India vs South Africa 1st Test at Centurion, 26 Dec, 2021

Toss: India, who chose to bat
India 327/10 (105.3)  &  174/10 (50.3)
South Africa 197/10 (62.3)  &  191/10 (68)
India won by 113 runs
Man of the Match: Lokesh Rahul

    Over 37.2 Lungi Ngidi bowls a good length delivery to Rishabh Pant, no run, gets forward and tries to guides it away down to the third man but misses.

    Over 37.3 Lungi Ngidi bowls a pitched up delivery to Rishabh Pant, 2 runs, gets forward and bunts it away througthe covers with one hand coming off, gets off the mark with a couple to sweeper cover

    Over 37.4 Lungi Ngidi bowls a good length delivery to Rishabh Pant, no run,  gets across and defends with a straight bat to the bowler

    Over 37.5 Lungi Ngidi bowls a good length delivery to Rishabh Pant, no run, charges down the track and throws his hands at a swat over mid-off, misses it completely

    Over 37.6 Lungi Ngidi bowls a good length delivery to Rishabh Pant, no run, gets forward and  shoulders arms with ease

    Over 38.5 Marco Jansen bowls a good length delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, out Caught by van der Dussen!! Rahane perhaps is caught in two minds, having been caught upper-cutting in the first innings, and tries to drag this from outside off with a hook, very uncertain on the shot and gets a top-edge that hands the simplest of catches to Rassie at deep backward square leg

    Over 39.1 Kagiso Rabada bowls it short of length to Rishabh Pant, no run, gets forward and across, too far across, and that's taken the inside edge to strike him on the thigh

    Over 39.2 Kagiso Rabada bowls a good length delivery to Rishabh Pant, no run, gets back in the crease and went for a cut but misses.

    Over 39.3 Kagiso Rabada bowls a half volley to Rishabh Pant, Boundary! Leans into a good length ball and reaches the pitch of it, checks a beautiful drive through the gap in the extra cover region for four

    Over 39.4 Kagiso Rabada bowls a good length delivery to Rishabh Pant, no run, gets forward and throws his hands at the cut, chops it off the under-edge into the pitch and lets out a groan of disapproval

    Over 39.5 Kagiso Rabada bowls it short of length to Rishabh Pant, no run,  arches back and carves it in a cramped manner towards the point

    Over 39.6 Kagiso Rabada bowls a good length delivery to Rishabh Pant, no run, gets forward and defends it back to the bowler.

    Over 40.2 Marco Jansen bowls a half volley to Rishabh Pant, Boundary! Gets across to clip it away towards the deep square leg fence for four

    Over 40.3 Marco Jansen bowls a back of length delivery to Rishabh Pant, no run, punched off the backfoot to cover point

    Over 40.4 Marco Jansen bowls a good length delivery to Rishabh Pant, Boundary! Gets forward and  almighty flash, Bavuma leaps to take a catch at backward point but that's flown over him to square third man for four

    Over 40.5 Marco Jansen bowls a back of length delivery to Rishabh Pant, no run, gets across and defends off the backfoot

    Over 40.6 Marco Jansen bowls a good length delivery to Rishabh Pant,1 run, gets forward and  clipped away to deep mid-wicket for a single

    Over 41.1 Kagiso Rabada bowls a good length delivery to Rishabh Pant, no run, stays on the backfoot and defends

    Over 41.2 Kagiso Rabada bowls a good length delivery to Rishabh Pant, no run, gets across and shoulders arms

    Over 41.3 Kagiso Rabada bowls a good length delivery to Rishabh Pant, no run, steps across and shoulders arms

    Over 41.4 Kagiso Rabada bowls a good length delivery to Rishabh Pant,1 run, gets across and fends it into the on-side

    Over 41.6 Kagiso Rabada bowls a good length delivery to Rishabh Pant, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

    Over 43.1 Kagiso Rabada bowls a good length delivery to Rishabh Pant,1 run, thumps a back of a length ball away through sweeper cover with a backfoot punch for a single

    Over 43.4 Kagiso Rabada bowls it short of length to Rishabh Pant,1 run, pulls this away with good control, gets it in front of deep square leg for one

    Over 44.1 Willem Mulder bowls a good length delivery to Rishabh Pant,1 run, worked away towards deep backward square leg for one

    Over 44.4 Willem Mulder bowls a back of length delivery to Ravichandran Ashwin,1 run, gets forward and  plays an audacious lofted on-drive! Manages to get it away towards long-on for one

    Over 44.5 Willem Mulder bowls a good length delivery to Rishabh Pant, no run, gets forward and punches it back to the bowler.

    Over 44.6 Willem Mulder bowls a good length delivery to Rishabh Pant, no run,  fends a good length ball on middle off a shuffle into the on-side

    Over 45.1 Kagiso Rabada bowls a good length delivery to Ravichandran Ashwin, out Caught by Keegan Petersen!! Ashwin is ungainly in fending it off, bounces off the glove and it lobs towards gully where the fielder takes the easiest of catches.

    Over 46.1 Willem Mulder bowls a good length delivery to Rishabh Pant, no run, gets forward and blocks down the pitch

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