India vs South Africa 1st Test at Centurion, 26 Dec, 2021

Toss: India, who chose to bat
India 327/10 (105.3)  &  174/10 (50.3)
South Africa 197/10 (62.3)  &  191/10 (68)
India won by 113 runs
Man of the Match: Lokesh Rahul

    Over 28.1 Ravichandran Ashwin tossed up delivery to Dean Elgar, no run, lunges forward and deadbats

    Over 28.2 Ravichandran Ashwin tossed up delivery to Dean Elgar, no run, gets across and shoulders arms

    Over 28.3 Ravichandran Ashwin bowls it flat in the air to Dean Elgar, no run, gets forward and opens the face to fend it to point with the spin

    Over 28.4 Ravichandran Ashwin bowls a quicker arm ball to Dean Elgar, no run, presses forward and defends hastily towards cover

    Over 28.5 Ravichandran Ashwin tossed up delivery to Dean Elgar, no run, lunges forward and defends a looper towards cover point

    Over 28.6 Ravichandran Ashwin tossed up delivery to Dean Elgar,1 run, gets back in the crease and worked in front of square leg for a single

    Over 30.1 Ravichandran Ashwin tossed up delivery to Dean Elgar, no run, gets forward and closes the face on a looper and works it towards midwicket

    Over 30.2 Ravichandran Ashwin tossed up delivery to Dean Elgar, no run, gets forward and defends off the inside half towards midwicket

    Over 30.3 Ravichandran Ashwin tossed up delivery to Dean Elgar, no run, lunges forward and deadbeats a looper.

    Over 30.4 Ravichandran Ashwin tossed up delivery to Dean Elgar, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

    Over 30.5 Ravichandran Ashwin bowls a quicker arm ball to Dean Elgar, no run, taps it off the backfoot towards point

    Over 30.6 Ravichandran Ashwin tossed up delivery to Dean Elgar, no run, gets forward and go at the drive outside off, gets a thick inside edge towards square leg.

    Over 32.1 Ravichandran Ashwin bowls a good length delivery to Dean Elgar, no run, gets forward and shoulders arms to lets it go through to the keeper.

    Over 32.2 Ravichandran Ashwin bowls a good length delivery to Dean Elgar,1 run, gets forward and works this one off the pads to square leg for one

    Over 32.3 Ravichandran Ashwin bowls it flat in the air to Rassie van der Dussen,1 run, gets back in the crease and worked away towards long-on for one

    Over 32.4 Ravichandran Ashwin bowls a quicker arm ball to Dean Elgar,1 run, works this off a lunge to long-on for one

    Over 32.5 Ravichandran Ashwin tossed up delivery to Rassie van der Dussen, no run, lunges forward and shoulders arms

    Over 32.6 Ravichandran Ashwin bowls a quicker arm ball to Rassie van der Dussen, no run, gets a big stride forward and drives this against the spin towards cover

    Over 34.1 Ravichandran Ashwin tossed up delivery to Rassie van der Dussen,1 run, gets forward and drives off the inside half towards long-on for one

    Over 34.2 Ravichandran Ashwin tossed up delivery to Dean Elgar,1 run, worked away off the pads towards square leg for a single

    Over 34.3 Ravichandran Ashwin tossed up delivery to Rassie van der Dussen, no run, lunges forward and deadbats this looper

    Over 34.4 Ravichandran Ashwin bowls a quicker arm ball to Rassie van der Dussen, no run, gets forward and deadbats

    Over 34.5 Ravichandran Ashwin tossed up delivery to Rassie van der Dussen, no run, gets forward and defends, gets a thick outside edge towards the right of slip along the ground

    Over 34.6 Ravichandran Ashwin tossed up delivery to Rassie van der Dussen, no run, gets forward and defends off the inside edge

    Over 56.1 Ravichandran Ashwin tossed up delivery to Quinton de Kock, no run, gets forward and  drives it back to the bowler

    Over 56.2 Ravichandran Ashwin tossed up delivery to Quinton de Kock, no run, gets forward and  tries the reverse sweep and misses, pitching outside leg so that negates LBW

    Over 56.3 Ravichandran Ashwin tossed up delivery to Quinton de Kock,1 run, gets forward and tries the paddle sweep this time and mistimes towards square leg

    Over 56.4 Ravichandran Ashwin bowls a quicker arm ball to Temba Bavuma,1 run, gets forward and  defends towards cover

    Over 56.5 Ravichandran Ashwin bowls a quicker arm ball to Quinton de Kock,1 run, very keen to play the sweep and reverse sweep and not Ashwin to bowl where he wants, under-edged sweep rolls to long leg

    Over 56.6 Ravichandran Ashwin tossed up delivery to Temba Bavuma, no run, comfortable defence off the back foot in front of off stump

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