Having won the toss, Aiden Markram and Ryan Rickelton opened the innings for South Africa at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Rickelton scored 23 runs in 22 balls and also smashed four boundaries (Pic: X/@ICC)
Facing 48 balls, Markram scored 31 runs, with the help of five boundaries and a maximum. The right-hander seemed to have well settled at the crease, but that's when Jasprit Bumrah bowled a delivery which the South African edged into the hands of Rishabh Pant (Pic: X/@BCCI)
Skipper Temba Bavuma was not able to score many runs. He faced 11 balls and returned to the pavilion with just three runs to his name (Pic: X/@BCCI)
Wiaan Mulder and Tony de Zorzi are unbeaten at the crease. Mulder has accumulated 22 runs off 43 balls, which included three boundaries. On the other hand, de Zorzi has managed to score 15 runs in 38 balls, with the help of a boundary. The Proteas will resume play with 105 runs for the loss of three wickets in 27 overs (Pic: X/@ICC)
Before lunch, Bumrah helped the hosts to get the edge in the match by claiming two wickets. Along with him, wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav chipped in with one scalp (Pic: X/@BCCI)
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