India vs South Africa, 5th T20I, South Africa tour of India, 2025 - Player Highlights

Corbin Bosch to Abhishek Sharma, out Caught by de Kock!! Bosch breaks the partnership. But surprising that there was no big appeal from South Africa. de Kock was relieved that he gloved the ball cleanly, Bosch just turned around to look at umpire Virender Sharma and the finger was up. Short ball down leg, Abhishek stays inside the line and tries to help it along, the ball kisses the glove on the way and swirls towards de Kock, who manages to hang on. Abhishek didn't feel the contact and wasted a review for India. Abhishek Sharma c de Kock b Corbin Bosch 34(21) [4s-6 6s-1]

Corbin Bosch to Abhishek Sharma, SIX, wow! Seemed like he hit that straight up but the ball has sailed comfortably over the rope. Fullish delivery, and there's that big backlift from Abhishek, comes down on the ball and meets it off the middle, the ball clears long-off

Corbin Bosch to Abhishek Sharma, wide, tries to keep it away from Abhishek's range and sprays it outside off, wide called

Corbin Bosch to Abhishek Sharma, no run, 143.1ks on a length and around off, Abhishek drags it off the inner half to mid-wicket

Corbin Bosch to Abhishek Sharma, no run, 140ks back of a length angled across, Abhishek steps down and backs away, tries to reach it but can't get there

Marco Jansen to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run, now charges down and is cramped by the short of length delivery, Abhishek mistimes the pull into the pitch and the ball bounces over Jansen, the duo quickly cross over

Marco Jansen to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR, neatly done! This is what you call playing the field. Jansen shortens the length and keeps it close to off, Abhishek stays put in the crease and waits for the ball, opens the bat face and guides it behind square on the off-side - right between backward point and short third

Marco Jansen to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR, smashed! Abhishek comes down the track, gives himself room and converts it into a full pitcher, hammers it flat and wide of mid-off, couple of bounces and over the rope

Marco Jansen to Abhishek Sharma, leg byes, 1 run, 135.9ks back of a length delivery, Abhishek misses the tuck and the ball deflects off the thigh pad

Ngidi to Abhishek Sharma, no run, full pitcher around off, Abhishek drives firmly but straight to mid-off

Ngidi to Abhishek Sharma, no run, three in a row.. Another off-pace delivery, 117ks angled across, Abhishek tries to launch it down the ground and is nowhere close to making contact. The ball bounces in front of de Kock and hits him on the finger. He's in pain and called for the physio

Ngidi to Abhishek Sharma, no run, once more a loopy 118.3ks delivery, Abhishek is through the shot early and the ball sneaks under his bat, this was well outside off

Ngidi to Abhishek Sharma, no run, uhhh! That was clever from Ngidi. Abhishek shimmies down and is deceived by the 114.5ks slower ball, it dips on him and sneaks past his swinging blade, not far from the off-stump

Ngidi to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run, full and around leg, Abhishek goes hard on the flick and squeezes an inside edge to deep square leg

Marco Jansen to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run, back of a length delivery, Abhishek opens the bat face and directs it square of the wicket

Marco Jansen to Abhishek Sharma, no run, now shortens the length as Abhishek advances and has a tenative poke, the ball does enough to beat the outside edge

Marco Jansen to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR, now a genuine outside edge and it flies over short third. Once again the fullish length around off, Abhishek stays leg-side and looks to go over the cover region, the outside edge clears a leaping fielder and races away..

Marco Jansen to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR .. and again. They need to have a deep backward point for Abhishek. Right now, the fielder is at sweeper cover. He charges down and gives it the kitchen sink, gets a thick outside edge and the ball flies towards deep backward point

Marco Jansen to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR, full and swinging away, Abhishek has the width and he throws his hands on the big shot, sliced it over backward point and the ball almost travelled the distance

Ngidi to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run, direct hit might have had Abhishek. 135.6ks back of a length delivery, Abhishek camps back and closes the bat face, the leading edge goes to mid-off and he sets off. Markram swoops down and throws while being airborne, he does not hit the target and Abhishek survives. He had given up..

Ngidi to Abhishek Sharma, no run, 133.7ks on a length and not quite there for the drive, but Abhishek plays it on the rise and hits it on the bounce to mid-off

Ngidi to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR, Abhishek is off and running. He does not take much time to get going - first ball and he charges down, gives himself room and smashes it straight down the ground