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India vs South Africa, Live Score, 3rd T20I Match, Freedom Trophy, 2025

South Africa

Batting R B 4s 6s SR

Quinton de Kock (W) lbw b Harshit Rana 1 3 0 0 33.33

1.2

Harshit Rana to Quinton de Kock, OUT! LBW! Harshit also makes an immediate impact and fishes out de Kock. Touch fuller from around the stumps, curving back in from middle. Quinton de Kock tries to flick it away again, but plays all over it and gets pinned on the back pad. A confident appeal for LBW and the finger goes up instantly. After a long chat with his partner, Quinton de Kock walks away without reviewing. Well, not as plumb as it looked in real time as the Ball Tracking comes up as umpire's call with the ball clipping the leg pole. Quinton de Kock departs on 1 (3) and the Proteas are rocked early. They are 1/2.

Reeza Hendricks lbw b Arshdeep Singh 0 3 0 0 0

0.4

Arshdeep Singh to Reeza Hendricks, OUT! LBW! An excellent review from India and Arshdeep strikes in the first over. He bashes the length hard and gets some inswing from the middle and leg stump line. Reeza Hendricks is pinned in the crease and tries to work across, but gets beaten on the inside edge and is rapped on the inside half of the front pad. A massive appeal for LBW, but not given. Arshdeep is quite keen on taking the review and after chatting with his bowler and the keeper, Suryakumar Yadav opts for a review. Is it doing a bit too much and going down leg? Clear gap between bat and ball, says the third umpire. Ball Tracking shows that it is pitching in line and is projected to smash into the leg stump. Reeza Hendricks departs without troubling the scorers as he goes for 0 (3).

Aiden Markram (C) c Jitesh Sharma b Arshdeep Singh 61 46 6 2 132.61

18.3

Arshdeep Singh to Aiden Markram, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Aiden Markram stands there in disbelief. A crushing blow for the Proteas. Pushed across the right-hander, full in length. Aiden clears the front leg and swings at it to go down the ground. The ball leaves him with the angle to graze the outside edge and the keeper, Jitesh Sharma does the rest. Markram falls for 61 (46). South Africa are now 113/8.

Dewald Brevis b Harshit Rana 2 7 0 0 28.57

3.1

Harshit Rana to Dewald Brevis, OUT! DRAGGED ON! This is a huge wicket for the Indians. Harshit gets his second. He fires in a fuller delivery, a bit wide on off. Dewald Brevis goes with hard hands to drive it through cover off the front foot, but he is nowhere near the pitch of the ball and ends up inside edging it back onto the stumps. Dewald Brevis falls for 2 (7) and South Africa are dented further with just 7 on the board at the loss of 3 wickets.

Tristan Stubbs c Jitesh Sharma b Hardik Pandya 9 13 0 0 69.23

6.6

Hardik Pandya to Tristan Stubbs, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Hardik Pandya gets in on the act now. 100th T20I wicket for Hardik. He becomes the third Indian bowler after Arshdeep Singh and Jasprit Bumrah to complete this milestone. In the channel on off, on a back of a length, Stubbs walks down the track and gets closer to the line of the ball. He tries to run it down with an open bat face. There is a bit of nip away, which results in the ball catching the outside edge. The keeper, Jitesh Sharma, makes no mistake with a simple gather behind the stumps. Stubbs falls for 9 (13). The stability does not last long for the Proteas. South Africa are now 31/4.

Corbin Bosch b Shivam Dube 4 9 0 0 44.44

10.1

Shivam Dube to Corbin Bosch, OUT! CLEANED HIM UP! Instant impact for Shivam Dube upon his introduction. He lands it on a good length, and gets the ball to jag back in sharply off the deck. Corbin Bosch is cut in half as he is cramped for space. He tries to work it across the line, but due to the big gap created between the bat and pad, the ball sneaks through it and smashes back onto the stumps behind. Corbin Bosch departs on 4 (9) and South Africa are half side down on 44.

Donovan Ferreira b Varun Chakaravarthy 20 15 1 1 133.33

13.3

Varun Chakaravarthy to Donovan Ferreira, OUT! BOWLED! 50th T20I wicket for Varun Chakaravarthy. He dishes out a fuller-length delivery, at the stumps, one that spins back in very sharply. Donovan Ferreira goes for a premeditated slog sweep across the line, but misses and hears the death rattle behind him. The ball makes an absolute mess of the stumps. The brewing 25-run partnership comes to an end. Donovan Ferreira perishes after a cameo of 20 off 15 balls. South Africa are 69/6.

Marco Jansen b Varun Chakaravarthy 2 7 0 0 28.57

15.1

Varun Chakaravarthy to Marco Jansen, OUT! KNOCKED HIM OVER! Wickets off successive overs for Varun Chakaravarthy. Googly from Varun, on a nagging length, around the off pole. Marco Jansen is lazy with his footwork and just hangs his bat out to cover the line. He fails to pick the googly and ends up defending outside the line. The ball sneaks past the inside edge to uproot the off stump. South Africa are now 77/7.

Anrich Nortje st Jitesh Sharma b Kuldeep Yadav 12 12 0 1 100

19.3

Kuldeep Yadav to Anrich Nortje, OUT! STUMPED! The birthday boy gets in on the wickets column. Kuldeep sticks to his googly and on the shorter side. Anrich Nortje premeditately gives the bowler the charge and swings through despite not being to the pitch of the ball. He gets beaten all ends up as the ball turns away a bit and the keeper, Jitesh Sharma is quick to break the stumps.

Lungi Ngidi not out 2 3 0 0 66.67

Ottneil Baartman c Suryakumar Yadav b Kuldeep Yadav 1 2 0 0 50

19.6

Kuldeep Yadav to Ottneil Baartman, OUT! CAUGHT! Kuldeep Yadav finishes with a couple of wickets. Googly from Kuldeep, fuller and wider on off, Ottneil Baartman reaches out for it and swings. Ends up slicing it off the outer half towards extra cover. The ball goes in the lights but Suryakumar Yadav takes a couple of steps back, steadies himself and takes a safe catch around his chest. South Africa have been bowled out for 117!

TOTAL: 117 in 20.0 overs (5.85 runs per over)

Extras (lb 2, w 0, nb 0, b 1) 3

Fall of wickets :1-1 (Reeza Hendricks , 0.4 overs), 2-1 (Quinton de Kock , 1.2 overs), 3-7 (Dewald Brevis , 3.1 overs), 4-30 (Tristan Stubbs , 6.6 overs), 5-44 (Corbin Bosch , 10.1 overs), 6-69 (Donovan Ferreira , 13.3 overs), 7-77 (Marco Jansen , 15.1 overs), 8-113 (Aiden Markram , 18.3 overs), 9-115 (Anrich Nortje , 19.3 overs), 10-117 (Ottneil Baartman , 19.6 overs)

Bowling overs M R W Econ Extras

Arshdeep Singh 4 0 13 2 3.25 0nb, 0w

Harshit Rana 4 0 34 2 8.5 0nb, 0w

Hardik Pandya 3 0 23 1 7.67 0nb, 0w

Varun Chakaravarthy 4 0 11 2 2.75 0nb, 0w

Shivam Dube 3 0 21 1 7 0nb, 0w

Kuldeep Yadav 2 0 12 2 6 0nb, 0w

India

Batting R B 4s 6s SR

Abhishek Sharma c Aiden Markram b Corbin Bosch 35 18 3 3 194.44

5.2

Corbin Bosch to Abhishek Sharma, OUT! STRAIGHT UP AND TAKEN! A fabulous catch from Aiden Markram and the skipper cannot do anything wrong this evening. On a back of a length, around the off pole. Abhishek Sharma goes for a free-flowing lofted shot over cover, but the ball seems to have held on the surface and arrives late before Abhishek's swing. He mistimes it off the toe end and the ball hangs up for a long time, clearing mid off. Aiden Markram runs over his right shoulder, keeping his eyes locked on the ball and takes a fine sliding catch. Abhishek Sharma departs after a rollicking 35 off just 18 deliveries. India are 60/1, needing another 58 runs to win.

Shubman Gill b Marco Jansen 28 28 5 0 100

11.4

Marco Jansen to Shubman Gill, OUT! CHOPPED ON! Shubman Gill walks back in disappointment. Jansen switches to around the wicket, on a good length, in and around the off stump. Gill waits back and hangs his bat out at an angle to work it away on the off side. The ball catches the inside edge and deflects onto the stumps. Gill walks back for a run-a-ball 28. India are now 92/2, needing 26 runs more.

Tilak Varma not out 26 34 3 0 76.47

Suryakumar Yadav (C) c Ottneil Baartman b Lungi Ngidi 12 11 2 0 109.09

14.4

Lungi Ngidi to Suryakumar Yadav, OUT! STRAIGHT UP AND GONE! On his day, that would have landed into the stands. Full and fired onto the pads by Ngidi. Suryakumar Yadav goes for his most productive shot, the aerial whip off the pads. But he mistimes it high up in the air towards deep backward square leg. Ottneil Baartman from deep fine leg runs to his left and slides low to take a fine catch. Suryakumar Yadav departs for another low score. 12 (11) for him and India are 109/3.

Shivam Dube not out 10 4 1 1 250

TOTAL: 120 -3 in 15.5 overs (7.58 runs per over)

Extras (lb 7, w 2, nb 0, b 0) 9

Fall of wickets :1-60 (Abhishek Sharma , 5.2 overs), 2-92 (Shubman Gill , 11.4 overs), 3-109 (Suryakumar Yadav , 14.4 overs)

Still to bat : Hardik Pandya, Jitesh Sharma (W), Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy

Bowling overs M R W Econ Extras

Lungi Ngidi 3 0 23 1 7.67 0nb, 0w

Marco Jansen 3 0 24 1 8 0nb, 1w

Ottneil Baartman 3.5 0 34 0 8.87 0nb, 0w

Corbin Bosch 3 0 18 1 6 0nb, 0w

Anrich Nortje 3 0 14 0 4.67 0nb, 1w

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