India vs South Africa, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: South Africa tour of India, 2019 Venue: Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune Date & Time: Oct 10-Oct 14, 09:30 AM LOCAL
Vernon Philander 37(72)
66.1
U Yadav to Philander, out Caught by W Saha!! Strangled down the leg-side. Eventually, Yadav's persistance pays off. Similar dismissal like de Bruyn's. Having shown a lot of patience, Philander doesn't get his bat out of the way on this delivery that was arrowed down leg. Faint tickle and Saha gobbles it comfortably. Two wickets now are India away from a clinical win. Philander c W Saha b U Yadav 37(72) [4s-2 6s-2]
65.6
Jadeja to Maharaj, no run, there's that occasional jaffa. Bites off from a length and turns venomously. Maharaj was getting forward in a bid to defend. It breaks away sharply and beats the outside edge
65.4
Jadeja to Philander, no run, straighter and quicker, stabbed after getting his weight forward
65.3
Jadeja to Philander, no run, prodded to backward point
65.2
Jadeja to Philander, no run, tosses it up above the eyeline, blocked
65.1
Jadeja to Philander, no run, on the stumps, inches forward and kills it
64.6
U Yadav to Maharaj, no run, he's spraying it all over the place. Third loosener of the over as he splays it down the leg-side
63.5
Jadeja to Philander, 2 runs, loop and late dip on this flighted delivery makes Philander drive it a bit early towards cover
63.4
Jadeja to Philander, no run, flatter, Philander is anchored to the crease and smothers it
63.3
Jadeja to Maharaj, 1 run, I0$, tosses it up outside off. Maharaj checks his push wide of mid-off
63.1
Jadeja to Philander, no run, quicker and on off, Philander gets a stride forward and eases it with soft hands
62.6
U Yadav to Maharaj, FOUR, ruthless from Maharaj. Stamps his authority against a short ball, muscling the pull in front of square on the leg-side
61.5
Kohli to Philander, no run, similar delivery, grinded out by Philander
61.4
Kohli to Philander, no run, nails into the blockhole, dead-batted
61.3
Kohli to Philander, FOUR, "Catch" was the shout and it evades extra cover. Philander throws his bat on the drive and creams it a bit airly, however it's out of Ashwin's grasp and zooms away to the boundary
61.2
Kohli to Philander, no run, slanting in at 101.3kph, patiently blocked under his eyes
61.1
Kohli to Philander, no run, loopy low full toss outside off, Philander has a look and leaves
60.6
Jadeja to Maharaj, no run, flat and full, pushed back, and that's tea on Day 4!
59.5
Ashwin to Philander, no run, spins back in, Philander gets forward and offers a deadbat
59.4
Ashwin to Philander, no run, a tad slow off the good length spot, blocked off the backfoot
59.3
Ashwin to Philander, FOUR, half-volley dished up wide of the off-stump, Philander sets up and throws his hands at this, drills it to the deep extra cover boundary for four
59.2
Ashwin to Philander, no run, tossed up on off-stump, driven back to the bowler
59.1
Ashwin to Philander, no run, loopy full one on off, driven off a press to mid-off
58.6
Rohit to Philander, 1 run, angles it in towards middle, whipped away by Philander to deep square leg for a single
58.5
Rohit to Philander, no run, another off-break from a back of a length, Philander pushes it back off the backfoot
58.4
Rohit to Philander, no run, spins back in and keeps low from a back of a length, Philander blocks it out into the off-side
58.3
Rohit to Philander, no run, hurries a little from a length, tapped hastily on the head back to Sharma
58.2
Rohit to Philander, no run, loopy and full outside off, driven to mid-off
58.1
Rohit to Maharaj, 1 run, short and wide, a long-hop, cut away off the backfoot, square of the wicket for a single
57.5
Ashwin to Philander, 2 runs, angling down leg-side again, and that's dropped with the top-hand, wide of leg-slip and towards fine leg for a couple
57.4
Ashwin to Philander, no run, spins back in and keeps low, slow turn, and he's onto the backfoot to nudge it into the on-side
57.3
Ashwin to Philander, no run, spins back in, Philander is onto the backfoot and drops it into the on-side to the left of forward short leg
57.2
Ashwin to Philander, no run, a gentle toss-up outside off, Philander smothers it with the forward defence
57.1
Ashwin to Maharaj, 3 runs, dropped short, slapped away off the backfoot towards sweeper cover for a treble as a diving Ishant cuts it off eventually
56.5
Rohit to Maharaj, 1 run, spinning into the stumps, turned away with the spin to square leg for a single
56.1
Rohit to Philander, no run, tossed up outside off, blocked
55.6
Jadeja to Philander, 1 run, flat and fast @92.7km/h onto the thigh, nudged off the backfoot towards backward square leg for a single
55.5
Jadeja to Philander, no run, a bit more air outside off, pushed towards cover off the frontfoot
55.4
Jadeja to Philander, no run, skids through towards leg-stump, deflected towards square leg
55.3
Jadeja to Philander, no run, a bit more bounce, pushed onto the backfoot, dropped towards cover point
55.2
Jadeja to Philander, no run, a bit of turn away, tapped on the head with the spin into the off-side
55.1
Jadeja to Philander, no run, flat on off-stump, defended to silly point
54.6
Ashwin to Maharaj, no run, quick and straight, draws Maharaj forward, and he smothers the spin with the forward defensive
53.5
Jadeja to Philander, no run, zips through outside off, tapped towards the off-side off the frontfoot
53.4
Jadeja to Maharaj, 1 run, slightly short, skiddy, chopped to cover point for a single
53.2
Jadeja to Philander, no run, spinning away a little, but too full, blocked off the frontfoot
53.1
Jadeja to Philander, no run, on the knee-roll from a shortish length, tapped on the head towards mid-on
52.6
Ashwin to Maharaj, no run, angling down leg with good bounce and overspin, Maharaj stands tall and allows Saha to do the hard work of collecting it
51.6
Jadeja to Maharaj, no run, flat and quick, rather full on middle and off, Maharaj gets forward and drives it back to the bowler
50.5
Ashwin to Philander, no run, straight and quick on off-stump, a top-handed drop into the wicket
50.4
Ashwin to Philander, no run, uses the width of the crease, bowls one on a good length but too wide to cause trouble. Left alone
50.3
Ashwin to Philander, no run, turns back in, and a top-handed maneuver to forward short leg off the frontfoot
50.2
Ashwin to Philander, no run, flatter on middle, very full, deadbatted off the frontfoot
50.1
Ashwin to Philander, no run, short and wide, no turn, chopped to point
49.6
Jadeja to Maharaj, no run, holds its line angling in, Maharaj leaves it bravely alone
47.5
Jadeja to Philander, no run, full and flat ball on off-stump, Philander lunges forward and deadbats
47.4
Jadeja to Philander, no run, flat delivery on off-stump, Philander gets forward and blocks it out towards point
47.3
Jadeja to Philander, no run, angling sharply in towards leg-stump, Philander opens up his stance and blocks
47.2
Jadeja to Maharaj, 1 run, similar delivery on off, punched softly to mid-off again and they rush through for a single
45.6
Jadeja to Philander, 1 run, angling into the pads, tucked off the backfoot towards backward square leg for a single
45.5
Jadeja to Philander, no run, flat and quick on off, deadbatted off the frontfoot
45.4
Jadeja to Philander, no run, flatter and quicker outside off, open-faced poke to point
45.3
Jadeja to Philander, SIX, Whoof! What's happening here? Given a bit of flight, Philander steps across and slog-sweeps that against the turn over the wide long-on boundary and into the crowd for six! Consecutive sixes!
45.2
Jadeja to Philander, SIX, overpitches, does Jadeja, Philander steps forward and lofts this cleanly over the straight boundary for six! Where did that come from?
45.1
Jadeja to Philander, no run, zips through outside off, left alone by Philander
44.6
Shami to Maharaj, no run, another short ball at the head, Maharaj ducks under this one and leans back with apprehension in case it keeps low. Comfortably sails through to Saha...
44.3
Shami to Philander, no run, another one on a back of a length, subtle movement back in off the wicket, Philander gets back and drops it off the backfoot
44.2
Shami to Philander, no run, bounced, 141.2km/h, Philander is already forward-pressing, alarmed by the bumper, gets back and fends it into the on-side - in the air for a while but no forward short leg. No protection on his arm either, and that could've been dangerous for his non-bowling arm!
44.1
Shami to Philander, no run, seams back in from a back of a length, Philander gets onto the backfoot and pokes, gets a thick inside edge onto his thigh. Went wide of the crease with that one
43.6
Jadeja to Senuran Muthusamy, no run, a bit more air from over the wicket to the left-hander, Senuran Muthusamy gets forward to the pitch of it and cuts off the angle by smothering the spin with the forward defensive
43.4
Jadeja to Philander, no run, fired in @87.6km/h on off, blocked out off the frontfoot
43.3
Jadeja to Philander, no run, flat and quick on off, driven inside out to mid-off
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