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Rohit, Jaiswal start off cautiously

December 06, 2025

India 48-0 (10 Ovs) vs SA 270 | Scorecard

Lungi Ngidi with a fresh over and Jaiswal lofts the overpitched delivery over the bowler's head for a maximum. First six of India's innings. 

A dot and a wide follow. Three dots later, Jaiswal flicks a straight delivery to deep backward square leg to retain strike. 

Eight runs come off the over.


Jansen continues and mixes up his pace well. After four dot balls, Jaiwal drives the fuller delivery off his front foot but manages just a single as Temba Bavuma puts in a dive to stop the ball. 

A wide and a dot to end the 2-run over. 


Ngidi with his fourth over and he goes over the wicket with a slip in place. 

A dot later, Jaiswal dabs one down to third man to get Rohit back on strike. 

Six! Rohit charges down and smashes the pull over the deep mid-wicket fence. 

Follows it up with a single through the vacant area on the left of backward point. 

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


Marco Jansen with his fifth over and Rohit glances the short of a length delivery to mid-wicket and gets a single. 

Three dots later, Jaiswal carves one through third man and takes a single. 

A single through backward square leg to finish the over. Just three runs come off it. 

India are maintaining a run-rate of over 4.5. 


Keshav Maharaj comes into the attack. Rohit is on strike and after a dot, he steers one to mid-wicket and gets Jaiswal on strike. 

A single through long-on follows.

Two dots later, Jaiswal smashes one through deep square leg for a boundary. 

6 runs come off the over.