- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR32.5 The off and middle stump are flattened and Prasidh has struck for a third time in this spell. A HUGE wicket as de Kock falls. Goes fast and full and 141kph on the stumps, de Kock goes for a cross-batted whip, plays all around it and sees his stumps in a shambles. That's a mammoth wicket in the context of the game, and India can really hope to restrict South Africa to a manageable total. 199/50.5 Edged and taken! Arshdeep gets the first strike and Rickelton falls for a duck Fullish in length with some late movement away from Rickelton outside off. He goes for an expansive drive, can only manage a thin outside edge and Rahul does the rest. 1/120.6 Fluffy dismissal. Taken at point! Bavuma falls after a slowdown. 93ks ball looked slower than usual. It was floated wide on a length, Bavuma took a small stride across and reached out with the upper body to slash it. Got an outside edge that floated straight to Kohli. 114/228.2 Plumb, given.... But Breetzke reviews straight away. Has to be an inside edge. 139ks wobble ball that landed on a back of length at fourth stump. Skidded in and went just under the bat as Breetzke tried, last second, to crouch. He lifted his heel but couldn't connect with the pull. No edge. Smashig middle and off. Prasidh's return has worked 168/328.6 Two-pacedness gets Markram cheaply. Prasidh's disciplined length too. 139ks, lands on the heart of a good length and sponged up just a touch to finish around knee-height at fourth stump. Markram took a nice stride across and wanted to punch it to cover with a check. He's a touch early into the shot and the ball popped straight to the fielder. 170/438.1 Spooned straight up and Rohit takes a simple catch at midwicket. Lovely bowling from Kuldeep. He dangles the wrong'un well outside off stump. Brevis targets the bowler looking to go across the line, gets a big top-edge which goes straight up. Rohit settles under it at midwicket and completes the catch 234/638.3 Two in the over and Kuldeep has removed both set batters. This is catastrophic for South Africa! Gently tossed up on off stump, he can't control himself and goes for a cross-batted swipe but only as far as deep midwicket where Jadeja takes the simplest of catches 235/742.3 Too early into the drive, spliced back to the bowler! 85ks length ball around off, bounced extra, Bosch was back in the crease as he tried to hit it along the ground, past the bowler. But the bat was beyond the perpendicular by the time ball hit the sticker and popped back to the bowler. 252/844.4 Spins it in and gets an lbw... from the ump at least. Review. Length ball landed on off and spun in. Ngidi looked to defend straight. Got beaten on the inside edge and hit on the knee-roll. It's clipping leg and India's players see the funny side of it after all the DRS fun. Rohit has a longish chat with Kuldeep during celebrations 258/947.5 Reverse-swinging yorker flattens the stumps. Off-stump sails back in fact. The ball landed around fourth and went below Baartman's attempted straight drive. Pacers' delight 270/10Extras12 (lb 4, nb 1, w 7)TOTAL270 all out (47.5 Overs, RR: 5.64)Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Ryan Rickelton, 0.5 ov), 2-114 (Temba Bavuma, 20.6 ov), 3-168 (Matthew Breetzke, 28.2 ov), 4-170 (Aiden Markram, 28.6 ov), 5-199 (Quinton de Kock, 32.5 ov), 6-234 (Dewald Brevis, 38.1 ov), 7-235 (Marco Jansen, 38.3 ov), 8-252 (Corbin Bosch, 42.3 ov), 9-258 (Lungi Ngidi, 44.4 ov), 10-270 (Ottneil Baartman, 47.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Arshdeep Singh 8 1 36 1 4.5 26 2 1 2 0 Harshit Rana 8 2 44 0 5.5 26 5 1 0 0 M Prasidh Krishna 9.5 0 66 4 6.71 27 5 3 3 0 RA Jadeja 9 0 50 1 5.55 20 3 1 1 0 Kuldeep Yadav 10 1 41 4 4.1 35 2 1 1 1 NT Tilak Varma 3 0 29 0 9.66 5 2 2 0 0 India Team Yashasvi Jaiswal Rohit Sharma Virat Kohli Ruturaj Gaikwad Tilak Varma Allrounder KL Rahul (c) † Wicketkeeper Ravindra Jadeja Allrounder Harshit Rana Bowler Kuldeep Yadav Bowler Arshdeep Singh Bowler Prasidh Krishna Bowler
Current Run Rate
CRR
5.64
Last 5 Ov (Run Rate)
Last 5 Ov (RR)
18/2 (3.6)
Current Run Rate
CRR
5.64
Last 5 Ov (Run Rate)
Last 5 Ov (RR)
18/2 (3.6)
Match Details
Toss
India , elected to field first
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
13:30 start, First Session 13.30-17.00, Interval 17.00-17.30, Second Session 17.30-21.00
Match days
06 December 2025 - day/night match (50-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 42 runs, 1 wicket)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 202 runs, 6 wickets)
- South Africa: 50 runs in 10.3 overs (63 balls), Extras 2
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 58 balls (Q de Kock 32, T Bavuma 19, Ex 2)
- Q de Kock: 50 off 42 balls (4 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Drinks: South Africa - 86/1 in 16.0 overs (Q de Kock 54, T Bavuma 30)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 18.6 overs (114 balls), Extras 2
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 111 balls (Q de Kock 59, T Bavuma 40, Ex 2)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 25.2 overs (152 balls), Extras 3
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 39 balls (Q de Kock 28, MP Breetzke 24, Ex 0)
- Over 28.2: Review by South Africa (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - J Madanagopal, Batter - MP Breetzke (Struck down)
- Q de Kock: 100 off 80 balls (8 x 4, 6 x 6)
- Drinks: South Africa - 199/5 in 32.5 overs (D Brevis 13)
- South Africa: 200 runs in 33.2 overs (200 balls), Extras 7
- South Africa: 250 runs in 41.6 overs (253 balls), Extras 11
- Over 44.4: Review by South Africa (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - J Madanagopal, Batter - L Ngidi (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Innings Break: South Africa - 270/10 in 47.5 overs (KA Maharaj 20)
Match Coverage
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Ten Doeschate explains India's battle with the dew
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At home, India have not lost both the Test and ODI series of a tour since 1986-87



