India vs South Africa 1st Test at Visakhapatnam, 02 Oct, 2019

Toss: India, who chose to bat
India 502/7 (136)  &  323/4 (67)
South Africa 431/10 (131.2)  &  191/10 (63.5)
India won by 203 runs
Man of the Match: Rohit Sharma
  • Senuran Muthusamy 49 * (108)

Over 26.2 Ishant Sharma bowls a good length delivery to Faf du Plessis, no run, comes on to the front foot and happy to let it go outside off through to the keeper.

Over 26.3 Ishant Sharma bowls a good length delivery to Faf du Plessis, no run, gets cover the off stump line and shoulders arms to let it go through to the keeper.

Over 26.4 Ishant Sharma bowls a good length delivery to Faf du Plessis, no run, moves across in the crease and flicks it straight to the man at mid-wicket.

Over 26.5 Ishant Sharma bowls a good length delivery to Faf du Plessis, no run, gets forward and clipped softly towards the squarer short mid-wicket.

Over 26.6 Ishant Sharma bowls a good length delivery to Faf du Plessis, no run, gets forward and blocks it to cover watchfully.

Over 27.2 Ravichandran Ashwin tossed up delivery to Faf du Plessis, no run,  gets across and blocks to short mid-on.

Over 27.3 Ravichandran Ashwin tossed up delivery to Faf du Plessis, no run, gets forward and defended towards point.

Over 27.4 Ravichandran Ashwin tossed up delivery to Faf du Plessis, no run, shuffles across on the back foot and clipped towards forward short leg.

Over 27.5 Ravichandran Ashwin tossed up delivery to Faf du Plessis, no run, gets reaches out and blocks it.

Over 27.6 Ravichandran Ashwin tossed up delivery to Faf du Plessis, no run, stays back and blocks it back to the bowler.

Over 29.1 Ravichandran Ashwin tossed up delivery to Faf du Plessis, no run, gets forward and pushes with hard hands and gets a thick inside edge onto the pad but it falls onto the pitch. 

Over 29.2 Ravichandran Ashwin tossed up delivery to Faf du Plessis, no run, lunges forward and defends nicely.

Over 29.3 Ravichandran Ashwin tossed up delivery to Faf du Plessis, Boundary! Goes for the conventional hard sweep but gets this off the under-edge of the blade, splits leg slip and short leg, as this races to the fence.

Over 29.4 Ravichandran Ashwin tossed up delivery to Faf du Plessis, Boundary! Goes down on his knee and swept it hard through square leg and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 29.5 Ravichandran Ashwin bowls it flat in the air to Faf du Plessis, no run, gets forward and blocked off the back foot to mid-wicket.

Over 29.6 Ravichandran Ashwin bowls it flat in the air to Faf du Plessis, no run, gets forward and  jams it out towards mid-on.

Over 30.5  Mohammed Shami bowls a good length delivery to Dean Elgar, Boundary! Came down the track and heaves it through mid-wicket and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 30.6  Mohammed Shami bowls a good length delivery to Faf du Plessis, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 32.1  Mohammed Shami bowls a good length delivery to Faf du Plessis, no run,  gets across and blocks it back to the bowler.

Over 32.2  Mohammed Shami bowls a pitched up delivery to Faf du Plessis, no run, gets forward and defended firmly to mid-on.

Over 32.3  Mohammed Shami bowls a good length delivery to Faf du Plessis,1 run, shuffles across on the back foot and works it to short fine leg.

Over 33.3 Ravichandran Ashwin tossed up delivery to Faf du Plessis, no run, gets inside the line and defends around his front pad.

Over 33.4 Ravichandran Ashwin tossed up delivery to Faf du Plessis, Six! Charges down on seeing the flight and opts for the safest stroke, the loft down the ground and clears the ropes with considerable ease.

Over 33.5 Ravichandran Ashwin bowls it flat in the air to Faf du Plessis, no run, blocked out to mid-wicket.

Over 34.1 Ravindra Jadeja tossed up delivery to Dean Elgar,1 run, gets forward and flicks it down to the fine leg for a single.

Over 34.3 Ravindra Jadeja bowls a quicker arm ball to Faf du Plessis, no run, presses forward and defends it back to the bowler.

Over 34.4 Ravindra Jadeja bowls a skidding flipper to Faf du Plessis,1 run, adjusted well on the back foot to nurdle this to mid-wicket.

Over 35.1 Ravichandran Ashwin tossed up delivery to Faf du Plessis, no run, comes on to the front foot and defends it back to the bowler.

Over 35.2 Ravichandran Ashwin tossed up delivery to Faf du Plessis, no run, gets forward and pushes it to cover with soft hands.

Over 35.3 Ravichandran Ashwin tossed up delivery to Faf du Plessis, no run, plunges forward to dead bat.

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