India vs South Africa, 5th T20I - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Ottneil Baartman to Tilak Varma, 1 run, difficult low full toss, Tilak drills it to long-on

Ottneil Baartman to Tilak Varma, FOUR, smart from Tilak. He played the field. Fine leg up, knew Ottneil Baartman was looking for the yorker so backed himself for the scoop and moved across to get under the ball. Easily cleared short fine leg. Hardik gives him a hug for that great bit of execution

Ottneil Baartman to Tilak Varma, wide, yorker fired down the leg-side

Marco Jansen to Tilak Varma, 1 run, follows up with a brilliant yorker, Tilak hits it hard but finds long-on

Marco Jansen to Tilak Varma, FOUR, short and slow, sat up though! The idea was to bowl into the wicket and not offer pace but Marco Jansen ended up offering width to negate the effort. Tilak stood still and slapped it hard over cover

Ngidi to Tilak Varma, 1 run, full delivery, Tilak drills along the ground to long-on

Ngidi to Tilak Varma, leg byes, 1 run, lovely slower delivery, Tilak tries to reverse sweep and misses, gets hit on the pad but not straight enough for LBW

Ngidi to Tilak Varma, 2 runs, slower yorker, dug out to point. A needless shy at the non-striker's end and it results in an extra run for the home team

Corbin Bosch to Tilak Varma, 1 run, Bosch aims for the left boot, Tilak drags it to the leg-side to avoid damage and flicks to deep mid-wicket

Marco Jansen to Tilak Varma, 1 run, now he goes full on the stumps, Tilak gets an inside edge onto pad and it rolls to short third man. Swung too hard there and lost the shape, would be kicking himself for missing out on what actually was a slot ball

Marco Jansen to Tilak Varma, 1 run, slower delivery on the stumps, Tilak waits and flicks it to deep mid-wicket. Almost wants to punch his bat for mistiming it

Ngidi to Tilak Varma, FOUR, follows the yorker with a short delivery but Tilak is ready with the pull shot and he's nailed that sweetly too over mid-wicket

Ngidi to Tilak Varma, no run, slower full outside off stump, Tilak tries to dig it out but misses

Ngidi to Tilak Varma, FOUR, hey this is unfair on the bowler buddy! Ngidi will argue with his bowling coach that he offered zero width on this short of length delivery but Tilak has still managed to slice this cut very late and beat deep backward point to the right. Stepped out to give himself that tiny bit of room, that's all he needed to get that boundary. Records his 6th T20 fifty with that magnificent hit. The dugout, Hardik and the crowd give him a great round of applause

Ngidi to Tilak Varma, 2 runs, pace off and teasingly full for the batter, Tilak wants the cover drive. Didn't time it but just good enough to clear the infield at cover

Ngidi to Tilak Varma, 1 run, tapped away to deep point

Linde to Tilak Varma, 1 run, shortens the length now for this back foot punch to long-off

Linde to Tilak Varma, SIX, now Tilak is teeing off too. Hardik's energy has rubbed on the other batter too. Slot, didn't turn much so Tilak had the width to free his arms, sets a solid base and plays a muscular loft deep into the stands over long-on. Hardik enjoyed that hit and taps Tilak on the helmet

Corbin Bosch to Tilak Varma, 1 run, knocked away through backward square leg, they think of the second but decide against it

Corbin Bosch to Tilak Varma, FOUR, now Tilak lofts on the rise with a chip. Cross-seam back of a length ball, Tilak holds a high elbow and powers it just over the leaping mid-on fielder to tease Corbin Bosch and the Proteas for the catch

Linde to Tilak Varma, 1 run, quicker and on the stumps, Tilak calmly flicks to long-on

Linde to Tilak Varma, 2 runs, finally Tilak moves across the stumps and tries to scoop-sweep, but Linde was smart to keep his eyes on the batter and push it wider. Ball flew off the glove past the keeper

Linde to Tilak Varma, 1 run, he does try to pull behind square. Kind of wristy pull that, played along the ground as Linde rushed the batter

Linde to Tilak Varma, no run, flatter delivery just outside off stump, Tilak looks to flick off the back foto and gets a leading edge back to the bowler. That ball should have been played on the off-side

Ottneil Baartman to Tilak Varma, 1 run, goes back and across to access the off-side, sees Baartman not offer slot to decides to play an off-drive off the back foot

Ottneil Baartman to Tilak Varma, 1 run, now Tilak walks across the stumps and clips the short of length delivery through backward square leg

Ottneil Baartman to Tilak Varma, no run, wants to advance but Ottneil Baartman keeps him calm with a short of length delivery

Ottneil Baartman to Tilak Varma, FOUR, and he plays a super aggressive late cut the moment the pacer comes on. Wasn't a really bad ball mind you. Good length delivery just outside off stump, had just enough width but Tilak made this late cut possible by bending his knees to get under the ball and slice square to the right of backward point

Linde to Tilak Varma, 1 run, another one down the leg-side, clipped through square leg

Linde to Tilak Varma, 1 run, seems like it's gripping a bit for the spinner, Tilak waits and pulls behind square

Linde to Tilak Varma, no run, turning back in and finishing down leg but Tilak only clips it to backward square leg

Ferreira to Tilak Varma, 1 run, 108.4ks darted in, Varma makes room and eases it square on the off-side. Brevis swoops down and keeps it to a single

Ferreira to Tilak Varma, 1 run, quicker and short of length, Varma knocks it down to long-on

Ferreira to Tilak Varma, FOUR, back to back fours. Varma showing his range. Sliding in with the arm, but Varma sits down and nails the reverse sweep over backward point. This one almost carries the distance, just bounces inside the rope

Ferreira to Tilak Varma, FOUR, now Varma goes after Ferreira. They can't allow him to get away with quiet overs. 96.7ks drifting in, Varma makes room and hammers it straight back over, couple of bounces and over the rope

Linde to Tilak Varma, 1 run, drifted across from round the wicket, Varma leans forward and nudges it to mid-wicket

Linde to Tilak Varma, 1 run, short and around leg, 93.5ks and Varma tucks it backward of square

Ferreira to Tilak Varma, 1 run, backs away and the ball stops on him, Varma manages to knock it past a diving Ferreira and down to long-on

Ferreira to Tilak Varma, 1 run, flatter delivery on the stumps, Tilak leans forward and clips it to long-on

Ferreira to Tilak Varma, wide, fired down leg

Ferreira to Tilak Varma, no run, flatter delivery, Tilak defends

Ferreira to Tilak Varma, FOUR, poor line! Fired down leg from round the wicket and Tilak smartly lets the ball come to him and just tickles it with the glance to make Ferreira grimace for the line

Corbin Bosch to Tilak Varma, no run, uhhh! 142.3ks back of a length delivery, Varma tries to repeat the previous shot - advances and aims to flay it over the off-side but Bosch had pulled the length back, beats the outside edge

Corbin Bosch to Tilak Varma, FOUR, Varma is off and running. No time wasting from him. First ball and he's down the pitch, gives himself room and pumps it over extra cover. Struck that flat and hard, one bounce and over the ropes