South Africa vs India, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: India tour of South Africa, 2017-18 Venue: Newlands, Cape Town Date & Time: Jan 05-Jan 09, 10:30 AM LOCAL
Vernon Philander 23(35)
50.2
Shami to Philander, out Bowled!! He's getting there slowly. The side-on angle of run-up to the crease looked a little better than the morning and he gets the radar right. That's reverse swing for you. You miss I hit from Shami. Good length delivery on the stumps, Philander was on the front foot to defend, the shine was on the inside half of the ball and it swung just enough to sneak through the gate to hit top of middle. Philander b Shami 23(35) [4s-4]
50.1
Shami to Philander, no run, now that's a brave leave. This one flew over middle and off, luckily bounced just as much as he anticipated, this length ball nipped back in off the pitch as well
49.6
Ashwin to Maharaj, no run, on the leg stump, Maharaj knocks it towards mid-wicket
48.6
Shami to Maharaj, no run, outswinger outside off stump, left alone
47.4
Ashwin to Philander, no run, shortish delivery outside off stump, Philander cuts to backward point
47.3
Ashwin to Philander, no run, shortish and just outside off stump, Philander flicks it towards mid-wicket
47.2
Ashwin to Philander, no run, leans forward and defends
47.1
Ashwin to Philander, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Philander works it towards mid-wicket
46.6
Bhuvneshwar to Maharaj, no run, in the corridor and Maharaj has no clue. Length ball outside off stump, Maharaj chases and almost edges it to Saha
46.4
Bhuvneshwar to Philander, no run, another bumper, Philander ducks under it, was close to being called a wide
46.3
Bhuvneshwar to Philander, no run, short delivery outside off stump, Philander sways out
46.2
Bhuvneshwar to Maharaj, 1 run, Dhawan drops an easy catch. Bhuvi simply turns back and walks to his mark. Good length delivery outside off stump, Maharaj tries to drive with no feet, the ball nips away and takes a thick edge, Dhawan moved to his left, came at a very good height but he spilled it
45.5
Ashwin to Philander, no run, goes back in his crease and flicks towards mid-wicket
45.4
Ashwin to Philander, no run, flighted delivery just outside off stump, Philander defends it towards cover
45.3
Ashwin to Philander, no run, the carrom ball, Philander works it into the on-side
45.2
Ashwin to Philander, no run, very straight and Philander defends
45.1
Ashwin to Philander, no run, beaten. Flighted delivery just outside off stump, Philander tries to defend and ends up playing inside the line as the ball doesn't turn
44.6
Bhuvneshwar to Maharaj, no run, short and rising outside off stump, Maharaj lets it pass
43.2
Ashwin to Philander, no run, flighted delivery just around the off stump, Philander defends off the front foot
43.1
Ashwin to de Kock, 1 run, inside-edged defence rolls towards square leg
42.5
Bhuvneshwar to de Kock, 1 run, fullish and angled in, de Kock knocks it towards mid-wicket
41.6
Ashwin to de Kock, no run, defends off the inside half of the bat. QdK was expecting the ball to turn, it came on with the angle from round the wicket
40.5
Bhuvneshwar to Philander, FOUR, three deliveries against Bhuvi and he's been troubled on all three occasions. Shortish and nipping away, Philander was trying to cut, the ball took the thick edge and flew over the cordon
40.4
Bhuvneshwar to Philander, no run, beaten. Outswinger on a good length and Philander was caught poking at it, lucky to be still out there as it didn't take the edge
40.3
Bhuvneshwar to Philander, FOUR, Philander was absolutely in no position to play this ball. Fell over trying to play this full ball on the on-side, the ball just moved away and took the thick edge that ran wide of gully. Vern complains about some disturbance behind the bowler's arm
40.2
Bhuvneshwar to de Kock, 1 run, dabbed to the left of gully
39.5
Hardik Pandya to Philander, 2 runs, Philander will not resist himself from playing the drive, full and outside off stump, this goes off a thickish edge and rolls to the left of cover
39.4
Hardik Pandya to Philander, no run, fullish and angled in, Philander hurried on the defence
39.3
Hardik Pandya to Philander, FOUR, overpitched and Philander essays another drive. Will you be disappointed with that shot as a bowler? No! All you want is a bit of movement from the same area. Credit to Philander for getting into great position to drive this from the middle of the bat through cover
39.2
Hardik Pandya to Philander, no run, that's not a great leave, not great because he didn't cover the stumps, could see the middle and off poles when the ball crossed
39.1
Hardik Pandya to Philander, FOUR, that's a brilliant way to get off the mark. Shots like these will ease the nerves in the dressing room. Pandya goes full and on the off stump, Philander off-drives, beats Ashwin's dive to the right
38.6
Bhuvneshwar to de Kock, FOUR, that's a brilliant punchy-drive from de Kock. Bhuvi went full, but gave a bit of width and de Kock placed that perfectly between mid-off and cover
37.5
Hardik Pandya to Philander, no run, oh this one jumps on Philander and catches the inside edge, luckily it rolls into the on-side
37.4
Hardik Pandya to Philander, no run, half shout for LBW as Philander falls over on the flick and gets hit on the pad, the ball sliding down the leg-side
37.3
Hardik Pandya to de Kock, 1 run, cut shot but there is a man at deep backward point, just a single
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