India pacers, Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana, triggered a top-order collapse by dismissing Ryan Rickelton, Quinton de Kock, and Aiden Markram, and reduced South Africa to 11/3 in 4.4 overs. Then, Kuldeep Yadav and Harshit Rana broke through again, dismissing Tony de Zorzi and Dewald Brevis respectively, reducing the Proteas to 130/5 in 21.1 overs. Thereafter, India’s bowlers, especially Harshit Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Ravindra Jadeja, and Arshdeep Singh, struggled to regain their rhythm.
The likes of Matthew Breetzke and Marco Jansen gave a really tough time to the Indian bowlers before Kuldeep Yadav’s double-wicket over, removing both the South African batters in the span of 3 balls, and shifting the momentum in India’s favour, until Corbin Bosch revived the chase and put India under immense pressure.