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De Kock fifty takes SA past 100

December 06, 2025

South Africa 104-1 (20 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Jadeja with his third over and Bavuma, after playing out a dot, takes a single through square of the off-side. 

A dot later, De Kock carts one over deep square leg and brings up his fifty off just 42 balls. 

A dot and a single to end the over. 8 runs come off it.

The 85-run partnership between De Kock and Bavuma came off just 91 deliveries.

It is De Kock's ninth 5-plus score against India in ODIs. 


India are forced to go for their sixth bowling option after Prasidh Krishna conceded 28 off his first two overs. 

Tilak Varma comes into the attack and De Kock greets him with a boundary off a juicy full toss. 

A dot later, De Kock punches one to long-on for a single. 

Tilak recovers quite well as he concedes just a single off his last three balls. Six runs come off the over. 


Kuldeep Yadav is back into the attack and Bavuma gets a single through long-off. 

Two dots later, De Kock tucks one to square leg and picks up a single. 

A dot and a single the finish the 3-run over. 


Ravindra Jadeja is back into the attack and finds a bit of turn. Four dot balls on the trot and Bavuma is under pressure. 

Bavuma tries to break the shackles but the ball goes straight to the point fielder. 

Four! Bavuma reverse sweeps and releases the pressure. 

Follows it up a single through sweeper cover. Five runs come off Jadeja's fourth over. 


Kuldeep with a fresh over and Bavuma works the first delivery to mid-wicket. No run on offer.

Bavuma then paddles sweeps one through backward of square and gets a couple to complete the 100-run partnership.

Just four runs come off the 20th over.