streaky again! Short in length and well directed, around off. Kishan tries to defend on the up but it goes off the shoulder of the bat and to third man for a boundary.
Wayne Parnell comes on to replace Anrich Nortje.
3.6 overs (1 Run) Wide! This one is at 119 clicks, full and way outside off. Kishan swings and misses.
3.5 overs (0 Run) Back of a length, at 144 clicks, outside off, nips back in a touch. Kishan looks to drive on the up but misses. Rabada appeals for it but nothing given.
3.4 overs (4 Runs) FOUR! This is a superb start by India! Rabada attempts a yorker but serves a friendly full toss on middle. Kishan smacks it past the bowler for a boundary.
3.3 overs (0 Run) On a length and on off. Kept out by Kishan.
3.2 overs (1 Run) Full and outside off, driven to the left of mid off for a single.
3.1 overs (1 Run) A length ball, around middle. Kishan defends it off the inner edge and to square leg for a single.
2.6 overs (2 Runs) Both the openers are using their feet to avoid the movement or they certainly have the license. Short of a length and on middle. Gaikwad pulls but not off the middle and the ball falls safely in the deep square leg region. Two runs.
2.5 overs (6 Runs) EDGED AND SIX! Short and on middle, steep bounce there. Gaikwad looks to pull but gets a top edge and it flies all the way over fine leg for a biggie. First of the game.
2.4 overs (0 Run) A huge shout for LBW and South Africa do not take the review! Was going down! A length ball, around middle and jags away. Gaikwad looks to flick it but misses and gets hit on the pads. Bavuma thinks about it but does not take the review.
2.3 overs (0 Run) On a length and on middle, eased to mid on.
2.2 overs (1 Run) Bye! This one keeps tailing away from Kishan! Sharp movement again for Nortje! Full and outside off. Kishan swings wildly and misses. Quinton de Kock does well to dive to his left and get a hand to it. Hurts himself in the process but certainly saves a boundary.
2.1 overs (0 Run) A ripper from Anrich Nortje to start with! This one is at 143 clicks, on a length and around the 4th stump channel, makes it move away and Ishan Kishan is squared up as he looks to play at it.
An immediate change in the bowling as Anrich Nortje comes on to bowl.
1.6 overs (0 Run) Swing and a miss! Hint of shape again! This is on a length and just outside off. Gaikwad puts on his skates and tries to go downtown but only connects to thin air around. Just two off it.
1.5 overs (0 Run) Touch fuller and on middle. Gaikwad nudges it to mid-wicket.
1.4 overs (0 Run) A length ball, outside off, it nips away nicely. Gaikwad has a feel for it as he pokes at it but misses.
1.3 overs (1 Run) On a length and on the pads, it is flicked behind square on the leg side for a single.
1.2 overs (1 Run) Length ball, on middle. Gaikwad turns it to mid on and scampers across for a quick single. He is off the mark as well.
1.1 overs (0 Run) Starts off with a good-length ball over middle. Ruturaj Gaikwad hops to defend it out.
Kagiso Rabada to bowl from the opposite end.
0.6 over (0 Run) Shorter and outside off. Kishan misses his cut. Good start by India.
0.5 over (4 Runs) FOUR! Smacked away! Maharaj floats this one, around off and fuller. Kishan uses his feet and reaches to the pitch of the ball. Slaps it hard with one hand and hits it through covers for a boundary.
0.4 over (4 Runs) FOUR! Ishan Kishan is underway with a streaky boundary! Flighted one, outside off. Kishan looks to drive but gets an outside edge past short third man for a boundary.
0.3 over (0 Run) Tossed up, outside off. Kishan leans to defend but again it goes off the outside edge to short third man.
0.2 over (0 Run) Flatter and around off. Kishan pushes it to point.
0.2 over (5 Runs) FIVE WIDES! Free runs given here! A huge amount of turn is seen here! This is full and around off, it spins sharply and goes down the leg side. No chance for the keeper and it races away to the fine leg fence.
0.1 over (0 Run) Tossed up, outside off, spins back in a touch. Kishan prods to defend but gets an outside edge to short third man.
Done with the pre-game formalities and it's now time to play. The umpires are out in the middle as the South African players spread out on the field. Ishan Kishan and Ruturaj Gaikwad are set to open the innings for India as BCCI general secretary Jay Shah rings the bell, signaling the start of play. Temba Bavuma opts to start with spin as Keshav Maharaj has been handed the new ball. Let's go...
We are moments away from the start of play. But first, the two sets of players line up for their respective national anthems. It will be India's national anthem first followed by the national anthem of South Africa.
Shreyas Iyer is up for a chat. He says he relaxed for a while after the Indian T20 League and worked on the back issues he was having and is in a good frame of mind now. Adds that they were ready for the conditions of Delhi and the preparations have been on point now.
Rishabh Pant, the skipper of India says it is a good surface and he won't mind batting first but would have bowled first as well. Adds that it's a proud moment for him to captain the national team and that too at his home ground, Delhi. Shares that they have given roles to different players and hopes for the best. In the end, laughs and mentions the playing XI.
Temba Bavuma, the skipper of South Africa says that they will bowl first. Mentions that they practiced here a couple of days ago and early on the wicket is a bit slow, so they will look to restrict the opposition and chase it down later on. Informs that unfortunately, Aiden Markram isn't available for selection as he contracted covid-19 but Tristan Stubbs makes his debut and Wayne Parnell comes back into the side. Says that they have gone with two spinners today. Adds that it is an important tour for them and it will give them good exposure for the upcoming World Cup and with some new players making a comeback they have a nice mix of players.
India (Playing XI) - Ishan Kishan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (C/WK), Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal.
South Africa (Playing XI) - Quinton de Kock (WK), Temba Bavuma (C), Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Dwaine Pretorius, Wayne Parnell, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi.
TOSS - Up goes the coin and it lands in the favour of South Africa. They will BOWL first.
Pitch Report - Deep Dasgupta is pitchside. He says that the last international game played here was in 2019 but last year a few league games were played here and all were high-scoring. Mentions that the square boundaries aren't big. Coming on to the pitch, he says that it is patchy but still pretty hard and spin might come into play. Reckons there won't be much dew and it should be a high-scoring match.
South Africa are coming with a really strong squad and their preparations for the upcoming World Cup starts now. Who do you think will kick off the series with a win? Will India get the record 13th consecutive T20I win? Or will the visitors take a 1-0 lead? Stay tuned to find out. Toss and teams coming up shortly.
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