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
Rabada 2-41(12 ov)
34.6
Rabada to Ashwin, FOUR, pitched up around off and it's met with the full face of Ashwin's bat through mid-off. He's nicely onto the front foot before caressing it down the ground. Such a lovely timer
34.5
Rabada to Ashwin, no run, nope, this pitch can never go flat. Nips away significantly from a good length and beats Ashwin, who's pushing away from the body
34.4
Rabada to Bhuvneshwar, 1 run, punched off the back foot to deep point
34.3
Rabada to Bhuvneshwar, no run, has a slash at a short and wide one, but even a bad Rabada delivery can be salvaged by the bounce. Jumps over the bat to the keeper
34.2
Rabada to Bhuvneshwar, no run, short ball around off, Bhuvneshwar sways away from it
34.1
Rabada to Ashwin, 1 run, short of length on middle and leg, Ashwin shuffles inside the line of it and glances down to fine leg
32.6
Rabada to Ashwin, 2 runs, 139kph, good length ball outside off, Ashwin looks like he has so much time as he eases it through the covers for two
32.5
Rabada to Ashwin, no run, slanted down the leg-side, too quick for Ashwin's glance
32.4
Rabada to Bhuvneshwar, 1 run, fraction fuller than a good length outside off, pokes it through backward point
32.3
Rabada to Bhuvneshwar, no run, full ball just outside off, defended into the covers
32.2
Rabada to Bhuvneshwar, no run, loose shot away from the body. He's rattled by Rabada's pace. Short of length outside off, Bhuvneshwar tries punching through the covers but his feet aren't quite in the know. Beaten
32.1
Rabada to Bhuvneshwar, no run, quick ball at 143kph. Bhuvneshwar didn't know much about it as he was stuck in the crease while trying to defend this length delivery. Whizzes past his outside edge
30.6
Rabada to Bhuvneshwar, 2 runs, electrifying from Bavuma. Phew, he gave Ashwin a scare there. Good length around off, Bhuvneshwar defends towards Bavuma at short cover who misjudges it originally and has to run back as a result. But boy he's lightning. Chases it down, slides, picks and throws towards the non-striker's end. Ashwin was forced to dive, but there was no direct-hit
30.5
Rabada to Bhuvneshwar, no run, gets a bit too low in defence and the ball jars his bat-shoulder before rolling away to square leg
30.4
Rabada to Bhuvneshwar, no run, good length ball outside off, left alone
30.3
Rabada to Bhuvneshwar, no run, too good. Credit to Bhuvi too that he didn't chase it. Back of length, angled in initially, but the ball zips away off the pitch. Bhuvneshwar, although beaten, has kept his bat close to the body so he's missed it comfortably
30.2
Rabada to Bhuvneshwar, no run, bangs it in short on off, Bhuvi drops his hands nicely as he crouches
30.1
Rabada to Bhuvneshwar, no run, good length ball outside off, left alone
28.6
Rabada to Saha, out Lbw!! Rabada gets Saha with the last ball before tea. South Africa are elated. Fullish delivery swinging back in, Saha doesn't have the technique to survive swing, the ball thuds into the front pad, impact on middle. Umpire Richard Kettleborough thought and then raised the finger. Looked OUT to the naked eye. India reviewed and the ball-tracker said it would have just brushed the leg stump. Saha lbw b Rabada 8(19) [4s-2]
28.5
Rabada to Saha, no run, outside off stump, left alone
28.4
Rabada to Saha, no run, beaten. De Kock went up for a catch, looked close but there was no bat involved. South Africa don't review. Short of a length delivery outside off stump, Saha tries to fend, but the ball moves away to beat him
28.3
Rabada to Saha, no run, shortish delivery outside off stump, Saha shoulders arms
28.2
Rabada to Saha, no run, short delivery outside off stump, Saha ducks under it
28.1
Rabada to Saha, no run, full and outside off stump, Saha defends towards cover
26.6
Rabada to Saha, no run, outside off stump, left alone
26.5
Rabada to Saha, no run, this ball is at least a yard outside off stump, butg Saha chose to push at it, only to get beaten
26.4
Rabada to Ashwin, 1 run, fullish and outside off stump, Ashwin defends it towards the man at deep point
26.3
Rabada to Ashwin, no run, good inswinging full ball on the off stump, Ashwin drives it to cover
26.2
Rabada to Ashwin, no run, that's an ugly shot from Ashwin. Short of a length delivery outside off stump, Ashwin plays that acres away from the body and misses
26.1
Rabada to Ashwin, no run, well left, short and rising outside off stump, Ashwin stands tall, drops his wrists and lets it go
24.6
Rabada to Ashwin, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Ashwin defends off the back foot
24.5
Rabada to Ashwin, no run, fullish and just moving away around the off stump, Ashwin defends
24.4
Rabada to Ashwin, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Ashwin defends off the back foot
24.3
Rabada to Ashwin, no run, movement away from the right-hander, Ashwin plays inside the line and lets it go
24.2
Rabada to Ashwin, no run, Ashwin plays inside the line and lets this full ball pass
24.1
Rabada to Hardik Pandya, out Caught by de Villiers!! That's a sharp catch from AB de Villiers at gully. He's fired up. Glum faces in the Indian dressing room. It's not a bouncer, just a normal length ball and it's good enough for Pandya. Fullish delivery swinging away outside off stump, Pandya tries to push hard and away from the body, schoolboy error, and gets a thick edge, AB was quick to move to his right and he took it with both hands. Hardik Pandya c de Villiers b Rabada 1(5)
22.6
Rabada to Saha, no run, oh Saha wanted to leave, but the ball rolled to gully off the bat
22.5
Rabada to Saha, FOUR, well driven, full delivery outside off stump, Saha goes for the drive and crashes it through cover for four crucial runs
22.4
Rabada to Saha, no run, beaten, good length delivery outside off stump, Saha pushes at it and makes no contact
22.3
Rabada to Rohit, 1 run, oh noooo! Keshav Maharaj drops a sitter and it's off Rohit Sharma! Rabada can't see that. Looks down. The ball didn't even touch his fingers. What sort of a shot was that from Rohit? Short delivery, a half-hearted pull, top edge flies to deep square leg, who seems to have lost it in the sun. The shades are safely tucked on the back of his hat. Put them on sir!
22.2
Rabada to Rohit, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Rohit shoulders arms
22.1
Rabada to Rohit, no run, full delivery outside off stump, Rohit defends to mid-off
20.6
Rabada to Rohit, no run, oh Rohit wanted to leave, but the ball hit the bat as he tried to lift and it fell just short of the flying Faf at second slip. Late call from Rohit to leave and he survives
20.5
Rabada to Kohli, 1 run, full delivery outside off stump, Kohli leans forward and defends with an angled bat to point
20.4
Rabada to Kohli, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Kohli lifts his bat and lets that go through to the keeper
20.3
Rabada to Kohli, no run, short and wide outside off stump, Kohli lets it go through to the keeper. Steep bounce on offer there
20.2
Rabada to Kohli, FOUR, Rabada continues to target Kohli's pads and ends up bowling a freebie down the leg-side, Kohli glances fine and it runs away for four
20.1
Rabada to Kohli, no run, nice-looking off-drive, but AB de Villiers dives full length to his right at mid-off and saved a boundary
15.6
Rabada to Rohit, no run, defended down the pitch
15.5
Rabada to Rohit, no run, oh checked on-drive goes uppishly to mid-on, Rohit almost fell over while trying to play the on-side
15.4
Rabada to Kohli, 1 run, Rabada targets the sticks, but Kohli picks him off with a flick to deep square leg
15.3
Rabada to Rohit, 1 run, fullish and outside off stump, Rohit defends square of the wicket on the off-side
15.2
Rabada to Rohit, no run,
15.1
Rabada to Rohit, no run,
13.6
Rabada to Kohli, 2 runs, another forward defence past the silly mid-off, Kohli waits for the ball to pass the fielder and shouts at Rohit to return back for the second run
13.5
Rabada to Kohli, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Kohli defends off the back foot
13.4
Rabada to Rohit, 3 runs, just a solid forward defence and mid-off is open, Rohit came right forward to defend this full ball, timing good enough to almost take it to the boundary
13.3
Rabada to Kohli, 1 run, on the stumps and Kohli clips him away to fine leg
13.2
Rabada to Kohli, no run, interesting to see Kohli leave this full ball outside off stump
13.1
Rabada to Kohli, FOUR, oh he's just managed to get an edge on this glance. Kohli walked across and played this full ball, had he missed, would have been out LBW
11.6
Rabada to Pujara, 1 run, another quick single, Pujara taps this length ball to the right of Morne close to mid-on and Morne doesn't pick up the ball
11.5
Rabada to Pujara, no run, on a length and outside off stump, Pujara shoulders arms
11.4
Rabada to Pujara, no run, short of length delivery on the stumps, Pujara defends off the back foot
11.3
Rabada to Kohli, 1 run, oh Pujara dives and a direct-hit could have been curtains for him! Kohli tapped this to the left of cover and set off, Elgar rushed to the ball and had a shy at the bowler's end, missed
11.2
Rabada to Kohli, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Kohli defends
11.1
Rabada to Kohli, FOUR, this is well outside off stump and Kohli chose to play at it when he could have left it. That is how he plays though. Shortish delivery outside off stump, Kohli plays with an angled bat and the ball runs through gully off the outer half of the bat
9.6
Rabada to Kohli, no run, extra bounce and movement away off the seam, Kohli wanted to nudge this length ball into the on-side, lucky that it didn't carry to cover
9.5
Rabada to Kohli, no run, did this keep a touch low? Kohli defended this length ball towards cover and it hit him low on the bat
9.4
Rabada to Kohli, no run, good length delivery without seam movement, Kohli defends off the back foot
9.3
Rabada to Kohli, no run, gets his front foot across the stumps and defends this good length delivery towards mid-on, thought about a run, decided against it
9.2
Rabada to Kohli, no run, hit on the thigh pad, short of length delivery angled in, Kohli misses the flick, hurried by pace
9.1
Rabada to Pujara, 1 run, short of length delivery on the stumps, Pujara handles the extra bounce and manages to work it to fine leg
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