Varun Chakravarthy comes into the attack. Aiden Markram and the new batter, Corbin Bosch, exchange singles. 'Catch it!' is the cry, but it falls short of deep midwicket and Markram survives. Another chance almost carries to SKY at slip as Bosch looks to punch through cover with minimal footwork. Just three runs from the over, and South Africa move to 33 for 4 after eight overs.
Hardik Pandya continues. Markram slices one away for a couple before driving the next to deep point for a single. Bosch ducks under a sharp bouncer, then responds with a fine shot that races to the boundary. A dot ball ends the over. Eight runs come off it, taking South Africa to 41 for 4 after nine overs.
Varun returns. Bosch punches through cover for a single. Markram defends before playing a square drive to deep point for another run. Bosch then gets a reprieve -- Abhishek Sharma at midwicket gets his body behind the ball, but the replay shows it's a drop. The batters manage a single off the next, and Markram defends the last ball.
Three more runs added, South Africa reach 44 for 4 after 10 overs, and drinks are called.
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