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

Linde to Hardik Pandya, FOUR, Linde is a scrambled bowler at the moment. He switches to trying the full length outside off stump but Hardik gets under it and gives it an absolute smack for a crack along the ground through cover. 27 off that over and Hardik is 31 off 7

Linde to Hardik Pandya, SIX, oh wowww! The no look smack over mid-wicket. He's forced an emergency meeting for the Proteas. They have no idea how to stop this audacious assault. Linde backed himself to try and dart at the stumps. Normally it's not so easy to get under these flatter trajectory balls but Hardik had his front leg out of the way again to access the on-side and played that with a lot of swag

Linde to Hardik Pandya, SIX, that's a stunner! He's played a get out of my sight lofted cover drive and that too off the back foot. Just walks away after making contact as if he didn't put any effort into it. Linde tried to fire this full, offered only a tiny bit of width but Hardik at the moment is hazardous for the Proteas

Linde to Hardik Pandya, FOUR, he's in the mood! He wants to have a lot of fun. Linde fires this at 94.5 in hope of not allowing Hardik to have a free swing, but such is Hardik's bat speed and technique that he's able to quickly get the front leg out of the way and still drag the pull wide of long-on despite the length not being really short or full

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

Linde to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run, full delivery down leg, SKY flicks to deep square leg

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 Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run, hit me leg-side ball, SKY only wants to flick along the ground to deep backward square leg

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

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

Linde to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run, calmly flicks this full delivery 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

Linde to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run, lets this flighted delivery come and taps it towards cover

Linde to Samson, out Bowled!! Cleaned up! Linde loved that. Peach of a delivery! 90ks flighted delivery that drifts in, lands around middle and leg, Samson backs away and is deceived in length, he goes feeling for the ball, which straightens past the outside edge and hits the middle-stump. A good knock from Samson but it is cut short by a superb ball. Samson b Linde 37(22) [4s-4 6s-2]

Linde to Samson, SIX, Samson finishes the over with a maximum. Linde misses his length and Samson is quick to pounce. Sliding in and the length is fuller, Samson gets under it and pumps it towards cow corner, just clears the rope

Linde to Samson, no run, uhhh! Now some extra bounce. Short of length on off, Samson makes room to cut but the ball bounces more and beats the outside edge, just goes over the off-stump

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

Linde to Samson, 1 run, 93.1ks short and outside off, Samson cracks it square and the sweeper tidies up

Linde to Samson, no run, bit of grip for Linde. 91.3ks flatter and bowled into the pitch, Samson makes room and checks his push back to Linde

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