India vs South Africa, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: South Africa tour of India, 2019 Venue: Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam Date & Time: Oct 02-Oct 06, 09:30 AM LOCAL
D Piedt 0-102(17 ov)
61.6
D Piedt to Kohli, 1 run, flatter delivery on the leg stump, Kohli punches it to long-on
61.5
D Piedt to Jadeja, 1 run, shortish delivery outside off stump, Jadeja cuts to sweeper cover
61.4
D Piedt to Jadeja, SIX, that is not timed really well, but he's hit this well enough to clear long-on. Flighted delivery on the stumps, Jadeja lofts, came off the bottom of the bat
61.3
D Piedt to Jadeja, 2 runs, worked through the vacant mid-wicket region, Jadeja flicks and takes off, Kohli pushes for two and gets there easily
61.2
D Piedt to Jadeja, 2 runs, short delivery outside off stump, Jadeja cuts to sweeper cover
61.1
D Piedt to Jadeja, SIX, overpitched, right in the slot, lofted, small ground, flat maximum over long-on
59.6
D Piedt to Kohli, no run, waits for this one to arrive from a good length, perfect bit of flight, Kohli allows it to come on and blocks compactly
59.5
D Piedt to Kohli, no run, tossed up and angling in on middle, nurdled away towards midwicket
59.4
D Piedt to Kohli, no run, tossed up on the stumps, whipped back to the bowler
59.3
D Piedt to Jadeja, 1 run, sees this tossed up, a glimmer in his eye, and an open-stance slog-sweep off the inside half towards deep square leg for a single
59.2
D Piedt to Jadeja, no run, zips through towards off-stump, Jadeja tries cutting, chops it off the under-edge towards cover
59.1
D Piedt to Jadeja, no run, loopy delivery dipping on the boots, dug out towards mid-on
57.6
D Piedt to Kohli, no run, spins back in towards off, Kohli is back in the crease and nudges it away towards short midwicket
57.5
D Piedt to Jadeja, 1 run, loopy delivery on middle and leg, whipped down towards mid-on for a single
57.4
D Piedt to Jadeja, no run, skids through on off-stump, Jadeja tries cutting it away off a crouched stance, gets a thick under-edge nearly onto the stumps - but not quite
57.3
D Piedt to Jadeja, 2 runs, skids through on middle and leg, nudged away off the backfoot towards deep square leg for a brace
57.2
D Piedt to Jadeja, no run, tossed up on the stumps, pushed back off the frontfoot stride
57.1
D Piedt to Kohli, 1 run, flat delivery on middle and leg, whipped away towards long-on for a single
55.6
D Piedt to Rohit, SIX, he's on steroids, this man! Chases this looper outside the off-stump, and drags it from the outside-off line and cart that over wide long-on for a third successive monster of a six
55.5
D Piedt to Rohit, SIX, right in the slot, and that's another joke of a slog-sweep flat over deep midwicket for six. This is scary stuff for South Africa!
55.4
D Piedt to Rohit, SIX, okay, Banner out, Hulk in, and Hulk pissed off! A gentle toss-up, Rohit is on his knee and flat-bats a slog-sweep over long-on for six
55.3
D Piedt to Jadeja, 1 run, bait offered, whip-driven over wide silly mid-off for a single
55.2
D Piedt to Jadeja, no run, angling in towards leg, misses the glance, deflects off the pads towards third man
55.1
D Piedt to Rohit, 1 run, skids through on middle and off, whipped away off the backfoot towards midwicket for a single
53.6
D Piedt to Rohit, no run, skids through low, Rohit jack-knifes low and taps it into the wicket hastily
53.5
D Piedt to Rohit, no run, good length but rather wide, and in another twist, it keeps low, Rohit misses the cut and looks distraught
53.4
D Piedt to Jadeja, 1 run, loopy skidder on middle, poked to cover point for a single
53.3
D Piedt to Rohit, 1 run, loopy delivery on middle, whipped down to long-on for a single
53.2
D Piedt to Rohit, FOUR, full and dipping outside off, Rohit plays with the angle, steps across and paddles it away fine for four. This is post-100 Rohit. Watch out...
53.1
D Piedt to Rohit, no run, holds up from a length, whipped back to the bowler off the backfoot
49.6
D Piedt to Pujara, no run, flatter delivery outside off, Pujara runs down the wicket and turns it away towards mid-on
49.5
D Piedt to Pujara, no run, good bounce just outside off from a back of a length, blocked off the backfoot
49.4
D Piedt to Pujara, SIX, another half-tracker, and Pujara rocks back to launch the pull over deep midwicket for a second six!
49.3
D Piedt to Pujara, no run, loopy delivery outside off, Pujara comes down the track and nudges to midwicket
49.2
D Piedt to Rohit, 1 run, skids through outside off, Rohit gets forward and defends towards point with an open face for a quick single
49.1
D Piedt to Rohit, FOUR, drops short, puts forward short leg in mortal peril as Sharma rocks back and crouches to pull it away in front of square leg for four
47.6
D Piedt to Pujara, no run, tries to tuck himself into a bat pad defence as the ball spins in from a length, Pujara was slightly late and a closed bat face means it hit him on the pad first before deflecting onto the splice of the bat. One of the close-in fielders thought it was bat first but the bowler didn't. He was spot on and implored Faf to go for the review. Looked mighty close with technology in play but only if the umpire's verdict was out it would have remained that way. Wasn't to be
47.5
D Piedt to Pujara, byes, FOUR, pitches on middle and bounces extra before whizzing past QDK's gloves to his left. It is not spinning anymore, its just spitting venom. India spinners will be delighted to see this. Pujara couldn't even get anywhere close
47.4
D Piedt to Pujara, no run, quicker and just outside off, Pujara comes down the track and toe-ends the drive to mid-on
47.3
D Piedt to Pujara, no run, no wristwork this time around, just jogs out of his crease and smothers it off the inside half into the leg-side
47.2
D Piedt to Pujara, no run, a little shimmy and then uses his wrists to nudge the full delivery wide of mid-wicket
47.1
D Piedt to Pujara, no run, jumps down the track and negates the flatter delivery under his eyes
33.6
D Piedt to Pujara, 2 runs, just outside off, Pujara charges down and that's whipped away to deep midwicket for a brace
33.5
D Piedt to Pujara, SIX, drops it really short, Pujara rocks back and pulls it into the deep midwicket stands! That's a rare sight! Six #12 for Pujara in Tests...
33.4
D Piedt to Pujara, no run, tossed up just outside off, Pujara comes down the track and pushes it back to the bowler
33.3
D Piedt to Pujara, no run, spins back in from a length, Pujara shimmies down, deceived, and has the Plan B in place: deliberate padding
33.2
D Piedt to Rohit, 1 run, full and wide, a tad quicker, squeezes it away after stretching out I0$ the square boundary - for a single
33.1
D Piedt to Rohit, no run, tossed up and drifting in towards leg, Rohit comes down the track and opens up to defend
31.6
D Piedt to Rohit, no run, beaten, flatter delivery outside off stump, Rohit tries to slash and misses
31.5
D Piedt to Rohit, SIX, Rohit stepped out and lofted this flat to long-on, Muthusamy jumped and caught the ball, but his left toe just touched the boundary cushion when he tried to throw the ball, and his left foot was in contact with the rope even when he tried to grab the rebound. He just ran to join his team-mates, wasn't overly elated about the catch. Replays explained why. Rohit survives
31.4
D Piedt to Rohit, no run, covers the line and defends
31.3
D Piedt to Pujara, 1 run, spinning back in, Pujara flicks to mid-wicket
31.2
D Piedt to Pujara, no run, flatter delivery on the off stump, Pujara defends off the back foot
31.1
D Piedt to Pujara, no run, yorker outside off stump, dug out to mid-on
29.6
D Piedt to Rohit, no run, covers the line and defends
29.5
D Piedt to Rohit, no run, nicely forward to defend this flighted delivery
29.4
D Piedt to Rohit, no run, on the leg stump, Rohit defends
29.3
D Piedt to Rohit, no run, plays to short mid-wicket again
29.2
D Piedt to Rohit, no run, flicked towards short mid-wicket
29.1
D Piedt to Rohit, no run, dabbed to slip
27.6
D Piedt to Pujara, no run, flicked to mid-wicket
27.5
D Piedt to Pujara, no run, padded away
27.4
D Piedt to Pujara, FOUR, this time he connects with the flick shot, along the ground to deep square leg, fielder gives chase but comes second
27.3
D Piedt to Pujara, FOUR, stumping/bowled missed! Tough for QdK to collect because of the inside edge. Pujara advances and tries to flick, misses, he looks to gave got an inside edge, which put the keeper off. The ball missed the off stump by a centimetre
27.2
D Piedt to Pujara, no run, happy back foot defence
27.1
D Piedt to Rohit, 1 run, on the leg stump, Rohit turns it to backward square leg
25.6
D Piedt to Pujara, no run, played towards point
25.5
D Piedt to Pujara, no run, use of the feet to defend
25.4
D Piedt to Pujara, no run, mistimed checked on-drive goes uppishly to mid-on
25.3
D Piedt to Rohit, 1 run, tucked to square leg
25.2
D Piedt to Rohit, no run, Rohit steps out and defends as he doesn't get to the pitch of the ball, pushes it towards cover-point, Rohit wanted a run, but Pujara stays put and that puts Rohit off
25.1
D Piedt to Rohit, no run, flatter delivery on the stumps, Rohit defends
23.6
D Piedt to Pujara, no run, flatter delivery outside off stump, Pujara defends
23.5
D Piedt to Pujara, no run, flicks to the right of mid-wicket
23.4
D Piedt to Pujara, no run, oh sharp turn, Pujara went back to punch, but was cramped for room and managed to defend
23.3
D Piedt to Pujara, no run, this time he defends to the off-side
23.2
D Piedt to Pujara, no run, steps out and nudges into the on-side
23.1
D Piedt to Pujara, no run, Pujara advances and flicks, hits the short leg fielder
21.6
D Piedt to Pujara, no run, use of the feet and then a nudge
21.5
D Piedt to Pujara, no run, blocked
21.4
D Piedt to Pujara, no run, past the outside edge. Flighted delivery outside off stump, Pujara was hinting to run at the bowler, then realised he can't get to the pitch of the ball. Oh he's actually got an edge there, but the deflection was too big and it hit QdK on the right kneeq
21.3
D Piedt to Pujara, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Pujara drives to short mid-wicket
21.2
D Piedt to Pujara, no run, advances and flicks, but can't get it past mid-wicket
21.1
D Piedt to Rohit, 1 run, extra bounce from good length, Rohit adjusts his defence, the ball rolls to square leg
19.6
D Piedt to Rohit, no run, flatter delivery, punched back to the bowler
19.5
D Piedt to Rohit, no run, flatter delivery outside off stump, Rohit defends towards point
19.4
D Piedt to Rohit, no run, flicked to short mid-wicket
19.3
D Piedt to Rohit, FOUR, now the paddle fine to the fine leg boundary. Flighted delivery on the leg stump, Rohit gets inside the line and sends it to the boundary. Counterattack from Ro, how are South Africa going to respond?
19.2
D Piedt to Rohit, SIX, this is a clean hit! The class of Ro there. Not a bad ball at all, but Rohit knows Piedt is very confident with his bowling, so runs at him and lofts the ball over the head and into the sightscreen to upset the rhythm
19.1
D Piedt to Rohit, no run, flighted delivery just outside off stump, Rohit inside edges the drive to short mid-wicket
17.6
D Piedt to Rohit, no run, look at that! Beaten all ends up! He's a bit Nathan Lyon like now. That jump, that shoulder into the release and the revs. Bowls close to 90kph, so it whizzes through, Rohit plays for turn but that's the Day 4 pitch doing it's trick, doesn't turn and almost takes the outside edge through to QdK
17.5
D Piedt to Rohit, no run, Piedt is bowling really well, not too full, not much width either, Rohit can't drive away from the body with all that rough, so gently defends to the left of cover
17.4
D Piedt to Rohit, no run, again moves away in the air and then spins, neatly blocked
17.3
D Piedt to Rohit, no run, extra lift from good length, Rohit defends off the front foot
17.2
D Piedt to Rohit, no run, Piedt is putting a lot of body in his release, getting some drift and then the bite from the pitch, Rohit defends though
17.1
D Piedt to Rohit, 2 runs, soft hands, with an angled bat face, the ball runs to third man off the outer half of the bat
15.6
D Piedt to Pujara, 1 run, oh extra bounce on this flighted delivery, Pujara punches off the back foot through point
15.5
D Piedt to Rohit, 1 run, fairly quick through the air, Rohit sweeps to deep square leg
15.4
D Piedt to Pujara, 1 run, fullish delivery outside off stump, Pujara guides it behind point for a run
15.3
D Piedt to Pujara, no run, full enough to drive off the front foot to mid-on
15.2
D Piedt to Pujara, no run, Pujara gets an inside edge on the defence and it rolls to short leg
15.1
D Piedt to Pujara, no run, steps out and drives to cover
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