Live cricket Score: India vs South Africa 2018, 2nd Test, Day 5, Centurion

Hardik Pandya walks out to the middle.

29.5: K Rabada to Patel, OUT! In the air... and what a catch! Morne Morkel, you beauty! He is generally not known for his fielding but he has taken an absolutely brilliant catch. Rabada bangs it short on middle, Parthiv who has played with a lot of intent since the start of play today, goes for the pull shot. He gets a top edge which flies towards fine leg. Looking at where the ball is going Parthiv would have felt he is going to get another boundary but Morkel in the deep has different ideas. He runs to his right, dives, stretches both his hands and catches it. He gets up and is ecstatic about it. Parthiv Patel cannot believe it but he has to walk back. The South Africans run towards Morkel in delight. Two early wickets for South Africa and India are now staring down the barrel. They need another 222 runs.

29.4: K Rabada to Patel, Played to the point region by the batsman.

29.3: K Rabada to Patel, FOUR! TOP SHOT! Fuller in length on middle, Patel uses the pace and punches it down to long on for a boundary.

29.2: K Rabada to Patel, Back of a length outside off, Patel guides it to point.

29.1: K Rabada to Sharma, On the shorter length on middle, Sharma works it around the corner for a run.

28.6: V Philander to Sharma, Flicks it with the angle, on the leg side for a run.

28.5: V Philander to Sharma, Good length outside off, Sharma lets it be.

28.4: V Philander to Sharma, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

28.3: V Philander to R Sharma, FOUR! Edged but runs! Philander bowls it on off, it shapes away a touch. Sharma tries to defend but it goes off the outside edge, past the diving slip fielder for a boundary.

De Kock upto the stumps now.

28.2: V Philander to Sharma, This ball is defended from the crease.

28.1: V Philander to Sharma, This is well outside off, Sharma lets it be.

27.6: K Rabada to Patel, Good length outside off, Patel tries to defend but gets beaten.

27.5: K Rabada to Patel, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot.

27.4: K Rabada to Patel, FOUR! Fabulous! Not a bad delivery there by Philander, he lands it on a length outside off, Patel drives it on the up, through covers for a boundary.

27.3: K Rabada to Patel, Short of a length on off, Patel defends it solidly.

27.2: K Rabada to Patel, Bowls a bumper on middle, Patel ducks under it.

27.1: K Rabada to Patel, Poor from Patel! Rabada bowls it short and wide outside off, Patel flashes at it away from his body but gets beaten.

26.6: V Philander to Sharma, This ball is flicked off his pads.

26.5: V Philander to Patel, On a length outside off, played to point.

26.4: V Philander to Patel, This is defended off the front foot onto the ground.

26.3: V Philander to Patel, The batsman fails to put bat on ball.

26.2: V Philander to Sharma, Sharma gets a length ball on arrival, he works it away through square leg to get going straightaway.

Rohit Sharma walks out at no. 6.

26.1: V Philander to Pujara, OUT! Cheteshwar Pujara is run out. AGAIN. Wonder why you would try to take an extra run in a manner that isn't your strongest. The furlorn look on the Indians' faces has a tale to tell. Patel plays this delivery through point and calls for a couple. Ngidi runs after it from point and keeps the ball in play. De Villiers rushes there through gully and fires a throw to de Kock. It reaches the keeper on half-volley and he whips the bails off even as Pujara, who wanted a third, dives to get back in. The appeal is referred upstairs. Multiple looks are taken at the replays. It is seen that Pujara's bat isn't inside the crease as the bails are disturbed. The umpire wants to take no chances and continues looking at it with the magnifier. The batsman is waiting for the inevitable and finally, to the home side's delight, OUT is displayed on the big screen. This hasn't been a match that Cheteshwar would want to remember. The hosts are pumped up with an early wicket yet again and that too, of someone who could have proved to be a thorn in their flesh.

Another run out? Cheteshwar Pujara is the man in question. He dives full length but seems to be short of getting in at the striker's end. It is taken upstairs.

25.6: K Rabada to Pujara, This is guided through gully for a couple.

25.5: K Rabada to P Patel, Sometimes, good fielding and accurate throwing can result in a run like this case. Patel defends this towards mid on straight to Philander. He hurls a throw at the keeper's end and it hits the stumps at the end. It deflects behind and a run results. Wasn't very far from the helmet there.

Interesting. Michael Holding tells us that there are thunderstorms predicted for later in the day. To get there though, the Indians have to counter the initial storm from the Protea bowlers.

25.4: K Rabada to Patel, Defended towards point from the crease.

25.3: K Rabada to Patel, Similar length ball, blocked off towards mid on.

25.2: K Rabada to Patel, Patel hops up and bunts this down.

25.1: K Rabada to Patel, Length ball around off, blocked towards covers.

24.6: V Philander to Patel, Sprayed down the leg side, Patel misses the flick. De Kock fails to stop that cleanly and a bye results.

24.5: V Philander to Patel, Aggression? Fuller in line of off, driven back off the inner half towards the bowler. Philander takes it with his left hand in his followthrough, turns and hurls a throw at the stumps at the striker's end. Patel is well in but the look on his face is that of a baby which is being bullied by a burly human.

24.4: V Philander to Patel, On a length just outside off, Patel mistimes his cut and chops it towards covers.

24.3: V Philander to C Pujara, Cheteshwar pushes it towards mid off with soft hands and scampers to the other end. Good cricket this.

24.2: V Philander to Pujara, This is outside off, let alone.

24.1: V Philander to Pujara, FOUR! Not a good way to be welcomed with the ball for Vern. He bowls it wide outside off, Pujara stays back and guides it past gully and earns himself a boundary. Positive start from him this morning.

Vernon Philander to bowl from the other end. He rarely veers away from the line of the stumps and hence seeing him off would be crucial.

23.6: K Rabada to Patel, On a length just outside off, Patel is squared up a touch and gets it off the outer edge past gully for a brace. Pujara is laboured in his running and hence a third isn't possible.

23.5: K Rabada to Patel, Bouncer around off, Parthiv ducks.

23.4: K Rabada to Patel, Length ball from round the wicket, Patel stands tall and blocks.

23.3: K Rabada to Pujara, First run of the day. Cheteshwar taps it towards cover-point and hares to the other end.

23.2: K Rabada to Pujara, Close leave! Length delivery outside off, it nips in after pitching. Pujara lets it go based on the length. It passed just over the off stick and went through to the keeper. Wonder if it is easy to leave deliveries based on length on this track.

23.1: K Rabada to Pujara, On target right away. Fuller in length, in line of the off stump, blocked off the inner half to the on side.