Australia vs South Africa, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: South Africa tour of Australia, 2022-23 Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Date & Time: Dec 26-Dec 29, 10:30 AM LOCAL
Dean Elgar 26(68)
22.5
Starc to Elgar, out Elgar Run Out!! This is a massive moment. Elgar gone with lunch less than 10 minutes away. But another wicket that can go into the gifted category. Fullish delivery and Elgar pushes it to the right of mid-off, sets off on a risky single and is caught short by Marnus' brilliance. He moves swiftly to his right, slides to stop the ball and throws while on the move, hits the target at the bowler's end and Elgar is well short of the crease. Elgar run out (Labuschagne) 26(68) [4s-2]
22.4
Starc to Elgar, no run, what happened there? Not sure Elgar wanted to play that. Short of length delivery around off, Elgar was backing away and got squared up, leaves his bat up and the ball flies off the outer half to point. Luckily it went to ground quickly and well in front of Lyon
22.3
Starc to Elgar, no run, short of length delivery, Elgar wanted to punch it but a bit of inward movement foils his timing and he picks out mid-off
22.2
Starc to Elgar, no run, I0$ back of a length on off, Elgar hops and knocks it in front of mid-on
22.1
Starc to Elgar, no run, I0$ fullish delivery attacking the stumps, Elgar pushes it with a straight bat to mid-on
20.5
Starc to Elgar, 1 run, attempts the yorker but strays down leg, Elgar helps it along the way to fine leg
20.4
Starc to Elgar, no run, peach! Scrambled seam delivery in the channel around off, Elgar hops and does not get behind the line, the ball whizzes past the outside edge
20.3
Starc to Elgar, no run, I0$ delivery aimed for off-stump, Elgar stays in the crease and defends it back
20.2
Starc to Elgar, no run, cramps Elgar with a back of a length delivery, he hops and tucks it with soft hands to mid-wicket
20.1
Starc to Elgar, no run, on a length and outside off, Elgar lifts his bat and lets it go
18.6
Boland to Elgar, FOUR, 5000 Test runs for Elgar. He gets there with a lovely drive. Boland searches for the outside edge by going full and outside off, Elgar leans forward and creams the drive straight of mid-off. Marnus does not even bother to chase it and that's how well it was timed
18.5
Boland to Elgar, no run, back of a length on off, Elgar gets on top of the bounce and defends with soft hands
18.4
Boland to Elgar, no run, angled across Elgar and he's squared up a bit, squirts an outside edge and the ball goes on the bounce to gully
18.1
Boland to Elgar, 1 run, angled in from round the wicket, Elgar tucks it behind square on the leg-side and Starc keeps it to a single
17.1
Green to Elgar, 1 run, Lyon almost pulls off a stunner. Another loose shot from a South Africa batter. Full and outside off, Elgar reaches for the drive and slices it in the air towards backward point, Lyon flies to his left and goes one-handed, but the ball does not stick and another lucky escape for Elgar. Is it his day?
15.6
Lyon to Elgar, no run, short of length and turning away, Elgar hangs back and cuts it to cover
15.5
Lyon to Elgar, no run, flighted outside off, Elgar pushes it firmly and finds cover in the way
15.4
Lyon to Elgar, no run, flatter and tad short around off, Elgar rides the bounce and knocks it to cover-point
15.3
Lyon to Elgar, no run, slower and lands it perfectly on a fullish length, Elgar slices the push towards cover
15.2
Lyon to Elgar, no run, drops it short and offers width outside off, Elgar cracks the cut and hits it straight to cover-point
15.1
Lyon to Elgar, no run, tossed up and bit too full, Elgar works it against the spin and picks out mid-on
13.3
Lyon to Elgar, 1 run, drifting down leg, Elgar leans forward and flicks it backward of square
13.2
Lyon to Elgar, no run, tossed up on off-stump, Elgar prods forward and angles the block to point
12.6
Boland to Elgar, no run, uhhh! Keeps probing around the off-stump channel, Elgar is unsure whether to play or leave, in the end he leaves his bat hanging away from the body and is lucky not to have edged it
12.5
Boland to Elgar, no run, good length ball around off, Elgar prods forward and blocks it back
12.4
Boland to Elgar, no run, back of a length close to off, Elgar gets behind the line and defends it to the off-side
12.3
Boland to Elgar, FOUR, this time Marnus is beaten. Similar length from Boland and Elgar presses forward, does not go hard on the drive and places it perfectly to the left of mid-off. The timing takes care of the rest
12.2
Boland to Elgar, no run, Marnus with a brilliant stop. Full and outside off, Elgar leans forward and drives wide of mid-off, Marnus throws himself to the right and makes a one-handed save. Stopped a certain boundary
12.1
Boland to Elgar, no run, nearly! Boland making things happen. The ball rolls gently back onto the stumps and there's no pace to dislodge the bails. Elgar escapes. Back of a length in the channel, Elgar is squared up and defends it down near his feet, but the ball rolls back and kisses the off-stump
11.6
Lyon to Elgar, 1 run, pushed it through around off, Elgar punches it wide of cover-point and calls de Bruyn for a quick single
11.5
Lyon to Elgar, no run, flatter and short of length, Elgar rides the bounce and knocks it to point
11.4
Lyon to Elgar, no run, once more quicker and on the shorter side, Elgar cuts and picks out cover-point
11.3
Lyon to Elgar, 2 runs, fraction short and Elgar is quick to get on top of it, cuts it past backward point and picks up a brace
11.2
Lyon to Elgar, no run, flighted on off-stump, Elgar hangs back and defends to the off-side
11.1
Lyon to Elgar, no run, tossed up and bit of turn outside off, Elgar lifts his bat and lets it go. He gives a nod to Lyon
10.2
Boland to Elgar, 1 run, too straight from Boland, on the pads and it's clipped down to long leg for a single
10.1
Boland to Elgar, no run, fuller length delivery and holding its line wide of off, left alone
9.4
Cummins to Elgar, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside off, Elgar leans into the drive and places it wide of cover for a single
9.3
Cummins to Elgar, no run, banged in short and angling down the leg-side, Elgar swivelled across on the pull and missed
9.2
Cummins to Elgar, no run, on a good length and just outside off, defended back at the bowler
9.1
Cummins to Elgar, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, Elgar plays with a slightly open angle as he defended it to the off-side
8.5
Boland to Elgar, 1 run, short of a good length and just outside off, Elgar drops it in front of cover-point and sets off for a quick single - excellent running from the pair
8.4
Boland to Elgar, no run, on a good length and well wide of off, left alone
8.3
Boland to Elgar, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, Elgar drives crisply and straight to the fielder at mid-off
7.6
Cummins to Elgar, no run, tad fuller and just outside off, Elgar drops it in front of cover-point and thinks about a run, decides wisely against it
7.5
Cummins to Elgar, no run, on a good length and angling into the left-hander, nudged to the on-side
7.4
Cummins to Elgar, no run, tad fuller and just outside off - Elgar wasn't fully forward as he drove, skewed off the thick front-edge and Cummins makes a sprawling stop on his followthrough
7.3
Cummins to Elgar, no run, an inside edge and there's no FSL, lobbed up in the air off the inner half of the bat, onto the pad and dropped in front of where FSL would've been - the angle causing Elgar problems here, he's been unable to cover it on the tuck
7.2
Cummins to Elgar, no run, fraction fuller and just outside off, Elgar prods across, gets his bat down in time and defends it to the on-side
7.1
Cummins to Elgar, no run, short of a good length and angling back into the left-hander, Elgar shuffles across, lifts his bat and lets it go
6.1
Starc to Elgar, 1 run, fuller length delivery on off, Elgar leans forward and pushes it wide of mid-off, good chase from Labuschagne and he keeps them down to a single
4.6
Starc to Elgar, no run, Starc shortens the length around off, Elgar opens himself up as he defended it back at the bowler
4.5
Starc to Elgar, no run, fuller length delivery and slanting into the left-hander, Elgar shuffled across on the clip and missed, fell over on the shot and misses
3.6
Cummins to Elgar, no run, on a good length and shaping away from outside off, Elgar covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go
3.5
Cummins to Elgar, no run, chance and Cummins has dropped it, that should have been traken, wasn't really tough, perhaps didn't come as fast as he expected, went grabbing at that and it burst through, on a good length and around the off-stump channel, Elgar was shaping for the flick, the bat turned slightly on impact and he ended up pushing it off the leading edge, to the left of the bowler on his followthrough
3.4
Cummins to Elgar, no run, on a good length and at the stumps, Elgar leans across and defends it back at the bowler
3.3
Cummins to Elgar, no run, on a good length and shaping away from outside off, Elgar watches it closely, lifts his bat and lets it go
2.6
Starc to Elgar, no run, Starc shortens the length and angles one across the left-hander, left alone
2.5
Starc to Elgar, no run, very full and a hint of swing away from off - Elgar was looking to jam it out and could've so easily edged it on its way to the keeper
2.3
Starc to Elgar, 1 run, tad too short and Starc hasn't got his line right, drifts onto the pads and Elgar tucks it in front of mid-wicket for a single
2.2
Starc to Elgar, no run, Starc shortens the length and angles one across the left-hander, another leave from Elgar
2.1
Starc to Elgar, no run, fuller length delivery and shaping away from wide of off, left alone
1.1
Cummins to Elgar, 1 run, tad too straight from Cummins, on the pads and it's nudged away quite awkwardly, behind square on the on-side for a single
0.5
Starc to Elgar, 3 runs, too full and too straight from Starc, on the pads and it's clipped away through mid-wicket, long chase from mid-on and Elgar is back for the third
0.4
Starc to Elgar, no run, Starc goes full and gets a bit of swing away from off, but Elgar doesn't need to play at those, left alone
0.3
Starc to Elgar, 2 runs, runs for Elgar, that'll make him feel better - on a length and slanting into the pads, he shuffles across slightly and tucks it past FSL, back for the second
0.2
Starc to Elgar, no run, fuller length delivery and shaping away from outside off, nothing threatening as far as Elgar is concerned, has another look and lets it go by
0.1
Starc to Elgar, no run, a gente start from Starc, on a good length and shaping away from outside off - Elgar has a good look, covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go
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