South Africa vs India, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: India tour of South Africa, 2017-18 Venue: SuperSport Park, Centurion Date & Time: Jan 13-Jan 17, 10:00 AM LOCAL
Shami 1-58(15 ov)
104.6
Shami to du Plessis, 1 run, short of a good length and on the stumps, du Plessis waits on the ball and tucks it past square leg for a single
104.5
Shami to du Plessis, no run, on a good length and on the stumps, tucked away towards the on-side
104.4
Shami to du Plessis, FOUR, cracking shot, too short from Shami, plenty of width on that as well, du Plessis stands tall and punches it in front of square on the off-side, the man in the deep is very square and has no chance
104.3
Shami to du Plessis, no run, that's a cracker, Shami shortens his length, gets the ball to swirl into the batsman before shaping away, drew du Plessis into the forward push and beat him on the outside edge
104.2
Shami to du Plessis, no run, back of a length and well outside off, punched off the back-foot and straight to the man at mid-off
104.1
Shami to Rabada, 1 run, short of a length and just outside off, Rabada pushes with hard hands and gets a thick edge towards third man
102.6
Shami to Rabada, no run, now from over the wicket, skidding the ball across Rabada's leave
102.5
Shami to Rabada, no run, went wide of the crease from round the wicket and bowls it straight. Rabada gets behind. Easier for him here, unlike at Newlands
102.4
Shami to du Plessis, leg byes, 1 run, looks to target the pad but overdoes it. Deflected off the pad round the corner
102.3
Shami to du Plessis, no run, leaves this from the crease. Very similar ball from Shami: in the channel outside off with a little bit of seam
102.2
Shami to du Plessis, no run, 144ks length ball that jags away and beats du Plessis's forward press. Just plain lucky is du Plessis there. Chases the ball too but it's too good for him
102.1
Shami to du Plessis, FOUR, pitched up and du Plessis lays into it. To Shami's left in his followthrough and then through mid-off's drive
100.6
Shami to du Plessis, no run, outswinger that and the seam movement takes it even wider, du Plessis leaves off the front foot. No single for him, so Rabada will be on strike against Ashwin in the next over. That can be deciding
100.5
Shami to Rabada, 1 run, full ball kept out to mid-on and Ishant fumbles there. Gets bad bounce, and allows Rabada to get off the mark
100.4
Shami to Rabada, no run, now from round the wicket. Gets the ball to straighten on fifth stump, Rabada defends inside the line I0$. He's not an easy nut to crack, is Rabada
100.3
Shami to Rabada, no run, now Shami gets some bounce too but Rabada does well. Defends in front of his body and survives. No need to defend outside off, especially when a skiddy bowling is at you from over the wicket
100.2
Shami to Rabada, no run, beats the outside edge. Seaming away and across from middle-stump, Rabada dabbles and misses. Beaten by a mile actually; Rabada doesn't chase the ball there
100.1
Shami to Rabada, no run, sharp short ball going across, Rabada half-ducks to evade
98.6
Shami to Rabada, no run, some inswing on a fuller length, Rabada manages to squeeze it out into the leg-side
98.5
Shami to Maharaj, out Caught by Parthiv Patel!! 100th Test wicket for Shami. And this dismissal was on. The short balls had caged Maharaj in the crease, he now tries to defend without his weight really coming towards the ball, and succumbs to some seam movement outside off - something Shami is a really good at extracting out of any pitch. Elicits a thin nick around fifth stump and has a scalp in his opening over. Maharaj c Parthiv Patel b Shami 18(54) [4s-3]
98.4
Shami to Maharaj, no run, shortens the length and beats the outside edge with some seam and bounce. Maharaj tried to play away from the body
98.3
Shami to Maharaj, no run, pitched up outside off, Maharaj keeps it out to cover
98.2
Shami to du Plessis, 1 run, not entirely on back foot for this back of a length delivery, so gets the inside half of the bat in defending. Single round the corner
98.1
Shami to du Plessis, no run, starts with intent today. Full on off-stump, blocked
70.6
Shami to Amla, 1 run, taps it to point and keeps strike. He's stealing these singles like the first romantic glances. Okay, that was too much
70.5
Shami to Amla, no run, jams out a full ball to mid-off. 140ks this, not allowing Amla the time to come fully forward to that length
70.4
Shami to Amla, no run, full and curling in, Amla is caged in his footwork. Just managed to block it
70.3
Shami to Amla, no run, full and swinging into Amla who's drives down the ground
70.2
Shami to du Plessis, 1 run, a more carnivorous pull from du Plessis in contrast to Amla's. Swivels with a jerk and swats it round the corner
70.1
Shami to Amla, 1 run, he's played the short ball well, as much as you'd like to blame this atypically slow pitch. Pulls it to deep backward square leg. It'll take India's batting to figure out how slow this pitch is
68.6
Shami to du Plessis, no run, goes for the off-stump yorker but drops it inches short, du Plessis squeezes it out to the slip cordon
68.5
Shami to du Plessis, no run, jumps and climbs into his back foot defence to this back of a length delivery
68.4
Shami to du Plessis, FOUR, driven through mid-on, where Ishant didn't have a chance with his height. Takes some time to come down and dive. Nice straight bat from Faf here. Watch out, India. Faf's just qualified to join the party here at Centurion. Well, sort of
68.3
Shami to Amla, 1 run, he's just sliced this in front of point. Reigning supreme is Amla, finding gaps for these singles
68.2
Shami to Amla, no run, Vijay at squarish mid-wicket, who dives and keeps this flick from Amla to nought. Kohli raises his hands in applause
68.1
Shami to Amla, no run, fuller length from Shami here. Just a little bit of curl into Amla who defends it
66.6
Shami to Amla, 1 run, plays late now. Extra bounce for Shami here, Amla softs it to backward point and runs. He's looking sublime now
66.5
Shami to Amla, FOUR, Pandya has no chance at deep backward point. Amla has punched this slightly in front of point. Got on top of the bounce and let the hands take over
66.4
Shami to Amla, no run, slight reverse on this fuller ball that's flicked into the leg-side
66.3
Shami to Amla, no run, leaves a similar line outside off this time. He's not taking the bait
66.2
Shami to Amla, no run, 131ks .. and Amla cuts and misses. There was some noise but no idea where that came from. Just looked a little late on the shot with his weight distribution in a cute little mess
66.1
Shami to Amla, no run, goes with the fuller delivery but it's wide, Amla leaves
46.6
Shami to Amla, no run, nips back in and Amla misses the tuck, is hit on the thigh pad. Too high and the Indians don't even appeal
46.5
Shami to Amla, no run, bang straight on off and middle, Amla defends with bat and pad together
46.4
Shami to Amla, no run, short of length on the stumps, Amla defends
46.3
Shami to Amla, no run, well outside off, left alone
46.2
Shami to Markram, 1 run, fullish outside off, Markram stays back and steers it firmly through backward point for a single
46.1
Shami to Markram, no run, full on the stumps, Markram gets forward and plays a lovely on-drive but can't beat mid-on
44.6
Shami to Markram, no run, short of length and tight on off, Markram defends to cover
44.5
Shami to Markram, no run, pitched up around the fourth-stump line, dead-batted
44.4
Shami to Markram, no run, high bouncer, Markram watches it sail over his head
44.3
Shami to Markram, no run, pitched up outside off, Markram gets forward and looks to drive, slightly streaky, but it rolls to Vijay at short cover-point
44.2
Shami to Markram, no run, short of length on off, defended
44.1
Shami to Markram, no run, back of a length outside off, Markram pushes off the back foot to cover
42.6
Shami to Amla, no run, this moves away, from a fuller length, but the line is outside off, so Amla will leave
42.5
Shami to Amla, no run, curving back in, towards off and middle, Amla presents the full face of the bat to defend to mid-on
42.4
Shami to Amla, no run, fullish outside off, left alone and Parthiv Patel takes it over his head
42.3
Shami to Markram, 1 run, length delivery on off and middle, Markram defends wide of mid-wicket, turns the strike over
42.2
Shami to Markram, no run, fullish and on off, Markram gets forward to block
42.1
Shami to Markram, FOUR, they are bowling to his strengths, short and wide outside off, horrid delivery and Markram cuts, with his feet in the air, beats deep point easily. Such was the timing on the shot
40.6
Shami to Amla, no run, full on off, neatly defended
40.5
Shami to Amla, no run, short of length in the channel outside off, holds its line, left alone
40.4
Shami to Amla, FOUR, how did that run away for four? Just a single in ODIs that, a dab to third man, but here there's no third man and deep point can't get there either. Used Shami's pace to great effect
40.3
Shami to Amla, no run, short of length on off, Amla defends and the ball backspins towards the off-stump, but Amla keeps his wits about him, kicks the ball away
40.2
Shami to Amla, no run, banged in, short, but loopy, Amla lets it go
40.1
Shami to Amla, no run, fullish on off and middle, Amla dead-bats
10.6
Shami to Elgar, no run, short of a length and on the stumps, turned away towards square leg
10.5
Shami to Markram, 3 runs, more runs for Markram and South Africa, too straight and sliding onto Markram's pads, he gets inside the line and clips it in front of square on the on-side. A long chase for Rohit from square leg and the batsmen run three
10.4
Shami to Markram, no run, Shami shortens his length on the stumps, Markram presses across and defends it towards the on-side
10.3
Shami to Markram, FOUR, lovely shot, Shami has been poor once again, another floaty half-volley outside off, Markram leans forward, drives it on the up and beats Pandya - who had replaced Bumrah at mid-off
10.2
Shami to Markram, 2 runs, on a good length and shaping back into the right-hander, Markram was prodding forward and gets an inside edge behind square on the on-side, back for the second run
10.1
Shami to Markram, FOUR, poor cricket from India, this was a floaty half-volley outside off, Markram leaned into the drive and hit it straight to mid-off. Bumrah was the fielder and he gets tangled up horribly, lets the ball go through his legs and into the fence
5.6
Shami to Markram, no run, much better from Shami, on a good length and just outside off, might have stayed a tad low as well. Markram was hurried into the defensive push, the ball rolls away towards mid-off, went low off the bat
5.5
Shami to Markram, 2 runs, short and wide of off, Markram stands tall and cracks it square in front of point. Kohli already has a man in the deep, he gets across and prevents the boundary, two more runs for Markram
5.4
Shami to Markram, no run, tad fuller from Shami, but the line is wide of off, Markram doesn't need to play at those as he lets it go
5.3
Shami to Markram, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Markram gets half-forward and defends it back at the bowler
5.2
Shami to Markram, no run, tad fuller and holding its line outside off, Markram gets a good stride forward and lets it go
5.1
Shami to Markram, no run, back of a length and just outside off, Markram stays besides the line and defends it towards the off-side
3.6
Shami to Markram, no run, fuller length delivery and shaping away from outside off, too wide to make Markram play, left alone
3.5
Shami to Markram, no run, on a good length and on the stumps, Markram prods across and pushes it towards mid-on
3.4
Shami to Markram, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries for Markram, Shami overcompensates and pushes this one straighter and on the leg-stump line, Markram prods across, closes the bat-face and then clips it in front of square on the on-side, long chase for Ishant from mid-wicket, but the ball was always going away from him
3.3
Shami to Markram, FOUR, cracking shot, back of a length and well outside off, Markram stands tall, punches it on the up and cracks it square past point, no need to run for those. Already signs that this is a belter of a wicket for batting, first boundary of the Test
3.2
Shami to Markram, no run, short and wide of off, Markram saw the width and threw his bat at that, gets a bottom edge that rolls away towards 3erd slip
3.1
Shami to Markram, no run, fuller length delivery and holding its line outside off, Markram gets a big stride forward and lets it go
1.6
Shami to Markram, no run, Shami shortens his length and gets it to hold its line outside off, Markram watches it all along, lifts his bat and lets it go
1.5
Shami to Markram, no run, fuller length delivery and shaping away from outside off, some swing for Shami, Markram watches it all along and lets it go
1.4
Shami to Markram, no run, much better from Markram, back of a length and in that channel outside off, Markram gets behind the line, plays with a straight bat and defends it towards the off-side
1.3
Shami to Markram, no run, short of a length and well outside off, it doesn't come onto the bat as Markram expected, some tennis ball bounce for Shami and Markram mistimes the cut towards the off-side
1.2
Shami to Markram, no run, on a good length and shaping away from well wide of off, another sighter for Markram as he let it go
1.1
Shami to Markram, no run, short of a good length and well wide of off, a gentle loosener from Shami, left alone
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