Live Cricket Score, India vs South Africa, 3rd T20I, Kolkata, Eden Gardens
India, having already lost the tree-match T20 series will look to save some pride by putting up a better show in the third and final T20I against South Africa at the Eden Gardens on Thursday. Catch the live cricket score and live cricket updates of the India vs South Africa T20I here. (Full Coverage: India vs South Africa)
Live Cricket Score: India vs South Africa
Live Cricket Updates
1800 hrs IST: There is rain around in Kolkata. The square is covered and there may be a delay in toss.
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Build-Up
Pride and prejudice at Eden Gardens
Live Cricket Score, India vs South Africa, 3rd T20I: Virat Kohli takes part in a fielding practice session. (Source: AP)
In Cuttack, Ajinkya Rahane had turned up at the ground about three hours before India’s scheduled net session. With batting coach Sanjay Bangar by his side, the Mumbai batsman was knocking down when the South African team arrived. The Proteas were following their schedule and Rahane had to make way.
During India’s practice session, he had a short stint and it became obvious that Rahane was still not in MS Dhoni’s scheme of things as far as the playing XI was concerned.
Rohit has asked us to redefine what we traditionally call ‘talent’
Live Cricket Score, India vs South Africa, 3rd T20I: Rohit Sharma believes what he has achieved is through hours of effort and is miffed that people wave it away because they want to label him “talented”. (Source: PTI)
When we were younger playing on matting wickets in Hyderabad, the wristy flick wide of mid-on was the shot that announced your arrival. There is an indescribable elegance about it, and in Azharuddin and VVS Laxman, we had our torchbearers. The straight drive, as played by Sunil Gavaskar and, among many in his repertoire, by Sachin Tendulkar, was the definition of class itself. But as Indians, we see these shots, it is the perfection in execution that sets them apart. But the pull shot? We sit up. Off the front foot? We are on the edge of our seat now.
India falling short of ground, expectations
Live Cricket Score, India vs South Africa, 3rd T20I: AB de Villers runs Virat Kohli out during the second T20I. India lost both Virat and Rohit Sharma to run outs. (Source: Reuters)
Four run-outs in two matches. In Dharamsala, India got away with it as Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli took on the South African attack after Shikhar Dhawan was dismissed in the fourth over. Ambati Rayudu, too, was run out first ball. But that was at the back end of the innings and India had already reached a good total.
In Cuttack, the hosts couldn’t recover after Kohli and Rohit perished. The former pushed the first ball he faced to deep mid-wicket and was about a foot short of his ground after he belatedly turned for a second. Chris Morris’s throw was flat and AB de Villiers whipped the bails in a flash. Rohit challenged David Miller despite playing off the back foot and fell prey to a direct hit. After the game Dhoni spoke about the run-outs as he described India’s batting meltdown. “You can convert 1.8 runs or 1.9 runs into 2, but not 1.75 or 1.7.”
