Highlights of the 1st Test between India and South Africa unfolded as the South African team skillfully dismantled the Indian batting order, clinching victory by an innings and 32 runs on Thursday. This triumph, achieved within three days, solidified their unwavering home record against the touring Indian side.
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A comprehensive win for the Proteas
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Jansen takes charge of the bowling attack, and a pivotal moment ensues as Kohli attempts a powerful shot down the ground, only to be caught excellently by Rabada, who charges in from long-on. Kohli’s departure, caught by Rabada off Marco Jansen, marks the end of his innings at 76 runs from 82 balls. With this wicket, South Africa secures a commanding victory by an innings and 32 runs in the first Test, claiming a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.
The score stands at 131/9 for India after 34 overs. In the preceding over, Kohli showcases his batting prowess, hitting a boundary wide outside off from Burger. He follows it up with a lofted shot over long off for another four, advancing his score to 76. Despite the aggressive play, Prasidh survives the over.
Moving to 122/9 in 33 overs, Rabada maintains the pressure, creating a spread-out field for Kohli. The Indian captain plays some elegant shots but fails to score. However, he manages to take a single off the penultimate ball. The next two balls are directed at Prasidh.
In the 32nd over, Burger delivers a ball on the pads, and Siraj capitalizes with a flick behind to fine leg, securing a boundary for India. The elation is short-lived as Siraj faces a surprise short ball, resulting in a hit on the helmet before the ball flies to the keeper. South Africa, suspecting a glove involvement, opts for a review. The decision favors the bowling side as a clear spike is detected as the ball passes the glove. Siraj departs, caught by Verreynne off Nandre Burger, after contributing 4 runs from 5 balls.
The scoreboard reads 117/8 for India after 31 overs. Kohli adds to the total with a well-executed double, turning a short of a length ball to the leg side. However, the jubilation is short-lived as Bumrah falls victim to a run-out. Attempting to secure a couple by tapping the ball to the offside, Kohli’s decision proves to be incorrect.
Bumrah’s dismissal, run out by Elgar and Rabada, results in a score of 0 runs from 5 balls. Despite this setback, Kohli manages to find the gap in the slip cordon and secure a boundary with a shot outside off stump.
the Indian team is at 110/7 after 30 overs. Burger’s short delivery is effectively pulled by Kohli, earning him a boundary at deep square leg. The next delivery, also short, is pulled in front of square for a single.
Updating to 105/7 in 29 overs at 19:58, Rabada continues his bowling spell. Thakur faces a full and straight delivery, defending it to mid-on. Unfortunately for Thakur, he becomes the victim of a soft dismissal as a short-of-a-length delivery jumps up, catching the shoulder of the bat and resulting in an easy catch for gully. Thakur departs after contributing 2 runs from 8 balls. Bumrah enters the scene and faces a yorker on off stump, successfully keeping it out.
The current score stands at 104/6 for India after 28 overs. Burger, in pursuit of a hat-trick, delivers a back-of-a-length ball that bounces more than Kohli anticipates, narrowly missing the outside edge. However, Kohli recovers as Burger bowls a full delivery, allowing him to execute an on-drive for a boundary, reaching his fifty. Burger then sends a wide and short delivery, prompting Shardul to take a swing, resulting in an edge that is spilled by Jansen at second slip.
As of the 27th over, with the score at 97/6, Rabada continues his bowling spell. Kohli nudges one to covers for a single, and the new batter, Shardul Thakur, faces a bouncer which he skillfully ducks under. The momentum shifts as Burger claims another wicket with a wide and short delivery, guiding Ashwin to point for a golden duck.
In the 25th over, Jansen, using an around-the-wicket strategy, constricts Kohli to just a single run. Rabada, in the 24th over, presents an unhittable length, and Kohli opts to leave a few, resulting in a maiden over.
The 23rd over sees Jansen delivering a tight over against KL Rahul, securing a maiden. Rabada returns to face Kohli in the 21st over, where Kohli tucks one away for a couple of runs and later flicks one for a four.
Updating the score to 82/4 in the 20th over, Coetzee’s short and wide delivery allows Kohli to hit a powerful shot over the backward point fence for a six. KL Rahul, the new batter, faces Jansen in the next over, and he skillfully punches a full and wide delivery through covers for a classy four. However, Jansen strikes again as he corrects his line, inducing an edge from Shreyas Iyer, leading to a wicket.
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In the 18th over, Kohli faces the first ball of the third session, gliding a full delivery from Coetzee for a triple. Shreyas, on strike in the same over, clips a full delivery on the pads for a four. Jansen, in the 16th over, delivers wide, tempting Kohli, who manages to get bat on it, edging it over point for a four.
Tea is taken with the score at 56/3 in 16 overs.
Gill’s innings comes to an end in the 13th over as Jansen delivers a full and wide ball, prompting a convincing shot from Gill for four. However, Jansen has the last laugh with a full-length delivery swinging in, catching Gill off guard and resulting in a bowled dismissal. Gill departs after scoring 26 runs from 37 balls with six boundaries. The scoreboard stands at 44/2.
Coetzee joins the attack, and despite Gill mistiming a pull shot, it manages to beat the close-in fielders for a boundary. Kohli, on the other hand, flicks a delivery on the pads through the leg side for another four. The team total reaches 39/2 in 12 overs.
Jansen returns for the attack, and Kohli opens his account with a straight drive down the ground for four. Another boundary follows as Kohli lofts a short and wide delivery over the infield. Although there’s a chance for a catch with the ball shooting up from a length, Markram prevents the boundary through a chase after a misfield. The score is now 23/2 after 10 overs.
Rabada bowls a maiden over, maintaining the pressure. In the next over, Gill drives a full and straight delivery from Burger down the ground for a boundary. The team total advances to 19/2 in 8 overs.
Burger induces movement away from Shubman, coming close to the outside edge, allowing just one run in the over, a wide. Rabada finds Gill’s outside edge, but the ball runs past the slip cordon for four. The score is 18/2 after 7 overs.
In the 6th over, Jaiswal’s attempt to evade a short delivery just outside off stump results in a clip of his gloves, leading to a wicket. Jaiswal departs after scoring 5 runs from 18 balls. The next over is a maiden, and the team total remains at 13/2 in 5 overs.
Burger delivers a maiden over, and in Rabada’s over, Gill pulls a short ball through midwicket for a boundary. Another boundary follows as Gill drives a length ball through midwicket. The score stands at 5/1 after 3 overs.
Rabada maintains an off-stump line in the 2nd over, and Rohit, solid in defense, falls for a golden duck as Rabada angles the ball into the right-hander and straightens enough to remove off stump. India is 5/0 after 2 overs.
Burger, bowling from the other end, sees Jaiswal leaving a short-of-a-length ball outside off. However, Jaiswal drives a length ball through the covers for a boundary. The score reaches 1/0 after the 1st over.
There’s a chance for a catch as Rabada squares up Jaiswal, inducing an edge, but Markram drops it at second slip. Jaiswal gets off the mark with a single, and the stage is set for India’s batting.
Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal walk out to the middle, facing a challenging task with a 163-run deficit to overcome. South Africa had earlier posted a strong total of 408, with Bumrah claiming four wickets, including a debutant’s twenty-ball duck for Burger. Bavuma won’t be coming out to bat for South Africa.
SA posts a total of 407/8 in 108 overs, with Ashwin delivering his nineteenth over. Burger skillfully defends as Ashwin angles the ball in from around the wicket, resulting in a maiden over.
SA remains at 407/8 in 107 overs. Siraj’s over proves harmless as his line is too wide, and the South African batters comfortably leave those deliveries. Meanwhile, Bumrah, continuing from the other end, delivers a sharp bouncer. Jansen swings at it and misses, prompting a hesitant appeal with no review. However, Jansen responds with a powerful shot, smashing the next delivery straight back for a four.
The score reaches 402/8 in 105 overs at 17:04. Siraj attempts to challenge Burger with deliveries from both over and around the wicket, but to no avail. Bumrah faces Jansen, delivering a good length ball with no swing. Jansen pushes it for an easy single to the leg side.
Updating to 401/8 in 103 overs at 16:53, Bumrah draws an edge from Jansen, which runs away to deep third. Despite the opportunity for a single, Jansen declines. Bumrah pitches up the next delivery, and Jansen drives it through covers for a boundary, bringing up South Africa’s 400.
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At 16:50, SA stands at 397/8 in 102 overs. Prasidh sends one down the leg side, clipping off Jansen’s pads and running away for a four. The lead has now crossed 150. A short delivery follows, and Jansen pulls it away for just a single.
The second session begins at 16:44, with South Africa ahead by 147 runs. Bumrah opens the post-lunch session, beating Rabada’s outside edge to start. Surprising Rabada with a bouncer, Bumrah goes around the wicket and skids one away, hitting the top of off stump. Rabada departs after scoring 1 run from 9 balls.
At 15:57, Ashwin makes an impact. Prasidh delivers a length ball, and Coetzee smacks it over long on for a massive six. However, his stay is short-lived as Ashwin delivers a full ball, and Coetzee attempts to clear mid-on but hands an easy catch to Siraj. Coetzee departs after contributing 19 runs from 18 balls. The total stands at 392/7 in 100 overs.
Lunch break is taken
As of the 98th over, South Africa reaches 384/6. A crucial moment occurs as Coetzee attempts a reverse sweep, but the ball ricochets off his pad and then the bat. Gill reacts late at first slip, dropping a catch that Ashwin expected him to take. The over concludes with three singles.
At 97 overs, the score is 381/6. Shardul Thakur surprises Coetzee with a couple of bouncers, but Coetzee responds with a composed pull shot behind deep fine for a boundary. Jansen faces a short delivery as well and executes a well-prepared pull shot over the fine leg fence for a six.
In the 96th over, Ashwin delivers a full ball, and Coetzee confidently shuffles down the track to drive it on the up for a four. Thakur, continuing his spell, breaks the partnership by enticing Elgar to a sharp bouncer down the leg side, resulting in an easy catch for Rahul. Elgar departs after a stellar innings of 185 runs from 287 balls with 28 boundaries.
The score is 358/5 in 93 overs after this wicket. Ashwin’s delivery to Jansen slides onto his pads, prompting loud appeals, but the umpire remains unmoved, and no review is taken. Thakur, from the other end, delivers a short ball that Elgar goes after, not in complete control but still managing to run away for a four past the keeper.
In the 91st over, Thakur continues, finding the leading edge of Jansen, who gets a couple to cover. The score advances to 353/5. Ashwin returns in the 90th over, and Jansen drives a full delivery outside off for four, crossing the 100-run partnership. The score is now 343/5 in 89 overs.
Thakur delivers the 88th over, and Jansen drives a full ball through mid-wicket for another boundary. The over yields five runs. In the 87th over, Siraj and Bumrah tighten their lines, but the partnership between Jansen and Elgar swells to 82, putting India on the backfoot at 327/5.
Bumrah takes over in the 85th over, with Jansen flicking a full ball to deep fine leg for two runs. The score reaches 325/5 in 85 overs. Siraj’s 84th over sees Elgar punching a length ball through the off side for another boundary, totaling eight runs for the over, and the score stands at 323/5.
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In the 83rd over, Bumrah returns, finding Jansen’s inside edge, resulting in a single to fine leg. The score is 315/5. Siraj delivers the 82nd over, with Elgar driving a length ball outside off through the off side for another boundary, bringing the total for the over to eight runs. The score reaches 315/5 in 83 overs.
Bumrah is back in the attack in the 81st over, getting a single from Jansen, who then pulls a short delivery for a boundary, reaching his fifty. The score is 315/5 in 83 overs.
The partnership between Jansen and Elgar stands strong, posing a challenge for the Indian bowlers.
South Africa reaches 313/5 in 82 overs. Siraj opens with a short ball, and Elgar ducks. India takes the second new ball, delivering extra pace and bounce. Jansen clips the ball too straight to fine leg for a single.
- The score stands at 311/5 in 81 overs. The new ball is not taken. Shardul, over the wicket, narrowly beats Elgar’s outside edge. Shardul induces an edge from Jansen, but it runs for a four through the slip cordon. Jansen pushes a full delivery through covers for another boundary, adding to India’s frustrations in the morning session.
- In the 80th over, Shardul Thakur enters the attack. Elgar slides one ahead of point, adding three runs. A single off the last ball brings up South Africa’s 300. Ashwin bowls the last over before the new ball becomes available, yielding just two singles.
- The score is 295/5 in 78 overs. A missed chance occurs as Ashwin draws an edge from Jansen. The ball pops onto Rahul’s thigh pad, falling short before reaching Gill at first slip.
- In the 77th over, Ashwin, over the wicket to Jansen, delivers an uneventful over, resulting in a maiden. Prasidh continues from the other end. Elgar clicks one to the off side for a single on the first ball of the over. A top edge from Jansen lands painfully short of Ashwin at deep third. Jansen then slices a short and wide delivery with total control for a four.
- The score reaches 287/5 in 75 overs. Prasidh delivers a length ball outside off, allowing Jansen to punch it to deep point for a single. A full toss outside off from Prasidh gives Elgar the opportunity to punch through cover for a boundary, bringing up his 150. A wide delivery gets Elgar’s edge but runs through the gap in the slip cordon for another boundary.
- Ashwin is brought into the attack in the 74th over, delivering a tight over to start, yielding just two runs. SA is at 278/5.
- In the 73rd over, Prasidh makes his debut, starting well with a length ball on off stump. Jansen hoicks across the line, finding the boundary through midwicket. Consecutive fours follow as Jansen clips a ball down leg to the fine leg boundary. SA is at 276/5.
- Siraj continues in the 72nd over. The first ball jumps off the surface and raps Elgar on the gloves. Just a couple of runs are scored.
- Bumrah delivers the 71st over to Elgar, who punches a short of a length ball to deep point for a single. A slower delivery outside off to Jansen results in a dab to point. The score stands at 266/5 in 71 overs.
- Siraj continues in the 70th over. Jansen gets a single to mid-on off the first ball. Elgar mistimes a pull short but gets off strike with a single. The score is 265/5.
- Bumrah finds Jansen’s edge in the 69th over, but it falls just short of KL Rahul. After beating Jansen outside off a couple of times, Bumrah strays in line, and the batter gets an easy couple to deep fine. SA is at 263/5.
- Siraj begins from the other end in the 68th over. Full on off stump, Jansen prods forward and defends. A misfield allows a single. The score reaches 260/5.
- The match is set to begin, with Bumrah delivering the first over. Jansen on strike drives the first ball to mid-on. A length ball angled into the batter is met with stifled appeals but was quite high. On the pads from Bumrah, Jansen clips it to deep fine for a single. Elgar secures a couple off the last ball. The score stands at 259/5 in 67 overs.
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