Ipl 2018 letest updates

19:09 (IST)

FOUR! Amazing shot from Rohit. An even better shot than previous boundary. Another full pitched outside off delivery as Rohit transferred the weight forward to crash it through extra-cover

19:07 (IST)

FOUR! Easy picking for Rohit. Rabada went full and away from the off stump and Rohit just had to free his arms with a drive to put it past backward point. 

19:04 (IST)

After 1 overs,India 5/0 ( Shikhar Dhawan 5 , Rohit Sharma 0)

Good first over by spinner Fortuin. Poor start though as the short ball on pads was put away by Dhawan for a boundary but five good balls after that. Also, a huge shout for lbw against Rohit as Dhawan took a single to give him the strike. A quicker delivery which skidded inside but umpire was not interested. Going down probably. Five off the over. 

19:03 (IST)

The average score batting first at Bangalore in T20Is is 158.

19:01 (IST)

Really interested to see what changes - if any - are there to the approach India take as they make first use of this Chinnaswamy track. The average score on this ground during IPL 2019 was 180 (the scoring rate at the venue the second-highest among all venues). Add to that the dew factor plus the presence of three spinners in the XI, and India will want to be touching 200, if not crossing it. Will the Dhawan-Rohit look to do something different? Will Dhawan take on a more attacking role? The one South African change presents a different challenge, with Beuran Hendricks offering his left-arm seamers instead of the raw pace of Anrich Nortje.

19:01 (IST)

India’s win percentage at home in T20Is:

Batting first : 47.62
Chasing : 75.00

19:01 (IST)

FOUR! Dhawan gets off  the mark with a boundary on the first ball off left-arm spinner Fortuin. A half-tracker down the leg and the opener puts it past short fine leg.

19:00 (IST)

Time for live action. Kohli surprised everyone with his decision to bat first and India will want their openers to do well to ensure that the decision doesn't backfire. Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan are out in the middle. Bjorn Fortuin to bowl first over.

18:52 (IST)

India’s win/loss record at Bengaluru in T20Is is 2-2 so far.

18:51 (IST)

Milestone Alert!

This is Rohit Sharma’s 98th T20I which is the joint most for India alongside MS Dhoni.

18:39 (IST)

Wow, if you needed any telling that the foremost priority at the moment is ‘Vision 2020’, this is it — India win a toss and opt for the tougher of the two routes in a series decider! The jury might be out on this decision, especially if the result goes the wrong way in a few hours from now — but I’d give a firm thumbs up to Kohli and the think tank for readily pushing the team “out of the comfort zone” as the skipper said at the toss. 

The three finger spinners in the lineup are sure in for a challenge in the night — dew tends to play quite a part at the Chinnaswamy, and how Sundar, Jadeja and Krunal cope with it could have a big bearing on the outcome. 

18:35 (IST)

South Africa XI: Reeza Hendricks, Quinton de Kock(w/c), Temba Bavuma, Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Dwaine Pretorius, Andile Phehlukwayo, Bjorn Fortuin, Kagiso Rabada, Beuran Hendricks, Tabraiz Shamsi

18:34 (IST)

India XI: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Shreyas Iyer, Krunal Pandya, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Deepak Chahar, Navdeep Saini

18:34 (IST)

Quinton de Kock: Don't mind batting second. It will be a good wicket anyway, whether we batted or bowled. We will have to try and compete, be the best players we can be. Last match was up and down for the team. One change as Hendricks comes in for Nortje.

18:34 (IST)

Virat Kohli: We will be batting first. I know it's a ground where teams chase well but heading into the World T20 though, we need to improve areas as a team. We're a good chasing team. Results are always a priority, but we need to get out of our comfort zone also. Have a few plans in mind, will be looking to executing those. No changes in team.

18:31 (IST)

TOSS: Virat Kohli wins toss and India decide to bat first in 3rd T20I against South Africa in Bengaluru

18:29 (IST)

Four days between two T20s - that’s quite a luxury, but you get where the BCCI schedulers are coming from. Last Sunday ended up being a damp squib, which means this Sunday evening rolls around with all still to play for in Bengaluru. 

India ticked most boxes in the previous game to ensure they can’t lose this series - the spinners were disciplined, the fast bowlers reined South Africa in at the death, Shikhar Dhawan got among the runs and Virat Kohli did what Virat Kohli does: polish off run-chases with the ease of a Sunday brunch. 

SA were expected to have issues, given the experimental makeup of their squad. Everyone’s beginning preparations for the T20 World Cup, but while Quinton de Kock had a good individual outing in his first game as captain, he’d be eager to get more from some of the freshers entering the fold. 

18:28 (IST)

Pitch report: "The pitch looks at lot drier. The regular sheen is missing. The ball might grip and turn. It's a ground where you can bat or bowl first as it's easy to chase. Spinners will have a role to play and feel it's going to be a chasing ground with quick outfield, dew," says Sunil Gavaskar.

18:18 (IST)

South Africa are 1-0 down in the series and have looked unimpressive largely but that doesn't mean India will have it easy on Sunday. Proteas Vice-captain Rassie van der Dussen on Saturday said they are in Bengaluru to compete in the "traditional South African way". Read more about what he had to say here.

18:08 (IST)

Virat Kohli's record-breaking spree, Quinton de Kock's half-century on captaincy debut and more. Umang Pabari brought many key stats after the end of the second T20I. Click here to read the piece. 

18:01 (IST)

Have a quick look at the two squads for the game today:

India: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli (c), Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Deepak Chahar, Navdeep Saini, KL Rahul, Manish Pandey, Rahul Chahar, K Khaleel Ahmed

South Africa: Quinton de Kock (c, wk), Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, Temba Bavuma, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Beuran Hendricks, Junior Dala, Tabraiz Shamsi, Anrich Nortje, Bjorn Fortuin, George Linde

17:53 (IST)

From great hope to shortening rope: Why does Rishabh Pant split opinion like he does? Yash Jha puts his thinking cap on and discusses the curious case of Rishabh Pant. Read the article here!

17:43 (IST)

Rain may play a spoilsport today. The weather forecast, according to Accuweather, predicts a thunderstorm in the evening. Read our weather report for the third T20I between India and South Africa here. 

17:36 (IST)

Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium will gear up to welcome the familiar India captain Virat Kohli and his team when they take on the Proteas for one final time in the game’s shorter format. Read the preview by PN Vishnu here. 

17:31 (IST)

Hello and welcome to the coverage of the third and last T20I between India and South Africa to be played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. This year Bengaluru has not been a lucky ground for Virat Kohli who faced many defeats here during IPL but now he has a good chance of winning a T20I series on the same ground. India have 1-0 lead in the series with first match being washed out and the hosts winning the second game at Mohali. For Quinton de Kock and his men, it is a chance to draw level to gain some sort of confidence before the Tests.