IND vs SA, T20 World Cup warm-ups Highlights: India beat South Africa by 30 runs in Navi Mumbai

That's a wrap, folks! The pre-tournament preparations are done and it is now time to gear up for the mega event. Both these teams will be looking to start their campaign with a win but for now, it's goodbye from us. Cheers!

Let's now hear from Ishan Kishan - Kishan expresses his excitement about getting the opportunity to open the innings, but he also enjoyed batting at number 3. He emphasizes that he's focused on doing his best regardless of his batting position, especially with the World Cup approaching. He also attributes his success to being present in the moment, watching the ball closely, and playing the required shots. He credits the pitch for being tremendous to bat on in the second innings, saying he trusted the wicket's bounce. He also highlights the importance of Tilak Varma's comeback, noting that Varma brings more than just batting skills, as he can also contribute with the ball and provide stability in the middle order. He praises Varma's fielding and current batting form. Regarding bowling, Kishan acknowledges that there's always room for improvement. He feels that his team did well on the wicket, but the opposition bowled well too. He suggests that the team will review their bowling in the team meeting.

South Africa's efforts - The Proteas came into this clash on the back of a home series win against the Windies but their star batter, Quinton de Kock, didn't feature in this game. Skipper Aiden Markram played a solid knock up top but the likes of Dewald Brevis and David Miller disappointed. However, probably two batters that are vying for a spot in the Playing XI - Tristan Stubbs and Jason Smith played fighting knocks and Marco Jansen also managed to get a few big hits away.

India's story - After a scintillating display with the bat where plenty of batters got an eye in, the hosts did a fine job with the ball as well. Even without the services of Jasprit Bumrah, the Indian attack started positively as Arshdeep Singh got an early wicket. There was resistance all throughout from the Proteas but the likes of Singh and Varun Chakaravarthy bowled really well. Even the fringe bowlers like Shivam Dube and Abhishek Sharma were amongst the wickets. There is work to be done, though, as a few bowlers seemed out of touch and went for plenty of runs.

India almost at their peak - A fine all-round showing from the reigning T20 Champions and they have made a statement with this win. A win that will not just calm the nerves of a home tournament but will also send a signal to all the other teams. South Africa blew hot and cold all throughout the game but will be decently pleased as they got a high-octane game against a top side.

19.6: Shivam Dube to Tristan Stubbs, Overpitched, wide outside off, Tristan Stubbs crunches it to long off for a single. India win by 30 runs.

19.5: Shivam Dube to Tristan Stubbs, SIX! Hat trick of sixes! Shivam Dube dishes out a full toss, around off, asking to be hit. Stubbs goes straight this time, over long on and well over for a six.

19.4: Shivam Dube to Tristan Stubbs, SIX! Consecutive sixes! Dube errs and serves a gentle full toss, just outside off, Stubbs hammers it over square leg for six more. 

19.3: Shivam Dube to Tristan Stubbs, SIX! Shivam Dube keeps it short, bowls it outside off, Stubbs stands tall and pulls it hard over Sanju Samson at long off for a biggie. 

19.2: Shivam Dube to Tristan Stubbs, A bumper, into the surface and outside off. Too short and Tristan Stubbs fails to get his bat on it.

19.1: Shivam Dube to Corbin Bosch, Serves it very full and wide outside off, Corbin Bosch leans and carves it over to deep cover for a single.

18.6: Abhishek Sharma to Tristan Stubbs, SIX! Stubbs connects well! A bit too short and wide outside off, Stubbs holds his shape, bends his back slightly and pumps it over long off for a biggie. 

18.5: Abhishek Sharma to Corbin Bosch, Fuller delivery, outside off, Corbin Bosch punches it through covers for a single. 

The next batter is Corbin Bosch.

18.4: Abhishek Sharma to Marco Jansen, OUT! CASTLED! Abhishek Sharma gets his second of the night! A skiddy length delivery on middle, Marco Jansen swings a bit too hard and fails to connect. The ball stays slightly low and rolls through to hit the stumps. A quick fire 31 off 16 balls from Marco Jansen.

18.3: Abhishek Sharma to Tristan Stubbs, A half tracker on middle and leg, Stubbs opens up his body and pulls it to deep square leg for one more.

18.2: Abhishek Sharma to Marco Jansen, Marco Jansen takes a premeditated charge and Sharma yorks him, outside off. Jansen squeezes it to point.

18.1: Abhishek Sharma to Tristan Stubbs, Tossed up, full and outside off, Stubbs reverse hits it to short third man and takes a quick single.

17.6: Shivam Dube to Marco Jansen, Very full and well wide of off. Marco Jansen shuffles across but fails to dig it out.

17.5: Shivam Dube to Marco Jansen, A low full toss, outside off, Marco Jansen smashes as he leans across to deep point. Rinku Singh runs to his right and slides to keep it just away from the ropes. A brace.

17.4: Shivam Dube to Tristan Stubbs, A wide yorker, outside off, Stubbs carves as he opens the face of the bat to deep point for a single.

17.3: Shivam Dube to Tristan Stubbs, A slower bumper, into the surface, too wide. Stubbs flat bats it down to long off. The fielder slight overruns but does well to stop it. Two more runs.

17.2: Shivam Dube to Marco Jansen, Dube bowls a low full toss, near the strip line. Marco Jansen swings and edges it to third man for a single.

17.1: Shivam Dube to Tristan Stubbs, Touch too full, outside off, Stubbs throws his blade at it and manages a thick inside edge past square leg. Arshdeep Singh runs across from deep backward square leg and saves a run. Three runs taken.

16.6: Arshdeep Singh to Tristan Stubbs, A wide full toss, outside off, Stubbs drags his shot to mid on and scampers across for a run.

16.5: Arshdeep Singh to Tristan Stubbs, FOUR! Tickled away! A full toss, straighter delivery on the pads. Stubbs steps across, picks off the pads and helps it past short fine leg, very fine for a boundary.

16.4: Arshdeep Singh to Marco Jansen, Singh misses his mark and bowls a full toss, wide outside off, Marco Jansen slaps it to sweeper cover for a single.

16.3: Arshdeep Singh to Marco Jansen, A pacy bouncer on middle and leg. Marco Jansen ducks under it. Arshdeep Singh sees the funny side as he laughs with Marco Jansen.

16.2: Arshdeep Singh to Marco Jansen, Singh keeps it full and wide of off, angled well away. Marco Jansen bends across but fails to hit it away.

16.1: Arshdeep Singh to Tristan Stubbs, Serves a widish full toss, outside off, Tristan Stubbs leans across and punches it to long off for a single.

15.6: Shivam Dube to Marco Jansen, FOUR! Excellent shot this is from Jansen! Wide yorker, outside off, Marco Jansen rocks back deep into the crease and opens the face of the bat before hitting it to slice it over short third for his third boundary of the inning. 22 runs from the over!

15.5: Shivam Dube to Tristan Stubbs, Short and outside off, Tristan Stubbs tries to pull it across, but gets the connection on the upper part of his bat. The ball lobs and drops safely in the vacant mid off region. Another run for SA.

15.4: Shivam Dube to Marco Jansen, Low full toss, on off, Marco Jansen mistimes his hit to long on. The ball flies, but drops much short of Sanju Samson in the long on region. Single taken.

15.3: Shivam Dube to Marco Jansen, SIX! This is Marco Jansen at his best! A slower one this time from Dube, fuller on middle, angling in. Marco Jansen opens his stance and hoist it up and over the deep square leg fence for a massive six.

15.2: Shivam Dube to Marco Jansen, FOUR! Marco Jansen has just started with his fireworks! Fuller on the stumps, Marco Jansen lofts it through the line, over Sanju Samson in the mid on region, for another boundary.

15.1: Shivam Dube to Marco Jansen, SIX! BANG! Full and outside off, Marco Jansen smokes it straight like an arrow, to downtown for a biggie.

Shivam Dube (1-0-6-1) is back on.

14.6: Abhishek Sharma to Marco Jansen, Short, outside off, Marco Jansen punches it to deep cover for a single.

14.5: Abhishek Sharma to Marco Jansen, FOUR! SHOT! Short of a length, on leg, Marco Jansen pulls it hard to the left of the deep mid-wicket fielder for four runs to get off the mark.

14.4: Abhishek Sharma to Marco Jansen, Arm ball, fuller, down the leg side, Marco Jansen looks to push it to cover, but gets beaten on the inside edge and it just misses the leg stump.

Marco Jansen is the next batter in, replacing Jason Smith.

14.3: Abhishek Sharma to Jason Smith, OUT! TAKEN! Abhishek Sharma has the last laugh. He once again sees the batter making room to the leg side, but he keeps his line straight to the middle stump and fuller. Jason Smith tries to smash it downtown, but to wide mid off. The ball flies and stays in the air for a very long time, enough for Suryakumar Yadav to sprint from the ropes, slide and pouch the catch at his front. 

14.2: Abhishek Sharma to Jason Smith, FOUR! THUMPED AWAY! Short this time from Sharma, on off. Jason Smith gets on his back foot and punches it upishly, over Abhishek once again for another boundary. 

14.1: Abhishek Sharma to Jason Smith, FOUR! Up and over! Abhishek Sharma follows the batter fuller, and down the leg. Jason Smith gets on his front foot and lofts it nonchalantly over the bowler and gets four runs.

DRINKS BREAK! South Africa going at a good rate but not good enough to cross the victory line. The required run rate is closing in on 20 runs per over. India will be happy with how they have performed. Suryakumar Yadav might bring back his pace bowlers back into the attack and hope they finish things off on a high.

13.6: Varun Chakaravarthy to Jason Smith, Flatter and fuller, outside off, Jason Smith pushes it to long off for a single.

13.5: Varun Chakaravarthy to Tristan Stubbs, Fuller, on off, turning in, Tristan Stubbs flicks it to square leg for one.

13.4: Varun Chakaravarthy to Jason Smith, Varun Chakaravarthy drags his length back, outside off, Jason Smith punches it with cross-bat to long off and gets another comfortable single.

13.3: Varun Chakaravarthy to Tristan Stubbs, Tossed up, much fuller, Tristan Stubbs jams it to long off to get another single.

13.2: Varun Chakaravarthy to Jason Smith, Short, on off, Jason Smith pulls it to deep square leg for one.

13.1: Varun Chakaravarthy to Jason Smith, FOUR! That could have been stopped! Short and outside off, Jason Smith cuts hard at it toward the left of deep point. Rinku Singh runs to his left and bends low to flick the ball, but fails to get the better. Maybe a dive would have helped him to stop the boundary.

12.6: Abhishek Sharma to Tristan Stubbs, Short, just outside off, Tristan Stubbs cuts, but straight at the backward point fielder.

12.5: Abhishek Sharma to Jason Smith, Full, on leg, Jason Smith nudges it on his front foot to long on for a single.

12.4: Abhishek Sharma to Jason Smith, FOUR! Quality shot from Smith! Flat and much fuller, outside off, Jason Smith leans on the delivery and drives it through cover for four runs.

12.3: Abhishek Sharma to Tristan Stubbs, Short and just outside off, Tristan Stubbs punches it on his back foot to long off and gets a comfortable single.

12.2: Abhishek Sharma to Jason Smith, Fuller, on middle, Jason Smith gets on his back foot and flicks it to deep mid-wicket for one run.

12.1: Abhishek Sharma to Jason Smith, Flat and much fuller, around the toes of the batter. Jason Smith flicks it to through square leg and gets a couple of runs. 

11.6: Kuldeep Yadav to Jason Smith, Flatter one on the pads, turned away past square leg for a single.

11.5: Kuldeep Yadav to Jason Smith, Beaten! A googly now, tossed up outside off. Smith backs away to cut but the ball goes well wide of his willow.

11.4: Kuldeep Yadav to Jason Smith, Flatter again, on off, Smith stays back and taps it back to the bowler.

11.3: Kuldeep Yadav to Jason Smith, Flatter wrong'un, slower as well. Smith goes deep in the crease and tucks it down in front of square leg for a couple of quick runs.

11.2: Kuldeep Yadav to Jason Smith, SIX! Crunched! Tossed up, full and on off, Jason Smith sits down and slog-sweeps with the spin, nailing it wide of deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

11.1: Kuldeep Yadav to Tristan Stubbs, KD starts the new spell with a flighted ball on leg. Stubbs works it with the spin and behind square leg for a single.

10.6: Axar Patel to Jason Smith, Shorter again, angled into the body. Smith nudges it leg side and it will be another dot ball.

10.5: Axar Patel to Jason Smith, Flighted up around off, Jason Smith sits down to sweep but ends up cue-ending it back to the bowler.

10.4: Axar Patel to Tristan Stubbs, Shorter in length and on off, played off the back foot through the off side for one.

Tristan Stubbs replaces David Miller.

10.3: Axar Patel to David Miller, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! That is fantastic glovework from Ishan Kishan. Axar Patel bowls it flat and a touch full, darting it across off stump. David Miller rocks back and looks to fetch and pull but the length is very full. The ball takes the inside edge and thumps the keeper's pads before popping out. Kishan dives to his right and eventually pouches it with his right glove.

10.2: Axar Patel to Jason Smith, Dragged length around middle, Jason Smith makes room again and taps it through cover-point for a single.

10.1: Axar Patel to Jason Smith, Patel begins with a flatter armbal and angles it well down leg. Smith makes room to swing across the line but misses and wears it on the pads.

9.6: Varun Chakaravarthy to Jason Smith, A bit more flighted, full and outside off. Smith shovels the sweep through mid-wicket and picks up a single. Just 3 runs and a wicket off Varun's first over. South Africa are 99/4 after 10 overs. India had 135 runs on the board at the same stage.

9.5: Varun Chakaravarthy to Jason Smith, A big wrong'un, slightly short and angled into the batter. Smith backs away to defend.

9.4: Varun Chakaravarthy to David Miller, Length again, sliding back in from outside off. Miller strokes it wide of covers for a single.

9.3: Varun Chakaravarthy to David Miller, Shorter than a good length and around off, Miller stays back and taps it in front of point.

9.2: Varun Chakaravarthy to Jason Smith, Fuller and drifted into the pads, Smith tucks it behind square leg for a single.

Out goes Ryan Rickelton, in comes Jason Smith.

9.1: Varun Chakaravarthy to Ryan Rickelton, OUT! CAUGHT! Ryan Rickelton started walking back even before the catch was taken and the world's number 1 T20I bowler has struck on his very first delivery. Varun Chakaravarthy starts around the wicket to the left-hander and bowls it on a good length outside off. Rickelton looks to sit down and drag the slog sweep across but gets a top edge. The ball comes back down and the keeper, Ishan Kishan has to just take a couple of steps to his right to pouch it.

Varun Chakaravarthy is into the attack.

8.6: Tilak Varma to David Miller, Bowled quicker and a bit fuller on the pads. Miller opts to flick it off the back foot and he gets it wide enough of deep mid-wicket to come back for the second run.

8.5: Tilak Varma to Ryan Rickelton, Drags the length back, bowling it around middle. Rickelton backs away and slams it down to long on for just one more.

8.4: Tilak Varma to David Miller, Lobbed up, full and outside off, Miller drills it past the bowler and down to long off for a single.

8.3: Tilak Varma to David Miller, Quicker one, darts back into middle and leg. Miller hangs back and pushes it out to cover-point.

8.2: Tilak Varma to David Miller, FOUR! Hammered away by Miller. Flatter one, sliding in from off, David Miller leans back and smacks it wide of deep cover and it races away into the fence.

8.1: Tilak Varma to Ryan Rickelton, Nicely tossed up, wide outside off, Rickelton slaps it through covers and picks up a single.

7.6: Shivam Dube to David Miller, Short and angling outside off, David Miller drags a pull shot to the left of long on for a couple of runs. A successful first over from Shivam Dube, picking a wicket and giving only 6 runs away!

7.5: Shivam Dube to Ryan Rickelton, Short, outside off, Ryan Rickelton taps it to cover-point for a single.

7.4: Shivam Dube to David Miller, Slower and on a length, on off, Miller slices it to deep point for a single.

7.3: Shivam Dube to David Miller, Full, on off, David Miller pushes it through cover and gets a couple of runs. 

David Miller is the new batter in for South Africa.

7.2: Shivam Dube to Dewald Brevis, OUT! CAUGHT! The slower one does the trick for Shivam Dube. The change to bring Dube into the attack has worked out well for India. Back of a length with a flick of the finger, just before releasing the delivery, wide outside off. Dewald Brevis frees his arm and tries to smoke it downtown, but miscues the shot from the upper part of his willow. The ball loops toward wide long off, where Tilak Varma gets underneath the skier and takes a good catch. Dewald Brevis walks back with just 2 runs off 4.

7.1: Shivam Dube to Dewald Brevis, Back of a length, on off, Dewald Brevis slaps it back to the bowler. 

6.6: Kuldeep Yadav to Ryan Rickelton, SIX! Ryan Rickelton is too hot to handle! A bit more flight from Kuldeep Yadav, around the pads of the batter, but Ryan Rickelton once again crouches down and sweeps it up and over deep square leg for a massive six. 

6.5: Kuldeep Yadav to Ryan Rickelton, SIX! That has been dispatched out of the park! Tossed up, fuller, on off, Ryan Rickelton gets down on one knee and slog sweeps it over the deep mid-wicket fence, into the stands, for a biggie.

6.4: Kuldeep Yadav to Dewald Brevis, Googly now, short and on middle. Dewald Brevis goes deep into the crease and punches it to long on for a single.

6.3: Kuldeep Yadav to Ryan Rickelton, Pitches it up, does Kuldeep Yadav, on middle and leg. Ryan Rickelton sweeps it to deep backward square leg and gets a single.

6.2: Kuldeep Yadav to Ryan Rickelton, Short, on middle, Ryan Rickelton rocks back and pushes it to short mid-wicket.

6.1: Kuldeep Yadav to Dewald Brevis, Kuldeep Yadav jogs from over the wicket and bowls a touch fuller, angling away from the right-hander. Dewald Brevis cuts it through cover for a single.

Drinks Break! Done with the Powerplay. South Africa have gotten off to a solid start but they will have to keep accelerating all throughout the innings of they are to chase down this total. India will look to bring their spinners into play in the middle phase and put on a squeeze. Aiden Markram has been retired out and Dewald Brevis comes in to replace him. Also, Kuldeep Yadav will bowl right after the Powerplay.

Aiden Markram has not recovered from the injury suffered and won't be able to participate any more with the bat. As it stands, Aiden Markram is retired out.

5.6: Arshdeep Singh to Ryan Rickelton, FOUR! More runs! Arshdeep Singh sees the batter making room to the leg side, so Arshdeep follows Ryan, pitches it fuller, angling it down the leg side. But Rickleton does well to tickle it through fine leg for the boundary. 

5.5: Arshdeep Singh to Ryan Rickelton, Full, on off, shaping it away once again. Ryan Rickelton drives it to the right of cover, but Suryakumar Yadav tumbles away and makes a stop.

5.4: Arshdeep Singh to Ryan Rickelton, FOUR! HAMMERED AWAY! Short of a length, around the ribs of the batter. Ryan Rickelton hangs on his back foot and pulls it to the left of the deep square leg region for four runs. 

5.3: Arshdeep Singh to Ryan Rickelton, This is excellent bowling from Arshdeep Singh! Slower-short delivery and shaping it away from the left-hander. Ryan Rickelton drags a pull shot but as the ball is moving away from him, he fails to generate much power. The ball rolls to mid-wicket and the batter gets no run. 

5.2: Arshdeep Singh to Aiden Markram, Full again, wide outside off, Aiden Markram extends his arms and punches it with cross-bat to left of mid off to get a single.

5.1: Arshdeep Singh to Aiden Markram, Slower and fuller, outside off, Aiden Markram mistimes his drive to mid off. 

Another bowling change as Arshdeep Singh switches ends.

4.6: Harshit Rana to Aiden Markram, Fuller, angling down the leg side. Aiden Markram makes room and punches it to long on for a single.

4.5: Harshit Rana to Aiden Markram, FOUR! Not entirely from the middle of the bat, but the timing of the shot does the job for Markram. Rana switches his side over the wicket to bowl right-hander and bowls fuller, on off, shaping in. Aiden Markram lofts it from the inner part of his willow and extends his arm a bit away from his body to time the shot. The ball loops over mid on fielder and races away for another boundary in the over. 

4.4: Harshit Rana to Ryan Rickelton, On a length, just outside off, Ryan Rickelton dabs it to point and gets a comfortable single.

4.3: Harshit Rana to Ryan Rickelton, SIX! Excellent swing of the bat! Pitches it up this time, Rana, just outside off. Ryan Rickelton clears his front foot and loads his arm to slog it away, over the wide long on fence for half a dozen. 50 up for South Africa.

4.2: Harshit Rana to Ryan Rickelton, FOUR! SHOT! Short of a length, outside off, Ryan Rickelton connects his pull this time past the left of the mid on fielder and gets four runs. 

4.1: Harshit Rana to Ryan Rickelton, Swing and a miss! Harshit Rana scoots from around the wicket, bowls on a hard length, pitching it just outside off, angling in. Ryan Rickelton looks to pull it across the line, but gets beaten on the inside edge. The ball just bounces over the middle stump. That was a close call. 

Bowling change? Yes, indeed. Harshit Rana comes into the attack now.

3.6: Hardik Pandya to Aiden Markram, FOUR! 9 runs off the over. South Africa need more from a single over. A slower bumper but serves with too much width. Aiden Markram rides the pull shot and hits it in the vacant deep mid-wicket region. 

3.5: Hardik Pandya to Ryan Rickelton, Touch fuller and on middle and leg, little bit of shape, Ryan Rickelton whips it behind square leg for a single.

3.4: Hardik Pandya to Aiden Markram, In the 8-meter length, on top of middle, Aiden Markram works it down to mid off and runs across. Markram limps a bit as he jogs across.

Aiden Markram has taken a body blow here and is in a bit of pain. The physio is out to have a look and there's a bit of a pause in play right now. Markram is finally good to go again and play can resume.

3.3: Hardik Pandya to Aiden Markram, Oh, Markram has taken a hit and is on his haunches with his face on the ground. Hardik Pandya follows Aiden Markram on the leg side with a hard length delivery. Markram fails to get his bat on it and wears it on the box. A bit painful and the physio is out. 

3.2: Hardik Pandya to Ryan Rickelton, Three runs! Bowls it in line of the stumps, fuller length. Ryan Rickelton punches it to mid off where Abhishek Sharma dives over the ball and lets it through. Harshit Rana from mid on runs across and flicks it back near the fence. Saves a run.

3.1: Hardik Pandya to Ryan Rickelton, On a length and on middle and leg, Ryan Rickelton punches it straight to mid on.

2.6: Arshdeep Singh to Aiden Markram, Beaten! Singh ends the over well. Short of a good length, around the fourth stump. Aiden Markram tries to play it with a straight bat inside the line and misses. 

2.5: Arshdeep Singh to Ryan Rickelton, Attacks the stumps with a length delivery. Ryan Rickelton punches with soft hands to mid off and scampers across. The fielder has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. Luckily, Ishan Kishan, the keeper covers a lot of ground to do the back up and stops it from running away.

2.4: Arshdeep Singh to Ryan Rickelton, FOUR! Easy pickings! Ryan Rickelton is off the mark in style! Overpitched, slanting on the pads, this is flicked past mid-wicket and it rolls to the fence. 

2.3: Arshdeep Singh to Aiden Markram, Tap and run! A nagging length delivery, around off, Markram drops it in front of cover and calls for a quick single. SKY has a shy at the bowler's end but misses from a close range. 

2.2: Arshdeep Singh to Aiden Markram, A good length delivery, on top of off. Markram stays back and chops it to backward point.

2.1: Arshdeep Singh to Aiden Markram, SIX! Fourth six in the last four deliveries! Arshdeep Singh now bangs it short, not too short and lands nicely for Markram, who hoicks it across over mid-wicket for a six. 

1.6: Hardik Pandya to Aiden Markram, Fuller delivery, around off, punched to mid off for a single to end the 19-run over.

1.5: Hardik Pandya to Aiden Markram, SIX! Hat trick of sixes! The crowd has gone pin drop silence already. Hardik Pandya bluffs with a shorter delivery, around off, Markram doesn't anticipate, stays back and pulls it over mid-wicket for a biggie. 

1.4: Hardik Pandya to Aiden Markram, SIX! Even better from Markram! Hardik Pandya bowls in the slot, fuller delivery on middle, Markram lofts with a high elbow and hits it flat over long on for six more. 

1.3: Hardik Pandya to Aiden Markram, SIX! First boundary of the chase! Slightly short, around off, Markram trusts the carry off the deck and punches with a high backlift over long on for a six.

1.2: Hardik Pandya to Aiden Markram, Beauty! Angles in a length ball, around the fourth stump and seams it away sharply. Markram gets on his toes as he gets forward. He tries to punch it away but misses.

1.1: Hardik Pandya to Aiden Markram, Bowls the hard length, wide of off, Markram hops and punches it to cover.

The move to send a pinch hitter to open the innings has backfired for South Africa. Ryan Rickelton walks in at number 3 and it will be Hardik Pandya to share the new ball with Arshdeep Singh.

0.6: Arshdeep Singh to George Linde, OUT! TAKEN! Linde as an opener doesn't work! On a nagging length, swinging into the batter, on leg, George Linde plays a nothing shot, just tries to punch it away over mid on but mistimes and Hardik Pandya takes a dolly. A run and a wicket for India to begin it's defensive shift. 

0.5: Arshdeep Singh to George Linde, BEATEN AGAIN! Fractionally fuller than the previous delivery, more shape on this one as Singh lands it on off, Linde swings wildly but connects the thin air around it. 

0.4: Arshdeep Singh to George Linde, Short of a good length, outside off, shaping away very late. George Linde slashes his blade without any foot movement and fails to connect.

0.3: Arshdeep Singh to George Linde, Oh, beautifully bowled! A well planted yorker into the blockhole, swings into the batter and George Linde manages to dig it out back onto the pads.

0.2: Arshdeep Singh to Aiden Markram, Outswinger this time, around off on a length. Aiden Markram taps it wide of point for a single. South Africa are underway in the chase.

0.1: Arshdeep Singh to Aiden Markram, A good length delivery, swinging in sharply and on leg, Aiden Markram gets pinged on the pads as he looks to flick it away.

We are back for the run chase! The umpires are back out in the middle and so are the Indian players, who form a huddle and take their places on the field. Surprising to see that George Linde has been sent in to open the innings for South Africa alongside Aiden Markram. Arshdeep Singh is ready to start proceedinngs with the new ball. Let's play...

... The Run Chase ...

A daunting task awaits South Africa - 241 is what South Africa need to get their campaign in the sub-continent underway and it will be a test of their batting depth now. India have a plethora of pacers and spinners to choose from and they will be confident of defending this total. However, the pitch looks flat and there will be opportunities for the batters to go big, and it should be an exciting chase. Stay tuned.

An evening to forget for the Proteas in the field - A side boasting of such depth in the pace attack has simply been dismantled tonight. Aiden Markram gave one-over spells to all his 6 pacers in the Powerplay and none of them could do anything to restrict the opposition. Spin didn't make much difference either but when they slowed it up or changed their lengths, there was some purchase on offer. Anrich Nortje was taken to the cleaners, and so were most of the bowlers but the likes of Marco Jansen and Lungi Ngidi did comeback in their spells later on.

India flex their batting might - That is a swashbuckling first 20 overs with the bat from India and they have put a daunting total on the board. It was carnage through and through from the Indian batters but Ishan Kishan up top was the most impressive. He was retired out after a quickfire half-century and so was Abhishek Sharma, who scored 24 runs. Tilak Varma came back into the main team and it was like he never left as he made 45 off just 19 balls. Everyone in the Indian middle order contributed and Hardik Pandya's feisty cameo of 30 runs off just 10 balls was the icing on the cake.

19.6: Corbin Bosch to Harshit Rana, Oh, Corbin Bosch has gotten away with it. Even the crowd shows their frustration! Too short and down leg, Harshit Rana leaves it alone. India end with a massive 240/6 on the board.

Harshit Rana walks out to face the final ball.

19.5: Corbin Bosch to Hardik Pandya, OUT! TAKEN! A nice little cameo comes to an end. Corbin Bosch keeps it short and bowls it across and a bit wide. Pandya pulls but mistimes, he slices it away to deep cover where Marco Jansen runs in and holds onto it. Hardik Pandya goes for 30 (10).

19.4: Corbin Bosch to Hardik Pandya, SIX! Easy pickings! Short again, touch slower and a bit too much width. Pandya stands tall and pulls with authority over long on for a six. 

19.3: Corbin Bosch to Hardik Pandya, FOUR! Dropped! A tough one to hold on. Bangs it short and around off, Hardik Pandya throws the kitchen sink at it as he pulls but gets a top edge behind the keeper. Jason Smith runs behind from short third man, tries to take over his shoulder but spills it out. It rolls to the fence. 

19.2: Corbin Bosch to Axar Patel, Touch fuller, outside off, Patel punches off the back foot to cover for a single.

19.1: Corbin Bosch to Hardik Pandya, A fuller delivery from around the wicket, gives width outside off. Hardik Pandya lofts it nicely to long off and settles with a run.

18.6: Kagiso Rabada to Hardik Pandya, Great execution! A pinpoint yorker on middle, Hardik Pandya can only dig it out on the off side and run across. 

18.5: Kagiso Rabada to Hardik Pandya, FOUR! POWERED! Not that short, this is on top of off. Hardik Pandya clears his front leg a long way and opens up his body, pumps it over KG's head and it races to long off.

18.4: Kagiso Rabada to Axar Patel, Very full, wide of off, Axar Patel crunches it to the right of the mid off fielder. Aiden Markram dives across and saves three crucial runs for his team. A single.

18.3: Kagiso Rabada to Axar Patel, FOUR! Width given and Patel greets it with a boundary! Well outside off on a length, Axar Patel slashes his blade and hits it through covers and it races to the fence. 

18.2: Kagiso Rabada to Hardik Pandya, Nails the yorker and gets the line close to the middle pole. HP nudges it down to deep mid-wicket for a single.

18.1: Kagiso Rabada to Hardik Pandya, SIX! Bread and butter stuff for Kung Fu Pandya! A yorker, sliding well down leg, just a little flick of the wrist from Pandya and that's all it needs for the ball to sail over square leg for a six.

17.6: Anrich Nortje to Axar Patel, Two quality overs from South Africa! Serves it very full, on leg, Axar Patel anticipated another slower delivery and fails to flick it away. 

17.5: Anrich Nortje to Axar Patel, A nice slower bouncer into the surface. On leg, Patel backs away to ramp it over but misses.

17.4: Anrich Nortje to Hardik Pandya, Short of a good length, outside off, Hardik Pandya rocks back and cuts it to the left of deep point for a single.

17.3: Anrich Nortje to Hardik Pandya, SIX! One hand is all he needs to clear the fence. A juicy full toss on middle, Hardik Pandya swings his blade and cue ends. He also loses the grip as one hand comes up but still gets enough power as the ball sails over the long on fence.

The next batter is in and it is Hardik Pandya, who comes in to replace Rinku Singh.

17.2: Anrich Nortje to Rinku Singh, OUT! TAKEN! This will boost Nortje's confidence a lot! Anrich Nortje learns from Lungi Ngidi's over. Bowls it into the slot, slower delivery on middle, Rinku Singh gets underneath as he bends his back knee but mistimes it to long on. Tristan Stubbs slides to his right and completes the catch.

17.1: Anrich Nortje to Axar Patel, Anrich Nortje rolls his finger as he bowls a good length delivery on the pads. Patel steps behind and tries to fend it away. He miscues it on the off side for a single.

16.6: Lungi Ngidi to Rinku Singh, Fantastic over from Ngidi! Just what is required on this kind of pitch! A full toss, a bit hig but again dipping in time, outside off. Singh slashes his blade and misses.

16.5: Lungi Ngidi to Rinku Singh, Another dot! A full toss, gentle but dipping again towards the batter. Rinku Singh charges down and swings only to miss it.

16.4: Lungi Ngidi to Axar Patel, Quality from Ngidi! Bowls a wide yorker, slanting across the batter. Patel throws his blade and pats it to point.

16.3: Lungi Ngidi to Axar Patel, Well bowled again! Flirts with the tramline and serves it across the batter. Patel lets it be as Ngidi bowls just inside the line. 

16.2: Lungi Ngidi to Rinku Singh, Nicely bowled once again! Fuller delivery, dipping onto the batter, outside off. This is punched to long off for a single.

16.1: Lungi Ngidi to Axar Patel, A wide yorker on the slower side, outside off. Patel tries to jam it out but edges it around the corner and the batters rotate across.

15.6: Corbin Bosch to Rinku Singh, Slower and fuller, on middle, Rinku Singh shimmies down the track and pushes it back to the bowler. A tidy over from Corbin Bosch, only coming 5 runs from it. 

15.6: Corbin Bosch to Rinku Singh, WIDE! Much fuller, spraying down the leg side, Singh misses on his flick. 

15.5: Corbin Bosch to Axar Patel, Another slower delivery, fuller, on the stumps. Axar Patel charges down the track and pushes it to long off for a single. 

15.4: Corbin Bosch to Rinku Singh, Short, outside off, Rinku Singh slaps it from the inner part of the bat to cover for a single. 

Halt! A pacy delivery from Corbin Bosch and Singh wears it on the side of the grill. A quick concussion protocol is going on and Rinku Singh passes it. 

15.3: Corbin Bosch to Rinku Singh, OUCH! That has hit straight to the helmet of the batter. This is a slower bouncer, around the shoulder of the batter. Rinku Singh looks to ramp it once again, but as he sees the ball coming straight towards his face, he removes his sight on the delivery, but it hits the right part of the helmet. 

15.2: Corbin Bosch to Axar Patel, On a length, outside off, Axar Patel steers it to short third for a single. 

15.1: Corbin Bosch to Rinku Singh, Slower and fuller, outside off, Rinku Singh drags it to wide long on for a single. 

Corbin Bosch (1-0-14-0) is back on, replacing Aiden Markram.

14.6: Kagiso Rabada to Axar Patel, Fuller, outside off, Axar Patel drives it into the gap between deep point and sweeper cover. Both the fielder charges toward it, converges, but does well to save the boundary. Two runs taken. 

14.5: Kagiso Rabada to Axar Patel, Back of a length, outside off, Axar Patel looks to punch it away but gets beaten. 

14.4: Kagiso Rabada to Axar Patel, SIX! CHECKY FROM PATEL! Short of a length, on off, Axar Patel arches back and ramps it over the deep third fence for half a dozen. 

14.3: Kagiso Rabada to Axar Patel, FOUR! STREAKY! Rabada aims for a yorker, but bowls a low full toss, shaping it away from the off stump. Axar Patel tries to dril it through cover but gets a slight nick on the outside edge. The ball zips past the left of the keeper and rolls away to deep third for four runs. 

14.2: Kagiso Rabada to Rinku Singh, On a length, on middle, Rinku Singh flicks it to deep square leg for a single. 

14.1: Kagiso Rabada to Rinku Singh, SIX! Rinku Singh greets Rabada with a big one! Good-length delivery, on off, angling it bit away. Rinku Singh charges down the crease and lofts it over the long off fence from the middle of his bat. 

DRINKS BREAK! The scoring rate has slowed down a bit. India still in a good position, looking for a score around 225 or so. Aiden Markram has shuffled his pack and has done a decent job in the last few overs. With the batting depth India have, they'll have a good chance to keep the intent going but South Africa will try their best to stem the run flow.

13.6: Aiden Markram to Rinku Singh, Short, on middle, Rinku Singh flicks it to long on for a single. 

13.5: Aiden Markram to Rinku Singh, FOUR! EDGED AND AWAY! Short of a length, outside off, Rinku Singh attempts to heave it across the line, but the ball gets the inside edge. The ball bounces off through short third and Rinku gets his first boundary in a streaky way. 

13.4: Aiden Markram to Axar Patel, Full, wide outside off, Axar Patel punches it hard with cross-bat to long off for one run. 

13.4: Aiden Markram to Axar Patel, WIDE! Short and wide outside off, beyond the tramline. Patel makes a leave at it. 

13.3: Aiden Markram to Axar Patel, Short, just outside off, Axar Patel cuts it but straight to the backward point fielder. 

13.2: Aiden Markram to Rinku Singh, Short, on off, Rinku Singh pushes it to deep point for a single. 

13.1: Aiden Markram to Axar Patel, Full, on leg, Axar Patel flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single. 

Rinku Singh is the next batter in, replacing Suryakumar Yadav.

12.6: Kwena Maphaka to Suryakumar Yadav, OUT! IN THE AIR... TAKEN! The slower one does the trick. Kwena Maphaka rolls his fingers just before releasing the delivery to take the pace off and pitches it fuller, angling across the right-hander. Suryakumar Yadav shuffles across the stumps and crouches a bit low to swing it over deep square leg, but fails to get the timing right. The ball balloons toward George Linde in the deep square leg region who takes a firm catch. Suryakumar Yadav departs scoting 30 off 16 balls. 

12.5: Kwena Maphaka to Axar Patel, Back of a length, around middle, Axar Patel pulls it to deep square leg for a single. 

12.4: Kwena Maphaka to Suryakumar Yadav, Short and outside off, SKY steers it wide point and gets a single. 

12.3: Kwena Maphaka to Suryakumar Yadav, Short, outside off, Suryakumar Yadav shuffles across the stump and flicks this as well but misses the connection. 

12.2: Kwena Maphaka to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX! He makes it look so simple! On a hard length, on the top of the leg pole. Suryakumar Yadav stays tall and just flicks his wrists and use the pace of the bowler against him. The ball sails over the deep fine leg fence and SKY gets another biggie into his account. 

12.1: Kwena Maphaka to Axar Patel, Back of a length, around the leg stump, Axar Patel looks to flick it but gets a slight inside edge. The ball thumps the thigh pad and rolls away to deep third. Single taken. 

Change in bowling. Kwena Maphaka to steam in. Went for 10 runs in his first over.

11.6: George Linde to Suryakumar Yadav, Tossed up on the stumps, Yadav advances and lofts it down to the left of long on. The fielder does well to scamper across to his left and palm the ball back in. Two taken.

11.5: George Linde to Axar Patel, Flat and full outside off, Patel angles it to the right of short fine leg. Anrich Nortje dives and makes the stop, saving three runs for his side.

11.4: George Linde to Axar Patel, SIX! High and handsome. Tossed up around off, slower too. Axar Patel dances down the pitch and followsthrough nicely, heaving it high over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

11.3: George Linde to Suryakumar Yadav, Around middle, Suryakumar Yadav sits down and drags the sweep through square leg for one more.

11.2: George Linde to Axar Patel, Good length on middle, the ball grips a bit. Patel turns it off the pads through square leg for a single.

11.1: George Linde to Suryakumar Yadav, Drifted into the leg stump, SKY shimmies down the track and goes inside-out but mistimes the lofted shot wide of long off for a single.

South Africa pick the first wicket of the night. Axar Patel replaces Tilak Varma. 

10.6: Marco Jansen to Tilak Varma, OUT! TIMBER! Bowled around the legs and Tilak Varma has to walk back here. Marco Jansen stays around the wicket and bowls it full, swinging it into the pads. Varma gets inside the line to flick but misses the ball and it just clips the outside of the leg stump. One of the bails falls off but the third umpire has a look at it. Replays confirm that Varma is out and he departs after making a quickfire 45 (19).

Tilak Varma has been bowled around his legs. The third umpire just wants to have a quick look. The side angle shows the ball clips the leg pole and one bail falls over. 

10.5: Marco Jansen to Tilak Varma, FOUR! Short of a length and angled across the stumps, Tilak Varma swivels a bit and pulls it down and wide of mid on. Kagiso Rabada dives to his left, gets a hand on it but the ball still trickles away into the fence behind.

10.4: Marco Jansen to Suryakumar Yadav, Back of a length and outside off, slashed away wide of deep third for a run more.

10.3: Marco Jansen to Tilak Varma, Full and around off, slower too. Varma tucks it through wide mid on for a run.

10.2: Marco Jansen to Suryakumar Yadav, DROPPED! That should have been taken and once again, Suryakumar Yadav gets a bit of luck. Back of a length and at the bodyline, stops on the batter a bit. Yadav looks to pick it up over the square leg fence but miscues it over mid-wicket. Corbin Bosch runs in and dives but spills the catch. Single taken.

10.1: Marco Jansen to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Another inside edge and SKY is riding his luck here. Hard length around the top of off. Yadav looks to get on his toes and whip it away but gets an inside edge past the stumps and the ball rolls into the fine leg fence.

At the halfway mark, India are 135/2. Also, Marco Jansen (1-0-7-0) is brought back on.

9.6: Aiden Markram to Tilak Varma, FOUR! A boundary to end the over and at the halfway stage, India are 135/2. Dragged down from Markram, short and outside off. Varma backs away and slaps it over point for a boundary.

9.5: Aiden Markram to Tilak Varma, Two is the call and two is what Tilak gets. Floated up, full on middle. Varma leans on and works it away wide of mid-wicket for a brace.

9.4: Aiden Markram to Suryakumar Yadav, Flatter one on the pads, worked away 'round the corner on the leg side for a single.

9.3: Aiden Markram to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Oh, unlucky for the bowler. Tossed up, full on middle and leg. Suryakumar Yadav swings wildly across the line but gets an inside edge through fine leg and picks up a boundary.

9.2: Aiden Markram to Tilak Varma, Flighted ball on middle and leg, held back a touch. Varma tucks it through mid on and turns the strike over.

9.1: Aiden Markram to Suryakumar Yadav, Fired in, full and well outside off. Yadav swats it down to long off for a single.

Spin continues from the other end. Aiden Markram replaces George Linde.

8.6: Anrich Nortje to Tilak Varma, SIX! This is a simulation, right? Tilak Varma has picked the bones out of this one as well. Slower one, full and outside off, Varma stays leg side of the ball and spanks it wide of long off for a biggie. Anrich Nortje has gone for 49 runs in his 2 overs so far.

8.5: Anrich Nortje to Tilak Varma, SIX! Wow, that's courageous from Tilak Varma. He charges at the bowler who is bowling around 150 clicks and smokes the length ball, flat and hard over long on for a biggie.

8.4: Anrich Nortje to Suryakumar Yadav, Back of a length and angled across middle, SKY hops outside the line of the ball and angles it down to deep backward point. Good fielding in the deep and it will only be a single.

8.3: Anrich Nortje to Suryakumar Yadav, Banged in quick and short over off stump. Yadav shuffles across to the off side early but nearly gets cleaned up as the ball flies past his helmet.

8.2: Anrich Nortje to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX! Up, up and just over the fence. Nortje comes around the wicket and bowls it shorter at the hips. Suryakumar Yadav hangs deep in the crease and whips it over deep square leg for a six.

8.1: Anrich Nortje to Tilak Varma, Nortje jams a yorker in on off stump. Varma digs it out to mid on and scampers through for the single.

Abhishek Sharma has not recovered from the injury suffered and won't be able to participate any more with the bat. As it stands, Abhishek Sharma is retired out.

Abhishek Sharma is being retired out now. Suryakumar Yadav joins Tilak Varma in the middle. The on-air commentators inform that Abhishek Sharma is retired hurt and not retired out. Hopefully, it's nothing too serious for Sharma. Also, Anrich Nortje is back on. He went for 29 runs in his first over.

7.6: George Linde to Abhishek Sharma, Full and outside off, Abhishek Sharma attempts for a big slog hit, but the ball evades from the outside edge of the bat. 

7.5: George Linde to Tilak Varma, Full, on middle, Tilak Varma punches it to long on for a single.

7.4: George Linde to Tilak Varma, FOUR! More runs for India! Short and on leg and middle. Tilak Varma flicks it with power toward the backward deep square leg for a boundary. Kwena Maphaka ran to his left and put in the slide but the replays show that his feet were in contact with the rope when the ball was pushed back in. The 100 is also up for India.

7.3: George Linde to Tilak Varma, Short, outside off, Tilak Varma looks to push it to cover, but inner edges it back to the bowler. 

7.2: George Linde to Tilak Varma, SIX! THAT IS MAGNIFICENT! Full-length delivery, on the sixth stump. Tilak Varma plants his front foot ahead and swings his arm across the line to smoke it over wide long on fence for six runs. That's his first biggie of the inning.

7.1: George Linde to Tilak Varma, George Linde jogs from around the wicket and bowls it fuller, outside off, Tilak Varma crouches a bit low and heaves it from the inner part of his bat to deep mid-wicket for a brace. 

A halt in play and the Indian physio is out in the middle for a brief time. Not quite sure what that was about. George Linde also comes on to bowl now, the first over of spin from the Proteas coming up.

6.6: Lungi Ngidi to Abhishek Sharma, Width offered once again, outside off, Abhishek Sharma opens the face of the bat and steers it to point. 

6.5: Lungi Ngidi to Abhishek Sharma, Excellent delivery from Ngidi! Slower yorker, angling it wide outside off. Sharma extends his arm to push it away, but his willow is no way near the delivery. 

6.4: Lungi Ngidi to Tilak Varma, Good-length delivery, on middle, Tilak Varma nudges it from his front foot to square leg for a single. 

6.3: Lungi Ngidi to Abhishek Sharma, Slower and much fuller, angling wide outside off. Abhishek Sharma pushes it with soft hands through cover for one.

6.2: Lungi Ngidi to Tilak Varma, On a length, outside off, Tilak Varma eases it to short third for a single. 

6.1: Lungi Ngidi to Tilak Varma, Good-length delivery, around the pads of the batter. Tilak Varma flicks it to the right of the short fine leg fielder, who dives and gets some hands to it, enough to slow the face of the ball. Stubbs moves to his left in the deep and cuts it off, and the batter gets two runs. 

6.1: Lungi Ngidi to Tilak Varma, WIDE! Lungi Ngidi scoots from over the wicket and pitches it wide outside off, angling it away from the tramline. Tilak Varma extends his arm to hit it away, but misses. 

Aiden Markram keeps ringing in the changes. Lungi Ngidi is back into the attack. He went for 14 in the opening over of the game.

5.6: Kwena Maphaka to Tilak Varma, Short and wide outside off, Tilak Varma frees his arm and slaps it up and over the point region, but doens't quite get the middle of the bat. Therefore, the ball drops short of the boundary ropes and George Linde has the time to cut it off, keeping it down to three runs. 

5.5: Kwena Maphaka to Tilak Varma, Full-length delivery, on off, Tilak Varma drives it to the mid off fielder. 

Ishan Kishan has not recovered from the injury suffered and won't be able to participate any more with the bat. As it stands, Ishan Kishan is retired out.

DRINKS BREAK! Ishan Kishan is being retired out now. Well, that was entertaining. The Proteas bowlers will be happy to see Kishan walking back, not sure about the crowd, though. Anyway, South Africa will now look to regroup and reassess their plans. Meanwhile, India will look to continue the carnage and make full use of that deep batting lineup. Also, Tilak Varma comes in to replace Ishan Kishan now.

5.4: Kwena Maphaka to Ishan Kishan, SIX! BOOM! That will be FIFTY FOR KISHAN. This is a bit slower and fuller from Kwena Maphaka, on middle and off. Ishan Kishan clears his front foot and slogs it across the line over deep mid-wicket fence for six more runs. He lifts his willow and soaks up all the applause from the supporting fans watching his strokeplay. 

5.3: Kwena Maphaka to Ishan Kishan, On a hard length, on middle and off. Ishan Kishan hangs a bit back and once again tries to slap it through cover, but fails to get the connection. 

5.2: Kwena Maphaka to Ishan Kishan, Back of a length, outside off, Ishan Kishan looks to cut at it but gets beaten on the outside edge. 

5.1: Kwena Maphaka to Abhishek Sharma, Full, on off, Abhishek Sharma flicks it to square leg and gets a single. 

This is surreal hitting from Ishan Kishan. Is this a warm-up game or an exhibition match? Now, the sixth pacer comes into the attack in the form of Kwena Maphaka.

4.6: Anrich Nortje to Ishan Kishan, SIX! Nothing is working for South Africa right now! This is a well-directed bouncer, on middle, around the helmet of the batter. Ishan Kishan looks to pull, but the ball comes big at him. Kishan removes his sight on the delivery, but fails to lower his willow. The ball hits the top edge of the bat and luckily the ball loops over short fine leg for four runs. 

4.5: Anrich Nortje to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! Ishan Kishan moves into the 40's now! Fuller, on middle, Ishan Kishan uses his bottom hand and punches it upishly over the mid on region for four runs. 

4.4: Anrich Nortje to Ishan Kishan, SIX! The crowd is loving it as Ishan Kishan is just not stopping! Back of a length, on leg and middle. Ishan Kishan lifts his front leg up and this time he flicks it with a bit power to sail it over deep fine leg for another biggie. 

4.3: Anrich Nortje to Ishan Kishan, SIX! Oh, this is outstanding batting from Kishan! Nortje pitches it hard, on the length around the hips of the batter. Ishan Kishan just rolls his wrists and flicks it with the perfect timing to lob the delivery over deep fine leg for six more runs. 

4.2: Anrich Nortje to Abhishek Sharma, On a length, angling across the off stump. Abhishek Sharma looks to heave it across the line, but gets the inside edge and hits on the pad. The ball rolls away to cover and the batter gets a quick single. 

4.1: Anrich Nortje to Abhishek Sharma, SIX! Up, up and over! This is on a good length, on middle and off. Abhishek Sharma makes room on the leg side, skips down the track and opens the face of the bat to slash it over the sweeper cover fence for half a dozen. 50 comes up for India.

The fifth pace bowler is now on for South Africa in the first 5 overs. Anrich Nortje comes on to bowl, replacing Kagiso Rabada.

3.6: Corbin Bosch to Ishan Kishan, 14 runs off Bosch's first over. Gets the stumps into play, around off and touch short. Kishan tries to fend it away but misses and it rolls to the keeper. 

3.5: Corbin Bosch to Abhishek Sharma, Corbin Bosch finally bowls one to the field! A slower bumper on leg, Abhishek Sharma pulls but mistimes it to the left of Kwena Maphaka at deep square leg, who palms it back and keeps it down to a single.

3.4: Corbin Bosch to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR! Streaky but it all counts. Length is slightly short, width on offer. Abhishek Sharma throws the kitchen sink at it and edges it past Anrich Nortje at short third man for a boundary. 

3.3: Corbin Bosch to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR! India beginning to motor on now. A bit too full on this occasion, outside off, Abhishek Sharma crunches on the up, over extra cover and it races to the fence. 

3.2: Corbin Bosch to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR! One-bounce four! Hard length delivery, little bit of width. Abhishek Sharma says thank you as he hammers it over mid off and finds his first boundary. 

3.1: Corbin Bosch to Ishan Kishan, Bosch bangs it short, outside off, Kishan slashes it straight to deep point for a single.

2.6: Kagiso Rabada to Abhishek Sharma, Pitches it up, around off, Sharma goes for timing rather than power and hits it straight to mid off.

2.5: Kagiso Rabada to Abhishek Sharma, That should have been put away! A rare occasion where Abhishek Sharma missed out. A low gentle full toss on the pads. Sharma fails to put his bat on it. 

2.4: Kagiso Rabada to Ishan Kishan, Leg bye! Touch short and on middle and leg, a bit into the surface. Kishan is rushed as he tries to help it away.

2.3: Kagiso Rabada to Ishan Kishan, SIX! This is clean as a whistle from Kishan! Rabada overcorrects and pushes it full and on middle and leg, Ishan Kishan stands tall and punishes it over mid-wicket for a six. Third already for Ishan. 

2.2: Kagiso Rabada to Abhishek Sharma, Gives width outside off but KG bowls the off-cutter across the batter. Abhishek Sharma slaps it to deep point for one.

2.2: Kagiso Rabada to Abhishek Sharma, Wide! Length ball from over the wicket, well down leg. Sharma fails to connect it.

2.1: Kagiso Rabada to Abhishek Sharma, Rabada attacks the stumps straight up with a length delivery. Abhishek Sharma punches it to cover.

1.6: Marco Jansen to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! Belted away! Slightly loose from Jansen as he tries the slower delivery but overpitches it in the slot. Kishan lofts it over mid off and it rolls to the fence. 

Can Marco Jansen close out the over well? Just 3 off it so far but this is the extra ball he has to bowl because of the wide.

1.6: Marco Jansen to Ishan Kishan, WIDE! Gets it to swing into the batter but bowls it down the leg side. Ishan looks to clip it away but msises.

1.5: Marco Jansen to Ishan Kishan, What an excellent grab from Ryan Rickelton behind the stumps. Shaping away, fuller and down the leg side, Kishan swings across and misses. Ryan Rickelton dives to his right and pouches with his right hand.

1.4: Marco Jansen to Abhishek Sharma, Abhishek Sharma is off and running! Length delivery, outside off, Abhishek Sharma uses the room to carve it to deep point for a single. 

1.3: Marco Jansen to Abhishek Sharma, Extra bounce on this one, too! Short of a good length on the hips. Sharma tries to work the angle away but fails and wears it on the pads.

1.2: Marco Jansen to Abhishek Sharma, Into the surface, hard length and gets good bounce off the surface, around off. Abhishek Sharma makes room and flashes hard but miscues off the inner half of the bat, back to Jansen.

1.1: Marco Jansen to Ishan Kishan, Jansen pushes it through, fuller and around the fifth stump line. Kishan pats it past backward point for a single.

Marco Jansen is ready to operate from the other end.

0.6: Lungi Ngidi to Ishan Kishan, A gentle full toss, around off, dips onto the batter, Kishan eases it to mid on and keeps the strike. 14 runs off the first over.

0.5: Lungi Ngidi to Ishan Kishan, SIX! Helped away effortlessly! Lungi Ngidi errs in line, little bit of swing on offer but too straight on the pads. Ishan Kishan gets his wrists into play as he flicks it over square leg for a six. 

0.4: Lungi Ngidi to Ishan Kishan, Tries the slower fuller delivery and bowls it around off, Ishan Kishan presses forward and knocks it to cover.

0.3: Lungi Ngidi to Ishan Kishan, Lungi Ngidi corrects his length and drags it a bit short, around off and seaming away. Ishan Kishan is squared up as he leans across to push it away but misses.

0.2: Lungi Ngidi to Ishan Kishan, SIX! DISMISSED! First of many expected today! Pitched up, in the slot on middle. The ball doesn't do much and Ishan Kishan launches it over long on for a massive six.

0.2: Lungi Ngidi to Ishan Kishan, WIDE. Lungi Ngidi gets away here! Shorter, straighter and on leg. Ishan Kishan looks to pull it away but misses. 

0.1: Lungi Ngidi to Ishan Kishan, Bowls on a good length, around off, shaping back in. Ishan Kishan, without much foot movement, punches it to cover.

All in readiness for the game to begin. The umpires are out in the middle and the South African players can be seen in a huddle before striding onto the field of play. It will be the duo of Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan to open the innings for India. Ryan Rickelton is actually donning the keeping gloves, not Quinton de Kock. Lungi Ngidi has the new ball in hand and is raring to go. Let's play...

Pitch Report - Abhinav Mukund starts off saying that 430 runs were scored in the match between India A and USA on this pitch. Nick Knight joins the analysis and says that there's not much grass on the ball, and reckons that the ball will carry on this track. Also says the team winning the toss can do whatever they want, as it's a warm-up match and the teams have all the liberty to try out different new things.

The captain of South Africa - Aiden Markram expresses satisfaction with the decision to bowl first, noting that the toss alignment offered South Africa a valuable opportunity to readjust to Indian conditions. Acknowledging the significant shift from the playing environment in South Africa, he remained optimistic that the team’s recent experience in India would accelerate their acclimatisation process. Markram emphasises that the squad is clear on its starting combinations and individual roles, shifting the primary focus towards rebuilding collective rhythm and executing their established game plan as they settle into the series.

India's captain - Suryakumar Yadav describes the venue as a paradise for batters, citing a recent high-scoring match between India A and USA. Affirms that Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Sharma will be opening the innings for them in this game. He mentions that the pitch to be used tonight is similar to the one in the previous match and expects it to have pace and carry. Yadav believes dew won't be a major factor and predicts a run-feast tonight, given the nature of the pitch. Yadav calls the pitch a belter and suggests that the teams should enjoy the warm-up game before the real competition begins.

South Africa - Aiden Markram (C), Quinton de Kock (WK), Ryan Rickelton, David Miller, Dewald Brevis, George Linde, Jason Smith, Marco Jansen, Tristan Stubbs, Corbin Bosch, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Kwena Maphaka and Lungi Ngidi.

India - Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson (WK), Suryakumar Yadav (C), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakaravarthy.

TOSS - Up goes the coin, and it lands in favour of Suryakumar Yadav. India have opted to BAT first!