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Kuldeep, Prasidh pick four wickets each

December 06, 2025

South Africa 270 all out (47.5 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Prasidh Krishna is back into the attack and Maharaj greets him with a boundary through wide of extra-cover.

A dot later, Maharaj gets off the strike with a single through long-on. 

After two more dots, Ngidi drives one to sweeper cover to retain the strike. 

6 runs come off the over. 


Kuldeep is bowling out. He starts off with three dots and traps Ngidi in front with his fourth delivery. South Africa review the on-field decision of out. 

And he's out! Ngidi goes for 1 off 10 balls. South Africa lose their ninth. Kuldeep gets his fourth. Ball-tracking shows it to be clipping the top of leg-stump.

Ottneil Baartman comes to the crease. Kuldeep finishes his quota with a wicket maiden. He returns excellent figures of 4-41. 


Prasidh Krishna with his ninth over. Maharaj drives the first delivery to sweeper cover but refuses to take the single on offer. As expected, he plays out the next four deliveries before picking up a single off the final ball to retain the strike. 


Harshit Rana is back into the attack. Maharaj steps down and hits one firmly through extra cover but manages only a single. 

A slip is in place. Baartman then gets off the strike with a single off a fullish delivery around off. Two more singles come off the four-run over.


Despite losing wickets in a heap, South Africa have managed to keep their run-rate around 5.5.


Prasidh Krishna with his final over and he starts off with a wide. 

A dot later Baartman gets a single through square leg. 

Four! In the slot and Maharaj clears the inner ring comfortably. A single through extra-cover follows.

Out! It's all over! Prasidh cleans up Baartman to pick up his fourth wicket of the game. 

He goes after making three off seven balls. South Africa are all out for 270 in 47.5 overs. 

Put in to bat, South Africa lost opener Ryan Rickleton early before Skipper Temba Bavuma and Quinton De Kock revied their innings with a 1114-run partnership. 

Prasidh Krishna, who leaked 27 runs in his first two overs, made a brilliant comeback and finished with 4-66 in 9.5 overs. Kuldeep too scalped four to derail the SA innings in the middle overs. 

India require 271 to win the match and seal the series 2-1 after losing the preceding Test series 0-2.