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
Virat Kohli 41(79)
49.2
Rabada to Kohli, out Bowled!! You can't do much about that ball. Brilliant delivery, moves back in off the surface. Kohli stands in disbelief and then drags himself off. The ball hits the top of off stump and that's a great sight for a fast bowler. Kohli still looking back as he walks off, probably wants to have a look at the replay on the big screen. The ball pitched around the good length zone, hit a crack and cut back in sharply, Kohli played the line correctly but just left a bit of gap between bat and pad and the ball spotted that. So KG has got two massive wickets, two crucial batsmen, both bowled, one before and the other after lunch. Got to say that this innings from Kohli has to be rated highly. A tough pitch to bat on, been very unpredictable, but the feature of his innings was the way he was confidently defending, leaving and driving the ball. Can South Africa work on this opening and close the innings quickly? Kohli b Rabada 41(79) [4s-6]
49.1
Rabada to Kohli, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Kohli shoulders arms
48.6
Philander to Kohli, leg byes, 1 run, aah! The incoming delivery from Philander, felt Philander didn't try this ball enough, been one outswinger too many. Kohli missed the flick and the ball rolled into the on-side off the pad, snaking past the leg stump easily
48.5
Philander to Kohli, no run, oopsy! This one has kept low again. Hits the crack, luckily for Kohli it swings away from the stumps. Looks at the pitch and smiles, what else can he do!
48.4
Philander to Kohli, no run, respects a good away-swinger by lifting the bat and letting it pass
48.3
Philander to Kohli, no run, off-driven off the front foot, but all along the ground and straight to mid-off. Kohli is looking comfortable against Philander, very good with his feet movement
48.2
Philander to Kohli, no run, good stride forward to defend this full outswinger into the off-side
48.1
Philander to Kohli, no run, a fine little tickle would have been four but Kohli misses out on the glance against this down the leg-side delivery
47.6
Morne Morkel to Rahane, FOUR, oh lovely shot from Rahane. He's batting very well out there. Full and on the leg stump, poor line from Morne, Rahane makes full use of it and flicks from the middle of the bat and through mid-wicket
46.5
Philander to Kohli, no run, his cover-driving has been excellent in this innings, he picks the fielder out to perfection this time though
46.4
Philander to Kohli, no run, oh almost chopped on. Philander keeps bowling the corridor of uncertainty, Kohli wanted to leave, was a little late in taking his bat away and the ball hit the under edge and almost rolled back onto the stumps
46.3
Philander to Kohli, no run, good length and outside off stump, Kohli shoulders arms
46.2
Philander to Kohli, no run, Philander has come so close to the edge so many times, must be frustrating for him, but it's that kind of a pitch where you are getting too much movement. Outswinger outside off stump, Kohli wanted to defend, but was foxed by the sharp swing
46.1
Philander to Kohli, no run, that's well handled by Kohli. He was coming forward to defend, suddenly realised the ball jumps on him from a good length and immediately goes a bit loose on the handle to play it with soft hands
45.6
Morne Morkel to Rahane, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Rahane covers the sticks and shoulders arms
45.2
Morne Morkel to Rahane, 1 run, another good-looking on-drive, the Giraffe dives to the right and gets a hand on it to keep it down to one
44.6
Philander to Rahane, FOUR, this is excellent batting. As soon as he saw the width on the ball he went for the cut shot with no half measures. Didn't bother to keep it down and hit it well enough to clear the man at point
44.2
Philander to Kohli, FOUR, brilliant drive, gee he's batting superbly out there. Philander is looking for the outside edge, so he's bowling full and just outside off stump, Kohli being positive, gets a stride forward and times the cover-drive to perfection, gets to the right of the man at cover and it runs away for four
44.1
Philander to Kohli, no run, excellent forward defence from Kohli, excellent because the bat was so close to pad with no gap when he met the ball. Covered the outswing on this delivery as well
43.6
Morne Morkel to Rahane, no run, good length on the off stump, Rahane right behind the line with his block
43.4
Morne Morkel to Kohli, no run, well outside off stump, ignored
43.3
Morne Morkel to Rahane, 3 runs, that's a lovely on-drive, good positive batting from Rahane. As soon as Morne bowled full, he was on the front foot to essay the drive past Kohli, the thick outfield denies him a run
42.5
Philander to Kohli, no run, Philander tries the incoming delivery this time, or maybe it just nipped back in off the pitch, Kohli shoulders arms to make it look simple
42.4
Philander to Kohli, FOUR, that's nicely played, width on offer outside off and Kohli makes full use of the pace on the ball. Waits for the short of length delivery to come, opens the face of the bat and guides it past gully where there is a big gap
42.3
Philander to Kohli, no run, beaten, this one's kept low. Another away-going ball from Philander, he drew Kohli forward by bowling full, the ball hit a crack, moved away sharply and also didn't bounce much
42.2
Philander to Kohli, no run, fullish and outside off stump, ignored
42.1
Philander to Kohli, no run, Philander puts out a soft appeal for caught behind, his team-mates don't go up with him. Definite noise, but that was from bat hitting the pad. Unplayable ball. Outswinger pitching close to the off stump from a good length and nipping away prodigiously, Kohli was on the front foot to defend, had to play at it because the angle was taking it closer to the stumps, lucky that he didn't edge it to QdK
41.6
Morne Morkel to Kohli, 1 run, quick single and Rahane was good with the call this time. Short of a length delivery rising on the batsman, Kohli defends with the outside half of the bat, the ball rolls towards cover and Rahane calls him through for a run
41.5
Morne Morkel to Rahane, 1 run, gently tucked away past the diving short leg fielder and wide of the backward square leg fielder
41.1
Morne Morkel to Kohli, no run, full and outside off stump, Kohli lifts his bat and lets it pass
40.6
Rabada to Rahane, no run, oh yes-no, good inswinging full ball on the stumps, Rahane flicks towards mid-wicket, Rahane takes off for a run, never a run there and Kohli rightly sends him back
39.5
Philander to Kohli, no run, wide of off, outswinger, left alone
39.4
Philander to Kohli, no run, nicely played. Homing in on off, Kohli gets forward and across, opens his stance and defends it to mid-on. Full face of the bat
39.3
Philander to Kohli, no run, short of length on middle and leg, Kohli nudges to mid-wicket
39.2
Philander to Kohli, no run, full on off, Kohli gets forward and defends it back to Philander
39.1
Philander to Kohli, 2 runs, good length outside off, moving away, Kohli taps the ball through cover-point, gets two more
38.6
Rabada to Vijay, no run, nearly sucked in? Full outside off, the initial thought was for him to play at that, but then he left it
38.3
Rabada to Kohli, no run, good length outside off, moves away, easy leave
38.2
Rabada to Kohli, no run, pitched up outside off, Kohli is a bit early and eager into the push, goes with hard hands, the inside edge trickles to mid-on
38.1
Rabada to Kohli, no run, pitched up outswinger, outside off, left alone
37.6
Philander to Vijay, no run, a shuffle forward to counter the movement, hit on the pad, but sliding down leg
37.2
Philander to Kohli, no run, pitched up outside off, Kohli is forward to push it wide of cover, but cannot do so, plays it back down the track
37.1
Philander to Kohli, no run, slips it down leg, de Kock collects and Philander follows through, having a good look at the pitch and going "ooohhhh"
36.6
Rabada to Vijay, no run, attacks the stumps, Vijay gets forward to defend it back to Rabada. Nice full face of the bat shown
36.3
Rabada to Kohli, no run, fullish outside off, moves away, Kohli lets it go
36.2
Rabada to Kohli, no run, short of length on middle, Kohli shows a dead bat in defence
36.1
Rabada to Kohli, no run, pacy short delivery on the stumps, Kohli gets inside the line to pull and it raps him on the glove, through the shot a bit late, rolls to backward square
35.6
Lungi Ngidi to Vijay, no run, down leg, Vijay fails to glance it away, de Kock collects
35.2
Lungi Ngidi to Kohli, FOUR, he is batting really well. Fraction too full and Kohli got forward to play the on-drive. Since the length is too full, made it easy for Kohli to put it away, wide of mid-on and it rolls away
35.1
Lungi Ngidi to Kohli, no run, pitches up outside off, moves away late, left alone
34.6
Rabada to Vijay, no run, second time in as many overs, where Vijay has played a loose drive and missed. This is full and swinging away, Vijay went down on his knee to essay the square drive and got beaten. Practices the shot after he is beaten
33.5
Lungi Ngidi to Vijay, 3 runs, lovely straight bat presented by Vijay. Overpitched by Lungi Ngidi and he gets forward to drive wide of mid-on, the outfield is slow and Morne tracks it back
33.3
Lungi Ngidi to Vijay, 1 run, went for the attempted yorker, but missed it. Low full-toss, clipped wide of Morne who dives and keeps it to a run, Vijay's bat turned when he played that and it robbed him of all timing
32.5
Rabada to Vijay, 1 run, short of length again, defended off the back foot through backward point, easy single
31.6
Lungi Ngidi to Vijay, no run, line and length, full, in the corridor of uncertainty, Vijay again leaves
31.4
Lungi Ngidi to Kohli, FOUR, beautiful drive through cover. Too full from Lungi Ngidi and Kohli laced that, a mini stride forward and thump, beating the diving fielder, four crucial runs added to the total
31.3
Lungi Ngidi to Kohli, no run, gets across to a length ball coming in, hint of shuffle there, played outside the line of that, gets an inside edge towards the vacant short leg area
31.2
Lungi Ngidi to Vijay, 1 run, "push him" was the call from Kohli, but this is AB who was the fielder and they don't risk it. Driven wide of cover for a single
30.5
Rabada to Kohli, no run, lovely comeback from Rabada. Gets it much fuller, brings Kohli forward and then it swerves away to miss the edge. That's where he needs to be more often
30.4
Rabada to Kohli, FOUR, aggressively played. Dug in short outside off, Kohli goes for a flat-batted pull, straight of mid-on, hit well and beats Morkel
30.3
Rabada to Kohli, no run, short of length, keeps a bit low, Kohli crouches low to block
30.2
Rabada to Kohli, no run, this has pinged the glove! Kohli wants some treatment. "That is ridiculous" says Mikey Holding who is giving a 2 out of 100 for this pitch. Spat from a good length, Kohli was coming forward to block, extra bounce raps the fingers and off goes the gloves
30.1
Rabada to Kohli, no run, back of a length and rising on off, Kohli stands tall to defend, the ball rolls away to his right
29.6
Lungi Ngidi to Vijay, no run, well played. Vijay is displaying immense mental fortitude and zen-like concentration in this innings. This rises from a back of a length, spats at Vijay, who does well to drop his hands and fend it down. The ball drops in front of gully
28.5
Rabada to Kohli, no run, very full, solid forward block. Well played
28.4
Rabada to Vijay, byes, 1 run, right through the bat and pad gap. Misses the off stump by a whisker, de Kock dives to his left but can't glove it. Swerving full inswinger, Vijay tries to drive loosely and leaves a gap
27.5
Morne Morkel to Kohli, no run, almost a repeat? Can't call that a dropped chance, but a half-chance for sure. Firmly flicked to short leg, where Markram doesn't get up, tries to move his hand to catch that, but it has hit his right leg and hasn't lobbed straight up, nor does it carry to backward square. A stroke of luck for Kohli
27.5
Morne Morkel to Kohli, wide, loses his radar, way outside off, left alone
27.4
Morne Morkel to Kohli, no run, now is that deliberate? Or did it slip out? Full-toss, on off, Kohli was surprised by that, pushes it back to Morne Morkel
27.3
Morne Morkel to Vijay, 1 run, softly flicked, in the air, but wide of short mid, Rabada dives across and keeps it to a run. Applause all around
26.5
Philander to Kohli, no run, my goodness! How do you play that? He is making the ball talk. Curves from the hand, maybe maybe Kohli could've left that alone, but he likes to feel bat on ball, presses forward hoping to counter the movement, but it is too good for him, bounces past the edge. Little less movement and it would've taken the snick. Too good a ball
26.4
Philander to Kohli, no run, short of length outside off, solidly defended off the back foot
26.3
Philander to Vijay, 1 run, short of length on off, neatly defended off the back foot to the vacant point region, easy run
25.5
Morne Morkel to Kohli, no run, that is a fast leg-break at 140 clicks. Miles away from the edge, pitches outside off and Kohli even though he tried to defend, had no chance
25.4
Morne Morkel to Vijay, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Vijay defends off the back foot through gully and the call was for "two" but not there
24.5
Philander to Kohli, no run, short of length on the stumps, Kohli is right behind that to block
24.4
Philander to Kohli, FOUR, lovely delivery and an even better shot. There's danger involved in that shot, but Kohli has creamed that off the front foot. Full outswinger, curved away, Kohli on the front foot and just a beautiful flow of the bat and four wide of cover. Fine way to get off the mark
24.3
Philander to Kohli, no run, an inside edge onto the leg, short of length and rising, Kohli stands tall to defend, the edge rolls back to Philander
24.2
Philander to Kohli, no run, this is the ball that will sow more doubts in the batsmen's mind. Pitches around off and then holds its line, Kohli shoulders arms and one can say that it was a good leave, but what this kind of ball will do is to make the batsmen play at ones he should be leaving
24.1
Philander to Kohli, no run, my word! That was as close to getting an edge as it can possibly be. That uncertain poke from Kohli again. Feet stuck and follows the away seamer on a good length, does well not to nick it. de Kock dived forward to take, but there was no edge
23.6
Morne Morkel to Vijay, no run, good stop by Markram at short leg. Turned firmly to him and if not for that stop, would've been a couple at least
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