5th T20I Updates: Match Abandoned due to rain

The Match Umpires have confirmed that a) the match cannot be restarted until the rain stops completely and b) It may take approximately 20-30 minutes to get the outfield and pitch ready once the raining stops.

Showers continue to wet the turf at the Chinnaswamy stadium and the teams are now playing a waiting game to get back into action.

Meanwhile, the BCCI has decided to give the Ireland-bound Indian T20 squad, led by Hardik Pandya, a three-day break before it leaves for the two-match series in Malahide.

Play has been stopped for the second time this evening on account of rain. Earlier the game had been reduced to a 19 over affair following the first stoppage. 

How many overs will be deducted on account of this second rain delay is something that remains to be seen.

India are currently at 28-2 before the showers brought play to a halt

India 28-2 (3.3 Ovs) vs SA | Scorecard

Rabada is introduced to bowl the third over.

Starts off with three dots before Gaikwad finally gets into his grooves with a FOUR off the fourth delivery of the over. Just outside off and it is pulled over mid-wicket for a boundary.

Another single to close out the over as Gaikwad directs the ball towards third man.

On to the fourth over and Ngidi continues.

Two off the first ball as Gaikwad charges down the pitch and cuts the ball towards backward point.

WICKET! Gaikwad falls after a ridiculous shot and skies the ball following yet another slower ball by Ngidi ... Pretorius makes the catch and India are now two wickets down.

Pant is the new man in and immediately gets off the mark with a single.

All of a sudden, the showers are back and the game is going to get delayed for the second time this evening. 

India 20-1 (2 Ovs) vs SA | Scorecard

Acting Captain Keshav Maharaj comes in to bowl the first over.

Gaikwad and Kishan to open the batting for India.

The first ball is pitched up and Gaikwad is immediately off the mark with a single.

Kishan on strike now and gets off the mark in spectacular style with two back-to-back SIXES off the second and third deliveries. Gets down on on knee and sweep-slogs the balls over mid-wicket to get India off to a quick start.

Two runs off the fourth ball as Kishan cuts the ball on the offside before scoring two singles to close out the over.

At the end of 1 over, India is 16/0.

On to the second over and Ngidi is the new bowler.

Starts off with a dot before the batters squeeze in three runs off the next three balls. 

The fifth ball is a slower one but Gaikwad is quick to spot it and directs it away for a single.

WICKET! Ishant Kishan is completely out-foxed by the slower delivery and his stumps are rattled by the off-cutter. Clean Bowled! 

Kishan is gone for 15 off 7 balls as India lose their first wicket.

After two overs, Indian is 20-1

Teams:

South Africa (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock(w), Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen, Tristan Stubbs, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj(c), Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje

India (Playing XI): Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Avesh Khan