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

South Africa pushed India hard in the first ODI and have now gone one better to level the series. That sets up a mouth-watering decider in Visakhapatnam. Can India finally break their toss jinx? Or will South Africa ride this momentum and take the ODIs as well? Join us on Saturday for all the answers. That’s all from this game. Until next time, goodbye and stay safe..

Aiden Markram | Player of the Match: Yes, exactly. You’ve got to get through that initial period. We saw in the first game what the middle order did and from my side I did feel a bit responsible that we just came up short. If you kick on into the 70s, the outcome could easily be different. Tonight, under lights, the wicket had a bit more pace and swing, so the plan was to get in, find some rhythm, and then push on from there. I can’t remember the exact over, but later in the innings we (himself and Bavuma) chatted and felt we were both set. That’s normally when I try to play my shots. If one of us gets out, then you rebuild with the next batter. The partnership felt solid. I’m proud of the boys for getting us over the line. It was tricky at the end, high-pressure moments, but the guys stayed calm and got the job done. It definitely helps (having a long batting line-up). When you’ve effectively got 8 batters and Kesh, who can also chip in, that gives you a lot of freedom. As a team we want to play a positive brand, take the game on and put bowlers under pressure. When you’ve got depth, you feel that freedom. The middle order has really put their hands up over the past year. Now it’s up to us at the top to set things up so they can entertain. It’s tough to pick (opening or middle order). Everyone says opening is great because the field is up and the ball comes onto the bat nicely. That’s true but when it’s swinging in and out, it can be a challenge. Still, I’m happy either way. It’s only been a few innings at the top again, so I think once I settle in, I’ll start enjoying it even more.

Temba Bavuma: I'm happy to have crossed the line. Coming into this game, we were thinking of how we could get better with the ball. I think with the ball, there's more conversations that we could have. But with the bat, definitely better up front with the top three. The partnerships.. Aiden, Breetzke carrying on with his form and Bosch showing a lot of maturity there. Finishing also, better showing from us. Unbelievable game. I think it's a record chase and I think it shows how well we need to play against this Indian side. Yeah, it was a contribution from almost everyone and we would need it in a big run-chase like that. I came to the crease with Aiden, he was hitting the ball. I was trying to build a  partnership with him. But I think that was the biggest thing, trying to take the game deep. I think that's not really a thing now in modern day cricket. But it was all about the partnership and trusting the guys who were coming behind me that they would be able to chase down whatever score. I think the ploy of sending Brevis early worked in our favour. Yeah, a lot of confidence that we can take from this game. I think we set it up to be an exploding series. I think the guys who are here are our best players. I think there's a high level of competition between the guys. It's a strong competition for positions. So I think batters know that they have to be at their best. Similarly with the bowling as well, we are creating that depth around our fast bowlers. Like I said at the end of the Test series, it's a good space for the guys. As much as there's still strides that we need to make, performances like these do a hell of a good for confidence. I'm not the doctor, so I'm not too sure (about Burger and de Zorzi). Yeah, it didn't look too good, to be honest. Nandre not being able to finish his spell. I'm sure they'll go through the medical process. If need be, we do have other guys waiting in the wings who will have to do the job come Saturday.

KL Rahul: (Tough pill to swallow?) Not really, considering how much dew there is and how much difficult it is to bowl in the second innings. The umpires have been nice enough to change the ball a few times, but still toss plays a huge part. I'm kicking myself about losing two tosses in a row. There's always things that we could have done better. I know that 350 looks good, but that's also been the chat in the dressing room even after the last game - how can we get that extra 20-25 so that the bowlers find some cushion when they bowl with the wet ball. Bowlers, obviously, are trying their heart out, but there's areas to improve. We also gave away a few soft runs in the field. If we can tighten up all three aspects of the game and get a bit more sharper, then maybe those 20-25 runs will go our way. It was beautiful to watch Rutu and the way he batted. Obviously, Virat, we've seen him do this for 53 times. He goes on about doing his job, we're used to seeing it. Just to see the way Rutu batted was beautiful. He took on the spinners, hit his gaps. Once he got past that 50, the tempo that he batted with is what gave us that extra 20 runs. If the lower order could contribute a little bit more and hit a couple more boundaries, then maybe that's the 20 runs that we would have been happier. Today is the first time that I have been slotted at 6 and walked in at 5. Virat and Rutu had set the tempo. GG bhai and I felt it would be the right time for me to walk in and keep that tempo going. I had got a fifty in the last game, was feeling confident, so it was better to walk in at number 5.

Corbin Bosch: I just said to Kesh, let's run hard. We still need less than a run-a-ball. I just told Kesh, let's stay nice and calm, run nice and hard, and we'll be able to pick off the runs. There's always the belief in this team that we can chase anything. Tonight just shows that we can do incredible things when the game is set up perfectly. The guys in the top of the order set up this game beautifully for us to finish it off at the end. (On the conditions) Bowling on it was a little bit tricky. Obviously, not my best bowling performance, but the dew definitely played a factor. The ball started coming on quite nicely. It was quite sticky when the outfield was still nice and dry, but as soon as the ball got a bit wet, it got a little bit tougher. Obviously, it made it a little bit easier for us to score the runs. I had full belief that if needed, Nandre would come in. I just told Kesh, let's be nice and calm and take it one ball at a time, one run at a time, and we'll get over the line. (On batting at eight) That's my job. It's so much easier batting at number 8 than opening, but I'll take it. Whatever I can do to contribute for the team, I'll happily do it.

Successful 350-plus chases in ODIs in India
360 - IND vs AUS, Jaipur, 2013
359 - AUS vs IND, Mohali, 2019
359 - SA vs IND, Raipur, 2025
351 - IND vs AUS, Nagpur, 2013
351 - IND vs ENG, Pune, 2017
Five of the 13 successful 350-plus ODI chases have come in India. No other country has had more than two.

There have been 142 ODI hundreds scored for South Africa since January 2007. Of those, Markram’s innings today had the second-highest percentage of runs scored in the V: 50.9% (56 out of 110). David Miller’s 117 vs SL in Durban in 2017 featured 51.28% (60 runs) in this zone.

SA scored 143 runs in the V today, accounting for 41.5% of the runs they scored (barring extras). India scored 33.2% of their runs down the ground.

This is the highest match-aggregate in an ODI between these two sides, surpassing 681 in Ranchi on Sunday.

Most individual 100s in IND-SA ODIs
3 - Johannesburg, 2001 (Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar, Gary Kirsten)
3 - Mumbai WS, 2015 (Quinton de Kock, Faf du Plessis, AB de Villiers)
3 - Raipur, 2025 (Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Aiden Markram)

Successful 350-plus ODI chases at away/neutral venues
370 - NED vs SCOT, Dundee, 2025
361 - ENG vs WI, Bridgetown, 2019
359 - AUS vs IND, Mohali, 2019
359 - SA vs IND, Raipur, 2025
352 - AUS vs ENG, Lahore, 2025 CT
Netherlands won via a Super Over finish after levelling with WI at 374 in Harare during the CWC 2023 Qualifiers

South Africa have now recorded three successful run-chases of 350 or more, the joint-most in ODIs alongside India and England.

This is the joint-highest target chased down against India, alongside as many for Australia in Mohali in 2019, powered by Ashton Turner’s 84*(43).

Successful 350-plus run-chases for SA in ODIs
435 vs AUS, Johannesburg, 2006
372 vs AUS, Durban, 2016
359 vs IND, Raipur, 2025

22:09 Local Time, 16:39 GMT: That was a well-paced run-chase by South Africa. The conditions got better for batting with dew coming in, India were also ordinary with the ball and in the field, but it still needed some smart and composed batting to see the chase through. Quinton de Kock went early but Markram shouldered the responsibility at the top of the order and added crucial partnerships with skipper Bavuma and Breetzke. Jaiswal dropped Markram on 53 and he made India pay by breezing to a 88-ball century. Once he was dismissed, Breetzke and Brevis joined hands to stitch a 92-run stand for the fourth wicket. Both reached their fifties but neither could finish the job. That opened the door ever so slightly and India sensed a flicker of hope especially after Jansen fell and de Zorzi hobbled off injured. But that glimmer was swiftly extinguished by Bosch. He ran out of partners in the first ODI and could not take them over the line, but he closed out the chase today along with Maharaj. Presentations coming up..

3 from the final over. Prasidh is going to bowl. Conference between Rohit, Rahul, Arshdeep and Prasidh. An extra fielder inside the ring might be a good thing for India. How many balls does Bosch need?