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Rohit departs but India on top

December 06, 2025

India 191-1 (31 Ovs) vs SA 270 | Scorecard

Aiden Markram comes into the attack and Jaiswal welcomes him with a boundary through straight down the ground. 

Three singles off the next three deliveries as Kohli gets off the mark. 

A dot and a single to finish the over. Eight runs come off it. 


Maharaj with his eighth over and Kohli leans forward and drives the tossed up delivery to long-off for a single. 

A single through wide of short fine follows. 

Kohli then drives one to long-on and gets off the strike. 

A single through deep mid-wicket off the fourth ball of the over. 

Two more singles to end the over. Six runs come off the over, all in singles. 


Markram with his second over and stars off with a wide. 

Four! Down the leg and Jaiswal gleefully flicks it to the fine leg fence for a boundary. He moves into 80s. 

A dot and three singles follow. 

Kohli tucks the final delivery of the over to deep mid-wicket and retains strike. 9 runs come off the over. 


Keshav Maharaj with his ninth over and bowls four dots on the trot. 

Kohli then gets off the strike with a punch through sweeper cover. 

Another single to end the over. Just two runs come off it. 


Marco Jansen is back into the attack. A dot and two singles off the first three balls. 

Four! Jaiswal edges one through the slip cordon for a boundary. 

Follows it up with a single with a flick through deep square leg. 

Four! Kohli leans forward and drives one through the covers elegantly for a boundary.

11 runs come off the over. India now need 80 off 19 overs.