South Africa vs India, 1st ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: India tour of South Africa, 2021-22 Venue: Boland Park, Paarl Date & Time: Jan 19, 10:30 AM LOCAL
Bhuvneshwar Kumar 0-64(10 ov)
47.6
Bhuvneshwar to van der Dussen, 2 runs, cutter outside off, on a good length, van der Dussen cuts to the left of sweeper for a couple
47.5
Bhuvneshwar to van der Dussen, SIX, what a way to bring up the 200-run stand. Full-toss on the stumps, van der Dussen gets inside the line and thumps it over fine-leg, the fine-leg was up and van der Dussen with a hint of ABD in that one-knee swing to leg
47.5
Bhuvneshwar to van der Dussen, wide, wide outside off, the slower delivery goes wrong
47.4
Bhuvneshwar to Bavuma, 1 run, into the blockhole outside leg, Bavuma clips to deep mid-wicket
47.3
Bhuvneshwar to van der Dussen, 1 run, low full-toss on the stumps, swung away to deep square
47.2
Bhuvneshwar to Bavuma, 1 run, speared in full on the pads, Bavuma backs away outside leg, gets a thin inside-edge onto pad which wrongfoots Pant and goes away for a single
47.1
Bhuvneshwar to van der Dussen, 1 run, there's the 100 for van der Dussen. Fine knock and he gets there with a single to fine-leg. Is a very good player in this format
45.6
Bhuvneshwar to Bavuma, 1 run, Bhuvneshwar fires in the yorker, follows Bavuma who squeezes it out to deep mid-wicket, retains the strike with that run
45.5
Bhuvneshwar to Bavuma, FOUR, Bavuma edges the cut and it goes over Pant. Dug in short, Bavuma waits for it and slashes, the top-edge takes it over the keeper and to the fence
45.4
Bhuvneshwar to van der Dussen, 1 run, shortish outside off, van der Dussen pulls to deep backward square
45.3
Bhuvneshwar to Bavuma, 1 run, full-toss on the stumps, Bavuma drives to long-on but the fielder gets around and keeps it to a single
45.2
Bhuvneshwar to van der Dussen, 1 run, 135kph, right up there, van der Dussen bunts a single to long-on
45.1
Bhuvneshwar to van der Dussen, 2 runs, low full-toss and van der Dussen flicks to deep square, they take another quick two
34.6
Bhuvneshwar to Bavuma, no run, length ball wide of off, chopped straight to cover
34.5
Bhuvneshwar to Bavuma, 2 runs, fuller length ball wide of off, drilled to sweeper cover for a couple
34.5
Bhuvneshwar to Bavuma, wide, goes for the wide yorker and ends up spilling it outside the tramline
34.4
Bhuvneshwar to Bavuma, FOUR, authoritative shot! Harmless short ball, Bavuma picks the length early, stands tall and pulls powerfully over mid-wicket for a one-bounce four
34.3
Bhuvneshwar to Bavuma, no run, tries to heave across the line and inside-halves to mid-wicket
34.2
Bhuvneshwar to Bavuma, no run, length ball, Bavuma defends with soft hands
34.1
Bhuvneshwar to van der Dussen, 5 runs, oh dear! Rassie van der Dussen pats a length ball to point's right and sets off for a sharp single. The fielder has a shy at the striker's end and misses the target. The batters decide to take one more on overthrows and there's more drama. Two fielders converge - deep backward square leg and deep mid-wicket, the latter deflects the ball away to the fence while trying to attack and throw the ball. Poor stuff!
32.6
Bhuvneshwar to Bavuma, 1 run, 131kph, on a length and outside off, cut away to sweeper cover
32.5
Bhuvneshwar to Bavuma, 2 runs, 117kph, slower ball from a short of length, Bavuma hops and turns it backward of square leg
32.4
Bhuvneshwar to Bavuma, 2 runs, 127kph, width on offer, scythed square of the wicket, beating backward point to his right
32.3
Bhuvneshwar to van der Dussen, 1 run, uses the bowler's pace and width to run it down to third man
32.2
Bhuvneshwar to van der Dussen, no run, good length ball that moved away a bit, van der Dussen tries to direct it into the off-side with an opened bat-face but gets beaten on the outside edge. It was the knuckle ball from Bhuvneshwar Kumar
32.1
Bhuvneshwar to Bavuma, 1 run, punched to mid-off's left
32.1
Bhuvneshwar to Bavuma, wide, 115kph, off-speed ball too wide outside off. Bavuma tries to reach out for it and misses
30.6
Bhuvneshwar to van der Dussen, 1 run, 128kph, wider line, van der Dussen leans forward and forces it to sweeper cover
30.5
Bhuvneshwar to van der Dussen, no run, 126kph, stays in his crease and fences this length ball to backward point
30.4
Bhuvneshwar to Bavuma, 1 run, 134kph, drives straight to mid-off and Bavuma hares to the other end
30.3
Bhuvneshwar to Bavuma, no run, short of length, Bavuma punches to short cover
30.2
Bhuvneshwar to Bavuma, no run, banged in short, the line's well outside off and Bavuma fails to make contact with his upper-cut. Bavuma has a puzzled look as that's not been wided
30.1
Bhuvneshwar to van der Dussen, 1 run, 125kph, full and wide of off, van der Dussen laces it through cover
9.6
Bhuvneshwar to Bavuma, no run, blocked down the pitch
9.5
Bhuvneshwar to de Kock, 1 run, back of a length around off, punched to mid-on and de Kock charges across as Rahul misses the target
9.4
Bhuvneshwar to Bavuma, 1 run, back of a length delivery just outside off, steered wide of backward point. Bhuvneshwar ran right down the middle of the pitch in his followthrough and is given a first official warning
9.3
Bhuvneshwar to Bavuma, 2 runs, a hoick from Bavuma who miscues it! But it's gone over midwicket. Good length delivery, at the stumps, Bavuma takes a couple of steps down and swings hard, getting it off the bottom of his bat
9.2
Bhuvneshwar to Bavuma, no run, back of a length on middle, clipped to midwicket
9.1
Bhuvneshwar to Bavuma, no run, pitched up on middle, Bavuma mistimes the drive to mid-on
7.6
Bhuvneshwar to de Kock, 2 runs, back of a length around middle, punched back down the ground by de Kock who'll get back for two. Timing not quite there to take it all the way
7.5
Bhuvneshwar to Bavuma, 1 run, this time mid-on's in much closer, alert to Bavuma's tap and run. But Ashwin misfields after charging in even as Bavuma puts in a desperate dive
7.4
Bhuvneshwar to Bavuma, no run, short of length on off, blocked down the pitch
7.3
Bhuvneshwar to de Kock, 1 run, good length on leg, de Kock takes a couple of steps down before flicking it to long leg
7.2
Bhuvneshwar to Bavuma, 1 run, full around middle, Bavuma knocks it in front of mid-on and sets off for a quick single
7.1
Bhuvneshwar to Bavuma, no run, back of a length on off, blocked down the pitch
5.6
Bhuvneshwar to Bavuma, no run, has that carried? Pant's not sure and umpire Erasmus walks across to have a chat with the square leg umpire, before sending it upstairs with the soft signal of not out. Oh it's clearly bounced in front. Back of a length delivery around off, nips away ever so slightly and takes the edge as Bavuma looks to defend. Again you can see the slowness of the pitch, the edges aren't exactly flying through
5.5
Bhuvneshwar to Bavuma, no run, pitched up on middle and leg, driven to mid-on
5.4
Bhuvneshwar to Bavuma, no run, good length on off, Bavuma gets a thick inside edge onto pad in defence
5.3
Bhuvneshwar to de Kock, 1 run, clipped off the pads to long leg
5.2
Bhuvneshwar to de Kock, no run, beats the outside edge! Back of a length delivery across off, it's released with a wobbly seam but it unscrambles itself after pitching and swings away. Goes past the edge as de Kock looks to guide it towards deep third
5.1
Bhuvneshwar to de Kock, no run, good length outside off, steered to point
3.6
Bhuvneshwar to de Kock, no run, short of length across off, de Kock punches to mid-off
3.5
Bhuvneshwar to Janneman Malan, 1 run, takes a couple of steps down the pitch, it swings away off a good length around off and squares him up. Takes a thick edge to deep third
3.4
Bhuvneshwar to Janneman Malan, no run, good length around middle, Malan hangs back and defends
3.3
Bhuvneshwar to Janneman Malan, no run, blocks it into the off-side from the crease once more
3.2
Bhuvneshwar to Janneman Malan, no run, good length around off, blocked from the crease
3.1
Bhuvneshwar to Janneman Malan, FOUR, that's gone right through the legs of backward point! Good length outside off, Malan punches it crisply and it sneaks through. Sloppy effort
1.6
Bhuvneshwar to de Kock, no run, takes a couple of steps down the pitch, it's back of a length from Bhuvneshwar and de Kock turns it to midwicket
1.5
Bhuvneshwar to de Kock, no run, back of a length delivery that's nice and straight, de Kock blocks
1.4
Bhuvneshwar to de Kock, no run, an appeal for LBW but de Kock is on the walk down the pitch. It's hit him on the back leg after shaping in slightly. Seems too high though. It had pitched outside leg too as ball-tracking shows
1.4
Bhuvneshwar to de Kock, wide, full ball swinging down leg, de Kock advances but can't get bat on it
1.3
Bhuvneshwar to de Kock, no run, back of a length around off, blocked towards cover
1.2
Bhuvneshwar to de Kock, no run, oh beauty! Good length delivery that pitches around middle and then nips away past the outside edge as de Kock is opened up from over the wicket
1.1
Bhuvneshwar to de Kock, 2 runs, fuller side of a length across off, not much swing, and de Kock drives on the up through point. Not much timing but it's in the gap for a couple
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