India vs South Africa 2st ODI Live Cricket Score: Kuldeep Yadav took two wickets. (BCCI/Twitter)
India vs South Africa, Live Cricket Score, 2nd ODI: India won the toss and have elected to bowl first. The pitch looked slightly slower than expected and there appears to be a lot of moisture on the field with the rain the previous night. India playing an unchanged side. South Africa have made two forced changes- with Faf du Plessis injured, Khaya Zondo makes his debut. Considering the quality of the pitch, which is likely to turn, Tabraiz Shamsi has come in to replace Andile Phehlukwayo. Hashim Amla and Quinton de Kock came out to open the bat with Bhuvneshwar Kumar starting with the new ball. Amla and de Kock have got off to a slow start with Bhuvneshwar and Jasprit Bumrah bowling good line and length. Bhuvneshwar Kumar tasted first success with the ball as he dismissed Amla for 23. Yuzvendra Chahal dismissed de Kock who departed on 20. Kuldeep Yadav got off to a terrific start dismissing Aiden Markram in his first ball for 8 and then getting the wicket of David Miller four balls later for a duck. Zondo and JP Duminy took Proteas to 73/4 in 20 overs. Catch the Live scores and updates of the 2nd ODI between India and South Africa at Centurion.
India vs South Africa, Live Cricket Score, 2nd ODI
Hardik Pandya has been a tad bit expensive today but he is getting another over here with Virat Kohli wanting to save overs from Chahal and Yadav. The pitch is turning. Should Kohli give the ball to Kedar Jadhav?
South Africa are 73/4 in 20 overs. This partnership between Khaya Zondo and JP Duminy has already been 22 runs and these two are looking good in the middle. Good debut for Zondo so far.
Hardik Pandya comes back into the attack in place for Yuzvendra Chahal. Strange decision from the captain. JP Duminy makes the most of it and smacks him for two boundaries in three balls.
South Africa's top order has been completely rattled by the spinners. Proteas are 63/4 after 17 overs
South Africa are in trouble here, reaching 54/4 in 15 overs. There is the debutant Khaya Zondo in the middle along with the experienced JP Duminy.
WICKET! Kuldeep Yadav gets another one here and it is David Miller who is gone for 0 on his 4th ball. What is going on here! South Africa are falling down like a pack of cards.
WICKET! Kuldeep Yadav gets a wicket on his first ball and what are you doing Aiden Markram. Pitched it short, and he pulled it straight to Bhuvneswar Kumar. Two in two for India. South Africa 51/3
WICKET! First wicket for Yuzvendra Chahal and it is Quinton de Kock who is gone for 20. Chahal pitched it a little bit shorter and de Kock pulled it straight to Hardik Pandya. Easy peezy. SA 51/2
In an unexpected move, South Africa decided to appoint Aiden Markram as captain in place for injured Faf du Plessis. The youngster is an inexperienced campaigner and surely the role of captaincy will be playing a bit on his mind. This innings will decide if he can handle the pressure.
It is time for some spin attack now and it is Yuzvendra Chahal who comes into the attack.
South Africa 39/1 in 10 overs. Good start for India.
WICKET! Bhuvneshwar Kumar gets the first wicket and Hashim Amla is gone for 23. There was a clear sound and a strange decision by Amla to go for a review here. The ball got an edge and went straight to Dhoni behind stumps.
Bad start for Hardik Pandya in the day and he has been struck for two boundaries by Quinton de Kock.
First change for India in bowling and it is Hardik Pandya who comes into the attack in place for Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Can he get a wicket here?
Hashim Amla struck two boundaries in this over from Bhuvneshwar Kumar. He is starting to find his groove in the middle now.
Terrific bowling from Indian seamers. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah have given no space to Proteas to free their arms and South Africa are just 10 runs in 5 overs.
Maiden over from Jasprit Bumrah followed by another maiden over from Bhuvneshwar Kumar. This has been a slow start from South Africa.
Jasprit Bumrah starts on the other end with the new ball. He is troubling Quinton de Kock with varied bounce now. First ball was a little low which almost hit the stumps. The second one jumped up and almost took de Kock's face off.
Hashim Amla and Quinton de Kock start for South Africa. Bhuvneshwar Kumar starts with the new ball for India. India will search for early wickets.
There is a good bounce on the pitch according to Neil Mckenzie. The pitch is likely to be slightly slower than before. The sheen is lacking here. The spinner might be able to get spin on the surface. The team bowling first has an advantage. Good decision by Kohli to field first. There is a storm expected, but the match not likely to get affected.
Injured Faf du Plessis replaced with debutant Khaya Zondo. Andile Phehlukwayo makes way for Tabraiz Shamsi
South Africa: Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock (wk), Aiden Markram (capt), JP Duminy, David Miller, Khaya Zondo, Chris Morris, Kagiso Rabada, Morne Morkel, Tabraiz Shamsi, Imran Tahir
No change in India's line-up:-
Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli(c), Ajinkya Rahane, MS Dhoni(w), Kedar Jadhav, Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah
India have won the toss and have elected to bowl first. Considering their bowling unit, and their records in chase, it seems like a smart decision by the Indian skipper.
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