2.4 popped to mid off, and the South African captain is outta here too! Hard length just outside off. Holds in the surface a tad and that meddles with Markram's timing as he tries to lift it over mid off. Miscues it completely and Hardik completes the easiest of catches. The decibel levels go up in the stands, and India all over SA in these early exchanges! 12/2

1.5 zing bails go flying, and Bumrah has the last laugh! Talk about redemption. And talk about instant redemption. This is on a back of a length, pitching just outside off and nipping back in. de Kock has a wild mow across the line and misses. The ball topples the leg bail, and Bumrah has his arms aloft in celebration. Indian flags waving in the distance, and India have the early wicket they would have wanted! 10/1

3.6 does him like a barbecue on Sunday evening, and Rickelton is off for an early shower! Slower ball on a length on middle, and Rickelton has no clue about it. Goes searching for it way in front and watches in disbelief as the ball pops off the leading edge and then nestles into Dube's palms at mid off. Rickelton bewildered as he walks off, but he is not the first batter to have been completely deceived by Bumrah. Might not be the last either. SA on the ropes early! 20/3

12.2 another miscue, and this time, Brevis bites the dust! Dube answers India's prayers, and that is a huge wicket! Banged in short and wide. Brevis has a swipe across the line but this shot has led to his undoing so many times. Pings it straight up and Abhishek makes no mistake at deep mid wicket. Dube is pumped. The crowd are thrilled, and Brevis is dejected! 117/4

15.4 tempts Miller into the big shot, and Miller perishes! Smart bowling. Fizzed through on a back of a length outside off. Miller is forced to fetch it and slap it over long off. Slices across it a little too much, though, and arrows it straight down Tilak's throat at long off. Varun does come up with a wicket after all, and it is a biggie! 152/5

17.2 another high ball, and Jansen bites the dust too! Dug in short, bowled from around the wicket and finishing on off. Jansen has a mow across the line and shanks it. No legs on it at all and deep mid wicket, stationed well inside the fence, makes no mistake. India turning this game around again! 158/6

18.5 this is top bowling, and this is a top bowler at his absolute best. Pin-point yorker on middle and off and Bosch seems to dig it out towards the bowler. SKY, though, thinks the ball is not a bump-ball and that this is a catch. We go upstairs. And SKY is right too. The ball pitched, hit the bat and then popped up to Bumrah, who took it very nonchalantly with his right hand. All a bit anti-climactic, but Bumrah has three, and SA are seven down! 167/7

0.4 this goes a mile up, and Rickelton hangs on! Markram does the trick. Off-spin does the trick again, and India rocked early! Given a bit of air on a fullish length just outside off. Sticks in the surface a smidgen and Kishan hacks across it a little too much. Rickelton back-pedals from extra cover and consigns another India opener to a duck at this T20 World Cup! 0/1

4.3 oh my - this has gone way up, and nearly a collision, but Bosch ends up with the ball! Slower ball does it for Abhishek tonight. On a fullish length on off. Abhishek too early into the lofted shot. The knuckle-ball holds up and then touches the moon before coming down. Bosch, running into the wide mid on region from mid wicket, and Maharaj, running from mid wicket, nearly get into a tangle but in the end, Bosch comes up with the catch, holding it close to his chest as he tumbles to the ground. Stunned silence in Ahmedabad! 26/3

1.1 nicked and gone! Tilak charges, and now he has to charge back to the shed! But hang on, Tilak has reviewed this! Length ball in the fifth stump channel. Tilak hares down and then swishes at it with all his might. There seemed to be a noise in real time. SA went up instantly, but Tilak clearly thinks there is no bat involved. Well, he is wrong. Because there is a huge spike when the ball is next to the bat. Tilak has to go, and he burns a review along the way too! 5/2

9.1 oh dear, what have you done, Suryakumar Yadav?! SKY throws his head back in disappointment. SA could not care one bit. Bosch could not care one bit. This is a length ball well down leg. There to be tonked but all SKY does is ping it off the toe-end straight to Brevis at mid wicket. Bosch has his arms up in celebration, and the India captain will not have a part to play in this run-chase anymore! 51/5

7.2 feathered through, and Bosch has a wicket too! Back of a length outside off. Sundar's front foot goes to the leg side, and the bat goes chasing after the ball, a fair distance away from the body. All he musters is a healthy nick and de Kock gobbles it up with minimal fuss. India in deep trouble now! 43/4

18.4 straight to short fine leg, and that will be that for Ngidi! Slower delivery bowled into the track on the hips. Seems like the knuckle-ball and Dube, with no gas to work with, picks out Ngidi to perfection at short fine leg. No real reaction from the South Africans, and that tells a story in itself! 111/9

14.1 nerveless by Stubbs on the fence, and Hardik falls! Back of a length delivery wide outside off. Hardik tries to flat-bat it but does not generate the requisite power to clear long off. Stubbs catches it over his head and then realizes he might step over. Does the little juggling act on the fence that is so common these days, and India are now six down! 86/6

14.3 another terrible shank, and Maharaj has two in the over! India falling apart now! Pulls the length back and angles it across the batter outside off. Rinku tries to fetch it but does not get it anywhere near the middle of the bat. Spoons it towards long on, where Stubbs sprints and slides to his right to hand Maharaj another wicket! 86/7

14.6 more catching practice for Stubbs, and India on the brink now! Holds the length back on middle and off. Arshdeep steps out and slogs at it anyway. Hits it well but also flat and straight to long on. Another nifty bit of footwork and juggling on the long on fence, and Maharaj with a three-wicket over to pile further misery on the hosts! 88/8

18.5 plinked to extra cover, and India's unbeaten streak has been ripped to pieces! South Africa annihilate India in Ahmedabad, and fire a warning shot to the rest of the pack - that this time, they intend to go one better! Slower ball, which dips on Bumrah late outside off. He tries to jam it out but the ball pings off the toe-end. Simplest of catches in the ring, and there is silence at the ground. That has been the case for a while too. SA have outplayed India, and they have outplayed them by some distance tonight! 111/10