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Surya finds the gap past mid-wicket

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Dube middles it to get a MAXIMUM!

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Suryakumar's struggle continues!

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Gill has two more games to stake his claim for the T20 WC: Harsha Bhogle

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Cricbuzz Live: India vs South Africa, 3rd T20I, Post match show

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Ottneil Baartman to Shivam Dube, FOUR, he's pulled this over mid-wicket and found a big gap. India make it 2-1 with two games to go

Niket: What if Abhishek Sharma didn't exist in this side? His fearless intent upfront has masked a lot of issues. Without him, India would be heavily reliant on conservative starts, making the middle-order stagnation even more glaring. Right now, Abhishek feels less like a luxury and more like a safety net, that's not an ideal place to be for a team heading into a World Cup.
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Ottneil Baartman to Shivam Dube, SIX, that's properly middled! The length was slightly more fuller than the attempt he made against Ngidi, straight-batted loft and it stayed a lovely hit over mid-on

Piyush : India's middle order is completely out of form at the moment, and it's becoming an increasing concern. With the top order often carrying the bulk of the scoring, the middle hasn't had the consistency or impact expected, struggling to either steady the innings after early wickets or provide the finishing push. Unless this slump is addressed quickly with clarity of roles and a settled combination, it could remain a glaring weakness going forward.
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Ngidi to Suryakumar Yadav, out Caught by Ottneil Baartman!! You normally see SKY smoke those over long leg for fun but he's been short of runs and when it's not going well for you, you find ways to get out. Hit me ball on the pads, SKY looks to clip it over the fine leg fence. Edged it (bottom of the bat) and hit it too high. Fine leg ran in to complete an excellent catch. Suryakumar Yadav c Ottneil Baartman b Ngidi 12(11) [4s-2]

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Ngidi to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR, now he pulls to the on-side and finds the gap past mid-wicket. The bus is moving again after getting stalled. Short of a length delivery on the stumps, SKY rocks back and pulls over the infield

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Ngidi to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR, finally SKY tees off! Length delivery from Ngidi, SKY goes aerial with the drive as mid-off was up and the ball lands just inside the rope

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Marco Jansen to Gill, out Bowled!! Chopped on! Back of a length around off, Gill feels for it and the inside edge shatters the stumps. Gill walks back after playing a rusty run-a-ball knock of 28. Wasn't at his best and eventually has been dismissed. Gill b Marco Jansen 28(28) [4s-5]

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Corbin Bosch to Tilak Varma, FOUR, nonchalantly done! Short one at the hips and Tilak Varma has clipped this away to the fine leg boundary for four more

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Nortje to Gill, FOUR, edged but safe! 147.8kph, short and quick outside off, Gill has a poke at it outside off the outside edge flies between slip and the keeper. The fielder at slip was a touch wide, hence couldn't get there

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Corbin Bosch to Tilak Varma, FOUR, runs coming thick and fast! Back of a length delivery outside off, Tilak Varma swings across the line and outside edge flies over the slip cordon and finds the third man boundary. 68/1 in the PowerPlay and India need 50 runs more

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Corbin Bosch to Tilak Varma, FOUR, Tilak Varma is off the mark with a first-ball boundary. On a length outside off, Tilak Varma opens the bat face and steers it away to the third man boundary to get going

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Corbin Bosch to Abhishek Sharma, out Caught by Markram!! Abhishek Sharma's pyrotechnics have been cut short by an excellent catch by Aiden Markram. Back of a length delivery outside off, slight width on offer and Abhishek Sharma tries to take him on. Swings his bat hard and the top edge flies over wide mid-off. Markram is quick to sprint across to his right and he keeps his eyes on the ball till the last moment. Takes a well-judged running catch and opening partnership has been broken. He departs after entertaining the crowd in Dharamsala. Abhishek Sharma c Markram b Corbin Bosch 35(18) [4s-3 6s-3]

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Gill & Suryakumar's poor form: Double trouble for India?

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Ottneil Baartman to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR, he's on the charge! On a length outside off, Abhishek Sharma opens the bat face and slices it over backward point. Wasn't in complete control of this shot as the outside edge was induced

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Ottneil Baartman to Abhishek Sharma, SIX, 50 up for India in 4.1 overs! Short and wide outside off, Abhishek Sharma throws his hands at it and slashes it over deep for a maximum

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Marco Jansen to Gill, FOUR, short and wide outside off, Gill throws his hands at it and slaps it through covers for four runs. There were three fielders chasing it, but the ball absolutely raced away to the boundary

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Ottneil Baartman to Gill, FOUR, full and wide outside off, Gill throws the kitchen sink at it and the outside edge flies over short third man and finds the boundary. Wasn't played with conviction, but enough to fetch him four runs

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Ottneil Baartman to Gill, FOUR, short ball outside off, Gill punches it through cover-point as the ball races away to the fence

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Marco Jansen to Abhishek Sharma, SIX, that's typical Abhishek Sharma! He advances down the wicket and lofts it over deep cover for half-a-dozen. That went many-a-mile and cleared the boundary. Another 16-run over. India need only 86 runs in 108 balls..

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Marco Jansen to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR, easy pickings! Short ball at the pads and Abhishek Sharma has helped it away to the fine leg fence with nonchalance. Toying with the field is the opener

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Marco Jansen to Gill, FOUR, that will give him confidence. Marco Jansen goes full outside off and Gill creams it through wide mid-off to open his account with a boundary

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Ngidi to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR, Abhishek Sharma wants to finish this off quickly. Advances down the wicket and slaps this short and wide ball over covers. This almost goes the distance, lands just in front of the cushions

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Ngidi to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR, Abhishek Sharma wants to finish this off quickly. Advances down the wicket and slaps this short and wide ball over covers. This almost goes the distance, lands just in front of the cushions

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Ngidi to Abhishek Sharma, leg byes, FOUR, a short ball at the hips, Abhishek Sharma looks to glance it away, it flicks the thigh pad and races away to the boundary down the leg-side

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Ngidi to Abhishek Sharma, SIX, Abhishek Sharma is off the mark with a maximum! Back of a length delivery on leg, Abhishek Sharma pulls it over fine leg and gets going in style. Doesn't waste time to open his account

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Cricbuzz Live: India vs South Africa, 3rd T20I, Mid-innings show

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Kuldeep Yadav to Ottneil Baartman, out Caught by Suryakumar Yadav!! But he's got him eventually bowling the wide line again. Full and outside off stump, Baartman waits and looks to smash over the off-side, toe-ends it and SKY takes a simple catch at extra-cover. Ottneil Baartman c Suryakumar Yadav b Kuldeep Yadav 1(2)

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Kuldeep Yadav to Nortje, out Stumped!! Nortje runs down the pitch, Kuldeep drops it short, bowls wide and ensures Nortje can't get under the ball. Jitesh collected and effected a simple stumping as Nortje was a long way out of the crease. Nortje st Jitesh Sharma b Kuldeep Yadav 12(12) [6s-1]

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Arshdeep Singh to Markram, out Caught by Jitesh Sharma!! Arshdeep Singh gets Aiden Markram again. Full and angling away, Markram tried to smash this over cover, the wide angle meant he couldn't exactly control and got a faint edge. Markram stands there in disappointment for a wee bit before walking off. Pat on the back from Arshdeep for that knock. Markram c Jitesh Sharma b Arshdeep Singh 61(46) [4s-6 6s-2]

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Harshit Rana to Markram, SIX, pace off and into the wicket but it sat for Markram to belt down the ground. Read this from the bowler's hand, waited and gave it an absolute smack towards the sightscreen

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Harshit Rana to Markram, SIX, this is high, but it's cleared the deep extra-cover fence. 10th T20I fifty for the skipper and he's played a lone hand here. The dugout applauds as he raises the bat. Markram again loses shape while trying to swing hard, didn't catch the middle of the bat but had enough power behind it

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Harshit Rana to Markram, FOUR, the bat has flown off the hands to the leg-side but only after Markram managed to slice this just over backward point's head for four. Full and slow from Harshit to tease the batter, Markram swung so hard that he lost grip of the bat

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Hardik Pandya to Nortje, SIX, oh, that will get the dressing room excited. A bowler getting boundaries is always a thrill. Short delivery on the off stump, Nortje rocks back and pulls, times it sweetly and it clears Arshdeep at deep backward square leg

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Varun Chakaravarthy to Marco Jansen, out Bowled!! Timbah, the off stump is down now. Jansen tries to defend this fullish delivery. He obviously doesn't have a clue about the spin on this one. He thought it would go away but it came in to sneak through the gate. It's 77/7 now.Marco Jansen b Varun Chakaravarthy 2(7)

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India need to make Arshdeep feel secure: Harsha Bhogle

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Shivam Dube to Markram, FOUR, Harshit makes a mess of it! He wasn't happy with a poor fielding effort off his bowling early on and now he misjudges a catch. What's worse is, the ball cleared him and landed inside the rope. Markram lofted this length delivery but sliced it high, Harshit was well forward from the ropes and then realized he had to go back. Tried to get it overhead with his right hand but missed

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Varun Chakaravarthy to Ferreira, out Bowled!! The mystery man takes care of the danger man! He teased Ferreira for the slog sweep by offering a fullish ball. Ferreira backed himself to nail this over mid-wicket. Left nothing in the tank as he swung and ended up missing the ball completely to lose the leg stump. Ferreira b Varun Chakaravarthy 20(15) [4s-1 6s-1]

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Shivam Dube to Ferreira, FOUR, short and slow outside off stump, Ferreira rocks back and absolutely smashes the pull in the gap at mid-wicket. Picked the length early and sat back to enjoy a good hit. SKY tells Dube not to bowl short to Ferreira

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Kuldeep Yadav to Ferreira, SIX, belted! This guy in a gun player, can change the game in a matter minutes. Got beaten last ball but he didn't bother one bit, put the knee on the ground to smash the slog sweep high into the Dharamsala night sky over mid-wicket

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Shivam Dube to Corbin Bosch, out Bowled!! Comes on and smacks the leg stump out of the ground. Wobble seam length delivery, lovely shots of ball hitting the seam and cutting back in sharply to surprises Bosch on the defence. He had no second line of defence and the ball gate-crashed to make a mess of the stumps. Corbin Bosch b Shivam Dube 4(9)

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Cricbuzz Comm Box: IND vs SA, 1st innings | 3rd T20I

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Hardik Pandya to Markram, FOUR, lovely shot! Pitched up by Hardik Pandya around off and Markram creams it through wide mid-off as the ball absolutely races away to the boundary

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Hardik Pandya to Markram, FOUR, lovely shot! Pitched up by Hardik Pandya around off and Markram creams it through wide mid-off as the ball absolutely races away to the boundary

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Hardik Pandya to Stubbs, out Caught by Jitesh Sharma!! There you go, South Africa are four down! Back of a length delivery outside off, shaping away from the batter and Stubbs plays a loose shot away from his body. A thick outside edge is induced and Jitesh Sharma completes a safe catch behind the wickets. That's Hardik's 100th wicket in T20Is. Earlier in the series, even Bumrah picked up his 100th T20I wicket. Stubbs c Jitesh Sharma b Hardik Pandya 9(13)

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Harshit Rana to Markram, FOUR, a slower delivery by Harshit Rana, tad full and Markram times his flick through mid-wicket. Chakravarthy with the chase, but he was never going to stop this

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Harshit Rana to Markram, FOUR, crunched through wide mid-off. On a length around off and Markram has put this away to the wide long-off fence with a well-timed punch

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Harshit Rana to Brevis, out Bowled!! Another one bites the dust! Pitched up by the bowler outside off, Brevis goes for a drive and the inside edge has deflected onto the leg-stump. Harshit Rana is pumped up as he has gotten rid of another dangerous batter. South Africa in a spot of bother as they have lost their third wicket within the powerplay itself. That was bowled at 144 clicks by Rana. Was a very loose shot by the batter though. Brevis b Harshit Rana 2(7)

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Arshdeep Singh to Markram, FOUR, on a length around off, Markram plays it on the rise and drills it through mid-off to open his account with a boundary

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Arshdeep Singh to Markram, FOUR, on a length around off, Markram plays it on the rise and drills it through mid-off to open his account with a boundary

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Harshit Rana to de Kock, out Lbw!! Harshit Rana strikes in his first over, just like Arshdeep did. Both the openers are gone with a span of two overs. On a length from round the wicket and the ball nips in sharply to beat de Kock and rap him on the pads. Harshit appeals and up goes the umpire's dreaded finger. de Kock has a word with Markram, but doesn't opt for the review. Will have to wait for the replays to find out whether this was crashing into the stumps. It was just clipping the leg-stump, confirm the replays. de Kock lbw b Harshit Rana 1(3)

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Arshdeep Singh to Reeza Hendricks, out Lbw!! Excellent bowling by Arshdeep Singh. Two outswingers against Reeza Hendricks and the third one nips back in. Lovely setup. On a length around middle and leg, the ball shapes back in and raps him on the pads. Replays confirm there was no bat involved, it was pitching in line, the impact was in line and it was crashing into the leg stump. An excellent review by India. Reeza Hendricks is gone without troubling the scorers. Reeza Hendricks lbw b Arshdeep Singh 0(3)

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Arshdeep Singh to Reeza Hendricks, out Lbw!! Excellent bowling by Arshdeep Singh. Two outswingers against Reeza Hendricks and the third one nips back in. Lovely setup. On a length around middle and leg, the ball shapes back in and raps him on the pads. Replays confirm there was no bat involved, it was pitching in line, the impact was in line and it was crashing into the leg stump. An excellent review by India. Reeza Hendricks is gone without troubling the scorers. Reeza Hendricks lbw b Arshdeep Singh 0(3)

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