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IND vs SA Warm UP: Team India defeated South Africa in a one-sided fashion by 30 runs in the warm-up match. While chasing the target of 241 runs given by the Indian team, the Proteas team could score only 210 runs. On behalf of the team, Tristan Stubbs scored unbeaten 45 runs in 21 balls, while Ryan Rickelton scored 44 runs.

Whereas in bowling, Abhishek Sharma took maximum 2 wickets for India. Before this, Ishan Kishan and Tilak Verma created a lot of havoc with the bat. Ishan scored a half-century in 20 balls, while in the last overs, Hardik Pandya scored 30 runs in 10 balls.

India won with pride

South Africa, which set out to chase the target of 241 runs, had a very bad start. Arshdeep Singh showed George Linde the way to the pavilion in the very first over. After this, Adam Markram and Ryan Rickelton added 64 runs for the second wicket. Markram retired after scoring 38 runs in 19 balls. Although Dewald Brevis could score only 2 runs, David Miller became the victim of Akshar Patel after scoring 13 runs.

Rickelton got caught in the spin of Varun Chakraborty after scoring 44 runs in 21 balls. Abhishek showed the way to the pavilion to Jason Smith, who was looking in good form after scoring 35 runs. In the last overs, Morka Yanson batted brilliantly and scored 44 runs, but he could not lead the team to victory.

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Ishaan-Hardik created havoc

After winning the toss, captain Suryakumar Yadav decided to bat first. Ishan Kishan came in to open the innings with Abhishek Sharma. Ishaan was completely successful in capitalizing on this opportunity. He scored 53 runs in his innings of 20 balls. Ishaan looked in amazing form and played havoc with the South African bowling attack.

The wicketkeeper batsman wreaked havoc and scored 53 runs in 20 balls at a strike rate of 265 before being retired out. During this inning, Ishaan hit 2 fours and 7 skyscraper sixes. However, Abhishek did not appear to be in form and scored 24 runs in 18 balls before being retired out.

Tilak Verma’s bat also roared fiercely and he played a explosive inning of 45 runs in just 19 balls. At the same time, Suryakumar Yadav scored 30 runs in 16 balls with the help of 2 fours and as many sixes. Akshar Patel also appeared in form and scored unbeaten 35 runs in 23 balls. Hardik Pandya created a lot of havoc with the bat in the last overs. Hardik played a stormy innings of 30 runs in just 10 balls, due to which Team India was successful in reaching the total of 240 runs.

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