Published 19:10 IST, September 18th 2019
Ind vs SA T20 2019: India restrict Proteas to a total of 149/5
India entered the Ind vs SA T20 2019 tie as favourites under Virat Kohli. Winning the toss, India opted to bowl first. Find what happened in the first innings.
India took on South Africa in the second match of the three T20I series which is being played on home soil. The first match was set to be held on the weekend was called off due to bad weather at Dharamsala. Ind vs SA T20 2019 2nd match is being played at the Mohali Cricket Ground. India won the toss and opted to bowl first. Read to find out what happened in the first innings on 18th September.
Ind vs SA 2019 live scores
Brief scores: South Africa - 149/5 (Quinton de Kock - 52, Temba Bavuma - 49; Deepak Chahar 2/22, Navdeep Saini - 1/34) set India a target of 150 at the Mohali Cricket Ground on 18th September.
Indian bowlers do enough to restrict Quinton de Kock & Co.
The Indian bowling squad did well to restrict South Africa to a total of 149/5 at the end of the first innings. Deepak Chahar and Navdeep Saini were good with the new ball. Young spinner Washington Sundar and Ravindra Jadeja did well to control the South African batting order. Wicket-keeper and captain, Quinton de Kock, scored a fast-paced 52 at the top of the batting order.
Debutant Temba Bavuma missed out on a half-century in his opening game after being dismissed at 49 of a Deepak Chahar delivery. At the death, middle-order batsman, David Miller, tried to take some big shots along with Dwaine Pretorious. However, there weren’t any more significant contributions from the Proteas batsmen throughout the game. Apart from Washington Sundar, the rest of the Indian bowlers were a little expensive against South Africa. Virat Kohli & Co. have been given a target of 150 and will back themselves to chase the target with comfortable ease on home soil. Let's see if Ravi Shastri's squad can secure a win to give India a lead in the three-match series.
Updated 20:52 IST, September 19th 2019