South Africa v India, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 1st Test, India tour of South Africa, 2023

India tour of South Africa 1st Test: South Africa v India at Centurion, December 26, 2023
South Africa
SA
408/10 (108.4)
India
IND
245/10 (67.4) & 131/10 (34.1)
Finished
SA won by an inning and 32 runs.
BATSMENRB4S6SSR
Virat Kohli768212192.68
Prasidh Krishna05000.00
BOWLERSOMRWECON
Marco Jansen7.113635.02
Nandre Burger1033343.30
Current Partnership: 10 run (2.2 ov) | Last Wicket: Virat Kohli 76 (82) | Fall of Wicket: 131/10 (34.1 ov)
CRR: 3.83 | Last Ten Overs: 35/6 3.50
Recent: W··1·44··1····W·4·

Commentary

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34.1
Virat Kohli c K Rabada b M Jansen 76 (82) Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, no run, c K Rabada b M Jansen, Caught out !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Virat Kohli hangs in the crease to hit inside out shot to long on but it resulted in a catch taken by Kagiso Rabada. Virat Kohli is dismissed.
End of over 34 (9 runs)
Prasidh Krishna 0 (5)
Virat Kohli 76 (81)
India 131/9
Nandre Burger 10-3-33-4
Kagiso Rabada 12-3-32-2
0
33.6
Nandre Burger to Prasidh Krishna, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, tried defensive shot but fails to get bat on it.
0
33.5
Nandre Burger to Prasidh Krishna, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, tried defensive shot but fails to get bat on it.
1lb
33.4
Nandre Burger to Virat Kohli, 1 leg bye, Leg Bye !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, Virat Kohli hangs in the crease to slash it, but ball strikes the pad, batter steals 1 run off leg bye.
0
33.3
Nandre Burger to Virat Kohli, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, tried inside out shot but fails to get bat on it.
4
33.2
Nandre Burger to Virat Kohli, Four, Four !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Virat Kohli goes forward and caresses inside out shot to deep cover, it raced away to the fence for four.
4
33.1
Nandre Burger to Virat Kohli, Four, Four !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, delivers cut in the gap to the deep point for four.
End of over 33 (1 runs)
Prasidh Krishna 0 (3)
Virat Kohli 68 (77)
India 122/9
Kagiso Rabada 12-3-32-2
Nandre Burger 9-3-25-4
0
32.6
Kagiso Rabada to Prasidh Krishna, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, fulltoss, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot to the mid on.
0
32.5
Kagiso Rabada to Prasidh Krishna, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Prasidh Krishna hangs in the crease to the delivery, letting it go to the keeper without offering a shot.
1
32.4
Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, 1 run, inswinger, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays push, towards the deep mid wicket for 1 run.
0
32.3
Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, full length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, plays push to the short cover.
0
32.2
Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Virat Kohli hangs in the crease, tucks push toward the fielder at deep cover, who halts the ball.
0
32.1
Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Virat Kohli goes forward, tucks push toward the fielder at deep mid wicket, who halts the ball.
End of over 32 (4 runs)
Prasidh Krishna 0 (1)
Virat Kohli 67 (73)
India 121/9
Nandre Burger 9-3-25-4
Kagiso Rabada 11-3-31-2
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31.6
Nandre Burger to Prasidh Krishna, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot to the short cover.
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31.5
Mohammed Siraj c K Verreynne b N Burger 4 (5) Nandre Burger to Mohammed Siraj, no run, c K Verreynne b N Burger, Caught out!! inswinger good length on the stumps, Mohammed Siraj hangs in the crease to take the gamble with cut towards slip, edged!! and expertly caught by Kyle Verreynne. Leading to a soft dismissal.
0
31.4
Nandre Burger to Mohammed Siraj, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Mohammed Siraj hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at point, who halts the ball.
4
31.3
Nandre Burger to Mohammed Siraj, Four, Four !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, Mohammed Siraj hangs in the crease and caresses cut to deep fine leg, it raced away to the fence for four.
0
31.2
Nandre Burger to Mohammed Siraj, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, tried defensive shot but fails to get bat on it.
0
31.1
Nandre Burger to Mohammed Siraj, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, tried cut but fails to get bat on it.
End of over 31 (7 runs)
Virat Kohli 67 (73)
Mohammed Siraj 0 (0)
India 117/8
Kagiso Rabada 11-3-31-2
Nandre Burger 8-3-21-3
0
30.6
Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, goes forward, tried inside out shot but fails to get bat on it.
4
30.5
Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, Four, Four !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Virat Kohli hangs in the crease and caresses cut to third man, it raced away to the fence for four.
0
30.4
Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot.
0
30.3
Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot to the short cover.
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30.2
Jasprit Bumrah runout (K Rabada / D Elgar) 0 (5) Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, 1 run, runout (K Rabada / D Elgar), Run out !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Oh, what a disaster! Virat Kohli hangs in the crease, plays push straight to short cover and calls for double, but Dean Elgar threw it right on time, Kagiso Rabada got hold of the ball, and Shattered the stumps. Jasprit Bumrah was found short of the crease. Run out!
2
30.1
Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, 2 runs, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, Virat Kohli hangs in the crease to make a confident pull, sending the ball towards deep mid wicket for 2 runs.
End of over 30 (5 runs)
Jasprit Bumrah 0 (5)
Virat Kohli 60 (67)
India 110/7
Nandre Burger 8-3-21-3
Kagiso Rabada 10-3-24-2
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29.6
Nandre Burger to Jasprit Bumrah, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, full length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, played it to the short cover.