South Africa vs India, 5th ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: India tour of South Africa, 2017-18 Venue: St George's Park, Port Elizabeth Date & Time: Feb 13, 01:00 PM LOCAL
Phehlukwayo 0-34(8 ov)
38.6
Phehlukwayo to Rohit, no run, short of length on the stumps, blocked
38.5
Phehlukwayo to Rohit, FOUR, gallops down the pitch and slams the lofted drive wide of long-off, one bounce and over the ropes
38.4
Phehlukwayo to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, eased down to long-on
38.3
Phehlukwayo to Rohit, 1 run, inside-edge onto pad and then hesitation. Yes-no, yes-no... Rohit could have been in trouble, but thankfully for him there's no direct hit this time. Iyer was quick to respond, but Rohit was late to take off. All ends well...
38.2
Phehlukwayo to Rohit, no run, gets across and offers a dead bat in response
38.1
Phehlukwayo to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, off-cutter, full outside off, a fluent drive to long-on
36.6
Phehlukwayo to Rohit, no run, very full outside off, punch-driven to mid-off
36.5
Phehlukwayo to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, slower and fuller outside off, Iyer walks across and drills the drive to long-on
36.4
Phehlukwayo to Shreyas Iyer, no run, angles his bat and pushes to backward point
36.4
Phehlukwayo to Shreyas Iyer, wide, slips down leg, wided
36.3
Phehlukwayo to Shreyas Iyer, no run, fuller and homing in on the stumps, Iyer taps with a straight bat
36.2
Phehlukwayo to Shreyas Iyer, no run, length delivery on off, poked into the leg-side
36.1
Phehlukwayo to Shreyas Iyer, no run, flashes to backward point
34.6
Phehlukwayo to Rohit, 2 runs, clobbers the ball to deep mid-wicket and again there's indecision in running. They make peace and run two in the end
34.5
Phehlukwayo to Rohit, no run, plonks his bat at a wide one and defends it to backward point
34.4
Phehlukwayo to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, whipped off the pads through mid-wicket
34.3
Phehlukwayo to Shreyas Iyer, no run, pushed to cover
34.2
Phehlukwayo to Shreyas Iyer, no run, full and straight, Iyer drives, Phehlukwayo sticks his hand out to make a half-stop
34.1
Phehlukwayo to Shreyas Iyer, no run, good length just outside off, Iyer smothers it towards point
32.6
Phehlukwayo to Rohit, no run, it was short and speared in at a decent pace, Rohit went for the pick-up pull, but the lackadaisical nature of the pitch didn't allow the ball to bounce as much as it should have. (we are talking about South African tracks mind you) Grazes Rohit's thigh pad and settles in the keeper's mitts. South Africa thought they had him and went for a review. No dice. Technology, the xavier... Time for drinks
32.5
Phehlukwayo to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, guides one down to third man
32.4
Phehlukwayo to Rohit, 1 run, pats the ball on its head and runs a single down to third man
32.3
Phehlukwayo to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, angled in, worked away behind square
32.2
Phehlukwayo to Rohit, 1 run, uses the width to dab a single to third man
32.1
Phehlukwayo to Rohit, no run, on a length just outside off, tapped into the off-side
30.6
Phehlukwayo to Rohit, 1 run, sees width and throws his hands on the drive, protection in the deep, so only a single
30.5
Phehlukwayo to Rohit, no run, punched back to Phehlukwayo
30.4
Phehlukwayo to Rohit, no run, there and thereabouts of off-stump, tapped down the pitch
30.3
Phehlukwayo to Rahane, 1 run, and again! This time he gets it through the vacant square leg region and helps himself for a single
30.2
Phehlukwayo to Rahane, no run, looks to punch, but the ball gripped and arrived a tad later than he anticipated, dragged off the inside edge into the leg-side
30.1
Phehlukwayo to Rahane, no run, angling in towards off, driven back to the bowler
15.6
Phehlukwayo to Kohli, no run, good length delivery just outside off and headed for the top of off-stump, Kohli guides it to cover point with an angled bat
15.5
Phehlukwayo to Kohli, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, seaming in a tad, and Kohli is into an attempted late cut too early; gets cramped for room. He looks livid, but he has only himself to blame for trusting this pitch
15.4
Phehlukwayo to Kohli, 2 runs, short-ish ball dying down after bounce and rising upto the waist, Kohli goes through with a pseudo-pull to backward square leg for a couple
15.3
Phehlukwayo to Kohli, 2 runs, good length ball outside off, Kohli gets low in his stance and steers it to third man and takes on the arm of Morkel to rob two runs off Phehlukwayo
15.2
Phehlukwayo to Kohli, no run, good length ball just outside off, punched to point off the front foot
15.1
Phehlukwayo to Kohli, no run, short ball outside off, Kohli advances down and has to adjust the pull shot by tapping it on the head wristily to mid-on
13.6
Phehlukwayo to Kohli, 2 runs, back of a length delivery with a bit of width outside off, Kohli comes forward and dangerously wafts his bat at it whilst trusting the bounce, gets it away to deep backward point off the meat for a brace
13.5
Phehlukwayo to Kohli, no run, good length ball heading for off-stump, but the ball meets Kohli's inconquerable blade on its way
13.4
Phehlukwayo to Rohit, 1 run, just a fraction short with very little width outside off, even more so after it seams in, but Rohit plays a skilful and cute late-cut to third man for a single
13.3
Phehlukwayo to Rohit, no run, good length ball on middle angling in towards leg, punched to mid-on off the back foot
13.2
Phehlukwayo to Kohli, 1 run, good length ball on off, Kohli punches it off a big stride to sweeper cover for a single
13.1
Phehlukwayo to Rohit, 1 run, good length ball just a tad wide outside off, run down to third man for a single
11.6
Phehlukwayo to Kohli, 1 run, back of a length delivery just outside off, Kohli runs it down to third man for another easy single
11.5
Phehlukwayo to Kohli, no run, ooooh! short ball with some width outside off, but it landed on the seam and jagged in, Kohli tries to play a transfer of weight shot off the back foot without any feet and almost plays it on. Gets it onto the pad off the inside edge
11.4
Phehlukwayo to Kohli, no run, slower delivery, short-ish just outside off, Kohli tries to punch it away through the off-side, miscues it back to the bowler
11.3
Phehlukwayo to Rohit, 1 run, just a fraction short outside off, punched down to deep point for a single
11.2
Phehlukwayo to Kohli, 1 run, back of a length delivery seaming in a tad, defended off the back foot, gets it to mid-on off the inside half for a quick single
11.1
Phehlukwayo to Kohli, FOUR, good length ball outside off, Kohli comes across and forward to convert that into a half-volley and whip-drives it to the extra cover fence for four. Bulleted away to the fence
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