IND vs SA 3rd T20 Live Updates: India take on South Africa.IND vs SA 3rd T20I Live Scorecard: Rilee Rossouw struck his maiden T20I ton as he guided South Africa to 227/3 against India in Indore on Tuesday. Rossouw and Quinton de Kock, who scored a blistering half-century, steadied the Proteas innings after they had lost captain temba Bavuma early. Umesh Yadav and Deepak Chahar scalped a wicket each for India.
Earlier, Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to field against South Africa. Hosts India made three changes, bringing Shreyas Iyer, Umesh Yadav and Mohammed Siraj into the playing XI in place of Virat Kohli, KL Rahul and Arshdeep Singh.
India have the series in their clutches with a emphatic win in the second match on Sunday. They will look to end it on a high and complete a clean sweep against the Proteas.
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Shreyas Iyer, Dinesh Karthik, Suryakumar Yadav,, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Harshal Patel, Deepak Chahar, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj
South Africa (Playing XI): Temba Bavuma(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Rilee Rossouw, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Wayne Parnell, Dwaine Pretorius, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi
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India's Virat Kohli, second right, congratulates South Africa's David Miller on scoring a century during the second T20 cricket match between India and South Africa, in Guwahati, India, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
Rishabh Pant played an inning that would have given the Indian team management a tantalising opening option and a traumatic migraine. Pundits have repeatedly insisted that the ideal Rohit Sharma partner should be a good-old pinch hitter - a hard-hitter who can disturb the bowling plans and take care of the run rate. Such batters give Rohit time to settle and get into the zone where he is simply unstoppable. While the management insists that Virat Kohli is a stand-in opener, Pant fits the bill more. The very eventful Lungi Ngidi over where Pant scored 20 runs and got out on the final ball showed that the wicket-keeper could be the perfect foil to the captain at the top of the order. The T20 opener India never had. Early in the over Pant tried to play a cross batted slog to square but he missed the ball and was hit on the thigh. That's not what you play against the new ball. But he got his opening act together soon.
The other shots were a couple of immaculate straight drives that went for four. There was a perfect lofted six to long on also - it was the kind where batters pose for the extra few seconds to show their textbook elbow position. There was also a cut of a short ball that brought to mind two other Delhi openers - Shikhar Dhawan and Virender Sehwag. Pant for opener - a signature campaign for Pant as opener might have started somewhere in Delhi.
- Sandeep Dwivedi
Karthik is gone!!! Maharaj has absolutely rattled his stumps!! In the 8th over, SKY cannot replicate his recent form as Tristan Stubbs takes another low catch. IND 86/5 after 8 overs
The series had been decided, the World Cup was round the corner and India was looking to give everyone match time. So when Rohit Sharma got out in the second over of the game, the ones warming the bench for long got their chance to be on the central square. Suryakumar Yadav the hero of the series too was dropped down the order as the final game of the series turned into an audition of sorts. Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer and Dinesh Karthik finally had their time under the floodlights. However, the same was true for the South Africans who too had Australia on their minds. They too wanted to make an impact, they also wanted every outing of theirs to count. Wayne Parnell tested Iyer with short balls, as was expected and the Mumbai batter didn't last long. Iyer is in reserves for the World Cup but he needs to quickly get rid of the tag of a batsman who can't handle bounce.
- Sandeep Dwivedi
Parnell will bowl the last over inside the powerplay. Oh my word!! Karthik has gone absolutely ballistic!! 2 sixes and a four from 3 balls. IND 64/3 after 6 overs
Ngidi is being absolutely hammered by Pant. A four off the first ball and a 6 off the 3rd!!! That has got the crowd going. Uffff!! Wonderful straight drive to grab four more. Crsip. Next ball is cut hard and that's away for a 6!!!! What an over this is turning out to be for India. ANNNDDDD GONE!!!!!! What a catch by Stubbs!!! Pant walks. IND 45/3 after 5 overs
Parnell to bowl the 4th and that's a four by Karthik off his 3rd ball. he is looking to hit anything that moves towards him!! Pant survives a run out. IND 25/2 after 4 overs
Rabada in to bowl the 3rd. Oh that's just over!! Pretty lucky for Dinesh Karthik as he finds a boundary. A four by Pant to end this over. IND 18/2 after 3 overs
GONE!!! Huge shout for LBW and the umpire has raised his finger!!! India will review. Looks plumb. And the third umpire tells the onfield umpire to stay with his decision. Parnell gets Iyer. IND 4/2 after 1.4 overs
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They talked up Deepak Chahar after one of the end overs in the last game, as a possible candidate to plug runs in that phase. Rilee Rossouw slammed a six and a four, of full balls in the 16th over. Then Chahar got another go at the final over. 24 runs flooded in as David Miller walloped his length deliveries for two sixes and a high full toss for another one. His first ball was sprayed way wide. India now back to the drawing board, scratching their head to find a bowler good enough for the end overs. They have three ODIs (why are they playing ODIs before a T20 world cup!? England and Pakistan showed the way with a 7-game T20I series) to figure out a pacer who can bowl at the death.
- Sriram Veera
Back Live and Rohit and Pant are at the crease. Rohit is on strike. Rabada will open the attack. And what do you know!!! Rabada has cleaned Rohit up with the second ball of the first over!!!! What a start for SA. IND 0/1 after 0.2 overs
Chahar will bowl the last over and 3 wides to start. Rossouw gets his maiden T20 100. Just 48 bals needed for him to reach that milestone. Stubbs plays a ramp shot and he has been taken!!! Miller on strike now and swings at his first delivery and misses. The next ball is sent to the roof of the stadium!!! Absolutely monstrous hit!! And a no ball to boot. The free hit is also sent for a 6!!!! 17 off this over already. ANOTHER SIX!!!!!! Siraj gets the ball but he has touched the ropes!! SA finish at 227/3.
On to the 19th over now and South africa will fancy at least 220 here. Siraj in to bowl this one and is hit straight for a four. A dot and a single to follow. The fourth ball is slashed by Stubbs for four more. 200 up for South Africa. SA 203/2 after 19 overs
Deepak Chahar didn't do a Deepti Sharma. In the 16th over, the bowler Chahar had the opportunity to run out Tristian Stubbs at the non-striker’s end but he didn’t take it. The mode of dismissal was in news recently, when Sharma ran out Charlie Dean legitimately. Stubbs had slipped out before the ball was delivered and Chahar pulled out. He did a mock underhand throw at the stumps and flashed a smile at Stubbs who rushed back into the crease. Chahar smiled, Rohit Sharma smiled and finally a sheepish smile spread across Stubbs’ face.
- Sriram Veera
Siraj in to bowl the 17th and starts with two dots. Stubbs off the mark with a single. That brings up the 50-run stand for this partnership. That's taken but it's a no ball for height. Excellent delivery to end the over. But it's still not over. LBW review now. Impact outside. SA 177/2 after 17 overs
Tristan Stubbs wasn't watching the bowler and was backing up a bit too early. Chahar gave him a gentle warning about a possible run-out at the non-striker's end and sends a cheekly grin his way. The first ball is hit for a six straight away!! Rossouw again. Four to end the innings. SA 169/2 after 16 overs
Axar in to bowl the 14th over. Stubbs had finished the last over on a sweet note for the Proteas. What can he do in this over. Just hear the sound of that shot!! Rossouw with a maximum!! 50 for him. Stubbs comes in and reverse sweeps him for four more. SA 145/2 after 14 overs
In trouble, in trouble and that might be gone. Yes, QDK is a long long way out from the crease!!! Tere was no need for the second run here. Shreyas Iyer with a bullet throw!! SA 120/2 after 12.1 overs
On to the 12th over now and Ashwin is in the attack. Three runs from the first 3 balls. Hold on. There's a review for LBW now. Still stays not out. India lose a review. SA 119/1 after 12 overs
There were the usual free-flowing pick-up shots behind square off pacers, a wondrous reverse-lapped six off R Ashwin but the Quinton de Kock shot that stood out was a smart tap through vacant slips for four. It was the last ball of the 7th over, a slower cutter from half-way down the track, the slowish bouncer, and for a while it seemed de Kock had set himself for the leg-side swing. But at the last instant, he sort of held himself back from letting go, and showed a great awareness about the fields set and great skill-set, he tapped the ball well to the right of short third man for a four. From checking what seemed a pre-determined big hit to a delectable late-cut of sorts, it was quite a stunner.
- Sriram Veera
Rossouw and de Kock are holding the South Africa innings firm as a four and a six ends the 10th over with 13 runs. We are off for te drinks break now. IND 96/1 after 10 overs