India vs South Africa, T20 World Cup, Super 12 Highlights: David Miller hit an unbeaten 59 off 46 balls and Aiden Markram scored 52 as South Africa defeated India by 5 wickets in Perth on Sunday. The Proteas were reduced to 24 for 3 in their chase of 134 runs in the game but a 76-run stand between Aiden Markram and David Miller helped them recover. Aiden Markram fell soon after his fifty but David Miller stayed there till the end to finish the game. It was Suryakumar Yadav's 68 off 40 balls that had helped India post 133 for 9 vs South Africa after skipper Rohit Sharma opted to bat first. Lungi Ngidi had returned figures of 4 for 29.
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik (w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh
South Africa (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock (w), Temba Bavuma (c), Rilee Rossouw, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Wayne Parnell, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje
Here are the Highlights of T20 World Cup match between India and South Africa straight from Optus Stadium, Perth:
- 20:06 (IST)India vs South Africa: FOUR! South Africa win!!!A four from David Miller over point and South Africa win the game by 5 wickets. India did give some fight towards the end, but you need to admit that the comeback was really tough for them ever since the duo of Miller and Aiden Markram shifted gears.
- 20:04 (IST)India vs South Africa: FOUR! SA need 1 in 3!A short ball down the leg side from Bhuvneshwar and David Miller has hit it for a four. South Africa need 1 more in 3 balls.
- 20:03 (IST)India vs South Africa: SA need 5 in 4!A single from Wayne Parnell and David Miller is back on strike. South Africa need 5 more to win off the remaining 4 balls.
- 20:02 (IST)India vs South Africa: SA need 6 in 5!A dot ball fro,m Bhuvneshwar Kumar and South Africa need 6 in 5 now.
- 20:01 (IST)India vs South Africa: SA need 6 in 6!Despite conceding a boundary off the first ball, Shami conceded only 6 runs off his over. South Africa need 6 more to win off the remaining 6 balls. Bhuvneshwar Kumar will bowl the last over.
- 19:59 (IST)India vs South Africa: FOUR! Fifty for David Miller!RSA 126/5 (18.1)
- 19:54 (IST)India vs South Africa: WICKET!A wicket for Ravichandran Ashwin but it seems it is too late for India now. Moreover, it is Tristan Stubbs who departs and a set batter David Miller is still there. In case the equation matters, South Africa need 12 to win off 14 balls.
- 19:51 (IST)India vs South Africa: Another SIX from Miller!David Miller has hit another six to Ashwin. This time it is over long-off. South Africa need 13 more in 16 balls. Mere formality remains in the game now and it depends on South Africa how sooner they want to end this.
- 19:49 (IST)India vs South Africa: SIX from Miller!RSA 115/4 (17.1)
- 19:49 (IST)India vs South Africa: South Africa need 25 in 18RSA 109/4 (17)
- 19:39 (IST)India vs South Africa: WICKET! Markram is gone!Aiden Markram has finally been dismissed. Hardik Pandya gets his wicket and India can now have some sigh of relief, momentarily at least. South Africa need 34 more to win off the remaining 26 balls. It is still their game to lose.
- 19:32 (IST)India vs South Africa: Fifty for Aiden Markram!Aiden Markram has raced to his fifty in 38 balls. This has been a dominating knock from the South African batter. He started on a positive note despite the pitch playing well for pacer, dug in his heels and then later capitalized on the good start.
- 19:28 (IST)India vs South Africa: SIX! South Africa need 49 in 36RSA 85/3 (14)
- 19:25 (IST)India vs South Africa: SIX!RSA 74/3 (13.1)
- 19:24 (IST)India vs South Africa: Rohit Sharma misses a run-out chance!RSA 68/3 (12.5)
- 19:18 (IST)India vs South Africa: Aiden Markram dropped!OMG! What have you done Virat Kohli! He has dropped the catch of Aiden Markram at deep mid-wicket. The South African batter hit the ball directly into the hands of Kohli but the latter made a mess of it and dropped the sitter eventually.
- 19:16 (IST)India vs South Africa: FOUR on byes!RSA 56/3 (11)
- 19:14 (IST)India vs South Africa: FOUR! 50 up for South Africa!RSA 51/3 (10.4)
- 19:12 (IST)India vs South Africa: FOUR!Another lucky boundary for South Africa. It was a short ball from Hardik Pandya and Aiden Markram went for a pull shot but rather edged the ball. To Markram and South Africa's good luck, the ball went over the wicketkeeper's head for a four.
- 19:08 (IST)India vs South Africa: South Africa need 94 in 60RSA 40/3 (10)
- 18:57 (IST)India vs South Africa: India lose a review!RSA 32/3 (7.1)
- 18:53 (IST)India vs South Africa: FOUR!
- 18:46 (IST)India vs South Africa: WICKET!Temba Bavuma has been dismissed by Mohammed Shami. He went for a ramp shot but got an outside edge of his bat and Dinesh Karthik took a really good catch behind the stumps by diving to his right. South Africa are three down and this match hangs in balance now!
- 18:43 (IST)India vs South Africa: SIX!A lucky six for South Africa this is! Temba Bavuma went for a pull on the last ball of Bhuvneshwar Kumar's third over but got a edge on it. To his goodluck, the ball flew over the wicketkeeper's head for a six.
- 18:36 (IST)India vs South Africa: FOUR!That's a really good shot from Aiden Markram. It was a short ball on a good height from Arshdeep Singh outside off stump but Markram jumped in air to adjust himself on it and cut the ball from the backward point region for a four.
- 18:29 (IST)India vs South Africa: WICKET!This is the second wicket of the over for Arshdeep Singh. Rilee Rossouw is the man to depart. He was trapped in front of the stumps but umpire was unconvinced. Arshdeep felt that the ball might have slid down the leg side but Rohit Sharma decided to go for a review after a brief chat with wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik. And it gave India their second wicket!
- 18:23 (IST)India vs South Africa: WICKET!
- 18:20 (IST)India vs South Africa: 2nd innings underwaySouth Africa's chase is underway in Perth. Bhuvneshwar is bowling the first over while Temba Bavuma and Quinton de Kock are the ones facing him in the first over.
- 18:11 (IST)India vs South Africa: India post 133/9 vs South AfricaIND 133/9 (20)
- 18:06 (IST)India vs South Africa: WICKET!Mohammed Shami has been run out by Anrich Nortje and India are nine down now with only two balls remaining in the game. Shami missed his shot and there was no single but a desperate effort from him and Bhuvneshwar Kumar to steal a run saw the former getting run out.
- 18:02 (IST)India vs South Africa: WICKET! Suryakumar Yadav is gone!Suryakumar Yadav departs for 68 off 40 balls. An innings that was laced with 3 sixes and and 6 fours. India are now likely to finish for a really low total. Meanwhile, it is the second wicket of the over for Wayne Parnell and his third in the game.
- 17:59 (IST)India vs South Africa: WICKET!That's the end of Ravichandran Ashwin's knock. He departs after scoring 7 off 11 balls. It was a short ball from Wayne Parnell, Ashwin wanted to get it over the mid-on but he hit the ball high in the air and Kagiso Rabada took a really good catch there after running behind.
- 17:57 (IST)India vs South Africa: FOUR!IND 122/6 (17.4)
- 17:53 (IST)India vs South Africa: Back-to-back FOURS!Suryakumar Yadav is firing on all cylinders. He hit two consecutive fours in the over of Keshav Maharaj to help India fetch 10 runs off it overall. He is unbeaten on 61 off 36 balls.
- 17:47 (IST)India vs South Africa: WICKET!IND 101/6 (15.1)
- 17:41 (IST)India vs South Africa: Fifty for Suryakumar Yadav!IND 99/5 (14.4)
- 17:40 (IST)India vs South Africa: SIX!Banged in short from Ngidi and Suryakumar has pulled it over fine leg fence for a six. Suryakumar races to 46 off 27 balls with the six now.
- 17:38 (IST)India vs South Africa: Economical over from MarkramIND 89/5 (14)
- 17:33 (IST)India vs South Africa: SIX!
- 17:31 (IST)India vs South Africa: Suryakumar, Karthik look to rebuildIND 73/5 (12)