India, Feb. 23 -- If the Jasprit Bumrah-Arshdeep Singh bowling symphony had lit up the evening in front of an 82,000-strong Sunday crowd, India's batting Powerplay in response proved a horror show. The Ahmedabad crowd seemed to respond in the same vein to the proceedings. A sense of shock and disbelief descended on the Narendra Modi Stadium as India's famed batting line-up crumbled against South Africa's bowling force.

Aiden Markram had telegraphed his intentions by bowling his off-spin in the nets for a long time in pre-match training. It was to counter India's left-handers. Primarily, Abhishek Sharma, who found it tough against this adverse matchup. Instead, the South Africa captain accounted for Ishan Kishan, who registered a duck.

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