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India vs South Africa 2023 1st Test Full Commentary
Result · Dec 26 2023, Tue - 01:30 PM (IST)
INDIA245, 131
SOUTH AFRICA408
South Africa won by an innings and 32 runs
CRR:3.83
Player Of The Match
INDIA SOUTH AFRICA
OUT! Bowled. Nandre Burger to Lokesh Rahul. Seaming in length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed. That brings the first innings of India to a close. India have posted a decent first innings score on the board. Lokesh Rahul batted brilliantly on this surface and got his 8th Test ton. The debutant Nandre Burger bowled exceptionally well and picked up three key wickets. Stay tuned!
Nandre Burger to Lokesh Rahul. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to point for no runs, fielded by Bedingham.
Nandre Burger to Lokesh Rahul. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for no runs, fielded by Petersen.
Nandre Burger to Lokesh Rahul. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs.
Marco Jansen to Prasidh Krishna. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Verreynne.
Marco Jansen to Prasidh Krishna. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to gully for no runs, fielded by Bedingham.
Marco Jansen to Prasidh Krishna. Length ball, off stump on the front foot working, hit pad back to bowler for no runs.
Marco Jansen to Prasidh Krishna. Short, outside off stump swayed away Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Verreynne.
Marco Jansen to Prasidh Krishna. Length ball, off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Verreynne.
Marco Jansen to Prasidh Krishna. Half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Verreynne.
SIX! Gerald Coetzee to Lokesh Rahul. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs. What a century! Top stuff from Rahul.
Gerald Coetzee to Lokesh Rahul. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Verreynne.
Gerald Coetzee to Lokesh Rahul. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Verreynne.
Gerald Coetzee to Prasidh Krishna. Half volley, down leg side on the front foot shoulders arms, Left for 1 run, fielded by Verreynne.
Gerald Coetzee to Prasidh Krishna. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Verreynne.
OUT! Caught. Gerald Coetzee to Mohammed Siraj. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, outside edge, caught by Verreynne. Coetzee gets the first wicket in the match.
SIX! Kagiso Rabada to Lokesh Rahul. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep backward square leg for 6 runs.
Kagiso Rabada to Lokesh Rahul. Seaming away length ball, outside off stump moves in front shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Verreynne.
Kagiso Rabada to Lokesh Rahul. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Verreynne.
FOUR! Kagiso Rabada to Lokesh Rahul. Back of a length, off stump on the back foot glancing, well timed in the air under control past fine leg for 4 runs.
Kagiso Rabada to Lokesh Rahul. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Elgar.
Kagiso Rabada to Lokesh Rahul. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed to short fine leg for no runs, fielded by Coetzee.
Gerald Coetzee to Lokesh Rahul. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to point for 1 run, fielded by Petersen.
Gerald Coetzee to Lokesh Rahul. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to point for no runs, fielded by Petersen.
Gerald Coetzee to Lokesh Rahul. Out-swinging back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Verreynne.
Gerald Coetzee to Lokesh Rahul. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Verreynne.
FOUR! Gerald Coetzee to Lokesh Rahul. Length ball, off stump on the front foot pushing, well timed past long off for 4 runs.
Gerald Coetzee to Lokesh Rahul. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Elgar.
Kagiso Rabada to Mohammed Siraj. Seaming away length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Verreynne.
Kagiso Rabada to Mohammed Siraj. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Elgar.
OUT! Bowled. Jasprit Bumrah to Nandre Burger. In-swinging yorker, off stump on the front foot pushing, missed. That brings the first innings to a close. South Africa have posted a massive lead on the board. Elgar and Jansen batted beautifully and pushed their side to a comfortable zone. Jasprit Bumrah bowled exceptionally well and picked up four wickets. Stay tuned for India's second innings shortly.
Jasprit Bumrah to Nandre Burger. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Rahul.
Jasprit Bumrah to Marco Jansen. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Ashwin.
Jasprit Bumrah to Marco Jansen. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Thakur.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Nandre Burger. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Gill.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Nandre Burger. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Iyer.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Nandre Burger. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Thakur.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Nandre Burger. Off break length ball, down leg side on the back foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Rahul.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Nandre Burger. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Nandre Burger. Off break length ball, to leg on the front foot working, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for no runs, mis-fielded by Rahul.
FOUR! Jasprit Bumrah to Marco Jansen. Half volley, middle stump backing away flick, well timed past long on for 4 runs. What a shot!
Jasprit Bumrah to Marco Jansen. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, hit helmet for no runs, fielded by Rahul.
Jasprit Bumrah to Marco Jansen. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Rahul.
Jasprit Bumrah to Marco Jansen. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, inside edge to fine leg for no runs, fielded by Siraj.
Jasprit Bumrah to Marco Jansen. Yorker, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
Jasprit Bumrah to Marco Jansen. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Sharma.
Mohammed Siraj to Nandre Burger. Seaming away length ball, off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Rahul.
Mohammed Siraj to Nandre Burger. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to point for no runs, fielded by Bumrah.
Mohammed Siraj to Nandre Burger. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Rahul.
Mohammed Siraj to Marco Jansen. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, in the air under control to long off for 1 run, fielded by Krishna.
Mohammed Siraj to Marco Jansen. Short, outside off stump swayed away Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Rahul.
Mohammed Siraj to Marco Jansen. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot flick, hit pad to deep backward square leg for no runs, fielded by Bumrah.
Jasprit Bumrah to Nandre Burger. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to point for no runs, fielded by Thakur.
Jasprit Bumrah to Nandre Burger. Length ball, off stump on the back foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Sharma.
Jasprit Bumrah to Marco Jansen. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Jaiswal, fielded by Ashwin.
Jasprit Bumrah to Marco Jansen. Seaming in length ball, outside off stump on the front foot flick, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for no runs, fielded by Rahul.
Jasprit Bumrah to Marco Jansen. Seaming in length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed to fine leg for no runs, mis-fielded by Rahul.
Jasprit Bumrah to Marco Jansen. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to point for no runs, fielded by Iyer.
Mohammed Siraj to Nandre Burger. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Rahul.
Mohammed Siraj to Nandre Burger. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to point for no runs, fielded by Iyer.
OUT! Caught. Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli. Back of a length, outside off stump down the track pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on, caught by Rabada. Rabada takes a stunner. A dominant victory for South Africa as they win by an innings and 32 runs. South Africa outplayed India in all three departments. Virat Kohli played a lone warrior and top-scored with 76. Nandre Burger was remarkable in his debut game and picked up some key wickets. Dean Elgar is Player of the Match for his stunning batting performance.
Nandre Burger to Prasidh Krishna. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Verreynne.
Nandre Burger to Prasidh Krishna. Length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, hit pad to point for no runs, fielded by Petersen.
Nandre Burger to Virat Kohli. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, hit pad to gully for 1 run, fielded by Markram.
Nandre Burger to Virat Kohli. Length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Verreynne.
FOUR! Nandre Burger to Virat Kohli. Length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, well timed in the air under control past long off for 4 runs.
FOUR! Nandre Burger to Virat Kohli. Length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, thick edge in the air uncontrolled past third man for 4 runs.
Kagiso Rabada to Prasidh Krishna. Full toss, off stump on the front foot defending, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Elgar.
Kagiso Rabada to Prasidh Krishna. Short, outside off stump swayed away Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Verreynne.
Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, outside edge to long off for 1 run, fielded by Elgar.
Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to extra cover for no runs.
Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. Length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, in the air under control to long off for no runs, fielded by Elgar.
Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. Back of a length, outside off stump down the track working, to deep mid wicket for no runs.
Nandre Burger to Prasidh Krishna. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
OUT! Caught. Nandre Burger to Mohammed Siraj. Back of a length, outside off stump ducked Leave, Gloved, caught by Verreynne. Brilliant review from South Africa.
Nandre Burger to Mohammed Siraj. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Verreynne.
FOUR! Nandre Burger to Mohammed Siraj. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, well timed past fine leg for 4 runs.
Nandre Burger to Mohammed Siraj. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Verreynne.
Nandre Burger to Mohammed Siraj. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by de Zorzi.
Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. Short, outside off stump down the track pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Verreynne.
FOUR! Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, well timed past third man for 4 runs.
Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs.
Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Elgar.
OUT! Run Out. Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot dropped, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Elgar, by Rabada. Mix up in the middle.
Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep square leg for 2 runs.
Nandre Burger to Jasprit Bumrah. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Verreynne.
Nandre Burger to Jasprit Bumrah. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
Nandre Burger to Virat Kohli. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by de Zorzi.
FOUR! Nandre Burger to Virat Kohli. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep backward square leg for 4 runs.
Nandre Burger to Virat Kohli. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to mid on for no runs, fielded by Rabada.