India vs South Africa, Live Cricket Score, 6th ODI: Chahal Dismisses AB de Villiers, Visitors Lose 3rd Wicket
Live Cricket Score, India vs South Africa, 6th ODI: While India may field some of the reserve players, Virat Kohli would be keen to sign off the ODI series with another win.
Virat Kohli and his team have reached highs not achieved by any other team from India in South Africa. The series win in the One-day International (ODI) series, achieved with minimum fuss in the 5th ODI at Port Elizabeth, gives the Indian captain the luxury to experiment and possibly give a match to the reserves. Nevertheless, even then it would not be too much of a surprise if India can seal off a fifth win and end the series in complete domination. "We want to win 5-1 but there might be a scenario to give a few (other) guys a chance." Kohli had said in Port Elizabeth, with the series won using only 12 of India's 17-man squad. (Live Scorecard)
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18:05 IST: Hardik Pandya is brought back in the attack.
18:00 IST: Women's T20 match update:
#ProteasWomen update: SA post 142/7 at the end of their innings. Luus 33, De Klerk 26. Watch India's response here: https://t.co/dLq1EcUYUA #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/YOVuV5vhuK
— Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) February 16, 2018
17:58 IST: Heinrich Klaasen is the new man in.
17:57 IST: BOWLED!! De Villiers tries to cut Chahal, fails to connect and the ball crashes into the stumps. Chahal celebrates his wicket with a dab. De Villiers walks back for 30.
20.5. WICKET | Chahal bowls AB out for 30. SA 105/3. Next in, Klaasen #SAvIND #MomentumODI
— Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) February 16, 2018
17:50 IST: SIX! Two back-to-back maximums from Zondo off Chahal brings up the 50-run partnership as South Africa reach 100.
A maximum from Zondo brings up the 50-run partnership between him and AB. SA 94/2 #SAvINd #MomentumODI #proteaFire
— Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) February 16, 2018
17:48 IST: Huge shout for Zondo LBW from Chahal and the umpire raises his finger. But Zondo takes a review and UltraEdge shows that the ball had brushed Zondo's gloves before rapping him on the pads. Zondo lives.
17:44 IST: Time for drinks!
DRINKS Break | Proteas gaining some momentum, current partnership between de Villiers and Zondo 45 runs. SA 88/2 in 18 overs #SAvIND #MomentumODI #ProteaFire pic.twitter.com/Do3GTyMmCf
— Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) February 16, 2018
17:43 IST: Four! Kuldeep bowls a full-toss, de Villiers reverse sweeps it past backward-point to complete a hat-trick of fours.
17:42 IST: Four! Back of a length delivery from Kuldeep, turns back in sharply and catches de Villiers off guard as the ball takes an inside edge over the stumps and past Dhoni to roll away to the boundary.
17:41 IST: Four! Kuldeep bowls a tossed up delivery, De Villiers stretches forward and opens the bat face at the last moment, to square-drive.
17:40 IST: Chahal concedes five runs in his first over.
17:36 IST: Yuzvendra Chahal is introduced in the bowling attack.
17:35 IST: Four! trying to amend the full toss, Kuldeep fires in a short delivery but Zondo, reacts quickly, rocks back and pulls with great power to square-leg.
17:34 IST: Four! Full toss from Kuldeep, Zondo walks down the track and slams the ball over long-off for a boundary.
17:33 IST: South Africa 58/2 ( De Villiers 11*, Zondo 11*) in 15 overs vs India.
Update | After 15 overs SA are 59/2
— Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) February 16, 2018
de Villiers 11
Zondo 12#SAvIND #MomentumODI #ProteaFire pic.twitter.com/dtw7k3xbjJ
17:27 IST: Women's T20 update:
#ProteasWomen update: SA 80/4 after 13 overs. Sun Luus (20) and Nadine de Klerk (15*) at the crease, trying to dig the home side out of trouble. Watch the live stream here: https://t.co/dLq1EcUYUA #AlwaysRising #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/ZgGvsqSjbq
— Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) February 16, 2018
17:24 IST: Four! Short and wide from Pandya, Zondo frees his arms and clobbers him through covers for a boundary. No fielder moved a muscle, such was the power on the shot.
12.1. 50 Up for SA with AB and Zondo out in the middle rebuilding the Proteas innings. #SAvIND #MomentumODI pic.twitter.com/pbZIXYu31D
— Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) February 16, 2018
17:22 IST: Decent start from Kuldeep Yadav, concedes just four runs off his first over. South Africa at the moment are on the back-foot as they lost their both their openers.
17:19 IST: Kuldeep Yadav is introduced in the bowling attack.
17:14 IST: Khaya Zondo is the new man in.
17:13 IST: OUT! Shardul Thakur gets his second and he is pumped up. Markram tried to loft a wide and full delivery over covers but his bat turned in his hands and Shreyas Iyer at the edge of the circle, times his jump and takes a great catch to dismiss the South African captain for 24.
WICKET | Thakur gets his second wicket and its that of Markram (24) who is brilliantly caught by Iyer. SA 43/2. Next In, Khaya Zondo #SAvIND #MomentumODI pic.twitter.com/nIF7pWuylD
— Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) February 16, 2018
17:10 IST: SIX! Short and dispatched. Markram got into position early and pulled Shardul for a maximum at deep square-leg. That was a beautiful shot from the South African captain.
17:08 IST: Pandya concedes just three runs off his first over.
17:05 IST: Hardik Pandya is introduced in the bowling attack.
17:02 IST: Update from the women's T20 match:
#ProteasWomen update: WICKET. South Africa lose captain, Dane van Niekerk to Pooja Vastrakar for 15. SA wmn 40/2 (6.2 ovs). Stream here: https://t.co/JlMEMdBs9F pic.twitter.com/lDER1M158S
— Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) February 16, 2018
17:01 IST: Four! Wide and full from Bumrah, De Villiers dispatches it for a boundary. Iyer chases it but the ball wins the race.
16:58 IST: AB de Villiers is the new man in.
16:57 IST: OUT! Shardul Thakur strays on the leg-side, gets a little bit of bounce. Amla looking to guide it down to the fine-leg boundary gloves it back to Dhoni, who takes a comfortable catch. Shardul is pumped up! South Africa 23/1.
WICKET | Amla is out for 10 caught behind by Dhoni off the Thakur's bowling. SA 23/1. Next In, AB de Villiers #SAvIND #MomentumODI #ProteaFire pic.twitter.com/55GdjcL8ys
— Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) February 16, 2018
16:53 IST: Four! Short and down the leg side, Amla, in total control, pulls Bumrah for a beautiful boundary.
16:50 IST: South Africa 18/0 (Markram 12*, Amla 6*) after five overs.
16:48 IST: Four! Shardul strays on the pads and gets a little bit of bounce, Markram flicks it over the mid-wicket fielder for a boundary. Chahal jumped but could not get his hand on the ball.
16:46 IST: Bumrah is displaying disciplined bowling, a maiden from the Indian pacer.
16:41 IST: Four! Back of a length delivery from Shardul, Amla reads the ball early and lifts him over covers for a boundary. A very good over by Shardul ends with a boundary.
16:38 IST: Great start from Bumrah, concedes just a runs in his first over.
SA 9 without loss after 2 overs.#SAvIND #MomentumODI #ProteaFire pic.twitter.com/SQdDHwD5cv
— Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) February 16, 2018
16:35 IST: Jasprit Bumrah comes into the attack.
16:33 IST: South Africa 8/0 after the first over.
16:32 IST: Four! Same delivery, same result. Thakur is leaking runs early in the innings. Back-to-back boundaries for Markram.
16:31 IST: Four! Short and wide from Thakur, Markram stands tall guides the ball through covers for a boundary.
16:30 IST: Shardul Thakur is opening the bowling for India.
16:29 IST: Hashim Amla and Aiden Markram are opening the batting for South Africa.
Markram and Amla our in the middle to start the innings for the Proteas. #MomentumODI #SAvIND
— Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) February 16, 2018
16:28 IST: Alright then, it is game time!
16:24 IST: Both the teams are on the ground for their respective national anthems.
16:15 IST: In the women's T20 match, India have won the toss and elected to field as well.
In East London, @BCCIWomen have won the toss and elected to field first vs the #ProteasWomen. Play starts at 13:00, stream it live on Cricket South Africa's YouTube channel now. #SAvIND #AlwaysRising pic.twitter.com/wO6U82TRN4
— Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) February 16, 2018
16:12 IST: Playing XI for Team South Africa:
SA XI: H Amla, A Markram, AB de Villiers, K Zondo , F Behardien, H Klaasen, C Morris, A Phehlukwayo, M Morkel, I Tahir, L Ngidi
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 16, 2018
16:10 IST: Playing XI for Team India:
#TeamIndia Playing XI for the 6th and final ODI. Shardul Thakur comes in place of Bhuvneshwar Kumar #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/qJuA4HMEXu
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 16, 2018
16:05 IST: Team changes: For India, Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been rested and Shardul Thakur comes in. For South Africa, Chris Morris is back in the team along with Farhaan Behardien, Imran Tahir, Khaya Zondo.
16:00 IST: India captain Virat Kohli wins toss and opts to field vs South Africa at Centurion.
15:50 IST: It is almost toss time, stay tuned.
No better place to spend your Friday afternoon #momentumODO #SAvIND #ProteaFire pic.twitter.com/tC99CgHgsI
— Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) February 16, 2018
15:45 IST: trivia: Virat Kohli is second on the list of most number of runs by an overseas batsmen in a year (2018) with 429 runs. Kevin Pietersen tops the list with 454 runs, which he achieved in 2005.
15:30 IST: Hello and welcome to the live blog of the final ODI between India and South Africa straight from Centurion.
South Africa are really out of sorts and have struggled both with bat and ball, even though the Indian middle-order has given them ample opportunity to make inroads. This shortcoming has been put on the backburner and India are presently on too much of a high to let the middle-order worries really bother them. That said, it is an area which they have to address in a hurry since other rivals like England and Australia are unlikely to be so forgiving. However, as of now, the job at hand is to sort out the 6th ODI and then turn towards the T20 International series to follow.
A win at Centurion on Friday could well become a platform for a fine showing in the shortest format of the game as well.
Squads:
India: Virat Kohli (capt), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni (wk), Hardik Pandya, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Shardul Thakur.
South Africa: Aiden Markram (capt), Hashim Amla, JP Duminy, Imran Tahir, David Miller, Morne Morkel, Chris Morris, Lungisani Ngidi, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Khayelihle Zondo, Farhaan Behardien, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), AB de Villiers.
