New Zealand vs South Africa, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: South Africa tour of New Zealand, 2017 Venue: University Oval, Dunedin Date & Time: Mar 08-Mar 12, 11:00 AM LOCAL
Santner 1-37(19 ov)
100.6
Santner to du Plessis, no run, pushed into the off-side
100.5
Santner to du Plessis, no run, flighted delivery on off, du Plessis comes on the front foot
100.4
Santner to du Plessis, no run, turns from a straighter line, du Plessis softs away the outside edge
100.3
Santner to du Plessis, no run, turn from outside off, du Plessis reaches out and misses
100.2
Santner to du Plessis, no run, whips the flighted delivery through to the fielder at cover
100.1
Santner to du Plessis, no run, width there, du Plessis slaps the drive to cover
98.6
Santner to du Plessis, no run, hunches in his defence
98.5
Santner to du Plessis, no run, defends from the crease
98.4
Santner to du Plessis, 2 runs, another one scooped to fine leg but off the inside half this time
98.3
Santner to du Plessis, no run, arm-ball, du Plessis blocks
98.2
Santner to du Plessis, no run, defends in front of his pad
98.1
Santner to du Plessis, 2 runs, reaches forward to take this ball on the full and scoops it to fine leg. Direct hit at the striker's end but he's in by a long way, is du Plessis
95.6
Santner to de Kock, no run, forward and across to jab the defence into the pitch
95.5
Santner to de Kock, FOUR, too straight and clipped round the corner
95.4
Santner to de Kock, no run, beaten. Holds its line outside off, stays low and barely carries to the keeper
95.3
Santner to de Kock, no run, stays back and clips it to FSL
95.2
Santner to de Kock, no run, blocks it back
95.1
Santner to Bavuma, out Bowled!! Big wicket. Picture-perfect defence with soft hands, but what it does is impart some back-spin on the ball, which rolls and flicks the bails off. Bavuma b Santner 6(23) [4s-1]
93.6
Santner to du Plessis, no run,
93.5
Santner to du Plessis, no run,
93.4
Santner to du Plessis, no run,
93.3
Santner to du Plessis, no run, slower, Bavuma delays his front foot stride and gets behind
93.2
Santner to Bavuma, 1 run, plays it so late, allowing the ball to dart in with the arm, and works it through mid-wicket
93.1
Santner to Bavuma, no run, defends an arm-ball
82.6
Santner to du Plessis, no run, on the pads, almost a half-volley and du Plessis settles for a defensive tuck
82.5
Santner to du Plessis, no run, slows it up and du Plessis is happy to combat the ball down with a forward defensive
82.4
Santner to du Plessis, 2 runs, flat and quick, on the pads, clipped away into the on-side for a couple
82.3
Santner to du Plessis, FOUR, short, too short, du Plessis slams the back footed punch through the off-side past the man at cover
82.2
Santner to Elgar, 1 run, flighted again, the batsman pushes it away to mid-on for a single. A quick single that is
82.1
Santner to Elgar, no run, starts with a flighted ball and that has been turned to FSL
80.6
Santner to Elgar, 1 run, flighted delivery turned to mid-wicket, retains the strike with that run
80.5
Santner to Elgar, no run, allows the ball to tip back in and then works it into the leg-side, very late
80.4
Santner to Elgar, no run, spins back in to tap Elgar's forward defence
80.3
Santner to Elgar, no run, beaten in the air.. Reaches out and plays inside the line of this ball that doesn't turn in
80.2
Santner to Elgar, no run, reaches forward in his forward defence and wrists it round the corner
80.1
Santner to Elgar, no run, blocked
78.6
Santner to du Plessis, no run, darted full, du Plessis defends it back
78.5
Santner to Elgar, 1 run, easily works with the turn to mid-wicket
78.4
Santner to Elgar, no run, blocks from the crease
78.3
Santner to Elgar, FOUR, lovely bit of cricket. Elgar shimmies down but does so too early, allowing Santner to fling the ball wide. But is able to still reach that and hoick that over mid-wicket
78.2
Santner to Elgar, no run, tucks from fourth stump to mid-wicket
78.1
Santner to Elgar, no run, driven along the ground to long-off
76.6
Santner to du Plessis, 1 run, full and angling in on the stumps, turned to square leg
76.5
Santner to du Plessis, no run, flattish around off, punches to cover
76.4
Santner to Elgar, 1 run, reverse-sweeps. Wow. Sees the line outside off and there's no one at short third, so a fair enough shot
76.3
Santner to Elgar, no run, turn and bounce from the rough outside off. Ends up playing well outside the line, the ball pops off the pad and is taken at FSL. Just that there was no bat
76.2
Santner to Elgar, no run, drifting wide outside off, Elgar ignores
76.1
Santner to Elgar, no run, dipping outside off, Elgar reaches across and closes the bat face
74.6
Santner to du Plessis, no run, pitched up, du Plessis drives to extra cover
74.5
Santner to du Plessis, no run, hangs in front again and blocks it to Santner
74.4
Santner to du Plessis, no run, gets forward and defends it
74.3
Santner to du Plessis, no run, shivd back down the pitch
74.2
Santner to du Plessis, no run, defends it on off and middle
74.1
Santner to du Plessis, no run, no turn outside off, slides on, du Plessis shoulders arms
72.6
Santner to du Plessis, no run, turn after grip, du Plessis covers the line of the ball before letting it go
72.5
Santner to du Plessis, no run, stays back and pushes it away into the on-side
72.4
Santner to du Plessis, no run, flighted delivery and the batsman stays back to turn it away into the on-side
72.3
Santner to du Plessis, no run, flighted and turned away, left alone
72.2
Santner to du Plessis, no run, drives on the up and finds the man at cover
72.1
Santner to du Plessis, no run, throws it wide outside off and the batsman ends up trying to poke at it and thus got beaten
70.6
Santner to du Plessis, no run, forward, defending, with a bent down stance
70.5
Santner to du Plessis, no run, flighted well outside off and the batsman is happy to hoist his bat
70.4
Santner to du Plessis, no run, looks to defend and the ball turns away to beat the outer edge on the poky push
70.3
Santner to du Plessis, no run, wrists the ball away on the on-side with soft hands
70.2
Santner to du Plessis, no run, the ball rips away ever so slowly and allows the batsman to have a look at it and let it go
70.1
Santner to du Plessis, no run, tossed up outside off and du Plessis is drawn forward into a push to the cover region
68.6
Santner to du Plessis, no run, stays inside the line of the ball and guards it into the off-side
68.5
Santner to Elgar, 1 run,
68.4
Santner to Elgar, no run,
68.3
Santner to Elgar, no run,
68.2
Santner to Elgar, no run, allows for the ball to turn in and defended into the off-side
68.1
Santner to Elgar, FOUR, comes down the track and like a house on fire comes down on it to strike it over the bowler's head. An attacking shot after sometime..
66.6
Santner to Elgar, no run, defended nicely off the back foot
66.5
Santner to du Plessis, 1 run, push-drives it to the man at mid-on for a single. The fielder at mid-on comes up with a poor throw and to add some humour, Elgar collides with Watling at the striker's end
66.4
Santner to du Plessis, no run, defends it into the on-side with soft hands
66.3
Santner to du Plessis, no run, exagerrated swing of the arms into the warrior like flay, the ball lands just short of the man at cover
66.2
Santner to du Plessis, no run, drives with the turn and down the ground for the man at mid-off to pick it up
66.1
Santner to du Plessis, no run, flattish and the batsman clips it away into the on-side. The man at mid-wicket hauls it at the striker's end for the keeper to whip the bails off. du Plessis is in!
64.6
Santner to du Plessis, no run, covers the line of the ball and dead bats it into the off-side
64.5
Santner to du Plessis, no run, drives with the turn and finds the man at cover
64.4
Santner to Elgar, 1 run,
64.3
Santner to Elgar, no run,
64.2
Santner to Elgar, no run,
64.1
Santner to Elgar, no run,
16.6
Santner to Elgar, no run, gets forward and blocks
16.5
Santner to Elgar, no run, sharp turn from outside off, Elgar defends it off the back foot. Did well there. Soft hands
16.4
Santner to Elgar, no run, works it to mid-wicket
16.3
Santner to Elgar, no run,
16.2
Santner to Elgar, no run,
16.1
Santner to Elgar, no run,
14.6
Santner to Amla, no run, sliding on with the arm and the length warranted a front foot defence. Amla does so
14.5
Santner to Elgar, 1 run, full toss patted to mid-on
14.4
Santner to Elgar, no run, beaten on the outside edge. Slides on outside off, Elgar played for spin and ends up playing inside the line
14.3
Santner to Elgar, no run, bouncing wide of off, Elgar prods his front leg across and shoulders arms
14.2
Santner to Elgar, no run, gets forward and defends this flatter ball
14.1
Santner to Elgar, no run, threatens to turn in from outside off, doesn't and Elgar pads it away
12.6
Santner to Amla, no run, pushes it away into the off-side off the front foot
12.5
Santner to Amla, no run, lot of air, lot of dip, too slow maybe and the batsman adjusts into a forward push into the off-side
12.4
Santner to Amla, no run, forward and defending as the ball was slowed up a bit
12.3
Santner to Amla, no run, flat and quick, darting in for the batsman to play back and defend
12.2
Santner to Amla, no run, right up there and the batsman yorks the ball out back to the bowler
12.1
Santner to Amla, FOUR, good stride towards the line and pitch of the ball followed by a nice leaning stroke down the ground for a four
10.6
Santner to Amla, no run, flighted ball and driven into the off-side for the man at cover to pick it up
10.5
Santner to Amla, no run, flat dart bending into the batsman and Amla defends it into the off-side
10.4
Santner to Amla, no run, the ball kisses the inner part of the bat on the forward prod. Man at FSL picks it up
10.3
Santner to Amla, no run, flighted on middle, Amla strides out to smother it out
10.2
Santner to Amla, no run, flat and turning in, forced away into the off-side off the back foot
10.1
Santner to Elgar, 1 run, takes the full ball and clips it away to mid-wicket
8.6
Santner to Elgar, no run, on the off, flighted, Elgar bends down in his stance and pushes the ball away into the off-side
8.5
Santner to Elgar, no run, fetches the ball from well outside off and wrists it away into the on-side
8.4
Santner to Amla, leg byes, 1 run, down onto the pads and Amla misses the tuck for the ball to thud the pads and bobble away behind square
8.3
Santner to Amla, no run, defends it into the off-side by bending down on it..
8.2
Santner to Amla, no run, and again
8.1
Santner to Amla, no run, turning away, left alone
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