IND vs SA

10:48 PM local time and IST: So, that is all that we have from this T20 World Cup warm-up game in Navi Mumbai. India's first match of the tournament is against the USA on 7 February, from 7:00 PM local time. That game will take place at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. South Africa's first game will be on 9 February, at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, from 7:00 PM local time also. That, will be against Canada. As for now, this is Bidipto taking your leave. See you all in our live coverage of the mega event! Keep following Sportskeeda. 

Ishan Kishan (53 runs off 20 balls and 2 catches): "I found out a day before the game that I'll be opening the batting! I enjoy doing that! But with the World Cup coming up, I will take any number, just to play! I am playing on the merit of the ball more than anything else. On some days, you feel better. But, today, the pitch was tremendous for batting. You can trust the bounce of these pitches. But, such is the game, you have to try and clear the fielder in the deep by backing yourself. Tilak (Varma) is no longer just a batter, he can chip in with some handy overs and field really well in the deep. It wasn't easy to bowl on this surface, but, we did our best. There can be areas of improvement, so, we'll discuss that in the meeting hopefully." 

10:36 PM local time and IST: India win by 30 runs! 

Ishan Kishan 53 (20) | Abhishek Sharma - 2/32 (3)
Tristan Stubbs 45* (21) | Marco Jansen - 1/18 (2)

It was expected to be a high-scoring contest, and it certainly lived up to be one! But, India did the right things more than South Africa, particularly with the ball, and managed to defend the runs. 

It was through the middle phase of the innings that India kept taking wickets and pegged South Africa back. They tried quite a few bowling options. Abhishek Sharma with his left-arm spin bowled 3 overs and took 2 wickets. Tilak Varma bowled an over too. 

Apart from that, Shivam Dube got a full quota of 4 overs to bowl. He did pick up a wicket, but proved to be expensive, particularly towards the end. 

On the whole, India's fielding was a tick more than a cross! 

As for South Africa, Aiden Markram's fluency in stroke-play, Ryan Rickelton's timing, Jason Smith's clean strikes and of course, Tristan Stubbs' power, couple with touch, impressed in this innings! Also, Marco Jansen showed glimpses of his dangerous nature with bat in hand. 

But, the George Linde experiment at the top of the order didn't go according to plan for them. 

19.6 Shivam Dube to Tristan Stubbs, INDIA WIN THE WARM-UP GAME! Pitched up around off-stump. Stubbs drills it down to the long-off region from the slight forward press and picks up a single to end the match. 

19.5 Shivam Dube to Tristan Stubbs, SIX! Another full toss around off-stump. Stubbs creams it off the front foot from way deep in the crease, for a maximum over the umpire! 

19.4 Shivam Dube to Tristan Stubbs, SIX MORE! Full toss around off. Stubbs goes deep in the crease, leans forward and smacks it around, over deep mid-wicket, for a maximum! 

19.3 Shivam Dube to Tristan Stubbs, SIX RUNS! Short and slow outside off. Stubbs goes on to the back foot, and flat-bats it over the left of long-on for a maximum! 

19.2 Shivam Dube to Tristan Stubbs, short, slow and outside off. Stubbs went across and tried to hook it, only to play and miss. That is the first bouncer for the over too.

18.6 Abhishek Sharma to Tristan Stubbs, GOOD SHOT! SIX RUNS! Good length and flat on off. Stubbs leant back and whacked it against the turn over the left of long-on for a maximum! 

18.5 Abhishek Sharma to Corbin Bosch, into the wicket on off-stump. Bunted off the back foot to wide mid-off, for a single to get off the mark.

18.4 Abhishek Sharma to Marco Jansen, CLEANED HIM UP! Good length and straight. Jansen tried to hoick that over mid-wicket from the back foot and got beaten. After that, it was the sound of timber from behind! 

18.3 Abhishek Sharma to Tristan Stubbs, into the wicket on leg-stump. Stubbs heaves leg-side to the left of deep backward square, but for a single only! 

18.1 Abhishek Sharma to Tristan Stubbs, round the wicket, good length and flat around off. Reverse-swept to the left of short third for a single only! 

Abhishek Sharma [2.0-0-22-1] comes back into the attack.