India vs South Africa 3rd Test at Nagpur, 25 Nov, 2015

Toss: India, who chose to bat
India 215/10 (78.2)  &  173/10 (46.3)
South Africa 79/10 (33.1)  &  185/10 (89.5)
India won by 124 runs
Man of the Match: Ravichandran Ashwin
  • Simon Harmer 8 * (24)

Over 0.1M Morkel bowls good length delivery to M Vijay, gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper.No runs

Over 0.2M Morkel bowls pitched up delivery to M Vijay, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 0.3M Morkel bowls good length delivery to M Vijay, gets forward and defends it towards covers.No runs

Over 0.4M Morkel bowls short of length delivery to M Vijay, opens up on the backfoot to defend that towards the legside.No runs

Over 0.5M Morkel bowls good length delivery to M Vijay, gets beaten on the frontfoot by that good delivery.No runs

Over 0.6M Morkel bowls pitched up delivery to M Vijay, flicks it off his pads towards the deep backward squarelegregionSingle

Over 1.1Kagiso Rabada bowls good length delivery to M Vijay, goes back and across and punches it straight to pointNo runs

Over 1.2KagisoRabada bowls pitched up delivery to M Vijay, flicks it off his pads towards the fine leg region.No runs

Over 1.3KagisoRabada bowls good length delivery to M Vijay, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 1.4KagisoRabada bowls short and wide to M Vijay, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.No runs

Over 1.5KagisoRabada bowls good length delivery to M Vijay, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 1.6KagisoRabada bowls good length delivery to M Vijay, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 2.3 M Morkel bangs it short onto the pitch to M Vijay, no runs, gets back in the crease and tries to ducks it, the ball hits on the helmet.

Over 2.4 M Morkel bowls a good length delivery to M Vijay, no runs, gets right behind the line on the front foot and defends it back to the bowler.

Over 2.5 M Morkel bowls a good length delivery to M Vijay, 1 run, goes on to the back foot and punches it away through cover and picks up an easy single.

Over 3.1 Kagiso Rabada bowls it short of length to M Vijay, 1 run, goes back and across, pulls it away through square-leg and picks up another single.

That will be Lunch on Day 2.India lead by 143 runs with 10 wickets in hand.

Over 4.2 M Morkel bowls it short of length to M Vijay, Boundary! Comes across the stumps and pulls it beautifully over mid-wicket and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 4.3 M Morkel bowls it short of length to M Vijay, 1 run, goes deep in the crease and pulls it away behind square on the on-side and gets a single.

Over 5.1 Kagiso Rabada bowls a pitched up delivery to M Vijay, no runs, gets forward and works it to short mid-wicket with soft hands.

Over 5.2 Kagiso Rabada bowls a good length delivery to M Vijay, 2 runs, comes on to the front foot and drives it beautifully between point and cover, picks up couple of runs.

Over 5.3 Kagiso Rabada bowls a good length delivery to M Vijay, no runs, goes on to the back foot and defends it towards the on-side.

Over 5.4 Kagiso Rabada bowls it short of length to M Vijay, 3 runs, goes deep in the crease and punches it down to deep extra-cover and picks up three runs.

Over 5.5 Kagiso Rabada bowls a good length delivery to S Dhawan, no runs, comes on to the front foot and defends it towards mid-off.

Over 6.2 M Morkel bowls a good length delivery to M Vijay, no runs, comes on to the front foot and punches it straight back to the bowler.

Over 6.3 M Morkel bowls a back of length delivery to M Vijay, no runs, stays on the back foot and watches it along go through to the keeper.

Over 6.4 M Morkel bowls a good length delivery to M Vijay, 1 leg bye, comes across the line and flicks it of the pads down to fine-leg and picks up a leg bye.

Over 7.1 Kagiso Rabada bowls a good length delivery to M Vijay, no runs, gets forward, shows the full face of the bat and punches it back to Rabada.

Over 7.2 Kagiso Rabada bowls a back of length delivery to M Vijay, no runs, comes on to the front foot and  pushes that with soft hands to point.

Over 7.3 Kagiso Rabada bowls a good length delivery to M Vijay, 1 run, gets across the line and works it away through mid-wicket and picks up an easy single.

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