South Africa vs India 1st Test at Cape Town, 05 Jan, 2018

Toss: South Africa, who chose to bat
South Africa 286/10 (73.1)  &  129/10 (41.2)
India 209/10 (73.4)  &  135/10 (42.4)
South Africa won by 72 runs
Man of the Match: Vernon Philander
  • Bhuvneshwar Kumar 13 * (41)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1 Vernon Philander good length delivery to Murali Vijay, no runs, gets forward and leaves it down the leg side.

Over 0.2 Vernon Philander good length delivery to Murali Vijay, 1 leg bye, gets forward and works it of the pads through square leg and picks up a leg bye.

Over 0.3 Vernon Philander good length delivery to Murali Vijay, no runs, comes on to the front foot and defends it back to the bowler.

Over 0.4 Vernon Philander bowls a back of length delivery to Murali Vijay, no runs, gets back in the crease and dabs it on the off side.

Over 0.5 Vernon Philander good length delivery to Murali Vijay, no runs, gets cover the off stump line and shoulders arms to let it go through to the keeper.

Over 0.6 Vernon Philander bowls a short and rising delivery to Murali Vijay, no runs, gets forward and once again let it go outside off through to the keeper.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1 Morne Morkel good length delivery to Murali Vijay, no runs, stays on the front foot and lifts his bat and let it go through to the keeper.

Over 1.2 Morne Morkel good length delivery to Murali Vijay, 1 run, gets behind the line on the back foot and guides it away down to third man and picks up just a single.

Over 1.3 Morne Morkel bowls a pitched up delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, no runs, gets forward and punches it straight to the man at cover.

Over 1.4 Morne Morkel good length delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, no runs, goes on to the back foot and tucks it down the leg side.

Over 1.5 Morne Morkel good length delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, no runs, gets forward and works it away down the leg side.

Over 1.6 Morne Morkel bowls a pitched up delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, no runs, gets forward and driven straight back to the bowler.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1 Vernon Philander good length delivery to Murali Vijay, no runs, gets forward and works it down the leg side.

Over 2.2 Vernon Philander good length delivery to Murali Vijay, no runs, gets forward and looks to play across the line but misses and the ball struck on the pads down the leg side.

Over 2.3 Vernon Philander good length delivery to Murali Vijay, 2 runs, gets forward and guides it away down to third man with open face bat and picks up couple of runs.

Over 2.4 Vernon Philander good length delivery to Murali Vijay, no runs, gets forward and misses the flick down the leg side, the ball struck on the pads.

Over 2.5 Vernon Philander good length delivery to Murali Vijay, no runs, gets forward and tries to push at it but gets beaten.

Over 2.6 Vernon Philander good length delivery to Murali Vijay, no runs, gets forward and looks to drive through the line but once again the ball goes pass the outside edge of the bat.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1 Morne Morkel bowls it short of length to Shikhar Dhawan, 1 run, shuffles across on the back foot and pulled away through square leg and picks up a single.

Over 3.2 Morne Morkel good length delivery to Murali Vijay, no runs, gets cover the off stump line and shoulders arms to let it go through to the keeper.

Over 3.3 Morne Morkel bangs it short onto the pitch to Murali Vijay, no runs, goes deep in the crease and ducks under it to sways away.

Over 3.4 Morne Morkel bowls a pitched up delivery to Murali Vijay, Boundary! Leans in to the drive and plays it beautifully through cover and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 3.5 Morne Morkel bowls a back of length delivery to Murali Vijay, no runs, gets back in the crease and watches it along go through to the keeper.

Over 3.6 Morne Morkel good length delivery to Murali Vijay, no runs, goes on to the back foot and works it towards short mid wicket.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1 Vernon Philander good length delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, no runs, gets forward and pushes it down the pitch back to the bowler.

Over 4.2 Vernon Philander good length delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, no runs, goes on to the back foot and punches it straight back to the bowler.

Over 4.3 Vernon Philander good length delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, Boundary! Gets forward and guides it away down to third man fence for four.

Over 4.4 Vernon Philander bowls a pitched up delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, 2 run, moves across in the crease and clips it away through mid wicket and picks up couple of runs.

Over 4.5 Vernon Philander bowls a pitched up delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, no runs, gets forward and went for a drive through the off side, the ball beats the outside edge of the bat.

Over 4.6 Vernon Philander good length delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, 1 run, goes on to the back foot and drops it to cover and picks up a single to keep the strike.

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