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South Africa vs India, 3rd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series: India tour of South Africa, 2017-18 Venue: New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Date & Time: Jan 24-Jan 28, 10:00 AM LOCAL

Hashim Amla 52(140)

52.4
W
Ishant to Amla, out Caught by Hardik Pandya!! In the airrr and taken. Massive wicket and opening for India. Look at the response from the crowd and the dressing room. A standing ovation. This is as good as a double-hundred, considering he also played a vital hand in the first effort. Clever field placing from Kohli/Ishant and Amla falls into the trap. With that shuffle across the stumps, Amla favours the leg-side, so Kohli has packed the leg-side field to an extent. Short mid-wicket in and Amla flicks uppishly, Pandya was quick to move to his right and grab it with both hands to delight India. Top catch that. Now then, can India work on this opening? Amla c Hardik Pandya b Ishant 52(140) [4s-5]
52.3
Ishant to Amla, no run, was that a dropped chance? Just fell short of the lunging Pujara. Short of a length delivery outside off stump, Amla pushes hard at it and gets a thick edge that fails to carry to first slip
52.2
Ishant to Amla, no run, good length delivery nips back in, Amla shoulders arms
52.1
Ishant to Amla, no run, oh this one's kicked up on Amla and hit the glove. The glove is off and he checks his hand, wants some treatment. Good length and just outside off stump, Amla played the right line, unfortunately for him it jumped too much and smashed him on the right hand. Ice pack being applied on his right hand
51.6
Bumrah to Elgar, no run, short and down the leg-side, left alone
51.4
Bumrah to Amla, no run, defended off the back foot
51.3
F
Bumrah to Amla, 2 runs, a back foot punch and it's the 38th Test fifty for Hash Amla. Top knock, he's got two fifties on a tough pitch. Patience and determination are the two key words to describe his knock. Never allowed the bowler to settle with his shuffle across the sticks
51.2
Bumrah to Amla, 2 runs, dabbed down towards third man as there is no gully, onto 49 now
51.1
Bumrah to Amla, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Amla defends off the front foot
50.6
Bhuvneshwar to Elgar, no run, this time Elgar shoulders arms
50.1
Bhuvneshwar to Amla, no run, Amla has easily defended this towards point
49.6
Bumrah to Elgar, no run, good length and on the off stump, Elgar defends off the back foot
49.4
Bumrah to Amla, no run, Amla hops and defends this short of length delivery into the off-side
49.3
Bumrah to Amla, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Amla shoulders arms
49.2
Bumrah to Amla, no run, round the wicket and banged in short, Amla stands and lets the ball sail through to Parthiv
49.1
Bumrah to Elgar, 1 run, leg stump ball has been tucked away to backward square leg
48.5
Bhuvneshwar to Amla, no run, good length kicks up a touch on the batsman, Amla handles it well off the back foot though, playing with soft hands, hit the splice of the bat
48.4
Bhuvneshwar to Amla, no run, lucky that Amla hit that straight to cover, it was in the slot (full) for Amla to collect a boundary
48.3
Bhuvneshwar to Amla, no run, oh the inside edge rolls into the on-side as Amla looks to drive this length ball through cover
48.2
Bhuvneshwar to Amla, no run, back foot punch towards cover
48.1
Bhuvneshwar to Amla, no run, defended to the right of mid-on
47.6
Hardik Pandya to Elgar, no run, another cover-drive missed by Elgar, this time he toe-ends it into the off-side
47.2
Hardik Pandya to Elgar, 1 run, now he drives and gets an inside edge because of the late inward movement into him from a fuller length, ball rolls towards square leg
46.5
Bhuvneshwar to Amla, no run, the away-going ball doesn't do much, it's not close enough to make the batsman play
46.4
Bhuvneshwar to Amla, no run, this one tails back in, Amla manages to punch-drive it to mid-on
46.3
Bhuvneshwar to Amla, no run, swinging away outside off stump, left alone
46.2
Bhuvneshwar to Amla, no run, oh a late call from Amla to leave this length ball and it hits the bat and rolls towards the keeper. In fact hit the glove
46.1
Bhuvneshwar to Amla, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Amla shoulders arms
45.6
Hardik Pandya to Elgar, no run, this is well outside off stump, Elgar defends
44.5
Shami to Amla, no run, length ball well outside off stump, left alone
44.4
Shami to Amla, no run, nice carry through to Parthiv, full and outside off stump, left alone
44.3
Shami to Amla, no run, a bouncer that misses the batsman comfortably
44.2
Shami to Amla, no run, full and slanted across, Amla shoulders arms
44.1
Shami to Amla, no run, full and angling across Amla who defends with a straight bat after a shuffle across
43.6
Hardik Pandya to Elgar, no run, on a good length this time outside off stump, Elgar gets across a bit and defends off the bottom part of the blade
42.5
Shami to Amla, no run, fuller again and angling across the right-hander, Amla gets across a bit and lets it through
42.4
Shami to Amla, no run, opens up Amla a bit, fuller this time and the round the wicket angle makes him play at it. Off the outer half towards gully but along the ground
42.3
Shami to Amla, no run, short of a length from round the wicket, Amla gets across a bit on the back foot and defends towards mid-wicket
42.2
Shami to Elgar, 1 run, short of a length and angling into Elgar's hips, he tucks it into the gap at mid-wicket. Milking runs, these two
40.5
Shami to Elgar, 1 run, short of a length on leg stump, Elgar gets back and tucks it through mid-wicket. The call is for two but Ishant from mid-on got to it quickly. 100 up for SA and the crowd react to it with a loud round of applause. Fantastic partnership this has been, has really set this run chase up beautifully
39.5
Hardik Pandya to Amla, no run, shortish length again from Pandya and it's been defended well off the back foot
39.4
Hardik Pandya to Elgar, 1 run, angles this shorter length across the left-hander, steered with an open bat face past the diving gully fielder
38.5
Shami to Amla, no run, solid back foot defence with a shuffle across. Shami hits that good length area outside off and that length isn't going to trouble batsmen
38.4
Shami to Amla, no run, fullish and outside off stump, shuffles across on the front foot and defends it well
38.3
Shami to Amla, no run, slightly uppish but well short of Bumrah at mid-on. Fuller ball attacking the stumps and timed the flick well but couldn't quite keep it down. Good stop in the end
38.2
Shami to Elgar, 1 run, shortish and angling in from outside off, stays back and defends with an open bat face towards deep backward point
37.5
Hardik Pandya to Amla, no run, banged in short again on leg stump line, Amla gets out of the way of this bumper
37.5
Hardik Pandya to Amla, wide, banged in short by Pandya but it's too high and sails over Amla. Good take by Parthiv Patel who has to leap due to his frame
37.4
Hardik Pandya to Amla, no run, back of a length outside off stump, gets across on the back foot and defends it towards cover
37.3
Hardik Pandya to Elgar, 1 run, uppish but well short of deep backward point! Short of a length and wide outside off, Elgar didn't quite go hard at this one, as a result of which the ball flew off the slice. Another brace
36.5
Bumrah to Amla, 2 runs, 'Two, two' is the call as soon as Amla hit this and they get back comfortably. Fuller ball angling into middle and leg, gets across the stumps and clips it to the left of fine leg
36.4
Bumrah to Amla, no run, pitched up outside off, seams in a touch but Amla is sure of his off stump. Lets it through
36.3
Bumrah to Amla, 2 runs, angling in from a shorter length, Amla gets across the stumps and tucks it behind square leg. Soft hands and they get a brace
36.2
Bumrah to Amla, no run, full and angling in around middle and leg, shuffles a bit does Amla and pushes it towards mid-on
36.1
Bumrah to Amla, 2 runs, back of a length outside off, width on offer and Amla cuts it away off the back foot through backward point
35.6
Ishant to Elgar, no run, pitched right up outside off, Elgar gets well forward and blocks towards cover
34.5
Bumrah to Amla, no run, on a good length just outside off stump, Amla stays back and watchfully lets it pass
34.4
4
Bumrah to Amla, FOUR, lovely shot! Bumrah overcooks one and drifts onto the pads, Amla shuffles a touch and times the flick well through mid-wicket. Picked the gap to perfection. This should ease the pressure that was building
34.3
Bumrah to Amla, no run, slight excitement but nothing there. Again the one that's angling in from Bumrah but this slips down leg. Amla tries to tickle it away with a glance but missed
34.2
Bumrah to Amla, no run, that's a cracker! Angling in from a good length, holds its line after pitching and extra bounce to square Amla up completely
34.1
Bumrah to Amla, no run, full and angling in around off, defended from the crease with a shuffle across
33.6
Ishant to Elgar, no run, this is a relatively harmless delivery, on a good length well outside off and angling further away. Easy leave
33.2
Ishant to Amla, no run, full again and outside off, defended off the front foot towards point
33.1
Ishant to Amla, no run, that wasn't far away! Very close to the leg pole as it whizzed through to Parthiv Patel. Ishant went full after going wide of the crease and Amla wanted to flick with that premeditated shuffle of his. Missed the stroke
32.6
Bumrah to Elgar, no run, full again around middle and off, Elgar plays around his front pad and defends towards mid-on
32.1
Bumrah to Amla, no run, fractionally short of a good length and it's outside off, left alone
31.6
Ishant to Elgar, no run, beaten! This is lovely bowling from Ishant. Gets the length spot on and the line is just around off stump. Elgar had to play at it and the ball whizzes past the outside edge. Extra bounce did the trick there
30.5
Bumrah to Amla, no run, in the air...but short of Rahane who ran forward from gully. Short of a length angling into Amla who tried to flick off the back foot. Got an inside edge onto his thigh and the ball lobbed up for a while before landing safe
30.4
Bumrah to Amla, no run, shortish length outside off stump, defended off the back foot towards cover
30.3
Bumrah to Amla, no run, the wide outside off ploy to Amla continues, currently he isn't interested to play at those. Considering the patience levels that he has, I doubt if this is a plan worth investing in. Especially now that he is well-set
30.2
Bumrah to Elgar, 1 run, slanting in from a good length, Elgar gets across on his toes and works this behind square leg
29.6
Ishant to Amla, 1 run, on a length outside off, gets forward and steers it through backward point. Retains the strike
29.5
Ishant to Amla, no run, prodigious away movement after pitching but it's from well outside off. Easy leave for Amla who shuffled across the stumps
29.4
Ishant to Amla, no run, fifth stump line, on a good length. The idea is perhaps to bore Amla into his dismissal. He lets it pass
29.3
Ishant to Amla, no run, back of a length this time, slightly wider outside off and Amla lets it pass
29.2
Ishant to Amla, no run, beats the edge! This shapes away after pitching, just a tad though and Amla poked at it without any footwork. Loose from the veteran
29.1
Ishant to Amla, no run, starts with a fourth stump line, good length ball and left alone
28.6
Bumrah to Elgar, no run, continues to attack the fourth stump line, on a good length and blocked out
28.2
Bumrah to Amla, no run, short of a length outside off, camps on the back foot and defends with a straight bat
28.1
Bumrah to Amla, no run, angling in from a good length around off, dabbed softly with an angled bat. Goes to gully on the bounce. Amla wanted the single and was down the track, sent back in the end by Elgar
27.6
Ishant to Elgar, no run, short of length on off, defended and that will be lunch
27.4
Ishant to Elgar, 1 run, good length on middle and leg, nudged away to fine leg
26.4
Bumrah to Amla, no run, short of length and outside off, Amla moves across to block
26.3
Bumrah to Amla, no run, back of a length outside off, defended to gully
26.2
4
Bumrah to Amla, FOUR, that's the problem with angling the ball back in, Amla shuffles across and takes it from his hips, glanced away to the fine leg fence. The fielder is too square and it races away
26.1
Bumrah to Amla, no run, full outside off, left alone
25.6
Ishant to Elgar, no run, a change-up, bowls the off-cutter, takes the pace off, pushed to mid-off
24.6
Bumrah to Elgar, no run, back to a good length, Elgar defends with the bat coming across the pad
23.5
Ishant to Amla, no run, another punchy drive by Amla, who finds mid-on
23.4
Ishant to Amla, no run, good length on off, Amla defends in front of cover, wants a quick single, but sent back
23.3
Ishant to Amla, no run, full on the stumps, Amla pushes with a straight bat to mid-on
23.2
Ishant to Amla, no run, short of length into the hips, turned to backward square leg
23.1
Ishant to Amla, no run, beats the bat. Needless flirt from Amla, shuffled across to this good length delivery that held its line and wsan't far from nicking off
22.6
Bhuvneshwar to Elgar, no run, pitched up on off, Elgar is forward to block that right under his eyes
22.1
Bhuvneshwar to Amla, no run, good length outside off, left alone
21.6
Ishant to Amla, 1 run, full and around off, Amla gets a thick inside half of the bat on the forward block, behind square it runs away for a single
21.5
Ishant to Amla, no run, very full outside off, pushed back to mid-off
21.4
Ishant to Elgar, 1 run, Kohli nearly took out Ian Gould with that throw. Pushed wide of mid-off and Kohli throws the ball at the stumps, misses and Gould had to hop out of the way
19.5
Ishant to Elgar, 1 run, an inside edge and it runs behind square, Elgar slightly late on the block. To a good length delivery on middle and leg, Elgar gets a single
18.5
Bhuvneshwar to Amla, no run, pitched up outside off, left alone
18.4
Bhuvneshwar to Amla, no run, short of length outside off, Amla punches off the back foot to cover
18.3
Bhuvneshwar to Amla, no run, full on off, Amla defends off the front foot
18.2
Bhuvneshwar to Amla, no run, fullish outside off, moves away, but all this after Amla shoulders arms
18.1
Bhuvneshwar to Amla, no run, good length outside off, left alone
17.6
Bumrah to Amla, 1 run, full on off, wristed wide of Shami at mid-on. Another run pinched
17.5
Bumrah to Elgar, 1 run, pitched up on off, Elgar defends to Jinks at gully, a fumble and they take a single. That should've been stopped
17.1
Bumrah to Amla, no run, short of length on off, Amla defends off the back foot
16.6
Bhuvneshwar to Amla, 1 run, when it is full on the stumps, pushed past the bowler and since mid-on is wide, they rush across to complete the run. Well-judged in the end
16.5
Bhuvneshwar to Amla, no run, this is further wide of off, easy leave
16.4
Bhuvneshwar to Amla, no run, short of length outside off, Amla shoulders arms
16.3
Bhuvneshwar to Amla, no run, good length outside off, Amla lets it go
16.2
Bhuvneshwar to Amla, no run, moves across his stumps, the ball is full on off, blocked
16.1
Bhuvneshwar to Amla, no run, pitched up outside off, left alone
15.6
Bumrah to Elgar, no run, well played by Elgar. This rose from a shortish length, Elgar though defended it with soft hands, even as he was hopping to counter the extra bounce
14.5
Bhuvneshwar to Amla, no run, very full for the ball to do anything, Amla blocks solidly
14.4
Bhuvneshwar to Amla, no run, short of length and angling in, Amla is a bit early into the leg-side tuck, soft leading edge to cover
14.3
Bhuvneshwar to Amla, no run, well outside off, left alone
14.2
Bhuvneshwar to Amla, no run, fullish on off, Amla shuffles across and blocks
14.1
Bhuvneshwar to Amla, no run, short of length outside off, Amla lets it go
13.6
Bumrah to Elgar, no run, slanted across Elgar, on a fullish length, Elgar shoulders arms
13.1
Bumrah to Amla, no run, only Parthiv Patel appealed for a caught behind, nothing from the others. Amla shuffled across and could've left that, but flirted at one outside off and is lucky not to have edged it
12.6
Bhuvneshwar to Elgar, no run, on a good length and outside off, Elgar shoulders arms
10.5
Bhuvneshwar to Amla, no run, short of length on off, defended off the back foot
10.4
Bhuvneshwar to Elgar, 1 run, sliding down leg, Elgar flicks off the pads and gets it down to fine leg
9.5
Shami to Amla, no run, fullish outside off, left alone. That's the line and length
9.4
4
Shami to Amla, FOUR, poor bowling from Shami. Can't bowl short and wide outside off to Amla. It sits up to be hit and Amla rocks back to smash the cut through cover, again off the middle of the bat and second boundary of the over
9.3
Shami to Amla, no run, went wide of the crease and angled it in, Amla is hit on the thigh pad, on the shuffle, loud shout for lbw, but Gould shakes his head, it was high and would've gone over
9.2
4
Shami to Amla, FOUR, poor delivery. Short and wide outside off, Amla doesn't miss out. Rocks back and cuts wide of backward point, raced away. Amla starts with a boundary today
9.1
Shami to Amla, no run, Shami too starts short, good one too, following Amla who arches back and allows it to go. Well played
8.6
Bumrah to Elgar, no run, hit hard into the pitch, Elgar hops to defend to gully. End of the unfinished over
7.5
Shami to Elgar, 1 run, shorter length again, this time wider outside off and Elgar just punches it wide of Kohli at extra cover who chases it down
6.5
Bhuvneshwar to Amla, no run, keeps persisting with the fourth stump line, on a good length and it's been left alone
6.4
Bhuvneshwar to Amla, no run, extra bounce again from a good length. Amla was shuffling across the stumps and takes his bottom hand off while trying to block
6.3
Bhuvneshwar to Elgar, 1 run, nips in sharply from a good length with a bit of bounce to boot. Elgar couldn't control the leg glance but there isn't anyone at leg gully or leg slip. Goes down towards fine leg
5.5
Shami to Elgar, 1 run, angling in from a good length, Elgar rides the bounce to tuck this just past the short leg fielder who is a touch deep. He got a hand on it
4.5
Bhuvneshwar to Amla, no run, fifth stump zone again on this outswinger, left alone to the keeper
4.4
Bhuvneshwar to Amla, no run, pings the bottom hand and Amla jerks his hand a touch in reaction. Angling in from a good length and there was a bit of extra bounce as he looked to defend
4.3
Bhuvneshwar to Amla, no run, slightly fuller this time outside off, Amla shoulders arms
4.2
Bhuvneshwar to Amla, 2 runs, trickles off the outside edge but Amla was in control here. Stayed on the back foot to this away curler and played it with an angled bat. Well wide of third slip and goes down towards the vacant third man region
4.1
Bhuvneshwar to Amla, no run, pegging away on that fifth stump channel, a bit of away movement as well. Amla leaves
3.6
Shami to Elgar, no run, slipping down leg, Elgar tries to flick it as the ball flies through to Patel who was excited a bit. Thought that there was a tickle there but nobody else supported. Nothing there really
2.5
Bhuvneshwar to Elgar, 1 run, pitched up this time, a hint of away swing but Elgar covers the movement well with a gentle push towards cover. Sets off immediately for the run and finds good response from Amla
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