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 46.5  Mohammed Shami bowls a pitched up delivery to Kagiso Rabada, no run, gets forward and  draws the drive through the off-side, and that's beaten the outside edge

    Over 46.6  Mohammed Shami bowls a pitched up delivery to Kagiso Rabada, Boundary! Gets forward and  tries to drive into the on-side, gets a leading edge away towards square third man,

    Over 47.5 Ravichandran Ashwin bowls it flat in the air to Kagiso Rabada, no run, gets forward and defends this looper towards cover with the spin

    Over 47.6 Ravichandran Ashwin tossed up delivery to Kagiso Rabada, no run, lunges forward and defends this to the bowler

    Over 49.1: No runs. Ravichandran Ashwin to Kagiso Rabada,

    Over 49.2: Single. Ravichandran Ashwin to Kagiso Rabada,

    Over 50.1: No runs. Mohammed Siraj to Kagiso Rabada,

    Over 50.2: No runs. Mohammed Siraj to Kagiso Rabada,

    Over 50.3: Two runs. Mohammed Siraj to Kagiso Rabada,

    Over 50.4: Two runs. Mohammed Siraj to Kagiso Rabada,

    Over 50.5: No runs. Mohammed Siraj to Kagiso Rabada,

    Over 50.6: No runs. Mohammed Siraj to Kagiso Rabada,

    Over 51.4: No runs. Ravichandran Ashwin to Kagiso Rabada,

    Over 51.5: No runs. Ravichandran Ashwin to Kagiso Rabada,

    Over 51.6: Single. Ravichandran Ashwin to Kagiso Rabada,

    Over 52.1: No runs. Mohammed Siraj to Kagiso Rabada,

    Over 52.2: No runs. Mohammed Siraj to Kagiso Rabada,

    Over 52.3: Boundary!. Mohammed Siraj to Kagiso Rabada,

    Over 52.4: No runs. Mohammed Siraj to Kagiso Rabada,

    Over 52.5: Single. Mohammed Siraj to Kagiso Rabada,

    Over 53.1 Ravichandran Ashwin tossed up delivery to Kagiso Rabada, no run, gets forward and  misses the glance off the backfoot as this hurries on, big appeal, but perhaps going down leg

    Over 53.2 Ravichandran Ashwin tossed up delivery to Kagiso Rabada, no run, works this off the backfoot towards midwicket

    Over 53.3 Ravichandran Ashwin tossed up delivery to Kagiso Rabada, no run, leans in and drives this towards cover with the spin

    Over 53.4 Ravichandran Ashwin bowls it flat in the air to Kagiso Rabada, no run, gets fully forward and defends this past silly point

    Over 53.5 Ravichandran Ashwin bowls it flat in the air to Kagiso Rabada, no run, gets hurried back by the flatter one, defended hastily off the backfoot

    Over 53.6 Ravichandran Ashwin tossed up delivery to Kagiso Rabada, no run, works this off the pads after getting across, towards short midwicket

    Over 55.1 Ravichandran Ashwin tossed up delivery to Kagiso Rabada, no run, lunges forward into a solid defence

    Over 55.2 Ravichandran Ashwin tossed up delivery to Kagiso Rabada, no run, plants his foot forward and defends it back to the bowler.

    Over 55.3 Ravichandran Ashwin bowls it short of length to Kagiso Rabada, no run, gets back in the crease and  punched off the backfoot to cover

    Over 55.4 Ravichandran Ashwin bowls a pitched up delivery to Kagiso Rabada, Six! Gets under it and checks a straight loft down the ground for a massive six!

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