South Africa v India, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 2nd Test, India tour of South Africa, 2023

India tour of South Africa 2nd Test: South Africa v India at Cape Town, January 03, 2024
South Africa
SA
55/10 (23.2) & 176/10 (36.5)
India
IND
153/10 (34.5) & 80/3 (12)
Finished
IND won by 7 wickets
South Africa 1st InningSA 1st Inning55/10 (23.2 ov)
India 1st InningIND 1st Inning153/10 (34.5 ov)
South Africa 2nd InningSA 2nd Inning176/10 (36.5 ov)
India 2nd Inning IND 2nd Inning80/3 (12 ov)

Commentary

4
0.1
Kagiso Rabada to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps. Yashasvi Jaiswal goes back, hits pull in the gap towards deep square leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
0
0.2
Kagiso Rabada to Yashasvi Jaiswal, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, back of length, on the off stump, Yashasvi Jaiswal goes back, dabs cut with soft hands toward slip, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball. Dropped catch
4
0.3
Kagiso Rabada to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Four, Four !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump. Yashasvi Jaiswal hangs in the crease, hits defensive shot in the gap towards third man, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
1
0.4
Kagiso Rabada to Yashasvi Jaiswal, 1 run, Yashasvi Jaiswal hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an outswinger delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
0
0.5
Kagiso Rabada to Rohit Sharma, no run, Dot Ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, and Rohit Sharma hangs on and tries to hit defensive shot, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.
2
0.6
Kagiso Rabada to Rohit Sharma, 2 runs, Rohit Sharma goes forward and plays a well-timed inside out shot off an inswinger delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep cover for 2 runs.
End of over 1 (11 runs)
Rohit Sharma 2 (2)
Yashasvi Jaiswal 9 (4)
India 11/0
Kagiso Rabada 1-0-11-0
0
1.1
Nandre Burger to Yashasvi Jaiswal, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Yashasvi Jaiswal hangs in the crease, dabs drive with soft hands toward point, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
0
1.2
Nandre Burger to Yashasvi Jaiswal, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, back of length, on the stumps, Yashasvi Jaiswal hangs in the crease, trying to hit pull, but the ball shapes away late, beats the bat.
0
1.3
Nandre Burger to Yashasvi Jaiswal, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, short length, on the off stump, Yashasvi Jaiswal hangs in the crease to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment.
4
1.4
Nandre Burger to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Four, Four !! inswinger, yorker, on the stumps. Yashasvi Jaiswal hangs in the crease, hits drive in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
0
1.5
Nandre Burger to Yashasvi Jaiswal, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Yashasvi Jaiswal hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
0
1.6
Nandre Burger to Yashasvi Jaiswal, no run, Dot Ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, and Yashasvi Jaiswal hangs on and tries to hit flick shot, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.
End of over 2 (4 runs)
Yashasvi Jaiswal 13 (10)
Rohit Sharma 2 (2)
India 15/0
Nandre Burger 1-0-4-0
Kagiso Rabada 1-0-11-0
0
2.1
Kagiso Rabada to Rohit Sharma, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Kagiso Rabada sends down a delivery outside the off stump, and Rohit Sharma hangs in the crease and watches it closely, deciding to let ball go to the keeper.
1
2.2
Kagiso Rabada to Rohit Sharma, 1 run, Rohit Sharma goes forward and plays a well-timed defensive shot off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep point for 1 run.
0
2.3
Kagiso Rabada to Yashasvi Jaiswal, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the stumps, Yashasvi Jaiswal hangs in the crease, dabs drive with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
4
2.4
Kagiso Rabada to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Four, Four !! outswinger, back of length, on the stumps, Yashasvi Jaiswal goes back, plays cut in the air to deep point. Ball finds the ropes for four.
0
2.5
Kagiso Rabada to Yashasvi Jaiswal, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Yashasvi Jaiswal hangs in the crease, dabs cut with soft hands toward point, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
1
2.6
Kagiso Rabada to Yashasvi Jaiswal, 1 run, Yashasvi Jaiswal goes forward and plays a well-timed inside out shot off an outswinger delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep point for 1 run.
End of over 3 (6 runs)
Yashasvi Jaiswal 18 (14)
Rohit Sharma 3 (4)
India 21/0
Kagiso Rabada 2-0-17-0
Nandre Burger 1-0-4-0
4
3.1
Nandre Burger to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Four, Four !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump. Yashasvi Jaiswal goes back, hits inside out shot in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
1
3.2
Nandre Burger to Yashasvi Jaiswal, 1 run, Yashasvi Jaiswal goes forward to take fast ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
0
3.3
Nandre Burger to Rohit Sharma, no run, Dot Ball !! outswinger, back of length, on the stumps, and Rohit Sharma hangs on and tries to hit pull, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.
0
3.4
Nandre Burger to Rohit Sharma, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, Rohit Sharma hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward point, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
5wd
3.5
Nandre Burger to Rohit Sharma, 5 wide, Wide Ball !! bouncer, back of length, on the stumps, An attempted bouncer misses the mark and sails high over Rohit Sharma's head, It gets past the keeper, and the ball raced away to the boundary for four. Umpire Calls it a wide.
1
3.5
Nandre Burger to Rohit Sharma, 1 run, Rohit Sharma hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed pull off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.
0
3.6
Nandre Burger to Yashasvi Jaiswal, no run, Dot Ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, and Yashasvi Jaiswal hangs on and tries to hit cut, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.
End of over 4 (11 runs)
Yashasvi Jaiswal 23 (17)
Rohit Sharma 4 (7)
India 32/0
Nandre Burger 2-0-15-0
Kagiso Rabada 2-0-17-0
1
4.1
Kagiso Rabada to Rohit Sharma, 1 run, Rohit Sharma goes forward and plays a well-timed defensive shot off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at short mid wicket for 1 run.
1
4.2
Kagiso Rabada to Yashasvi Jaiswal, 1 run, Yashasvi Jaiswal goes back and plays a well-timed cut off an outswinger delivers at a back of length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep point for 1 run.
1
4.3
Kagiso Rabada to Rohit Sharma, 1 run, Rohit Sharma hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed defensive shot off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at short cover for 1 run.
0
4.4
Kagiso Rabada to Yashasvi Jaiswal, no run, Dot Ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, and Yashasvi Jaiswal hangs on and tries to hit defensive shot, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.
0
4.5
Kagiso Rabada to Yashasvi Jaiswal, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Yashasvi Jaiswal goes forward, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward short mid wicket, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
0
4.6
Kagiso Rabada to Yashasvi Jaiswal, no run, Dot Ball !! inswinger, full length, on the stumps, and Yashasvi Jaiswal hangs on and tries to hit flick shot, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.
End of over 5 (3 runs)
Yashasvi Jaiswal 24 (21)
Rohit Sharma 6 (9)
India 35/0
Kagiso Rabada 3-0-20-0
Nandre Burger 2-0-15-0
4
5.1
Nandre Burger to Rohit Sharma, Four, Four !! outswinger, full length, on the off stump. Rohit Sharma goes forward and tries inside out shot, edged!! in the gap towards third man, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
1b
5.2
Nandre Burger to Rohit Sharma, 1 bye, Bye !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Rohit Sharma goes forward, aims to slam hook, but misses the shot and keeper fumbles and batter steals bye for 1 run.
4
5.3
Nandre Burger to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Four, Four !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump. Yashasvi Jaiswal hangs in the crease, hits inside out shot in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
w
5.4
Yashasvi Jaiswal c T Stubbs b N Burger 28 (23) Nandre Burger to Yashasvi Jaiswal, no run, c T Stubbs b N Burger, Caught out !! inswinger, back of length, on the off stump, Yashasvi Jaiswal goes back, takes a big risk by attempting pull towards deep square leg, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Tristan Stubbs, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Yashasvi Jaiswal.
0
5.5
Nandre Burger to Shubman Gill, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Shubman Gill hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
0
5.6
Nandre Burger to Shubman Gill, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, back of length, on the stumps, Nandre Burger sends down a delivery outside the stumps, and Shubman Gill hangs in the crease and watches it closely, deciding to let ball go to the keeper.
End of over 6 (9 runs)
Shubman Gill 0 (2)
Rohit Sharma 10 (11)
India 44/1
Nandre Burger 3-0-23-1
Kagiso Rabada 3-0-20-0
0
6.1
Kagiso Rabada to Rohit Sharma, no run, Dot Ball !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, and Rohit Sharma hangs on and tries to hit push, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.
0
6.2
Kagiso Rabada to Rohit Sharma, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Kagiso Rabada sends down a delivery outside the off stump, and Rohit Sharma hangs in the crease and watches it closely, deciding to let ball go to the keeper.
1
6.3
Kagiso Rabada to Rohit Sharma, 1 run, Rohit Sharma goes back and plays a well-timed push off an inswinger delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.
0
6.4
Kagiso Rabada to Shubman Gill, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Shubman Gill hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
0
6.5
Kagiso Rabada to Shubman Gill, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Kagiso Rabada sends down a delivery outside the off stump, and Shubman Gill goes forward and watches it closely, deciding to let ball go to the keeper.
0
6.6
Kagiso Rabada to Shubman Gill, no run, Dot Ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, and Shubman Gill hangs on and tries to hit defensive shot, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.
End of over 7 (1 runs)
Shubman Gill 0 (5)
Rohit Sharma 11 (14)
India 45/1
Kagiso Rabada 4-0-21-0
Nandre Burger 3-0-23-1
0
7.1
Nandre Burger to Rohit Sharma, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, full length, on the off stump, Nandre Burger sends down a delivery outside the off stump, and Rohit Sharma hangs in the crease and watches it closely, deciding to let ball go to the keeper.
1lb
7.2
Nandre Burger to Rohit Sharma, 1 leg bye, Leg Bye !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, Rohit Sharma hangs in the crease, aims to play flick shot, but ball direclty brushes against the body. Batter snatch 1 runs off leg bye.
2
7.3
Nandre Burger to Shubman Gill, 2 runs, Shubman Gill goes forward to take outswinger of yorker aimed on the off stump, executing a confident drive that sent the ball sailing towards deep point for 2 runs.
4
7.4
Nandre Burger to Shubman Gill, Four, Four !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump. Shubman Gill hangs in the crease, hits drive in the gap towards long off, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
0
7.5
Nandre Burger to Shubman Gill, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Shubman Gill hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards point, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
0
7.6
Nandre Burger to Shubman Gill, no run, Dot Ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, and Shubman Gill hangs on and tries to hit defensive shot, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.
End of over 8 (7 runs)
Shubman Gill 6 (9)
Rohit Sharma 11 (16)
India 52/1
Nandre Burger 4-0-29-1
Kagiso Rabada 4-0-21-0
1
8.1
Kagiso Rabada to Rohit Sharma, 1 run, Rohit Sharma goes forward and plays a well-timed cut off an outswinger delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at third man for 1 run.
4
8.2
Kagiso Rabada to Shubman Gill, Four, Four !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps. Shubman Gill goes back, hits cut in the gap towards long on, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
w
8.3
Shubman Gill b K Rabada 10 (11) Kagiso Rabada to Shubman Gill, no run, b K Rabada, Bowled out !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Shubman Gill hangs in the crease and tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.
0
8.4
Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Virat Kohli goes forward, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
1
8.5
Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, 1 run, Virat Kohli hangs in the crease to take fast ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident defensive shot that sent the ball sailing towards point for 1 run.
0
8.6
Kagiso Rabada to Rohit Sharma, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Rohit Sharma hangs in the crease, trying to hit defensive shot, but the ball shapes away late, beats the bat.
End of over 9 (6 runs)
Rohit Sharma 12 (18)
Virat Kohli 1 (2)
India 58/2
Kagiso Rabada 5-0-27-1
Nandre Burger 4-0-29-1
0
9.1
Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Marco Jansen sends down a delivery outside the off stump, and Virat Kohli hangs in the crease and watches it closely, deciding to let ball go to the keeper.
1wd
9.2
Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, 1 wide, bouncer, back of length, on the stumps, An attempted bouncer misses the mark and sails high over Virat Kohli's head, Umpire Calls it a wide.
0
9.2
Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, Virat Kohli hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward mid off, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
4
9.3
Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, Four, Four !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps. Virat Kohli hangs in the crease, hits flick shot in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
1
9.4
Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, 1 run, Virat Kohli goes forward to take inswinger of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
0
9.5
Marco Jansen to Rohit Sharma, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Rohit Sharma hangs in the crease to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment.
4
9.6
Marco Jansen to Rohit Sharma, Four, Four !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump. Rohit Sharma hangs in the crease, hits drive in the gap towards long off, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
End of over 10 (10 runs)
Rohit Sharma 16 (20)
Virat Kohli 6 (6)
India 68/2
Marco Jansen 1-0-10-0
Kagiso Rabada 5-0-27-1
1
10.1
Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, 1 run, Virat Kohli goes forward and plays a well-timed flick shot off an inswinger delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
0
10.2
Kagiso Rabada to Rohit Sharma, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the stumps, Rohit Sharma hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
1
10.3
Kagiso Rabada to Rohit Sharma, 1 run, Rohit Sharma goes forward to take fast ball of back of length aimed on the off stump, executing a textbook pull, edged!! and the ball sails towards deep point for 1 run.
0
10.4
Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, no run, Dot Ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, and Virat Kohli hangs on and tries to hit pull, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.
4
10.5
Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, Four, Four !! inswinger, back of length, on the stumps. Virat Kohli goes back, hits pull in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
1
10.6
Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, 1 run, Virat Kohli goes forward and plays a well-timed push off an inswinger delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
End of over 11 (7 runs)
Virat Kohli 12 (10)
Rohit Sharma 17 (22)
India 75/2
Kagiso Rabada 6-0-34-1
Marco Jansen 1-0-10-0
w
11.1
Virat Kohli c K Verreynne b M Jansen 12 (11) Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, no run, c K Verreynne b M Jansen, Caught out !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Virat Kohli goes forward to try a high-risk pull, edged!! and the ball finds safe hands of Kyle Verreynne, who makes no mistake in taking the catch, and Virat Kohli is out.
0
11.2
Marco Jansen to Shreyas Iyer, no run, Dot Ball !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, and Shreyas Iyer hangs on and tries to hit flick shot, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.
0
11.3
Marco Jansen to Shreyas Iyer, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the stumps, Shreyas Iyer hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
0
11.4
Marco Jansen to Shreyas Iyer, no run, Dot Ball !! outswinger, short length, on the stumps, and Shreyas Iyer hangs on and tries to hit pull, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.
0
11.5
Marco Jansen to Shreyas Iyer, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the stumps, Shreyas Iyer hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward point, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
1nb
11.6
Marco Jansen to Shreyas Iyer, 1 no ball, No ball !! inswinger, yorker, on the stumps, Shreyas Iyer goes forward, displays his finesse with a beautifully timed defensive shot, ball rolls towards short cover, umpire signals a no ball, as Marco Jansen had overstepped.
4
11.6
Marco Jansen to Shreyas Iyer, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Shreyas Iyer goes forward, hits drive in the gap towards long on, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
End of over 12 (5 runs)
Shreyas Iyer 4 (6)
Rohit Sharma 17 (22)
India 80/3
Marco Jansen 2-0-15-1
Kagiso Rabada 6-0-34-1