India 27-0 (5 Ovs) vs SA 270 | Scorecard
India need 271 runs to seal the three-match ODI series 2-1.
The chase is on. Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal are in the middle to open the innings.
Marco Jasen will start the proceedings with the ball.
Jaiswal is on strike and after two dot balls, Jansen sends one way down the leg and the ball beats both the batter and the 'keeper. Five wides.
Jaiswal then gets off the mark with a single through deep backward square leg.
Rohit is on strike and is beaten on the outside edge off the first delivery he faced.
A single (leg byes) and a dot to end the over. Eight runs, including seven extras, come off it.
Lungi Ngidi to operate from the other end. Starts with an outswinger and Rohit opens the face of his bat to guide it to third man and gets off the mark.
Jaiswal then glances the short of a length delivery straying onto the pads down to fine leg for a single. No runs off the next five balls as Ngidi maintains a tight line outside off stump. Just two runs come off the over.
Jansen continues and sends in a bouncer as Jaiswal shoulders his arms.
Five more dot balls as Jaiswal shows no attacking intent. A maiden over from Jansen.
Ngidi continues and Rohit strikes a four off the first delivery! Pitched up outside off and Rohit makes room and lofts it over backward point.
Follows it up with a single through square leg.
A dot later, Jaiswal guides the slower delivery to third man to get off the strike.
Two dots to finish the over. 6 runs come off it.
Jansen with his third over and Jaiswal defends the first two deliveries.
Four! Jaiswal reaches to the short of a length delivery and cuts it through deep backward point for his boundary.
Two dots later, Jaiswal tucks one to backward square leg to retain the strike.
Five runs come off Jansen's third over.
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