24/01Result
3rd Test, India tour of South Africa at Johannesburg, Jan 24-27 2018
India won by 63 runs
Player of the Match
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Bhuvneshwar KumarIndia
24/01Result
3rd Test, India tour of South Africa at Johannesburg, Jan 24-27 2018
India won by 63 runs
Player of the Match
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Bhuvneshwar KumarIndia

END OF OVER:
77 | (wicket maiden) | IND: 187/10

  • Jasprit Bumrah0 (7b)
  • Kagiso Rabada18.4-7-39-3
  • Lungi Ngidi15-7-27-1

4.58pm A fantastic bowling performance from South Africa again, has wrapped up India for 187 after they chose to bat first on a spicy Johannesburg pitch. With the amount of movement on offer, it's not a terrible score, much like the Newlands Test. But India are under-par, irrespective of the conditions. We have about 24 minutes of play left, about six overs. Join us soon.

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76.4
W
Rabada to Kumar, OUT, 136 kph, caught at wide mid-on and India's innings is shut out for 187. A bouncer around middle and leg, Bhuvneshwar can't time his pull, is very late on the stroke. So the timing is bad, chipped to Phehlukwayo, who runs to his right and takes a good catch!

B Kumar c Phehlukwayo b Rabada 30 (72m 49b 4x4 0x6) SR: 61.22

76.3
0
Rabada to Kumar, no run, another short delivery outside off, this is slightly wider outside off so he sways, not ducks. Very impressive innings
76.2
0
Rabada to Kumar, no run, dug in again, around middle and leg, gets underneath it
76.1
0
Rabada to Kumar, no run, nicely-directed bouncer, aimed at the neck. Bhuvneshwar gets on top of the bounce to defend. Extremely well played

Around the wicket, short leg in place.

END OF OVER:
76 | 5 Runs | IND: 187/9

  • Jasprit Bumrah0 (7b)
  • Bhuvneshwar Kumar30 (45b)
  • Lungi Ngidi15-7-27-1
  • Kagiso Rabada18-6-39-2
75.6
0
Ngidi to Bumrah, no run, full and wide, a poor last ball. Easily left alone

WATCH - The review that turned byes into leg byes. (Available only in Indian subcontinent)

75.5
1
Ngidi to Kumar, 1 run, gets away with it, short delivery on middle, clever change in length, the bouncer, Bhuvneshwar pulls out of the shot, but gets bat on it as the periscope hangs up, one to fine leg
75.4
0
Ngidi to Kumar, no run, back of a length down leg, nudged down to fine leg, 128 kph. Still no run.
75.3
0
Ngidi to Kumar, no run, 135 kph, fuller this time outside off, pushed to deep cover but refuses the run
75.2
4
Ngidi to Kumar, FOUR, smashed for four. He's on 29 now. Good length outside off, anticipated that length with Ngidi's height, so he stayed back and Federer-ed that through mid--off for four.

WATCH - The #Chesistance. 53 dots in 53 seconds (Available only in Indian subcontinent)

75.1
0
Ngidi to Kumar, no run, on a length, straight. Played away awkwardly into the leg side

Ngidi.

END OF OVER:
75 | 5 Runs | IND: 182/9

  • Bhuvneshwar Kumar25 (40b)
  • Jasprit Bumrah0 (6b)
  • Kagiso Rabada18-6-39-2
  • Vernon Philander19-10-31-2
74.6
1b
Rabada to Kumar, 1 bye, and they steal a bye in a Test! Ah, if you ever wondered what T20s have brought to Tests, it certainly wasn't this. Full and wide, Bhuvneshwar gets himself into an awkward tangle, misses. But Bumrah calls his partner through. They somehow make it. Even de Kock did not expect that
74.5
2
Rabada to Kumar, 2 runs, chippety chip over cover, full outside off, through the shot early, hard hands. Juuuuust over cover
74.4
2
Rabada to Kumar, 2 runs, misjudged by Ngidi. Full delivery on middle and leg, Bhuvneshwar slaps a heave with terrible timing. Lobs over mid-on, Ngidi backtracks but the ball chips over the fielder. A better fielder would have taken it

De Villiers off the field with a finger injury. He hurt his finger when taking the Kohli catch and is receiving icing

74.3
0
Rabada to Kumar, no run, back of a length down leg, 137 kph, worked away to square leg. Run-scoring not easy at all

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84.2

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3

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4

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2

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43

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11

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Pujara's crawl

54

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12.30

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0

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