South Africa vs India, 3rd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: India tour of South Africa, 2017-18 Venue: New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Date & Time: Jan 24-Jan 28, 10:00 AM LOCAL
Vernon Philander 35(55)
62.2
Shami to Philander, out Caught by Bumrah!! That's the end of Philander. But not after he's played an invaluable hand. The short ball and he decides to take it on with a pull. Only manages a top edge due to the extra bounce and Bumrah at fine leg gets across to take the catch calmly. They check for the no ball but Shami is perfectly fine on that count. So, Philander has to continue walking. His right hand was in a bit of pain for a while now and that could be one of the reasons behind him trying to attack a bit. SA will be a touch worried about that. Philander c Bumrah b Shami 35(55) [4s-5]
62.1
Shami to Philander, no run, fractionally short of a good length outside off, seaming away and Philander lets it pass
61.6
Bumrah to Phehlukwayo, no run, banged in short this time and Phehlukwayo squats to let it over his head
61.3
Bumrah to Philander, FOUR, edged but splits the slips and gully! Third slip would have gobbled this but there isn't anyone there. Short of a length delivery that rises a touch and Philander just pokes at it. The outside edge flies through the gap and down to the third man fence. Handy runs
61.2
Bumrah to Philander, no run, beats the edge! Slanting in from a good length and then straightens after pitching, extra bounce as Philander fishes at it
61.1
Bumrah to Philander, no run, angling in from a length around off, Philander shuffles across a tad and defends with a straight bat
60.6
Shami to Phehlukwayo, no run, a bit of inward movement from a good length, middle and leg line and Phehlukwayo tucks it in front of square leg
60.2
Shami to Philander, no run, full and just outside off, extra bounce and away movement as Philander shoulders arms
60.1
Shami to Philander, no run, short of a length just outside off, Philander continues to take the bottom hand off while defending. It's surely hurting him
59.6
Bumrah to Phehlukwayo, no run, on a good length just around off stump, straightens a tad after pitching as Phehlukwayo lets it pass
59.3
Bumrah to Philander, no run, edged but just short! Parthiv Patel put in a dive to his right but couldn't reach it. Short of a length outside off, Philander's feet went nowhere as this reared up off the deck. Found the glove but died in front of Parthiv who tried his best because this wouldn't have carried to first slip for sure
59.2
Bumrah to Philander, 2 runs, trickles away off the outside edge! Full and angling in from around off, Philander played with soft hands and an angled bat which ensured that this went along the ground. Well wide of gully
59.1
Bumrah to Philander, no run, another one beats the edge! Just short of a good length and there is extra bounce on offer as well. Philander hangs his bat at it and finds the ball whizzing past the edge
58.6
Shami to Philander, 1 run, shortish and outside off, bunted into the gap at cover and he'll retain strike
58.5
Shami to Philander, no run, back of a length outside off, Philander pokes at it without any footwork. Beaten on the outside edge
58.4
Shami to Philander, FOUR, Oh my, what a stroke! Graeme Smith on air compares it to the signature Jacques Kallis stroke. Back of a length and just fractionally wide, Philander stands tall and nails the back foot punch through point. Scorching stroke and it's probably one of the shots of the day
58.3
Shami to Philander, no run, in the air...doesn't carry to Ishant at point. Back of a length delivery that climbs a touch and Philander just pushes at it tamely. Takes his bottom hand off, as he has been for a while now and that doesn't help
58.2
Shami to Amla, 1 run, tight single. This partnership continues to blossom and frustrate India. Short of a length delivery, Amla just dabs it softly in front of gully and they set off
57.5
Bumrah to Philander, no run, shortish length this time just outside off, no stroke offered by Philander
57.4
Bumrah to Philander, no run, short of a length this time and Philander wanted to play across the line initially. Adjusts with a back foot defence towards mid-on. That bottom hand is definitely hurting him
57.3
Bumrah to Philander, no run, angles this full in around middle and leg, Philander softens his bottom hand to defend this down the pitch
57.2
Bumrah to Amla, 1 run, short of a length outside off, stays back and dabs it towards point with soft hands
56.5
Bhuvneshwar to Philander, FOUR, top quality shot! This would made a top order batsman proud, especially on such a surface. The outswinger from Bhuvneshwar and it's a trifle full. Still not a half-volley though and Philander did extremely well to get a stride forward before pummeling the drive on the up through cover. Nobody budged
56.4
Bhuvneshwar to Philander, no run, fourth stump line from a good length, seaming away slightly as Philander lets it through
56.3
Bhuvneshwar to Amla, 1 run, this time Bhuvneshwar tries to attack the stumps in response to Amla's shuffling. A bit full and it's glanced down to fine leg
55.5
Ishant to Philander, no run, better lines, gets this closer to off with a fuller ball. Philander push-drives towards mid-off
55.4
Ishant to Philander, no run, pitched up but the line continues to be a bit wide outside off, comfortable leave
55.3
Ishant to Philander, no run, gets this to shape away just a shade but it's well outside off, easily left alone
55.2
Ishant to Amla, 1 run, shortens the length outside off, Amla sits back and stabs it towards point. Quick single
54.6
Bhuvneshwar to Philander, 1 run, short ball again and Philander drags the pull from outside off. Straight towards deep square leg
54.6
Bhuvneshwar to Philander, wide, the bouncer from Bhuvneshwar but it's too high. Philander evades it by swaying away
54.5
Bhuvneshwar to Philander, no run, the fullish inswinger and the lins is good, just around off. Philander push-drives towards mid-off
54.4
Bhuvneshwar to Philander, no run, pitched up wider outside off, lures Philander into the drive. He checks the shot, finds cover
54.3
Bhuvneshwar to Philander, no run, fifth stump line and this seams away after pitching, no shot offered
54.2
Bhuvneshwar to Amla, 1 run, premeditated shuffle across the stumps by Amla and works this with the inward angle towards mid-wicket
53.5
Ishant to Philander, no run, length ball well outside off stump, left alone
53.4
Ishant to Philander, no run, bounce and late movement into the right-hander, troubling Philander on the back foot defence, in fact hit the splice of the bat again
53.3
Ishant to Philander, 2 runs, a cover-drive with one hand as he fails to get closer to this full ball, hits the gap and it's good enough for two
53.2
Ishant to Philander, no run, full and just tailing back in, Philander defends towards square leg off the inside half of the bat
53.1
Ishant to Philander, no run, play and a miss, short of length delivery outside off stump, Philander tries to slash and gets beaten because of the lack of bounce. The line and length was poor anyway for that ball
52.6
Hardik Pandya to Amla, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Amla shoulders arms
51.5
Ishant to Amla, 1 run, in the airrr but safe! Parthiv put in a dive, which turned out to be a bit comical in the end. Short of a length delivery coming back in, Amla was across the stumps in his defence, the ball jumped on him and took the glove, the ball flew well away from Parthiv to his left and he dived when he was nowhere close to the ball and had no chance. That's a painful blow from Amla on the right hand, gets some attention from the physio
51.3
Ishant to Philander, no run, this one interestingly stays low from short of length, Philander manages to push it towards cover
51.2
Ishant to Philander, no run, inswinger on a fuller length and Philander flicks uppishly, there is a man at short mid-wicket but it doesn't carry
51.1
Ishant to Philander, no run, short of length delivery rising tall, Philander hops and defends towards point, wanted a run, but sent back
50.6
Shami to Amla, no run, this one bounces extra on the batsman, left alone
50.3
Shami to Philander, no run, fullish and just outside off stump, Philander defends, hit the splice of the bat again
50.2
Shami to Philander, 2 runs, short and Philander takes the bowler on. Plays the pull shot, doesn't middle it, lands safely at deep mid-wicket
50.1
Shami to Philander, 2 runs, Philander easily pushes this full ball through cover, they come back for two and that was a really wild throw towards the keeper by captain Kohli, luckily there was a man backing up
49.6
Bumrah to Philander, 1 run, fullish and outside off stump, Philander defends it towards cover and keeps strike
49.5
Bumrah to Philander, no run, well outside off stump, ignored
49.4
Bumrah to Philander, no run, gets right behind the line and defends this short of length into the on-side
49.3
Bumrah to Amla, 1 run, just a gentle forward defence towards cover and he takes a run
47.5
Bumrah to Philander, FOUR, Philander knows he can't survive defending on this pitch, so goes through with the pull shot as the ball doesn't rise much to trouble him, played uppishly through mid-wicket for four
47.4
Bumrah to Philander, no run, good length delivery angled in and jumping on the batsman, Philander manages to defend, gets it on the splice of the bat
47.3
Bumrah to Philander, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Philander defends
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