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
Lungi Ngidi 1-51(14 ov)
79.6
Lungi Ngidi to Kohli, no run, ooh! This keeps low, but the line is outside off, Kohli can adjust and tap it to point
79.5
Lungi Ngidi to Kohli, 2 runs, dug in short outside off, Kohli waits for the ball to arrive and swats the pull wide of KG at mid-on, he runs and slides to keep it to two
79.4
Lungi Ngidi to Ashwin, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Ashwin stands tall and punches with a high backlift, finds deep point
79.3
Lungi Ngidi to Ashwin, no run, short and on the stumps, Ashwin sways away from the line and leaves
79.2
Lungi Ngidi to Kohli, 1 run, again well played by Kohli. Rising tall to handle the steep bounce from a short of length, defends it down in front of point, sets off for the quick single
79.1
Lungi Ngidi to Kohli, no run, short of length outside off, Kohli defends it near his feet
68.6
Lungi Ngidi to Ashwin, 1 run, that's the danger ball. Full and reversing in, Ashwin didn't fall over and flicked it wide of mid-on, Kohli wanted two, but sensibly Ashwin settled for one
68.5
Lungi Ngidi to Ashwin, no run, fuller than a good length outside off, Ashwin defends with an open bat face to gully
68.4
Lungi Ngidi to Ashwin, FOUR, that is a safe shot. Because he has cut that between gully and backward point. Was short and wide outside off, the cut was on and even though he hit it in the air, was in the gap
68.3
Lungi Ngidi to Ashwin, no run, poor shot. Short and wide outside off, rising, Ashwin slashes and misses. So easily could've nicked off. Isn't happy with himself
68.2
Lungi Ngidi to Ashwin, no run, back of a length and in the corridor of uncertainty, Ashwin pulls the bat inside the line and lets it go
68.1
Lungi Ngidi to Ashwin, no run, pitches well outside off, and moves away, Ashwin leaves
66.6
Lungi Ngidi to Kohli, 2 runs, pitched up outside off, Kohli gets forward and drives, bit streakily, but through backward point, which is open, comes back for two
66.5
Lungi Ngidi to Kohli, no run, similar delivery to the last one, again Kohli leaves
66.4
Lungi Ngidi to Kohli, no run, good length outside off, left alone
66.3
Lungi Ngidi to Kohli, no run, fullish and seams away after pitching outside off, left alone
66.2
Lungi Ngidi to Kohli, no run, down leg, flicks the pad of Kohli, good take by de Kock diving to his left
66.1
Lungi Ngidi to Kohli, 2 runs, there's the 100 from Kohli. And look at his celebration! He is letting it all out. Doing a mini Warner with his leap and then a mini Smith with a bat swing that cut the air like a sword. As soon as he nudged it wide of mid-on, he called for one and made it. 75% of the way he started celebrating, as Lungi Ngidi nudged Hardik Pandya in trying to get to the ball. There's a poor throw and he is game to realise that, has to momentarily stop celebrating and rush for the second. Sprints and makes it, then again a bat swing before he removed the helmet and soaked in the applause. The entire Indian dressing room was up and applauding. Ravi Shaz with a big smile on his face. There was a fist pump as well from Kohli while he was airborne
64.6
Lungi Ngidi to Kohli, 3 runs, lovely shot. Overpitched by Lungi Ngidi, too full and Kohli is in and batting well, on-drives past Hardik Pandya and despite Elgar's chase and dive, he was in contact with the cushions when he pulled the ball back. But hang on. They have given it as three, so there you go
64.5
Lungi Ngidi to Kohli, no run, pitched up outside off, Kohli gets forward and drives, beats short cover's dive, but can't extra-cover
64.4
Lungi Ngidi to Kohli, no run, short of length around off, right in behind that
64.3
Lungi Ngidi to Kohli, no run, now the edge is found and falls short of Amla at first slip. Similar to the one that was edged a couple of balls earlier, this one takes a firmer edge but still doesn't carry, the late reverse swing away causing Kohli trouble, on the back foot
64.2
Lungi Ngidi to Kohli, FOUR, fabulous shot. Mind you there's danger in that shot involved. It is full and swinging away, Lungi Ngidi made Kohli reach out well away from his body to drive, then the small matter of beating short cover-point, extra-cover and sweeper cover in place, but such is Kohli's confidence at the moment that he timed that effortlessly to the fence. Gasps all around
64.1
Lungi Ngidi to Kohli, FOUR, soft edge and wide of the diving gully. On a good length and moved away, Kohli was on the back foot trying to defend, but the edge dies pretty quickly and runs away to the fence. Deep point had too much ground to cover
62.6
Lungi Ngidi to Hardik Pandya, 1 run, fuller length outside off, Hardik Pandya gets forward and moves across to caress a drive to sweeper cover
62.5
Lungi Ngidi to Hardik Pandya, no run, now the yorker, fired in, Hardik Pandya digs it out well
62.4
Lungi Ngidi to Hardik Pandya, no run, he is constantly moving across, still it is outside off, so leaves
62.3
Lungi Ngidi to Hardik Pandya, no run, pitched up outside off, Hardik Pandya shuffles across and walks forward to blunt it down
62.2
Lungi Ngidi to Hardik Pandya, no run, short of length outside off, Hardik Pandya awkwardly fends it down. No damage done as the ball goes to ground to gully
62.1
Lungi Ngidi to Hardik Pandya, no run, again Hardik Pandya walks forward and then sees the line outside off and leaves. Was on a fuller length from Lungi Ngidi
57.6
Lungi Ngidi to Hardik Pandya, no run, on the walk again, Ngidi is back on the fuller side outside off. He's seen out this spell, showing all his moves
57.6
Lungi Ngidi to Hardik Pandya, wide, loses his radar. Too short, and Pandya's dances around the crease are messing around with him
57.5
Lungi Ngidi to Hardik Pandya, FOUR, straight high bat. Then add a flavour of class. Stays in the crease, waits for the ball to get close and punches it back down
57.4
Lungi Ngidi to Hardik Pandya, no run, under-edge on the pull. Luckily for him it dies down, and doesn't go onto his stumps either
57.3
Lungi Ngidi to Hardik Pandya, no run, the obvious full, wide teaser to follow. Just that Pandya doesn't follow it
57.2
Lungi Ngidi to Hardik Pandya, no run, advances looking to pull. The 141kph bouncer balloons generously with the pitch sucking out all fizz. Has to leave
57.1
Lungi Ngidi to Hardik Pandya, no run, tailing in late. But Pandya was always on the walk in knocking it to mid-on
55.6
Lungi Ngidi to Hardik Pandya, no run, 141kph, on the toes, tall and blunts it to cover-point
55.5
Lungi Ngidi to Hardik Pandya, no run, quite the unsurprising surprise yorker. Neatly straight driven down the ground, short mid-wicket dives and cleans. Markram it is
55.4
Lungi Ngidi to Hardik Pandya, no run, 138kph, patience. On either side. Neither blink. With wide ones
55.3
Lungi Ngidi to Hardik Pandya, no run, 140kph, reaches out this time, knocking it off an opened bat face. Point again
55.2
Lungi Ngidi to Hardik Pandya, no run, teases him with a wide one. Pandya is almost drawn in, walks but leaves
55.1
Lungi Ngidi to Kohli, 1 run, 138kph, cheeky drop to point, and a cheekier single
53.6
Lungi Ngidi to Hardik Pandya, 1 run, hurried up, but the ball scoots all along, takes the toe and and goes off a ricochet off Amla's palm at first slip
53.5
Lungi Ngidi to Hardik Pandya, no run, a double bounce to the keeper. A kind welcome sighter
53.4
Lungi Ngidi to Parthiv Patel, out Caught by de Kock!! Gottim. So it's not the reputation of Kohli, but he'll take anyone. Maiden Test wicket and it couldn't have come at a better time to nip a flourishing partnership in the bud. The change of angle does the trick. Round the wicket, angling it back in right in that corridor, and Patel is tempted. That's more intent I tell you. Wafts his bat away from his body, gets the tickle. Well, to be fair, he had to poke, let's credit the bowler, shall we. Parthiv Patel c de Kock b Lungi Ngidi 19(32) [4s-3]
53.3
Lungi Ngidi to Parthiv Patel, no run, some zip away. A couple of stump sets away. Patel doesn't bother
53.2
Lungi Ngidi to Parthiv Patel, FOUR, lays in. An overcook of a pitch up outside off and is put away. High elbows, higher bat and a full flow as it drills it through the covers
53.1
Lungi Ngidi to Kohli, 1 run, 146kph, wobbly seam in. And Kohli reaches out with the shuffle to whip it in front of square
51.6
Lungi Ngidi to Parthiv Patel, no run, 138kph, slanting across. A poor squared up Patel can only manage getting beaten for the angle
51.5
Lungi Ngidi to Parthiv Patel, no run, 139kph, on the move getting across the stumps for an opened up defence
51.4
Lungi Ngidi to Parthiv Patel, no run, 139kph, top bumper. Patel in a real tangle, shaping up for the hook, one-kneed. Spits over. Oh the leave..rip
51.3
Lungi Ngidi to Parthiv Patel, no run, wide slap. For a change the line gets wide outside off and Patel throws his hands out, aimlessly rather. Kohli doesn't mind - gives him a thumbs up
51.2
Lungi Ngidi to Parthiv Patel, no run, 142kph, more of the leg-lines to Patel. And he wouldn't complain having to tuck it out
51.1
Lungi Ngidi to Kohli, 1 run, reaches out, opened bat face in steering it down to a deep point
49.6
Lungi Ngidi to Kohli, 1 run, feet getting stuck again, and the bat stays jabby outside off as the inside edge is enough to run past the stumps
49.5
Lungi Ngidi to Kohli, no run, there's the fifth stump flirt. Can't resist this one, nips just enough off the pitch. Oh it was an inch from it becoming Cape Town all over again
49.4
Lungi Ngidi to Parthiv Patel, 1 run, and some more on the hips. Fine leg this time
49.3
Lungi Ngidi to Parthiv Patel, 2 runs, more feeding on the pads. Turned away round the corner for a couple
49.2
Lungi Ngidi to Parthiv Patel, no run, down leg, past the glance
49.1
Lungi Ngidi to Kohli, 3 runs, starts with Kohli on the walk across his stumps. And Ngidi desperately wants Kohli to be his maiden Test wicket. Follows him with a quick full swinger. Flicked, or is it? And South Africa take matters upstairs for the LBW. Well meanwhile in the midst of all the contemplation of the review, the Indians pinch off three runs. And Kohli instantly celebrates it with a fist pump. So here we go - oh there's a tickle. Enough for UltraEdge to spot and induce a massive spike. He lives another day, Ngidi waits for another
19.6
Lungi Ngidi to Vijay, no run, nice shape coming into the batsman but Vijay was equal to the task as he hung back to defend the ball down into the on-side. Has relied on inswingers and that is the reason why Kohli and Vijay have had a discussion about his balls coming in or not
19.5
Lungi Ngidi to Kohli, 1 run, inside edge gets a single for the skipper. He wanted to bunt the ball down away from his body and ended up inside edging it into the on-side, behind square for the keeper to mop it up
19.4
Lungi Ngidi to Vijay, 1 run, drops it short and wide, the batsman camps back and cuts it away but finds the man at deep point. Only a single and Vijay would be disappointed
19.3
Lungi Ngidi to Vijay, no run, length delivery at 140kph outside off and has been mistimed on the up in the off-side as the batsman wanted to drive it
19.2
Lungi Ngidi to Kohli, 1 run, this time delays his trigger movement of thrusting his pads forward. Allows the ball to come to him and rolls the wrists over it to play it behind square on the on-side
19.1
Lungi Ngidi to Kohli, no run, rapped on the pads as the batsman missed the flick. It was too high as it pinged him on the thigh pad. Kohli is getting too much across the line trying to play his staple shot - the flick
17.6
Lungi Ngidi to Vijay, no run, pushes forward and defends it into the covers by coming forward. Looked slightly late with his trigger movement
17.5
Lungi Ngidi to Vijay, no run, did it carry to the man at gully? Tried to slice the ball away as it was short and wide. The ball went uppishly to ABD's right, who stretched his right hand out to stop it. Looked like dropped just short before settling into the hand
17.4
Lungi Ngidi to Vijay, no run, back of a length delivery and the batsman is happy to see it through by hoisting his bat upwards
17.3
Lungi Ngidi to Vijay, no run, another length delivery and it darts in for the batsman to shoulder arms
17.2
Lungi Ngidi to Vijay, no run, length ball dangles in and has been left alone
17.1
Lungi Ngidi to Vijay, no run, lovely drive by Vijay but Elgar at cover dives to his left and fields. It was pitched up and Vijay came forward to stroke it
15.6
Lungi Ngidi to Vijay, no run, back of a length around off, Vijay defends wide of cover, there's a single for the taking, but Kohli doesn't want to risk it, shouts no
15.5
Lungi Ngidi to Vijay, no run, full and incoming again, Vijay gets across and defends to mid-on
15.4
Lungi Ngidi to Vijay, no run, fuller than a good length outside off, left alone
15.3
Lungi Ngidi to Kohli, 3 runs, "push him" is the call from Kohli as he turns the wrists on the length ball which is coming inwards, easy three as the ball goes wide of mid-on
15.2
Lungi Ngidi to Kohli, no run, ooh! Kohli nearly got trapped there. His front foot got across while trying to work it to leg, the inside edge onto the pad saved him there. Lungi Ngidi thought he had his man there
15.1
Lungi Ngidi to Kohli, no run, short of length on the stumps, defended
13.6
Lungi Ngidi to Kohli, no run, that has hit the splice. Bit of extra bounce and suprised Kohli from a length, who does well to defend with soft hands. The ball dies near his feet
13.5
Lungi Ngidi to Kohli, no run, fuller now, brings Kohli forward, who defends to cover
13.4
Lungi Ngidi to Kohli, no run, short of length still, angling in, Kohli turns it to Maharaj at square leg
13.3
Lungi Ngidi to Kohli, no run, back of a length on the stumps, Kohli turns it to square leg
13.2
Lungi Ngidi to Kohli, no run, dug in short on the stumps, Kohli arches back and lets it go
13.1
Lungi Ngidi to Kohli, no run, back of a length outside off, Kohli stays besides the line and dabs to gully
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