IND vs SA 3rd T20I Commentary - Visakhapatnam (14 June 2022)

OUT! TAKEN! Harshal Patel finishes things off! He grabs his fourth wicket of the match! An off-cutter this time, around middle, on a length. Tabraiz Shamsi makes room and tries to smash this over long on. But the ball goes off the top of the bat and he gets more height than distance. Avesh Khan at long on takes a good catch. India win by 48 runs!

Swing and a miss! Slower ball, outside off, short in length. Keshav Maharaj looks to pull this but he gets undone due to lack of pace. 

OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust! Bhuvneshwar Kumar grabs h a wicket as well! A full ball, slower one, around middle and leg. Keshav Maharaj makes room and tries to smash this down the ground but he ends up chipping it towards point. Dinesh Karthik sits under it and takes a dolly. 

FOUR! Crunched! A length ball, around middle and off. Wayne Parnell makes room and hammers it straight over the umpire's head for a boundary. 

Shorter ball, around off. Wayne Parnell pushes it towards extra-cover for a single.

OUT! RUN OUT! A mix-up in the middle and Anrich Nortje has to depart now and India are one wicket away. A length ball, around middle and leg. Anrich Nortje swings his bat and gets a slight inside edge. The ball rolls towards the keeper. Anrich Nortje did not want a run there, but Wayne Parnell leaves his crease from the other end and Anrich Nortje runs across late. Rishabh Pant collects the ball and throws it to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who then grabs the ball and runs towards the wicket at the non-striker's end and shatters the stumps. Anrich Nortje has to walk back!

Shorter ball, wide of off. Wayne Parnell slashes at it and misses. Another good spell from Bhuvneshwar Kumar!

Good stop! An overpitched delivery, around middle. Keshav Maharaj drills it straight down the ground. Ruturaj Gaikwad runs to his left, slides, and stops the ball. Two taken! He saved a couple of runs for India!

A length ball, tad slower, around middle and leg. Keshav Maharaj chips it towards long on. The fielder there collects the ball on a bounce. Single taken!

A yorker, wide of off. Wayne Parnell digs it out towards point for a single. 

Fuller ball, outside off. Keshav Maharaj drives it towards cover. Not in the gap though! 

SIX! A rare six for South Africa! A full toss now, around off. Keshav Maharaj makes room and smashes it over extra-cover for a biggie.

Pitched up again, around off. Keshav Maharaj looks to go over cover again, but he toe-ends the ball towards point for a single 

Slower, on a length, around off. Wayne Parnell stays in his crease and dabs it towards point for a single. 

Shorter, slower again, around middle and off. Kagiso Rabada pulls it towards long on. Single taken! 

Another back-of-a-length delivery, around off. Wayne Parnell slaps it to long on and rotates the strike.

OUT! CAUGHT! India inching closer to victory! A good catch from Yuzvendra Chahal. He might have done with his bowling but he is still contributing here. Can't keep him out of the game! A short ball, wide of off. Kagiso Rabada slashes this flat and towards deep point. Yuzvendra Chahal there, runs forward, slides and takes a sharp catch. Harshal Patel grabs his third wicket. He is back at his best as well!

Slower ball, short in length, on middle. Wayne Parnell chips it in the vacant mid-wicket area for a single. 

A full toss now, darting it on the pads. Keshav Maharaj flicks it to deep square leg for a single. 65 needed off 18 balls now!

A length ball, around middle and off. Kagiso Rabada makes room and pushes it towards mid off. He scampers across to the other end. Hardik Pandya collects the ball and has a shy at the bowler's end but he misses. 

Another good-length delivery, around middle and leg. Wayne Parnell looks to pull this but the ball goes off the inside edge towards square leg for a single. 

Tad shorter, around middle and leg. Kagiso Rabada makes room and miscues his pull shot towards mid-wicket.

In the air....and just over! Another short delivery, down leg. Kagiso Rabada makes room and once again miscues his pull shot. The ball flies just over Dinesh Karthik at mid-wicket. 

FOUR! This time he hits it from the middle! A length delivery, around middle and leg. Kagiso Rabada makes room, and tonks it straight down the ground for a boundary. 

Ouch! That must have hurt! A fuller ball, around off. Kagiso Rabada backs away and smashes it over the bowler's head. Avesh Khan sticks his right hand in the air and stops the ball. He walks off the field after his over and looks in a bit of pain.

Flighted, too full and outside off. Wayne Parnell splices his drive to deep point for one more.

Quick single! Touch short and outside off, stays low. Klaasen hits it to covers and scampers across for a quick single.

Tossed up, outside off, might be the googly. Wayne Parnell looks to swing across hard but gets an outside edge and past the keeper, who tries hard to collect but that flashed past away to third man and the fielder there makes a solid stop. Two.

Too full and flighted nicely, outside off. Wayne Parnell again slices his drive over point and it falls safely. Single.

OUT! TAKEN! This might be the game for India! Yuzvendra Chahal has been back to his best in this match.  Chahal serves it slow, full and outside off, it spins away. Heinrich Klaasen shuffles across and looks to go over covers but toe ends his shot, in the air and Axar Patel takes it with ease at extra-cover. 80 needed now in 31 balls.

Wide! Full ball, down the leg side. Rabada misses his fick.

Flatter and on middle, nudged to deep square leg for a single.

A length ball, outside off. Wayne Parnell square drives it to deep point for a single.

Follows Klaasen on the leg side with a length ball, this is tucked to deep square leg for a single.

On a length and on middle. Wayne Parnell looks to push on the leg side but gets a top egde to covers for one.

On a length tailing on the pads. Klaasen helps it to short fine leg for a single. Good stop there.

On middle, punched to mid off for a single.

FOUR! A much needed boundary for South Africa and now they need 85 more runs to win! A length ball, outside off. Klaasen waits and cuts it through point for a boundary.

Length ball, way outside off. Klaasen slaps it wide of deep cover for a couple of runs. 

Length ball, angling on middle. Klaasen tucks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Short of a length and on off. Wayne Parnell punches it to mid off.

FOUR!! A short ball, outside off. Wayne Parnell opens the face of the bat and rides it over the keeper to third man for a boundary. Nicely played there.

Length ball, on leg. Wayne Parnell forces it to long on for one more.

On a length and on off. Kept out.

Flatter and outside off. Klaasen knocks it to covers.

An arm ball, very full and sliding on the pads. Klaasen misses his sweep and gets hit on the pads. A huge appeal mostly from Axar for LBW and he convinces Pant to take the review. UltraEdge shows nothing on it. Ball Tracking shows it is angling way down and missing wickets by a mile. 

SIX! In the slot, fuller and around off. Klaasen stays still and smashes it straight down the ground for a biggie.

Flatter and way outside off. Klaasen leaves it alone thinking it is wide.

Tossed up, outside off.. Klaasen works it through covers for a single.

On middle, pushed back to the bowler.

A length ball, outside off. Miller slaps it to deep cover for a single.

FOUR! Too straight this time, on the pads. Klaasen tickles it behind square on the leg side for a boundary.

Leg bye! Similar delivery but this is slower now, on the pads. Klaasen fails to tuck it away but gets hit on the pads. It rolls to short fine leg for a leg bye.

On a length and on middle. Miller nudges it to deep square leg for one.

Short one on middle. Klaasen mistimes his pull to mid-wicket for a single.

OUT! TAKEN! The slower one does the trick and Patel gets rid of the dangerous Miller here. An off-cutter, fuller and around off. Miller looks to push it but gets deceived and ends up chipping it straight to covers where Ruturaj Gaikwad takes a sharp catch. 109 needed in 54 balls.

Fuller, around middle and off. Heinrich Klaasen drives but he gets an outside edge towards point.

Bye! A beauty by Axar Patel! This one comes in with the arm, quicker ball, around middle. Heinrich Klaasen looks to slog this one but he misses. The ball goes just past the stumps, away from Pant towards fine leg. The batters sneak in a bye!

Flatter, quicker and shorter. David Miller makes room and pushes it towards cover.

Firing it on the pads, fuller ball. David Miller flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single. 

A shorter ball, flat again, around off. Heinrich Klaasen pushes it towards cover.

FOUR! Poor delivery and punished! Too short on this occasion, around middle Heinrich Klaasen swivels and pulls it towards cow corner for a boundary. South Africa are 63 for 4 at the halfway mark!

Slower and around off, on a length. Klaasen hits it to long off for a single.

Shorter and around off. Pretorius cuts it hard but straight to backward point.

Wide! Wide of off, fuller ball. Dwaine Pretorius leaves it alone.

Fuller ball, flatter now, around middle. Dwaine Pretorius flicks it over the bowler's head for a single. 

A leg-break, around the off pole. Heinrich Klaasen pushes it towards long on for a single. 

Wide! Loopy ball, tosses it up, wide of off. Dwaine Pretorius leaves it alone.

FOUR! Flatter again, around middle and leg. Dwaine Pretorius tonks it straight down the ground. The ball goes one bounce over the ropes for a boundary. 

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Two wickets in two overs for Yuzvendra Chahal and India are on top here! South Africa are in a spot of bother here! Quicker, Spinning away, outside off. Dwaine Pretorius stays back and tries to slash this away but he gets a slight outside edge. Rishabh Pant yet again takes a sharp catch. 

 Flatter and outside off, slapped to long off for a single

 An arm ball, around off, pushed again to long off for one more.

SIX! Drops it slightly short and on middle. Dwaine Pretorius makes the most of it s he rocks back and pulls it high over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Flatter and around off. Pretorius makes room and looks to punch but miscues it to the bowler.

Tossed up, outside off, Pretorius pushes it to covers.

On a length and outside off. Pretorius punches it again but straight to covers.

Loopy ball, full, around middle. Rassie van der Dussen defends it out.

Shorter now, around middle and off. Rassie van der Dussen  pushes it back to the bowler. 

Tosses it up, full, around middle and off. Rassie van der Dussen pushes it towards long off for a single. 

Shorter ball, around middle and leg. Dwaine Pretorius tucks it to square leg and takes a single. 

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Yuzvendra Chahal strikes now and he gets rid of Rassie van der Dussen! South Africa have lost wickets in quick succession here! A shorter ball, spinning away, outside off. Rassie van der Dussen tries to cut this away but he gets a slight outside edge back to the keeper. Rishabh Pant pouches it safely. 

Shorter ball, around off. Heinrich Klaasen makes room and tries to cut this away but gets an inside edge back onto his pads. 

FOUR! Edgy boundary! But, South Africa will not mind that! Harshal Patel begins with a shorter ball, outside off. Dwaine Pretorius stays in his crease and looks to cut this away but the ball goes off the outside edge towards third man for a boundary. 

Fuller now, tad slower, around middle. Dwaine Pretorius chips it aerially in the vacant mid-wicket region for a single. 

An off-pace delivery now, outside off, on a length. Reeza Hendricks looks to push away on the off side but the ball goes off the inside edge towards short fine leg for a single. 

Angling in on a length, around middle and leg. Dwaine Pretorius tucks it towards square leg for a single.  

SIX! BANG! Much-needed maximum for South Africa! A length ball, leg stump line on this occasion. Reeza Hendricks flicks it high over deep square leg for a biggie. 

OUT! TAKEN! An excellent comeback from Harshal Patel! After being hit for six he follows up with the wicket of Reeza Hendricks. A fuller ball, around middle and off, slower in pace. Reeza Hendricks tries to make full use of the last ball of the Powerplay. He lifts this and tries to clear mid off. But the ball goes off the bottom of the bat, and flies high towards mid off. Yuzvendra Chahal keeps his eyes on the ball and takes a good catch. 

Flatter and around off. Hendricks punches it to covers.

A ripper from Chahal! This one spins away, from middle and is on the shorter side. Hendricks is squared up as he looks to push it but gets an outside edge and Rishabh Pant fails to collect it properly, goes wide of first slip as well. 

Drops it short and on middle, it stays low and spins away. Hendricks pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. 

A bit of mix up but no harm done! Tossed up on middle. Hendricks hits it straight to square leg and looks for a single but is sent bak wisely from his partner as there was no run.

Touch short and on middle. Hendricks nudges it to mid on. 

Tossed up, around off, pushed through covers for a single.

Tossed up on middle and leg. Bavuma shuffles across and sweeps it past short fine leg for a brace.

On middle, eased down to long on for one more.

An arm ball, quicker and on middle. Hendricks wrists it in the gap, to wide of long on for another couple.

Full and on off, pushed to long off for a single.

Short and slanting on off, it stays low. Bavuma pulls it through mid-wicket for a brace.

OUT! TAKEN! Axar Patel gets the breakthrough! An arm ball, too full and drifting on the pads. Bavuma tries to go through the gap as he swings across but without much conviction and Avesh Khan at mid on, runs to his right and takes a good catch running across. Good start by India. 

Short of a length and on middle, extra bounce and nips back in as well. Bavuma is cut in square as he tries to play across and the ball rolls over the stumps.

Outside off, on a length. Bavuma strokes it to covers. A single.

Around off. Hendricks stays back and knocks it to covers.

Length ball, just outside off. Hendricks works it past point for a couple of runs. 

TAP AND RUN! Length ball, outside off. Hendricks drops it to cover-point for one.

Nearly chopped on! A length ball, outside off. Bavuma stays on the back foot to dab it away but gets an inside edge, past the leg stump and behind square on the leg side for one.

FOUR! Pressure from Bhuvi but Khan releases it with a boundary! This is full and outside off. Hendricks drives it through covers for a boundary.

Beaten! Lovely bowling! A length ball, outside off and jags back in. Hendricks pushes it away from the body but gets beaten on the inside edge. Was very near the off pole. 

Outside off, punched to covers.

FOUR! Timing! On a length and outside off. Hendricks plans his foot across and punches it through covers for a boundary.

This is full and slanting on off, tucked to mid-wicket.

Pitched up, around off. Hendricks carves it straight to cover.

A length ball, outside off, hint of away shape. Bavuma dabs it to third man to get off the mark with a single.

A sharp in-nipper, on a length and around middle. Hendricks looks to tuck it away but the ball shapes in and hits him on the pads. A huge shout for LBW but nothing given. Height might be the issue there. They think of reviewing it but the clock runs out. 

Again gets hit on the pads, an inswinger, length and around middle and leg. Hendricks misses his flick and gets hit on the pads. This was clearly going down.

Length ball, outside off. Hendricks works it to mid on for a single.

On a length and around off. Bavuma plays it very late and nearly chops on as the ball lobs over the off pole. Bavuma is guiding his stump there as he runs across.

Slightly short and around off, nips back in sharply. Bavuma fails to tuck it away and gets hit high on the pads.