26/12Result
1st Test, India tour of South Africa at Centurion, Dec 26-30 2021
India won by 113 runs
Player of the Match
KL Rahul
KL RahulIndia
26/12Result
1st Test, India tour of South Africa at Centurion, Dec 26-30 2021
India won by 113 runs
Player of the Match
KL Rahul
KL RahulIndia

2.19pm: So India end with a lead of 304, setting South Africa 305 to win. It's not an out-of-sight target but it will take some getting. India opted to bat on and expose their fast bowlers to the vagaries of an uncertain pitch. No damage done to any of them and a few valuable runs added. Pant's 34 was the top score of the innings. There's still 51 overs left today. South Africa's pacers made life fairly difficult at times for the Indians with Rabada taking 4 for 42 and debutant Jansen getting 4 for 55. Ngidi took two wickets to add to the six he had in the first innings. What will India's fast men do?

50.3
W
Jansen to Mohammed Siraj, OUT, stumps shattered. Jansen does what Rabada just about failed to do. Siraj was always going to back away and swing his bat, Jansen just keeps it full, fast and on middle stump. Siraj swinging bat more in hope than conviction, nowhere near the ball as it homes in on the stumps.

Mohammed Siraj b Jansen 0 (5m 5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

50.2
1
Jansen to Bumrah, 1 run, backing away to pull it, the ball isn't all that short and he under-edges it onto thigh pad. They get a single to square leg
50.1
4
Jansen to Bumrah, FOUR, and that's delectable by Bumrah. Made as if to shape away, did clear his front leg, and this was bowled across him back of a length, he just late cuts it coolly through gully

END OF OVER:
50 | (wicket maiden) | IND: 169/9

  • Mohammed Siraj0 (4b)
  • Jasprit Bumrah2 (6b)
  • Kagiso Rabada17-4-42-4
  • Marco Jansen13-4-50-3
49.6
0
Rabada to Mohammed Siraj, no run, and that one's missed off stump again. Rabada has a slightly disbelieving look on his face. Full ball targetting the stumps, Siraj backing away again and aims a drive but his bat's in a different pincode to the ball
49.5
0
Rabada to Mohammed Siraj, no run, and now Rabada goes for the full ball on off, it's just wide of off. Siraj has exposed all three stumps while giving himself room and looking to whack it over cover. Can't connect
49.4
0
Rabada to Mohammed Siraj, no run, backing away again, looks to cut this back of length ball that's going over off-stump, can't get anywhere near it
49.3
0
Rabada to Mohammed Siraj, no run, full and on a fifth stump channel, Siraj miles away from the ball while looking to drive, because he's backed away a fair bit
49.2
W
Rabada to Mohammed Shami, OUT, and he's caught at third slip off a leading edge. Fourth for Rabada, who shows a remarkable lack of celebration and just walks back to his mark. This was a length ball pitched on the stumps, straightened a touch as Shami was looking to work it through midwicket. Leading edge flies off the closed bat face for a simple catch

Mohammed Shami c Mulder b Rabada 1 (25m 12b 0x4 0x6) SR: 8.33

49.1
0
Rabada to Mohammed Shami, no run, length ball nipping back into him, jabbed into the legside

Rahul Oak: "I suspect India would want to get past the 300 mark. Psychology and all that."

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South Africa 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st1D ElgarAK Markram
2nd33D ElgarKD Petersen
3rd40D ElgarHE van der Dussen
4th20D ElgarKA Maharaj
5th36D ElgarT Bavuma
6th31T BavumaQ de Kock
7th3T BavumaPWA Mulder
8th26T BavumaM Jansen
9th1T BavumaK Rabada
10th0T BavumaL Ngidi