India vs South Africa, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Harmer to Bumrah, no run, forward and blocked

Harmer to Bumrah, no run, another looped up delivery, Bumrah is drawn forward into a big drive, he ends up outside-edging it to backward point who takes it on the bounce

Harmer to Bumrah, no run, a forward press from Bumrah to block out this fullish ball

Harmer to Bumrah, no run, over the wicket, looped up delivery, hint of away drift and Bumrah defends it to cover off the front foot

Harmer to Kuldeep Yadav, out Lbw!! Offbreak from Harmer, lands around middle-leg and spins away past Kuldeep's defensive outside edge to hit him on the back leg. Appeal for lbw and the dreaded finger goes up quickly. Kuldeep reviews it. UltraEdge confirms no outside edge. Three reds on ball-tracking. Plumb! India lose their second review and are tottering at 77/7 (effectively 77/8). Kuldeep Yadav lbw b Harmer 1(13)

Harmer to Axar, 1 run, knocks this full ball to long-on

Harmer to Kuldeep Yadav, no run, left alone outside off

Harmer to Kuldeep Yadav, no run, appeal for lbw, similar to Jadeja's wicket but this seems to have hit the bat. In-drifter that dips on the batter and Kuldeep brings his bat down hurriedly to try and jam it out. The ball actually hit the pad first and then made contact with the bat which was behind the pad

Harmer to Kuldeep Yadav, no run, offbreak turning away outside off and Kuldeep decides to let it go at the last moment

Harmer to Kuldeep Yadav, no run, fuller ball and Kuldeep blocks it

Harmer to Kuldeep Yadav, no run, 88.7kph, left alone outside off

Harmer to Axar, 1 run, 87.1kph, tossed up but it's too full, driven along the ground to long-off

Harmer to Washington Sundar, 2 runs, tossed nup well outside the line of off-stump, driven into the gap wide of cover and he's back for the second run

Harmer to Washington Sundar, no run, pushes at this offie and outside-edges wide of the slip fielder

Harmer to Washington Sundar, no run, solidly blocked off the front foot

Harmer to Washington Sundar, no run, driven to cover

Harmer to Washington Sundar, no run, spins away outside off, left alone

Harmer to Axar, 1 run, 96.1kph, flighted ball, Axar drives to the right of the bowler. A single to long-off

Harmer to Washington Sundar, no run, low full toss, driven well but Harmer makes a sharp stop in his followthrough

Harmer to Axar, 1 run, bunts this full delivery to mid-on for a single

Harmer to Axar, 2 runs, 84.7kph, Axar goes back in his crease to flick this slightly shorter ball to midwicket

Harmer to Axar, no run, 88.2kph, full delivery, pushed back to the bowler

Harmer to Axar, no run, solidly blocked off the front foot

Harmer to Jadeja, out Lbw!! 91.5kph, Jadeja has been adjudged lbw and he is in disbelief as he looks at Washington. He decides to review it. Flighted ball from round the wicket and Harmer gets it to dip nicely on the batter. Jadeja has his bat behind the pad and he gets hit on the boot on the half-volley. No bat. Over to ball-tracking and it's three reds! Jadeja failed to squeeze it out. The impact is over 2.5m but it's adjacent to the stumps. Plumb and India burn a review. The partnership looked busy and once again it's Harmer who has provided the key breakthrough. Jadeja lbw b Harmer 18(26) [4s-2]

Harmer to Washington Sundar, 1 run, 92.1kph, shorter, flatter and wider, chopped through point

Harmer to Washington Sundar, no run, too full, pushed to the right of the bowler and Harmer dives to stop it

Harmer to Washington Sundar, no run, "Simon beautiful," says Verreynne. Flighted ball that pitches outside off and turns away. Washington is drawn forward into a push and gets beaten on the outside edge

Harmer to Washington Sundar, no run, 82kph, spins from outside leg, Washington spots it and decides to block it out. He was initially looking to work it into the leg-side

Harmer to Jadeja, 1 run, 88.8kph, more air, ends up bowling a full toss and Jadeja eases it to long-off

Harmer to Jadeja, no run, 89.1kph, offbreak on off, not much spin and Jadeja defends off the back foot

Harmer to Washington Sundar, 1 run, 90.2kph, full around off, driven along the ground to long-off

Harmer to Washington Sundar, no run, gets forward, plants his bat in front of the pad to barricade this in-drifter. Bounces more than he expects and gets hit on the glove

Harmer to Jadeja, 1 run, 91.4kph, touch too full from Harmer and that's been flicked to midwicket

Harmer to Jadeja, no run, nothing shot from Jadeja. 91.8kph, slides on with the arm and Jadeja almost lifts his bat up in the end and allows the ball to hit his pad. Missing leg

Harmer to Washington Sundar, 1 run, 94.2kph, Washington leans forward and pushes this wider ball towards cover

Harmer to Washington Sundar, no run, 90kph, full on off, solidly blocked off the front foot

Harmer to Washington Sundar, no run, 90.2kph, quicker one that keeps a bit low, Washington spots it and blocks it out on the off-side. The left-handed batter has a smile on his face

Harmer to Jadeja, 1 run, 89.5kph, fraction short and Jadeja has ample time to work it to deep square leg

Harmer to Jadeja, no run, 88.5kph, very full and Jadeja jams it back at the bowler

Harmer to Jadeja, no run, chopped to backward point

Harmer to Jadeja, FOUR, fuller and down leg, Jadeja sweeps hard and sends it to fine leg for four. De Zorzi anticipates and dives from backward short leg but the ball is out of his reach

Harmer to Jadeja, no run, in-drifter on leg, Jadeja gets down low to sweep and under-edges, the ball rolls towards the leg slip region

Harmer to Jadeja, no run, drifting in towards leg, Jadeja is half-forward to nudge and gets an inside edge onto his pad that goes well wide of the short leg fielder. Wicket-maiden

Harmer to Jadeja, no run, 94.6kph, quick and angling in, Jadeja watchfully nudges it to short leg

Harmer to Pant, out Caught&Bowled!! This was coming - Pant was all at sea against Harmer and he's chipped a simple return catch now - Excellent variation from Harmer, slowed down the pace at 87 kmph and gets it to drift onto the left-hander - Pant was looking to drive, through the shot too early as it stops on him and offers a simple return catch to the bowler. He was never going to drop those and India find themselves in a big hole now. No Gill, and they've lost half their side as well. They've taken drinks at the fall of the wicket. Pant c and b Harmer 2(13)

Harmer to Pant, no run, Pant is looking nervy against Harmer - the slider, came back at the left-hander and stayed a fraction low - catches Pant's inside edge onto the pad

Harmer to Pant, no run, flighted around off, a half-forward Pant looks to defend and is beaten on the inside edge- struck in front of leg-stump

Harmer to Pant, no run, tossed up on off, Pant gets close to the ball as he defended

Harmer to Pant, no run, flighted and spinning onto the pads - Pant leans across, pad first as he blocked

Harmer to Pant, no run, tossed up just outside off - a half-stride forward as Pant defended

Harmer to Pant, no run, flighted delivery outside off, Pant lunges forward in defence

Harmer to Pant, no run, tossed up slower and just outside off - spins away from the left-hander's poke

Harmer to Pant, no run, that was close, pushed through quicker at 92 kmph, kept sliding on as Pant backed away on the cut, could've so easily chopped it back onto the stumps

Harmer to Pant, no run, turn and bounce immediately - takes a bit of the pitch and then rips away to hit the shoulder of Pant

Harmer to Dhruv Jurel, out Caught by Corbin Bosch!! Oh dear! A rank long hop and Jurel has found deep mid-wicket to perfection - Was dropped short and Jurel's eyes lit up - it was there to be smashed and he was eyeing the deep mid-wicket boundary, but the ball stopped a touch on him and he's through with the shot, catches the cue-end and lobs down Bosch's throat in the deep. A wicket out of nowhere and South Africa are chuffed to bits. India are effectively 33 for 4 now. Dhruv Jurel c Corbin Bosch b Harmer 13(34) [4s-3]

Harmer to Washington Sundar, 1 run, Harmer drifts one onto the pads, nudged behind square on the on-side for a single

Harmer to Washington Sundar, no run, Harmer tosses one just outside off - blocked back at the bowler

Harmer to Washington Sundar, no run, nice bit of flight on off, defended back at the bowler

Harmer to Washington Sundar, no run, fraction fuller and around off - Sundar leans across and turns it to the on-side

Harmer to Washington Sundar, no run, flighted just outside off, pushed back at the bowler

Harmer to Washington Sundar, no run, lovely, sharp turn for Harmer - dragged the length back and gets it to rip across Sundar's outside edge - turn and bounce, that should please him

Harmer to Washington Sundar, no run, fraction fuller and just outside off - a push-drive to cover

Harmer to Washington Sundar, no run, slower and on off - a solid prod forward as Sundar blocked

Harmer to Washington Sundar, no run, tad too full from Harmer, allows Sundar to get well forward on the block

Harmer to Washington Sundar, no run, nice bit of flight on off - defended back at the bowler

Harmer to Washington Sundar, no run, tossed up just outside off - Sundar leans across defensively

Harmer to Dhruv Jurel, no run, smothered on the front foot to silly point. Confident batting from Jurel with a good forward stride in

Harmer to Dhruv Jurel, no run, another solid forward defence from Jurel as Harmer floats it up on off

Harmer to Dhruv Jurel, no run, tossed up on off, drifting away, defended forward

Harmer to Dhruv Jurel, no run, much flatter and shorter, sliding across off, Jurel goes back and across before blocking down the pitch

Harmer to Dhruv Jurel, no run, drifting away outside off, slower through the air, Jurel knocks it off the front foot to cover-point

Harmer to Dhruv Jurel, no run, 89.7kph, full on off, drifting away, Jurel defends forward

Harmer to Dhruv Jurel, no run, floated up, drifting across off, Jurel defends forward

Harmer to Washington Sundar, 1 run, tossed up just outside off, Washington checks the drive as it stops on him. He's not in control. Goes in the air but wide of Bavuma at short cover

Harmer to Washington Sundar, no run, knocks it wide of short cover where Bavuma throws himself across to his right and cuts it off

Harmer to Washington Sundar, no run, such great variation in pace and trajectory! Much slower, looped up from round the wicket and it drifts in beautifully on middle before dipping on Washington. He's on the front foot in defence but it rips past the outside edge

Harmer to Washington Sundar, no run, pushed through flat on a length on middle, 93kph, Washington hangs back and defends

Harmer to Washington Sundar, no run, good length on middle, straightens from round the wicket, Washington defends forward

Harmer to Washington Sundar, no run, 92.4kph, full outside off, in-drifter, Washington leaves it alone

Harmer to Rahul, 1 run, uses his feet and knocks it down to long-on

Harmer to Rahul, no run, beautiful drift! 96kph, curves away past off stump from round the wicket, Rahul stretches forward to defend but is beaten on the edge as it slides on with the arm

Harmer to Rahul, no run, slower at 85kph, drifting across off, kicks up off a length and Rahul defends off the back foot

Harmer to Rahul, no run, 93.3kph, length ball around middle, Rahul bunts it from the crease to short midwicket

Harmer to Rahul, no run, oh sharp turn straightaway! Pitches on middle, good length ball, Rahul goes back and clips it to backward square