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09:03 PM (IST)
17.1 : India:26/3
17.1: L Ngidi to Patel, Ngidi comes round the wicket and lands it on a length outside off, Patel covers the stumps and lets it go.
09:01 PM (IST)
16.6 : India:26/3
16.6: M Morkel to Pujara, Another leave in the over, a maiden.
09:01 PM (IST)
16.5 : India:26/3
16.5: M Morkel to Pujara, This is sprayed down the leg side, Che misses the flick.
09:00 PM (IST)
16.4 : India:26/3
16.4: M Morkel to Pujara, Outside off, left alone by Pujara.
08:59 PM (IST)
16.3 : India:26/3
16.3: M Morkel to Pujara, Another one outside off, left alone.
08:59 PM (IST)
16.2 : India:26/3
16.2: M Morkel to Pujara, This is well outside off, left alone.
08:58 PM (IST)
16.1 : India:26/3
16.1: M Morkel to Pujara, Almost another! Morkel angles this on a length from outside off. Pujara misses the defense and wears it high on the pads. No damage done here.
08:58 PM (IST)
Parthiv Patel strides out to bat next. Surprising move? Not sure. If anything, India must have sent him in as an assured nightwatchman. Or maybe a left-right combination.
08:56 PM (IST)
15.6 : India:26/3
15.6: L Ngidi to Kohli, OUT! Game, set, match? The frustrating look on Kohli's face and the felicity on the South Africans' says just that. Ngidi lands it on a length outside off and it nips back in viciously. What's more, it stays low as well. Kohli hops up and looks to flick it away but misses to get hit on the front pad. Dead duck. The appeal from the Proteas is just a formality and they get the umpire's nod. Virat knows he is a goner but the value that he brings to the side made him opt for the review after talking with Pujara. The Hawk Eye comes in just as a formality after the Snicko rules out an inside edge. Even the Indian skipper knows the same and he starts to walk back towards the dressing room. Stops a bit near the boundary fence to have a glance at the final decision flashed on the big screen. There are some pleasantaries exchanged with the opposition as well. India still 261 away, while the Proteas 7 wickets away from a series win. The first look at this dismissal brought back memories of the way Boult had got him back in 2016 when the Kiwis had toured India.
08:56 PM (IST)
Gone! Kohli has been given the marching orders here. After a lot of pondering, he opts for the DRS. This one stayed low and scooted in. No chance of getting saved due to height. Inside edge? Let's see.
08:54 PM (IST)
15.5 : India:26/2
15.5: L Ngidi to Kohli, Defended off the back foot towards point.
08:53 PM (IST)
15.4 : India:26/2
15.4: L Ngidi to Kohli, On a length, Kohli keeps it out off the back foot.
08:53 PM (IST)
15.3 : India:26/2
15.3: L Ngidi to Kohli, Kohli gets nicely forward in defending this towards covers.
08:52 PM (IST)
15.2 : India:26/2
15.2: L Ngidi to Pujara, This one is flicked away through square leg for one.
08:52 PM (IST)
15.1 : India:25/2
15.1: L Ngidi to Pujara, FOUR! Come back, come back, shouts Kohli as soon as Pujara played that and they crossed for a run. But no need, as the ball has been timed really well. This is angled in on a length, Pujara works it through fine leg. Morkel has to run to his right in the deep, he does so and slides in an attempt to stop that. But he lands on his right shoulder and fails to keep the ball in play. No questioning his commitment but one wonders whether the lanky pacer needs to risk an injury at this stage of the game.
08:51 PM (IST)
14.6 : India:21/2
14.6: M Morkel to Kohli, Another one outside off, left alone by Kohli. Second maiden on the trot for Morkel.
08:50 PM (IST)
14.5 : India:21/2
14.5: M Morkel to Kohli, Another one outside off, left alone.
08:49 PM (IST)
14.4 : India:21/2
14.4: M Morkel to Kohli, Well outside off, swings away as well. Left alone by VK.
08:49 PM (IST)
14.3 : India:21/2
14.3: M Morkel to Kohli, Low bounce, that's what seems to be troubling the Indians here. Morne delivers it on a length around off, Kohli looks to defend it off the back foot. But the low bounce means that he ends up playing with with the bottom of his blade.
08:48 PM (IST)
14.2 : India:21/2
14.2: M Morkel to Kohli, Length ball on the stumps, Virat has to hop up to keep it out.
08:47 PM (IST)
14.1 : India:21/2
14.1: M Morkel to Kohli, Bowled outside off, Kohli leaves it alone.
08:47 PM (IST)
13.6 : India:21/2
13.6: L Ngidi to Pujara, Outside off, left alone.
08:46 PM (IST)
13.5 : India:21/2
13.5: L Ngidi to Kohli, Length ball straighter in line, Kohli plays it towards square leg and gets to the other end.
08:45 PM (IST)
13.4 : India:20/2
13.4: L Ngidi to V Kohli, FOUR! Almost gone! That's what the first look showed. Length delivery aiming at the stumps, it squares Kohli up. He ends up edging it past third slip and gets a boundary. Of all the ways to get off the mark, this is the one this time for the Indian skipper and that too after 8 balls.
08:45 PM (IST)
13.3 : India:16/2
13.3: L Ngidi to Kohli, Around off, blocked from the crease.
08:44 PM (IST)
13.2 : India:16/2
13.2: L Ngidi to Kohli, Fuller in length, outside off, Kohli lunges forward and defends it.
08:43 PM (IST)
13.1 : India:16/2
13.1: L Ngidi to Kohli, Ngidi angles this from outside off, Virat gets solidly behind that and defends it down to the off side.
08:42 PM (IST)
12.6 : India:16/2
12.6: M Morkel to Pujara, Length ball, a touch on the shorter side, outside off. Pujara minds his own business by getting his bat out of the way. A maiden over to start for the Giraffe.
08:42 PM (IST)
12.5 : India:16/2
12.5: M Morkel to Pujara, Fuller in line of the stumps, clipped to mid-wicket.
08:41 PM (IST)
12.4 : India:16/2
12.4: M Morkel to Pujara, This is outside off, left alone.
08:41 PM (IST)
12.3 : India:16/2
12.3: M Morkel to Pujara, Well left. Che covers his stumps and shoulders arms to that one.
08:40 PM (IST)
12.2 : India:16/2
12.2: M Morkel to Pujara, On a length outside off, defended towards point.
08:40 PM (IST)
12.1 : India:16/2
12.1: M Morkel to Pujara, Begins with a full ball outside off, left alone by Pujara.
08:39 PM (IST)
Another change. The tall Morne Morkel will run in with the ball now. He's on the back of a four-fer in the first innings. On his home ground, his confidence will be taller than his height.
08:38 PM (IST)
11.6 : India:16/2
11.6: L Ngidi to Kohli, Kohli stays put on his back foot and blocks it down.
08:38 PM (IST)
11.5 : India:16/2
11.5: L Ngidi to Kohli, This is outside off, left alone.
08:37 PM (IST)
11.4 : India:16/2
11.4: L Ngidi to Kohli, Length ball around off, defended off the back foot.
08:36 PM (IST)
11.3 : India:16/2
11.3: L Ngidi to Kohli, This is hurled outside off, left alone.
08:36 PM (IST)
11.2 : India:16/2
11.2: L Ngidi to Kohli, Bowled on off, defended back towards the bowler.
08:35 PM (IST)
Virat Kohli walks in to bat next. I think it's time that we stop giving huge build-ups and introduction about this guy. If you want it, take this - 153.
08:33 PM (IST)
11.1 : India:16/2
11.1: L Ngidi to L Rahul, OUT! KL Rahul, what have you done? Brain fade? Overconfidence? Wonder what else it could be. Whatever it is, the young Ngidi picks up his second Test wicket. Now the voices talking about Dhawan-for-Rahul will get louder. His face hangs down in disappointment but he has nobody else to blame but the man whom he sees when he looks in the mirror. Ngidi bowls a harmless length ball outside off. Yes, HARMLESS. Rahul could have left it alone all day long. Instead, he hits it off the middle of the bat straight to Maharaj at backward point. The fielder would have felt like participating in a catch-practise session. India lose two already. They are still 21 runs more than 250 from where they have to be at the end of the game to be on the right side of it.
08:32 PM (IST)
Lungi Ngidi is brought into the attack now.
08:31 PM (IST)
10.6 : India:16/1
10.6: V Philander to Pujara, Lovely bowling. Seeing the previous ball come in, Pujara hangs his defensive bat out to play at that. But this one moves away from outside off beating the outside edge by not much. Clever stuff from Vern. Maiden over.
08:30 PM (IST)
10.5 : India:16/1
10.5: V Philander to Pujara, This one comes in a touch from a length outside off, Pujara defends it from the crease with a straight bat.
08:29 PM (IST)
10.4 : India:16/1
10.4: V Philander to Pujara, Well outside off and moving further away, Pujara minds his own business by letting it be.
08:29 PM (IST)
10.3 : India:16/1
10.3: V Philander to Pujara, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
08:28 PM (IST)
10.2 : India:16/1
10.2: V Philander to Pujara, Fuller and closer to the stumps, Pujara defends it off the front foot.
08:28 PM (IST)
Two slips and a catcher at short mid-wicket await.
08:27 PM (IST)
10.1 : India:16/1
10.1: V Philander to Pujara, Full length ball outside off, Pujara hangs out his defensive bat at that. Gets an inside edge onto his pads. On another unfortunate day, his stumps would have been clattered as a result.
08:26 PM (IST)
9.6 : India:16/1
9.6: K Rabada to Rahul, Rahul blocks it down off the front foot onto the ground.
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