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 9.1 D Elgar bowls a tossed up delivery to M Vijay, no runs, gets forward and drives it straight to short-cover.

Over 9.2 D Elgar bowls a tossed up delivery to M Vijay, no runs, goes deep in the crease and works it to short fine-leg.

Over 9.3 D Elgar bowls a tossed up delivery to M Vijay, no runs, leans forward and pushes it towards short-cover. 

Over 9.4 D Elgar bowls it flat in the air to M Vijay, no runs, gets forward to defend, the ball beats the outside edge of the bat.

Over 9.5 D Elgar bowls a quicker arm ball to M Vijay, no runs, rocks back in the crease and cuts it straight to the man at backward-point.

Over 9.6 D Elgar bowls a tossed up delivery to M Vijay, 1 run, gets forward and works it wide of mid-on and picks up just a single.

Over 11.1 D Elgar bowls a tossed up delivery to M Vijay, no runs, gets forward and driven straight to short-cover.

Over 11.2 D Elgar bowls a tossed up delivery to M Vijay, no runs, gets forward and defends with an open face to backward point.

Over 11.3 D Elgar bowls a tossed up delivery to M Vijay, no runs,  gets forward and then steers with a slightly open face to backward point.

Over 11.4 D Elgar bowls a tossed up delivery to M Vijay, no runs, presses forward and defends it to short-cover.

Over 11.5 D Elgar bowls a tossed up delivery to M Vijay, no runs, comes on to the front foot and defends it to short-cover again.

Over 11.6 D Elgar bowls it short of length to M Vijay, 1 run, rock back and push a single wide of backward point.

Over 13.1 D Elgar bowls a tossed up delivery to S Dhawan, 1 run, gets forward and clips it down to deep square-leg. 

Over 13.2 D Elgar bowls a tossed up delivery to M Vijay, no runs, presses forward and defends it straight back to the bowler.

Over 13.3 D Elgar bowls a tossed up delivery to M Vijay, no runs, gets to the pitch of the ball and drives it straight to the man at mid-on.

Over 13.4 D Elgar bowls a tossed up delivery to M Vijay, 1 run, comes on to the front foot and drives it away through cover-point and picks up an easy single.

Over 13.5 D Elgar bowls a tossed up delivery to S Dhawan, no runs,  comes down the track and takes it on the full, a mistimed drive back to Elgar.

Over 13.6 D Elgar bowls a tossed up delivery to S Dhawan, out Caught and Bowled! Dhawan used his feet and got too close to the pitch of the ball, since the face closed the ball lobbed back in the air and Elgar did well to hang on

Over 26.1D Elgar to CA PujaraSingle ...

Over 26.2 D Elgar bowls it short of length to V Kohli, 1 run, rocks back in the crease and pulled away through mid-wicket and picks up another single.

Over 26.3 D Elgar bowls a tossed up delivery to CA Pujara, 1 run, gets forward and punches it away through cover and picks up a single.

Over 26.4 D Elgar bowls a quicker arm ball to V Kohli, no runs, leans forward and drives it straight to the man at mid-off. 

Over 26.5 D Elgar bowls a quicker arm ball to V Kohli, no runs, presses forward and blocks it down the pitch watchfully.

Over 26.6 D Elgar bowls a tossed up delivery to V Kohli, no runs, gets to the pitch of the ball and defends it back to the bowler.

That will be Lunch on Day 1.