IND vs SA 4th T20I Highlights: India annihilate South Africa by 82 runs

India vs South Africa 4th T20I Highlights: India levelled the series 2-2 courtesy of annihilation of South Africa by 82 runs at Rajkot. Dinesh Karthik shone with bat for India with his maiden fifty

10:50 PM

IND vs SA 4th T20I Player of the Match: Dinesh Karthik

 

Dinesh Karthik, who hit his maiden T20I fifty in his 16-year-long career was rightfully adjudged as the Player of the Match. He hit a brilliant 55 off just 27 balls at a strike rate of more than 200 and was the lone reason India managed to get to 169 instead of struggling to get past 150 after being 95-4 in 15 overs. 

 

10:37 PM

IND vs SA 4th T20I Live Updates: Match Summary

 

India levelled the series 2-2 courtesy of the annihilation of South Africa by 82 runs at Rajkot. Dinesh Karthik shone with bat for India with his maiden fifty. It was once again a brilliant performance with the ball by the Indian bowlers, especially spinners and Avesh Khan who did not let any of the Proteas batters settle in and the chase of 170 seemed like an Everest that could not have been scaled ever. 

 

No Proteas batter was able to settle in and as a result, the entire nine wickets fell for only 87 runs in the 17th over. Temba Bavuma, the Proteas skipper was retired hurt and therefore he didn't come to bat later on. 

 

Earlier in the evening, after being put in to bat, India too didn't have an ideal start and batted pretty slowly. The Indian batters struggled so much that they could manage only 96 in the first 15 overs before Dinesh Karthik unleashed the T20 magic and scored 55 off just 27 balls to not only get to his maiden T20I fifty in his 16-year-long career but also get India to a fighting total of 169-6 in 20 overs. 

 

10:24 PM

IND vs SA 4th T20I Live Updates: India win by 82 runs

 

Axar Patel is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Dot ball first-up from Axar 

 

Ball 2 Single taken to the fine leg by Shamsi 

 

Ball 3 Pull attempted and missed by Ngidi 

 

Ball 4 That would be a dot again as Ngidi plays it back to the bowler 

 

Ball 5 Wicket!! So that would be all as it seems as South Africa lose their ninth wicket for 87 and since Bavuma was retired hurt, he won’t be coming to bat now as it is almost a lost cause 

 

South Africa Live Score 87-9 after 16.5 overs

 

10:21 PM

IND vs SA 4th T20I Live Updates: Avesh unable to get five wicket haul

 

Avesh Khan is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Single of the very first ball from Ngidid and now Tabraiz Shamsi is on strike 

 

Ball 2 Three runs. Shamis managed to get it in the gap 

 

Ball 3 Dot ball 

 

Ball 4 That would be a dot again 

 

Ball 5 Short ball. This is not the right length if Avesh wants to get five wicket haul

 

Ball 6 Length ball and played for a single. Therefore Avesh would not have a five-wicket haul here it seems. 

 

South Africa Live Score 86-8 after 16 overs

 

10:16 PM

IND vs SA 4th T20I Live Updates: South Africa Live Score 80-8 after 15 overs

10:14 PM

IND vs SA 4th T20I Live Updates: Avesh Khan bowls a dream over

 

Avesh Khan is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Single of the very first ball as Jansen plays it in the vacant third-man area for a single

 

Ball 2 Wicket!! That would be the end of all hopes for South Africa and it is now the second time in a row that South Africa have lost all their main batters even as 15 overs have not been completed in the innings. The Proteas are now 74/5 

 

Ball 3 Oh!! That would have hit dearly as Jansen had turned away by the time that ball arrived and it hit him in the back of the helmet. The physio is out and he is asking Jansen a lot of questions to ascertain that he is in his senses alright 

 

Ball 4 Wicket!! That would be the end of Jande, as he was hit on the head, he was given another short ball which he pulled and was caught at deep square leg by Ruturaj Gaikwad

 

Ball 5 Four!! That would be byes

 

Ball 6 Wicket!! That would be the seventh wicket down for South Africa as Keshav Maharaj also departs without troubling the scorers

 

South Africa Live Score 78-7 after 14 overs

 

10:10 PM

IND vs SA 4th T20I Live Updates: Double wicket over for Avesh, gets Jansen too

 

Avesh Khan is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Single of the very first ball as Jansen plays it in the vacant third-man area for a single

 

Ball 2 Wicket!! That would be the end of all hopes for South Africa and it is now the second time in a row that South Africa have lost all their main batters even as 15 overs have not been completed in the innings. The Proteas are now 74/5 

 

Ball 3 Oh!! That would have hit dearly as Jansen had turned away by the time that ball arrived and it hit him in the back of the helmet. The physio is out and he is asking Jansen a lot of questions to ascertain that he is in his senses alright 

 

Ball 4 Wicket!! That would be the end of Jande, as he was hit on the head, he was given another short ball which he pulled and was caught at deep square leg by Ruturaj Gaikwad

 

10:05 PM

IND vs SA 4th T20I Live Updates: Rassie goes, and all SA hopes come crashing

 

Avesh Khan is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Single of the very first ball as Jansen plays it in the vacant third-man area for a single

 

Ball 2 Wicket!! That would be the end of all hopes for South Africa and it is now the second time in a row that South Africa have lost all their main batters even as 15 overs have not been completed in the innings. The Proteas are now 74/5 

 

10:02 PM

IND vs SA 4th T20I Live Updates: South Africa Live Score 73-4 after 13 overs

10:01 PM

IND vs SA 4th T20I Live Updates: South Africa Live Score 70-4 after 12 overs

9:59 PM

IND vs SA 4th T20I Live Updates: Game changing over

 

Harshal Patel is into the attack

 

Ball 1 In the air, but away from the fielder as Rassie cuts a short ball from Harshal 

 

Ball 2 Wicket!! Harshal Patel has once again done the trick as he has bowled David Miller straight up with the faster ball. South Africa’s hopes are now going downhill here 

 

Ball 3 Dot ball. Jansen plays it to the fielder 

 

Ball 4 Once again, Jansen plays it to the short mid-wicket fielder 

 

Ball 5 And that would be the third dot in a row for Jansen and South Africa 

 

Ball 6 This has been a game-changing over for the Indian team as Harshal Patel has given just one run and taken the important wicket of David Miller as well 

 

South Africa Live Score 59-4 after 11 overs

 

9:51 PM

IND vs SA 4th T20I Live Updates: Harshal bowls out Miller

 

Harshal Patel is into the attack

 

Ball 1 In the air, but away from the fielder as Rassie cuts a short ball from Harshal 

 

Ball 2 Wicket!! Harshal Patel has once again done the trick as he has bowled David Miller straight up with the faster ball. South Africa’s hopes are now going down hill here 

 

9:46 PM

IND vs SA 4th T20I Live Updates: Drinks break

 

Axar Patel is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Single off the very first ball here 

 

Ball 2 Dot ball. Miller plays it to the covers fielder for no runs 

 

Ball 3 Turn and bounce on this pone and Miller somehow manages to get a single out of it 

 

Ball 4 That would have been real close had Pant collected it well and hit the stumps 

 

Ball 5 Played down the ground for a single 

 

Ball 6 Yorker length and played on the on-side for single. It stime for drinks break 

 

South Africa Live Score 58-3 after 10 overs

 

9:43 PM

IND vs SA 4th T20I Live Updates: Miller-Rassie at crease

 

Chahal is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Four!! Hit down the ground for a four by Klaasen off the very first ball of the over 

 

Ball 2 Wicket!! That looked plumb as the ball was straight and Klaasen swept, but was totally in line of the ball and although he has taken the review, seems South Africa will lose a wicket and a review too. 

 

Review shows that its all reds in terms of ball-tracking and hence Klaasen would have to walk back 

 

Ball 3 On the pads and played on the on-side for a single and Miller gets off the mark 

 

Ball 4 Now, Rassie turns it towards the leg side for a single only even as the batters thought about two, but decided against it 

 

Ball 5 Done in with the change of pace and revolution of the ball. But Miller survives 

 

Ball 6 Six!! When in doubt, slog it out and Miller has done that and got a six for himself and his team 

 

South Africa Live Score 53-3 after 09 overs

 

9:39 PM

IND vs SA 4th T20I Live Updates: Chahal gets Klaasen again

 

Chahal is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Four!! Hit down the ground for a four by Klaasen off the very first ball of the over 

 

Ball 2 Wicket!! That looked plumb as the ball was straight and Klaasen swept, but was totally in line of the ball and although he has taken the review, seems South Africa will lose a wicket and a review too. 

 

Review shows that its all reds in terms of ball-tracking and hence Klaasen would have to walk back 

 

9:36 PM

IND vs SA 4th T20I Live Updates: South Africa Live Score 41-2 after 08 overs

9:33 PM

IND vs SA 4th T20I Live Updates: South Africa Live Score 39-2 after 07 overs

9:29 PM

IND vs SA 4th T20I Live Updates: South Africa in huge trouble

 

Avesh Khan is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Oh, almost another wicket fell as the ball just lifted from a good length and hit van der Dussen’s bat’s shoulder, but he was lucky that the ball was away from backward point fielder 

 

Ball 2 Wicket!! That would be the end of Dwaine Pretorius’innings who gets out for a duck after playing six balls. The ball was coming into him and he tried to pull it but got a faint touch on it and Pant made no mistake 

 

Ball 3 Played to the third-man for a single 

 

Ball 4 Four!! Rassie cuts and cuts well past point and cover-point for a single 

 

Ball 5 Short ball and Rassie lets it go 

 

Ball 6 Four!! On the pads and played past short fine leg for a four 

 

South Africa Live Score 35-2 after 06 overs

 

9:26 PM

IND vs SA 4th T20I Live Updates: Pretorius gone for a duck

 

Avesh Khan is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Oh, almost another wicket fell as the ball just lifted from a good length and hit van der Dussen’s bat’s shoulder, but he was lucky that the ball was away from backward point fielder 

 

Ball 2 Wicket!! That would be the end of Dwaine Pretorius’innings who gets out for a duck after playing six balls. The ball was coming into him and he tried to pull it but got a faint touch on it and Pant made no mistake 

 

9:23 PM

IND vs SA 4th T20I Live Updates: South Africa lose de Kock

 

Harshal Patel is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Dot ball first up as de Kock plays it to mid-off for no runs 

 

Ball 2 Short and pulled away to deep square leg for a single 

 

Ball 3 On the pads and Pretorius gets a single to fine leg

 

Ball 4 Room outside off, hit hard by de Kock, but straight to the fielder for no runs 

 

Ball 5 Wicket!! de Kock didn’t even try to run back as there was confusion between him and Pretorius and the two men were stuck in the middle and Harshal Patel easily removed the bails at the striker’s end

 

Ball 6 Rassie gets off the mark with a single 

 

South Africa Live Score 25-1 after 05 overs

 

9:17 PM

IND vs SA 4th T20I Live Updates: Quiet over from Avesh

 

Avesh Khan is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Almost gout played on did Bavuma as he tried to run the first ball of Avesh Khan’s spell down to third-man, but was unable to 

 

The Physio is once again in the middle as Bavuma seems to be complaining of some pain in his arms. Bavuma thought about walking back to the pavilion, but then decided to stay on the field, but now has decided that he would walk back as retired hurt for 8 off 11 balls. 

 

Ball 2 Dwaine Pretorius is the new man in and he would face his first ball now. Comes into the batter and he plays it away for a single 

 

Ball 3 de Kock plays this one down the ground for single a well 

 

Ball 4 Well kept by Rishabh Pant behind the stumps as that ball was rising really high 

 

Ball 5 Attempted cut shot by Pretorius, but he has no connection with it 

 

Ball 6 Attempts the same shot again, and gets the connection, but the ball falls just short of the backward point fielder 

 

South Africa Live Score 22-0 after 04 overs

 

9:12 PM

IND vs SA 4th T20I Live Updates: Temba Bavuma retired hurt

 

Avesh Khan is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Almost gout played on did Bavuma as he tried to run the first ball of Avesh Khan’s spell down to third-man, but was unable to 

 

The Physio is once again in the middle as Bavuma seems to be complaining of some pain in his arms. Bavuma thought about walking back to the pavilion, but then decided to stay on the field, but now has decided that he would walk back as retired hurt for 8 off 11 balls. 

 

9:07 PM

IND vs SA 4th T20I Live Updates: Bavuma hit on the shoulders

 

Bhuvneshwar Kumar is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Once again beaten by the change of pace and swing from Bhuvi is Bavuma. He has no clue as to which way the ball is going 

 

Ball 2 Dot ball. That was played really well of the backfoot, but fielded well by Iyer at covers 

 

Ball 3 The dual bounce in the pitch has done the trick again as the ball just picked up from length and hit Bavuma on the shoulders. The physio is out in the middle and asking Bavuma whether he is alright as the ball after richoteting from the shoulders, also hit Bavuma’s helmet

 

Ball 4 In the air and just away from mid-on and Bavuma takes two runs even though he loses his bat while completing the double 

 

Ball 5 Four!! Shot from Bavuma. Just a bit of room outside off and he plays it through for a four 

 

Ball 6 Hit down the ground and Bavuma completes a single even though Pandya hits the stumps directly 

 

South Africa Live Score 20-0 after 03 overs

 

9:01 PM

IND vs SA 4th T20I Live Updates: de Kock gets it going

 

Hardik Pandya is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Four!! Juts wide outside off and de Kock plays at it and gets it for a four as it is too fine from third-man 

 

Ball 2 Four!! Short and wide and cut away for a four past backward point 

 

Ball 3 Harshal Patel comes in the away this time as this one was timed the best of the three, but went not too far away from the fielder. Still two runs for de Kock and South Africa 

 

Ball 4 Left at length by de Kock

 

Ball 5 Played to the short third-man for a single 

 

Ball 6 In the air, but in the vacant region between the backward point and second slip and goes to the third-man for single 

 

South Africa Live Score 13-0 after 02 overs

 

8:56 PM

IND vs SA 4th T20I Live Updates: South Africa Live Score 1-0 after 01 over

8:51 PM

IND vs SA 4th T20I Live Updates: Can South Africa chase this down?

8:48 PM

IND vs SA 4th T20I Live Updates: India score 73 in last 30 balls

 

India, who were struggling at 96-4 after the end of the 15th over, managed to score 73 runs in the next 30 balls thanks to some belligerent batting by Dinesh Karthik and Hardik Pandya. While the latter went out for 46, the former went on to score 55 off 27 balls and achieved a career milestone of maiden T20I fifty in his 16 year long career 

 

8:43 PM

IND vs SA 4th T20I Live Updates: India set a target of 170 for South Africa

 

Dwaine Pretorius is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Six!! Brilliant from Karthik as he brings up his first-ever international T20 fifty with a six over deep mid-wicket and it has been some knock without any doubt 

 

Ball 2 Wicket!! Finally, he has found the fielder once and the fielder at deep backward square leg makes no mistake as Karthik departs for a very well-made 55 off just 27 balls 

 

Ball 3 Wide outside off 

 

Ball 3 Hit down the ground by Harshal Patel for a single 

 

Ball 4 Droven to deep extra cover by Axar and the two Patels complete a double 

 

Ball 5 Very poor bowling by Pretosius to go slow outside off, but Rassie was up to the task in the field as he saved two runs at the deep backward point 

 

Ball 6 Four!! And India will finish at 169-6 almost near 170 thanks to a four off the last ball as Pretorius went short and Axar managed to get bat on the ball while pulling it. The ball went over the keeper for a four 

 

India Live Score 169-6 after 20 overs

 

8:39 PM

IND vs SA 4th T20I Live Updates: Karthik departs after first T20I fifty

 

Dwaine Pretorius is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Six!! Brilliant from Karthik as he brings up his first-ever international T20 fifty with a six over deep mid-wicket and it has been some knock without any doubt 

 

Ball 2 Wicket!! Finally, he has found the fielder once and the fielder at deep backward square leg makes no mistake as Karthik departs for a very well-made 55 off just 27 balls 

 

8:36 PM

IND vs SA 4th T20I Live Updates: Karthik reaches his highest individual score

 

Lungi Ngidi is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Six!! Brilliant from Pandya as he picks the ball on the length and dispatches it for a six over deep mid-wicket 

 

Ball 2 Wicket!! If that has been taken cleanly, it would be one of the best catches by Tabraiz Shamsi and as the replays show, it has been taken cleanly and that would be the end of Pandy ad also the end of this entertaining partnership between him and Karthik. India are now 146-5 in the 19th over 

 

Ball 3 Four!! Room outside off and Karthik wouldn’t miss out on it as he cuts it away for a four past a running third-man 

 

Ball 4 Singla is taken and with that Karthik equals his highest individual score in T20I cricket of 48 runs 

 

Ball 5 On the pads and Axar is able to get a single and bringKarthik back on strike for the last ball of the over 

 

Ball 6 Karthik wanted to be cheeky there to get a single anyhow, but he could not connect although the single was completed as Axar ran anyways and Karthik also completed the runs by the time de Kock’s throw rach the other end. 

 

India Live Score 153-5 after 19 overs