19/10Result
3rd Test, ICC World Test Championship at Ranchi, Oct 19-22 2019
India won by an inns & 202 runs
Player of the Match
Rohit Sharma
Rohit SharmaIndia
19/10Result
3rd Test, ICC World Test Championship at Ranchi, Oct 19-22 2019
India won by an inns & 202 runs
Player of the Match
Rohit Sharma
Rohit SharmaIndia

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1.36pm India have enforced the follow-on. Ravindra Jadeja and Virat Kohli have a bit of a laugh, as both gesture to Faf du Plessis on the South African balcony indicating batting for a second time. Kohli laughs as he points to the South African captain and confirms that India will indeed be bowling once again. Their fast bowlers have been irresistible, and thanks to the overhead conditions, they haven't had to expend too much energy. Besides, South Africa have lasted just a touch over 47 overs for the day. They will need their openers to come out and make a bigger impression on this game.

56.2
W
Nadeem to Nortje, OUT, wide of the crease, flatter ball, and strikes him on the pad. Given out leg-before, and Nortje reviews immediately! He seems to indicate that he's got an inside edge on this, but the replays initially suggest that has gone on clean, beating his inside edge as he pressed forward. The line was good, and it straightened well enough. Three reds, and we have South Africa's 10th wicket!

A Nortje lbw b Nadeem 4 (55b 0x4 0x6) SR: 7.27

56.1
0
Nadeem to Nortje, no run, flighted around off, and he goes back to defend this after allowing it to straighten into him

Nadeem around the wicket

END OF OVER:
56 | (wicket maiden) | SA: 162/9

  • Lungi Ngidi0 (5b)
  • Anrich Nortje4 (53b)
  • Umesh Yadav9-1-40-3
  • Shahbaz Nadeem11-4-22-1

NikhilHNath: "And all this without the "strike bowler" BOOMrah! Every bowler seems to be a strike bowler these days. What a good pace attack can do to a test team! Wow!"

55.6
0
Yadav to Ngidi, no run, defends a length ball angling in back into him
55.5
0
Yadav to Ngidi, no run, full, a hint of reverse back into Ngidi, who defends
55.4
0
Yadav to Ngidi, no run, back of a length, slightly slower through the air, and Ngidi shapes to duck under it. It is wide of off, though, and he can let it pass
55.3
0
Yadav to Ngidi, no run, short, outside off, and he leaves

In the meantime, Anrich Nortje has become the 10th batsman from the lower five of South Africa to have batted 50+ balls in an innings. Only 11 top-six batsmen have done that. (Numbers courtesy Bharath Seervi)

55.2
0
Yadav to Ngidi, no run, dug in short, angles into him, and he defends

Two slips and short leg for Ngidi

55.1
W
Yadav to Linde, OUT, Umesh removes Linde, and that's one swish outside off too many! Length ball, well wide of off, and Linde takes the bait in looking for a booming drive. Flies off the outside edge and goes waist-heigh towards Rohit Sharma at second slip, who makes no mistake. Umesh Yadav has a wide grin on his face as he celebrates this dismissal. He's been India's best bowler in this innings, and has the numbers in the wickets column to show for it

GF Linde c Sharma b Yadav 37 (81b 3x4 1x6) SR: 45.67

END OF OVER:
55 | 1 Run | SA: 162/8

  • Anrich Nortje4 (53b)
  • George Linde37 (80b)
  • Shahbaz Nadeem11-4-22-1
  • Umesh Yadav8-0-40-2
54.6
0
Nadeem to Nortje, no run, slower, angles across him, and presses forward to defend. Just eludes the outside edge, and he also does well to keep his back foot rooted firmly inside the crease. Delightful bowling, and well played for a no.10!

Over the wicket now, with two slips and forward short leg

Yuvraj Singh : "This irritating partnership is going to do just one thing. Get some doubts in the mind of Virat about enforcing follow on. The longer this goes, the better for SA. But he might still enforce given that he has the luxury of 5 bowlers "

54.5
0
Nadeem to Nortje, no run, length, and he goes back and defends this from the crease
54.4
0
Nadeem to Nortje, no run, tossed up around off and middle, and he presses forward to defend
54.3
0
Nadeem to Nortje, no run, presses forward to defend a length ball around middle
54.2
1
Nadeem to Linde, 1 run, length, around off stump, and he goes back and eases this to the right of cover

Forward short leg and slip in place for Linde

54.1
0
Nadeem to Linde, no run, presses forward to defend a length ball around off

Ashok Jain: "If South Africa two wickets fall soon, would Kohli ask them to follow on? Ashok" --- Considering there are overhead conditions around that promise a bit of rain not just today, but over the remaining two days, they probably will

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South Africa 3rd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st5D ElgarQ de Kock
2nd5D ElgarZubayr Hamza
3rd8F du PlessisD Elgar
4th4D ElgarT Bavuma
5th4D ElgarH Klaasen
5th10H KlaasenGF Linde
6th31DL PiedtGF Linde
7th31DL PiedtTB de Bruyn
8th23TB de BruynK Rabada
9th12A NortjeTB de Bruyn
10th0A NortjeL Ngidi

ICC World Test Championship

TeamMWLDPTSWRpWr
AUS1484233221.392
IND17124152051.577
ENG21117344241.120
NZ1174042031.281
PAK1245328630.822
SL1226420010.729
WI1338219410.661
SA1358026420.787
BAN70612000.601