South Africa vs India, 1st ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: India tour of South Africa, 2017-18 Venue: Kingsmead, Durban Date & Time: Feb 01, 01:00 PM LOCAL
Tahir 0-51(10 ov)
39.6
Tahir to Rahane, 1 run, waits for the googly, strides back and tucks the ball away into the on-side for a single. 4 came of the over. India need 34 as powerplay 2 ends
39.5
Tahir to Kohli, 1 run, pushes the ball out into the off-side and again they hare through for a single. The match now I feel has slipped out
39.4
Tahir to Rahane, 1 run, saw the batsman coming down, dropped down a googly and the batsman maintained his balance to plummet the pull away to deep mid for a single
39.3
Tahir to Kohli, 1 run, driven handsomely down the ground to long-on
39.2
Tahir to Kohli, no run, guards a leggie out into the deck as he never committed himself into a shot
39.1
Tahir to Kohli, no run, misreads the googly and looks to smash the cover drive, the inside edge takes the ball onto the on-side
37.6
Tahir to Rahane, 1 run, plays it against the turn as he walks into the on-drive to long-on. 4 of the over
37.5
Tahir to Rahane, no run, tossed up delivery on the sticks and the batsman tried to open the face of the bat on the push but was not able to. Plays it dead on the deck
37.4
Tahir to Rahane, no run, drop and run does not happen this time as the man at cover came charging in
37.3
Tahir to Kohli, 1 run, covers the line of the ball and taps the ball out into the off-side for a quick single
37.2
Tahir to Rahane, 1 run, accounts for the turn, drives the ball again to long-off. Easy peasy
37.1
Tahir to Kohli, 1 run, tossed up delivery and has been driven down to long-off
31.6
Tahir to Rahane, no run, quicker delivery almost in the blockhole, squeezed out to cover-point
31.5
Tahir to Rahane, 2 runs, now Rahane calls for two and gets it easily. Sinks to one knee and paddles it fine, Morne is the man who is once again targeted by these two and he is unable to prevent the second
31.4
Tahir to Rahane, no run, almost through. Rahane comes down the track and yorks himself, jammed back to Tahir
31.3
Tahir to Rahane, no run, tossed up on off, Rahane drops it dead near his feet
31.2
Tahir to Rahane, no run, floated up outside off, Rahane pushes it towards cover
31.1
Tahir to Rahane, SIX, wow! Fabulous shot. Dances down the wicket and gets close to the flighted delivery, then the drop-kick shot comes right off the sweat spot, which meant the ball cleared the deep mid-wicket fence with ease
29.6
Tahir to Rahane, no run, waits back in the crease and works the quicker delivery towards mid-wicket, sent back on the single. There was never a run and Kohli was right to send Rahane back
29.5
Tahir to Kohli, 1 run, once more wrong 'un on a shortish length, punched to long-on
29.4
Tahir to Rahane, 1 run, full toss on off, Rahane generously eases it down to long-on. He could have so easily smashed it
29.3
Tahir to Kohli, 1 run, tossed up leggie and Kohli plays an extended forward defence wide of cover
29.2
Tahir to Rahane, 1 run, googly and Rahane had ample time to pick it as it was short in length, punched to long-on
29.1
Tahir to Kohli, 1 run, short and outside off, Kohli cracks the cut square of the wicket, sweeper cover mops up
27.6
Tahir to Kohli, 1 run, tossed up on off and Kohli drives it to long-on
27.5
Tahir to Kohli, no run, short and turning away outside off, Kohli cracks the cut straight to backward point. Either side of Faf and that would have been a boundary, Kohli is not happy with himself
27.4
Tahir to Rahane, 1 run, shortens the length and Rahane stays back to punch it to long-on
27.3
Tahir to Kohli, 1 run, tossed up on the stumps, Kohli just pushes it down to long-off
27.2
Tahir to Kohli, no run, fraction short and outside off, Kohli cuts and picks out Faf at backward point
27.1
Tahir to Rahane, 1 run, wrong 'un on a fullish length, Rahane wrists it to long-on
25.6
Tahir to Kohli, 1 run, tossed up around off, Kohli drops it into the off-side and looks up at Rahane, off go the duo
25.5
Tahir to Rahane, 1 run, waits for the flatter delivery back in the crease and nurdles it to backward square leg, Kohli is off quickly
25.4
Tahir to Kohli, 1 run, floated up outside off, Kohli drives it square on the off-side, for a single
25.3
Tahir to Rahane, 1 run, Rahane drives it straight and disturbs timber at the bowler's end, no contact with Tahir though. Googly on a fullish length and Rahane drives gun-barrel straight. Kohli was stretching back to get in
25.2
Tahir to Rahane, no run, quicker and around off, Rahane punches it back to the bowler
25.1
Tahir to Kohli, 1 run, fifty for Kohli. Applause all around. Acknowledges it with a bat raise. Thumbs up to Rahane. Job half done and Kohli knows that. Strides forward to the flighted delivery and drives it to long-off
23.6
Tahir to Kohli, 1 run, floated up outside off, Kohli drills the drive to sweeper cover
23.5
Tahir to Kohli, FOUR, wrong 'un and Tahir gets the radar wrong. Pitches on middle and turns down leg, Kohli hangs back in the crease and tickles it fine. The initial call was for two but Morne was never going to catch up with that
23.4
Tahir to Rahane, 1 run, too straight, on middle and leg, Rahane milks a single past the square leg umpire
23.3
Tahir to Rahane, no run, nice and slow and close to off, Rahane prods forward and defends to the off-side
23.2
Tahir to Kohli, 1 run, flatter and around off, punched off the back foot to long-on
23.1
Tahir to Rahane, 1 run, fraction short and on the stumps, worked away with a wrist-roll wide of mid-wicket
21.6
Tahir to Kohli, 1 run, flighted on off and Kohli's response is an extended forward block to long-off
21.5
Tahir to Rahane, 1 run, wrong 'un on a fuller length and Rahane uses his wrists to work it to long-on
21.4
Tahir to Rahane, no run, comes down the track and almost yorks himself, squeezed to the left of Tahir
21.3
Tahir to Rahane, no run, slower and bit of turn, Rahane watchfully guides it to backward point
21.2
Tahir to Rahane, no run, not all that short to play the cut and hence chopped to backward point
21.1
Tahir to Kohli, 1 run, googly on shortish length, Kohli waits on the back foot and slaps it square on the off-side, sweeper tidies up
13.6
Tahir to Rahane, no run, the slider from a shortish length, Rahane wanted to whip it through the on-side. Only manages an inside edge onto his pad
13.5
Tahir to Rahane, no run, another quick leg-break, Rahane nurdles it on the leg-side off the inside part of the bat
13.4
Tahir to Kohli, 1 run, yes-no-yes situation, but Rahane easily makes his ground. Kohli tapped this quicker ball on middle in front of cover
13.3
Tahir to Rahane, 1 run, gets another one to drift in, the length is too full, driven down to long-on
13.2
Tahir to Rahane, no run, in-drifter on middle and leg, nudged into the leg-side. No run there
13.1
Tahir to Kohli, 1 run, tossed up outside off, Kohli drives it firmly to sweeper cover
11.6
Tahir to Dhawan, no run, half-tracker from Tahir and he gets away with that. Dhawan went deep in his crease to nail the pull shot. Hit straight to Faf at mid-wicket
11.5
Tahir to Kohli, 1 run, Kohli has ample time to pick the length, go back in his crease and punch it to sweeper cover
11.4
Tahir to Dhawan, 1 run, tossed up delivery on middle and off, gently driven down to long-off
11.3
Tahir to Dhawan, FOUR, width provided outside off and Dhawan will punish you all day if you bowl there. Sits down on one knee and cuts it superbly behind square on the off-side. No need to run for those
11.2
Tahir to Kohli, 1 run, slightly too full, whipped to the right of long-on
11.1
Tahir to Kohli, no run, starts with a quick leg-break, driven to the right of short cover, who puts in the dive. The ball deflects to the bowler off the fielder's body
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