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
Faf du Plessis 5(54)
23.3
Ashwin to du Plessis, out Caught by W Saha!! Saha takes a juggling catch - snaffled that in his fourth attempt. Ashwin has dismissed du Plessis for the third time this series. A quicker delivery outside off at 90.8kph and du Plessis pressed across to block. The ball dipped and turned. Took the slightest of edges on the inside part and brushed the thigh pad before going towards the keeper. Saha stayed low to gather it. Didn't collect it in three attempts, kept juggling and in the end gobbled it with a forward dive. Superb reflexes from the keeper. There's a reason why he's rated as the country's best keeper. Faf hung around to check if it was a fair catch. He knew he had got a feather and hence didn't review it. du Plessis c W Saha b Ashwin 5(54)
23.2
Ashwin to Elgar, 3 runs, 89.3kph, floaty half-volley outside off, driven hard to deepish extra cover. The throw comes to the bowler's end and Ashwin got an extra bounce. No one backing up and it results in overthrows
22.5
Jadeja to du Plessis, no run, ripper! Jadeja shortens his length and gets it to spin away from the right-hander. du Plessis did the right thing of not sticking his bat out. Missed the outside nick by an inch or two
22.4
Jadeja to du Plessis, no run, 91.9kph, fired outside off, blocked with an opened bat-face
22.3
Jadeja to Elgar, 1 run, 91.6kph, fetches this fullish ball from outside off and brooms it to fine leg
21.5
Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, 91kph, in-angler from wide of the crease, du Plessis moves back and across to block it out
21.4
Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, 94.2kph, quicker and fuller, du Plessis gets down and sweeps hard. Rohit Sharma, at short leg, is at the firing zone. Hits his leg and dies down
21.3
Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, 88kph, shorter in length, du Plessis allows the ball to do its bit and nudges it into the leg-side
21.2
Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, 86.5kph, turned into the leg-side
21.1
Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, 89.2kph, floaty ball, full in length, dead-batted
20.6
Jadeja to Elgar, no run, a small appeal for lbw, followed by a louder one for a catch. An in-turner at 85.2kph and Elgar got outside the line as he attempted to block. The ball lobbed up off the flap of the front pad and Rahane gathered it at first slip
20.3
Jadeja to du Plessis, no run, fired in on middle and leg, du Plessis gets forward to block, the ball spins and takes the outside edge before rolling wide of silly point
20.2
Jadeja to du Plessis, no run, in-angler at 92.1kph, blunted towards point
20.1
Jadeja to Elgar, 1 run, 88.2kph, fullish ball, knocked towards mid-on
19.5
Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, 96.4kph, pushed through quicker and flatter, patted into the off-side
19.4
Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, 82.9kph, tossed up teasingly outside off, du Plessis is drawn forward on his block. Gets an inside edge onto his pads which dies down on the pitch
19.3
Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, blocked
19.2
Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, du Plessis moves back and across before hanging his bat out. He was playing foe the spin, when there was none. The ball missed the outside edge by a small margin
19.1
Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, 84.8kph, pitches on off from a length and turns a bit, du Plessis hangs back to turn it into the leg-side
18.6
Jadeja to Elgar, no run, 84.5kph, Elgar stays in his crease and turns it defensively with the spin to short leg
17.5
Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, clipped to midwicket
17.4
Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, loud appeal for lbw as du Plessis misses the sweep. Not given. Was the impact outside off? Well, India have decided to challenge that decision. It's a fair delivery. The off-break spun in and went underneath the bat. Clearly no bat. Over to ball-tracking. Impact - umpire's call. Wickets - hitting. The on-field call stays and India don't lose a review. The impact did look dodgy to the naked eye as the South African shuffled across before getting down
17.3
Ashwin to Elgar, 1 run, 89.1kph, drifting onto the pads and that's been worked through midwicket
16.5
Shami to du Plessis, no run, 137.4kph, full and wide of off, another leave from the batsman
16.4
Shami to du Plessis, no run, 140.5kph, good length delivery around the fifth stump channel, du Plessis has a good look at it before hoisting his bat up
16.3
Shami to du Plessis, no run, 142.3kph, in-slanter from wide of the crease and attacking the sticks, du Plessis stays behind the line of it to defend it into off
16.2
Shami to du Plessis, no run, 138.7kph, du Plessis hangs back and bunts this short of length delivery into the leg-side
16.1
Shami to du Plessis, no run, good length ball holding its line outside off, left alone
15.6
Ashwin to Elgar, byes, FOUR, misses everything and runs away to third man for four byes. A tossed up ball from Ashwin, hits the rough outside the line of off-stump and goes past the outside edge who was trying to push with the spin. Goes through the gap between Saha and first slip. The keeper couldn't ride the bounce and the first slip fielder couldn't stop despite a leap. Turn and bounce
14.5
Shami to du Plessis, no run, 136.3kph, touch fuller and closer to off, but not close enough to force the South African into a stroke. Goes to the keeper on the bounce
14.4
Shami to du Plessis, no run, 142.9kph, Shami pulls his length back by a fraction but persists with the wide line, left alone
14.3
Shami to du Plessis, no run, 140.5kph, full and way outside off, ignored
14.2
Shami to du Plessis, no run, 138.8kph, Shami goes fuller, du Plessis is solid in his defence
14.1
Shami to du Plessis, no run, 141.8kph, skiddy length ball, a shuffling Faf offers a straight bat in defence
13.6
Ashwin to Elgar, no run, tossed up ball, Elgar defends it back to the bowler
13.4
Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, 83kph, more loop on this ball, drifts into the right-hander, du Plessis looks to defend with a slightly closed bat-face, gets a leading edge towards point
13.3
Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, 95.2kph, quicker ball, du Plessis pushes it back to the bowler
13.2
Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, 82.8kph, du Plessis gets forward to blunt it it with the spin to short leg
13.1
Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, flighted delivery outside off, du Plessis moves across to defend it on the leg-side
12.6
Shami to Elgar, no run, fuller length ball, Elgar push-drives and Shami collects it in his followthrough before throwing it at the striker's end. Elgar quickly turns around and makes his ground. The ball wasn't far away from the batsman. A stare from Shami follows..
11.5
Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, du Plessis brings out the sweep to counter Ashwin. Oh, but he's hit it straight at FSL. Rohit, who was taking cover presents his back and wears a blow in the fleshy part
11.4
Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, slower outside off, Plessis strides forward and knocks it out
11.3
Ashwin to du Plessis, no run, flat and goes straight on, smothered off the back foot
11.2
Ashwin to Elgar, 1 run, flatter on middle and leg, worked through mid-wicket
10.6
Shami to Elgar, no run, fuller and just outside off, check-drive from Elgar to mid-off
9.5
U Yadav to Elgar, 1 run, snaking down leg, whipped away to fine leg
9.1
U Yadav to du Plessis, no run, 139.5kph. Directs it down leg, du Plessis wanted to glance it fine but can't make any connection
8.6
Ishant to Elgar, no run, straightish, accurate from Sharma. Met with a defensive push down the pitch
7.5
U Yadav to Elgar, 1 run, targets the leg-stump line, clipped to the left of mid-on
6.5
Ishant to du Plessis, no run, 134.1kph, tails in off the deck and du Plessis gets into a messy position, unable to counter it. Struck on the thigh pad and it rolls to point
6.4
Ishant to du Plessis, 2 runs, inswinger that threatens to breach Plessis' defences, who just evades it by getting his bat forward and inside-halves it behind square
6.3
Ishant to du Plessis, no run, hint of lateral movement for Sharma after pitching. This kept coming back, very close to the off-stump. du Plessis trusts his instincts and raises his bat
6.2
Ishant to Elgar, 1 run, protacts his hands and punches it to point
5.5
U Yadav to du Plessis, no run, short and again spills it down the leg-side, du Plessis leaves it
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