India vs South Africa, 30th Match, Super 12 Group 2 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Aiden Markram 52(41)
15.4
Hardik Pandya to Markram, out Caught by Suryakumar Yadav!! The 76-run partnership has been broken! Short ball, Markram pulls off the front foot. These are long boundaries, mind you! Suryakumar Yadav, who's standing a few inches well in front of the boundary rope, barely has to move and takes a calm catch. Is this the opening for India? Markram c Suryakumar Yadav b Hardik Pandya 52(41) [4s-6 6s-1]
15.3
Hardik Pandya to Markram, 2 runs, Markram moves leg-side and muscles the pull to deep mid-wicket. Another brace
14.6
Arshdeep Singh to Markram, no run, 138kph, back of a length ball, Markram fails to make contact with his cut as the ball bounces over the top-edge
14.5
Arshdeep Singh to Markram, 2 runs, 133kph, dug in short and Markram goes hard on the pull. More height than distance and the batter yells 'NO' after making contact. But the ball falls between the two converging Indian fielders (deep square leg and deep mid-wicket). Two runs taken and that brings up Markram's fifty!
14.4
Arshdeep Singh to Markram, FOUR, shot! 135kph, short of length ball, Markram clears his left leg and has ample time to go over the off-side. Waits and carves it over extra cover. That went like a bullet!
14.2
Arshdeep Singh to Markram, 1 run, stays leg-side of the ball, clears his front leg and cuts to deep point
13.6
Ashwin to Markram, SIX, 17 runs off the over! Ashwin follows a backing away batter. Markram clears his front leg and bludgeons this length ball over long-on. SKY, at long-on, can only watch the ball sail over his head
13.4
Ashwin to Markram, 1 run, flat ball from a short of length, wristily knocked to long-on
12.6
Shami to Markram, no run, excellent over from Shami! Markram backs away a long way to try and go over the covers. Misses as this length ball bounces over the sticks
11.5
Ashwin to Markram, 1 run, Ashwin is shocked as Virat Kohli has put down a dolly! Long boundary and Markram backs himself to muscle the pull over to deep mid-wicket after shimmying down the wicket. It goes straight to Kohli. The fielder fumbles a couple of times before making a mess of it. Kohli has a wry smile on his face. How costly will it be?
11.3
Ashwin to Markram, 1 run, fired in on leg, flicked to deep mid-wicket
11.2
Ashwin to Markram, FOUR, carrom ball, short of length, Markram shimmies down the track and plays an aerial stroke. Gets enough wood to hit it over the bowler and the ball has the legs to go to the fence
10.6
Hardik Pandya to Markram, byes, FOUR, banged in short and outside off, Markram shuffles across to try and hook it over fine leg. Misses and even the jumping keeper can't get a glove on it. The ball runs away to the fence. 16 runs off the over - South Africa upping the ante!
10.3
Hardik Pandya to Markram, 1 run, 138kph, short of length ball, patted towards cover off the under-edge for a quick single
10.2
Hardik Pandya to Markram, FOUR, edged and four! Markram goes hard on the pull against this shortish ball and gets a fat top-edge that flies over DK/1st slip. One bounce and into the fence. Went very fine
10.1
Hardik Pandya to Markram, 2 runs, 133kph, clears his front leg does Markram and slaps the cut to deep extra cover
9.6
Ashwin to Markram, 1 run, wristly driven down to long-on for a single
9.3
Ashwin to Markram, 1 run, 93kph, Markram slaps the cut to sweeper cover off the back foot
9.1
Ashwin to Markram, 1 run, 94kph, flat ball from over the wicket, knocked down to long-on for a single
8.3
Hardik Pandya to Markram, 1 run, shuffles across towards off and tucks this length ball into the mid-wicket pocket
8.2
Hardik Pandya to Markram, no run, beaten! 138kph, hit-the-deck-hard short of length ball that rears off the deck. Markram stays leg-side of the ball to push/drive and is surprised by the extra bounce. Nipped away a touch to go past the outside edge
7.6
Shami to Markram, no run, another lbw appeal from Shami, struck down again! Good length, Markram moves across to on-drive against this in-nipper. Beat his inside edge but it might have bounced over the sticks...
7.5
Shami to Markram, no run, 136kph, Markram walks down the pitch and makes good contact with his drive, finds mid-off
7.4
Shami to Markram, no run, 136kph, short of a good length ball angled in on the stumps, tapped to backward point
6.6
Hardik Pandya to Markram, 2 runs, back of a length on off, Markram tucks it with soft hands into the mid-wicket region and the pair race back for the second
6.5
Hardik Pandya to Markram, FOUR, lovely shot! That should ease some nerves. Hardik overcooks the full delivery and Markram lays into the drive, gets a good stride forward and creams it in front of square - splitting extra cover and mid-off
6.1
Hardik Pandya to Markram, 1 run, good length ball and bit of away movement, Markram closes the bat face and the outside edge flies through gully
5.3
Shami to Markram, 1 run, tight single and they get it easily in the end. Nips back in and Markram drops it with soft hands in front of point, looks up at Bavuma and they don't stop after that
5.1
Shami to Markram, 1 run, I0$ fullish delivery and it hits the bat hard, Markram gets it off the outer half and the ball rolls to the right of cover-point
4.4
Bhuvneshwar to Markram, 1 run, I0$ good length ball around off, Markram attempts to drive on the rise and ekes out an outer edge to sweeper cover
3.6
Arshdeep Singh to Markram, no run, fuller and outside off, Markram shuffles across and creams the drive to mid-off, Bavuma had to be sent back
3.5
Arshdeep Singh to Markram, no run, back of a length around off, Markram defends with soft hands into the off-side
3.4
Arshdeep Singh to Markram, no run, another play and miss. Arshdeep goes back to the fullish length outside off, Markram goes hard and throws his hands on the drive, does not connect and lucky to have not edged it behind
3.3
Arshdeep Singh to Markram, FOUR, shot! Arshdeep changes it up and goes short of length, Markram leaps off the ground and cuts it past backward point. That was superbly played
3.2
Arshdeep Singh to Markram, no run, lucky! Full delivery pushed across, Markram is drawn into the drive and goes full-throttle, but the ball shapes back in enough to beat the inside edge
3.1
Arshdeep Singh to Markram, no run, full delivery on leg-stump, Markram gently turns it to mid-wicket
2.4
Bhuvneshwar to Markram, 1 run, nips back in from a good length now, Markram knocks it in front of mid-on and quickly crosses over
2.3
Bhuvneshwar to Markram, no run, bit of width and Markram's eyes lit up, he slashes outside off but the ball swings away to beat the outside edge
1.6
Arshdeep Singh to Markram, no run, walks down to counter the movement but Arshdeep angled it across, Markram lifts his bat and lets it go
1.5
Arshdeep Singh to Markram, no run, whoa! That's a peach. Markram had no clue about that. Almost Wasim Akram like. The ball swung in and then shaped away, swings in the air and hence Markram prods forward to play it with a straight bat, but swings away after pitching and beats the outside edge
1.4
Arshdeep Singh to Markram, FOUR, Markram is off the mark with a boundary. Full and shaping in, Markram leans nicely forward and flicks it with the swing through the leg-side field. He kept it down and timed it nicely
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