India vs South Africa, 4th T20I - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: South Africa tour of India, 2022 Venue: Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot Date & Time: Jun 17, 07:00 PM LOCAL
Dinesh Karthik 55(27)
19.2
Pretorius to Karthik, out Caught by van der Dussen!! Once again South Africa get a timely wicket. Their catching has been good today as RvD holds on to a sliding catch. Full and on leg-stump, Karthik goes for the slog sweep and connects well, but these are big boundary ropes at Rajkot and RvD runs to his right from deep square leg, slides and reverse cups it safely. End of a fine knock. Karthik c van der Dussen b Pretorius 55(27) [4s-9 6s-2]
19.1
Pretorius to Karthik, SIX, maiden T20I fifty for Karthik. What a knock! He came in at a time when India were in trouble and now is taking them to a competitive total. Pretorius goes round the wicket and lands it right in the slot, Karthik clears that front leg and has a free swing of the arms, smokes it over cow corner and reaches the landmark
18.6
Ngidi to Karthik, 1 run, slower delivery and Karthik wanted to nudge it into the leg-side, he misses and de Kock gets a bad bounce, fumbles and Axar quickly crosses over. Karthik does get the strike. It is given as run
18.4
Ngidi to Karthik, 1 run, off-pace delivery around off, Karthik pats it with soft hands to point and collects the single
18.3
Ngidi to Karthik, FOUR, this time Shamsi has no chance. Ngidi goes short and wide again and Karthik punishes him, slaps the cut behind square on the off-side and the ball skids quickly off the turf
17.5
Pretorius to Karthik, 1 run, strays onto the pads and Karthik whips it to fine leg. The fielder was sent back when Pretorius went round the wicket
17.4
Pretorius to Karthik, no run, he reversed his stance and Pretorius fired it down leg, Karthik lets it go thinking he would get a wide but the umpire doesn't signal one, he asks whether it was because he switched to a left hander and gets a nod from umpire Madanagopal
17.3
Pretorius to Karthik, FOUR, he's toying with the field. Once more shuffles across, sits down and picks the slower ball up with a sweep shot, not as well timed as the previous one but good enough for a boundary
17.2
Pretorius to Karthik, FOUR, pressure showing on South Africa. Nortje fumbles and concedes the boundary. Slow and short outside off, Karthik cuts it behind square on the off-side and Nortje let's it through his legs running across from sweeper cover
17.1
Pretorius to Karthik, SIX, he has slog swept a pacer for a maximum. Square leg and fine leg inside the ring, so Karthik knows what is coming, he walks across his stumps and gets under the full delivery, clean strike on the shot and the ball sails over deep square leg
16.5
Maharaj to Karthik, 1 run, fired into the pads, Karthik nudges it to deep square leg and it is only a single
16.4
Maharaj to Karthik, FOUR, now the fancy stuff. He reverses his stances and waits for the flatter delivery, it is fraction short in length but he manages to get it over short third man, just bounces inside the rope
16.3
Maharaj to Karthik, FOUR, through Maharaj's hands. Tossed up and Karthik goes straight back, seemed like a chip but there was enough timing to take it past a leaping Maharaj. Split long-on and long-on perfectly
16.2
Maharaj to Karthik, no run, slower and following a moving Karthik, he sweeps and picks out short fine leg
16.1
Maharaj to Karthik, FOUR, smart batting. Karthik walks across, sits down and is fed a low full toss, he sweeps it over backward square leg and starts the over with a boundary. The crowd are up on their feet
15.4
Nortje to Karthik, 1 run, fullish delivery around off, Karthik wrists it down to long-on
15.3
Nortje to Karthik, FOUR, hit-me delivery and Karthik does not miss out. Short and ample width outside off, he picks his spot and slaps it in front of square on the off-side, no chance for sweeper cover to stop that
15.2
Nortje to Karthik, no run, I0$ back of a length delivery on off, Karthik dabs it close to his body and picks out de Kock
15.1
Nortje to Karthik, FOUR, smashed! Karthik advances and converts it into a half volley, then free his arms and smokes it over mid-off, one bounce and over the ropes
14.6
Maharaj to Karthik, 1 run, flighted on middle and leg, Karthik eases it down to long-on
14.4
Maharaj to Karthik, 1 run, drifting in and Karthik nudges it towards square leg, Hardik is happy with the single
14.3
Maharaj to Karthik, no run, quicker and fuller, Karthik shuffles across and misses the sweep, struck on the pad outside the off-stump line
14.2
Maharaj to Karthik, no run, flatter and sliding in, Karthik knocks it to the right of Maharaj
14.1
Maharaj to Karthik, FOUR, Karthik opens his account with a boundary. He moves across and brings out the sweep, struck it in front of square and bisected the two fielders in the deep perfectly. Jansen dives in vain
13.5
Marco Jansen to Karthik, leg byes, 1 run, slower ball and Karthik is through the pull early, the ball hits him on the back hip and deflects to third man
13.4
Marco Jansen to Karthik, no run, Karthik had given up. Direct hit and he was a goner. On a length and angled in, Karthik dabs it towards backward point and wanted to get off the mark, Hardik was never interested and Karthik was almost halfway down, Maharaj has a shy and fails to hit the target
12.6
Maharaj to Karthik, no run, oh big turn! Pitching outside leg and beating Karthik on the defence. The ball hits the pad and rolls beside the pitch
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