IND vs SA, 2nd ODI, Live Updates: India have set a 212-run target for South Africa.© AFP
India vs South Africa 2nd ODI, Live Updates: India aim for quick wickets as South Africa have kicked off their chase of 212 runs in the second ODI in Gqeberha. Earlier, South Africa bowled India out for 211 in 46.2 overs after opting to bowl first. Sai Sudharsan (62 off 83) and KL Rahul (56 off 64 balls) scored promising fifties but other Indian batters failed to play noticeable knocks. Nandre Burger was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 3 for 30 in 10 overs. The pitch offered superb help to pacers and South African bowlers beautifully used it to their advantage. Earlier, South Africa captain Aiden Markram won the toss and opted to bowl first. (Live Scorecard)
India (Playing XI): KL Rahul(w/c), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sai Sudharsan, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar
South Africa (Playing XI): Tony de Zorzi, Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram(c), Heinrich Klaasen(w), David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Keshav Maharaj, Nandre Burger, Lizaad Williams, Beuran Hendricks
India vs South Africa 2nd ODI Live Score and Updates –
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20:43 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: Edge and FOUR!
3.5 – It was a good length ball from Arshdeep Singh and Tony de Zorzi swung his bat on it. The batter got an outside edge but the ball flew over the fielders inside the circle to run away to the third man fence.
SA 17/0 (4)
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20:40 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: FOUR!
A beautiful backfoot punch from Reeza Hendricks and the ball beats the extra cover fielder to run away for a four. So far, the Indian pacers have been unable to create such an impact as South Africa fast bowlers did.
SA 13/0 (3)
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20:37 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: Decent start for Arshdeep Singh!
Arshdeep Singh, the star of the first ODI, has kicked off his bowling in the second game with a four-run over. He nearly got the wicket of Reeza Hendricks on the first ball of the over but Sanju Samson failed to grab the tough catch.
SA 9/0 (2)
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20:29 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: South Africa start chase!
Tony de Zorzi and Reeza Hendricks have kicked off South Africa’s chase of 212 runs. De Zorzi got an outside edge on the fourth ball of the over that flew through the vacant gully region for a four. A total of five runs came off the first over of Mukesh Kumar.
SA 5/0 (1)
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20:11 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: “Very confident of chasing this”
“Every time you play cricket you got to enjoy it, most enjoyable time for me. A short turnaround from the previous game so got to take the learnings from the previous game. Think it’s a good wicket, two-paced and turn for Kesh, other than that it played well. Very confident of chasing this down,” said South Africa pacer Nandre Burger.
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20:01 (IST)
India vs South Africa Live: India all out for 211!
Avesh Khan is run out at the score of 9 and that is the end of India’s innings. They are all out for 211 runs. Nandre Burger was the pick of the bowlers in the innings with figures of 3 for 30 in 10 overs. India have something on the board to fight now as this pitch is not that easy to bat on.
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19:47 (IST)
India vs South Africa Live: WICKET!
Arshdeep Singh is out at the score of 18 runs off 17 balls. He picked a good length ball to play a pull shot, mistimed it and skied the ball high in the air before David Miller took the catch. Beuran Hendricks got the wicket.
IND 204/9 (44.3)
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19:42 (IST)
India vs South Africa Live: SIX!
A slower ball from Lizaad Williams but he bowled right into the slot. Arshdeep Singh slammed it away for a six. India are still fighting for a competitive total. Anything around 240-250 could help the team put up a fight against South Africa.
IND 202/8 (44)
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19:38 (IST)
India vs South Africa Live: Axar Patel is OUT!
India’s hopes of a fighting total is now in jeopardy as Axar Patel is out at the score of 7 off 23 balls. It was a good length ball and Axar hit it right into the hands of Aiden Markram at long-off.
IND 186/8 (42.4)
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19:22 (IST)
India vs South Africa Live: OUT!
Kuldeep Yadav is out! He tried to go for a sweep shot on the bowling of Keshav Maharaj but he has edged the ball to Beuran Hendricks at short fine leg. India now fear all-out as they are seven down with more than 11 overs still left in their innings.
IND 172/7 (38.4)
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19:17 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: Rinku departs!
36.4 – Rinku Singh has been stumped on the bowling of Keshav Maharaj. The ball beat the outside edge of Rinku’s bat and Heinrich Klaasen did some really good glove work behind the stumps. The wicketkeeper cleaned up the bails in time and Rinku had to leave the ground with a score of 17 off 14 balls.
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19:08 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: Rahul is gone!
KL Rahul has been dismissed by Nandre Burger. That is the third wicket for the pacer. It was short ball from the left-arm pacer and Rahul hit it right into the hands of David Miller at backward point. Rahul departs at the score of 56 off 64 balls.
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19:01 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: Fifty for KL Rahul!
That is the 18th ODI half-century for KL Rahul. He gets there in 60 balls. This is brilliant batting. This surface is not that easy to bat on but Rahul’s class has made it look really easy. India 157/4 in 34.5 overs vs South Africa.
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18:48 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: WICKET!
Sanju Samson has been bowled by Beuran Hendricks. It was a good length ball from Hendricks and Samson seemed too casual with his defence.
India 136/4 in 32 overs vs South Africa.
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18:26 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: WICKET!
Sai Sudharsan departs for 62! Lizaad Williams gets him. It was a short of length ball that rose really well off the surface. The ball cramped Sudharsan for room and an attempt to hit the ball on the off side saw him edging it to wicketkeeper Heinrich Klaasen.
IND 114/3 (26.2)
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18:17 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: 100 up for India!
A total of 11 runs came off Aiden Markram’s first over. KL Rahul hit a four on it while Sai Sudharsan also smashed one boundary.
IND 109/2 (24)
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18:12 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: FOUR!
A beautiful four down the ground from KL Rahul. It was a good length delivery from Lizaad Williams and Rahul drove it beautifully for a four. He is growing in confidence now the Indian captain. The pitch has also become a bit easy to now. These are really good signs for India!
IND 95/2 (22.1)
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18:00 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: Fifty for Sudharsan!
A single and Sai Sudharsan races to his half-century in 65 balls. That is the consecutive fifty for the player. He kicked off his international career with unbeaten 55 and now follows it with another fine half-century. Take a bow young man!
IND 76/2 (19.3)
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17:50 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: SIX!
16.5 – A fuller ball and Sai Sudharsan slog-sweeps it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a six. This was timed with perfection and much-needed for India for Sudharsan.
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17:35 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: 50 up for India!
13.2 – India reach the 50-run mark. They are a bit slow to reach there but you also need to give credit to how tight South African pacers have been. This is a superb batting test for India. The pitch is still offering a lot of help the fast bowlers.
IND 50/2 (14)
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17:22 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: OUT!
India have lost Tilak Varma! Nandre Burger has his second wicket. Varma’s struggle comes to an end. He top-edged a short ball towards the fine leg where Beuran Hendricks took a good catch sliding forward. Tilak departs for 10 off 30 balls.
IND 46/2 (11.1)
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17:21 (IST)
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17:16 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: Lucky there!
9.4 – Sai Sudharsan went for a drive on the back of a length ball from Nandre Burger but he was lucky that the ball flew away from the first slip through the vacant region to the third man fielder for a single.
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17:11 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: India in control!
Both Sai Sudharsan and Tilak Varma have ensured that India keep going despite losing Ruturaj Gaikwad early in the innings. Sudharsan has grown in confidence and so is Varma. Things look pretty under control for India at the moment.
IND 40/1 (8.3)
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16:48 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: FOUR!
Extra width outside off stump from Lizaad Williams and Sai Sudharsan brings out a handsome drive on the off side for a four. India get their second boundary of the innings. The southpaw rotates the strike on the very next ball. This is good batting.
IND 13/1 (3.5)
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16:47 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: Tight bowling!
South African pacers Nandre Burger and Lizaad Williams have managed to keep the Indian batters at bay in this innings. A disciplined bowling attack sees India still under pressure.
IND 8/1 (3.2)
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16:36 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: Gaikwad is gone!
Ruturaj Gaikwad hit a four to get off the mark and then lost his wicket on the very next ball. That was a really good inswinger from Nandre Burger and that hit the front pad of Gaikwad. Umpire raised his finger but a hopeful Gaikwad went upstairs to see India lose a review.
IND 4/1 (0.2)
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16:23 (IST)
IND vs SA Live Score: Sudharsan in focus!
Since India will be batting first, the focus will be on Sai Sudharsan, who looked brilliant with the bat the first ODI. The southpaw had scored 55 not out off 43 balls to guide India home in chase of 117 runs at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg.
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16:09 (IST)
IND vs SA Live Score: Here are the playing XIs of both the sides –
India (Playing XI): KL Rahul(w/c), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sai Sudharsan, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar
South Africa (Playing XI): Tony de Zorzi, Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram(c), Heinrich Klaasen(w), David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Keshav Maharaj, Nandre Burger, Lizaad Williams, Beuran Hendricks
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16:04 (IST)
IND vs SA Live Score: South Africa to bowl first!
South Africa skipper Aiden Markram has won the toss and opted to bowl first against India at St George’s Park, Gqeberha.
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15:57 (IST)
IND vs SA Live Score: Rinku Singh makes ODI debut!
Rinku Singh has been handed his ODI debut cap.
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15:48 (IST)
IND vs SA Live Score: India eye series win
India have taken 1-0 lead after registering a comfortable eight-wicket win in the first win match on Sunday. They will now aim to claim the three-match series with a win in today’s match.
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15:22 (IST)
IND vs SA Live Score: Hello
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the second ODI of the three-match series between India and South Africa, straight from St George’s Park, Gqeberha. Stay tuned for all the live updates.
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