India vs South Africa, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Day 1: 1st Session
RSA
9
-0
(2)
CRR4.5
P'SHIP9(12)
OVS LEFT88
Recent :
0 0 0 0 1 B4
Have Your Say
2
0 0 0 0 1 B4 (5 runs)
RSA 9-0
Aiden Markram
0(7)
Ryan Rickelton
1(5)
Mohammed Siraj
1-0-1-0
1.6
4
Siraj to Markram, byes, FOUR, wayward from Siraj. Full and way down the leg-side, Markram ignores
1.5
Siraj to Rickelton, 1 run, 131.9kph, inswinger, full on leg, Rickelton clips it off his pads and it falls short and wide of the short leg fielder. NKR dives to his left to half-stop it
1.4
Siraj to Rickelton, no run, 134.3kph, Rickelton is rooted in his crease to defend this length ball on the stumps. Gets an inside edge onto his pads
1.3
Siraj to Rickelton, no run, 129.4kph, fuller length, pushed back towards the bowler who parries it to mid-on
1.2
Siraj to Rickelton, no run, 131.9kph, shapes in slightly, Rickelton shoulders arms as the ball is marginally outside off
1.1
Siraj to Rickelton, no run, over the wicket, good length delivery on the stumps, defended into the off-side
Mohammed Siraj, right-arm fast, comes into the attack
Two slips and a gully in place for the left-hander
1
0 0 0 B4 0 0 (4 runs)
RSA 4-0
Aiden Markram
0(6)
Ryan Rickelton
0(0)
Jasprit Bumrah
1-1-0-0
0.6
Bumrah to Markram, no run, 135.5kph, fuller delivery, Markram blocks it to mid-off
0.5
Bumrah to Markram, no run, another lbw appeal, turned down. Gentle in-seamer, Markram is half-forward to push and gets an inside edge onto his pads
0.4
4
Bumrah to Markram, byes, FOUR, fuller ball, inswinger and keeps going down leg, no chance for the diving keeper to stop that. South Africa underway
0.3
Bumrah to Markram, no run, 134kph, lbw appeal, struck down. This one comes back in with the angle, Markram is half-forward to defend and inside-edges onto his pad
0.2
Bumrah to Markram, no run, the line is wider and Markram lets it be
0.1
Bumrah to Markram, no run, seam up ball on a length outside off, Markram shoulders arms and the ball curls away after passing the batter. Pant dives to his right to pouch it
Markram and Rickelton are at the crease. Markram is on strike. Bumrah will open the attack
It's a historic moment as Guwahati is all in readiness to host its first-ever Test. The match officials and the players march out for the national anthems. South Africa's first, followed by India's. The pre-match ritual is completed and India are in a huddle. in walk the South African openers as the Indian players disperse. As expected, Bumrah to kickstart proceedings for the hosts. There could be some assistance for the pacers early in the day. Three slips and a gully in position. Here we go...
India have lost the toss in eight of the last nine Tests.
Rishabh Pant is the second wicketkeeper to lead India in Tests after MS Dhoni did that in 60 matches between 2008 and 2014.
Teams:
South Africa (Playing XI): Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, Wiaan Mulder, Temba Bavuma(c), Tony de Zorzi, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreynne(w), Marco Jansen, Senuran Muthusamy, Simon Harmer, Keshav Maharaj
