South Africa vs India, 3rd ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: India tour of South Africa, 2017-18 Venue: Newlands, Cape Town Date & Time: Feb 07, 01:00 PM LOCAL
Chris Morris 1-45(9 ov)
48.6
Chris Morris to Kohli, 1 run, full toss on off, Kohli does not get the heave off the middle, on the bounce to deep mid-wicket
48.6
Chris Morris to Kohli, wide, Kohli is livid with himself. Full toss around leg and he misses the whip, gets a wide but with fine leg inside the ring, he wanted more on the freebie
48.5
Chris Morris to Bhuvneshwar, 1 run, follows the backing away Bhuvneshwar and cramps him for room, chopped to point
48.4
Chris Morris to Kohli, 1 run, goes a bit too hard on this length delivery and loses his shape, squirted off the inside edge to short fine leg
48.3
Chris Morris to Kohli, SIX, caught and Miller slides over the boundary rope. All bottom hand from the Indian skipper. Waited in the crease for the length delivery and pumped it wide of long-on. Excellent stuff from Miller, who covered ground and caught it with both hands, the momentum took him over the ad cushions
48.2
Chris Morris to Bhuvneshwar, 1 run, nice juicy full toss and Bhuvneshwar had backed away a long way, he reaches out and drags the drive to mid-wicket. He would be disappointed there as a scoring opportunity
48.1
Chris Morris to Kohli, 1 run, low full toss on off, Kohli mistimes the drive to long-on. The bat turned on impact
46.6
Chris Morris to Bhuvneshwar, no run, good over from Morris, just the 5 off it. Bhuvneshwar made room and the ball was speared full around, sliced drive to backward point and Kohli denies the single so he can keep strike
46.5
Chris Morris to Kohli, 1 run, low full toss on the stumps, Kohli drives it down the ground to long-on
46.4
Chris Morris to Bhuvneshwar, 1 run, good length ball on off, Bhuvneshwar taps it wide of point and hands the strike back
46.3
Chris Morris to Kohli, 1 run, back of a length around the hips, tucked away to deep square leg
46.2
Chris Morris to Bhuvneshwar, 1 run, that's what Bhuvneshwar has to do - give the strike back to Kohli. Full delivery on the stumps, eased past the non-striker and down to long-on
46.1
Chris Morris to Kohli, 1 run, darted full and outside off, Kohli squeezes the drive to sweeper cover
36.6
Chris Morris to Dhoni, no run, full and flicked to mid-wicket. Only 16 runs have come off the last 5 overs
36.5
Chris Morris to Kohli, 1 run, short and slow at 127ks, Kohli had made too much room for his own good. Reaches out and is early into his uppish slap to third man
36.4
Chris Morris to Dhoni, 1 run, bit of shape in the air for this full 140ks ball, push-driven through covers
36.3
Chris Morris to Dhoni, no run, swings in after it leaves Dhoni. Reverse? 139ks
36.2
Chris Morris to Dhoni, no run, leaves a wide slower delivery to the keeper
36.1
Chris Morris to Dhoni, no run, half-forward push to mid-off
34.6
Chris Morris to Kohli, 1 run, dabbed to third man. Vacant spaces but a loud "no" from Dhoni there before he concedes defeat and gives in to Kohli's run
34.5
Chris Morris to Kohli, no run, now beats him on the outside edge. Gets some outswing on this cutter ball and beats Kohli on the drive here
34.4
Chris Morris to Kohli, no run, Kohli has looked fidgety for a while here. Runs aren't coming so easily. Goes for the pull, front-footed, and spoons it off the splice. Short of Amla at mid-wicket
34.3
Chris Morris to Dhoni, 1 run, prodded through cover-point for a single
34.2
Chris Morris to Kohli, 1 run, throws his bat at it and the edge drops well short of the third man fielder
34.1
Chris Morris to Kohli, no run, there's a loud appeal for a caught behind. Drags the ball down, does Morris, and cramps Kohli's pull by angling it into him. Kohli's played over the line there. Appeal was for a bit of glove, but none there
32.6
Chris Morris to Dhoni, no run, good bounce on this back of a length delivery, no room too, Dhoni shoulders arms
32.5
Chris Morris to Hardik Pandya, out Caught by Klaasen!! South Africa chipping in with wickets in these middle overs. Morris bowls this sucker length ball outside off - following up the full and straight one on the pads last ball - and draws a slappy waft from Hardik Pandya. Thin edge to the keeper, plotted by the lack of footwork and overreliance on hands-only approach. Gone. Hardik Pandya c Klaasen b Chris Morris 14(15) [6s-1]
32.4
Chris Morris to Hardik Pandya, no run, plays across the line and blocks to mid-wicket, while pinned in the crease. One might skid on and rap him on the pad there..
32.3
Chris Morris to Hardik Pandya, no run, checks the back foot punch to cover. Hardik Pandya says in Hindi that the ball's stopping
32.2
Chris Morris to Kohli, 1 run, takes the front leg outta way and punches through cover-point
32.1
Chris Morris to Hardik Pandya, 1 run, bottom-handed jab through covers
15.6
Chris Morris to Dhawan, 1 run, tucks it to deep square leg for a single
15.5
Chris Morris to Dhawan, FOUR, fine shot by Dhawan! Short delivery on middle and leg, Dhawan pulls it to perfection and beats the fielder at fine leg
15.4
Chris Morris to Dhawan, no run, gets beaten as he attempts to ramp the shortish delivery. That was inches away from kissing the outside edge
15.3
Chris Morris to Kohli, 1 run, mistimes his punch against this shortish delivery. Manages to get a single at sweeper, nevertheless
15.2
Chris Morris to Dhawan, 1 run, short and wide outside off, Dhawan crunches that away to sweeper cover and gets off the strike
15.1
Chris Morris to Kohli, 1 run, length delivery on middle and leg, knocks it towards short mid-wicket and scampers across for a run
13.6
Chris Morris to Dhawan, 1 run, yes, he does. Bowls a length delivery outside off, Dhawan plays it with soft hands and only gets a single as it rolls down to third man
13.5
Chris Morris to Dhawan, no run, shuffles in his crease and digs out the yorker to the fielder at mid-on. Has been a fine over by Morris so far, can he end it well?
13.4
Chris Morris to Dhawan, no run, slower length delivery outside off, Dhawan is too late in getting his bat down in time
13.3
Chris Morris to Dhawan, no run, shimmies down the wicket and leaves the bouncer. Good thinking by Morris there, dragged the length back on seeing the batsman charge down the wicket
13.2
Chris Morris to Kohli, 1 run, 139kph and aimed on the pads, easy pickings for Kohli who flicks it away to deep square leg
13.1
Chris Morris to Kohli, no run, good length delivery angled into the batsman, defends it like a pro to short mid-wicket
11.6
Chris Morris to Kohli, 1 run, good running between the wickets! Calls for a quick single and completes it again. Pushed that full length delivery towards mid-off and quickly got to the other end. He's taking these close singles, should be more careful
11.5
Chris Morris to Dhawan, 1 run, short of a length delivery around off, Dhawan pulls that away to square leg and takes a single
11.4
Chris Morris to Dhawan, no run, short of a length around off, defends it off his back foot
11.3
Chris Morris to Kohli, 1 run, a direct hit and Dhawan was a goner! Knocks the length delivery in front of point and calls for a quick single. Duminy from point attempted a underarm throw at the striker's end but failed to score, Dhawan had given up. It was the southpaw's call and it was completely misjudged
11.2
Chris Morris to Kohli, no run, banged short on middle and leg, Kohli is on his toe as he plays a drop-shot to the left side of the pitch.
11.1
Chris Morris to Kohli, 2 runs, Kohli walks across and flicks the length delivery through the gap at mid-wicket. Fielder in the deep is too square, hence the batsmen manage to take two
9.6
Chris Morris to Kohli, FOUR, edgy! Not a convincing shot but the batsman will take that boundary. Back of a length around off, Kohli goes for a back foot punch and gets an inside edge that takes it away to the fine leg fence. Might have easily rocked back on the stumps. Riding his luck, is the Indian skipper
9.5
Chris Morris to Kohli, no run, short of a length outside off, Kohli goes for a back foot punch but fails to get the desired timing on that
9.4
Chris Morris to Kohli, no run, back of a length outside off, decides to block it down
9.3
Chris Morris to Kohli, 2 runs, gets an inside edge as he looks to drive. Goes away to the fine leg region and the batsmen manage to take two. Was a full length delivery that came in sharply
9.2
Chris Morris to Kohli, no run, back of a length outside off, Kohli plays it with soft hands in front of the cordon
9.1
Chris Morris to Kohli, no run, full in length and outside off, Kohli defends it off his front foot. Wants a single but decides against it as Morris charges towards the ball
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