Bosch continues and Kohli and Rahul take a single each off the first two balls.
Kohli then plays the short ball to third man and takes a single.
Short ball again and Rahul lets it go.
Rahul then gets the inside half of the bat and the full ball races past mid-on for a four! 7 runs come off it.
Rahul is the new man in as drinks are called.
South Africa bounce back with three wickets removing Rohit, Gaikwad and Sundar inside 5 overs as India's run rate has dropped severely.
Kohli continues to fight on at the other end.
And the first ball bowled to Rahul is wide down the leg side. Rahul then plays the ball to the off side for a dot.
And he plays the next hall to short cover for another dot. Rahul blocks the last ball as 3 runs and a wicket come off the over.
Baartman continues and after a dot, Sundar clips the ball to deep mid-wicket for a couple to bring up India's 200.
Fuller ball next and Sundar tries to loft it over mid-off but the fielder times his jump to perfection to take the catch and have Sundar out for 13. India lose their 4th wicket.
Since Rohit's dismissal, India's run rate has slipped from over 9 an over to under 6 RPO.
Bosch is back in the attack and Kohli starts the over with a quick single to third man.
A dot later, Sundar plays the ball to mid-wicket for another dot. Half volley next and Sundar hits it straight to the fielder at mid-off.
Sundar then guides the ball down to third man for a single.
A dot to end the over as 2 come off it.
A new rule states two ball to be used at either end till the 34th over before the fielding team decides which ball they want to continue with after the 34th.
Baartman continue and after two dots, Sundar and Kohli take a single each. A dot later, Sundar pulls the ball to deep mid-wicket for a couple as 4 runs come off it.
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