Kwena Maphaka to Suryakumar Yadav, Short and outside off, SKY steers it wide point and gets a single.
Kwena Maphaka to Suryakumar Yadav, Short, outside off, Suryakumar Yadav shuffles across the stump and flicks this as well but misses the connection.
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.
Change in bowling. Kwena Maphaka to steam in. Went for 10 runs in his first over.
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.
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.
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.
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.
George Linde to Suryakumar Yadav, Around middle, Suryakumar Yadav sits down and drags the sweep through square leg for one more.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
Marco Jansen to Suryakumar Yadav, Back of a length and outside off, slashed away wide of deep third for a run more.
Marco Jansen to Tilak Varma, Full and around off, slower too. Varma tucks it through wide mid on for a run.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Aiden Markram to Suryakumar Yadav, Flatter one on the pads, worked away 'round the corner on the leg side for a single.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
George Linde to Tilak Varma, Full, on middle, Tilak Varma punches it to long on for a single.
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.
George Linde to Tilak Varma, Short, outside off, Tilak Varma looks to push it to cover, but inner edges it back to the bowler.
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.
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.
Lungi Ngidi to Abhishek Sharma, Width offered once again, outside off, Abhishek Sharma opens the face of the bat and steers it to point.
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.
Lungi Ngidi to Tilak Varma, Good-length delivery, on middle, Tilak Varma nudges it from his front foot to square leg for a single.
Lungi Ngidi to Abhishek Sharma, Slower and much fuller, angling wide outside off. Abhishek Sharma pushes it with soft hands through cover for one.
Lungi Ngidi to Tilak Varma, On a length, outside off, Tilak Varma eases it to short third for a single.
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.
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.