IND vs SA, T20 World Cup 2022: India aim to maintain winning run against South Africa© AFP
India vs South Africa, T20 World Cup, Super 12 Live Updates: Suryakumar Yadav’s unbeaten fifty has kept India’s hopes for a fighting total alive against South Africa. Lungi Ngidi destroyed India’s start after claiming four wickets, while Anrich Nortje and Wayne Parnell have also got one wicket wicket. Suryakumar Yadav is the key for India iin the slog overs. He has been joined by Ravichandran Ashwin at the middle. Earlier, Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bat first against South Africa in the Group 2 match between the sides in Perth on Sunday. (LIVE SCORECARD)
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 LIVE Score Updates of T20 World Cup match between India and South Africa straight from Optus Stadium, Perth:
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17:53 (ACTUAL)
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.
IND 115/6 (17)
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17:47 (ACTUAL)
India vs South Africa: WICKET!
Dinesh Karthik departs after scoring 6 runs off 15 balls. He was struggling at the middle and his innings comes to end on the ball of Wayne Parnell. It was a short ball from the left-arm pacer to which Karthik tried to take him on but got an outside edge on the pull and got out on backward point.
IND 101/6 (15.1)
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17:41 (ACTUAL)
India vs South Africa: Fifty for Suryakumar Yadav!
A four down the ground and Suryakumar Yadav has raced to his fifty. He has been India’s man for a comeback in this game. The right-handed batter gets to his fifty in only 30 balls despite the rest of the Indian batters struggling against South Africa.
IND 99/5 (14.4)
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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.
IND 95/5 (14.1)
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17:38 (ACTUAL)
India vs South Africa: Economical over from Markram
Aiden Markram has conceded only 5 runs in his first over. This will South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma some relief as Keshav Maharaj has already conceded at 9 runs per over in his two overs so far.
IND 89/5 (14)
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17:33 (ACTUAL)
India vs South Africa: SIX!
This is a good and safe shot from Suryakumar Yadav. He danced down the track and hit a Keshav Maharaj delivery right over the bowler’s head for a six. Sensible batting this is from India’s number 4.
IND 81/5 (12.4)
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17:31 (ACTUAL)
India vs South Africa: Suryakumar, Karthik look to rebuild
The pair of Suryakumar Yadav and Dinesh Karthik is taking its time at the middle as there is very less batting left after them. The duo has added 24 runs off 21 balls so far for the sixth wicket. Runs have not come at a brisk pace for India in the last three overs or so, but more importantly they haven’t lost any wicket in the phase.
IND 73/5 (12)
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17:21 (ACTUAL)
India vs South Africa: Complete dominance from Proteas!
South Africa have dismissed five Indian batters and conceded only 60 runs in the first 10 overs after being invited to bowl first in the game. This is a terrific start for the Proteas. Meanwhile, the pair of Suryakumar Yadav and Dinesh Karthik is the key for India from here.
IND 60/5 (10)
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17:17 (ACTUAL)
India vs South Africa: SIX!
Suryakumar Yadav came across the stumps and flicked Anrich Nortje’s fuller delivery between the fine leg and square leg fielders for a six.
IND 59/5 (9.2)
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17:13 (ACTUAL)
India vs South Africa: WICKET!
Hardik Pandya is also gone! A short ball from Lungi Ngidi and Hardik hit the ball into the hands of fine leg fielder Kagiso Rabada. It is another good catch from Rabada as he dived to his front to take the catch inches before it could touch the ground.
IND 49/5 (8.3)
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17:08 (ACTUAL)
India vs South Africa: WICKET!
Deepak Hooda is gone and South Africa are all over India. Their pacers are literally throwing venom and the Indian batters are looking clueless. India are four down with Anrich Nortje claiming the wicket of Hooda.
IND 42/4 (7.3)
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17:04 (ACTUAL)
India vs South Africa: WICKET! Kohli is gone!
Lungi Ngidi strikes again! He has got the wicket of Virat Kohli and this is a huge blow to India. It was a bouncer from Ngidi and Kohli tried to take him on but a mishit saw Kagiso Rabada taking a really good catch near deep fine leg boundary.
IND 41/3 (6.5)
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17:02 (ACTUAL)
India vs South Africa: FOUR!
Another four from Kohli’s bat. He is in terrific touch this World Cup. Ngidi bowled it on the pads of Kohli and the India batter hit it between the deep mid-wicket and mid-on fielder for a four. The deep mid-wicket fielder did give a run but Kohli had placed the ball well in the gap.
IND 41/2 (6.2)
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17:00 (ACTUAL)
India vs South Africa: FOUR!
On the rise that’s a beautiful cover drive from Virat Kohli. He is the man in form and this shot speaks volumes about his confidence.
IND 37/2 (6.1)
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16:56 (ACTUAL)
India vs South Africa: WICKET!
Another one bites the dust! KL Rahul is also gone and India are in some real trouble now. What an over that was from Ngidi. He conceded only 5 runs in it and claimed the wickets of both the Indian openers Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul.
IND 26/2 (5)
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16:51 (ACTUAL)
India vs South Africa: WICKET!
Lungi Ngidi has provided South Africa the first breakthrough in the game. Rohit Sharma falls for 15. It was a short ball from Ngidi and Rohit failed on the pull only to give a return catch to the bowler.
IND 23/1 (4.2)
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16:48 (ACTUAL)
India vs South Africa: FOUR!
A full toss from Kagiso Rabada on the pads of Rohit Sharma and the India skipper flicked it for a four towards the backward square leg boundary. However, India are still scoring at a rate of less than 6 runs per over.
IND 20/0 (3.4)
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16:44 (ACTUAL)
India vs South Africa: KL Rahul injured
KL Rahul has been hit by a Wayne Parnell delivery on his abdomen. There has been a short break in the game as physio is checking Rahul… Okay, we are set to resume now.
IND 14/0 (2.5)
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16:40 (IST)
India vs South Africa: SIX!
This is a brilliant shot from KL Rahul. Wayne Parnell bowled it in the slot and Rahul picked it from the front foot for a six over cow corner. This is how you expect him to play in such conditions where the ball is coming so nicely to the bat.
IND 12/0 (2.2)
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16:38 (ACTUAL)
India vs South Africa: SIX!
First run for India! A short ball from Kagiso Rabada and Rohit Sharma pulls it over fine leg for a six. This is a superb shot from the India skipper as you need to take your chances, especially with the shots you are good at.
IND 6/0 (1.4)
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16:35 (ACTUAL)
India vs South Africa: Maiden first over
An extremely cautious approach from KL Rahul this is. He has played a maiden first over against Wayne Parnell. The Indian batter looked clueless during the over and South Africa must be happy with it.
IND 0/0 (1)
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16:31 (ACTUAL)
India vs South Africa: It’s game time!
KL Rahul takes the strike, Rohit Sharma is at the other end. Wayne Parnell has the new ball in hand. Here we go!
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16:27 (ACTUAL)
India vs South Africa: Time for national anthem
Players of both the sides are on the ground for their respective national anthems. South Africa start with theirs and that of India follows. We are just minutes away from the start of the game, stay tuned folks!
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16:24 (ACTUAL)
India vs South Africa: Quick recap to performance of both teams
India defeated Pakistan by 4 wickets in a last-ball thriller at the Melbourne Cricket Ground before they outplayed Netherlands by 56 runs in Sydney. Meanwhile, South Africa’s first game of the tournament that was against Zimbabwe was washed out due to rain in Hobart and the Proteas then defeated Bangladesh by 104 runs in Sydney.
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16:19 (ACTUAL)
India vs South Africa: Why did Rohit Sharma opt to bat first?
The match between India and South Africa will be played on a used surface that is expected to slow down with the passage of play. This means that the team batting second will have comparatively tougher conditions in display than the first innings.
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16:11 (ACTUAL)
India vs South Africa: Here are the playing XIs –
India: 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: 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
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16:04 (ACTUAL)
India vs South Africa: India bat first
India skipper Rohit Sharma has won the toss and opted to bat first against South Africa in the Group 2 match between the sides in Perth. Deepak Hooda has been roped in place of Axar Patel in the Indian team.
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16:02 (ACTUAL)
India vs South Africa: It’s time for the toss!
Both captains — Rohit Sharma and Temba Bavuma — have arrived at the centre for the toss. Don’t go anwhere we will share with you the toss result as soon as it comes.
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15:59 (ACTUAL)
India vs South Africa: Pakistan open account in points table
Pakistan have defeated Netherlands in the previous Group 2 game by 6 wickets to earn two points. They lost two back-to-back matches in the ongoing T20 World Cup, including a disappointing one-run loss to Zimbabwe, before tasting a victory in the tournament.
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15:47 (ACTUAL)
India vs South Africa: Wait… Is there any chance of rain in the game tonight?
Weather forecast suggests that there will be no rain in today’s game between India and South Africa at the Perth Stadium. This means that we are likely to see a full 40-over game without any rain interruptions. Know more about today’s weather in Perth HERE
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15:39 (ACTUAL)
India vs South Africa: Will India stick to the same playing XI?
India played with the same team in their first two matches in the T20 World Cup. Will they tinker with their playing XI in today’s game vs South Africa in Perth? Will Rishabh Pant be given a chance? Here is what we think could be India’s playing XI for the game. CLICK HERE
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15:21 (ACTUAL)
India vs South Africa: Position in points table
While India, with four points, top the Group 2 table after winning their matches against Pakistan and Netherlands, South Africa are at the third spot in the table with three points. The Proteas got a no-result against Zimbabwe as rain washed out the game, while they defeated Bangladesh in the next game.
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15:06 (ACTUAL)
IND vs SA: Hello and welcome!
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