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India vs South Africa 4th T20I Highlights: Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma starred with their respective centuries and a record partnership for the second wicket as India outplayed South Africa by 135 runs in the fourth and final T20I at The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg. With the win, India sealed the series 3-1. Visiting captain Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and opted to bat first against the Proteas. India’s innings was all about Tilak and Samson. The duo slammed 120 not out off 47 balls and 109 not out off 56 balls, respectively, while also putting a record second wicket partnership of 210 runs off 86 balls. Samson became the first-ever batter in T20I cricket to slam three centuries in a calendar year. The innings saw several other records being made. In the chase of a mammoth 284, the Proteas were bundled out for 148 in 18.2 overs, thanks to Arshdeep Singh’s 3 for 20. (Scorecard)
Here are the Highlights of India vs South Africa 4th T20I –
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00:33 (IST)
India vs South Africa Live: India win!!!
Ramandeep Singh gets his maiden international wicket in the form of Lutho Sipamla and that is the end of the game as well as the four-match series between India and South Africa. The Suryakumar Yadav-led side has won the final game by 135 runs and sealed the series 3-1.
IND 283/1 (20)
SA 148 (18.2)
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00:23 (IST)
India vs South Africa Live: OUT!
That is a really good catch from Ravi Bishnoi. He has taken the catch to dismiss Keshav Maharaj. South Africa are nine down. Visitors India are only one wicket away from clinching the four-match T20I series. It’s only a matter of time.
SA 141/9 (17.1)
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00:11 (IST)
India vs South Africa Live: WICKET!
South Africa lost their 8th wicket in the form of Gerald Coetzee. Axar Patel gets him. India are now only two wickets away from winning the series. South Africa need 153 runs in 27 balls.
SA 131/8 (15.3)
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00:08 (IST)
India vs South Africa Live: End of 15 overs!
Marco Jansen hit Ravi Bishnoi for two sixes in the over. South Africa need 153 runs in 30 balls. This match is a mere formality now.
A 131/7 (15)
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00:04 (IST)
India vs South Africa Live: OUT!
13.2 – Varun Chakaravarthy gets the wicket of Andile Simelane and South Africa lose their 7th wicket. Chakaravarthy bowled it away from the South Africa batter, who top-edged it to Ravi Bishnoi at short fine leg. India are only three wickets away from a series victory.
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23:56 (IST)
India vs South Africa Live: WICKET!
Ravi Bishnoi has got the wicket of Tristan Stubbs. The South African batter went across the stumps and wanted to play a slog sweep, but missed the line of the ball and got it hit on the front pad. Umpire raised his finger over the LBW appeal and even a review could not save Stubbs. South Africa need 188 runs in 47 balls.
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23:53 (IST)
India vs South Africa Live: OUT!
Varun Chakaravarthy finally has the last laugh in the battle with David Miller. The South Africa southpaw slammed the India leg-spinner for two sixes in the over but perished on the final delivery. Chakaravarthy bowled it away from Miller outside off stump and the southpaw mishit it into the hands of Tilak Varma at long-on. South Africa need 188 runs in 48 balls.
SA 96/5 (12)
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23:42 (IST)
India vs South Africa Live: India still in driving seat!
9 runs came off Varun Chakaravarthy’s second over. David Miller slammed a powerful six over the cow corner on the fifth ball of the over. South Africa need 211 runs in 60 balls. They need more than 21 runs per over from here on. India are well in control of this game.
SA 73/4 (10)
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23:38 (IST)
India vs South Africa Live: Ramandeep leaks runs!
Ramandeep Singh proves to be expensive in his second over. Tristan Stubbs slammed him for two sixes and a four. A total of 21 runs came off the over. This is the first over for South Africa that has yielded more than 11 runs. They need 220 in 66 balls.
SA 64/4 (9)
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23:32 (IST)
India vs South Africa Live: Chakaravarthy into the attack!
The star bowler of the series, Varun Chakaravarthy, came in to bowl for the first time in the game and conceded only three runs in the over. South Africa need 241 runs in 72 balls. The asking rate has gone over 20 now.
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23:27 (IST)
India vs South Africa Live: Ramandeep bowls
Ramandeep Singh bowled for the first time and conceded 10 runs in his over. South Africa have an uphill task at hands as the asking rate is shooting up.
SA 40/4 (7)
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23:19 (IST)
India vs South Africa Live: End of powerplay!
Indian pacers Arshdeep Singh and Hardik Pandya extracted some great swing under the lights and troubled the South African batters. The hosts lost four wickets and managed to score only 30 runs in the powerplay. The asking rate now goes over 18.
SA 30/4 (6)
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23:15 (IST)
India vs South Africa Live: Arshdeep misses hat-trick!
Arshdeep Singh leaks 11 runs in his third over. He missed his hat-trick but his three strikes have further strengthened India’s position in this game. South Africa need 258 runs in 90 balls. The asking rate for the Proteas has gone over 17.
SA 26/4 (5)
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23:03 (IST)
India vs South Africa Live: Arshdeep strikes again!
Arshdeep Singh is on fire and South Africa are in serious trouble. This is true embarassment for the side in the chase of 284 runs. It was a sharp in-swinging delivery from Arshdeep that hit Heinrich Klaasen below the knee roll. Umpire raised his finger but Klaasen reviwed it only to waste one. Arshdeep is on a hat-trick now.
SA 10/4 (3)
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23:00 (IST)
India vs South Africa Live: Another WICKET for Arshdeep!
Arshdeep Singh strikes again! There is no respite for South Africa. Aiden Markram miscued it high in the air and Ravi Bishnoi managed to take a really good catch at the end. It is the T20I wicket number 94 for Arshdeep.
SA 10/3 (2.5)
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22:53 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: OUT!
Another wicket for India! This is a terrific start for the visitors in the second innings. Ryan Rickelton is gone! Both the South African openers are back to the hut in 11 balls. The asking rate for South Africa is already over 15. They are under tremendous pressure at the moment.
SA 1/2 (1.5)
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22:46 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: WICKET!
Arshdeep Singh draws the first blood for India. It is the wicket number 93 in T20I cricket for him. It was a sensational inswinger from Arshdeep that hit the off stump of Reeza Hendricks. He is only three scalps away from equalling Yuzvendra Chahal as the leading wicket-taker for India.
SA 1/1 (0.3)
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22:42 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: The chase begins!
Arshdeep Singh has the new ball in hand. Ryan Rickelton is on strike, Reeza Hendricks is at the other end. Here we go…
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22:37 (IST)
India vs South Africa Live: New record of sixes!
India have hit 23 sixes in this innings. This is the first time in a match between full-member nations that so many sixes have been hit in an innings. The previous record by 22 sixes hit by India against Bangladesh in Hyderabad in 2024.
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22:31 (IST)
India vs South Africa Live: Samson-Tilak script history!
Tilak Varma and Sanju Samson stitched unbeaten 210 runs for the second wicket off only 86 balls. This is the highest second wicket partnership in T20I cricket history. Overall, it is the 6th highest stand for any wicket in the format.
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22:24 (IST)
India vs South Africa Live: India post 283/1!
India have posted a mammoth total on the board. Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson laid the foundation with a 73-run stand for the opening wicket. Lutho Sipamla dismissed Abhishek but next batter Tilak Varma proved to be even more dangerous as he scored his second consecutive T20I hundred. Not to forget Samson, who kept butchering the South African bowlers from the other end too. Tilak remained not out for 120 off 47 balls while Samson was unbeaten on 109 off 56.
IND 283/1 (20)
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22:13 (IST)
India vs South Africa Live: Ton for Tilak Varma!
Tilak Varma raced to a consecutive T20I century in 41 balls. He became only the second India batter after Sanju Samson to score two T20I centuries in two matches. Varma had scored 107 not out in the third match against South Africa in Centurion.
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22:11 (IST)
India vs South Africa Live: Century for Sanju Samson!
Sanju Samson raced to his half-century in 51 balls. An incredible knock this is from Samson! He scored consecutive T20I centuries and then recorded two ducks on trot. And what a comeback this is from the wicketkeeper-batter! Samson also became the first-ever batter to score three T20I tons in a calendar year.
IND 251/1 (18)
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22:05 (IST)
India vs South Africa Live: Good bowling!
Andile Simelane might not have bowled perfect yorkers but the lower full-tosses worked for him. He conceded only 10 runs in the over despite bowling to set batters Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma.
IND 240/1 (17)
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21:57 (IST)
India vs South Africa Live: 150-run partnership!
Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma’s partnership for the second wicket has crossed the 150-run mark. At the end of the 16th over, the duo has added 157 runs off 62 balls. India could still get 300 from this point. They are scoring at 14.38 runs per over.
IND 230/1 (16)
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21:53 (IST)
India vs South Africa Live: Good and bad for SA!
South Africa must be happy for the fact that Gerald Coetzee returned into action. He even bowled the 15th over of the innings. But the bad things was that he leaked 20 runs in it as there was no stopping for Tilak Varma. He slammed two sixes in it.
IND 219/1 (15)
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21:46 (IST)
India vs South Africa Live: Fifty for Tilak Varma!
Tilak Varma raced to his half-century in 22 balls. He got there with a four and then slammed two sixes and a four to make it a big over from Aiden Markram. A total of 22 runs came off it. India are batting on top gear at the moment.
IND 199/1 (14)
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21:39 (IST)
India vs South Africa Live: Expensive over!
Lutho Sipamla has conceded 20 runs in his third over. Sanju Samson slammed two sixes in it, while Tilak Varma also slammed one. A total of 73 runs have come off the last four overs. Samson and Tilak have put on a batting show here in Johannesburg.
IND 162/1 (12)
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21:24 (IST)
India vs South Africa Live: Fifty for Sanju Samson!
Sanju Samson raced to his half-century in the over with a terrific six. He got to the milestone in 28 balls and then followed it up with another six. One of Samson’s sixes even hit a fan on her face and she was left in tears after that. 21 runs came off the Tristan Stubbs over.
IND 129/1 (10)
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21:20 (IST)
India vs South Africa Live: Runs, runs and runs!
Runs keep coming for India at a rapid pace. 19 came off Keshav Maharaj’s second over. Tilak Varma slammed two consecutive sixes in the over while Sanju Samson later smashed a classy four through the extra cover region.
IND 108/1 (9)
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21:15 (IST)
India vs South Africa Live: FOUR!
7.3 – A beautiful reverse sweep from Sanju Samson for a four. Aiden Markram bowled it full on the line just outside off stump and Samson executed a perfect shot. He got it right between the short third and backward point for the boundary.
IND 89/1 (8)
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21:08 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: WICKET!
An injury to Gerald Coetzee saw Lutho Sipamla bowling the 6th over and the pacer claimed the wicket of Abhishek Sharma in it. Abhishek slashed the ball to wicketkeeper Heinrich Klaasen. The wicket came on the fifth ball of the over.
IND 73/1 (6)
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21:05 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: Huge concern for South Africa
Gerald Coetzee came in to bowl the 6th over but he pulled away from his run-up after experiencing some discomfort on his right leg. He certainly pulled up his hamstring and went off the field. Donovan Ferriera came in as the substitute fielder for Coetzee while Lutho Sipamla bowled the over.
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20:59 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: Abhishek on fire!
Abhishek Sharma continues to swing his bat. In this over, he managed to connect a couple of shots from the middle of his bat. Abhishek slammed three sixes and a four to Andile Simelane. A total of 24 runs came off the over.
IND 68/0 (5)
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20:53 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: Expensive over!
Another 14-run over for India! Lutho Sipamla was hit for a four and a six by Sanju Samson in the over. India have got 28 runs in the last two overs. More two overs remaining in the powerplay, they look well set to get over 60.
IND 44/0 (4)
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20:48 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: SIX!
Abhishek Sharma finally manages to connect one. He was struggling to score boundary against Marco Jansen. The pacer bowled a short ball and Abhishek pulled it away for a six over long leg. A dot ball followed. 14 runs came off the over.
IND 30/0 (3)
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20:44 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: Sheer class from Samson!
Sanju Samson is looking in really good touch. He smashed Gerald Coetzee for a beautiful six over deep mid-wicket before playing a cut shot for a four later in the over. 12 runs came off the over.
IND 16/0 (2)
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20:36 (IST)
India vs South Africa Live: Lucky escapes for Samson, Abhishek!
Both Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma were lucky in the first over. Both of the them got an outside edge each. While that of fell wide of the slip, Abhishek’s catch was dropped by Reeza Hendricks at first slip. Lucky start for the Indian openers.
IND 4/0 (1)
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20:32 (IST)
India vs South Africa Live: Match begins!
Sanju Samson takes the strike, Abhishek Sharma is at the non-striker’s end. Left-arm pacer Marco Jansen has been handed the new ball. Here we go…
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20:23 (IST)
India vs South Africa Live: Samson eyes comeback
In the third game vs South Africa, Sanju Samson scored a duck. With it, he became the first player in history to score two consecutive ducks after scoring two consecutive centuries in T20I cricket.
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