Nearly another wicket as Markram gets a thick outside edge trying to drive Bumrah but the ball flies to the right of Abhishek at second slip for a four.
Markram keeps out the next three balls before he plays a cracking pick up shot off his pads for a six over midwicket.
Spin introduced early as Varun Chakravarthy comes into the attack in the Powerplay to bowl the fifth over.
Brevis is beaten first ball trying to play the cut shot but gets the shot right next ball for a four behind point.
Two balls later, he times the loft to perfection, carting the spinner wide of long-on for a six.
He goes hard again trying to slog sweep getting an inside edge to square leg for one and Markram takes a single off the last ball, to get 12 from the over.
Spin from both ends as Axar Patel comes into the attack. He strikes first ball with the wicket of South Africa captain Markram, who is bowled for 14.
Markram makes the mistake of playing back to a delivery which was fuller than expected as it skids in sharply to strike the stumps.
David Miller clips the third ball through square leg for a single before Brevis lofts the last ball over mid-on for a four.
South Africa are 45/3 in six overs, needing 131 from 14 overs for victory.
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