India vs South Africa, 2nd ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Harshit Rana to Markram, out Caught by Gaikwad!! Markram is gone! The crowd find their voice in Raipur. Rana is pumped. The extra ball brings about a wicket. A massive one that too. The centurion is gone. Another slower ball banged into the pitch, Markram has to generate all the power behind the pull shot and he hits it flat to long-on, Gaikwad bends down and takes a good catch. Rana had come back and bowled a tidy second spell, now he gets the big wicket of the set batter. India needed that as Markram was taking the game away from them. Markram c Gaikwad b Harshit Rana 110(98) [4s-10 6s-4]

Harshit Rana to Markram, wide, loses his radar on the slower ball and sprays it outside off, Markram leaves and pockets the wide

Harshit Rana to Markram, 1 run, 138.8ks short of length outside off, Markram stands tall and punches it uppishly to sweeper cover

Kuldeep Yadav to Markram, 1 run, tossed up on leg, Markram knocks it to long-on

Kuldeep Yadav to Markram, FOUR, oh no! Sloppy work by Jadeja. Dragged down and Markram pulls to deep mid-wicket. Not off the middle and the ball plugs after landing, Jadeja overruns it and then puts in the dive to stop the ball but he was in contact with the ad cushions

Kuldeep Yadav to Markram, no run, 85.2ks throws it up outside off and makes Markram reach for the big shot, beaten on the outside edge

Kuldeep Yadav to Markram, wide, 111.7ks fired down leg, Markram misses the glance and luckily Rahul gets across to make the stop

Kuldeep Yadav to Markram, 1 run, googly down leg, Markram works it to backward square leg

Harshit Rana to Markram, 1 run, 113.6ks slower short of length delivery, Markram pulls to deep square leg

Harshit Rana to Markram, no run, 116.7ks another off-pace delivery, Markram does not spot it and cue-ends the flat-batted hit to backward point

Harshit Rana to Markram, 1 run, slower ball outside off, Markram drags the pull and toe-ends it to long-on

Harshit Rana to Markram, 1 run, fullish delivery angled in, Markram flicks it to deep mid-wicket

Jadeja to Markram, 1 run, hundred for Markram. This is a fine knock from South Africa's opener. He started well, was dropped by Jaiswal but that hasn't stopped him from playing his shots. He has played the spinners beautifully and not allowed them to get into the game. Takes off his helmet and raises his bat to acknowledge the applause of his team mates. "First century as an opener," informs Harsha Bhogle on air. So it must be a relief for him because he has been batting up the order for a while now. Coming to the ball: Flatter delivery on leg, Markram punches it to long-on and brings up the milestone

Jadeja to Markram, no run, 87ks drifted across, Markram pushes it straight to extra cover

Jadeja to Markram, FOUR, smashed! Markram is motoring along now. Overpitched and though he struck this uppishly, there was a lot of power and the ball had passed Jadeja before he could put his left hand out

Jadeja to Markram, 1 run, 88.8ks fuller and close to off, Markram drives to long-off

Jadeja to Markram, SIX, shot! Once again Markram uses the long levers. This was not quite in the slot but Markram clears his front leg and gives himself the space to have a free swing, lofts it straight down and sends it sailing over the sightscreen

Washington Sundar to Markram, byes, 1 run, now moves away and winds up for the big heave to cow corner, the ball stays low and sneaks under his bat, deceiving Rahul as well and he deflects it to short fine

Washington Sundar to Markram, SIX, they're getting the boundary for the over. Calculated risk from Markram and it comes off. He shimmies down, does not get to the pitch but uses his reach to launch it over long-on

Washington Sundar to Markram, no run, short and sliding across, Markram makes room and cracks it to extra cover

Washington Sundar to Markram, 1 run, leg-lined delivery, Markram tucks it backward of square leg

Washington Sundar to Markram, 2 runs, 96ks fullish delivery, Markram comes down the track and flicks it past mid-wicket, Jadeja swoops down in the deep and sends in a flat throw to the non-striker's end which Sundar does not collect. Breetzke makes it in..

Prasidh to Markram, 1 run, yorker on leg-stump, Markram digs it out to short fine and Kuldeep parries it away, but the duo settle with a single

Prasidh to Markram, no run, 120.5ks slower short of length, Markram gets on top of the bounce and directs it to backward point

Prasidh to Markram, no run, stifled appeal for LBW. Skiddy off-cutter and Markram is beaten for pace, he camps back and misses the flick, struck on the back pad but the angle was taking it down leg

Jadeja to Markram, 1 run, 93.6ks fraction short, Markram carves it square and the sweeper tidies up

Jadeja to Markram, 1 run, 89.7ks tossed up, Markram lofts down the ground and the ball lands well short of long-off

Prasidh to Markram, no run, 141.2ks very full delivery, close to yorker length, Markram backs away and digs it to cover

Prasidh to Markram, no run, 115ks slower ball outside off, Markram waits and steers it to short third. He's disappointed - wanted to split backward point and short third

Prasidh to Markram, no run, 143.4ks full and at the stumps, Markram flicks and picks out mid-wicket

Prasidh to Markram, FOUR, unlucky! Once again hits the pitch hard and gets a bit of inward nip, Markram is cramped for room and he tries to guide it to third man, the inside edge runs away fine and all the way to the fence

Prasidh to Markram, FOUR, shortish ball, Markram uses the bowler's pace and bounce to his advantage. Stays leg-side and periscopes it over vacant first slip

Kuldeep Yadav to Markram, no run, quicker delivery on off, Markram is rushed into bringing his bat down and knocks it to the left of Kuldeep

Kuldeep Yadav to Markram, 1 run, 83.5ks tossed up, Markram hangs back and punches to long-off

Prasidh to Markram, 1 run, tight single. On a length and outside off, Markram pushes it on the up towards mid-off and sets off. Ruturaj picks it up cleanly and has a shy at the non-striker's end, misses and Markram is in

Prasidh to Markram, no run, 139.5ks short of length on off, Markram stays leg-side and angles it to backward point

Prasidh to Markram, 2 runs, 136.8ks back of a length outside off, Markram punches in front of square and picks up a couple

Kuldeep Yadav to Markram, 1 run, drifted across off, Markram hangs back and knocks it to long-off

Kuldeep Yadav to Markram, 1 run, has Tilak saved 5 runs? Incredible effort. Flighted delivery, Markram clears his front leg and swings through the line, not quite off the middle and hence Tilak comes into play near long-on, he leaps up and takes the catch but was falling beyond the rope, so he releases the ball before touching the rope. The athleticism and presence of mind was top notch

Kuldeep Yadav to Markram, 1 run, 89.8ks flatter and leg-lined, Markram punches to long-on

Jadeja to Markram, leg byes, 1 run, 102.1ks darted in and Markram is late on the pull, the ball skids across and hits him on the back thigh, down leg and hence no appeal for LBW. The ball rolls to short third

Kuldeep Yadav to Markram, 1 run, 90ks quicker on leg, Markram flicks to deep mid-wicket

Kuldeep Yadav to Markram, 1 run, tossed up on off, Markram eases it to mid-off and crosses over

Kuldeep Yadav to Markram, SIX, dropped! Jaiswal has let go of a regulation catch. Dragged down, Markram shapes to pull but does not get it off the middle, miscues it to long-on and Jaiswal moves to his right, does not get in position to take the catch over his head, tips it over the rope. That is a big miss for India..

Kuldeep Yadav to Markram, no run, googly on leg, Markram is rooted to the crease and closes the bat face, the leading edge rolls to cover-point

Jadeja to Markram, 1 run, shortens the length around off, Markram rides the bounce and knocks it wide of cover

Jadeja to Markram, 1 run, 89.2ks floated up outside off, Markram drills it to long-off

Kuldeep Yadav to Markram, 1 run, flatter and drifted across, Markram punches to long-off and retains strike

Kuldeep Yadav to Markram, 1 run, fifty for Markram. Applause from the dressing room. He started well, had a few problems against Harshit but has looked good for most parts. Can he convert this into a hundred? Flighted delivery, Markram eases it to long-off

Kuldeep Yadav to Markram, 1 run, 86.4ks flighted and turns in, Markram hangs back and knocks it to long-on

Kuldeep Yadav to Markram, FOUR, Kuldeep greeted with a boundary. But it was a gift that Markram accepts. Loosener first up - half tracker outside off, Markram slaps it straight back and gives long-off no chance to make the stop

Jadeja to Markram, 1 run, 97.8kph, slightly short, skids off the deck and Markram punches it to long-on

Jadeja to Markram, 1 run, 100.5kph, quicker one from Jadeja and Markram punches it to long-off

Washington Sundar to Markram, 1 run, 97.5kph, Markram makes room and punches this flat ball to long-off

Washington Sundar to Markram, 1 run, Markram shimmies down the track to work one into the leg-side, he's nowhere close to the pitch of the ball and gets a leading edge through cover

Jadeja to Markram, leg byes, 1 run, 90.1kph, drifting in towards the pads, Markram misses the flick and the ball rolls towards square leg

Jadeja to Markram, 1 run, 90.8kph, on a length and on middle, Markram gets forward to knock it to long-on

Jadeja to Markram, no run, 94kph, off-stump line, punched back to Jadeja

Jadeja to Markram, no run, 91.8kph, punched off the back foot and extra cover makes a diving stop to his right

Washington Sundar to Markram, 1 run, flicked through backward square leg off the back foot

Washington Sundar to Markram, no run, 94.8kph, length ball on off, punched to cover off the back foot

Washington Sundar to Markram, no run, 97.2kph, full on middle, driven back to the bowler

Washington Sundar to Markram, FOUR, 96kph, full ball, Markram gets forward and bunts it just past the non-striker. He's struck it so well that the ball reaches the fence in a jiffy. Even Kohli at long-on had no chance of stopping that

Washington Sundar to Markram, no run, drifting away a bit, Markram goes back to punch this length ball to cover

Jadeja to Markram, 1 run, 90.6kph, Markram gets forward to drive and inside-edges it to long-on

Jadeja to Markram, 1 run, 90.3kph, fuller on off, driven to the left of the bowler. A single to long-off

Jadeja to Markram, 1 run, 88.6kph, full on middle-leg, driven to long-on

Washington Sundar to Markram, 1 run, 98kph, flat ball on a length, worked through midwicket

Prasidh to Markram, SIX, up and over! 140kph, Prasidh hits the deck hard on a short of length, serves width in the process and gets punished. Markram arches back and opens the bat-face to carve it over deep backward point. That's a lofted punch. Top shot!

Prasidh to Markram, no run, 138.1kph, back of a length, Markram hops and defends it into off

Harshit Rana to Markram, 1 run, 137.1kph, full outside off and Markram drives sweetly off the front foot to deep point

Harshit Rana to Markram, no run, 137.8kph, shortened length, tapped to backward point with an opened bat-face

Harshit Rana to Markram, no run, 140kph, Harshit Rana goes fuller and draws the batter forward into a big drive. The ball swings away to go past the outside edge. Good carrythrough to the keeper as well

Arshdeep Singh to Markram, 1 run, 132.1kph, shorter and wider, Markram camps back to cut and there's a man at deep point

Arshdeep Singh to Markram, no run, 135.3kph, leans across and drives this full delivery straight to mid-off

Arshdeep Singh to Markram, no run, 134.1kph, fullish on off, Markram defends off the front foot

Harshit Rana to Markram, no run, 137.3kph, beautiful delivery to end the over. Markram plays for the angle as he gets forward to push/defend. The ball seams away to go past the outside edge. Perilously close to the outside edge

Harshit Rana to Markram, no run, 135.7kph, short of length ball outside off, Markram stands tall and chops it to cover off the under-edge

Harshit Rana to Markram, no run, slower ball, fuller in length, Markram spots it late and knocks it to the right of the bowler

Harshit Rana to Markram, 2 runs, nicely punched off the back foot to the right of deep cover on this occasion

Harshit Rana to Markram, FOUR, jags back in sharply off the deck from a short of length. Markram's feet are in the air while he attempts to punch and the inside edge goes over the stumps and beats the keeper comprehensively before running away to fine leg for four

Harshit Rana to Markram, no run, 138.5kph, bit of extra bounce from a length, Markram defends from the crease and inside-edges onto his pad

Arshdeep Singh to Markram, 1 run, 129.3kph, nicely punched off the back foot but there's protection now. A single to deep point

Arshdeep Singh to Markram, no run, oh close! 134.6kph, Markram tentatively defends from the crease with an angled blade against this good length ball. Fortunately for him, the inside edge eludes the leg-stump

Arshdeep Singh to Markram, no run, 134.7kph, full outside off, Markram looks to play the booming cover drive off the front foot and inside-edges to mid-on's right. QdK takes off and gets sent back

Arshdeep Singh to Markram, no run, 133.3kph, good length on middle and Markram turns it to midwicket

Harshit Rana to Markram, 1 run, 141.3kph, fuller ball, Markram stays back and opens the bat-face to guide it wide of point

Harshit Rana to Markram, no run, 138.4kph, top ball! Short of a good length ball, lands marginally outside off and Markram looks to punch off the back foot. The ball wobbles away to beat the outside edge. Mighty close to the nick. Significant movement off the deck on this occasion

Harshit Rana to Markram, 1 run, 137kph, length ball on off, tapped to point

Harshit Rana to Markram, no run, 141.5kph, good length delivery on off, defended into the leg-side

Harshit Rana to Markram, FOUR, third boundary of the over! 141.1kph, short of length and Markram gets into a good position and opens the bat-face to force it through point. Superb back foot punch

Harshit Rana to Markram, no run, 140.5kph, inswinger, on a length and around off, Markram shuffles a bit to defend it to mid-on

Harshit Rana to Markram, wide, 141.4kph, inswinger and he errs with his line - down leg. Markram flicks and misses, Rahul moves across to his left to pouch it with both hands

Harshit Rana to Markram, no run, short of a good length ball that shapes in towards off and Markram plays late to pat it to backward point

Harshit Rana to Markram, FOUR, 138.7kph, Harshit Rana over-corrects. Fuller and straying onto the pads, Markram helps it on its way to the fine leg fence by glancing it away

Harshit Rana to Markram, FOUR, Markram greets Harshit Rana with a boundary. Back of a length outside off with two slips in place, Markram stands up tall on the back foot to punch it through point

Arshdeep Singh to Markram, 1 run, angling away on a length, Markram taps with soft hands and the ball rolls to third man off the outer edge

Arshdeep Singh to Markram, no run, 137.4kph, short of length just outside off, punched to cover-point

Arshdeep Singh to Markram, no run, 132.9kph, beauty from Arshdeep Singh. India appeal for lbw, turned down and Rahul decides to send it upstairs. Inswinger from Arshdeep that further seams back in from a length. It cuts Markram in half and he's struck on the back leg adjacent to the stumps. UltraEdge confirms no inside edge. Over to ball-tracking and it's going over the middle-stump. India lose a review. Markram is saved by the bounce

Arshdeep Singh to Markram, no run, 134.6kph, keeps a shade low does this length ball around off and Markram defends it to cover after a mini-shuffle

Arshdeep Singh to Markram, no run, full and a hint of swing into the right-hander, middle-stump line and Markram offers a straight bat to push it to mid-on