Gaikwad, Kohli hit half-centuries

Wed, 03 December 2025

15:26

India 158-2 (25 Ovs) vs SA | SCORECARD

Burger continues, and Kohli and Gaikwad keep the scoreboard moving with steady rotation of strike. Six runs come from the over. After 23 overs, India are 143 for 2.

Markram carries on. Once again, Kohli and Gaikwad work in singles before Gaikwad breaks the pattern with a well-timed boundary. A single off the next ball brings up Gaikwad's fifty off 52 balls, a measured and composed innings. Eleven runs from the over. After 24 overs, India progress to 154 for 2.

Ngidi returns. Gaikwad punches to mid-on for no run before taking a single next ball. The crowd rises in anticipation -- Kohli is one run away from his half-century. And the roar tells the story. Kohli caresses a cover drive to the sweeper in the deep and brings up his fifty, continuing a superb run of form with his third straight half-century.

Four runs from the over. After 25 overs, India are 158 for 2.

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