India Women vs South Africa Women, One-off Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: South Africa Women tour of India, 2024 Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Date & Time: Jun 28-Jul 01, 09:30 AM LOCAL
Rajeshwari Gayakwad 2-55(30.4 ov)
154.4
Gayakwad to de Klerk, out Bowled!! And that will be it. South African have been bowled out, finally. The near 155-over resistance comes to an end. de Klerk goes down to sweep a full ball and missed it completely, the ball skids through and hits the off pole after beating the top-edge. de Klerk b Gayakwad 61(185) [4s-8 6s-1]
154.3
Gayakwad to Mlaba, 1 run, quicker and sliding into the pads, Mlaba does well to drag the pull to the right of mid-wicket
154.2
Gayakwad to Mlaba, no run, short and spins away outside off, left alone to the keeper
154.1
Gayakwad to Mlaba, no run, full on off, Mlaba prods across and defends it into the off-side
152.6
Gayakwad to Mlaba, no run, full on off, clipped away to the right of short fine
152.5
Gayakwad to de Klerk, 1 run, worked away behind square on the leg-side
152.4
Gayakwad to de Klerk, no run, dropped! Pooja puts down an absolute sitter. de Klerk went for a lofted drive down the ground and skewed it off the thick toe-end towards mid-off. Pooja came running in and ends up making an absolute meal of the catch. She went for the reverse cup and couldn't even get her fingers on it. The ball snuck through and hit her shoulder, Pooja tried to catch the rebound, but had no chance since the body momentum was taking her forward/ Renuka too tried to get close to the ball, but no dice!
152.3
Gayakwad to de Klerk, no run, short and keeps low on the stumps, de Klerk drags the pull off the thick inside half to the left of short mid-wicket
152.2
Gayakwad to de Klerk, no run, quicker on off, de Klerk hangs and defends
152.1
Gayakwad to de Klerk, FOUR, fifty up for Nadine de Klerk! A gritty knock and also her maiden fifty in Test cricket. Stays low, fetches the full delivery from leg stump and sweeps it all along the way to the left of square leg
143.6
Gayakwad to de Klerk, no run, tapped with the spin to backward point
143.5
Gayakwad to de Klerk, no run, fullish in-drifter, de Klerk dead-bats
143.4
Gayakwad to de Klerk, no run, straighter line, hint of spin and de Klerk stonewalls
143.3
Gayakwad to de Klerk, no run, 79.3kph, arm ball, skids off the deck and keeps low, de Klerk stays leg-side and brings her bat down hurriedly to keep it out on the off-side
143.2
Gayakwad to Masabata Klaas, 1 run, 77.2kph, spinnig away, Klaas chases it and plays with soft hands to guide it to the left of gully. The second run was on but de Klerk wants to keep the strike. Just a single
143.1
Gayakwad to Masabata Klaas, no run, fullish in-drifter, Masabata Klaas defends it out on the leg-side
141.6
Gayakwad to de Klerk, no run, 69.5kph, extra bounce from a length and de Klerk goes back to defend with soft hands. Maiden over!
141.5
Gayakwad to de Klerk, no run, 75.6kph, middle-stump line, de Klerk barricades it from the crease
141.4
Gayakwad to de Klerk, no run, quicker one that slides on with the arm, de Klerk hangs back and brings her bat down in time to block it out
141.3
Gayakwad to de Klerk, no run, 72.5kph, tossed up and full in length, driven to extra cover
141.2
Gayakwad to de Klerk, no run, 71kph, hint of away-spin and de Klerk taps it to gully
141.1
Gayakwad to de Klerk, no run, very full from round the wicket, de Klerk makes room to drive it to extra cover
139.6
Gayakwad to de Klerk, no run, 70.4kph, tossed up delivery and de Klerk gets forward to block it to cover
139.5
Gayakwad to Sinalo Jafta, 1 run, 76.1kph, length ball, Sinalo Jafta goes back in her crease to work it through square leg
139.4
Gayakwad to Sinalo Jafta, no run, 72.7kph, more air on this in-drifting full ball, Sinalo Jafta stonewalls
139.3
Gayakwad to Sinalo Jafta, no run, 77.9kph, low bounce outside off, Sinalo Jafta has ample time on the back foot to punch it to mid-off
139.2
Gayakwad to Sinalo Jafta, no run, 74.5kph, flighted ball, full in length, Sinalo Jafta miscues the drive to mid-off
139.1
Gayakwad to Sinalo Jafta, no run, 75.5kph, length ball around off, punched to cover off the back foot
132.6
Gayakwad to Sekhukhune, no run, well wide of off stump, left alone to the keeper
132.5
Gayakwad to Sekhukhune, no run, quicker and spins down leg, Sekhukhune looks to leave it alone, but the ball slides in and hits her on the front pad
132.4
Gayakwad to Sekhukhune, no run, floated up just outside off, tapped away with soft hands
132.3
Gayakwad to Sekhukhune, 2 runs, this one drifts in sharply outside off, Sekhukhune goes back and opens the bat face really late to dab it off the outside half to the right of backward point
132.2
Gayakwad to Sekhukhune, no run, looped up outside off, blocked solidly off the front foot
132.1
Gayakwad to Sekhukhune, no run, full on off, Sekhukhune strides forward and blocks to silly point
130.6
Gayakwad to Sekhukhune, no run, quicker one, outside off, Sekhukhune opens the bat's face and guides it past slip. They don't take a single
130.5
Gayakwad to Sekhukhune, no run, stays back and opens the bat's face to guide it down to short third
130.4
Gayakwad to de Klerk, 1 run, goes over the wicket and de Klerk push drives it down to deep cover for a single
130.3
Gayakwad to de Klerk, no run, arm ball on the pads, nudged down on to the on-side
130.2
Gayakwad to de Klerk, no run, stays back and taps it down into the off-side with soft hands
130.1
Gayakwad to de Klerk, no run, gets on to the front foot and defends it out into the off-side
128.6
Gayakwad to de Klerk, no run, quicker, skids on, de Klerk taps it down to point
128.5
Gayakwad to de Klerk, no run, on the pads, nudged down to mid-wicket
128.4
Gayakwad to de Klerk, no run, quicker, de Klerk goes back and stabs it but fails to beat point
128.3
Gayakwad to de Klerk, no run, on the pads, nudged down to mid-wicket. Doesn't take a single
128.2
Gayakwad to de Klerk, no run, arm ball, outside off, stabbed down to point
128.1
Gayakwad to de Klerk, no run, flighted one, blocked to the fielder at cover
126.6
Gayakwad to de Klerk, no run, gets forward and defends it to cover
126.5
Gayakwad to de Klerk, no run, tossed up delivery, de Klerk comes on the front foot and pushes it to cover
126.4
Gayakwad to de Klerk, no run, flatter one, outside off, de Klerk gets forward and blocks it
126.3
Gayakwad to de Klerk, no run, quicker one, turns a smidgen, blocked out into the off-side
126.2
Gayakwad to de Klerk, no run, quicker one, outside off, left alone to the keeper
126.1
Gayakwad to de Klerk, no run, stays back again, stabs it down into the off-side
124.6
Gayakwad to de Klerk, no run, very good start for Gayakwad. Shortish, outside off, slapped down to short cover
124.5
Gayakwad to de Klerk, no run, goes back and defends it down into the deck
124.4
Gayakwad to de Klerk, no run, tossed up delivery, de Klerk pushes it down to cover
124.3
Gayakwad to de Klerk, no run, tossed up delivery, de Klerk defends it out into the deck
124.2
Gayakwad to de Klerk, no run, flighted one, outside off, turns away, left alone
124.1
Gayakwad to de Klerk, no run, turn, the keeper fumbles as de Klerk looked to push at it
113.6
Gayakwad to de Klerk, no run, 80.8kph, goes on straight with the arm and keeps low as well, de Klerk does well to block it out. Maiden over
113.5
Gayakwad to de Klerk, no run, lovely delivery! Tossed up at 74.4kph, drifts in, pitches on middle and spins away to beat the defensive outside edge of de Klerk
113.4
Gayakwad to de Klerk, no run, 83.3kph, fuller ball, pushed to the left of the bowler
113.3
Gayakwad to de Klerk, no run, another one that keeps low, de Klerk stays back and defends with an opened bat-face
113.2
Gayakwad to de Klerk, no run, low bounce, de Klerk brings her bat down in time to block it out on the off-side
113.1
Gayakwad to de Klerk, no run, too full, de Klerk moves leg-side to drive it to extra cover
111.6
Gayakwad to de Klerk, 1 run, slightly fuller, keeps a touch low, de Klerk drops it in front of cover and calls her partner through for a quick single
111.5
Gayakwad to de Klerk, no run, very full, de Klerk moves leg-side and drives to wide mid-off
111.4
Gayakwad to de Klerk, no run, hint of extra bounce and de Klerk moves leg-side to defend with soft hands
111.3
Gayakwad to de Klerk, no run, pushed defensively into the cover
111.2
Gayakwad to de Klerk, no run, low bounce, a backing away de Klerk brings her bat down just in time to dab it towards extra cover
111.1
Gayakwad to de Klerk, no run, 73kph, moves leg-side and drives this overpitched ball straight to cover
109.6
Gayakwad to de Klerk, no run, 72.2kph, in-drifter on leg, dips on the batter, de Klerk gets forward and defends it back to the bowler
109.5
Gayakwad to de Klerk, 2 runs, trifle short on off, scythed to sweeper cover off the back foot for a brace
109.4
Gayakwad to de Klerk, no run, 74.7kph, pitches around off and spins away, de Klerk blocks with a squared up stance
109.3
Gayakwad to de Klerk, no run, 71.3kph, stays back to a fullish ball and defends towards point
109.2
Gayakwad to de Klerk, no run, 74.9kph, in-drifter, de Klerk presses forward to push it towards cover
109.1
Gayakwad to de Klerk, no run, tapped with the spin towards point
107.6
Gayakwad to Sinalo Jafta, no run, 73.3kph, off-stump line, no turn, defended back to the bowler
107.5
Gayakwad to de Klerk, 1 run, 71kph, tossed up ball, de Klerk leans forward to drive and the ball goes to the left of backward point off the outer half of the bat. There's a direct-hit at the keeper's end but Sinalo Jafta is comfortably in. Easy decision for the TV umpire
107.4
Gayakwad to de Klerk, no run, 75.2kph, de Klerk blunts this arm ball into the on-side
107.3
Gayakwad to de Klerk, no run, 71.8kph, de Klerk gets forward and blocks with soft hands. The ball trims the outside edge and falls short of first slip
107.2
Gayakwad to de Klerk, no run, 74kph, left alone outside off
107.1
Gayakwad to de Klerk, no run, 73.8kph, flighted delivery, de Klerk stays leg-side and drives hard. Finds mid-off
105.6
Gayakwad to Sinalo Jafta, FOUR, Jafta gets off the mark with a boundary! Trifle short, Sinalo Jafta rocks back and opens the bat-face to nicely punch it behind square on the off-side
105.5
Gayakwad to Wolvaardt, out Lbw!! 79.5kph, Wolvaardt has been adjudged lbw and she reviews quickly. Stays back to work this length ball into the leg-side and gets pinned on the pad. There's not much spin, going down leg with the angle? No bat involved, confirmed by UltraEdge. Over to ball-tracking and it's three reds! India are cock-a-hoop. End of a fantastic knock from the South African captain. She hangs back after shuffling to glance it through the leg-side. Misses to get hit on the pads adjacent to the sticks and HawkeEye showed it to be hitting leg. The ball might have straightened ever so lightly. Rajeshwari Gayakwad strikes in her first over of the day! Wolvaardt lbw b Gayakwad 122(314) [4s-16]
105.4
Gayakwad to Wolvaardt, no run, 71kph, length ball without turn, punched to cover
105.3
Gayakwad to Wolvaardt, no run, 73.8kph, fuller one on off, Wolvaardt blocks it into the off-side
105.2
Gayakwad to Wolvaardt, no run, 78.6kph, non-turner, punched to cover off the back foot
105.1
Gayakwad to Wolvaardt, 2 runs, 73.7kph, spinning away outside off from a short of length, stabbed to deep point off the back foot
76.6
Gayakwad to Kapp, no run, goes back and pats it down into the off-side
76.5
Gayakwad to Kapp, no run, this has been a decent over so far. Most balls on the sticks. This one floated away, outside off, left alone
76.4
Gayakwad to Kapp, no run, gets another stride, smothers it out into the off-side
76.3
Gayakwad to Kapp, no run, well doled up, Kapp gets a stride out and defends it back to the bowler
76.2
Gayakwad to Wolvaardt, 1 run, looks to get a stride out, gets an edge and the ball dribbles past the slip fielder for a single
76.1
Gayakwad to Wolvaardt, no run, flatter one, stabbed down to silly point
74.6
Gayakwad to Kapp, no run, well doled up ball, Kapp gets right behind it and defends it out into the off-side
74.5
Gayakwad to Kapp, no run, quicker one, on the pads, tucked down to mid-wicket
74.4
Gayakwad to Kapp, no run, goes back and defends it down into the deck
74.3
Gayakwad to Kapp, no run, goes back and nudges the ball down on to the on-side
74.2
Gayakwad to Kapp, no run, gets a stride out and defends it into the off-side
74.1
Gayakwad to Kapp, no run, tossed up delivery, Kapp pushes it out to cover
72.6
Gayakwad to Wolvaardt, no run, goes back again, was on the sticks, no skid on the ball and has been nudged down on to the on-side
72.5
Gayakwad to Wolvaardt, no run, stays back and defends it out into the off-side
72.4
Gayakwad to Luus, 1 run, through the off-side for a single. Was dragged short, put away off the back foot
72.3
Gayakwad to Luus, FOUR, and four. Tossed up ball, outside off, Luus lofts it and mistimes it over mid-off. There were cries off catch but it went over
72.2
Gayakwad to Luus, no run, well looped up, driven to the fielder at cover
72.1
Gayakwad to Wolvaardt, 1 run, Gayakwad hasn't been used much I feel. Tossed up ball, driven wide of mid-off for a single
60.6
Gayakwad to Luus, no run, short outside off, punched away to the right of short extra cover
60.5
Gayakwad to Luus, no run, full on off, pushed back to the right of the bowler
60.4
Gayakwad to Luus, no run, quicker on off, tapped back to the bowler
60.3
Gayakwad to Luus, no run, flat on the stumps, solid block
60.2
Gayakwad to Luus, FOUR, dished wide of off stump, Luus jumps on the back foot and slaps it in the gap between cover and extra cover
60.1
Gayakwad to Luus, no run, full on the stumps, Luus smothers it with soft hands
58.6
Gayakwad to Wolvaardt, no run, full on off, blocked to the left of the bowler
58.5
Gayakwad to Wolvaardt, no run, tossed up wide of off, Wolvaardt gets on the front foot and drives to extra cover
58.4
Gayakwad to Wolvaardt, no run, goes on the back foot and blocks the full delivery to silly point
58.3
Gayakwad to Wolvaardt, no run, tossed up outside off, Wolvaardt slices the drive past the diving right hand of silly point
58.2
Gayakwad to Luus, 1 run, pushed away to cover for a quick single. A direct hit at the batting end would have been interesting, not to be...
58.1
Gayakwad to Luus, no run, floated up outside off, Luus searches for a drive and it spins past her outside edge and goes to the left of slip
45.6
Gayakwad to Wolvaardt, no run, 74.9kph, trifle short on middle and leg, Wolvaardt turns it to square leg
45.5
Gayakwad to Wolvaardt, no run, full on off, driven crisply off the front foot but straight to mid-off
45.4
Gayakwad to Wolvaardt, FOUR, the line is much straighter and Wolvaardt rocks back to swivel-pull. Gets a thick inside edge and the ball has the legs to run away to the fine leg fence
45.3
Gayakwad to Wolvaardt, no run, 78.4kph, decent bounce from a length, punched to cover
45.2
Gayakwad to Wolvaardt, no run, fuller ball on the stumps, Wolvaardt blocks it out
45.1
Gayakwad to Wolvaardt, no run, width on offer, stabbed to deep-ish cover
43.6
Gayakwad to Wolvaardt, no run, in-drifter, Wolvaardt misses the glance to get hit on the pads. Optimitic appeal for lbw. Pitched outside leg
43.5
Gayakwad to Wolvaardt, no run, 71.6kph, fuller ball, push-driven to extra cover
43.4
Gayakwad to Wolvaardt, no run, 69.7kph, pitches around leg and spins, Wolvaardt defends off the back foot
43.3
Gayakwad to Wolvaardt, no run, 70kph, fuller length, a big stride forward from Wolvaardt to push it to cover
43.2
Gayakwad to Wolvaardt, no run, 74.2kph, off-stump line, punched to extra cover
43.1
Gayakwad to Wolvaardt, no run, 71.8kph, driven straight to extra cover
40.6
Gayakwad to Luus, no run, off-stump line with not much spin and Luus defends it back to the bowler
40.5
Gayakwad to Luus, no run, 69.8kph, now, that's where she has to bowl more often than not. Tossed up, drifts in, lands just outside off and draws the batter forward to drive/push. Spins away to beat the outside edge
40.4
Gayakwad to Luus, no run, 72.5kph, in-drifter on off, stonewalled
40.3
Gayakwad to Luus, no run, 72.2kph, fuller ball and Luus blocks it into the on-side
40.2
Gayakwad to Luus, no run, chopped with the spin towards cover
40.1
Gayakwad to Luus, no run, 78.4kph, length ball, Luus miscues the punch to cover
38.6
Gayakwad to Wolvaardt, 1 run, 80.1kph, leg-lined and Wolvaardt glances through square leg
38.5
Gayakwad to Wolvaardt, no run, 73.2kph, defends off the back foot
38.4
Gayakwad to Wolvaardt, no run, 71kph, the line is well outside off, Wolvaardt moves across and shoulders arms
38.3
Gayakwad to Wolvaardt, FOUR, 79.6kph, that's easy for the batter. Pitches outside leg, Wolvaardt shuffles across and helps it on its way to fine leg for four more
38.2
Gayakwad to Wolvaardt, byes, FOUR, 70kph, tossed up outside leg, Wolvaardt misses the glance and even the keeper doesn't cover the line. Dribbles away to fine leg for four byes
38.1
Gayakwad to Wolvaardt, no run, over the wicket, length ball, punched to extra cover
36.6
Gayakwad to Luus, no run, 78.2kph, sees the width to cut, not that short and under-edges it towards first slip who takes it on the bounce
36.5
Gayakwad to Luus, no run, 73.6kph, stays back to this full ball and keeps it out on the off-side with a block
36.4
Gayakwad to Luus, no run, 79.3kph, middle-stump line, Luus hangs back to block it back to the bowler
36.3
Gayakwad to Luus, no run, sharp spin away from the right-hander, Luus plays inside the line to let it go
36.2
Gayakwad to Luus, 2 runs, spinning away with good bounce, Luus rocks back to slap the cut through extra cover
36.1
Gayakwad to Luus, no run, 72.8kph, looped up ball, full on off, defended
31.6
Gayakwad to Luus, 1 run, full on the stumps, driven to the left of mid-on for a quick single
31.5
Gayakwad to Luus, no run, touch flatter on off stump, Luus hangs back to defend
31.4
Gayakwad to Luus, no run, tossed up on and around off, draws Luus forward and spins it past the outside edge
31.3
Gayakwad to Luus, no run, harmless delivery outside off, left alone to the keeper
31.2
Gayakwad to Luus, 2 runs, full on leg stump, Luus sweeps and gets it to the right of deep square. Easy two...
31.1
Gayakwad to Luus, no run, slow and short outside off, punched straight to backward point
29.6
Gayakwad to Wolvaardt, no run, short and wide of off, left alone to the keeper
29.5
Gayakwad to Wolvaardt, no run, flat and just outside off, Wolvaardt sits back and taps it into the off-side
29.4
Gayakwad to Wolvaardt, no run, full on off, blocked back down the pitch
29.3
Gayakwad to Wolvaardt, no run, full outside off, Wolvaardt lunges across and blocks off the inside edge
29.2
Gayakwad to Wolvaardt, no run, full outside off, driven firmly to the left of cover
29.1
Gayakwad to Wolvaardt, no run, full on the stumps, played back to the bowler
19.6
Gayakwad to Luus, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries for Sune Luus! She shows full face of the bat to this full delivery and drives it firmly in the tiny gap between mid-on and short mid-wicket
19.5
Gayakwad to Luus, FOUR, swept away! Gets low and picks the full ball from outside off, times it superbly all along the ground through mid-wicket
19.4
Gayakwad to Luus, no run, full and just outside off, blocked back to the bowler
19.3
Gayakwad to Luus, no run, driven away to the left of mid-on
19.2
Gayakwad to Luus, no run, full and spins away outside off, Luus misses the sweep and the ball deflects off the front pad to the left of the slip fielder
19.1
Gayakwad to Luus, no run, full on off, forward and defended into the off-side
17.6
Gayakwad to Wolvaardt, no run, full on leg stump, blocked to short mid-wicket
17.5
Gayakwad to Wolvaardt, no run, sliding in with the arm, Wolvaardt defends it with soft hands
17.4
Gayakwad to Wolvaardt, no run, punched off the back foot to short cover
17.3
Gayakwad to Wolvaardt, no run, full and just outside off, forward and blocked into the off-side
17.2
Gayakwad to Wolvaardt, no run, goes on the back foot and nudges it to the right of mid-wicket
17.1
Gayakwad to Wolvaardt, no run, tossed up outside off, Wolvaardt presses forward and pushes it to the left of cover
15.6
Gayakwad to Wolvaardt, no run, full on off, driven firmly towards mid-off
15.5
Gayakwad to Wolvaardt, no run, tossed up just outside off, Wolvaardt gets forward and blocks it off the thick inside edge
15.4
Gayakwad to Wolvaardt, no run, drifts in from a length, knocked gently into the leg-side
15.3
Gayakwad to Wolvaardt, no run, goes on the back foot and drops the slider into the leg-side
15.2
Gayakwad to Wolvaardt, no run, fuller and closer to off, forward and blocked
15.1
Gayakwad to Wolvaardt, no run, a little too full outside off, Wolvaardt jams the drive to the left of cover
13.6
Gayakwad to Wolvaardt, no run, and defends it
13.5
Gayakwad to Wolvaardt, no run, tossed up delivery, well outside off, Wolvaardt looks to defend and gets an edge. The keeper looked to grab it to her right but failed to grab it. It landed short of the slip fielder
13.4
Gayakwad to Wolvaardt, no run, gets right behind it and defends it
13.3
Gayakwad to Wolvaardt, no run, flatter one, Wolvaardt pats it down to the silly point fielder
13.2
Gayakwad to Wolvaardt, no run, tossed up delivery and defends it
13.1
Gayakwad to Wolvaardt, no run, tossed up delivery, turns away, Wolvaardt looks to defend and gets beaten
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