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18 October 2015, 21:25 PM
Over 50 || Score 252/6 (Axar 15, Harbhajan 20)
Steyn to bowl the over. Double came from the first ball. Two singles came off the next two balls. A double came from Harbhajan's willow. Another risky single. Last ball, Axar hit a six straight down the ground. And with that South Africa beat India by 18 runs in the 3rd ODI at Rajkot to take 2-1 lead in the five-match series.
18 October 2015, 21:21 PM
Over 49|| Score 239/6 (Axar 7, Harbhajan 14)
Rabada to bowl the penultimate over of the match. Six runs from the over. India need 32 runs off 6 balls.
18 October 2015, 21:18 PM
Over 48 || Score 233/6 (Axar 6, Harbhajan 10)
Steyn to bowl the over. It seems that India have thrown in the towel. Outstanding over by the speedster. Six from the over. India need 38 runs off 12 balls.
18 October 2015, 21:13 PM
Over 47 || Score 226/6 (Axar 2, Harbhajan 7)
Tahir with his last over. Bhajji collected a boundary off the 2nd last ball. Match is slipping away from the hands of India. Hosts need 45 runs off 19 balls.
18 October 2015, 21:04 PM
Over 46 || Score 220/6 (Axar 1, Harbhajan 1)
Kohli Out! Trying to clear the long on fence, Kohli gave a simple catch to Miller off Morkel. Rahane Out! It was a recap of Kohli's wicket. Morkle has accounted for four wickets now. Axar and Harbhajan are two new batsmen in the middle. India need 51 runs off 24 balls.
AM Rahane c Miller b Morkel 4 (7b)
V Kohli c Miller b Morkel 77 (99b)
18 October 2015, 20:59 PM
Over 45 || Score 217/4 (Kohli 68, Rahane 0)
Rabada is back into the attack. Onus is on Kohli to take India through as he is a set batsman. Four runs from the first four balls. The young pacer is mixing his balls well. Another good over for the bowling side as six runs came off it. India need 55 runs off 30 balls.
18 October 2015, 20:52 PM
Over 44 || Score 210/4 (Kohli 77, Rahane 1)
Tahir to bowl his penultimate over. Kohli played a reverse sweep off the 1st ball to get a boundary off the first ball. Raina Out! Tahir once again gave his side a breakthrough at crucial juncture of the match. Rahane is the new man in. Nine runs from the over. India need 61 runs off 36 balls.
SK Raina c Miller b Imran Tahir 0 (2b)
18 October 2015, 20:45 PM
Over 43 || Score 201/3 (Kohli 68, Raina 0)
Steyn to continue. No run from the first two balls. Then came a risky double. Off the 4th ball Kohli came down the track and hit the bowler towards cover region for a boundary. India need two to three good overs. India crossed the 200-run mark. India need 70 runs off 42 balls.
18 October 2015, 20:35 PM
Over 42 || Score 193/3 (Kohli 62, Raina 0)
Dhoni hit Morkel for a boundary towards long off. Dhoni Out! Soft dismissal as the skipper gave a simple catch to point fielder. Morkel took the crucial wicket. Raina is the new man in.
MS Dhoni c Steyn b Morkel 47 (61b)
18 October 2015, 20:28 PM
Over 40 || Score 185/2 (Kohli 60, Dhoni 41)
Duminy with his 8th over. Two singles from the first three balls. Then came a wide. Off the fifth ball, Dhoni hit a powerful cover drive to get a boundary. Seven from the over. India need 86 more runs off 60 balls to win the match.
18 October 2015, 20:23 PM
Over 39 || Score 178/2 (Kohli 59, Dhoni 36)
Morkel with his 8th over. Either Dhoni or Kohli has to take the charge and break the shackles. Another tight over as the lanky speedster conceded five in it. India need 93 more runs in 66 balls.
18 October 2015, 20:19 PM
Over 38 || Score 173/2 (Kohli 58, Dhoni 32)
South African bowlers are not offering any room what so ever. And they are finishing their over quickly. India can take heart from the fact that they have wickets in hand and two set batsmen in the middle.
18 October 2015, 20:12 PM
Over 36 || Score 165/2 (Kohli 52, Dhoni 30)
Required rate is now swelling with every passing over. Kohli and Dhoni need to hit few boundaries to get some pressure back on the bowlers. India need 106 more runs in 14 overs and they have eight wickets in hand.
18 October 2015, 20:09 PM
Over 35 || Score 162/2 (Kohli 51, Dhoni 28)
Rabada too is bowling on a tight line and frustrating the batsmen by not giving them easy singles. Another tight over. three came from it.
18 October 2015, 19:52 PM
Over 34 || Score 159/2 (Kohli 50, Dhoni 27)
In the last few overs South African bowlers have successfully stopped the run-flow. Now Dhoni and Kohli must be feeling a bit of pressure. Imran Tahir has made an excellent comeback. India still need 112 more runs to win the match in 16 overs. In the meantime, Kohli completed his fifty in 64 balls with the help of three boudaries.
18 October 2015, 19:42 PM
Over 29 || Score 142/2 (Kohli 40, Dhoni 20)
It's time for part timer Behardien to bowl some quick overs. Good over first up the medium pacer as he gave mere three runs.
18 October 2015, 19:40 PM
Over 28 || Score 139/2 (Kohli 38, Dhoni 19)
Morkel is back. And the speedster finished his over quickly. Two from it.
18 October 2015, 19:36 PM
Over 27 || Score 137/2 (Kohli 37, Dhoni 18)
Dhoni played Steyn fine towards fine leg to hit a boundary. Runs are coming easily, India batsmen just need to hang in there. They will win the match if play the complete quote of 50 overs,
18 October 2015, 19:30 PM
Over 26 || Score 131/2 (Kohli 36, Dhoni 13)
Dhoni cut Duminy off the 4th ball to run three. Singles and doubles will take India close towards the target. Kohli is set batsmen in the middle and Dhoni needs to hang in there and gives as much strike to Kohli as possible.
18 October 2015, 19:25 PM
Over 25 || Score 124/2 (Kohli 34, Dhoni 8)
Steyn with his 5th over. Rahane has once been demoted once again. In the meantime, Dhoni played a superb cover drive to collect his first boundary. Balling is rolling nicely on to the bat. Seven from the over.
18 October 2015, 19:20 PM
Over 24 || Score 117/2 (Kohli 27, Dhoni 3)
Rohit Sharma Out! The right-hander stepped out of the crease but played the ball away from the body and gave a simple catch back to the bowler. Duminy was the wicket-taker on the occasion. Good over for the visiting side.
RG Sharma c & b Duminy 65 (74b)
18 October 2015, 19:17 PM
Over 23 || Score 113/1 (Rohit 65, Kohli 31)
First ball by Tahir was a low full toss as Rohit swept it for a boundary towards square leg. Easy picking for India. Expensive over by the leggie as he leaked nine from it.
18 October 2015, 19:10 PM
Over 21 || Score 99/1 (Rohit 55, Kohli 27)
Sharma danced down the track to launch Tahir for a six over his head. What a massive strike by the Mumbaikar. And with that Sharma completed his half-century as well. He reached the mark with the help of six boundaries and two sixes.
18 October 2015, 19:03 PM
Over 20 || Score 91/1 (Rohit 48, Kohli 26)
Seven runs have come in the last two overs. India need 180 more runs in 30 overs and they have nine wickets in hand. India have a slight upper hand at the moment.
18 October 2015, 18:56 PM
Over 18 || Score 84/1 (Rohit 45, Kohli 22)
Rabada is back. The speedster made an excellent comeback. He is bowling at a good pace with decent line and length. But Indian batsmen are playing sensibly.
18 October 2015, 18:53 PM
Over 17 || Score 81/1 (Rohit 43, Kohli 21)
Premier spinner Imran Tahir is being introduced for the first time. 4th ball was a full toss and Rohit slapped it towards cow corner to get his sixth boundary.
18 October 2015, 18:50 PM
Over 16 || Score 75/1 (Rohit 38, Kohli 20)
Off the 4th ball came a boundary from Kohli's willow. He is looking determined today. He has quickly reached to 20 off 19 balls. Eight runs in the over.
18 October 2015, 18:45 PM
Over 15 || Score 67/1 (Rohit 38, Kohli 13)
Steyn to continue. No seam and swing for the speedster as both the batsmen are laying him with an ease. Tight over.
18 October 2015, 18:43 PM
Over 14 || Score 64/1 (Rohit 38, Kohli 10)
Kohli played an expensive cover drive to get a boundary off the fourth ball off Duminy's over. Another good over for India as seven runs came off it.
18 October 2015, 18:35 PM
Over 13 || Score 57/1 (Rohit 37, Kohli 6)
Steyn is back into the attack. Kohli's feet are moving well today. Rohit smacked the bowler out of the park. What a massive hit by the opener. Ten runs from the over. In the meanwhile, India crossed the 50-run mark.
18 October 2015, 18:27 PM
Over 11 || Score 42/1 (Rohit 21, Kohli 1)
Dhawan Out! The southpaw tried to charge the bowler straight down the track but only managed an outside edge and de Villiers took a sharp catch behind the wickets. Virat Kohli is the new man in.
S Dhawan c de Villiers b Morkel 13 (29b)
18 October 2015, 18:23 PM
Over 10 || Score 40/0 (Rohit 26, Dhawan 13)
Duminy with his 2md over. Rohit played a half-sweep towards square leg to get a boundary. Indians are finding it difficult to rotate strike at the moment. Five from the over.
18 October 2015, 18:20 PM
Over 9 || Score 35/0 (Rohit 21, Dhawan 13)
Morkel to continue. Both the batsmen are middling the ball well. But in this over the speedster did give any room to the batsmen to free their arms. It's a maiden over.
18 October 2015, 18:16 PM
Over 8 || Score 35/0 (Rohit 21, Dhawan 13)
Bowling change! JP Duminy to bowl the over. Rohit dropped by Morkel at short square leg. Will the visitors have to play a big price for dropping Rohit? Tight over by the offie first up.
18 October 2015, 18:11 PM
Over 7 || Score 31/0 (Rohit 18, Dhawan 12)
Rohit pulled Morkel for four off the first ball as the bowler banged it too short. Lucky Dhawan survived a chance of a run out. Running between the wickets has been a concern for India in the series. Five came from the over.
18 October 2015, 18:07 PM
Over 6 || Score 26/0 (Rohit 13, Dhawan 12)
Smoking cover drive followed by a perfectly timed straight from Shikhar Dhawan's willow as he collected two consecutive boundaries. Expensive over by Rabada as he leaked eight in it.
18 October 2015, 18:03 PM
Over 5 || Score 18/0 (Rohit 13, Dhawan 4)
First bowling change! Morne Morkel has been introduced into the attack. Tight over first up by the lanky speedster as he conceded mere three runs.
18 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Over 4 || Score 15/0 (Rohit 12, Dhawan 2)
Rabada to continue. Another boundary from Rohit's willow as he placed the ball towards mid-wicket to get his third boundary. What a balance he possesses. Sensible cricket by Indian openers.
18 October 2015, 17:55 PM
Over 3 || Score 11/0 (Rohit 8, Dhawan 2)
Rohit played a crunchy cover drive off Steyn to collect his 2nd boundary. What a shot by the elegant right-hander - stand and deliver. Six from the over.
18 October 2015, 17:50 PM
Over 2 || Score 5/0 (Rohit 4, Dhawan 1)
Kagiso Rabada has the ball in hand. Dhawan opened his account with the help of a single off the 2nd ball. Ball is coming nicely on to the bat. Single from the over.
18 October 2015, 17:48 PM
Over 1 || Score 4/0 (Rohit 4, Dhawan 0)
Dale Steyn to start the bowling proceedings for Proteas. Off the fifth ball Rohit Sharma played an exclusive shot towards point to get a boundary.
18 October 2015, 17:05 PM
Over 50 || Score 270/7 (Behardien 33, Rabada 0)
Bhuvi to bowl the last over of the innings. Three runs came from the first three balls. Off the next came a double. Steyn run out! Trying to steal a single Steyn fell short of his crease. In the last ball Behardien smacked the bowler for six over long on as the visitors put up a total of 270.
DW Steyn run out 12 (9b)
18 October 2015, 17:01 PM
Over 49 || Score 258/6 (Behardien 23, Steyn 10)
South Africa have managed to cross the 250-run mark. Off the fifth ball, Steyn picked the slower one from Mohit and smacked him out of the park. 11 runs came in the over.
18 October 2015, 16:57 PM
Over 48 || Score 247/6 (Behardien 20, Steyn 2)
Kumar to bowl. Indian bowlers are not offering any room to the batsmen to score runs quickly. Four runs from the over.
18 October 2015, 16:48 PM
Over 47 || Score 243/6 (Behardien 18, Steyn 0)
Mohit to bowl the over. The medium pacer has variations up his sleeves. Duminy Out! The southpaw failed to spread his magic today with the willow as he gave a simple catch to Raina at deep long on.
JP Duminy c Raina b MM Sharma 14 (14b)
18 October 2015, 16:44 PM
Over 46 || Score 238/5 (Behardien 14, Duminy 14)
Bhuvneshwar Kumar is back into the attack. After three dot balls came a single off the fourth from Behardien's willow. Two runs came off the last two balls. Another good over for India.
18 October 2015, 16:41 PM
Over 45 || Score 235/5 (Behardien 12, Duminy 13)
Patel to continue. Indian spinners have pegged back South African batsmen thus far from scoring runs freely. Four runs from the over.
18 October 2015, 16:37 PM
Over 44 || Score 231/5 (Behardien 10, Duminy 11)
Mishra with his last over. Can he provide India another breakthrough? Outstanding display of spin bowling by the leggie as he gave mere 38 runs in his ten overs and picked up a wicket.
18 October 2015, 16:34 PM
Over 43 || Score 226/5 (Behardien 7, Duminy 9)
Both the batsmen are capable of hitting big shots. Duminy collected a boundary off the first ball from Patel with the help of a reverse sweep. Expensive over as nine runs came off it.
18 October 2015, 16:31 PM
Over 42 || Score 217/5 (Behardien 4, Duminy 3)
Mishra with his penultimate over. Both the batsmen are new to the crease. It's a good time for India to stop the run flow and put some pressure on the batting side. Another excellent over by the leggie.
