INDIA vs SOUTH AFRICA, 1st Test
Match Status : South Africa won by an innings and 6 runs
Scorecard
Ind: 233, 319-all out (107.1)
Batsmen R B 4s 6s SR
Ishant Sharma 0 11 0 0 0.0
           
 
RSA: 558/6 decl
Bowlers O M R W ER
Jacques Kallis 12 3 19 1 1.6
Dale Steyn 18.1 1 57 3 3.1
RR : 2.98  
Last Wkt: Amit Mishra b Steyn 0(3) - 319/10 in 107.1 ov.
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Commentary -
Amla: Yes, this is one of my best knocks. It was difficult but I am grateful that I helped the team get into a good position. I've had some big partnerships with Kallis before so that helped us complement each other and it set the momentum for us in this match. It was a conscious effort from my side to keep things risk free and not play airy shots. Looking forward to playing at Eden Gardens and hope that its a packed crowd there.
Hashim Amla has been named the Man of the match for his unbeaten 253.
Smith: Outstanding performance from the guys. Everyone deserves credit for this, always difficult to win in India. It has been an emotional 2 weeks for us with all the internal changes. Dale Steyn was just like a rocket, everything happens so quickly and its always terrific to have guys like him in the team. Harris has really proved his worth in this team, he may not be an outstanding bowler but he has performed exceedingly well. We are going to celebrate this win and I thank everyone here and back home for their support.
Dhoni: We were outplayed completely right from the 1st day. The way Dale Steyn came out with the ball was simply amazing. The last session yesterday hurt us badly but then its important for us to learn from our mistakes. We had the hope to save the innings defeat when I was batting with Sachin but in the end all credit goes to SA. We are now looking forward to playing at Eden. Even in 2008 we went into the last Test trailing behind, so we want to do well there.
SA have now become the No.1 Test side for the moment. India need to win at Kolkata to snap it back from them. It is going to be a riveting Test match coming up in 4 days time.
A comprehensive victory for South Africa then as they win the first test by an innings and 6 runs. The Indian batsmen looked all at sea against the Protea fast bowlers, with no batsmen showing the intention of applying himself. It was only Sehwag and Sachin who stepped up to make a big one in each innings. There were no good partnerships in the middle order and as a result India have been subjected to a humiliating defeat in the hands of the No. 2 Test team. Steyn was undoubtedly the pick of the bowlers for SA and he deserves a pat on the back for his 4th 10-wicket haul in tests. Amla and Kallis set up things for SA on Day 1 and 2 and their bowlers backed them up too. The Proteas will have a psychological edge as they go into the second Test at Kolkata. Stay tuned for the presentation....
Interestingly this is the 1st loss for Mahendra Singh Dhoni as captain of India in 12 matches.
Steyn to Mishra, out Bowled!! Its all over for India. A rush of blood from Zaheer and then the last 2 wickets fall in a hurry. It curled back into him, but Mishra was late to get down on the ball and it cannons into the middle stump. He is out for a duck once again, and the SA celebrate and they have every reason to be. Steyn picks up his 4th 10 wicket haul in Tests, his 1st in India. Mishra b Steyn 0(3)
107.1 Steyn to Mishra, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
106.6 Kallis to Ishant Sharma, no run, firm push down the ground to mid off. Can they fend off 6 more overs?
106.5 Kallis to Ishant Sharma, no run, rapped on the pads once again, he is late to get down on that
106.4 Kallis to Ishant Sharma, no run, the ball hurries onto him as he looks to flick, gets it past short leg and looks for a single, the running between the wickets is comical as one expects when the last pair is batting, he makes it back in the end though
106.3 Kallis to Ishant Sharma, no run, solid in defense once again, this time Kallis doesn't get the kind of bounce that he was looking for
106.2 Kallis to Ishant Sharma, no run, hops back and fends a rising delivery on middle with ease
106.1 Kallis to Ishant Sharma, no run, how long can he avoid the inevitable? Pushed off the backfoot once again towards cover
105.6 Steyn to Ishant Sharma, leg byes, 1 run, angling down leg as it deflects off the pad past short leg
105.5 Steyn to Ishant Sharma, no run, nips back in a touch from outside off, punched off the backfoot onto the offside
105.4 Steyn to Ishant Sharma, no run, that is no shot of a tailender, confidently driven off the full face of the bat to extra cover, he can certainly hang in there, but its not going to be enough for India unfortunately
105.3 Steyn to Ishant Sharma, no run, a touch wide outside off this time, lets it through to the keeper
105.2 Steyn to Ishant Sharma, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, it moved away a touch, he drives it straight to cover
Ishant Sharma, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Steyn to Saha, out Lbw!! And right on the money, now India are surely staring at an innings defeat. It came back in sharply from outside off, he looks to work it away but is struck right in front of middle. Steve Davis has no hesitation in raising his finger and a gritty innings from thr young man comes to an end. Who knows when he would get to play his next international match? He has certainly proved to everyone that he can be a handy batsman after a dismal show in the 1st innings where he was dismissed for a duck. Saha lbw b Steyn 36(101) [4s-4]
105.1 Steyn to Saha, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!
Dale Steyn [17.0-0-57-1] is back into the attack
104.6 Kallis to Mishra, no run, solid drive on the up, it made a sweet sound off the bat, straight to cover
104.5 Kallis to Mishra, no run, welcomes him with a bouncer, he ducks under it nicely
Amit Mishra, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Kallis to Zaheer, out Caught by Harris!! That was a poor stroke after playing so very well. Looks to pull him over mid wicket, gets it high on the bat and Harris who had to make a bit of ground from mid off takes a simple catch. He didn't need to do that, but then it explains the reason why he is a tailender. Had be batted with a little more sense, maybe India could have had hopes of building some sort of a lead. He makes the long walk back and the Proteas are relieved to have broken this partnership. Zaheer c Harris b Kallis 33(57) [4s-4 6s-2]
104.4 Kallis to Zaheer, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
104.3 Kallis to Zaheer, no run, what did he try to do there? Sunny on air is surprised at that stroke as well and rightly so. Looks to slap a length delivery over mid wicket, feet in no position for the stroke
104.2 Kallis to Zaheer, no run, amazing to see the way he has grown in confidence, solidly behind the line of that delivery coming back into the middle stump
104.1 Kallis to Saha, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside off, he pushes forward and gets a thick outside edge past slip for a single
103.6 Harris to Zaheer, no run, Zaheer goes on the backfoot and taps it on the off side
103.5 Harris to Zaheer, SIX!!, fabulous shot this!! Harris came round the wicket and Zaheer lofts over long off, hit it with the turn on that occasion, he went for the big one despite the fielder being positioned at long off
He's coming round the wicket now
103.4 Harris to Zaheer, no run, tossed up delivery on middle and leg, Zaheer defends it on the on side
103.3 Harris to Zaheer, no run, flighted delivery on middle and turns across, Zaheer opens the face of the bat and taps it on the off side
103.2 Harris to Zaheer, no run, flatter delivery on middle, Zaheer leans on it and defends it solidly
103.1 Harris to Zaheer, no run, flighted delivery on middle and leg, Zaheer defends it on the frontfoot
102.6 Kallis to Saha, no run, Saha is a little tentative on that occasion, defends it, the ball rolls back on to his pad, Zaheer sends him back
102.5 Kallis to Saha, no run, back of a length and comes back in, Saha sees that and shoulders arms
102.4 Kallis to Zaheer, 1 run, angling into the right hander, tucked away to fine leg
102.3 Kallis to Zaheer, no run, pitched up and moving away a little outside off, Zaheer moves towards the ball, lets it go
102.2 Kallis to Zaheer, no run, good length delivery outside off, Zaheer is in an aggressive mood, went after that, no footwork, beaten!
102.1 Kallis to Saha, 1 run, on the middle and leg, Saha tickles it to fine leg, takes the single
Jacques Kallis [9.0-2-16-0] is back into the attack
101.6 Harris to Zaheer, no run, pathetic bowling, Zaheer is happy to offer the pad
101.5 Harris to Zaheer, no run, Zaheer prods forward and blocks it with bat and pad close together
101.4 Harris to Zaheer, no run, still wider, this time kicked away
101.3 Harris to Zaheer, no run, padded away, to a ball outside leg
101.2 Harris to Saha, 3 runs, takes it on the full toss, swept well to deep square leg, Morkel runs a long way, dives to his left and stops it well, tremendous effort from the big man
101.1 Harris to Saha, no run, gets forward and blocks it with a dead bat
100.6 Duminy to Zaheer, SIX!!, Have some of those my MI mate says Zaheer to Duminy, it was tossed up outside off, Zaheer saw that early, swung him high and handsome over long on, the man was there, he took the bait and went all the way, clean strike!
100.5 Duminy to Zaheer, FOUR!!, flighted delivery outside off, Zaheer kneels down, gets it in the middle of the bat, swept powerfully to deep square leg, middled that well, to the vacant spaces on the on side
100.4 Duminy to Zaheer, no run, pushes forward and taps it on the off side
100.3 Duminy to Saha, 1 run, Saha gets forward and strikes it to long on, jogs through for the single
100.2 Duminy to Zaheer, 1 run, tossed up outside off, Zaheer opens the face of the bat and eases it square of the wicket
100.1 Duminy to Saha, 1 run, Saha goes on the backfoot and punches it to extra cover, takes the run
99.6 Harris to Zaheer, no run, Zaheer presses forward, it seemed to clip the pad and go straight to the fielder at silly point, a stifled appeal from the Proteas
99.5 Harris to Zaheer, no run, kicked away with elan by Zaheer
99.4 Harris to Zaheer, no run, tossed up on middle, Zaheer stretches forward and blocks
99.3 Harris to Zaheer, no run, more negative lines, padded away
99.2 Harris to Saha, 1 run, on the middle and leg, Saha sweeps it to fine leg, gets off the strike
99.1 Harris to Saha, no run, Saha is forward and defending
98.6 Duminy to Zaheer, no run, fires it in full, Zaheer gets forward to smother the spin
98.5 Duminy to Zaheer, no run, nicely looped up, Zaheer leans forward to block
98.4 Duminy to Zaheer, no run, fraction short and Zaheer has no trouble to push it away on the off side
98.3 Duminy to Zaheer, no run, tossed up and turning in, Zaheer defends it
98.2 Duminy to Zaheer, no run, Beaten! played for the turn, went straight on, late on the cut
98.1 Duminy to Saha, 1 run, Saha gets back and tucks it to fine leg, takes the single
97.6 Harris to Zaheer, no run, gets forward and defends it back to Harris
97.5 Harris to Zaheer, no run, and more of the same, Harris continues to bowl there, Zaheer continues to test the strength of his thighs
97.4 Harris to Zaheer, no run, negative line, Zaheer is happy to not offer a shot
97.3 Harris to Saha, 1 run, Saha goes on the backfoot and works it around the corner to fine leg for a single
97.2 Harris to Zaheer, 1 run, Zaheer makes room and punches it to cover, takes the single
97.1 Harris to Saha, 1 run, Catchhhhhhh ittttttt was the cry from Harris! Saha takes it on the full toss, a top edged sweep, Morkel at fine leg does not pick it, falls in front of him
96.6 Duminy to Zaheer, no run, tossed up outside off, gets forward to ease it on the off side
96.5 Duminy to Zaheer, no run, this time it holds it's line and it was a tad quicker as well, Zaheer was completely late on that, beaten!
96.4 Duminy to Zaheer, no run, classical off spin bowling, bit of drift away, fuller length, Zaheer is beaten on the drive
96.3 Duminy to Saha, 1 run, full toss on off, driven to the left off extra cover, Saha takes the single
96.2 Duminy to Saha, no run, floated it outside off, Saha gets forward to tap it on the off side
96.1 Duminy to Saha, no run, Duminy comes round the wicket, tucked to short leg
95.6 Harris to Zaheer, no run, more of the kicking stuff, this is really kicking my senses now!
95.5 Harris to Zaheer, no run, pitches down the leg side, Zaheer is happy to pad it away
95.4 Harris to Zaheer, no run, pushes forward and smothers the spin with the pad
95.3 Harris to Zaheer, no run, poor line, down the leg side, Zaheer kicks it out of the rough
95.2 Harris to Zaheer, no run, nicely forward and defending this time
95.1 Harris to Zaheer, no run, Zaheer pads it away, it hits him on the back leg and rolls close to the leg stump
94.6 Duminy to Saha, no run, Saha gets forward and drives the full ball to mid off, straight to the fielder
94.5 Duminy to Saha, no run, padded away again by Saha
94.4 Duminy to Saha, no run, the slider, quicker and went straight on, Saha tucks it to short leg
94.3 Duminy to Saha, no run, tossed up again, Saha offers his back, it turned back in, Saha takes it on the back
94.2 Duminy to Saha, no run, flighted delivery outside off, Saha pads it away
94.1 Duminy to Zaheer, 1 run, tossed up outside off, Zaheer opens the face of the bat and steers it down to short third man
Jean-Paul Duminy [1.0-0-5-0] is back into the attack
93.6 Harris to Saha, no run, Saha offers the pad, it bounces off the arm guard in front of AB at silly point
93.5 Harris to Saha, no run, Saha gets forward, looks to defend, a thin inside edge onto the pads as the ball loops up, AB dives full length forward, takes it on the bounce, that would have been curtains for Saha if he had caught that
93.4 Harris to Saha, FOUR!!, Well played! lkneels down and sweeps it to deep square leg, was too full and Saha is showing his mettle here, struck that neatly and raced away
93.3 Harris to Saha, no run, shortish on the middle and leg, punched off the backfoot to mid off
93.2 Harris to Saha, no run, tossed up on middle and leg, Saha gets forward and smothers the spin
93.1 Harris to Saha, FOUR!!, a friendly cola like full toss from Harris right after the drinks break, Saha is still thirsty, swats it to deep square leg, took it on the full and placed it in the gap as well, nice shot!
Time for a cool drink on a hot day
92.6 Morkel to Zaheer, no run, and again, gets right behind the line and dead bats the back of a length delivery on the off side
92.5 Morkel to Zaheer, no run, back of a length delivery on off, Zaheer is rock solid in defense
92.4 Morkel to Zaheer, no run, edged, but short Smith at Slip, back of a length on off, Zaheer pushes inside the line, it takes the edge, Smith is standing a little too deep and it does not carry to him
92.3 Morkel to Zaheer, FOUR!!, Good delivery goes for a boundary! hurled in the bouncer, nasty one, directed at his ribs, Zaheer somehow gets that away from all the men on the on side, runs to fine leg, it took the glove and went clear off any one
92.2 Morkel to Zaheer, no run, as expected Morkel comes back well, back of a length delivery on middle, Zaheer hops back to defend, the ball rolls back dangerously towards the stumps as it spins back viciously
92.1 Morkel to Zaheer, FOUR!!, Bang! short and width provided outside off, Zaheer plays a rasping backfoot cut, that scorches down to third man, pierced the infield and raced away
91.6 Harris to Saha, no run, tapped softly to short leg
91.5 Harris to Saha, no run, shortish and turns back in, Saha ignores it well
91.4 Harris to Saha, no run, down the leg side, Saha this time misses out on the attempted clip of t he pads
91.3 Harris to Saha, no run, more of the padding away from Saha
91.2 Harris to Saha, no run, turn for Harris, pitches on leg and comes back in, Saha defends it awkwardly, hit him on the arm, before rolling towards silly point
91.1 Harris to Saha, no run, starts off with a leg side line, padded away
Paul Harris [31.0-15-55-3] is back into the attack
90.6 Morkel to Zaheer, no run, fuller length delivery shaping into the right hander, he taps it on the off side, Indian batsmen delaying the inevitable here
90.5 Morkel to Zaheer, no run, short of length delivery that does not bounce much, Zaheer lets it go to the keeper
90.4 Morkel to Saha, 1 run, short of length delivery on the body, Saha goes on the backfoot and pats it on the off side and zips across for a single
90.3 Morkel to Saha, FOUR!!, back of a length delivery on off, picks it up beautifully and swivel pulls it to fine leg, that shot impressed legends like Sunny and Robin Jackman in the commentary box
90.2 Morkel to Saha, no run, pitche up and gets it to angle into the right hander, Saha taps it to short mid wicket
90.1 Morkel to Saha, no run, fires this one a lot more quicker, good high arm action this, Saha offers the full face of the bat and defends it on the off side
89.6 Parnell to Zaheer, no run, length delivery pitching outside off and holding its line, Zaheer lets it go past him
89.5 Parnell to Zaheer, no run, fuller delivery pitched outside off, Zaheer goes for the expansive drive, picks Prince at covers who does well to stop a certain boundary
89.4 Parnell to Zaheer, no run, back of a length delivery angled into the batsman's ribs, he taps it on the on side
89.3 Parnell to Zaheer, no run, banged in short on the body, Zaheer ducks well under it and lets it through to the keeper
89.2 Parnell to Saha, 1 run, good length delivery outside off, Saha waits for it and caresses it down to third man
89.1 Parnell to Zaheer, 1 run, good length delivery from wide of the crease, Zaheer opens the face of the bat and runs it down to third man, Amla walks to his right to collect it
88.6 Morkel to Saha, no run, short of length delivery on the body, that was angled in from wide of the crease, Saha fends it on the off side
88.5 Morkel to Saha, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off, Saha fends it off his toes on the off side
88.4 Morkel to Saha, no run, fuller length delivery on the stumps, Saha stays back and defends it solidly, the bowler runs in to collect it on his followthrough
88.3 Morkel to Saha, no run, banged in short and angled it into the right hander from outside off, he leans back and lets it through to the keeper
88.2 Morkel to Saha, no run, good length delivery pitched outside off, Saha opens the face of the bat and plays it to point with soft hands, shouts Waiiiit as Zak looks to sneak a single and sends him back
88.1 Morkel to Saha, no run, length delivery shaping away from the right hander, he misses as he goes for the off drive
Morne Morkel [18.0-5-52-1] is back into the attack
87.6 Parnell to Zaheer, FOUR!!, fuller length delivery outside off, Zaheer squeezes it down to third man, the ball raced away after getting a thick outside edge, Zak is not a batsman who would look to hang in out there
Zaheer Khan, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Parnell to Harbhajan, out Lbw!! fuller length delivery angled into Harbhajan, he looks to flick and misses it, Bhajji's cameo comes to an end as Parnell strikes, Bhajji looks at his bat as he walks back but replays suggest that it did not get any part of the willow, disappointment continues for the Indians as they lose another wicket, it's just a matter of time now before SA run through the tail. Harbhajan lbw b Parnell 39(39) [4s-6 6s-1]
87.5 Parnell to Harbhajan, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!
87.4 Parnell to Saha, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside off, Saha drives it to cover and sneak a single in the meanwhile
87.3 Parnell to Harbhajan, byes, 1 run, banged in short angling into the right hander, he sways out of the line as the ball goes to short fine leg
87.2 Parnell to Harbhajan, no run, good length delivery angling in, Harbhajan fends it on the on side
87.1 Parnell to Harbhajan, FOUR!!, overpitched delivery on middle, Harbhajan drives it straight down the ground, Parnell lets it pass between his legs on his followthrough and it had enough bat on it to reach the boundary ropes, Bhajji is making a strong statement here, for how long can he?! is the question
Wayne Parnell [11.0-2-47-1] is back into the attack
86.6 Steyn to Saha, no run, pitched up outside off again, Saha punches it to short extra cover
86.5 Steyn to Saha, no run, fuller length delivery on off, Saha drives it straight to the fielder at mid on
86.4 Steyn to Saha, no run, banged in short outside off, Saha leans back and sees it through to the keeper
86.3 Steyn to Harbhajan, 1 run, a touch quicker angling into the right hander, he goes on the backfoot and works it to backward square leg, did well to keep that down, there was a fielder waiting for the catch in case he had mistimed it
86.2 Steyn to Harbhajan, no run, fuller delivery just outside off, Harbhajan gets nicely behind the line of the ball and taps it on the off side, Bhajji is certainly not a Bunny, says Sunny on air
86.1 Steyn to Harbhajan, no run, straying down the leg on that occasion, Harbhajan moves across and lets Boucher collect it to his left
85.6 Morkel to Saha, no run, good length delivery on middle and off, Saha stands tall and defends it back to the bowler
85.5 Morkel to Saha, no run, a touch short again, Saha does very well to stay inside the crease and punch it towards cover
85.4 Morkel to Saha, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Saha shoulders arms
85.3 Morkel to Harbhajan, leg byes, 1 run, good bowling this, gets one to nip back in from the off stump, Harbhajan is struck on the pads as he looks to turn it to square leg, a loud appeal turned down as the batsmen sneak a single
85.2 Morkel to Harbhajan, no run, banged in short on the body once again, Harbhajan fends it awkwardly to second slip, just fell short of the fielder
85.1 Morkel to Harbhajan, FOUR!!, short of length delivery on middle and off, Harbhajan decides to stay inside the crease and he pulls it to deep mid wicket, he did not time that one well but the outfield is good enough for the ball to reach the boundary ropes, Bhajji on a roll
84.6 Steyn to Saha, no run, good length delivery shaping away from the right hander, he lifts his bat and lets it go
84.5 Steyn to Saha, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, Saha whacks it to cover, Parnell saved a certain boundary on that occasion, superb dive to his left to stop it
84.4 Steyn to Saha, no run, banged in short outside off, Saha leans back and sees it through to the keeper
84.3 Steyn to Harbhajan, 1 run, length delivery angling in, Harbhajan works it to backward square leg and will be very happy to get off the strike
84.2 Steyn to Harbhajan, no run, gets one to nip back in after pitching outside off, Harbhajan cuts it awkwardly towards cover, the ball came onto the bat much quicker than he expected
84.1 Steyn to Harbhajan, no run, good length delivery shaping away from Harbhajan, plays and misses
83.6 Morkel to Saha, FOUR!!, fabulous drive this!!! fuller length delivery outside off, he leans on it and drives it in the extra cover region, fantastic shot from the debutant and he'll cherish this shot for a few more days
83.5 Morkel to Saha, no run, short of length delivery outside the off stump, Saha thinks twice and decides to leave it alone
83.4 Morkel to Saha, no run, slightly back of a length delivery angling into Saha, Saha hops in the crease and fends it to point
83.3 Morkel to Saha, no run, good length delivery darting in this time, he's getting it to move both ways and this is a good sign, Saha gets the inside edge of the bat as he looks to fend it on the off side
83.2 Morkel to Saha, no run, good bowling this, length delivery outside off tempting the batsman to go for the drive, shapes away from Saha on that occasion as the ball whistles past the outside edge of the bat
83.1 Morkel to Saha, no run, banged in short and angles it in to Saha, he shoulders arms
Morne Morkel [16.0-5-44-1] is back into the attack
82.6 Steyn to Harbhajan, no run, end of a fantastic over, he managed to get the better of Bhajji five times but not lucky enough to get his wicket, good length delivery swinging away and Harbhajan is beaten as he looks to punch it to cover
82.5 Steyn to Harbhajan, no run, fuller length delivery this time, much better from Bhajji, offers the full face of the bat and taps it back to the bowler
82.4 Steyn to Harbhajan, no run, good length delivery shaping away, Harbhajan misses it as he looks to defend
82.3 Steyn to Harbhajan, no run, back of a length delivery that does not bounce, Harbhajan looks to pull and misses it, Steyn is making Harbhajan look funny with the willow in his hand
82.2 Steyn to Harbhajan, FOUR!!, back of a length delivery outside off, Harbhajan goes after it, top edges it towards ABD at third slip who drops a tough one, he got some hand to it and the ball runs down to third man boundary
82.1 Steyn to Harbhajan, no run, lot of movement after it pitches on middle in a good length area, Harbhajan looks to slash it on the off side, misses it by a big margin
Second new ball taken
81.6 Harris to Saha, no run, tossed up delivery on the middle stump, Saha looks to defend, the ball goes to first slip off his pads
81.5 Harris to Harbhajan, 1 run, flatter delivery turning across, Harbhajan sweeps it to fine leg, easy single
81.4 Harris to Harbhajan, no run, flighted delivery outside leg that turns back in, Harbhajan offers his body at that one
81.3 Harris to Harbhajan, SIX!!, thats a beauty!!! Have some of this says Bhajji, gives the charge and lofts over long on, clears the ropes comfortably, this is the first six by an Indian batsman in this match, superb stuff this
81.2 Harris to Saha, 1 run, tosses this one up outside off, Saha sweeps it to fine leg, just to the right of the fielder at short leg
81.1 Harris to Harbhajan, 1 run, flatter delivery on off, Harbhajan sweeps it to fine leg
80.6 Steyn to Saha, no run, good length delivery shaping away slightly, Saha taps it on the off side, good batting this
80.5 Steyn to Saha, no run, fuller delivery on off, Saha offers full face of the bat and defends it solidly
80.4 Steyn to Harbhajan, 1 run, slightly back of a length on off that does not bounce much, Harbhajan waits for it and drives it to cover with soft hands, they walk across for an easy single before Amla collects it, Amla is everywhere today, very much in the game
80.3 Steyn to Harbhajan, no run, pitched up just outside off, Harbhajan taps it back to the bowler
80.2 Steyn to Harbhajan, no run, fuller length delivery shaping away from Harbhajan, he shoulders arms
80.1 Steyn to Harbhajan, FOUR!!, good length delivery just outside off luring the batsman for the drive who falls for it, the ball gets a thick outside edge and the ball runs down to third man boundary, no fielder there and Bhajji will get four for that
Dale Steyn [13.0-0-46-1] is back into the attack
79.6 Harris to Saha, no run, gets some sharp turn and bounce after pitching it outside leg, Saha blocks it with his body
79.5 Harris to Saha, no run, trifle short outside the leg stump, Saha offers his pads at that one
79.4 Harris to Saha, no run, flighted delivery on middle, Saha defends it on the on side
79.3 Harris to Saha, no run, flatter one on leg, Saha misses it as he looks to defend, the ball goes to Kallis off the batsman's pads, a loud appeal turned down by the umpire
79.2 Harris to Saha, no run, fuller one this time around, Saha pushes it to mid off
79.1 Harris to Harbhajan, 1 run, flatter delivery on middle and off, Harbhajan sweeps it to fine leg, comfortable single this
Finally Cullinan asks him who is the better batsman between Sachin and Sunil Gavaskar, to which LSRK gives the most emphatic statement of all - That no one has had the expectations of a billion people thrust on him everyday! Cullinan, cheekily asks whether Sunny Gavaskar, too did not have such expectations? LSRK, says that in the seventies, we did not have a billion people anyway. Cullinan, who is a self confessed Ponting fan, finally gives up the argument unable to handle the googlies of LSRK! A fascinating debate which was won hands down by LSRK!
LSRK is on fire in the commentary box and for the 1st time he is talking sensibly. Daryl Cullinan brought up this fascinating debate about who is better, SRT or Ponting? He asked LSRK who is the greater of the two? LSRK replies - Do you even want me to think about it, obviously it is SRT he says. Then Cullinan butts in with this - Ponting has played less innings than SRT. Bang comes the reply from LSRK - That is not Sachin's fault, let Ponting survive for 20 years in the international arena, then we can debate. Again Cullinan comes back with this one, saying Ponting is a better cricketer, LSRK chimes in saying Sachin can bowl better than Ponting and is a complete gentleman. No controversies in his 20 years of cricket. Cullinan does not give up easily, replying that I thought you would stick to cricket related matters only.
SA have dominated yet another session in this Test match as they picked up the prized scalp of Tendulkar, who got out immediately after getting past his 46th test ton and Dhoni to put the Indians in danger of being dismissed by an innings. The new ball is due immediately after tea so at this stage its just a matter of time before the new ball combo of Steyn and Morkel run through the hapeless lower order of India. Will they come out fighting or will they surrender meekly ? We will find out after tea...
And it's Tea on Day 4
78.6 Kallis to Saha, no run, short of length delivery outside off, Saha is happy to let that go to the keeper
78.5 Kallis to Saha, 2 runs, well directed bouncer this, Saha gets into an awkward position, manages to run it down to short third man region, they zip across for a couple before Morkel runs back to collect it
78.4 Kallis to Saha, no run, back of a length delivery shaping away from Saha, he leans back and sees it through to the keeper
78.3 Kallis to Harbhajan, 1 run, back of a length delivery angling into the right hander who tucks it to fine leg, they walk across for an easy single
78.2 Kallis to Harbhajan, no run, a touch fuller this time around, he's varying things pretty well, Harbhajan waits for it and offers dead bat
78.1 Kallis to Harbhajan, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Harbhajan stands tall and taps it on the off side
77.6 Harris to Saha, no run, flatter delivery on middle, defended well on the frontfoot
77.5 Harris to Saha, no run, gets it to turn from outside the leg, Saha sways out and lets boucher collect it, that did not miss the wicket by much
77.4 Harris to Saha, no run, flatter delivery on the pads, Saha stands tall and offers his body at that one, LBW is out of question as it pitched down the leg
77.3 Harris to Harbhajan, 1 run, Harbhajan goes on the backfoot and glances it to backward square leg, easy single this
77.2 Harris to Harbhajan, FOUR!!, the fielders were standing close by and Harbhajan lofts it to deep mid wicket, no fielder at the deep and Bhajji gets another boundary, superb stuff this
77.1 Harris to Harbhajan, FOUR!!, flighted delivery on off, Harbhajan sweeps it to backward square leg, the ball went between Amla's leg and Bhajji sees the funny side of it
76.6 Kallis to Harbhajan, 1 run, well directed bouncer this, Harbhajan goes back and does well to keep it down on the leg side, the ball runs down to backward square leg
76.5 Kallis to Harbhajan, no run, fuller delivery on middle, Harbhajan stands tall and flays it to mid on
76.4 Kallis to Harbhajan, no run, length delivery shaping away from the right hander, he shoulders arms
76.3 Kallis to Harbhajan, no run, good length delivery just outside off, Harbhajan goes on the backfoot and defends it solidly
76.2 Kallis to Harbhajan, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, Harbhajan shoulders arms
76.1 Kallis to Saha, leg byes, 1 run, back of a length delivery on the body, take the thigh pad on its way to backward square leg
Harris to Dhoni, out Caught by de Villiers!! Harris has got his man here, Dhoni got fed up with the negative line and looked to defend this, the ball got a thick outside edge and de Villers clutches on to it quite easily, with this goes the hope of an Indian fightback, you won't be surprised if Smith calls Steyn to clean up the tail. The Proteas are jumping in joy and why not!! they knew that Dhoni was their big fish. Dhoni c de Villiers b Harris 25(112) [4s-3]
75.6 Harris to Dhoni, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
75.5 Harris to Dhoni, no run, poor bowling this, he's keeping that negative line intact, Dhoni does nothing other than putting his pad front and blocking it
75.4 Harris to Dhoni, no run, Dhoni offers his pad at that one and the bowler runs in to collect it
75.3 Harris to Dhoni, no run, turns in from outside leg, the keeper misses it again but the fielder at short fine leg stops it well
75.2 Harris to Dhoni, byes, FOUR!!, down thge leg and is punished for the worng line, the ball rolls down to the fine leg boundary
75.1 Harris to Dhoni, no run, pitched outside leg and turns towards middle and leg, Dhoni offers his thighs at that one
Finally Cullinan asks him who is the better batsman between Sachin and Sunil Gavaskar, to which LSRK gives the most emphatic statement of all - That no one has had the expectations of a billion people thrust on him everyday! Cullinan, cheekily asks whether Sunny Gavaskar, too did not have such expectations? LSRK, says that in the seventies, we did not have a billion people anyway. Cullinan, who is a self confessed Ponting fan, finally gives up the argument unable to handle the googlies of LSRK! A fascinating debate which was won hands down by LSRK!
LSRK is on fire in the commentary box and for the 1st time he is talking sensibly. Daryl Cullinan brought up this fascinating debate about who is better, SRT or Ponting? He asked LSRK who is the greater of the two? LSRK replies - Do you even want me to think about it, obviously it is SRT he says. Then Cullinan butts in with this - Ponting has played less innings than SRT. Bang comes the reply from LSRK - That is not Sachin's fault, let Ponting survive for 20 years in the international arena, then we can debate. Again Cullinan comes back with this one, saying Ponting is a better cricketer, LSRK chimes in saying Sachin can bowl better than Ponting and is a complete gentleman. No controversies in his 20 years of cricket. Cullinan does not give up easily, replying that I thought you would stick to cricket related matters only.
74.6 Kallis to Saha, no run, fuller length delivery on the pads, Saha tucks it to square leg and shouts Waiiiiiit!!, decides against taking the single
74.5 Kallis to Saha, no run, pitched up outside off, Saha taps it on the off side and sets off for a quick single, rightly sent back by Dhoni
74.4 Kallis to Saha, no run, length delivery shaping away after pitching outside off, Saha shoulders arms
74.3 Kallis to Saha, no run, banged in short angling into the batsman's body who sways out of the line and ducks to let the ball go past him
74.2 Kallis to Saha, no run, fuller length delivery angling into the right hander who defends it on the on side
74.1 Kallis to Dhoni, 1 run, a touch slower to start with, Dhoni closes the face of the bat and glances it to fine leg, the batsmen take a cool walk in the hot sun to complete that single
Jacques Kallis [6.0-2-11-0] is back into the attack
73.6 Harris to Saha, no run, tossed up delivery pitching on middle and turning away, Saha pushes it to extra cover
73.5 Harris to Saha, no run, flighted delivery again, Saha gets forward and defends it back to the bowler, good contest going on between these two
73.4 Harris to Saha, no run, quicker one on middle, Saha does well to block it on the frontfoot
73.3 Harris to Saha, no run, gives it a lot more air and gets it to turn big, Saha offers his body at it
73.2 Harris to Saha, no run
73.1 Harris to Saha, no run, flatter delivery on middle, not much turn as Saha defends it back to the bowler
72.6 Parnell to Dhoni, no run, Oh boy!!! Dhoni went for the drive looking at the fuller length delivery, edges it just short of Kallis at slips, he did well to prevent a boundary though, Dhoni would have had his heart in his mouth
72.5 Parnell to Dhoni, no run, pitched up just outside off, Dhoni leans forward and prods it to cover, Dhoni has a very tough job at hands here today
72.4 Parnell to Dhoni, no run, good length delivery angling away, Dhoni takes a close look at that one and lets it through to the keeper
72.3 Parnell to Dhoni, no run, back of a length delivery angling into the batsman who fends it on the on side
72.2 Parnell to Dhoni, FOUR!!, looks for the yorker length delivery, does not get the length right, Dhoni whacks it to extra cover, superb timing on that one
72.1 Parnell to Dhoni, no run, fuller length delivery on off, Dhoni taps it back to the bowler
71.6 Harris to Saha, no run, gives it a lot more air on that occasion, Saha offers his body at it, ABD holds on to it at silly point and appeals for a catch, turned down by the umpire, the ball hit the body and then took the toe end of the bat, a tough one for the umpire though
71.5 Harris to Dhoni, 1 run, tossed up delivery that turns big, Dhoni sweeps it to short fine leg and another easy single for the Indians
71.4 Harris to Saha, 1 run, similar stuff from Harris as Saha nudges it to backward square leg
71.3 Harris to Dhoni, 1 run, flatter delivery outside leg, Dhoni taps it to square leg and sets off for a quick single
71.2 Harris to Dhoni, no run, flighted delivery that turns from down the leg, Dhoni offers his body at that one
71.1 Harris to Saha, 1 run, flighted delivery on the middle and leg, Saha tucks it to fine leg and he's off the mark with that run, he will be a relieved man there
70.6 Parnell to Dhoni, no run, back of a length delivery that holds its line after pitching outside off, Dhoni shoulders arms
70.5 Parnell to Dhoni, no run, fuller delivery just outside off, Dhoni waits for it and defends it on the off side opening the face of the bat at the last moment
70.4 Parnell to Dhoni, FOUR!!, What a way to break the shackles!! short of length delivery and Dhoni swivels across and pulls it to backward square leg, the fielder at the deep could do nothing other than watch it race away to the boundary
70.3 Parnell to Dhoni, no run, good length delivery shaping away from the Indian captain, he lifts his bat and lets it go
70.2 Parnell to Dhoni, no run, good bowling this, round the wicket line is working for him, pitches this on good length area luring him into the drive, beats the outside edge of the bat
70.1 Parnell to Dhoni, no run, back of a length delivery on the body, Dhoni stands tall and the ball hits his glove as he tries to defend
69.6 Harris to Saha, no run, looped up delivery pitched on middle, the ball lobs up off his pads and ABD dives full length to take a fine catch, a loud appeal from the Proteas, rightly turned down by the umpire
69.5 Harris to Saha, no run, fires one in on middle and leg, Saha gets forward to defend, misses it and the ball hits his pads
69.4 Harris to Saha, no run, sharp turn and bounce from outside the leg stump, Saha lifts his bat and offers his body at that one
69.3 Harris to Saha, no run, tossed up delivery on off, Saha defends it on the off side
69.2 Harris to Saha, no run, flighted delivery pitched down the leg and turns in, Saha lets that one go past him by swaying out of the line
69.1 Harris to Saha, no run, flatter delivery on middle, Saha taps it back to the bowler
68.6 Parnell to Dhoni, no run, pitched up and angling into the right hander, he blocks it offering the full face of the bat
68.5 Parnell to Dhoni, no run, fuller delivery with some extra pace on it, Dhoni comes on the frontfoot and pats it on the off side
68.4 Parnell to Dhoni, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Dhoni is in two minds but withdraws his bat at the last moment, he's playing a very fine innings here, very unusual of the Dhoni we all know
68.3 Parnell to Dhoni, no run, fuller delivery from round the wicket, Dhoni gets forward and taps it on the off side
68.2 Parnell to Dhoni, no run, length delivery from wide of the crease, Dhoni is content to let that one go past him
68.1 Parnell to Dhoni, no run, good length delivery angling away, Dhoni is beaten as he looks to flash hard at it
Harris was lying flat on the ground after taking Sachin's wicket. He would tell this story to his grand-children too I suppose. He twisted his ankle while celebrating the wicket.
67.6 Harris to Saha, no run, tossed up delivery turning from outside leg, Saha pats it on the on side as short leg runs back to collect it
67.5 Harris to Saha, no run, gives it some air and gets it to turn across, Saha taps it on the on side
67.4 Harris to Saha, no run, flighted delivery turning towards middle from outside leg, Saha defends it on the on side
67.3 Harris to Saha, no run, flatter delivery on middle and off, Saha defends it solidly, much is expected of the debutant now
Wriddhiman Saha, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Harris to Tendulkar, out Bowled!! Finally the legstump line has paid rich dividends for him. All those numerous deliveries which he kept bowling there has now been justified, gets the prized scalp. Tendulkar went for the paddle sweep, gets a bit of pad on it and the ball deflects onto the stumps. Unlucky dismissal but then he has to walk back as the crowd applauds a great innings from him. With that goes India's hopes as well. Tendulkar b Harris 100(179) [4s-13]
67.2 Harris to Tendulkar, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
67.1 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, gets forward and taps it away with his pad
Its getting extremely overcast at Nagpur
66.6 Parnell to Dhoni, no run, nips back in from outside off, he drops his wrists on that and keeps it out of the way
66.5 Parnell to Dhoni, no run, the confidence has just rubbed off on everyone at the stadium maybe, crashed to cover off the frontfoot
66.4 Parnell to Dhoni, no run, close to the outside edge but he did well to pull out of the stroke at the last moment, good line though from the bowler
66.3 Parnell to Dhoni, no run, full and wide outside off, he lets it go, bounces in front of Boucher
Super Stats: Sachin gets to his 46th Test ton, 1st against SA at home - that anamoly has been corrected now. 4th overall against SA, 91st international ton, 20th at home and his 3rd in consecutive matches. Remember he got 2 in 2 games against Bangladesh. A living legend and certainly the greatest batsman of all time!
66.2 Parnell to Tendulkar, 1 run, what an innings under pressure this has been, opens the face of the bat and steers it wide of point. Champion stuff this and the crowd jumps up in applause and so does the Indian dressing room...
66.1 Parnell to Tendulkar, no run, superb line and length from the young man, keeping it full and just outside off, he lets it go at the last moment
65.6 Harris to Dhoni, no run, end of another over which just adds to the score board but no productivity for SA. Looks like they are playing with just 10 men on the field because Harris isn't bowling like how a bowler should
65.5 Harris to Dhoni, no run, gets a good stride forward and offers the full face of the pad to it
65.4 Harris to Dhoni, no run, deflects off the flap of the pad to silly point
65.3 Harris to Dhoni, no run, and the negative line continues and the Indian captain isn't bothered by that one bit
65.2 Harris to Dhoni, no run, no turn and bounce from the rough as he expects it to, kicked away off the pad
65.1 Harris to Dhoni, no run, as always the legstump line, Dhoni happy to offer his pad
Sachin Tendulkar may have got 90 international hundreds before, but even now, when he is on 99, the butterflies around his tummy fail to go away. He is keeping everyone nervous including all of us here. What a hundred it will be if he gets there, more importantly for India, they haven't lost a wicket since lunch...
Drinks are on the field now
64.6 Parnell to Tendulkar, no run, not the stroke that one expects from the batsman of his class, chases the wayward delivery outside off, could have so easily got a tickle on that, rush of blood perhaps
64.5 Parnell to Tendulkar, no run, looks to force it through point, gets a bottom edge that bounces towards slip, the dressing room is nervous as well
64.4 Parnell to Tendulkar, no run, excellent bowling, full and in the corridor of uncertainty, he looks to play but lets it go as it passes him
64.3 Parnell to Tendulkar, no run, guides it off the backfoot to point and sets off for the single but is rightly sent back by Dhoni
64.2 Parnell to Tendulkar, no run, full and swinging away from outside off, left alone by Tendulkar
64.1 Parnell to Tendulkar, no run, pitched up and in the slot for the drive, finds the fielder at cover, the crowd is excited and they have all reasons to be
Wayne Parnell [6.0-0-38-1] is back into the attack
63.6 Harris to Dhoni, no run, pitched outside leg and turning away, Dhoni pads it
63.5 Harris to Tendulkar, 1 run, gets onto the frontfoot and punches it past cover for the single, looked for 2 but Dhoni sends him back
63.4 Harris to Tendulkar, 2 runs, flighted delivery on the pads, nicely worked away off his pads against the spin towards deep square leg, good running and the crowd is in anticipation for the century
63.3 Harris to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, gives him some width outside off and he shows him why he is the best batsman in the world, crashes it past cover, no one moved and the ball whistles into the boundary!
63.2 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, tossed up into middle, he gets forward and defends
63.1 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, looks to work it nice and fine but this time it spun away from the rough
62.6 Steyn to Dhoni, no run, stands tall and punches it off the backfoot to cover
62.5 Steyn to Dhoni, no run, opens the face of the bat and glides it straight to backward point
62.4 Steyn to Tendulkar, 1 run, width on offer and its neatly worked away past point using the pace of the bowler to sweeper cover, it should have been 2, poor running on this occasion
62.3 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, rapped on the pads and a big appeal but he withdrew from the appeal as quickly as he went up, it would have missed leg stump
62.2 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, length delivery outside off, taps it to short cover as he looks to pull away from the stroke, risky
62.1 Steyn to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, sweet timing from the genius! The grace and class on that stroke is just priceless to watch, eases it past point, races into the fence, not many can play that better than him
61.5 Harris to Dhoni, no run, his bowling figures may suggest that he has been economical but that has been more due to the negative line than good bowling, offers the pad to it once again
61.4 Harris to Dhoni, no run, once again the poor line outside leg, offers the pad to it
61.3 Harris to Dhoni, no run, pitching it around the 6th or the 7th stump, he gets back and taps it with his pad
61.2 Harris to Dhoni, no run, fired into middle this time but he is behind the line of the ball nicely, back to the bowler
61.1 Harris to Dhoni, no run, continues his quest to frustrate the batsman by pitching it outside leg, left alone
60.6 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, crispy cover drive on the up but straight to the fielder
60.5 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, pitched up and in the slot for the drive but Tendulkar isn't lured into it just yet, lets it go
60.4 Steyn to Dhoni, 1 run, gets some late reverse swing back into middle and leg, Dhoni clips it down to fine leg, he is extremely alert today the Indian skipper, he has looked tight in defense
60.3 Steyn to Dhoni, no run, length delivery moving away once again, he is happy to let that go
60.2 Steyn to Dhoni, no run, gets it to move away off the seam from outside off, left alone
60.1 Steyn to Dhoni, no run, driven firmly all along the carpet, straight to the fielder at extra cover
59.6 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, into the batsman on middle, he is solid in defense
59.5 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, Boucher does well to get across and collect the ball down leg as Tendulkar ignores that
59.4 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, that was a nice juicy full toss on middle and leg, it was asking to be hit, he mistimes it to short fine leg, he looks up into the heavens
59.3 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, this time he gets it on middle, he gets back and defends it onto the offside
59.2 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, not just frustrating for the batsman for for us as commentators as well. Tendulkar pads the delivery pitching outside leg once again
59.1 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, maybe he is just bowling to improve the over rate, way outside leg as Tendulkar kicks it away with the pad
58.6 Steyn to Dhoni, no run, pitched up and swinging away from outside off, left alone
58.5 Steyn to Tendulkar, 1 run, width on offer and he gets onto that in a flash, picks the fielder in the deep though, Duminy at sweeper cover
58.4 Steyn to Tendulkar, 2 runs, neat roll of the wrists to a delivery coming back into middle and leg, down towards deep square leg for a couple, good aggressive running
58.3 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, looks to force it through cover, gets an inside edge onto the pad as it rolls through to backward point
58.2 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, poor stroke under the circumstances, goes after a wide delivery outside off, could have so easily edged that
58.1 Steyn to Dhoni, 1 run, yorker length delivery slipping down leg, helped on its way towards fine leg for an ambled single
Dale Steyn [10.0-0-36-1] is back into the attack
57.6 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, gets a bit of turn away from the leg stump, Tendulkar is rapped on the pad as he looks to turn it past short leg
57.5 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, slower through the air this time, he cautiously defends it back to the bowler
57.4 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, gets to the pitch of the ball and drives it to mid off
57.3 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, gets back and tucks it to short leg, Amla is extremely alert
57.2 Harris to Tendulkar, 2 runs, pitched outside leg but this time he latches onto it nicely, paddled fine but an excellent effort from Morkel at deel fine leg, saved a certain boundary
57.1 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, much closer to the stumps this time, he offers a straight bat at that
56.6 Morkel to Dhoni, no run, driven on the up to short cover, end of a wayward over of sorts from Morkel
56.5 Morkel to Dhoni, no run, hits the deck on middle and gets it to nip away, Dhoni is squared up as he defends it onto the offside
56.5 Morkel to Dhoni, wide, extremely wayward, no ways will he chase that even if it were a T20 match
56.4 Morkel to Dhoni, no run, Boucher has done more work today than he has in a long time, goes way across to his right to collect a full and wide delivery outside off
56.3 Morkel to Dhoni, no run, nips back in late from outside off, pushed back down the ground to the bowler
56.2 Morkel to Dhoni, no run, comes back in with the angle into middle, tucked to square leg
56.1 Morkel to Tendulkar, 1 run, sensible cricket this, he is the 1st one to seize a scoring opportunity whenever it presents itself, taps it past cover and gets across for a quick single
55.6 Harris to Dhoni, no run, the overs are ticking by and so is the clock, as long as they don't lose wickets Dhoni would be happy to offer his pad to such deliveries all day
55.5 Harris to Dhoni, no run, more of the negative line, continues to frustrate the batsman who offers the pad to it
55.4 Harris to Dhoni, no run, gets a good stride forward and taps the tossed up delivery on middle back down the pitch
55.3 Harris to Dhoni, no run, looks to whip it away but gets it on the flap of his pad this time
55.2 Harris to Dhoni, no run, allows that to spin back and hit him on the thigh pad, no damage done
55.1 Harris to Dhoni, no run, negative line once again, way outside leg, left alone by Dhoni
54.6 Morkel to Tendulkar, 2 runs, angled into the pads from wide of the crease, he flicks that superbly past square leg into the vacant spaces, Dhoni wanted 3 but is sent back
54.6 Morkel to Tendulkar, no ball, that was a beauty, it almost ripped through him, Tendulkar played outside the line of that, beaten comprehensively!
54.5 Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, fuller length delivery coming back in from the offstump, stroked to short cover with the full face of the bat
54.4 Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, it was there to be hit, he must be disappointed to have missed out on that scoring opportunity. Short and wide outside off, straight to Duminy at cover
54.3 Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, gets a good stride forward, gets an inside edge onto the pad as the ball shapes back in. A big appeal from the bowler but that was more out of hope than anything else
54.2 Morkel to Dhoni, 1 run, gets forward to lean into the drive, get it past cover for a quick single, good running, keeping the strike rotating, a lot better from India, they need more of this
54.1 Morkel to Tendulkar, 1 run, uses the pace of the bowler and steers it down to third man as he jogs across for the single
53.6 Harris to Dhoni, no run, more of that from the bowler, left alone by Dhoni
53.5 Harris to Dhoni, no run, kicks it off the pad, balloons to short leg
53.4 Harris to Dhoni, no run, good take by Boucher down legside as Dhoni lets it go
53.3 Harris to Dhoni, no run, tossed up on middle, he strokes it back to the bowler
53.2 Harris to Dhoni, no run, gets a good stride forward and shoulders arms to a delivery pitched outside leg
53.1 Harris to Dhoni, no run, down leg once again, Dhoni raises his hands high up as he avoids that, fearing the extra bounce perhaps
52.6 Morkel to Dhoni, 1 run, angling down leg and its nicely worked away to deep fine leg for an easy single
52.5 Morkel to Dhoni, no run, he has come out after a lunch with some good intent, nicely behind the line of the ball once again,worked away to square leg, so far both batsmen looking untroubled since lunch
52.4 Morkel to Dhoni, no run, slower delivery outside off, this time it bounces just in front of Boucher, does well to collect it
52.3 Morkel to Dhoni, no run, short and wide outside off, he went for the cut but somehow resisted from that stroke as it passed the bat
52.2 Morkel to Dhoni, no run, poor bowling, banged in short but it was going way down leg, Dhoni ignores that
52.1 Morkel to Dhoni, no run, excellent change of pace on middle, but he spots that early and checks his drive towards mid wicket
51.6 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, what is he trying to achieve by bowling this line? He will be happy to offer the pad at that all day
51.5 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, pitched on the rough outside leg, kicks it away with the pad
51.4 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, rips that across the batsman, he was about to avoid it but it gets big on him, hits him on the glove, lucky that it didn't pop up
51.3 Harris to Dhoni, 1 run, glances it behind the wicket on the legside for a comfortable single
51.2 Harris to Dhoni, no run, pitched up this time but it was outside leg, plays it with the pad
51.1 Harris to Tendulkar, 1 run, gets down on the ball nicely and paddles it down to fine leg for an ambled single
50.6 Morkel to Dhoni, no run, gets outside the line of the offstump and dabs it to cover to end a mainden over
50.5 Morkel to Dhoni, no run, neat roll of the wrists to a delivery full and coming back in on the pads, good fielding by Prince at square leg
50.4 Morkel to Dhoni, no run, gets it to nip back in from outside off, he is nicely behind the line of the ball, pushed to cover with a straight bat
50.3 Morkel to Dhoni, no run, ill directed bouncer, going way down leg, Boucher does well to dive full length to his left and collect that
50.2 Morkel to Dhoni, no run, gets some bounce off the deck on middle, pushed towards point with the bat face opened
50.1 Morkel to Dhoni, no run, back of length delivery outside off, punched off the backfoot to backward point
Morne Morkel [12.0-4-36-1] is back into the attack
49.6 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, short delivery coming back into the batsman, kicks it away with the pad, no harm done
49.5 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, gets to the pitch of the ball and works it away to mid wicket
49.4 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, he is intentionally pitching the ball outside leg hoping to get some bounce off the rough, but Tendulkar is happy to pad it away
49.3 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, this time its a lot closer to the stumps,pushed back to the bowler
49.2 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, poor line once again, pads it away
49.1 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, pitched outside leg and turning away, he offers his pad at that
The Indians got off to a good start as they managed to see off the first hour without losing any wicket. Vijay fell for the negative line employed by Harris and Morkel took a sitter at deep square leg. That was definitely not the kind of a shot expected from him at that stage of the innings and the coach would have had a word or two with him. Badrinath poked at a delivery outside off and ended up throwing his wicket away. Sachin fought hard at one end as he got past his 55th Test fifty. Dhoni seemed to have got a good look at the pitch and much is expected from these two batsmen if India should think of saving this Test. Catch us in 40 mins for the post-lunch session...
Its lunch on day 4
48.6 Kallis to Dhoni, no run, nicely behind the line of the ball once again, defended back to the bowler
48.5 Kallis to Dhoni, no run, excellent drive on the offside but straight to the fielder at mid off, so far Dhoni has looked rock solid out there
48.4 Kallis to Dhoni, no run, full and coming back into middle, he pushes it down to mid on
48.3 Kallis to Tendulkar, 1 run, opens the face of the bat and runs it down to third man for an easy single
48.2 Kallis to Tendulkar, no run, hops back and looks to tuck it past short leg, gets a leading edge that falls short of cover
48.1 Kallis to Tendulkar, no run, decides to test him with the bouncer this time, but Tendulkar ducks under it without any hassles
Jacques Kallis [5.0-2-10-0] is back into the attack
47.6 Duminy to Tendulkar, 1 run, pushes it wide of mid off and scampers across for a quick single to retain the strike...
47.5 Duminy to Dhoni, 1 run, tossed up on middle, he gets underneath that nice and punches it down to long on
47.5 Duminy to Dhoni, no ball, no excuse for him to overstep, pushed to cover
47.4 Duminy to Tendulkar, 1 run, on the shorter side once again, enough time to rock back and cut it past point for an easy single
47.3 Duminy to Tendulkar, leg byes, 2 runs, gets outside the line of the stumps to paddle it away, gets a bit of pad on it and past short fine leg for a couple
47.2 Duminy to Dhoni, 1 run, that was hit as hard as one could have. Short and wide outside off, cut away to deep extra cover
47.1 Duminy to Dhoni, no run, gives it a lot of air on middle, he comes down hard on it, smacked to mid off
Jean-Paul Duminy, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
46.6 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, he was stuck on the crease as it comes back in from outside off, pushed to cover
46.5 Steyn to Dhoni, 1 run, straying onto the pads, helped down to deep fine leg
46.4 Steyn to Dhoni, byes, FOUR!!, slower delivery outside off, he plays and misses, just falls short of Boucher who gets a bad bounce, deflects off his pad and into the boundary
46.3 Steyn to Dhoni, no run, short of length delivery outside off, he drops his wrist on that and lets it go
46.2 Steyn to Dhoni, no run, full and on middle, driven on the up to extra cover
46.1 Steyn to Tendulkar, 1 run, nice and full outside off, he gets it off the middle of the bat, leans into the drive towards deep point for a single
45.6 Kallis to Dhoni, no run, nicely defended back down the pitch
45.5 Kallis to Dhoni, no run, good length delivery outside off, pushed to short cover with a straight bat
45.4 Kallis to Tendulkar, 1 run, plays it with soft hands to cover and zips across for the single, Dhoni is extremely agile
45.3 Kallis to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, this is just too easy for him, a man of his class doesn't need an easier opportunity than this to add runs to his kitty, tickled down to fine leg again, poor bowling
45.2 Kallis to Tendulkar, no run, almost a carbon copy of the previous delivery, tucks it to Amla at square leg, wants the single but Dhoni sends him back
45.1 Kallis to Tendulkar, no run, shapes back in from outside off as Tendulkar whips it to square leg, refuses the single
Jacques Kallis [4.0-2-5-0] is back into the attack
Ravi Shastri has been inspired by the movie 3 Idiots as well. He says 'All Izz well' on air when asked by Cullinan on Tendulkar's recovery from the tennis elbow injury which he suffered 3 years back....
44.6 Steyn to Dhoni, no run, late swing back in from the middle stump, pushed to mid on
44.5 Steyn to Dhoni, no run, firm push off the backfoot once again, this time more assured of his footwork
44.4 Steyn to Dhoni, no run, he has come out playing some strange shots, goes for the big booming drive, just falls short of cover
44.3 Steyn to Dhoni, no run, darts back into middle, punched back to the bowler
44.2 Steyn to Dhoni, 2 runs, taps it off the backfoot to Duminy who fumbles at point, don't see that often, eyes closing at the wrong moment maybe
44.1 Steyn to Tendulkar, 1 run, classic square cut to a short delivery outside off, straight to deep point
43.6 Parnell to Dhoni, FOUR!!, he can't get more luckier than that. Gets the edge and runs between slip and the keeper, into the third man boundary, Parnell on another day would have easily picked up 3 or 4 wickets, but then thats the way it goes in international cricket
43.5 Parnell to Dhoni, no run, looks to poke at it once again but decides to let it go, superb line and length from the young man
43.4 Parnell to Dhoni, no run, what is Dhoni doing here, pushing at a fuller length delivery outside off with minimal footwork, surely the nick isn't too far away, he is looking clueless at the moment
43.3 Parnell to Tendulkar, 1 run, angling down leg once again but it was a slower delivery, helped on its way down to deep fine leg
43.2 Parnell to Tendulkar, no run, too short once again coming back in, whipped to square leg
43.1 Parnell to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, that is just nothing but a gift. Angling down leg and Tendulkar says thank you very much, tickled into the fine leg boundary. He will feast on those all day
42.6 Steyn to Dhoni, no run, glued to the crease as he pushes at a delivery that comes back in from outside off, back to the bowler
42.5 Steyn to Dhoni, no run, in the corridor of uncertainty outside off, Dhoni looks to force it past cover, beaten completely!
42.4 Steyn to Dhoni, no run, poor line, way down leg, Boucher is surely going to be cursing him for that, dives full length to his left to stop that, remember he is suffering from a bit of a niggle on his back
42.3 Steyn to Tendulkar, 1 run, solid punch off the backfoot past cover for an easy single
42.2 Steyn to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, if its there to be hit, he will go after it no matter what. It was wide outside off and it was despatched with ease past point by Tendulkar
42.1 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, pitched up and curling back in, he guides it to backward point
Dale Steyn [7.0-0-26-1] is back into the attack
41.6 Parnell to Dhoni, no run, comes back into middle and leg from round the wicket, turned onto the onside, end of a succesful over for SA
41.5 Parnell to Dhoni, no run, full on middle, driven firmly to cover
41.4 Parnell to Dhoni, byes, FOUR!!, perhaps he got carried away with that wicket, spraying it down leg and even the keeper can't get to that despite putting in a dive
MS Dhoni, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Parnell to Badrinath, out Caught by Boucher!! What a comeback from the bowler, he was unlucky last time but as they say, luck can't keep deserting you forever. Gets it to nip back in late from outside off, Badrinath looks to open the face of the bat and steer it past slips, gets the faintest of nicks and Boucher takes a low catch moving a couple of paces to his left. What a wicket this for the Proteas, they can smell the toffee now and India are in real trouble. This is a big blow. Badrinath c Boucher b Parnell 6(31) [4s-1]
41.3 Parnell to Badrinath, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
41.2 Parnell to Badrinath, FOUR!!, thats the best ball he has bowled so far this morning, just unfortunate that it has run away into the boundary off the hands of Kallis at slip, just short of him and into the third man boundary, streaky but then its a boundary nonetheless
41.1 Parnell to Badrinath, no run, fired in full from round the wicket, he looks to turn it past mid wicket but is a bit late to get down on the ball
40.6 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, short outside off, pushed off the backfoot to cover
40.5 Harris to Badrinath, 1 run, nicely done, works it wide of mid on and zips off for a quick single, Tendulkar was quick to respond to the call
40.4 Harris to Badrinath, no run, drifts back into middle as he prods forward and taps it neatly
40.3 Harris to Badrinath, no run, rock solid in defense once again, a much better line from Harris, a lot closer to the stumps
40.2 Harris to Badrinath, no run, gets a good stride forward and defends it onto the offside
40.1 Harris to Badrinath, no run, turns away from middle, he gets back and taps it back down the pitch
39.6 Parnell to Tendulkar, 2 runs, when he plays strokes like that you know for sure that he is in amazing form, flicks it superbly past mid wicket for a couple
39.5 Parnell to Tendulkar, no run, tries to bowl the slower bounce this time, doesn't get the direction right, darting down leg and Tendulkar ducks
39.4 Parnell to Tendulkar, no run, gets a bit of bounce off the deck on middle, turned to square leg
39.3 Parnell to Tendulkar, no run, comes back into middle from round the wicket, tapped back down the pitch
39.2 Parnell to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, short and wide outside off again, it gets the treatement it deserves, he just opens the face of the bat at the last moment and glides it past point, races away into the fence!
39.1 Parnell to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, uses the pace of the bowler and steers it past gully with total control, gets to his 55th Test fifty, India needs a century and a lot more than that from the Little Master if they are to have hopes of saving this match
nandhini: Sachin's highest 3rd innings scores .. 176, 155*, 126*, 124*, 122, 113, 104*, 100*...
38.6 Harris to Badrinath, no run, short and angled in, Badrinath turns it to leg slip
38.5 Harris to Badrinath, no run, trifel short, Badrinath goes on the backfoot and looks to cut, straight to the fielder at point
38.4 Harris to Badrinath, no run, flighted delivery on middle, a touch full on that occasion, Badrinath offers the full face of the bat and defends it
38.3 Harris to Badrinath, no run, a touch quicker outside off, Badrinath gets forward and defends it on the off side
38.2 Harris to Badrinath, no run, quicker one on middle and leg, Badrinath taps it on the on side
38.1 Harris to Badrinath, no run, flatter delivery from round the wicket that did not turn, raps the batsman on the pads, a loud appeal turned down
Paul Harris [12.0-4-20-1] is back into the attack
37.6 Parnell to Tendulkar, no run, fuller delivery shaping into Tendulkar, he misses a flick as the ball hits him on the thigh
37.5 Parnell to Tendulkar, 2 runs, Oh dear!!! Tendulkar edged it to the right of Kallis and he makes a mess of it, Kallis won't drop many at first slip and Tendulkar should consider himself very luckyy, the ball rolls down to third man
37.4 Parnell to Tendulkar, no run, banged in short at 137.4 kph, comes on much quicker than Tendulkar expected, he hops on the crease and taps it on the leg side
Smith requests for a change in ball. The umpires are having a look at it.
37.3 Parnell to Tendulkar, no run, back of a length delivery angling into Tendulkar, he puts his leg forward and let it go past him
37.2 Parnell to Tendulkar, no run, trifle short angling in, Tendulkar stays on the crease and slices it to point, the fielder collects it at one bounce
37.1 Parnell to Badrinath, 1 run, fuller length delivery angling in big, Badrinath turns it to fine leg and he's off the mark with that run
Wayne Parnell [2.0-0-12-0] is back into the attack
Drinks are on the field now
36.6 Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, fuller length delivery angling into the right hander, he taps it on the on side
36.5 Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, banged in short on middle, does not bounce big, Tendulkar decides to duck under it as it went just inches above the stumps, Boucher collects it low to his left
36.4 Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, back of a length delivery from wide of the crease, Tendulkar hops in the crease and taps it to Amla at short mid-wicket
36.3 Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, fuller delivery on the stumps, Tendulkar turns his wrists and plays it to square leg
36.2 Morkel to Badrinath, leg byes, 1 run, good length delivery angling in, Badrinath moves across and looks to flick, misses it as the ball runs off his pads it to fine leg
36.1 Morkel to Badrinath, no run, length delivery angled into the right hander who fends it on the on side
Sunil Gavaskar in the commentary box said he never regretted being short, in fact it was an advantage against faster bowlers, he said.
35.6 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, rock solid defense again from Tendulkar as Harris tries to fire one in quicker
35.5 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, a touch quicker this time, Tendulkar goes on the backfoot and defends it on the off side
35.4 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, flatter delivery outside off, Tendulkar steers it straight to point
35.3 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, tossed up delivery outside off, turns slightly away as Tendulkar defends it on the off side
35.2 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, good bowling this, he's coming round the wicket now, that's more like it, pitches just outside off and holds the line as Tendulkar defends it on the on side
35.1 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, Tendulkar leans forward and defends a flighted delivery towards cover
34.6 Morkel to Badrinath, no run, banged in short, does not bounce as much as expected, Badrinath is hit on the shoulder as he looks to take evasive action, he does not seem to be bothered with the whack he got, seems to be okay now
34.5 Morkel to Badrinath, no run, good batting this, he's looking calm and composed out there, Badrinath offers the full face of the bat and punches it to mid on
34.4 Morkel to Badrinath, no run, fuller delivery on middle, Badrinath shuffles across and taps it to short mid wicket
34.3 Morkel to Badrinath, no run, pitched up outside off, the swing and seam movement have died down, Badrinath gets forward and defends it down the pitch
34.2 Morkel to Tendulkar, 3 runs, a touch fuller on off, Tendulkar pushes it wide of mid wicket and runs three before Amla collects it at deep mid wicket
34.1 Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, fuller delivery on the middle and leg, Tendulkar closes the face of the bat and works it straight to square leg, interesting field placing here, a mid wicket close in and a short leg just a few steps away from him
33.6 Harris to Badrinath, no run, back to the leg stump line, the ball rolls towards short fine leg after brushing the batsman's pads
33.5 Harris to Badrinath, no run, a touch fuller pitched on middle and off, Badrinath drives it to mid off
33.4 Harris to Badrinath, no run, more of the same here, Badrinath blocks a flatter delivery off his pads
33.3 Harris to Badrinath, no run, gives it some air outside leg, Badrinath offers his pad at it
33.2 Harris to Tendulkar, 1 run, flatter delivery on off, Tendulkar pats it to cover with soft hands, sets off for a quick single
33.1 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, flighted delivery pitched down the leg and it turns across the right hander, Tendulkar moves across and lets it go past
32.6 Morkel to Badrinath, no run, good length delivery outside off, Badrinath leans forward and taps it to point
32.5 Morkel to Badrinath, no run, good bowling this, a touch fuller on middle shaping into the right hander, he misses it as he looks to turn it towards square leg, a loud appeal from the bowler and it is turned down by the umpire
32.4 Morkel to Tendulkar, 3 runs, fuller delivery on middle and leg, Tendulkar flicks it off his pads, the ball falls just short of the fielder at short leg who gets some hand on it, the ball richochets to deep mid wicket, good running this before Amla runs and collects it
32.3 Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, fuller delivery going down the leg, Tendulkar misses it again as he looks to flay it on the on side, not often you see the little man missing out on those
32.2 Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, good line and length this, pitched up on middle and off, Tendulkar pats it back to the bowler
32.1 Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, length delivery angling into Tendulkar, he's rapped on the pads as he looks to flick, the umpire turns down the appeal as it was going down the leg
31.6 Harris to Badrinath, no run, flatter delivery way down the leg, the ball misses the pads as the abtsman puts his leg forward and the ball rolls towards short third man after deflecting from the glove of the keeper
31.5 Harris to Badrinath, no run, good batting this, he's not going for the cross batted shots as Harris continues to pitch it outside leg, Badrinath offers the pads again
31.4 Harris to Badrinath, no run, he's continuing with the negative line, Badrinath puts his leg forward and blocks it
31.3 Harris to Badrinath, no run, full on middle, Badrinath pats it on the on side
Subramaniam Badrinath, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Harris to Vijay, out Caught by Morkel!! Vijay falls for the negative line, Vijay's eves lit up as he saw the flighted delivery, looks to sweep it hard, only manages to get a top edge and the ball goes straight into the hands of Morkel at the deep, poor batting this, Morkel makes no mistake and SA are a wicket closer on their mission, he was not expected to go for this shot considering the position of the team. Vijay c Morkel b Harris 32(90) [4s-4]
31.2 Harris to Vijay, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
31.1 Harris to Tendulkar, 1 run, Tendulkar goes on the backfoot and tickles it to fine leg, decides against the second run after they see Morkel at the deep
30.6 Morkel to Vijay, no run, banged in short on off and gets it to angle into the right hander who moves a step to his right and ducks under it, good over for the Indians
30.5 Morkel to Tendulkar, 3 runs, superb timing this, Tendulkar goes on the backfoot and closes the face of the bat before he runs it down to backward square leg, a slight fumble at the deep help them get three
30.4 Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, good length delivery pitched outside off, Tendulkar offers the full face of the bat and defends it solidly
30.3 Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, back of a length delivery angling in, Tendulkar taps it to mid wicket
30.2 Morkel to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, back of a length delivery just outside off, Tendulkar waits for it and opens the face of the bat as he wrists it to square third man, that's why he is called the 'Master' says Sunil Gavaskar
30.1 Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, fuller length delivery fired in on off, Tendulkar comes on the frontfoot and defends it on the off side
Morne Morkel [8.0-3-23-1] is back into the attack
29.6 Harris to Vijay, no run, pitches it outside off for a change, Vijay comes on the frontfoot and defends it on the off side
29.5 Harris to Tendulkar, 1 run, Tendulkar wrists it to backward square leg, they walk across for an easy single
29.4 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, not much air on that one, Tendulkar puts his leg out and looks to stop the ball off his pads
29.3 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, more of the same, pitching down the leg, Tendulkar offers his pads at that one
29.2 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, flatter delivery pitching down the leg and turning across, Tendulkar looks to pull it off the backfoot, misses it and the ball hits him on the box
29.1 Harris to Vijay, leg byes, 1 run, Vijay looks to turns it to square leg leaning on one knee, the ball goess off his pads
28.6 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, fuller delivery on off, Tendulkar drives it straight to mid off
28.5 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, pitches it up outside off, Tendulkar gets a long stride forward and whips it to point
28.4 Steyn to Vijay, 1 run, good length delivery angling into the right hander, he goes back and works it to backward square leg
28.3 Steyn to Vijay, no run, good bowling this, change of pace on that one, bowled one slower, Vijay looked to dab it to covers, the bat turns on the hands of the batsman and the ball rolls down to mid on
28.2 Steyn to Vijay, no run, short of length delivery outside the off stump, Vijay leans back and sees it through to the keeper
28.1 Steyn to Vijay, no run, length delivery from over the wicket, Vijay does well to punch it back to the bowler, good technique shown from the young man this morning
27.6 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, gives it some air outside leg, Tendulkar puts his leg forward and kicks it towards fine leg
27.5 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, tossed up outside leg, Tendulkar offers pad at it, the ball misses the pads and Boucher collects it to his left
27.4 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, flatter delivery pitched outside leg and turns in, Tendulkar misses it as he looks to pull it, goes off his body to the keeper
27.3 Harris to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, superb shot!! pitched full on off, a pure half volley this, Tendulkar drives it between mid wicket and mid on, Parnell gives up the chase at the end
27.2 Harris to Vijay, 1 run, flighted delivery pitching on middle, Vijay sweeps it to fine leg, connected that well on that occasion
27.1 Harris to Vijay, no run, negative line coming over the wicket and turning across from outside leg, Vijay offers his pads at it
Paul Harris [7.0-3-12-0] is back into the attack
26.6 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, pitches it up again, Tendulkar stands tall and shows Steyn how good his defense is, Steyn picks the ball on his followthrough, things are looking good for the little master early on
26.5 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, banged in short on the off stump, Tendulkar ducks under it and lets it through to the keeper
26.4 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, fuller length delivery pitcjed outside off, Tendulkar punches it straight to mid off who's standing a few steps forward
26.3 Steyn to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, fabulous shot this, Steyn pitches it full looking for the inswinger, Tendulkar moves across and flicks it to deep mid wicket, the fielder at deep square leg was only a spectator, teriffic timing this
26.2 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, pitches it up outside off, Tendulkar leans forward and defends it to short extra-cover
26.1 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, fuller delivery with a bit of extra pace, Tendulkar goes forward and taps it back to the bowler, expect a good contest this time around
25.6 Morkel to Vijay, no run, a touch fuller this time, Vijay offers the full face of the bat and defends it on the off side, that's what is expected of Vijay today
25.5 Morkel to Vijay, no run, fantastic delivery this, banged in short angling into the ribs, Vijay takes his eyes off as he looks to fend it, the ball hits the glove and rolls on to the leg side
25.4 Morkel to Vijay, no run, length delivery angling in this time around, Vijay stands tall and defends it towards cover
25.3 Morkel to Vijay, no run, length delivery that kicks off after pitching, Vijay hops on the crease and defends it on the off side
25.2 Morkel to Vijay, no run, length delivery outside off, Vijay looks to cut but later decides to let the keeper collect it
25.1 Morkel to Vijay, no run, good length delivery pitched outside off, swings away a wee bit, Vijay leaves it alone
24.6 Steyn to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, short and wide, Tendulkar trusts his willow and goes hard at it, whacks it square of the wicket, beats the infield and the ball races away to the boundary, he's looking confident out there Sachin, you expect this from a man who has played so many years of international cricket
24.5 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, short of length delivery pitched outside off, Tendulkar makes no attempt to go after it, he's come out with a set mind, he would let those go past him all day
24.4 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, fuller delivery on middle, Tendulkar drives it down the pitch, finds the stumps at the non-striker's end, unlucky as far as the batsman is concerned
24.3 Steyn to Tendulkar, 2 runs, length delivery angling in to Tendulkar, he closes the face of the bat and flicks it to deep square leg
24.2 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, bang on target again, pitched up outside off, Tendulkar leans forward to defend, the ball brushes the top of the pad and goes to the keeper, stifled appeal from the Proteas, they all knew that it struck him outside off
24.1 Steyn to Vijay, 1 run, good start this for Steyn, full on middle, the ball holds a bit as angles into the right hander, he works it to mid wicket and they settle for a single
Dale Steyn [4.0-0-14-1] is back into the attack
23.6 Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, back of a length delivery shaping away from Tendulkar, he sees it through to the keeper
This single brings the Little master on strike
23.5 Morkel to Vijay, leg byes, 1 run, banged in short angling into the ribs, the ball rolls down to fine leg off the batsman's hand as he looks to take evasive action
23.4 Morkel to Vijay, no run, good length delivery outside off, shapes away from the right hander who lifts his bat and lets it go
23.3 Morkel to Vijay, no run, pitched up outside off, no seam movement seen in the first over, Vijay taps it to cover, a lot depends on these two batsmen today
23.2 Morkel to Vijay, 2 runs, fuller length delivery angling in, Vijay closes the face of the bat and dabs it to mid wicket, good running this
23.1 Morkel to Vijay, no run, starts of well pitching it just outside off, Vijay gets forward and defends it on the off side
Hello and Welcome to the LIVE coverage of Day 4 of the first Test between two teams who are placed 1 and 2 in the ICC Test rankings. It is a tough ask for the Indians to do well from here on. SA come out on Day 4 holding the upper hand and trying and finish things off early...
Indians would have come out to bat this morning hoping for some change of fortunes but unfortunately for the hosts, the same story continued on Day 3 too. South Africa dominated the 1st hour after picking up 3 quick wickets. Sehwag and Badri played some fantastic cricket to save India from the early blushes. Sehwag's 18th Test century was overshadowed by Steyn's breath-taking bowling spell. The World No. 1 bowler ripped through the Indian tail as he took 5 wickets in 3.4 overs after Tea and finished off with a very impressive bowling figures of 16.4-6-51-7. India were forced to follow-on after being dismissed for 233 and their woes continued in the second innings as well after they lost Sehwag and Gambhir early. India managed to end Day 3 at 66/2. This is the trio of Ajith, Shashank and Srivathsa signing off. Catch us for the Live coverage of Day 4 of the 1st Test tomorrow at 9:30 AM IST. Until then, it's goodbye and good night from the 3 of us here..
Its stumps on day 3
22.6 Kallis to Vijay, 3 runs, full and straying onto the pads, flicked away superbly past mid wicket, it was a teaser for Harris who was in pursuit of that but manages to pull it back in, Vijay wanted the 4th run but Tendulkar says no as they take their gloves off and walk back towards the pavillion to end a disastrous day for India....These 2 would be expected to stay at the wicket for as long as possible tomorrow...
22.5 Kallis to Vijay, no run, good defensive stroke once again, if he can do this for the majority of the day tomorrow along with some support from Tendulkar and Dhoni, India would help themselves by having a chance to save this Test match
22.4 Kallis to Vijay, no run, nips back in late into the middle stump, he strokes it towards mid wicket
22.3 Kallis to Vijay, no run, yorker but not where he intended to bowl it at, he gets down on it nicely
22.2 Kallis to Tendulkar, 1 run, angling down leg from wide of the crease, helped on its way towards deep fine leg for an easy single
22.1 Kallis to Tendulkar, no run, good length delivery on middle, defended down the ground to mid on
Last over of the day coming up...
21.6 Harris to Vijay, no run, turns away sharply from the rough patches on middle, but he gets to the pitch of the ball and negates the spin with ease
21.5 Harris to Vijay, no run, gets a bit of leading edge towards silly point, just short of him
21.4 Harris to Vijay, no run, tossed up on middle once again, this time he is more aware of the bounce, gets forward and offers a dead bat
21.3 Harris to Vijay, no run, flatter one on middle, he gets a good stride forward and taps it past silly point
21.2 Harris to Tendulkar, 1 run, comes back with the arm from round the wicket, turned away past short leg for an ambled single
21.1 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, a bit of turn away from middle, he guides it towards point
20.6 Kallis to Vijay, no run, hostile bounce this once again, whizzes past his nose, gets underneath that nicely though
20.5 Kallis to Vijay, no run, jags back in late from the offstump, excellent leave by Vijay
20.4 Kallis to Vijay, no run, bounced in on middle, he initially thought about the pull but in the end fends it onto the offside, the ball hurried onto him a bit
20.3 Kallis to Vijay, no run, pitched up and its driven beautifully on the up, unfortunately can't find the gap on the offside
20.2 Kallis to Vijay, no run, this time its nice and full on middle, defended back past the bowler to mid on
20.1 Kallis to Vijay, no run, that one just zips off the track from the good length area outside off, left alone
19.6 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, he looks to be in top gear with his defense once again, gets forward and covers the line of the ball nicely
19.5 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, drifting back into middle and leg, pats it past short leg but no runs taken
19.4 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, it was short and asking to be hit, Tendulkar misses out on the scoring opportunity
19.3 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, slightly shorter in length on middle, tapped back towards the bowler
19.2 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, pushed back to the bowler off the frontfoot
19.1 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, comes back in with the angle from round the wicket, he gets forward and taps it back down the pitch
18.6 Kallis to Vijay, no run, doesn't get the direction right once again, way down leg and Vijay avoids that easily
18.5 Kallis to Vijay, no run, floated up outside off, driven on the up to extra cover
18.4 Kallis to Vijay, no run, rock solid defense off the frontfoot down the pitch, thats what is expected of him and so far he has done a good job
18.3 Kallis to Vijay, no run, ill directed bouncer, almost a carbon copy of the previous delivery, sways out of the way nicely
18.2 Kallis to Vijay, no run, peppers him with the bouncer over the middle stump, gets out of the way of the ball nicely
18.1 Kallis to Vijay, no run, he has grown in confidence as the innings has progressed, punched off the backfoot to extra cover
17.6 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, tossed up on middle, stroked back to the bowler
17.5 Harris to Vijay, byes, 1 run, way outside leg, the keeper is a bit late to get to the ball, deflects off his glove past short fine leg
17.4 Harris to Vijay, no run, back to his usual line once again, way outside leg, he avoids that
17.3 Harris to Tendulkar, 1 run, wow! What has Harris done? He actually made the batsman play at a delivery, pushed through cover for an easy single
17.2 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, legstump line as he pads it away once again as he has done in the innings to such deliveries
17.1 Harris to Vijay, 1 run, goes for the expansive sweep, gets an inside edge onto the pad and pops up, just wide of short leg
16.6 Kallis to Vijay, 1 run, extra bounce off the deck on middle, ticked down to deep fine leg for an ambled single to retain the strike
16.5 Kallis to Vijay, no run, angling into the pads and its nicely worked away but finds the mid wicket fielder
16.4 Kallis to Vijay, no run, back of length outside off, opens the face of the bat and steers it to backward point
16.3 Kallis to Vijay, no run, showing good technique, drops his wrists on a length delivery coming back in, watches it through to the keeper
16.2 Kallis to Vijay, no run, presents the full face of the bat and smears a full pitched delivery to cover
16.1 Kallis to Vijay, no run, length delivery outside off, punched of the backfoot to extra cover
Jacques Kallis, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
15.6 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, way outside leg as he gets forward and pads it away
15.5 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, he went for the paddle sweep once again, deflects off the arm guard, balloons in the air, the Proteas were all excited but fortunately for the Indians the ball was nowhere near the glove
15.4 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, gets a bit of bounce from the rough on the leg stump, Tendulkar gets an inside edge onto the pad
15.3 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, tossed up on middle this time, pushed back to the bowler
First run in the last 21 balls
15.2 Harris to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, he has decided that enough is enough! Latches onto it in a flash, paddle sweeps it wide of Smith at short fine leg and into the boundary
15.1 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, negative line once again, way outside leg, padded away
14.6 Morkel to Vijay, no run, gets forward and watches a length delivery outside off into the keeper
14.5 Morkel to Vijay, no run, too short and not close enough to make the batsman play, he is happy to let that go
14.4 Morkel to Vijay, no run, good length delivery outside off, left alone
14.3 Morkel to Vijay, no run, terrific delivery off the deck on middle, steep bounce but Vijay sways under that one nicely, has the wicket been dropped in from Joburg for the Proteas? I wonder...None of the Indian bowlers were able to extract this much of bounce
14.2 Morkel to Vijay, no run, way outside off this time, doesn't play at that, low bounce to the keeper
14.1 Morkel to Vijay, no run, nice and full on middle, pushes to mid off
13.6 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, doesn't offer a stroke again, they are just buying away time slowly but surely. SA seem in no mood to pick up wickets by the looks of it
13.5 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, doesn't offer a stroke to a delivery pitching outside leg
13.4 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, he would do that for the next 2 full days if the ball is pitched there over and over again, way outside leg as he kicks it away with the pad
13.3 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, poor tactics these once again, needs to change his line of attack if he has to get some purchase off the wicket, padded away by Tendulkar
13.2 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, gets to the pitch of the ball but decides against the stroke, pads it away and the ball deflects past silly point
13.1 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, outside leg again, he is happy to offer his pad at that once again
12.6 Morkel to Vijay, no run, nips back into middle as he pushes it with the full face of the bat towards mid off. Good solid technique on offer from this talented batsman from Chennai. Can he sustain it over long periods of time is the question...
12.5 Morkel to Vijay, no run, doesn't get the direction right this time, way down leg, Vijay avoids it with ease
12.4 Morkel to Vijay, no run, this time the ball shapes away from the off stump, Vijay gets a good stride forward and lets that go, doesn't carry to the keeper
12.3 Morkel to Vijay, no run, well directed bouncer on middle, it came back in sharply but Vijay did well to drop his wrists and get out of the way of the ball quickly
12.2 Morkel to Vijay, no run, not enough to get the batsman playing, way outside off again
12.1 Morkel to Vijay, no run, length delivery outside off, Vijay watches it into the keeper's glove
11.6 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, one would be hoodwinked into believing that SA is the team under pressure. Terrible line once again, way outside leg as Tendulkar gets forward and pushes it with his pad
11.5 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, tossed up on the pads, flicked straight to mid wicket
11.4 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, gets his front leg out of the way and taps it back to the bowler
11.3 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, poor line again, just can't understand these tactics, he needs to make the batsman play, Tendulkar pads it away again
11.2 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, plays the paddle sweep nice and fine but straight to Smith who is positioned exactly for that stroke
11.1 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, pitching outside leg and turning away, Tendulkar pads it away
Time for a drink
10.6 Morkel to Vijay, no run, solid in defence this time, gets forward and taps it back down the pitch
10.5 Morkel to Vijay, no run, gets some shape back in from way outside off, Vijay shoulders arms
10.4 Morkel to Vijay, no run, excellent leave this time by Vijay, trusting the bounce and letting it go, Morkel is looking threatening as ever though, on this surface you are never in as a batsman if the bowler has pace and bounce, as the Indians have found out today
10.3 Morkel to Tendulkar, 1 run, plants his foot forward and strokes it past cover for a comfortable single
10.2 Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, gets some good bounce off the deck, he doesn't offer a stroke once again, good carry to the keeper
10.1 Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, nips back in from outside off, he watches it through to the keeper
Morne Morkel [3.0-0-20-1] is back into the attack
9.6 Harris to Vijay, no run, paddles it behind the keeper but Smith was quick to get across the turf and stop the ball from going to the ropes
9.5 Harris to Vijay, no run, wonder what he is trying to achieve with this leg stump line, he kicks it away
9.4 Harris to Vijay, no run, way outside leg once again, Vijay gets forward and pads it away
9.3 Harris to Vijay, FOUR!!, plays the sweep shot to good effect says LSRK. It was ill directed once again, he gets down on one knee and sweeps it nice and fine, no one in the deep and it has enough legs to get to the boundary
9.2 Harris to Tendulkar, 1 run, tickles it to short fine leg and scampers across for a quick single, good call from Vijay
9.1 Harris to Tendulkar, no run, gets a lot of turn from the rough outside leg, turns back in as Tendulkar goes for the paddle sweep, misses it
Paul Harris, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
Correction- The over was bowled by Morkel and not Steyn.
8.6 Steyn to Tendulkar, 1 run, gets to the pitch of the ball and strokes it past cover to retain the strike
8.5 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, digs it short but it was outside off, he sways under that with ease
8.4 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, pitched up and punched down the ground to mid off with the full face of the bat
8.3 Steyn to Vijay, 3 runs, straying down leg and he takes full toll of it, picks the gap between mid wicket and mid on, Parnell gives it chase and they take 3, superb running
8.2 Steyn to Vijay, FOUR!!, this shot makes you sit up and take notice of the immense talent this guy has, flicked beautifully off his wrists past mid wicket, what timing! Whistles into the fence
8.1 Steyn to Vijay, 2 runs, a bit of width on offer and he uses the pace of the bowler to guide it past gully for a couple
I, Srivathsa has been a bad omen for the Indian batting line-up. Ever since I took over after Tea, India have lost 8 wickets. Before they collapse, my colleague, Shashank has whisked me off the commentary duties. He will take over now.
7.6 Parnell to Tendulkar, no run, angling away from the right hander, Tendulkar watches it well, lets it go
7.5 Parnell to Tendulkar, no run, good length delivery on off, pushed off the backfoot to the off side
7.4 Parnell to Tendulkar, no run, loose shot! went after a short and wide delivery outside off, did not connect, beaten!
7.3 Parnell to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, that is trade-mark Tendulkar, on the middle and leg, clipped away beautifully to deep mid wicket, lovely work with the wrists, raced away to give Tendulkar his first boundary
7.2 Parnell to Tendulkar, no run, fine delivery, almost in the blockhole, Tendulkar manages to dig it out well
7.1 Parnell to Tendulkar, no run, good length delivery on off, Tendulkar is nicely in behind it, defends it well
6.6 Steyn to Vijay, no run, and a backfoot defensive to follow, Vijay gets right behind the line to drop it dead
6.5 Steyn to Vijay, no run, beautiful shot for no run, overpitched delivery from Steyn, punched well to mid off
6.4 Steyn to Vijay, no run, closer to the off stump, Vijay covers the line, lets it go, 3 balls left alone by Vijay in a row
6.3 Steyn to Vijay, no run, much wider outside off, Vijay has no problems in negotiating that, left alone
6.2 Steyn to Vijay, no run, keeps it on a fuller length outside off, Vijay shoulders arms
6.1 Steyn to Tendulkar, 1 run, good length delivery, Tendulkar hops back and tucks it to fine leg, nice rolls of the wrists and Tendulkar is off the mark
5.6 Parnell to Vijay, no run, pitched up on off, Vijay gets forward and meets it with a dead bat, straight to the fielder at mid off
5.5 Parnell to Vijay, FOUR!!, again, Vijay gets across his stumps, it was down the leg side, tucked down to deep square leg, Vijay is a lovely player and that is proof of that, delectable shot!
5.4 Parnell to Vijay, FOUR!!, buffet ball, that one, fullish on the middle and leg, Vijay shuffles across and glanced it away to fine leg, nicely played, raced away to the fence
5.3 Parnell to Vijay, no run, fabulous work from ABD, hurls himself to his left, stops a certain boundary with his gloves, poor line from Parnell
5.2 Parnell to Vijay, no run, poor shot, Vijay went after a good length delivery, almost like Sehwag, the fortunate part is that he did not connect, beaten!
5.1 Parnell to Vijay, no run, down the leg side, Vijay lets it go
Wayne Parnell, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
4.6 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, Wow! that was close! Tendulkar almost makes a big error, offers the pad to a ball that cut back in, strikes him on the pad, huge shout, turned down as it struck him outside off, also going over!
4.5 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, beautiful bowling again, fullish, Tendulkar shows the full face of the bat and defends it well, hint of late in-swing for Steyn there
Sachin Tendulkar, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Steyn to Sehwag, out Caught by Smith!! Steyn gets the big shark now! tempts Sehwag with a wide, full delivery, Sehwag could not resist, flashed at it, the edge flew to Smith at 1st slip, he has bucket like hands, he gobbled that up, no trouble at all, Smith and SA go wild, Steyn is the man again and India are in the pitts now! Sehwag c Smith b Steyn 16(19) [4s-4]
4.4 Steyn to Sehwag, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
4.3 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, good length delivery outside off, Sehwag shoulders arms
4.2 Steyn to Sehwag, FOUR!!, full delivery on the middle and leg, Sehwag effortlessy flicks it away to deep square leg, as easy as it gets, raced away to the fence
4.1 Steyn to Vijay, byes, 1 run, good length outside off, Vijay lets it go, ABD does not glove it well, they steal a bye
3.6 Morkel to Sehwag, FOUR!!, short and wide outside off, Sehwag will hit you all day, even if he is unfit, cracked away fiercely to deep backward point, rocking shot!
3.5 Morkel to Sehwag, no run, back of a length and bouncing outside off, Sehwag lifts his bat and lets it go
Sehwag seems to be fine after that visit by the physio, he is back and facing up to Morkel again
3.4 Morkel to Sehwag, no run, Apart from taking wickets, the Protea bowlers are hurting the Indian batsmen physically too! Ouch, that must have hurt, gets this to angle back in sharply, Sehwag is on the backfoot, it rears up from a good length area, strikes him flush on the area near his ribs, that seemed to have stung him, he immediately calls for the physio after throwing his bat
3.3 Morkel to Sehwag, no run, back of a length outside off, Sehwag stays on top of the bounce, guided to gully, straight to the fielder
3.2 Morkel to Sehwag, no run, aimed at the ribs, Sehwag gets back, defends it awkwardly
3.1 Morkel to Vijay, 1 run, Vijay is back and across, taps it to short cover, calls Sehwag for the single
2.6 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, again beautifully bowled, drew Sehwag forward, he is up to it, pushes it to mid off, straight to the fielder
2.5 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, corker of a delivery that one from Steyn, landed on the seam, went past Sehwag's bat as he hung at it awkwardly, Sehwag acknowledges the fact that it is a good ball, by nodding at Steyn
2.4 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, fullish on the middle and leg, Sehwag defends it towards mid on with a dead bat
2.3 Steyn to Sehwag, FOUR!!, bit of width for Sehwag, he lashes out, it takes the bottom edge, Smith at slip tries to cut it off, it goes through his hand and runs down to third man, back to back boundaries for Sehwag, but both of them very unconvincing
2.2 Steyn to Sehwag, FOUR!!, good length delivery outside off, Sehwag opens the face of the bat and steers it down to third man, past the gully fielder, streaky but safe
2.1 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, curved away from a good length, Sehwag shoulders arms
1.6 Morkel to Vijay, no run, well outside off, easily ignored by Vijay
1.5 Morkel to Vijay, no run, Vijay gets right behind the line, defends it to cover, straight to the fielder
1.4 Morkel to Vijay, no run, lovely delivery, holds it's line, Vijay pushes at it, it flies through to ABD, beaten!
1.3 Morkel to Vijay, no run, fuller length outside off, Vijay lets it go
1.3 Morkel to Vijay, 5 wides, After a ripper of a delivery, comes the horror one, it landed way outside off, near the first slip almost as it curved away, ABD or for that fact, no one had a chance, reminiscent of Harmy's first delivery in the 2007 Ashes
Murali Vijay, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Morkel to Gambhir, out Bowled!! Goodness Gracious, what is happening out there? Indian batsman are getting out in a similar manner today, after Vijay, Saha it is now Gambhir to go, Morkel is a beast of a bowler to left-handers, gets this one to come back in ever so slightly with the angle, Gambhir makes a big error in judgement, lets it go, it stuns him by rattling the stumps, just caught the top of off, Morkel does a jig, Morkel has got Gambhir out twice today in 3 balls, India in unimaginable grief now! Gambhir b Morkel 1(3)
1.2 Morkel to Gambhir, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
1.1 Morkel to Gambhir, no run, comes round the wicket straight-away, fuller length outside off, Gambhir drives, it was in the air, but fell well short of cover
Morne Morkel, right-arm fast, will share the new nut
0.6 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, curves away from a good length on off, Sehwag is not interested this time, end of a probing first over from Steyn
0.5 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, Sehwag saw that, thought about the square cut, it was a little bit closer, lifts his bat and lets it go finally
0.4 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, again keeps it in the corridor of uncertainty, good testing lines, Sehwag leaves that as well
0.3 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, short of a good length on off, late away movement, Sehwag shoulders arms
0.2 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, poor shot! Sehwag goes after a short and wide delivery, it curved away and Sehwag reached out to flay it, beaten!
0.1 Steyn to Gambhir, 1 run, gets this fuller on the middle and leg, Gambhir turns it to short mid wicket, is off the mark straight-away
Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag are at the crease. Gautam Gambhir is on strike. Dale Steyn will open the attack
Dale the Sten-Gun Steyn has absolutely destroyed the Indian batting line-up in just about 35 minutes of mad-cap bowling after Tea. He has his career-best figures now and the spell after Tea reads an amazing 3.4-2-3-5. He got the ball to talk as if it was his bunny, superb bowling and one which has not been seen on Indian soil for a long time. India have an uphill task of saving this match. Can they do a Kolkata in 2001 or Napier in 2009? We will know when they walk out to bat in 5 minutes..
Graeme Smith had a chat with his boys and then decided to enforce the follow-on. He points to the Indian dressing room and tells them to come out again!
Steyn to Harbhajan, out Lbw!! Bang! That would have missed off and leg!, beautiful bowling from Steyn, pitched up and moves back in with the shiny side, Harbhajan is hanging back on the backfoot, it strikes him right on the knee cap, Ian Gould has one of the easiest LBW decision he has had to make, Steyn runs up to him and grabs the ball, career-best figures for Steyn! Harbhajan lbw b Steyn 8(16) [4s-1]
64.4 Steyn to Harbhajan, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!
64.3 Steyn to Harbhajan, no run, jags back in from a good length, Harbhajan is hit on the thigh guard looking to work that away
64.2 Steyn to Harbhajan, no run, good length delivery on off, Harbhajan gets back and taps it on the off side, thinks about the single, decides against it
64.1 Steyn to Harbhajan, no run, pitched up outside off, Harbhajan squirts with a closed face to mid off
63.6 Harris to Ishant Sharma, no run, Ishant Sharma gets forward and pushes it back to Harris
63.5 Harris to Harbhajan, 1 run, this time gets the sweep right, gets it to fine leg, takes the single
63.4 Harris to Harbhajan, no run, Harbhajan went for the sweep, did not connect, ABD does well to prevent any byes
63.3 Harris to Harbhajan, no run, plays it back to the bowler
63.2 Harris to Harbhajan, no run, invites the pad, kicked away
63.1 Harris to Harbhajan, FOUR!!, juicy full toss, Harbhajan thinks it is a ladoo and gobbles it up, swatted away with disdain to deep mid wicket, he will use the long handle now
62.6 Steyn to Ishant Sharma, no run, a nice backfoot defensive to finish off, Ishant Sharma has handled Steyn much better than all the other tailenders, maybe he needs a promotion in the next innings!
62.5 Steyn to Ishant Sharma, no run, drifts on the middle and leg, again tucked away with some confidence to mid wicket
62.4 Steyn to Ishant Sharma, no run, fuller length outside off, confidently pushed with a full face back to mid off
62.3 Steyn to Ishant Sharma, no run, Ishant Sharma too late is on that, a thin inside edge onto the pads as it bobs off his front pad
Ishant Sharma, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Steyn to Mishra, out Bowled!! Mishra was so confident of facing Steyn that he called Harbhajan for the leg bye, how long does he handle Steyn? One ball! Magical bowling this, a high quality bowler slicing up the tail like a piece of bread, cuts back in from outside off, Mishra went for the late cut, you dont play such kind of shots to balls which are reverseing like that, he ends up chopping back on to the stumps, the stumps are taking a beating here and Steyn gets his 3rd 6 wicket haul in Tests, Steyn is firing on all cylinders! Mishra b Steyn 0(9)
62.2 Steyn to Mishra, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
62.1 Steyn to Harbhajan, leg byes, 1 run, Harbhajan falls over, trying to clip a full ball on leg, Mishra calls him for the leg bye
61.6 Harris to Mishra, no run, out of the foot marks and Mishra ignores it
61.5 Harris to Mishra, no run, Mishra moves across his stumps, tries to clip it away, takes it on the high part of the pad
61.4 Harris to Mishra, no run, spins back in from outside leg, Mishra offers the pad
61.3 Harris to Mishra, no run, clipped to mid wicket, straight to the fielder
61.2 Harris to Mishra, no run, Mishra gets forward and taps it back to Harris
61.1 Harris to Harbhajan, 1 run, sweeps it to fine leg, straight to the fielder
60.6 Steyn to Mishra, no run, nicely gets right behind the line and covers it with a dead bat
60.5 Steyn to Mishra, no run, a thin inside edge onto the pads saved him there, Mishra is hanging back, he got some bat, otherwise he would have been a dead darling!
60.4 Steyn to Mishra, no run, jags back in from outside off, Mishra covers the line, lets it go
Amit Mishra, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Steyn to Zaheer, out Bowled!! It was just a matter of time before that happened! Zaheer exposes all his 3 stumps, Steyn comes in, sees the stumps, fires it in, sharp angle on that delivery as well, Zaheer tries to flay that on the up, is beaten all ends up as the ball crashes into the middle and leg stump, death rattle for Zaheer and Steyn has his 5 wicket haul - his 13th one in Test match cricket, Steyn, you beauty! Zaheer b Steyn 2(8)
Steyn to Zaheer, out Bowled!! Zaheer b Steyn 2(8)
60.2 Steyn to Harbhajan, byes, 1 run, down the leg side, Harbhajan does not get any bat, ABD dives to his left and parries it, it goes to fine leg, they steal a bye
60.1 Steyn to Harbhajan, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, pushed to cover, straight to the fielder
59.6 Harris to Zaheer, no run, again into the footmarks, Zaheer kicks it away
59.5 Harris to Zaheer, no run, down the leg side, padded away
59.4 Harris to Zaheer, no run, nicely gets forward and taps it back to Harris
59.3 Harris to Zaheer, no run, Zaheer goes for the sweep, misses out, rolls past ABD who is keeping as Boucher is a little indisposed
59.2 Harris to Zaheer, no run, Zaheer gets forward and smothers the spin
59.1 Harris to Harbhajan, 1 run, Harbhajan kneels down and sweeps it to fine leg, straight to the fielder
58.6 Steyn to Zaheer, 2 runs, typical Zaheer shot! stays back and thumps it to deep extra cover for a couple, gets off the mark, Zaheer will go for it
58.5 Steyn to Zaheer, no run, again a fullish length, nipping back in, reverseing in and Zaheer is struck on the pad, that was going down, good decision from Ian Gould, Steyn is now really getting this ball to tail back in
Zaheer Khan, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Steyn to Saha, out Bowled!! Ho ho! Sourav Ganguly made a ton on debut, what does Saha do? He gets a duck!, a tremendous delivery to get him though, much like Vijay's dismissal in the morning, it landed on off, came back in off the seam, Saha is all at sea, does not cover the line, it nips back in to clatter the off stump as Saha shoulders arms, what a spell of bowling this from Steyn who is getting this to reverse beautifully! Saha b Steyn 0(3)
58.4 Steyn to Saha, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
58.3 Steyn to Harbhajan, 1 run, Steyn was late on that, otherwise he would have caught that as well, Harbhajan is hanging back, pushes at it tamely, it goes past Steyn, who was on his follow-through, goes straight down the ground, Harbhajan gets off the mark
58.2 Steyn to Harbhajan, no run, good length delivery on the stumps, Harbhajan defends it awkwardly, he tried to sway out of the way first expecting a short delivery, then patted it
Harbhajan Singh, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Steyn to Badrinath, out Caught by Prince!! A double blow, a hammer blow in fact for India after Tea! A soft dismissal, a gentle loosener on the middle and leg, Badrinath clipped it well, but found Prince at short mid, he cupped it well and Steyn is elated, Badrinath is shell-shocked at that dismissal, India have squandered the advantage and are in deep strife now! Badrinath c Prince b Steyn 56(139) [4s-7]
58.1 Steyn to Badrinath, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
Dale Steyn [13.0-4-48-2] is back into the attack
57.6 Harris to Saha, no run, spats off a length, Saha offers the pad, gets hit on the body
57.5 Harris to Saha, no run, is in behind it confidently first up
Wriddhiman Saha, the next man from Dada's part of the country, comes in with immense pressure on Debut
Harris to Dhoni, out Caught by Kallis!! What a strange dismissal that was! pitches way outside leg, kicks up from a length, Dhoni is caught in a tangle, he tries to withdraw his bat from the line of the ball, it takes the handle, some part of the glove as well, Kallis has an easy biscuit of a catch at slip, Harris' strategy of bowling in the footmarks has worked like magic, a massive bonus for SA right after Tea! Mahendra Singh Dhoni shakes his head and trudges back Dhoni c Kallis b Harris 6(29) [4s-1]
57.4 Harris to Dhoni, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
57.3 Harris to Dhoni, no run, again Dhoni kicks a delivery that pitches outside leg
57.2 Harris to Dhoni, no run, shortish on the middle and leg, whipped away to Duminy at mid wicket, a good sliding stop
57.1 Harris to Dhoni, no run, pitches outside leg, Dhoni offers the pad, Harris is starting off from over the wicket, a negative line already!
Welcome back for the final session..
Sehwag and Badrinath have ensured that India have comeback well into this Test match after being dealt with crucial blows early in the day. Sehwag fell just after completing his 18th Test century but Badrinath has looked rock solid on debut, batting with immense confidence and maturity. Can he carry on and make a century? Join us in 15 minutes to find out......
It's Tea on Day 3
56.6 Duminy to Badrinath, FOUR!!, Badri gets into the act this time, Badrinath gives the charge and whacks it to long on, two bounces before it crashed into the boundary
56.5 Duminy to Badrinath, no run, trifle short outside off, Badrinath rocks back and pulls it straight to mid wicket
56.4 Duminy to Dhoni, 1 run, Dhoni goes on the backfoot and plays that to gully
56.3 Duminy to Dhoni, FOUR!!, there comes the big shot, the field was in and Dhoni dances down the track, lofts it over the fielder at mid on, the ball races away to the long on boundary on one bounce
56.2 Duminy to Dhoni, no run, full on middle, Dhoni strokes it straight to mid on
56.1 Duminy to Dhoni, no run, tossed up delivery turning in from outside off, Dhoni taps it back to the bowler
Jean-Paul Duminy [2.0-0-11-0] is back into the attack
55.6 Harris to Badrinath, no run, quicker delivery on middle, Badrinath gets his pad in the way after he misses a flick, going down the leg again, good bowling this from Harris
55.5 Harris to Badrinath, no run, Badrinath stays inside the crease and drives it to mid off
55.4 Harris to Badrinath, no run, flighted delivery on middle, Badrinath leans on it and taps it back to the bowler
55.3 Harris to Badrinath, no run, fuller delivery, Badrinath gets forward and drives it to short extra cover
55.2 Harris to Badrinath, no run, flatter delivery turning in, Badrinath misses it as he looks to work it fine, a loud appeal from the bowler which is turned down by the umpire, it was going down the leg
55.1 Harris to Badrinath, no run, tosses this one up on the off stump, Badrinath gets forward and defends it solidly
54.6 Morkel to Dhoni, no run, length delivery outside off, Dhoni goes back and offers the full face of the bat at it, the point fielder runs in to collect it
54.5 Morkel to Dhoni, no run, fuller delivery angled into Dhoni, he works it to mid wicket, shouts NO as soon as he hit that one
54.4 Morkel to Dhoni, no run, a touch slower this time around, Dhoni goes on the backfoot and pushes it to mid off
54.3 Morkel to Dhoni, no run, back of a length delivery again, Dhoni watches it carefully and lifts his bat to let it go past him
54.2 Morkel to Dhoni, no run, short of length delivery outside off, does not move in as much as Morkel wanted it to, Dhoni is happy to lean back and let that go past him, the ball thuds into the hands of the keeper
54.1 Morkel to Dhoni, no run, length delivery angling into the right hander from outside off, Dhoni nudges it straight to the fielder at square leg
53.6 Harris to Badrinath, no run, flighted delivery on middle, Badrinath goes on one knee and defends it solidly
53.5 Harris to Badrinath, no run, a touch fuller just outside off, Badrinath leans on it and defends it down the pitch
53.4 Harris to Badrinath, no run, tossed up delivery outside off, Badrinath taps it on the off side
53.3 Harris to Badrinath, no run, flatter delivery on off, Badrinath turns it straight to mid wicket
53.2 Harris to Dhoni, 1 run, Dhoni goes on the backfoot and turns it to short mid wicket, he took 28 minutes to get off the mark today
53.1 Harris to Dhoni, no run, flighted delivery on off, Dhoni leans on it and the ball gets a thin outside edge as it rolls towards first slip
Super Stat: Badri becomes the 21st Indian player to make a debut fifty. He joins two other Tamil Nadu players who have done it before - AG Kripal Singh and CD Gopinath.
52.6 Morkel to Badrinath, no run, pitched up outside off and gets it to shape into the right hander who tucks it straight to square leg
52.5 Morkel to Badrinath, no run, back of a length delivery angling into the batsman's ribs, Badrinath sways out of the line and lets it through to the keeper
52.4 Morkel to Badrinath, no run, good length delivery shaping in from outside off, Badrinath lifts his bat and lets it go
52.3 Morkel to Badrinath, FOUR!!, superb timing this!! leans on a fuller delivery and drives it to deep extra cover, gets a half-century on his debut, Take a bow, Badri!!
52.2 Morkel to Badrinath, no run, pitched up outside off, the bat turns in the hands of the batsman as he goes for the drive, the ball races to the point fielder
52.1 Morkel to Badrinath, no run, fuller delivery on off, Badrinath goes back and taps it back to the bowler
Morne Morkel [13.0-3-54-1] is back into the attack
51.6 Harris to Dhoni, no run, gives it a lot more air outside off, Dhoni is happy to go forward and defend it back to the bowler, Dhoni is yet to get off the mark today, he has faced 13 deliveries
51.5 Harris to Dhoni, no run
51.4 Harris to Dhoni, no run, tossed up delivery luring the batsman for the drive, Dhoni pushes it to short extra cover, falls just short of Duminy there
51.3 Harris to Dhoni, no run, flighted delivery outside off, Dhoni leans on it and taps it on the off side
51.2 Harris to Badrinath, 1 run, Badrinath goes on the backfoot and turns it to square leg, wasy single for the debutant
51.1 Harris to Badrinath, 2 runs, poor fielding from Morkel as Badrinath drives it to mid on, Dhoni calls for the second and makes it comfortably
Paul Harris [10.0-2-28-0] is back into the attack
50.6 Parnell to Dhoni, no run, fuller delivery on middle, Dhoni plays it to mid on as Badri looks to sneak a single, rightly sent back by Dhoni
50.5 Parnell to Badrinath, leg byes, 1 run, short of length delivery, Badrinath fails to get his body out of the way, the ball knocks him below his shoulder on his hand and runs towards square leg
50.4 Parnell to Badrinath, no run, fuller delivery outside off, Badrinath whacks it straight to short cover agian
50.3 Parnell to Badrinath, no run, length delivery angling down the leg, Badrinath moves across trying to flick, the ball goes past the batsman by a long way
50.2 Parnell to Badrinath, no run, fuller length delivery angling into Badrinath, he strokes it straight to Amla at short cover
50.1 Parnell to Badrinath, no run, poor bowling this, runs in hard and puts some extra pace on that one but strays it down the leg, Badrinath is happy to let Boucher collect it
49.6 Morkel to Dhoni, no run, pitched up on the middle and off, Dhoni offers full face of the bat and punches it to mid on
49.5 Morkel to Dhoni, no run, good bowling this, short of length delivery just outside off, Dhoni is content to hop back and let that one go past him, Dhoni is yet to get off the mark here
49.4 Morkel to Badrinath, 1 run, Morkel is mixing things up nicely here, fuller length delivery this time, Badrinath stays inside the crease and works it to mid wicket
49.3 Morkel to Badrinath, no run, back of a length delivery straying down the leg, Badrinath sways out of the line and lets it go past him
49.2 Morkel to Badrinath, FOUR!!, fuller length delivery with some width offered, Badrinath leans forward and opens the face of the bat at the last moment, the ball runs down to third man, between second slip and gully
49.1 Morkel to Badrinath, no run, back of a length delivery from wide of the crease, Badrinath stands tall and fends it on the off side
48.6 Parnell to Dhoni, no run, fuller delivery on the middle and leg, Dhoni pushes it straight to mid on
48.5 Parnell to Badrinath, 1 run, good length delivery just outside off, Badrinath opens the face of the bat and plays it to point, he did not hit that hard that made it easy for the batsmen to scamper around for a single
48.4 Parnell to Badrinath, no run, fuller delivery outside off, Badrinath taps it on the off side
48.3 Parnell to Dhoni, byes, 1 run, back of a length delivery that does not bounce, Boucher fails to collect it this time and the batsmen walk across for a single as the ball richochets off Boucher to fine leg
48.2 Parnell to Dhoni, no run, Superb stuff from Boucher!! banged in short and tht was straying down the leg, Dhoni lets that one go past and Boucher does well to collect it to his left
48.1 Parnell to Dhoni, no run, fuller delivery outside off, Dhoni punches it to the right of Duminy at cover who does well to stop it
47.6 Morkel to Badrinath, no run, good over this, good length delivery just outside off, Badrinath comes on the frontfoot to defend, gets the inside edge and lucky not to roll back, he had his body behind the line of the ball that saved him
47.5 Morkel to Badrinath, no run, fuller delivery on off, Badrinath drives it down the pitch as mid off collects it
47.4 Morkel to Badrinath, no run, fuller delivery swinging into the right hander, he looks to flick and misses, raps him on the pads and the ball rolls down to square leg
47.3 Morkel to Badrinath, no run, length delivery outside off, shapes away from Badrinath, a hint of reverse swing on that occasion, Badrinath sees it through to the keeper
47.2 Morkel to Badrinath, no run, length delivery outside off, swings away from Badrinath who drives it straight to cover
47.1 Morkel to Badrinath, FOUR!!, Badrinath looses his concentration and goes for a booming drive, gets a thick outside edge as it runs down to third man, he should be more watchful here
Morne Morkel [11.0-3-45-1] is back into the attack
46.6 Parnell to Dhoni, no run, fuller length delivery angled in from wide of the crease, Dhoni taps it to cover, 2 fours, 5 wides and a wicket, What an eventful over this has been!!
46.5 Parnell to Dhoni, no run, good length delivery angling away, Dhoni lifts his bat and lets it go
MS Dhoni, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Parnell to Sehwag, out Caught by Duminy!! Sehwag falls for the width offered and slices it to sweeper cover, there was no foot-work on that shot as he did not hit it where he intended, Duminy dives forward and that's the end of a marathon innings, he's done his bit to save India from the blushes. Sehwag c Duminy b Parnell 109(139) [4s-15]
46.4 Parnell to Sehwag, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
46.4 Parnell to Sehwag, 5 wides, poor bowling this, too wide outside off, does not bounce much, Boucher fails to collect it and the ball races away to the third man boundary, poor stuff from Parnell
46.3 Parnell to Sehwag, FOUR!!, half volley outside off, too easy for a man who has completed his century, he leans on it and whacks it to the cover boundary, he's back to his own ways here
46.2 Parnell to Sehwag, FOUR!!, fuller length delivery again, Sehwag sees the width and goes hard at it, the ball races away to the third man boundary, superb batting this
46.1 Parnell to Sehwag, no run, fuller length delivery wide outside off, Sehwag reaches out for it and scoops it to cover, falls short of the man
Wayne Parnell [4.0-0-17-0] is back into the attack
nandhini: Sehwag .. 319, 309, 293, 254, 201*, 201, 195, 180, 173, 164, 155, 151, 147, 131, 130, 106, 105, 101* and still going.....
45.6 Harris to Badrinath, no run, flighted delivery on off, Badrinath stands tall and defends it on the off side
45.5 Harris to Badrinath, no run, tossed up delivery on off, Badrinath moves across and looks to woks it between mid wicket and mid on, fails to pierce the gap
45.4 Harris to Badrinath, no run, Badrinath goes on the backfoot and dabs it to mid on
45.3 Harris to Badrinath, no run, flighted delivery outside off, a touch fuller this time, Badrinath taps it to short cover
45.2 Harris to Badrinath, no run, angles it in from round the wicket, Badrinath comes on the frontfoot and defends it on the off side
45.1 Harris to Sehwag, 1 run, Sehwag gets forward and sweeps it to backward square leg, they walk across for an easy single
Drinks are on the field now
What an innings this has been from Virender Sehwag - totally out of sync with his normal way of batting, but when his team needed him the most, he has stood up to be counted. A fine innings and understandably the Indian dressing room is thrilled. Did someone say that Sehwag will be silenced before the series? Ah yea, it is Dale the sten gun Steyn - who has been silenced!
44.6 Kallis to Badrinath, no run, fuller length delivery pitched on off and angling away, Badrinath gets forward and defends it on the off side
44.5 Kallis to Badrinath, no run, back of a length delivery angling away form Badrinath, he taps it on the off side
44.4 Kallis to Badrinath, no run, short of length delivery pitched down the leg, does not bounce as much as he wanted it to, Badrinath sways out of the line and Boucher collects it on one bounce
44.3 Kallis to Badrinath, no run, pitched up on middle and off, Badrinath drives it straight to mid on
44.2 Kallis to Badrinath, no run, fuller delivery outside off, Badrinath offers full face of the bat and defends it solidly
44.1 Kallis to Sehwag, 1 run, back of a length delivery outside off, Sehwag pushes it square of the wicket and punches the air as he completes his 18th Test century, his 4th against SA
43.6 Harris to Badrinath, 2 runs, Badrinath opens the face of the bat and runs it down to third man, Smith comes into action again as he keeps it down to two
43.5 Harris to Badrinath, 2 runs, Badrinath waits for it and squeezes it to deep backward point, Smith has done a lot of running today, does well to stop it
43.4 Harris to Sehwag, 1 run, Sehwag dances down the track and whacks it to mid on, Parnell dives full length to his right to stop it, superb fielding this
43.3 Harris to Sehwag, no run, flighted delivery on off, Sehwag leans forward and defends it on the off side
43.2 Harris to Sehwag, no run, turns across after pitching down the leg, Sehwag offers his thigh at it, the ball rolls down to short leg
43.1 Harris to Sehwag, no run, flatter delivery on middle, Sehwag taps it on the off side after clearing the frontfoot out of the way
42.6 Kallis to Badrinath, no run, good length delivery on off, Badrinath taps it back to the bowler
42.5 Kallis to Badrinath, FOUR!!, good length delivery outside off, Badrinath comes on the frontfoot and drives it to sweeper cover, good batting this from Badri, he's looking in ominous touch today, What a way to kick start his career!!
42.4 Kallis to Badrinath, no run, banged in short, Badrinath does well to sway out of the line, Boucher collects it to his left
42.3 Kallis to Badrinath, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, Badrinath pushes it to mid off
42.2 Kallis to Badrinath, no run, good length delivery going down the leg, Badrinath misses out on the flick and the ball rolls down to the keeper off his pads
42.1 Kallis to Badrinath, no run, good length delivery on off, defended back to Kallis
41.6 Harris to Sehwag, no run, Sehwag looks to pull but misses out on it
41.5 Harris to Sehwag, no run, offers the pad at it as it is pitched down the leg
41.4 Harris to Sehwag, no run, flatter delivery pitched outside leg, Sehwag offers his pad at it as the LBW is out of the question
41.3 Harris to Badrinath, 1 run, flighted delivery on off, Badri closes the face of the bat and works it down to fine leg
41.2 Harris to Sehwag, leg byes, 1 run, Sehwag looks to reverse sweep, misses it and the ball goes off his thigh to short fine leg
41.1 Harris to Sehwag, no run, quicker delivery on middle turning in, Sehwag turns it straight to Amla at leg slip
Paul Harris [7.0-1-21-0] is back into the attack
Super Stat, courtesy Ravi Shastri: Since Rahul Dravid made his debut in Test matches for India in 1996, this is the first time that an Indian scorecard shows both VVS and Dravid missing in the same Test match.
40.6 Kallis to Badrinath, no run, good change of pace on that one, slower delivery just outside off, Badrinath defends it solidly down the pitch, Kallis runs in to collect it
40.5 Kallis to Badrinath, no run, banged in short this time, Badrinath ducks under it and lets the keeper do the rest
40.4 Kallis to Badrinath, no run, good length delivery outside off, Badrinath leans forward and taps it on the off side
40.3 Kallis to Badrinath, no run, good length delivery that kicks off the pitch, Badrinath defends it on the on side
40.2 Kallis to Sehwag, 1 run, poor bowling this, back of a length delivery straying down the leg, Sehwag moves across and whacks it straight to the fielder at fine leg
40.1 Kallis to Badrinath, leg byes, 1 run, length delivery angling into the right hander who looks to run it down to fine leg, goes off his pads this time
Jacques Kallis [3.0-0-8-0] is back into the attack
39.6 Duminy to Badrinath, 1 run, Badrinath goes on the backfoot and tucks it behind square on the leg side, retains the strike with that run
39.5 Duminy to Sehwag, 1 run, full on middle and off, Sehwag stands tall and drives it down the ground, the walk across for a single
39.4 Duminy to Sehwag, 2 runs, drifts it outside off, Sehwag plays a cheeky shot as he moves across and runs it towards fine leg
39.3 Duminy to Sehwag, no run, flighted delivery on middle Sehwag defends it on the on side
39.2 Duminy to Sehwag, no run, tossed up delivery outside off, turns in sharply, Sehwag leans on it to defend, gets an inside edge and the ball goes to Amla at short leg off the pads
39.1 Duminy to Sehwag, 2 runs, flighted delivery turning in, Sehwag works it to deep square leg and runs well to complete the second
38.6 Steyn to Badrinath, no run, fuller delivery angled into the right hander, he defends it solidly to extra cover
38.5 Steyn to Sehwag, 1 run, length delivery outside off, Sehwag cuts it square of the wicket, he settles for the single despite the fumble at the deep
38.4 Steyn to Sehwag, FOUR!!, poor bowling this, straying down the leg and Sehwag does well to tickle it past the fielder at fine leg, he moves into the nineties with that boundary
38.3 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off, Sehwag trusts the bounce and leans back, Boucher collects it nice and clean
38.2 Steyn to Sehwag, 2 runs, pitched up just outside off, Sehwag stands tall and drives it to long off, Smith runs hard to keep it down to two
38.1 Steyn to Sehwag, 2 runs, good length delivery anglning in, Sehwag closes the face of the bat and runs it down to fine leg, good effort from Parnell at the deep
37.6 Duminy to Badrinath, no run, gives it a lot more air outside off, Badrinath comes on the frontfoot and defends it on the off side
37.5 Duminy to Badrinath, no run, tossed up delivery outside off that turns back to the right hander who prods it to cover
37.4 Duminy to Sehwag, 1 run, Sehwag goes on the backfoot and turns it to backward square leg
37.3 Duminy to Sehwag, no run, tossed up delivery outside off, Sehwag offers his front pad at that one
37.2 Duminy to Sehwag, no run, flighted delivery on off, Sehwag taps it back to Duminy
37.1 Duminy to Sehwag, FOUR!!, Sehwag loves juicy full-tosses and he's been gifted with one here, Sehwag whacks it to deep extra cover, the ball reaches the boundary in no time
Jean-Paul Duminy, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
36.6 Steyn to Badrinath, no run, length delivery outside off, Badrinath looks to go after that one but only manages to get an inside edge and he's lucky that it did not roll back onto the stumps, Boucher moves forward to collect it
36.5 Steyn to Badrinath, no run, short of length delivery outside off, Badrinath makes no attempt to go after that, he leans back and sees it through to the keeper
36.4 Steyn to Badrinath, no run, he's looking rock solid here, fuller length delivery outside the line of the off stump, Badrinath leans on it and pushes it to cover
36.3 Steyn to Badrinath, no run, length delivery outside off, Badrinath opens the face of the bat and guides it straight to point
36.2 Steyn to Badrinath, no run, back of a length delivery shaping into the batsman who sways out of the line and lets Boucher do the rest
36.1 Steyn to Badrinath, no run, length delivery angling in to Badrinath, he taps it to Amla who is standing close in on the leg side
Super Stat: Sehwag is the only Indian to have an average of over 50 against SA in Tests.
35.6 Morkel to Sehwag, no run, short of length delivery outside off, Sehwag is content to let that one go past him
35.5 Morkel to Sehwag, FOUR!!, poor bowlint this, full and wide outside off, Sehwag stretches for it and punches it to sweeper cover, goes off the middle of the bat despite the lack of foot-work
35.4 Morkel to Sehwag, no run, short of length delivery pitched just outside off and angled in to Sehwag's ribs, he goes back and defends it on the off side
35.3 Morkel to Sehwag, FOUR!!, full outside off, Sehwag is quick to seize the width, whacks it to sweeper cover, the fielder gives up the chase as Sehwag gets another boundary
35.3 Morkel to Sehwag, no ball, he seems to have a problem with the run up, this is the 4th no ball from him, length delivery outside off, Sehwag shoulders arms
35.2 Morkel to Sehwag, no run, good length delivery outside off shaping away late from Sehwag, he lifts his bat and lets it go
35.1 Morkel to Sehwag, no run, short of length delivery shaping into Sehwag, he sways out of the line and sees it through to the keeper
34.6 Steyn to Badrinath, no run, fires this one much quicker and gets it to angle into the right hander who leans on it and looks to defend, the ball hits him on the pads outside the line of the stumps and rolls down to the keeper
34.5 Steyn to Badrinath, no run, banged in short and angled into the batsman's ribs, Badrinath does well to block it offering the full face of the bat
34.4 Steyn to Badrinath, no run, slightly back of a length delivery outside off, Badrinath leans back and lets that one go past him
34.3 Steyn to Badrinath, no run, pitched up outside off, Badrinath gets forward and defends it to mid off
34.2 Steyn to Badrinath, no run, fuller delivery angling into the right hander, he moves across and flicks it straight to Amla at square leg who runs in to prevent the single, a direct hit to the striker's end but Badri is safe
34.1 Steyn to Badrinath, no run, good length delivery that kicks off the pitch, Badrinath hops inside the crease and fends it on the on side
That last appeal for a caught behind off Sehwag was negated by the umpire because the ball looked like it bounced in front of Boucher. Definitely there was an edge on that!
33.6 Morkel to Sehwag, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, Sehwag punches it straight to point
33.5 Morkel to Sehwag, no run, banged in short again outside off, Sehwag decides to leave it at the last moment, Boucher collects it to his right
33.4 Morkel to Sehwag, no run, good length delivery just outside off, in the corridor of uncertainty, Sehwag goes for the expansive drive, the ball whistles past the outside edge of the bat, stifled appeal from the Proteas
33.3 Morkel to Sehwag, byes, FOUR!!, poor bowling this, did not get the line right as he looked to bang that one short, Sehwag just watches it race away to the boundary ropes, 4 byes
33.2 Morkel to Sehwag, no run, back of a length delivery angled into Sehwag, he fends it to Amla at short leg
Two slips, a gully and a short leg in place
33.1 Morkel to Sehwag, no run, Morkel runs in and bowls a fuller length delivery outside off, Sehwag pushes it straight to the fielder at cover
32.6 Steyn to Sehwag, 1 run, length delivery outside off, Sehwag waits for it and cuts it square of the wicket to Parnell, he retains the strike with that run
32.5 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, he's getting some extra pace here, full and pitched outside off, Sehwag dabs it to cover
32.4 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, good comeback this from the bowler, banged in short and Sehwag ducks under it at the right time, Boucher collects it
32.3 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, fuller length delivery on middle and off, Sehwag whips it straight to short mid wicket
32.2 Steyn to Sehwag, 2 runs, good length delivery shaping away from Sehwag who latches on to it quickly and cuts to hard to Parnell at sweeper cover
32.1 Steyn to Sehwag, FOUR!!, back of a length delivery outside off, Sehwag sees the width at offer and cuts it fiercely to sweeper cover, the man at the deep was only a spectator, terrific start from Sehwag
Dale Steyn [9.0-2-32-2] is back into the attack
31.6 Morkel to Badrinath, no run, fuller delivery angled into the right hander who defends it solidly on the off side
31.5 Morkel to Badrinath, no run, good length delivery shaping away from Badrinath, he shoulders arms
31.4 Morkel to Badrinath, FOUR!!, good length delivery outside off, Badrinath leans on it and looks to defend, gets the outside edge of the bat and runs down to third man, no third slip in place on that occasion
31.4 Morkel to Badrinath, no ball, Morkel oversteps, back of a length delivery outside off, climbs on to the batsman who fends it off his toes
31.3 Morkel to Badrinath, no run, banged in short and down the leg, Badrinath sways out of the line and ducks as Bouher hops to his left to collect it
31.2 Morkel to Badrinath, no run, good length delivery angling into the right hander who tucks it straight to Amla at short leg
31.1 Morkel to Badrinath, no run, a touch fuller delivery outside off, the ball goes off the outside edge to point as Badrinath looks to defend
Steyn and Morkel started off exactly the way SA would have wanted them to. Morkel removed Gambhir soon after the start of play with a peach of a delivery and Steyn took over after that. He bowled at the right areas getting the ball to swing both ways making life difficult for the Indian batsmen. Vijay and Sachin fell in quick succession as the hosts were tottering at 56/3 when Sehwag stood up and played the anchor's role. He completed his 22nd Test fifty. Badrinath gave him good company as India completed the first session with 119 runs on the board. Are we in for another biggie from Sehwag? Join us in 40 minutes to find out. Have a nice meal...
Its lunch on day 3
30.6 Kallis to Sehwag, no run, nicely behind the line of the ball to end an absorbing session of Test match cricket. A session in which SA dominated the 1st hour, but Sehwag and Badrinath have fought back to ensure that India go into lunch without any further hiccups...
30.5 Kallis to Sehwag, no run, a hint of reverse swing from just outside off, Sehwag hops back and taps it past Amla at short leg
30.4 Kallis to Sehwag, 2 runs, hits the deck hard and gets some good bounce on middle, tucked away towards deep fine leg
30.3 Kallis to Sehwag, no run, bang on middle, squeezed to backward point
30.2 Kallis to Badrinath, leg byes, 1 run, darts back in late as he is rapped in the thigh pad, the ball deflects past slip
30.1 Kallis to Badrinath, no run, nips back into middle, Badrinath gets back and defends it onto the offside
29.6 Harris to Sehwag, FOUR!!, into the pads and its worked away superbly past mid wicket, no one in the deep and the ball rolls into the boundary
29.5 Harris to Sehwag, no run, prods forward, gets the flap of the pad
29.4 Harris to Badrinath, 1 run, hint of turn away, gets the shoulder of the bat as he gets it past slip for a quick single
29.3 Harris to Badrinath, no run, drifting into middle from round the wicket, he plants his foot forward and defends it onto the offside
29.2 Harris to Badrinath, no run, pitched up and he pushes it back to the bowler, so far he has looked rock solid
29.1 Harris to Badrinath, no run, gets forward and taps it with gentle hands
28.6 Kallis to Sehwag, no run, slower one on middle, squeezes it to backward point, the bat turned in his hand as the bat met the ball
28.5 Kallis to Sehwag, no run, forces it off the frontfoot to backward point
28.4 Kallis to Badrinath, 1 run, surprises him with the bouncer, Badrinath hops back and fends it just wide of square leg, it was in the air but just away from the fielder, lucky
28.3 Kallis to Badrinath, no run, angling into the pads and its worked away nicely, but the fielder at short mid wicket stops it with his boot
28.2 Kallis to Badrinath, no run, good length this time, much closer to the stumps, tapped back to the bowler
28.1 Kallis to Badrinath, no run, length delivery outside off, left alone
27.6 Harris to Sehwag, 2 runs, poor line again, can't get purchase off the wicket with the leg stump line, paddle away towards deep fine leg, excellent running once again
27.5 Harris to Sehwag, no run, fired into middle and leg, he gets forward and taps it, pad and bat as it bounces back towards the bowler
27.4 Harris to Sehwag, no run, short and wide outside off once again, cuts it to cover this time
27.3 Harris to Sehwag, no run, dances down the track and strokes it to mid wicket
27.2 Harris to Badrinath, 3 runs, short and wide outside off, he gets into position nice and early, cuts it past cover towards the deep
27.1 Harris to Badrinath, no run, tossed up on middle, driven down to mid on, nicely timed
26.6 Kallis to Sehwag, no run, get some steep bounce on middle, fends it onto the onside, nicely done with soft hands, Sehwag has looked very good today, wickets have fallen around him but he has been unfazed by all that, he is having a lot of focus today
26.5 Kallis to Sehwag, byes, FOUR!!, can't blame the keeper for that, poor delivery way down leg, no way could Boucher have got to that even if he was 8 feet tall
26.4 Kallis to Badrinath, 1 run, get into excellent position for the drive, gets it towards the extra cover fielder for an easy single
26.3 Kallis to Badrinath, no run, climbs onto him this time from the good length area on middle, looks to fend it but is hit on the ribs
26.2 Kallis to Badrinath, 2 runs, works it away past square leg this time, nice touch from Badri, he is getting into good rhythm here
26.1 Kallis to Badrinath, 2 runs, glances it off the pad down towards deep fine leg, he is extremely agile, does well to get back for 2
Jacques Kallis, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
25.6 Harris to Badrinath, 1 run, worked away nicely past mid wicket for a quick single to retains the strike
25.5 Harris to Badrinath, no run, flatter one coming back in from wide of the crease, he gets forward and taps it down the pitch
25.4 Harris to Sehwag, 1 run, fired onto the pads, turned away behind square on the legside
25.3 Harris to Sehwag, no run, flatter one on the offstump, pats it with soft hands to short cover
25.2 Harris to Sehwag, no run, gets back into middle as he gets forward and defends it
25.1 Harris to Sehwag, no run, looks to give himself some room and go over cover, picks the fielder
24.6 Parnell to Badrinath, no run, ducks under that short delivery with ease, doesn't bounce as high as he expected it though
24.5 Parnell to Sehwag, 1 run, drives it to deep extra cover for an ambled single
24.4 Parnell to Badrinath, 1 run, slower delivery nice and full on the offstump, he picks it early and squeezes it past cover point for an easy single
24.3 Parnell to Badrinath, no run, nips back into middle, stroked away to mid wicket off the middle of the bat
24.2 Parnell to Badrinath, no run, punched down the ground to mid off, shows the full face of the bat
24.1 Parnell to Sehwag, 3 runs, he is looking in ominous form here, stands tall and flicks it off his wrists past mid wicket, amazing sense of timing on that, VVS is all smiles in the pavillion, afterall no one plays it better than him
23.6 Harris to Badrinath, no run, flatter delivery outside off, gets back and taps it to point
23.5 Harris to Badrinath, no run, gets a leading edge past silly point as he looks to work it away past short leg, a hint of bounce for Harris
23.4 Harris to Badrinath, no run,angling into middle and leg, worked away to mid wicket
23.3 Harris to Badrinath, no run, gets a good stride forward and taps it past short leg, he is unfazed by the pressure, so far he has looked extremely good
23.2 Harris to Badrinath, no run, chips down the track but is deceived in flight, pads it away
23.1 Harris to Sehwag, 1 run, pushes it down the ground to long off to get to his 22nd Test fifty, its been a watchful innings says Ravi and yes he is right, as long as he is there, India are still in with a chance to get a big total
Nice comment from 'Danny Denzongpa Morrison' on air after Wayne Parnell failed to stop the boundary with his foot - Morrison says that, Wayne Parnell is not Wayne Rooney - the Red Devils wont sign him up, he has to stick with the Delhi DareDevils.
22.6 Parnell to Badrinath, no run, he is showing excellent techinique here, defended with soft hands to cover
22.5 Parnell to Badrinath, no run, short delivery angling across, he sways under that one nicely
22.4 Parnell to Sehwag, 1 run, he went after that half volley outside off and got it off the middle, excellent stop by Duminy at mid off, had he hit the stumps direct at the bowler's end Sehwag would have been walking back to the pavillion
22.3 Parnell to Sehwag, no run, nips back into middle and leg, worked away to Amla at mid wicket
22.2 Parnell to Sehwag, FOUR!!, doesn't get better than that, shows the full face of the bat and blazes it past the bowler even before he could react, screams into the fence!
22.1 Parnell to Sehwag, no run, it was in the slot for the drive, Sehwag shows the full face of the bat, good stop by the bowler on his followthrough
21.6 Harris to Badrinath, no run, gets onto the frontfoot and caresses it to extra cover
21.5 Harris to Sehwag, 1 run, gets to the pitch of the ball and strokes it past cover for a comfortable single
21.4 Harris to Sehwag, no run, fired into middle, he is nicely behind the line of the ball, defended down the pitch
21.3 Harris to Sehwag, no run, gets forward and taps it with soft hands
21.2 Harris to Sehwag, FOUR!!, going down leg and its neatly tickled by Sehwag past the infield and into the fine leg boundary, LSRK thought Parnell in the deep saved it, but he was wrong
21.1 Harris to Sehwag, no run, drifting into middle and leg, struck on the pad as he prods forward
20.6 Parnell to Badrinath, no run, poor line this, way outside off, no need to play at such deliveries
20.5 Parnell to Badrinath, no run, nice and full on the midle stump, he is solid in defence, pushed back towards the bowler
20.4 Parnell to Sehwag, leg byes, 1 run, dishes in the short delivery on middle, Sehwag ducks under it, thuds onto his back and deflects past the keeper
20.3 Parnell to Sehwag, no run, opens the face of the bat at the last moment and late cuts it, but Duminy does well to dive and stop that at gully
20.2 Parnell to Sehwag, FOUR!!, that is a shot of a class batsman. Half volley on the pads and he will rarely miss out on those oppotunities, smacked down the ground past mid on
20.1 Parnell to Sehwag, no run, nice and full delivery darting away as he lets it through to the keeper
19.6 Harris to Badrinath, no run, plants his foot forward and defends it with a dead bat
19.5 Harris to Badrinath, no run, nicely driven down the ground, Badri wanted the single but the fielder at mid on was quick to get to the ball, rightly sent back
19.4 Harris to Badrinath, no run, takes it on the full and strokes it to mid wicket
19.3 Harris to Badrinath, no run, trifle short this time, gets back and tucks it to short leg, a lot of noise from behind the wicket
19.2 Harris to Badrinath, no run, gets a long way forward and smothers the spin nicely
19.1 Harris to Sehwag, 1 run, sensible stuff this, clears his front leg and eases it down to long off for an ambled single
18.6 Parnell to Badrinath, no run, presents the full face of the bat and drives it down to mid on, nice stroke but no runs unfortunately
18.5 Parnell to Badrinath, no run, short of length delivery angling away, Badrinath decides to let it go
18.4 Parnell to Badrinath, no run, thats more like it, slanting it across the batsman who gets forward and taps it onto the offside
18.3 Parnell to Sehwag, 3 runs, wrong line this time, going down leg,worked away past mid wicket for 3, good running between the wickets, he got that off the middle of the bat
18.2 Parnell to Sehwag, no run, too close for him to cut, ends up slicing it, bounces to the keeper, false shot under the circumstances, feet in no position for the stroke
18.1 Parnell to Sehwag, no run, skids back into middle and leg, worked away to mid wicket
Wayne Parnell, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
17.6 Harris to Badrinath, no run, gets to the pitch of the ball and flicks it straigh to mid wicket
17.5 Harris to Badrinath, no run, quicker one on middle, he gets back and defends, he should have been playing forward at that
17.4 Harris to Badrinath, no run, a hint of turn away from middle as he gets forward and taps it back to the bowler
17.3 Harris to Badrinath, no run, comes back into middle from wide of the crease, he gets forward and covers the line of the ball nicely
17.2 Harris to Badrinath, 2 runs, low full toss on the pads and it picked away into the vacant spaces past mid wicket for a couple
17.1 Harris to Badrinath, no run, drifts back into middle and leg, he looks to turn it past mid wicket, gets a bit of leading edge on that
Paul Harris, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
Super Stat: Subramaniam Badrinath is the oldest debutant batsman for India after T Srinivasan.
Time for a drink
16.6 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, nice and full outside off, left alone this time
16.5 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, this time its driven down the ground on the up to mid off
16.4 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, he could have easily chopped it back onto the stumps, looks to crash it past cover without any feet movement, inside edges it onto the pad
16.3 Steyn to Badrinath, 1 run, climbs onto him on middle but he does well to fend it past short leg for an easy single
16.2 Steyn to Badrinath, no run, gets forward and defends it with a straight bat to cover
16.1 Steyn to Badrinath, 2 runs, nicely done, leans into the drive to the pitched up delivery outside off, gets it past cover, could have taken 3 but Sehwag decides against it
15.6 Morkel to Sehwag, no run, gets some steep bounce from middle, Sehwag avoids that but not before getting into a bit of tangle
15.5 Morkel to Sehwag, no run, ill directed bouncer down leg, ducks under it without any hassles
15.4 Morkel to Sehwag, 4 runs, gets onto his toes and punches it past mid wicket, Prince gives it a long chase but they well to run 4, not often do we see this in India
15.3 Morkel to Sehwag, no run, good hostile fast bowling this, moves away from the length area on middle, Sehwag lets it go at the last moment
15.2 Morkel to Sehwag, no run, plays and misses, that was a beauty! Pokes at an away swinger only to get comprehensively beaten
15.1 Morkel to Sehwag, no run, short and wide outside off, gets a bit of bounce off the deck, Sehwag avoids that
14.6 Steyn to Badrinath, no run, solid forward defence this time towards short cover, nicely played but a good delivery as well
14.5 Steyn to Badrinath, no run, he is clearly a bit nervous, looks to duck but it wasn't too high, gets struck on the forearm
14.4 Steyn to Badrinath, no run, darts back in from outside off this time, Badrinath gets a good stride forward and lets it go
14.3 Steyn to Badrinath, FOUR!!, off the mark with a thick edge that runs past gully and into the boundary, he won't mind that, atleast he is away in international cricket
14.2 Steyn to Badrinath, no run, full and angling into the pads as he goes for the flick, is struck on the pad
What an opportunity for him to make a mark in international cricket. Can he save India ?
Subramaniam Badrinath, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Steyn to Tendulkar, out Caught by Boucher!! What a delivery to get rid of the Master Blaster. Full and just shapes away at the last moment, Tendulkar is lured into the drive, gets a thin edge and Boucher accepts it with glee, India are in serious trouble here. Tendulkar c Boucher b Steyn 7(16) [4s-1]
14.1 Steyn to Tendulkar, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
13.6 Morkel to Sehwag, no run, good length delivery darting back in from outside off, left alone by Sehwag
13.5 Morkel to Sehwag, no run, full on the offstump, punched to extra cover
13.4 Morkel to Tendulkar, 1 run, that is a fine leg glance but straight to the fielder at fine leg
13.3 Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, nips back in sharply from outside off, Tendulkar shoulders arms and the ball flies through to Boucher
13.2 Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, goes outside the line of the offstump to negate the late movement in, lets it through to the keeper
13.1 Morkel to Sehwag, 1 run, what a great comeback, right on the blockhole on middle, Sehwag does well to dig it past the bowler towards mid on for a quick single, a bit of a yes no situation by Tendulkar is in easily
13.1 Morkel to Sehwag, no ball, second time he has overstepped by a long way today, left alone by Sehwag
12.6 Steyn to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, that is why he is the Master, leans into the drive beautifully and caresses it past cover, screams into the boundary! What a delightful stroke that was
12.5 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, what a superb delivery once again, in and around the offstump, Tendulkar shoulders arms
12.4 Steyn to Tendulkar, 2 runs, in the corridor of uncertainty outside off once again, Tendulkar looks to drive but gets a thick inside edge past short leg to get off the mark with a couple
12.3 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, nice and full outside off, defended solidly by Tendulkar
12.2 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, decides to pepper him with the bouncer on middle but the old war horse has faced this a million times before, ducks under it comfortably
12.1 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, it was short and going away, Tendulkar pushes at it, finds the cover fielder, but it was off the middle
11.6 Morkel to Sehwag, no run, gets a good stride forward and strokes it to cover, solid in defence once again
11.5 Morkel to Sehwag, no run, that is a good stinging bouncer on middle, Sehwag goes well to keep that down
11.4 Morkel to Sehwag, no run, cracked off the backfoot to backward point, sweetly timed
11.3 Morkel to Sehwag, no run, gets a bit of bounce on middle, he stands tall and taps it back down the pitch
11.2 Morkel to Sehwag, no run, hurries onto Sehwag on middle and leg, beaten for pace, thuds him on the thigh pad
11.1 Morkel to Sehwag, no run, full and on the offstump, Sehwag drives but not off the middle, Tendulkar wanted the single but is sent back
10.6 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, that was crashed down the ground and was all set to blaze into the fence until Steyn put his foot down and stopped it with his boot
10.5 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, punched back to the bowler but it wasn't all that short
10.4 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, what a cracking delivery once again, shapes away from the offstump, Tendulkar lets it go after initially looking to poke at that
10.3 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, length delivery swinging away from middle, punched to cover
10.2 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, good shape away from the offstump, Tendulkar looks to drive but pulls away at the last moment
10.1 Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, comes back in alarmingly from outside off, good leave by Sachin, watches it into the keeper's gloves
The great man is on strike....
9.6 Morkel to Sehwag, 2 runs, darts back into middle and leg, worked away past Amla at short leg for a couple, good running
9.5 Morkel to Sehwag, no run, good length delivery on middle, Sehwag shows the full face of the bat and defends it onto the offside
9.4 Morkel to Sehwag, no run, pitched up and angling away as Sehwag gets a good stride forward and lets it go
9.3 Morkel to Sehwag, FOUR!!, pitched up on the offstump, Sehwag goes for the drive, gets the slice of the bat but enough on it to clear Parnell at third man!
9.3 Morkel to Sehwag, no ball, oversteps in his quest for extra pace and bounce, Sehwag avoids that
9.2 Morkel to Sehwag, no run, nice and full on the offstump, comes back in this time as Sehwag shoulders arms
9.1 Morkel to Sehwag, no run, short and wide outside off, left alone by Viru
Sachin Tendulkar, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Steyn to Vijay, out Bowled!! What a superb delivery, came back in sharply from outside off as Vijay shoulders arms, the ball crashes into the stumps and Vijay has to make the long walk back, he was very tentative right from the outset and has been dismissed with a peach. India are in trouble now. Tendulkar will have to come up with a special knock here. Vijay b Steyn 4(13) [4s-1]
8.6 Steyn to Vijay, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
8.5 Steyn to Vijay, no run, shapes away from the offstump, he check drives it to cover
8.4 Steyn to Sehwag, 1 run, punched off the backfoot past the bowler, mid on gives it chase, should have been 2, poor running
8.3 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, full and on the offstump, left alone once again, doesn't carry to the keeper
8.2 Steyn to Sehwag, FOUR!!, that is as good an off drive that you will ever see. pitched up and he smacks it past the bowler and mid off
8.1 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, throws his bat at a short and wide delivery outside off, gets the bottom edge as it rolls to slip
7.6 Morkel to Vijay, no run, in the right areas just around the offstump once again, left alone
7.5 Morkel to Vijay, no run, way down leg this time, one gets the feeling that he is trying a bit too hard
7.4 Morkel to Vijay, FOUR!!, off the mark in a streaky fashion but he will take that, gets a thick edge past slip and gully, into the third man boundary
7.3 Morkel to Vijay, no run, he is yet to play at a single delivery, once again shoulders arms to a delivery moving away from outside off
7.2 Morkel to Vijay, no run, lets a length delivery outside off through to the keeper once again
6.6 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, not there for the cut, gets it straight to backward point, too close to his body, Steyn will be happy to have gotten him to play the false stroke
6.5 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, in the corridor of uncertainty just outside off, left alone
6.4 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, gets back and defends it back down the pitch, Steyn is extracting bounce and movement from the wicket, it seems to have sprung to life suddenly
6.3 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, pitched up and Sehwag flays his bat at that, firmly driven down to mid off
6.2 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, that is a Jaffa of a delivery, pitches on offstump and shapes away, Sehwag plays and misses!
6.1 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, nice and full on the offstump, punched to short cover, good line and length this
5.6 Morkel to Vijay, no run, feels for the ball outside off, lucky to not get a nick on that, end of a superb over for the Proteas
5.5 Morkel to Vijay, no run, nips back in from length outside off, Vijay shoulders arms, zips through to the keeper
5.4 Morkel to Vijay, no run, this time the ball shapes away from outside off, Vijay decides to watch it through to the keeper, terrific start by Morkel
5.3 Morkel to Vijay, no run, superb delivery, he is extracting a lot of bounce off the pitch, Vijay gets forward and lets it go, excellent carry to the keeper
5.2 Morkel to Vijay, no run, decides to test him with the bouncer straightaway, angling in from wide of the crease, Vijay avoids that with ease
Murali Vijay, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Morkel to Gambhir, out Caught by Boucher!! What a delivery to start off with, thats a ripper! Pitching on length around the offstump, Gambhir gets a faint tickle and Boucher pouches it with ease, they have got the big fish, the No.1 batsman in Tests has been dismissed and Indians are on the backfoot straightaway. Gambhir c Boucher b Morkel 12(15) [4s-2]
5.1 Morkel to Gambhir, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
4.6 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, fuller and just outside off, crunched off the frontfoot to cover
4.5 Steyn to Sehwag, FOUR!!, short and wide outside off, hammered through point and the ball whistles into the boundary in a flash, boy! This guy has come out in an attacking mood as usual
4.4 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, punched off the backfoot to cover, solid stroke that
4.3 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, banged in short outside off once again but the ball doesn't bounce as high as he wanted it to, left alone by Sehwag again
4.2 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, short and wide outside off, he doesn't offer a stroke at that
4.1 Steyn to Sehwag, 2 runs, length delivery outside off, just a gentle push past covers for a couple, good running between the wickets
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of day 3 of the 1st Test at Nagpur. Can Viru and Gauti light up the day for India, or will the likes of Morkel and Steyn run through the Indian batting order? Stay connected to find out, the action isn't too far away. This is Shashank, who along with Srivathsa and Ajith will be bringing all the action to u as it unfolds.....
It's been Hashim Amla's day yet again as he became the 6th Protea batsman to score more than 250 runs. The Indian bowlers were made to toil hard as the South Africans declared late in the day after scoring 558. Mishra bowled really well but he seemed to have run out of luck. India came out to bat with fifteen minutes left in the day and scored 25 without losing any wicket. India now have to face an uphill task on Day 3 and with an inexperienced middle order, SA will sense victory if they manage to get a few wickets early. The pitch is offering some turn and variable bounce which adds on to their advantage. A lot depends on the experienced guys like Tendulkar and Sehwag if the hosts have to save this test. That's it from me, Ajith and my colleagues Shashank and Srivathsa. I hope you enjoyed the coverage. Catch us LIVE at 9:30 AM IST tomorrow for the Indian reply. Until then, its good bye and good night...
Its Stumps on day 2
3.6 Morkel to Gambhir, no run, superb ball to end the day's play. Kicks off length just outside off, nicely left alone by Gauti and that brings an end to what has been another long day for the Indians.....They've started off well though with the bat, negotiating the last 20 minutes safely......
3.5 Morkel to Gambhir, no run, full and wide outside off, he is not the one who will chase at that fully knowing that there is just 1 ball left in the day's play
3.4 Morkel to Gambhir, no run, gets nicely behind the line of the ball as he defends it onto the offside
3.3 Morkel to Gambhir, no run, fuller length delivery on the offstump, punched back to the bowler
3.2 Morkel to Gambhir, FOUR!!, that is like dal and chawal for him, onto the pads and its worked away superbly past mid wicket, no one can get to that on this fast outfield!
3.1 Morkel to Gambhir, no run, nice and full on the offstump from round the wicket, pushed back to the bowler
Last over of the day coming up.....
2.6 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, gets back and punches it to short cover
2.5 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, solid punch down the ground back to the bowler who hurls it back at Sehwag, hits his pad and the crowd doesn't like it one bit...boooooooo they say to Steyn
2.4 Steyn to Sehwag, FOUR!!, this is terrific batting already and the sparse crowd has come alive. It was on the pads and he rolled his wrists superbly on that, races past mid wicket!
2.3 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, banged in on middle this time, Sehwag ducks under it, nicely negotiated
2.2 Steyn to Sehwag, 2 runs, it doesn't matter to him if its the last 5 minutes of the day's play, he will still play his shots as he did now, crashes it past cover, not timed well enough though
2.1 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, short and wide outside off, left alone by Sehwag, not well directed from Steyn who has indicated that he would like to bounce Sehwag out in this series
1.6 Morkel to Sehwag, 1 run, poor bowling this, way down leg again, helped on its way down to fine leg, 14 runs off the over
1.5 Morkel to Gambhir, 3 runs, straying into the pads and this time he rolls his wrists beautifully on that, gets it past square leg into the deep, Steyn does well to come around and cut that off, they take 3 easily
1.4 Morkel to Gambhir, byes, FOUR!!, that is just a gift, way down leg, too tough on the keeper as well
1.3 Morkel to Gambhir, FOUR!!, that is why he is the No.1 batsman in the world, he knows how to put a juicy full toss away into the boundary! Straight down the ground past the bowler
1.2 Morkel to Gambhir, no run, nice and full into middle from round the wicket, taps it back down the pitch to mid on
Comes round the wicket to Gambhir now....
1.1 Morkel to Sehwag, 1 run, pitched up outside off, Sehwag goes hard at it, gets the bottom of the bat towards cover for a quick single
Morne Morkel, right-arm fast, comes into the attack
0.6 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, gets it to dart across this time, Gambhir shoulders arms
0.5 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, excellent shape back into middle, driven to mid on, that is what the batsmen should watch out for
0.4 Steyn to Sehwag, 1 run, confident start this, punched off the backfoot past cover for an easy single
0.3 Steyn to Sehwag, no run, bouncer first up for Viru, but it wasn't well directed, just a bit outside off, Sehwag ducks under it
0.2 Steyn to Gambhir, 1 run, straying onto the pads and Gambhir is off the mark, helps it on its way down to fine leg
0.1 Steyn to Gambhir, no run, starts off well, nice and full outside off, Gambhir lets that go
Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag are at the crease. Gautam Gambhir is on strike. Dale Steyn will open the attack
Indians have a mountain to climb and are in for a testing 20 minutes against Steyn and Morkel. Join us in 5 minutes for the Indian reply.......
And yes we were right, there comes the declaration....
Parnell's pads are coming off so maybe we are in for a declaration anytime soon....
175.6 Ishant Sharma to Steyn, no run, firmly driven down the ground to mid off, off the middle of the bat, made sweet contact but no runs unfortunately
175.5 Ishant Sharma to Steyn, no run, flirts at a delivery shaping away from outside off, misses it
175.4 Ishant Sharma to Steyn, no run, tails back in from the offstump, Steyn shows the full face of the bat back to the bowler
175.3 Ishant Sharma to Steyn, no run, slanting down leg, easy take for Dhoni
175.2 Ishant Sharma to Steyn, no run, slow and full on middle, Steyn digs it out without any trouble
175.1 Ishant Sharma to Amla, leg byes, 1 run, walks down the track and looks to help it on its way past mid wicket, deflects off the thigh pad
174.6 Zaheer to Steyn, no run, excellent delivery once again, swinging away from middle as Steyn lets it through to Dhoni
174.5 Zaheer to Steyn, no run, darts away from the good length area on middle, takes the bottom of the bat and rolls to slip
174.4 Zaheer to Amla, 1 run, cuts it square of the wicket off the leading edge
174.3 Zaheer to Amla, 2 runs, goes after it, gets it off the toe end of the bat towards third man but they get back for a couple
Dale Steyn, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Zaheer to Boucher, out Caught by Mishra!! Finally a wicket for India, it was nice and full outside off, Boucher threw his bat at that but was deceived by the change in pace, ends up slicing it to Mishra who does well to take the catch running backwards from mid off. Boucher c Mishra b Zaheer 39(75) [4s-3]
174.2 Zaheer to Boucher, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
174.1 Zaheer to Boucher, no run, floated nice and full but down leg, Boucher looks to flick it fine but misses it
173.6 Ishant Sharma to Amla, no run, pushed back to the bowler, how long will this guy carry on playing in this defensive manner ?
173.5 Ishant Sharma to Boucher, 1 run, fetches it from outside off towards Gambhir at deep square leg
173.4 Ishant Sharma to Boucher, FOUR!!, short delivery on middle and he gets hold of it beautifully, pulled in front of square into the vacant deep square leg area, whistles into the fence!
173.3 Ishant Sharma to Amla, 1 run, punched down the ground to mid on for a quick single to get to his 250, becomes the 6th SA batsman to do so
173.2 Ishant Sharma to Boucher, 1 run, easy pickings these, he isn't bowling with any intensity, just going through the motion, cut away to deep extra cover
173.1 Ishant Sharma to Amla, 1 run, short and wide outside off, cracked away off the backfoot to deep point
172.6 Zaheer to Boucher, no run, comes back into the batsman from round the wicket as he looks to play the short arm jab, is struck on the pad but the umpire reckons he was struck outside off
172.5 Zaheer to Boucher, no run, taps it to short cover and immediately calls no, Amla was off the blocks but luckily he heard the call nice and early
172.4 Zaheer to Boucher, no run, nips back in sharply from middle, Boucher looks to force it past mid wicket, gets an inside edge onto the pad
172.3 Zaheer to Boucher, no run, gets the direction of the bouncer totally wrong this time, way down leg, doesn't trouble the batsman one bit
172.2 Zaheer to Boucher, no run, excellent bounceron middle, he went for the pull but decided against it at the last moment
172.1 Zaheer to Amla, 1 run, nice and full outside off, driven on the up to mid off for an easy single
Zaheer Khan [29.0-7-92-2] is back into the attack
171.6 Ishant Sharma to Boucher, no run, goes for the pull but the ball didn't bounce as high as he expected it to, doesn't carry to Dhoni
171.5 Ishant Sharma to Amla, 1 run, blazed away on the up towards deep extra cover for another easy single
171.4 Ishant Sharma to Amla, FOUR!!, the rub of the green is going his way at the moment, it could have almost cannoned into the stumps but instead gets an inside edge past the keeper and into the boundary!
171.3 Ishant Sharma to Boucher, 1 run, a bit of late swing back into middle, punched down to mid on for a quick single
171.2 Ishant Sharma to Boucher, no run, goes for the cut this time but doesn't get hold of it, straight to Saha who comes running in from point
171.1 Ishant Sharma to Boucher, no run, short and wide outside off, throws hit bat at that, doesn't get it off the middle, straight to cover
Ishant Sharma [25.0-3-71-0] is back into the attack
Drinks are on the field now
170.6 Sehwag to Boucher, 1 run, tucks it neatly behind the wicket on the onside for an ambled single
170.5 Sehwag to Amla, 1 run, spins back in sharply from outside off, stayed a bit low as he gets a bit of bat on it past mid wicket
170.4 Sehwag to Amla, FOUR!!, too easy for him, just chips down the wicket to take it on the full and smear it past mid off, the ball runs away into the boundary!
170.3 Sehwag to Amla, no run, tossed up on middle, worked away straight to square leg
170.2 Sehwag to Boucher, 1 run, glances it to backward square leg and zips across for a quick single
170.1 Sehwag to Amla, 1 run, and he continues to march on, gets down on one knee and sweeps it down to deep square leg
Super Stat: Mark Boucher is the only batsman ever to have made 2 tons as a night-watchman.
169.6 Mishra to Boucher, no run, dragged back to the bowler, end of another productive over
169.5 Mishra to Boucher, FOUR!!, picked it up superbly from outside off towards the deep mid wicket area, no one in the deep and the ball rolls into the fence, they are looking to get on with the scoring now
169.4 Mishra to Boucher, no run, squeezed onto the offside, straight to short cover
169.3 Mishra to Boucher, no run, pushed back to the bowler
169.2 Mishra to Boucher, 2 runs, unleashes a fierce sweep shot down to deep fine leg, it was destined to reach the fence until a Gambhir stopped it diving full length
169.1 Mishra to Boucher, no run, turns away from outside off from wide of the crease, left alone
168.6 Sehwag to Amla, no run, flighted delivery outside off turning in, Amla looks to sweep and misses it, rapped on the pads outside off, stifled appeal from the Indians
168.5 Sehwag to Boucher, 1 run, Boucher closes the face of the bat and works it down towards deep square leg, they walk across for an easy single
168.4 Sehwag to Amla, 1 run, tossed up delivery outside off, Amla sweeps it to backward square leg
168.3 Sehwag to Amla, no run, flatter delivery on off, Amla taps it back to the bowler
168.2 Sehwag to Amla, no run
168.1 Sehwag to Amla, no run, turns in sharply from outside off, Amla cuts it straight to Badri at point
167.6 Mishra to Boucher, no run, trifle short on middle, turns away a little, Boucher slashes it straight to the cover fielder
167.5 Mishra to Boucher, no run, tossed up delivery outside off, Boucher drives it back to the bowler
167.4 Mishra to Boucher, no run, flatter delivery on middle, Boucher turns it to square leg
167.3 Mishra to Amla, 1 run, Amla goes on the backfoot and pushes it to sweeper cover
167.2 Mishra to Amla, no run, short outside off, Amla cuts it fiercely to point, superb fielding by Saha out there, dives full length to his right to save a boundary
167.1 Mishra to Amla, no run, terrific bowling without any luck for the young leggie, turns away sharply from leg and beats the outside edge of the bat
166.6 Sehwag to Boucher, no run, short outside off and turns in to the right hander who cuts it straight to point
166.5 Sehwag to Boucher, no run, turns sharply from outside off, Dhoni collects it and goes up right away, he reckons that nicked the bat, turned down by the umpire, the Indians look disappointed
166.4 Sehwag to Boucher, no run, flighted delivery on middle, Boucher dances down the track and picks the fielder at mid on
166.3 Sehwag to Amla, 1 run, tossed up delivery outside off,\ Amla punches it to deep extra cover
166.2 Sehwag to Amla, no run, turns sharply from outside off as Amla misses a sweep, hits him on the arm
166.1 Sehwag to Boucher, 1 run, Boucher goes back and nudges it to backward square leg
That was Mishra's fifth maiden. Good bowling from the leggie
165.6 Mishra to Amla, no run, full on off, Amla offers the full face of the bat and drives it back to the bowler
165.5 Mishra to Amla, no run, tosses one up outside off, Amla is happy to play it with soft hands to point
165.4 Mishra to Amla, no run, full on middle, Amla taps it back to the bowler
165.3 Mishra to Amla, no run, gives it a bit more air, Amla plays down the wrong line, beats the outside edge again
165.2 Mishra to Amla, no run, tossed up delivery outside off, Amla pushes it to point
165.1 Mishra to Amla, no run, Mishra unlucky here, turns sharply from the leg stump as it beats the outside edge of the bat, he's disappointed with that
Amit Mishra [50.0-4-133-0] is back into the attack
164.6 Sehwag to Boucher, no run, grips and turns after pitching, Boucher is cramped for room as he looks to cut, gets the shoulder of the bat and the ball rolls on the off side before the fielder at slip collects it
164.5 Sehwag to Boucher, no run, not much turn this time, Boucher leans on it and pushes it to cover
164.4 Sehwag to Amla, 1 run, Amla goes back and nudges it to backward square leg
164.3 Sehwag to Amla, no run, flatter delivery with sharp turn, Amla taps it on the on side again
164.2 Sehwag to Amla, no run, quicker one on middle, taps it on the on side
164.1 Sehwag to Amla, leg byes, 2 runs, sharp turn and bounce, gets some pad on the way as it runs down very fine
Virender Sehwag [14.0-1-42-1] is back into the attack
163.6 Harbhajan to Boucher, no run, fires one in on middle, Boucher stays inside the crease and defends it solidly
163.5 Harbhajan to Amla, 1 run, Amla comes on the frontfoot and pushes it to extra cover, good running between the wickets this
163.4 Harbhajan to Boucher, 1 run, they are accumulating runs at fair pace says LSRK, Boucher goes on the backfoot and works it to deep mid wicket
163.3 Harbhajan to Boucher, 2 runs, full on middle, Boucher closes the face of the bat and tickles it to fine leg
163.2 Harbhajan to Boucher, no run, sharp turn from outside off, Boucher turns it straight to short leg
163.1 Harbhajan to Boucher, no run, tossed up delivery outside off, Boucher leans on it and defends it on the frontfoot
162.6 Mishra to Boucher, 1 run, Boucher rocks back and plays it with soft hands to square leg
162.5 Mishra to Boucher, no run, quicker one on middle, not much turn on it, Boucher goes on the backfoot and defends it down the pitch
162.4 Mishra to Boucher, no run, flatter delivery on middle, Boucher defends it solidly
162.4 Mishra to Amla, no ball, 1 run, Mishra oversteps and pitches it full, Amla drives it to cover and takes a quick single
162.3 Mishra to Amla, no run, quicker one on middle and off, Amla offers dead bat at that one
162.2 Mishra to Amla, no run, flighted delivery outside off, Amla defends it on the off side
162.1 Mishra to Amla, no run, short and wide, cut it straight to cover
Replays showed that the batsman was hit outside off which made the umpire turn that down
161.6 Harbhajan to Boucher, no run, flatter delivery turning in to the batsman, who tucks it on the leg side
161.5 Harbhajan to Boucher, no run, pitches outside off and turns in sharply, rapped on the pads, a loud appeal turned down by the umpire
161.4 Harbhajan to Boucher, no run, pitches on off and turns in, Boucher turns it and picks the fielder at short leg
161.3 Harbhajan to Boucher, no run, flighted delivery outside off, Boucher offers the full face of the bat, defends it solidly
161.2 Harbhajan to Amla, 1 run, they are doing this with ease here, tossed up delivery again, Amla dances down the track and drives it to long on
161.1 Harbhajan to Boucher, 1 run, Boucher goes on the backfoot and closes the face of the bat to work it towards fine leg
160.6 Mishra to Boucher, 1 run, Boucher chases a wide delivery and works it to sweeper cover
160.5 Mishra to Boucher, no run, superb delivery this, pitches on leg and turns big, Boucher goes for the drive and the ball whistles past the outside edge of the bat, a sigh of disappointment from Mishra
160.4 Mishra to Boucher, no run, flatter delivery on middle, Boucher turns it to short leg
160.3 Mishra to Boucher, FOUR!!, poor bowling this, flighted delivery on off and turning away slightly, Boucher cuts it to deep backward point, beats Zak on that occasion
160.2 Mishra to Boucher, no run, short and turning away, Boucher goes for the fiery cut and picks Zaheer at point
160.1 Mishra to Boucher, no run, flighted delivery outside off, turns away after pitching, Boucher is content to lift his bat and let it go
159.6 Harbhajan to Boucher, 1 run, tossed up delivery on off, Boucher closes the face of the bat and dabs it to mid wicket
159.5 Harbhajan to Amla, 1 run, Amla drives it to mid wicket and completes 3000 runs in test match cricket with that run
159.4 Harbhajan to Amla, 2 runs, 500 is up for the Proteas with this, Amla goes back and works it to deep mid wicket, good running to go with it
159.3 Harbhajan to Boucher, 1 run, trifle short on middle and off, Boucher shuffles across and turns it to square leg
159.2 Harbhajan to Amla, 1 run, Amla waits for it and punches it to mid wicket, Amla is batting really well here
159.1 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, Harbhajan comes round the wicket now, gets it to turn from middle, Amla turns it straight to short leg
158.6 Mishra to Amla, 1 run, tossed up delivery again, Amla drives it to cover point with soft hands and sets off for a quick single
158.5 Mishra to Boucher, 1 run, Boucher moves across and turns it to square leg, they are milking singles quite easily after tea
158.4 Mishra to Amla, 1 run, pitches on middle and turns away, Amla goes on the backfoot and whacks it to sweeper cover
158.3 Mishra to Amla, no run, gives it a lot more air outside off, turns away from Amla who lifts his bat and lets it go
158.2 Mishra to Amla, no run, tossed up delivery outside off, left alone
158.1 Mishra to Boucher, 3 runs, tossed up delivery way outside off, Boucher leans on it and goes for the drive, does not time that well, the ball moves square of the wicket before Zak collects it
157.6 Harbhajan to Boucher, 1 run, poor bowling from Harbhajan, short and straying down the leg, Boucher shuffles across and works it to backward square leg
157.5 Harbhajan to Amla, 1 run, Amla goes back and cuts it to point, no fielder there
157.4 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, full on middle, Amla taps it back to the bowler
157.3 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, flighted delivery on middle, Amla dances down the track and punches it straight do Bhajji, a wild throw from Harbhajan back to Dhoni, the crowd love it
157.2 Harbhajan to Boucher, 1 run, short and pitched outside off, Boucher goes on the backfoot and pulls it to mid wicket
157.1 Harbhajan to Amla, 3 runs, good batting this, straying down the leg, Amla waits for it and glances it to fine leg, Mishra does well at the deep
156.6 Mishra to Boucher, 2 runs, tossed up on off, Boucher goes back and works it towards deep mid wicket
156.5 Mishra to Boucher, no run, pitches on middle and turns away, Boucher shoulders arms
156.4 Mishra to Boucher, no run, Boucher gets forward and taps it back to the bowler
156.3 Mishra to Boucher, no run, turns away after pitching on off, left alone
156.2 Mishra to Amla, 1 run, trifle short and wide, Amla goes on the backfoot and cuts it to sweeper cover
156.1 Mishra to Boucher, 1 run, flighted delivery on middle, Boucher drives it to mid wicket
155.6 Harbhajan to Boucher, 1 run, turns it on the on side and sets off for a quick single
155.5 Harbhajan to Boucher, no run, flighted delivery pitched outside off and turns in a wee bit, Boucher works it to mid wicket
155.4 Harbhajan to Amla, 1 run, trifle short, Amla goes on the backfoot and tucks it to backward square leg
155.3 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, pitches outside off and turns in sharply, Amla defends it on the off side
155.2 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, quicker one this, Amla goes back and taps it down the pitch
155.1 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, Amla gets forward and finds the fielder at mid wicket as he looks to work it on the leg side
154.6 Mishra to Boucher, no run, fuller delivery with not much turn on it, Boucher closes the face of the bat and works it to mid wicket
154.5 Mishra to Boucher, no run, flighted delivery outside off, Boucher leans on it and the ball goes towards second slip off the outside edge
154.4 Mishra to Boucher, no run, drives this one back to the bowler
154.3 Mishra to Boucher, no run, quicker delivery on middle, turns away sharply, Boucher is beaten as he looks to stroke it on the off side
154.2 Mishra to Boucher, no run, fuller delivery outside off, Boucher leans on it and taps it to cover
154.1 Mishra to Amla, 1 run, looped up delivery outside off, not much turn on that one, Amla leans forward and drives it to sweeper cover
153.6 Harbhajan to Amla, 1 run, looped up delivery outside off, not much turn on it, Amla drives it to cover and retains the strike with that run
153.5 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, Amla goes back and turns it straight to the fielder at short leg
153.4 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, gives it some air and pitches it full, Amla tucks it to mid wicket
153.3 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, tossed up delivery on off, Amla defends it on the on side
153.2 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, raps him on the pads again as he looks to flick it, the ball rolls back to Harbhajan
153.1 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, starts of with a flighted delivery on off, Amla looks to defend, misses the line of the ball as he is rapped on the pads
South Africa continued their domination after Lunch as they put on 98 runs in the post-lunch session. de Villiers played aggressive cricket after he took some time to settle down. Amla got past his maiden double century and continued to frustrate the Indian bowlers by milking singles with ease. South Africa did not show any signs of declaration as we saw no big shots coming from their batsmen. Bhajji came in just minutes before tea and got rid of Duminy as India managed to get two wickets this session. The Proteas may put the pedal on the accelerator after tea and they may perhaps want to send India in to bat before the end of the day's play. Stay tuned for the final session of Day 2....
Its Tea on day 2
152.6 Mishra to Boucher, no run, gets the ball to rip sharply across the batsman, he lets it through to Dhoni
152.5 Mishra to Boucher, no run, nicely tossed up on the offstump, he gets forward and defends it off the slice of the bat
152.4 Mishra to Boucher, no run, turns away sharply outside off, Boucher plays inside the line of the ball
152.3 Mishra to Boucher, no run, shorter in length this time, pushed back to the bowler, Mishra could have easily had atleast a couple of wickets by now, extremely unlucky
152.2 Mishra to Boucher, no run, sharp turn away from middle, Boucher plays and misses, beautifully bowled
152.1 Mishra to Amla, 1 run, gets to the pitch of the ball and strokes it to deep cover for an easy single
Amit Mishra [44.0-4-113-0] is back into the attack
151.6 Harbhajan to Boucher, no run, tossed up on middle, he gets forward and defends, gets an inside edge wide of short leg
Mark Boucher, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Harbhajan to Duminy, out Lbw!! He set him up beautifully, kept the middle stump once again, this time the ball pitches and goes straight on, Duminy looks to sweep against the line, is rapped on the pads on middle, a big appeal and this time Steve Davis raises the finger. Hawk eye suggests that the ball may have gone over the top of the stumps, nevertheless it is an important wicket for India. Duminy lbw b Harbhajan 9(35) [4s-1]
151.5 Harbhajan to Duminy, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!
151.4 Harbhajan to Duminy, no run, gives it some nice flight, gets a bit of spin away from middle, Duminy is nicely behind the line of the ball
151.3 Harbhajan to Amla, 1 run, a diving Harbhajan can't get to the ball as they steal another single
151.2 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, slides on straight, he gets back and blocks it
151.1 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, tossed up outside off from round the wicket, he gets foward and pats it with a dead bat
150.6 Zaheer to Duminy, no run, dishes out a short pitched delivery outside off, doesn't get hold of the pull, mistimes it to square leg
150.5 Zaheer to Duminy, no run, reverses back in ever so late from outside off, he plants his foot forward and defends
150.4 Zaheer to Duminy, no run, tails back in sharply, just gets a bit of bat on that, had he missed that it would have been extremely close, good bowling this from Zak
150.3 Zaheer to Duminy, no run, late swing back in from outside off, Duminy decides to let it through to the keeper, hardly carries to him
150.2 Zaheer to Amla, 1 run, driven through the line on the up to mid off for a quick single
150.1 Zaheer to Amla, no run, seams away from the good length area on middle, punched to backward point
149.6 Harbhajan to Duminy, FOUR!!, that is a lollipop! Gentle full toss on middle, Duminy shows the full face of the bat and creams it through mid on, easy pickings, just as the pressure was building up on Duminy he has conceded a boundary
149.5 Harbhajan to Duminy, no run, fired into middle, it was too close for him to cut, hurries onto him
149.4 Harbhajan to Duminy, no run, drifts back in with the angle from round the wicket, Duminy is tapped on the pads but the umpire reckons it struck him outside off
149.3 Harbhajan to Duminy, no run, thats nicely bowled, doosra on middle but Duminy is equally upto the tasks, reads the spin nicely and defends
149.2 Harbhajan to Amla, 1 run, gets to the pitch of the ball and strokes it down to long on for an easy single
149.1 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, spins back into middle and leg, gets back and defends
Harbhajan Singh [38.0-2-139-1] is back into the attack
148.6 Zaheer to Duminy, no run, comes back in late from outside off, driven through the line to mid on
148.5 Zaheer to Duminy, no run, rock solid in defence this time. Nice and full outside off, defended to short cover
148.5 Zaheer to Duminy, no ball, oversteps as he looks to bowl the effort ball, left alone by Duminy
148.4 Zaheer to Duminy, no run, nips back in sharpy from the offstump, pushed to mid wicket, had he missed that he would have been a dead duck
148.3 Zaheer to Duminy, no run, some late swing back into middle from outside off, tapped onto the offside
148.2 Zaheer to Duminy, no run, excellent in swinging yorker on middle, Duminy digs it out at the last moment, back to the bowler
148.1 Zaheer to Duminy, no run, gets the direction of the bouncer wrong completely, way down leg as Duminy ducks under it with ease
Daryl Cullinan on air claims to be a big fan of actor Mithun Chakraborthy.
147.6 Sehwag to Amla, no run, flatter on middle, opushed back to the bowler
147.5 Sehwag to Amla, no run, pushed through quicker with the arm, Amla plays and misses
147.4 Sehwag to Amla, no run, spins back in from the rough alarmingly, gets the shoulder of the bat as he looks to cut
147.3 Sehwag to Amla, no run, short delivery coming back in from outside off, Amla lets it through to the keeper
147.2 Sehwag to Duminy, 1 run, punched off the backfoot wide of the bowler down to long on
147.1 Sehwag to Duminy, no run, turns away from outside off, left alone
146.6 Zaheer to Amla, no run, comes back into middle as he drives it down to mid on with the full face of the bat
146.5 Zaheer to Amla, no run, no reverse swing just yet for Zak, forced off the frontfoot to cover
146.4 Zaheer to Amla, no run, decides to pepper him with the boucer outside off, Amla looks to pull initially but withdraws from the stroke as the ball passes him
146.3 Zaheer to Amla, no run, comes back into middle from outside off, pushed straight to Tendulkar at extra cover
146.2 Zaheer to Amla, no run, length delivery outside off from round the wicket, Amla lets it go, doesn't carry to Dhoni
146.1 Zaheer to Amla, FOUR!!, what a welcome to the bowling crease! Overpitched outside off and Amla takes full toll of that, crashed through extra cover, no one moved
Can he get the ball to reverse ?
Zaheer Khan [26.0-7-86-2] is back into the attack
145.6 Sehwag to Duminy, no run, pitched up outside off, crashed off the middle of the bat but straight to the fielder
145.5 Sehwag to Amla, 1 run, wristy flick as he fetches it from way outside off towards deep square leg
145.4 Sehwag to Duminy, 1 run, taps it with gentle hands towards mid wicket and scampers across for a quick single
145.3 Sehwag to Duminy, no run, steps out but is deceived in flight, pushes it back to the bowler
145.2 Sehwag to Duminy, no run, flighted delivery on middle, gets a long way forward and defend
145.1 Sehwag to Duminy, no run, gets back and pushes a short delivery on middle back to the bowler
SA seem to lack the intensity at the moment. They need to score a lot quicker if they are to call the shots
144.6 Mishra to Duminy, 1 run, gets outside the line of the stumps and sweeps it down to deep fine leg
144.5 Mishra to Duminy, no run, tossed up on middle, gets forward and covers the spin of the ball nicely
144.4 Mishra to Duminy, no run, much better this time from Mishy, turns into the left hander from round the wicket, turns it to short leg
144.3 Mishra to Amla, leg byes, 1 run, looks to tuck it behind square on the onside, gets a bit of pad on it
144.2 Mishra to Amla, no run, sharp turn once again from way outside leg, pushed straight to mid wicket, the runs have dried up at the moment
144.1 Mishra to Amla, no run, turns into middle from outside leg, Amla gets forward and pats it back down the pitch
143.6 Sehwag to Duminy, no run, pitches on middle and turns away, Duminy gets a good stride forward and lets it go
143.5 Sehwag to Duminy, no run, looks to force it past the bowler, doesn't get the timing right
143.4 Sehwag to Duminy, no run, trifle short outside off, looks to cut but gets the under edge of the bat, bounces towards slip
143.3 Sehwag to Duminy, no run, tucks it away towards short leg
143.2 Sehwag to Duminy, no run, comes back with the angle into the batsman from round the wicket, he gets forward and lets it go, but was struck outside off, else he would have been a goner
143.1 Sehwag to Duminy, 2 runs, short and down leg, tickled away past short fine for a couple, good running and he is off the mark
142.6 Mishra to Amla, no run, helped on its way towards short fine leg
142.5 Mishra to Amla, no run, pushed back to the bowler once again, he is extracting a lot of turn and bounce but needs to correct his line
142.4 Mishra to Amla, no run, short delivery pitching outside leg and turning away, pushed to mid wicket
142.3 Mishra to Amla, no run, lets the ball hit his pad, it was pitched way outside leg so no question of an appeal
142.2 Mishra to Amla, no run, a lot closer to the stumps this time, Amla is rooted to the crease as he pushes it back to the bowler
142.1 Mishra to Amla, no run, turns back into middle from way outside leg, Amla gets back and taps it
141.6 Sehwag to Duminy, no run, solid in defence once again, gets forward and smothers the spin, succesful over for India
141.5 Sehwag to Duminy, no run, sharp turn away from middle, Duminy gets forward and defends
141.4 Sehwag to Amla, 1 run, short delivery on middle and leg, pulled away to deep square leg for an easy single
141.3 Sehwag to Amla, 2 runs, squeezes it past point for an easy single, an overthrow at the bowler's end gives them the extra run, shoddy effort from Badrinath this time
141.2 Sehwag to Amla, no run, pushed through quicker on middle,pushed back to the bowler
Jean-Paul Duminy, left handed bat, comes to the crease
Sehwag to de Villiers, out Caught by Badrinath!! Where has that come from ? Its out of the blue as Viru does the trick for India. It was gently tossed up outside off, de Villiers looks to step out and clear mid off, gets a thick outside edge and Badri takes the simplest of catches at gully. Sehwag celebrates as if its a milestone wicket but then its a wicket nonetheless. de Villiers c Badrinath b Sehwag 53(88) [4s-5]
141.1 Sehwag to de Villiers, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
140.6 Mishra to Amla, no run, looped up outside leg as he gets forward and taps it back down the pitch
140.5 Mishra to Amla, no run, negative tactics at its best from the bowler, way outside leg again as Amla pads it away
140.4 Mishra to Amla, no run, neatly paddled away but straight to the fielder at short fine leg
140.3 Mishra to Amla, no run, turns a mile away from outside leg, straight to mid wicket
140.2 Mishra to de Villiers, 1 run, taps it with soft hands wide of short leg and scampers across for a quick single
140.2 Mishra to de Villiers, no ball, how many times have we seen this from Mishra, its becoming like a disease now, easy runs gifted to the opposition
140.1 Mishra to de Villiers, no run, pitched outside leg from round the wicket, de Villiers steps out and kicks it away
Correction- This was de Villiers 21st Test fifty.
139.6 Sehwag to Amla, no run, turns a delivery coming back in from middle towards short leg
139.5 Sehwag to Amla, FOUR!!, what a way to get to a double ton! Dances down the track and caresses an overpitched delivery through cover to get to his 1st double hundred in Test match cricket.
139.4 Sehwag to de Villiers, 1 run, going down leg as he gets back and paddles it nice and fine on the legside for an easy single
139.3 Sehwag to de Villiers, no run, flatter one on middle, he gets forward and smothers the spin
139.2 Sehwag to de Villiers, no run, looped up nicely as de Villiers steps out and taps it onto the onside
139.1 Sehwag to de Villiers, no run, tossed up on middle, worked away towards mid wicket
Time for a drink as Amla is still on 199
138.6 Mishra to Amla, no run, fired it full on middle, defended calmly away
138.5 Mishra to Amla, no run, Amla cant beat short mid again, straight to the fielder
138.4 Mishra to de Villiers, 1 run, de Villiers skips down the wicket, getting to the pitch and tucking it to short mid wicket
138.3 Mishra to de Villiers, no run, it was outside off, de Villiers went to turn it away, hit on the pad, struck outside off
138.2 Mishra to de Villiers, no run, way outside off, left alone
138.1 Mishra to de Villiers, no run, spins after pitching, de Villiers is beaten as it zips away, Mishra is bowling some real beautiful deliveries alongwith some real poor ones
137.6 Sehwag to Amla, no run, turns it to short mid wicket, straight to the fielder, all the men are in the ring now
137.5 Sehwag to de Villiers, 1 run, shortish from Sehwag, punched to long on, 31st FIFTY!! for de Villiers, brings up the 100 run stand as well, well done de Villiers!
137.4 Sehwag to de Villiers, no run, flatter delivery on off, de Villiers is watchful in defense
137.3 Sehwag to de Villiers, no run, finds short leg again with a clip
137.2 Sehwag to de Villiers, no run, turns this to short leg
137.1 Sehwag to de Villiers, no run, de Villiers skips down, stabs it on the off side
All the Proteas are up on the dressing room, patiently waiting for Amla to get to his maiden double ton!
136.6 Mishra to Amla, no run, Amla pushes it to mid on, de Villiers sets off, the fielder swoops on the ball in no time, he retreats back as Amla has a wry smile on his face
136.5 Mishra to Amla, no run, Wow! that spun a long way, almost 6 inches, too good even for a batsman on 199
136.4 Mishra to Amla, no run, nicely driven, but straight to the fielder at cover
136.3 Mishra to Amla, no run, more air, Amla gets forward and blocks it back down the pitch
136.2 Mishra to Amla, no run, fired the top-spinner on off, Amla pushes it on the off side
136.1 Mishra to Amla, 2 runs, tossed up outside off, Amla drives it to sweeper cover, wide off the man, takes 2 and now he is on 199
135.6 Sehwag to Amla, 1 run, drops it to cover point, into the vacant spaces again, Amla retains the strike with that run
135.5 Sehwag to de Villiers, 1 run, de Villiers goes on the backfoot and tucks it to mid wicket, SA are slowly killing the Indians with their constant milking of the Indian bowlers
135.4 Sehwag to Amla, 1 run, flatter delivery on off, punched down to cover
135.3 Sehwag to de Villiers, 1 run, fraction short outside off, de Villiers mistimes the pull to mid wicket, did not get hold of that well at all
135.2 Sehwag to de Villiers, no run, tossed up on off, de Villiers smothers it on the pitch
135.1 Sehwag to de Villiers, 2 runs, kept low, down the leg side, de Villiers went for the pull, gets a bottom edge to fine leg, Saha runs around and tidies up
Virender Sehwag [7.0-1-22-0] is back into the attack
134.6 Mishra to de Villiers, 1 run, nurdles it to fine leg, retains the strike with that run, 10 off that Mishra over
134.5 Mishra to de Villiers, FOUR!!, And have some of those now says de Villiers to Mishra! zips down the wicket, takes it on the full toss, whipped it away to deep mid wicket, Mishra is left speechless as the ever so deceptive de Villiers makes him pay for some poor bowling
134.4 Mishra to de Villiers, FOUR!!, That is how you play spin! comes down the track, takes it on the full, caresses it to deep extra cover, past a diving mid off, timed that beautifully and a lovely stroke to watch as well!
134.4 Mishra to de Villiers, no ball, Mishra has now overstepped and de Villiers defends it, this is getting worse for India
134.3 Mishra to de Villiers, no run, flatter delivery on off, turned away to the on side
134.2 Mishra to de Villiers, no run, kept low as well, spun away after pitching, de Villiers plays inside the line and the ball beats him on the way to Mahendra Singh Dhoni
134.1 Mishra to de Villiers, no run, fraction short outside off, cut away straight to the fielder at Point
133.6 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, wasted delivery, fired down the leg side, Mahendra Singh Dhoni collects
133.5 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, pushes it through, quicker on off, Amla dead bats it
133.4 Harbhajan to Amla, FOUR!!, The leg slip was there for that sort of delivery, turns back a long way, Amla gets back, turns it softly just wide off the man, no chance for the fielder and it races away to fine leg
133.3 Harbhajan to de Villiers, 1 run, flight and loop, but outside off, swept away to deep square leg
133.2 Harbhajan to Amla, 1 run, tucked down to deep square leg, all too predictable now
133.1 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, tossed up and turns back in, Amla gets back and defends it
132.6 Mishra to de Villiers, no run, uses his feet and taps it back down the pitch
132.5 Mishra to de Villiers, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, de Villiers smothers the spin well
132.4 Mishra to Amla, 1 run, fraction short outside off, Amla cuts it to cover point, takes the single
132.3 Mishra to Amla, no run, that's more like it from Mishra, bowls it like Warney, spins away from Amla's tentative prod, got turn and bounce as it zipped away past his outside edge
132.2 Mishra to Amla, no run, the toppie from Mishra, pushed through, Amla is in behind it
132.1 Mishra to Amla, no run, tossed up and turning away, left alone
131.6 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, tossed up on off and middle, pushed to the on side
131.5 Harbhajan to Amla, 1 run, a wristy Amlaesque turn off his hips to fine leg
131.4 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, gets back and keeps that flatter delivery out
131.3 Harbhajan to Amla, FOUR!!, What a shot that is, Amla now is toying with Harbhajan, gets the reverse sweep out and executes it to perfection, races down to third man, India are looking clueless now
131.2 Harbhajan to de Villiers, 1 run, de Villiers goes on the backfoot and tucks it to fine leg, easy single
131.1 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, turns it to short leg
130.6 Mishra to Amla, 2 runs, Amla opens the face of the bat and square drivess it to square third man, takes 2, is sent back by de Villiers for the 3rd
130.5 Mishra to Amla, no run, tossed up outside off, left alone
130.4 Mishra to de Villiers, 1 run, A chance for a run-out, but Vijay missed drives it to mid on, takes on the man, he had to run around Amla, that spoiled his momentum, but Vijay could not hit and de Villiers survives
130.3 Mishra to de Villiers, byes, FOUR!!, This now keeps getting worse, Mishra bowls it outside off, Mahendra Singh Dhoni does not get his gloves into position, fumbles and allows 4 byes, runs down to third man
130.2 Mishra to de Villiers, FOUR!!, Not the first time that has happened from Mishra, way too short, a dolly of a long hop, de Villiers has had lunch just now, does not mind this biscuit though and pulls to mid wicket, pathetic bowling from Mishra!
130.1 Mishra to Amla, 1 run, flighted delivery outside off, driven square of the wicket
Amit Mishra [36.0-3-88-0] is back into the attack
129.6 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, prods forward and smothers the spin with the pad
129.5 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, Oooh! what has happened there, Harbhajan has finally woken up! gets nice revs on the ball, spins back in a long way, de Villiers is surprised, manages to stab it away
129.4 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, turns back in a little, de Villiers pushes it to short leg
129.3 Harbhajan to Amla, 1 run, uses his feet and pings him to long off
129.2 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, flatter delivery from Harbhajan, Amla defends it well
129.1 Harbhajan to de Villiers, 1 run, de Villiers gets back and turns it to fine leg, easily done again
128.6 Ishant Sharma to Amla, no run, 130.5 KPH overpitched delivery delivery from Ishant Sharma, Amla mistimes the drive, back to Ishant Sharma, who does not field it clean, goes to mid off after richocheting off his boot, how sad to see Ishant Sharma bowling in the 130 ks mark after starting out at over 150+!
128.5 Ishant Sharma to Amla, no run, back of a length outside off, Amla punches it nicely, straight to the fielder again at cover
128.4 Ishant Sharma to Amla, no run, Ishant Sharma is trying everything, but Amla is equal to the task, slower delivery this time, Amla sees that like a hawk, taps it back down the pitch
128.3 Ishant Sharma to Amla, no run, full ball on middle, Amla shows the full face of the bat and drives it to mid off, cant get it in the gap, though
128.2 Ishant Sharma to Amla, no run, nips back in from a good length area, Amla gets right behind the line and defends it with a dead bat
A word of caution for Ishant Sharma from Ian Gould - the 2nd time that has happened in this innings - thankfully from an Indian perspective, it is not an official warning for running on the danger area.
128.1 Ishant Sharma to de Villiers, 1 run, good length delivery outside off, de Villiers stabs it square of the wicket, now SA reach 400
127.6 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, shortish on the middle and leg, whipped it to short leg, the fielder gets hit as he jumps up in the air to take evasive action
127.5 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, uses his feet and works him to mid wicket
127.4 Harbhajan to de Villiers, 1 run, back over the wicket, clipped to deep square leg for another easy run
127.3 Harbhajan to Amla, 1 run, full ball on off, Amla pushes it to cover point, vacant areas those and a single
127.2 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, turns back in, Amla tucks it to short mid, straight to the fielder
127.1 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, some drift for Harbhajan, Amla taps it on the off side
126.6 Ishant Sharma to Amla, 3 runs, Ishant Sharma bowls it full on the pads, Amla is too strong in that area, clipped to backward square leg, Sachin Tendulkar does a good job, runs around, keeps that to 3
126.5 Ishant Sharma to de Villiers, 1 run, cuts back in from a good length, de Villiers gets a thin inside edge onto the pads, it rolls on the off side, takes on the man and makes it comfortably in the end
126.4 Ishant Sharma to de Villiers, no run, in the channel, no seam or swing for Ishant Sharma, de Villiers is happy to let that go
126.3 Ishant Sharma to de Villiers, no run, poor stroke! not there for the cut, it kept a little bit low, de Villiers does not get his backfoot into position to play at that, is beaten as the ball slices him in half
BTW, Amla has just reached his highest Test score
126.2 Ishant Sharma to de Villiers, no run, keeps it full on off, de Villiers stretches forward and defends it towards cover
126.1 Ishant Sharma to de Villiers, no run, Ishant Sharma drifts on the middle and leg, de Villiers tucks it to mid wicket, straight to the fielder
125.6 Harbhajan to de Villiers, 1 run, down the leg side, helped down to fine leg, retains the strike with that run
125.5 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, more flight from Harbhajan, de Villiers gets back and defends it
125.4 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, flatter delivery and de Villiers tucks this to leg
125.3 Harbhajan to Amla, 1 run, uses his feet and gets it past Mishy at mid wicket, he does a lethargic job and Harbhajan is fuming at that, nothing new in that scene
125.2 Harbhajan to Amla, 2 runs, Catchhhhhhh was the call, gripped the surface, Amla turns it softly past Vijay at leg slip, falls just in front of him and goes to fine leg
125.1 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, Amla comes down the track and turns it to short mid wicket, Mishy dives to his right and cuts it off well
124.6 Ishant Sharma to de Villiers, 2 runs, drifts on the middle and leg, de Villiers wrists it to fine leg, they take on Sachin Tendulkar and make it easily in the end
124.5 Ishant Sharma to de Villiers, no run, keeps this in the corridor of uncertainty, de Villiers sees it well, shoulders arms
124.4 Ishant Sharma to de Villiers, no run, de Villiers missed out again, cut it straight to the fielder at cover, mistimed the shot
124.3 Ishant Sharma to de Villiers, no run, much better line and a much better length as well, de Villiers is kept quiet by a tight delivery on the stumps
124.2 Ishant Sharma to Amla, 1 run, back of a length outside off, punched wristily off the backfoot square of the wicket
124.1 Ishant Sharma to de Villiers, 3 runs, poor delivery to start off with, short and too wide, de Villiers could not time it well, just a thickish part of the bat, still went to deep extra cover for three
Ishant Sharma [22.0-3-60-0] is back into the attack
123.6 Harbhajan to de Villiers, 1 run, de Villiers uses his feet and chips it to mid wicket, into the vacant spaces, retains the strike with that run
123.5 Harbhajan to Amla, 1 run, Amla comes down the track and drives it to long on, easy single
123.4 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, more air, and Amla is in behind it
123.3 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, flatter delivery from Harbhajan, Amla turns it to short leg
123.2 Harbhajan to de Villiers, 1 run, back over the wicket to de Villiers, de Villiers pushes it away with the turn to mid wicket
123.1 Harbhajan to Amla, 1 run, comes round the wicket, Amla tucks it to mid wicket
Welcome back...
SA have piled on the agony for India by chipping away with 88 runs with the loss of just 1 wicket of Kallis, who was unusually subdued. The spinners toiled hard on a flat batting track without any reward. Harbhajan was unlucky not to have snapped the wicket of Amla on 149 as Vijay dropped a sitter at short leg. SA still hold the aces and would be looking to go past 550 before inserting the Indians in. Join us in 40 minutes for the post lunch session.
That's Lunch on Day 2
122.6 Zaheer to de Villiers, 2 runs, fuller delivery on middle and off, de Villiers closes the face of the bat and works it to deep mid wicket, good running between the wickets help them get two quite easily
122.5 Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, fuller length delivery angling in to the right hander, he defends it on the off side
122.4 Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, full and keeps it outside off, de Villiers sees it and lets it go
122.3 Zaheer to Amla, 1 run, kept a little low outside off, Amla punches it to cover
122.2 Zaheer to Amla, no run, poor shot! it rose from a back of a length outside off, went for the flashy cut, was beaten by the bounce
122.1 Zaheer to de Villiers, 1 run, comes round the wicket, de Villiers gets forward and eases it square of the wicket for a single
Zaheer Khan [25.0-7-82-2] is back into the attack
121.6 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, Amla goes on the backfoot and again taps it on the off side
121.5 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, Amla gets back to defend it on the off side
121.4 Harbhajan to Amla, 2 runs, the quicker one from the front of the hand, Amla is late on that, opens the face of the bat at the last moment, to squeeze it to cover point
121.3 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, plays it to forward short leg
121.2 Harbhajan to Amla, 2 runs, comes down the track and chips it airily down to mid wicket, was in the gap as well
121.1 Harbhajan to Amla, 2 runs, spinning in, Amla goes on the backfoot and turns it to fine leg for a couple
120.6 Mishra to de Villiers, no run, plays it to silly mid on
120.5 Mishra to de Villiers, FOUR!!, goes fuller this time, de Villiers come down the track, smothers the spin and drives it to long on, he's showing good signs early on
120.4 Mishra to de Villiers, FOUR!!, poor bowling this, short and wide, lot of time for de Villiers to go on the backfoot and pull it between midwicket and long on, superb timing on that one
120.3 Mishra to de Villiers, no run, pitches on midle and turns away as de Villiers leans on it and defends it back to the bowler
120.2 Mishra to de Villiers, no run, fuller this time, de Villiers gets behind nicely and defends it solidly
120.1 Mishra to de Villiers, no run, a touch quicker one on off, de Villiers works it straight to mid wicket
119.6 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, looped up delivery on middle, Amla taps it on the on side, straight to Vijay again
119.5 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, tossed up delivery on middle, Amla taps it back to the bowler
119.4 Harbhajan to de Villiers, 1 run, de Villiers waits for it and turns it to fine leg, not much turn for Bhajji here
119.3 Harbhajan to Amla, 1 run, Amla dances down the track and works it to mid wicket
119.2 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, flighted delivery on middle, Amla turns it on the on side, fails to clear Vijay at short leg
119.1 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, a loud appeal from Bhajji as Vijay latches on to a catch, the umpire says it went off the batsman's pads
Super Stat: Kallis is now 2nd on the list for a batsman who has not made a double ton - he has played 229 innings and still does not have a double ton. Alec Stewart leads that list with 235 innings played. Kallis is fast reaching there, though.
118.6 Mishra to de Villiers, no run, tossed up delivery on middle, de Villiers defends it back to Mishra, he's batting well here
118.5 Mishra to Amla, 1 run, Amla goes back and prods a flighted delivery to cover
118.4 Mishra to Amla, no run, pitches on off and turns sharply, beats the outside edge of the batsman by a big margin as he looks to whip it
118.3 Mishra to Amla, no run, Amla goes back and turns it straight to point, good bowling this
118.2 Mishra to Amla, no run, flighted delivery on middle, Amla offers the full face of the bat and defends it on the off side
118.1 Mishra to Amla, no run, full on off, Amla pats it on the off side
117.6 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, pitches on off and turns in sharply, the ball goes to Badri at leg slip, a loud appeal by the Indians turned down, looks like it did not come of the bat
117.5 Harbhajan to Amla, 1 run, Amla opens the face of the bat and pushes it to cover
117.4 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, flighted delivery on middle, Amla taps it down the pitch
117.3 Harbhajan to de Villiers, 1 run, pitched outside off and not much spin on that one, de Villiers sweeps it to fine leg
117.2 Harbhajan to Amla, 1 run, trifle short outside off, Amla goes on the backfoot and cuts it square of the wicket, easy pickings these
117.1 Harbhajan to de Villiers, 1 run, de Villiers was quick to see the flighted delivery as he dances down the track and drives it to deep mid wicket
116.6 Mishra to Amla, no run, tossed up outside off, Amla leans forward and pats it on the off side
116.5 Mishra to Amla, no run, gives it a lot of air and gets it to pitch on middle, Amla gets right behind it and defends it back to the bowler
116.4 Mishra to de Villiers, 1 run, de Villiers goes on the backfoot and works it to mid wicket
116.3 Mishra to de Villiers, no run, pitches on off and turns sharply, de Villiers lifts his bat and lets it go
116.2 Mishra to de Villiers, no run, tossed up delivery on middle and off, de Villiers taps it on the on side
116.1 Mishra to de Villiers, no run, quicker one straying down the leg, goes past the batsman as he looks to flick it
115.6 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, a touch slower on off, Amla turns it straight to short leg
115.5 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, flighted delivery on off, Amla turns it on the on side, Vijay at short leg collects it
115.4 Harbhajan to de Villiers, 1 run, de Villiers closes the face of the bat and works it behind square, walks across for an easy single
115.3 Harbhajan to Amla, 1 run, pushes it to cover point and zips across for a single
115.2 Harbhajan to Amla, FOUR!!, tossed up delivery outside off, Amla dances down the track and drives it to long off, superb timing on that one, that's the shot of a man who's batting in his 150s says Ravi Shastri
115.1 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, Bhajji stays round the wicket, flatter delivery on off, Amla taps it on the on side
114.6 Mishra to de Villiers, no run, de Villiers leans on it and taps it on the on side
114.5 Mishra to de Villiers, no run, flatter delivery outside off, de Villiers taps it on the off side
114.4 Mishra to de Villiers, no run, turns big from middle and beats the outside edge of the new batsman
114.3 Mishra to de Villiers, no run, trifle short turning away, left alone
114.2 Mishra to de Villiers, no run, turns it straight to Vijay at short leg, a direct hit would ve caught de Villiers out of the crease, good stuff all around
114.1 Mishra to de Villiers, no run, quicker one on middle, kept low, de Villiers brings his bat down at the last moment
Kallis misses out on a double hundred yet again
113.6 Harbhajan to de Villiers, 1 run, de Villiers turns it to backward square leg and is off the mark with that run
113.5 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, flighted delivery on middle, de Villiers dances down the track and strokes it straight to Bhajji who throws it back to Dhoni in no time and gives a tough look to de Villiers
113.4 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, not much air on this one as the new man comes in to bat, he defends it on the on side
113.3 Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, flatter delivery on off, de Villiers taps it on the off side
AB de Villiers, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Harbhajan to Kallis, out Caught by Vijay!! flighted delivery on off and turning in to Kallis who gets a big inside edge of the bat before it hits the pads and goes to Vijay at short leg, he takes a sitter, a much needed break-through for the Indians and Bhajji has something to cheer for in this match. Kallis c Vijay b Harbhajan 173(352) [4s-15 6s-2]
113.2 Harbhajan to Kallis, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
113.1 Harbhajan to Amla, 1 run, Amla shuffles across and turns it to backward square leg
112.6 Mishra to Kallis, no run, loud appeal from the Indians as Kallis is rapped on the pads, turned down by the umpire
112.5 Mishra to Kallis, no run, thats a beauty!!! pitches outside off luring the batsman for the drive, misses the outside edge of the bat by a kitten's whisker
112.4 Mishra to Kallis, no run, quicker one on middle, Kallis defends it on the on side
112.3 Mishra to Kallis, no run, gives it a bit more air this time, Kallis waits for it and taps it towards mid on
112.2 Mishra to Kallis, no run, flights this one on off, Kallis goes back and drives it to mid on
112.1 Mishra to Amla, 1 run, tossed up delivery outside off, Amla leans on it and drives it to deep extra cover
111.6 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, comes back over the wicket and flights this one on off, Kallis turns it straight to Badri at leg slip
111.5 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, flighted delivery on middle, Kallis taps it to short leg
111.4 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, a touch fuller on middle, Kallis defends it on the on side
111.3 Harbhajan to Amla, leg byes, 1 run, Amla looks to run it down towards fine leg, the ball goes past the leg slip fielder off his pads
111.2 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, not much turn on this one for Bhajji, Kallis taps it on the off side with soft hands and they zip across for a quick single
111.1 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, comes round the wicket this time, Kallis turns it to square leg
110.6 Mishra to Amla, no run, fuller delivery this time, Amla leans forward and defends it solidly
110.5 Mishra to Amla, no run
110.4 Mishra to Amla, no run, Amla is looking to take the attack to Mishra here, whacks this one straight to cover\
110.3 Mishra to Kallis, 1 run, straying down the leg, Kallis turns it to fine leg
110.2 Mishra to Kallis, no run, tossed up delivery down the leg, turns a wee bit as it hits Kallis on his pads before Vijay at short leg collects it
110.1 Mishra to Kallis, no run, flighted delivery on off, Kallis punches it back to the bowler
109.6 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, flatter delivery on off, Amla leans forward and taps it to short leg on one bounce, end of a tidy over
109.5 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, good bowling this, tossed up on middle and off, Amla closes the face of the bat and turns it to leg slip
109.4 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, fires one in quicker on middle, Amla gets right behind and defends it solidly
109.3 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, full on middle, Kallis works it to mid wicket and sets off for a quick single
109.2 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, quicker one this time around, Kallis turns it straight to short leg
109.1 Harbhajan to Amla, 1 run, turns it to backward square leg, easy single this
108.6 Mishra to Kallis, no run, quicker delivery, Kallis is beaten as he looks to play on the off side
108.5 Mishra to Kallis, no run, flighted delivery on off, Kallis is beaten as he looks to play on the off side
108.4 Mishra to Kallis, no run, fires one in on off, Kallis gets the inside edge of the bat and the ball runs down the pitch
108.3 Mishra to Kallis, no run, similar delivery, a touch quicker this, Kallis fails to put bat on ball, rapped on the pads again
108.2 Mishra to Kallis, no run, pitches outside leg and turns away, Kallis misses it as he is rapped on the pads
108.1 Mishra to Amla, 1 run, fuller delivery on off, Amla drives it to cover with soft hans, quick single that, Amla got to his 150 in the previous over
107.6 Harbhajan to Amla, 1 run, Amla looks to sweep a flighted delivery gets the top edge of the bat and it runs down towards short fine leg
107.5 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, catch dropped!! Amla goes back and played it straight to Vijay at short leg who drops an easy chance, Bhajji disappointed to say the least
107.4 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, lot quicker this time, Amla closes the face of the bat and taps it wide of the fielder at short leg, sent back as he looks for a single
107.3 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, trifle short, Kallis shuffles across and nudges it to backward square leg
107.2 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, pitched outside off and turns in big, hits the batsman high on the pads and rolls down towards the leg slip
107.1 Harbhajan to Amla, 1 run, flighted delivery on off, Amla sweeps it to fine leg
106.6 Mishra to Kallis, no run, pitched outside off and not much turn on it, Kallis defends it on one knee, the cover fielder runs in to collect it
106.5 Mishra to Kallis, no run, flighted delivery on middle and off, Kallis defends it back to the bowler
106.4 Mishra to Amla, 1 run, tossed up delivery outside off, Amla goes on the backfoot and dabs it to sweeper cover
106.3 Mishra to Amla, no run, gives it a bit of air and gets it to go straighter, Amla taps it back to the bowler
106.2 Mishra to Amla, no run, Amla goes back and punches it straight to the cover fielder
106.1 Mishra to Amla, no run, flighted delivery on off, gets some turn on it, the ball gets the outside ege of the bat and rolls down towards gully
105.6 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, poor bowling this, straying down the leg, Kallis sways out of the line and lets Dhoni collect it
105.5 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, flighted delivery outside off, Kallis puts his leg forward and offers the pads
105.4 Harbhajan to Amla, 1 run, Amla closes the face of the bat and tucks it to fine leg
105.2 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, tossed up delivery outside off, Amla looks to sweep it, the ball brushes his back pad and rolls down on the leg side
105.1 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, flights tis on off, Amla defends it solidly
Drinks are on the field now
104.6 Mishra to Kallis, no run, gets some turn this time around, Kallis defends it on the off side
104.5 Mishra to Kallis, no run, looped up delivery with not much turn on it, Kallis goes back and lets it go to the keeper
104.4 Mishra to Kallis, no run, flatter delivery on midle, pushed back to the bowler
104.3 Mishra to Kallis, no run, gives it a lot of air, turns sharply after pitching, beats Kallis on its way to the keeper
104.2 Mishra to Amla, 1 run, tossed up delivery that turns big, Amla drives it to extra cover
104.1 Mishra to Amla, no run, full outside off, Amla drives it to cover
103.6 Harbhajan to Amla, 1 run, tossed up delivery outside off, Amla looks to slog sweep, does not tget the middle of the bat, the ball falls just in front of the fielder at backward square leg
103.5 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, full on middle, Kallis turns it to mid wicket
103.4 Harbhajan to Kallis, FOUR!!, trifle short outside off, lot of air on it, Kallis leans on one knee and whacks it past the cover fielder, superb shot that
103.3 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, flighted delivery on middle, Kallis pats it to mid wicket
103.2 Harbhajan to Amla, 1 run, short on off, Amla taps it on the off side with soft hands and sets off for a quick single
103.1 Harbhajan to Kallis, leg byes, 1 run, turns into the right hander who looks to glance it to fine leg, does not get any bat on it, goes off his pads
102.6 Mishra to Amla, no run, a touch flatter this time, Amla defends it back to the bowler
102.5 Mishra to Kallis, 1 run, short again, Kallis closes the face of the bat and tucks it to mid wicket
102.4 Mishra to Kallis, no run, looped up delivery outside off, Kallis prods it to cover, the ball richochets of the fielder and comes back towards Mishra
102.3 Mishra to Kallis, no run, tossed up outside off, little turn on this one, Kallis shoulders arms
102.2 Mishra to Amla, 1 run, short and wide outside off, Amla goes back and whips it to sweeper cover
102.1 Mishra to Amla, no run, slip and a silly pint in place, pitches on middle and gets a lot of turn, beats the outside edge of the bat as he looks to defend
Amit Mishra [26.0-3-71-0] is back into the attack
101.6 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, fires one in quicker, Kallis looks to squeeze it behind square, misses it
101.5 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, quicker one on the off, Kallis defends it on the off side
101.4 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, flighted delivery again outside off, Kallis goes back and lets it go past
101.3 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, tossed up delivery way outside off, Kallis goes back and defends it on the off side
101.2 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, flighted delivery outside off, Kallis leans forward and offers his pad at it
101.1 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, starts off with a quicker delivery, gets a lot of turn, Kallis fails to get the bat down in time, hits the toe end and goes to Dhoni off one bounce
Harbhajan Singh [21.0-0-81-0] is back into the attack
100.6 Zaheer to Amla, no run, fuller delivery on middle, Amla picks Zaheer at the other end of the pitch, Zak does well on his followthrough yet again
100.5 Zaheer to Amla, no run, length delivery angling into the right hander who taps it on the off side, the cover fielder runs in to collect it
100.4 Zaheer to Amla, no run, back of a length delivery angling in, Amla hops on the crease and taps it on the on side
100.3 Zaheer to Amla, no run, pitched up outside off, Amla leans forward and defend it on the frontfoot
100.2 Zaheer to Amla, no run, fuller delivery just outside off, Amla punches it down the pitch, Zak gets down quickly to his left and collects it nice and clean
100.1 Zaheer to Amla, no run, slightly back of a length outside off, Amla looks to go hard at it, the ball whistles past the outside edge of the bat
99.6 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, no run, fuller delivery on off, Kallis prods it to mid on
99.5 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, no run, fires this one in much quicker, Kallis looks to defend on the frontfoot, the ball gets the inside edge of the bat and rolls down to the leg side
99.4 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, FOUR!!, poor bowling this, short and wide, Kallis has all the time in the world to wait for it and cut it square of the wicket, Kallis finally adds on to his overnight score, he took 22 balls to score today
99.3 Ishant Sharma to Amla, 1 run, good length delivery angling in, Amla tucks it to backward square leg
99.2 Ishant Sharma to Amla, no run, terrific comeback from Ishant Sharma, banged in short on off cramping the batsman for room, Amla is in two minds and the ball goes past the outside edge of the bat as he looks to leave it at the end
99.1 Ishant Sharma to Amla, FOUR!!, short pitched delivery just outside off, Amla goes on the backfoot and pulls it superbly past the deep mid wicket fielder, goes off the middle of the bat
98.6 Zaheer to Amla, 1 run, back of a length delivery outside off, Amla cuts it to backward point and retains the strike with that run
98.5 Zaheer to Amla, no run, length delivery outside off, Amla punches it straight to cover
98.4 Zaheer to Amla, FOUR!!, fuller length delivery outside off, Amla drives it beautifully wide of mid off, superb timing on that one, consecutive boundaries
98.3 Zaheer to Amla, FOUR!!, Zak decides to come over the wicket this time, bangs it in short again, Amla does well to rock back and pull it towards backward square leg, 300 partnership is up with that
98.2 Zaheer to Amla, no run, banged in short outside off, Amla hops on the crease and fends it off his toes on the off side
98.1 Zaheer to Amla, no run, good length delivery angling in to Amla, he shoulders arms
97.6 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, no run, good over from Ishant, pitches it up just outside off, Kallis pushes it to the cover fielder, the ball hit the lower part of the bat on that occasion
97.5 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, shapes away from the right hander who lifts his bat and lets it go
97.4 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, no run, length delivery angling in from wide of the crease, Kallis defends it solidly, Kallis is yet to open his account today
97.3 Ishant Sharma to Amla, 1 run, good length delivery outside off, Amla drives it to the Little Master at sweeper cover
97.2 Ishant Sharma to Amla, no run, fuller delivery on off, Amla stands tall and pats it to mid on
97.1 Ishant Sharma to Amla, 2 runs, good batting this, there is a wide gap between point and extra cover, plays it with soft hands to sweeper cover and runs hard to complete the second
96.6 Zaheer to Amla, 1 run, length delivery outside off, Amla pushes it to sweeper cover and retains the strike with that run
96.5 Zaheer to Amla, no run, back of a length delivery angling in, does now bounce much but moves in more than usual, Amla lets it go past him, Dhoni dives to his left to collect it
96.4 Zaheer to Amla, no run, full outside off, Amla comes on the frontfoot and strokes it straight to mid off
96.3 Zaheer to Amla, no run, pitched up just outside off, Amla offers full face of the bat at that, Zaheer runs to his right to collect it
96.2 Zaheer to Amla, no run, fuller delivery outside off, Amla gets forward nicely and taps it towards cover
96.1 Zaheer to Amla, FOUR!!, slightly back of a length angling in, Amla leans forward and looks to defend it, gets a thick outside edge and the ball runs past a diving fielder at gully towards the vacant third man for a boundary
95.6 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, no run, length delivery outside off, Kallis comes on the frontfoot and defends it on the off side
95.5 Ishant Sharma to Amla, 1 run, good length delivery outside off, Amla goes for the fierce cut and gets in inside edge, lucky for Amla that it misses the stumps and rolls down to fine leg
95.4 Ishant Sharma to Amla, no run, short of length delivery outside off, Amla leans back and sees it through to the keeper
95.3 Ishant Sharma to Amla, no run, pitched up outside off, not much pace on this one, Amla taps it on the off side
95.2 Ishant Sharma to Amla, no run, fuller length delivery just outside off, Amla defends it back to Ishant Sharma
95.1 Ishant Sharma to Amla, 2 runs, good length delivery angling in to Amla, he closes the face of the bat and glances it to backward square leg, a poor throw from Saha help them run two
94.6 Zaheer to Amla, 1 run, pitched up outside off, does not get it to angle into the batsman, Amla leans on it and drives it to sweeper cover
94.5 Zaheer to Amla, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, Amla punches it down the ground, good stop by Zaheer on his followthrough
94.4 Zaheer to Amla, no run, banged in short again angling down the leg, Amla moves across and lets Dhoni collect it to his left
94.3 Zaheer to Amla, no run, back of a length delivery on off, does not bounce off the pitch, Amla misses as he looks to drive it down the ground
94.2 Zaheer to Amla, no run, banged in short, that's more like it, Amla was in two minds early on but decided to let that one go past as it was outside off
94.1 Zaheer to Amla, no run, fuller delivery from round the wicket again, Amla goes forward and taps it back to the bowler
93.6 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, no run, back of a length delivery pitched outside off and shaping further away, does not cause any problems for a set batsman like Kallis, he shoulders arms
93.5 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, no run, fuller delivery angled towards middle and off, Kallis offers full face of the bat and defends it solidly on the off side
93.4 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, no run, slightly back of a length delivery much closer to the off stump this time around, Kallis lifts his bat and lets it go
93.3 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, no run, good length delivery pitched outside off and darts away, Kallis makes no attempt to go after it, Dhoni hops to his right to collect it nice and clean
93.2 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, no run, good length delivery outside off, gets it to nip away a little, left alone
93.1 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, no run, pitched full on off, Kallis looks to defend it back to the bowler, the ball goes off the inside edge of the bat on the leg side
92.6 Zaheer to Amla, no run, length delivery from wide of the crease, Amla pats it on the off side, the cover fielder runs in to collect it
92.5 Zaheer to Amla, no run, fuller delivery outside off, Amla defends it back to the bowler
92.4 Zaheer to Amla, no run, short of length delivery that does not bounce as much as he expected it to, Amla does well to sway out of the line and let that go to Dhoni
92.3 Zaheer to Amla, no run, too full outside off, Amla dabs it to the cover fielder
92.2 Zaheer to Amla, no run, pitched up on off angling in to the right hander, he defends it solidly
92.1 Zaheer to Amla, no run, fuller delivery from round the wicket, angles it into Amla who taps it to mid on
91.6 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, no run, good length delivery outside off, good leave by Kallis again
91.5 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, no run, Ishant Sharma getting some extra pace early in the morning, Kallis lets a length delivery go past his bat
91.4 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, no run, back of a length delivery moving away from the batsman a wee bit, Kallis sees it through to the keeper
91.3 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, no run, length delivery outside off, Kallis is content to lift his bat and let it go
91.2 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, no run, back of a length delivery pitched outside off and shaping away from the right hander, he shoulders arms
91.1 Ishant Sharma to Amla, 1 run, good length delivery outside off to start with, Amla pushes it to sweeper cover
Hello and Welcome to the Live coverage of Day 2 of the first Test between India and South Africa. The Proteas will be holding the upper hand as they come out to bat in the first session of Day 2 while the Indians will be looking to get a few break-throughs early on with the new ball...
South Africa have done exceptionally well to comeback and dominate most of the day after being reduced to 6/2 inside the first 4 overs of the day's play. Kallis equalled the record of Brian Lara and Sunil Gavaskar as he went past his 34th Test century while Amla got to his 8th hundred. The spinners were disappointing to say the least for the home team with both Harbhajan and Mishra bowling well below their par. India have to come up with something special if they are to prevent SA from piling on a huge total in the 1st innings. Join us once again at 9:30 am IST for live coverage of Day 2. Till then this is the duo of Shashank and Ajith signing off. Cheers everybody!
And it's Stumps on Day 1
90.6 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, fuller length delivery just outside off, Kallis defends it on the off side, that ends Day 1 and South Africa hold the upper hand as India failed to capitalise on the early wickets
90.5 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, back of a length delivery pitched way outside off and angling in, Kallis sees it through to the keeper
90.4 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, pitched up again outside off, Kallis drives it straight to the fielder at cover
90.3 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, fuller delivery right on the middle stump, Kallis offers the full face of the bat and defends it back to Zaheer
90.2 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, good length delivery angling in from round the wicket, Kallis pats it on the off side with soft hands and sets off for a quick single, sent back rightly by Amla
90.1 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, back of a length delivery pitched outside off, Kallis would not touch those considering that this is the last over of the day
89.6 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, tossed up delivery turning into Kallis who closes the face of the bat and nudges it to short fine leg
89.5 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, flatter delivery on middle and leg, turns it straight to leg slip
89.4 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, quicker one turning into the right hander who goes a long way acroess, the ball misses the bat and the stumps on its way to the keeper
89.3 Harbhajan to Amla, 1 run, full on middle and off, Amla is happy to work it on the on side and get off the strike
89.2 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, Kallis turns a fuller delivery towards backward square leg
89.1 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, flatter one angling towards middle, Kallis defends it on the front foot
Harbhajan Singh [20.0-0-78-0] is back into the attack
88.6 Zaheer to Kallis, 1 run, fuller delivery on middle and off, two sounds heard as it goes towards mid wicket, loud appeal from the Indians but the umpire is quick to indicate that it took the bat first before hitting the pads
88.5 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Kallis lets it through to the keeper
88.4 Zaheer to Amla, 1 run, pitched up on off, Amla drives it down the ground, Bhajji does well to dive and stop the ball, the only thing that has gone right for him today
88.3 Zaheer to Amla, no run, fuller length delivery on off, Amla looks to go for the drive and gets an inside edge to mid on
88.2 Zaheer to Amla, no run, banged in short on middle and leg tempting Amla to go after it who decides to let that one go past him at the last moment
88.1 Zaheer to Amla, no run, fuller delivery from over the wicket, Amla pushes it back to the bowler
87.6 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, no run, he's holding on to the back of a length stuff, Kallis mistimes a cut to Badri at gully
87.5 Ishant Sharma to Amla, 1 run, pitched up outside off, Amla comes on the frontfoot and pushes it between the point and the cover fielder, they are milking singles at ease here
87.4 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, 1 run, back of a length delivery on middle and off, Kallis pats it on the on side with soft hands and they zip across for a quick single
87.3 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, FOUR!!, banged in short, Kallis goes back and takes his eyes off the ball at the last moment as he pulls it to deep square leg, he did well to keep that down, terrific batting this
87.2 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, no run, fuller length delivery angling in, Kallis whacks it straight down the pitch and Ishant Sharma does well to bend down and collect it
87.1 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, no run, pitched up outside off, Kallis gets a long stride forward and defends it, the ball almost rolled back onto the sumps, Kallis did well to stop the ball with his bat
86.6 Zaheer to Amla, no run, short of length delivery angling away, does not bounce off the track, Amla leans back and lets it through to the keeper
86.5 Zaheer to Kallis, 1 run, slightly back of a length on off, Kallis plays it with soft hands to cover and they scamper around for a quick single
86.4 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, good length delivery just outside off, Kallis goes on the backfoot and offers the full face of the bat at it, defends it down the pitch
86.3 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, fuller length delivery on middle and off, Kallis closes the face of the bat and works it straight to Mishra at mid wicket
86.2 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, good length delivery pitched outside off shaping further away, Kallis lifts his bat and lets it go
86.1 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, fuller length delivery on middle, angling away from Kallis who defendds it on the off side
85.6 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, 1 run, length delivery outside off, Kallis stands tall and pushes it to wide of the point fielder, Kallis completes his 150
85.5 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, no run, good length delivery outside off and angling away, well left by Kallis
85.4 Ishant Sharma to Amla, 1 run, fuller length delivery on the stumps, Amla works it to mid wicket for a single
85.3 Ishant Sharma to Amla, no run, short and wide outside off stump, Amla cuts and misses it
85.2 Ishant Sharma to Amla, 2 runs, short and wide outside off stump, Amla gets on top of it and cuts it to deep backward point
85.1 Ishant Sharma to Amla, no run, fuller length delivery swinging down the leg side, well taken by Dhoni diving to his left
Ishant Sharma [15.0-2-34-0] is back into the attack
84.6 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, fuller length delivery on off, Kallis defends it down the pitch
84.5 Zaheer to Amla, 3 runs, good length delivery shaping in to the right hander who flicks it to deep mid wicket, good running this considering the fact that they have been on the field for so long
84.4 Zaheer to Amla, 2 runs, length delivery on middle, Amla tucks it to Mishra at mid wicket who throws unnecessarily at the bowlers' end, two overthrows
New ball has been taken
84.3 Zaheer to Amla, no run, fuller length delivery way outside off, Dhoni does well to dive to his right and collect it
84.2 Zaheer to Amla, no run, pitched up on middle angling away from Amla who stays on the crease and taps it on the off side
84.1 Zaheer to Amla, no run, fuller length delivery on off, Amla punches it to mid off
Zaheer Khan [16.0-4-59-2] is back into the attack
Jacques Kallis and Hashim Amla have been involved in the highest partnership for any wicket against India.
83.6 Harbhajan to Amla, 1 run, short and wide, Amla goes back and cuts it towards cover, richochets off Badri at silly point towards cover
83.5 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, quicker one on off, Amla leans forward and defends it on the off side
83.4 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, tossed up delivery on middle, Kallis gets forward and pushes it to long on
83.3 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, fires one in on off, turns into the right hander who turns it to leg slip again, Badri does well there
83.2 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, flighted delivery turning in to Kallis, he nudges it to the left of leg slip
83.1 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, quicker delivery on middle, turns it straight to short leg
82.6 Sehwag to Kallis, 1 run, trifle short turning in, Kallis closes the face of the bat and works it to deep square leg
82.5 Sehwag to Amla, 1 run, Amla closes the face of the bat and glances it to backward square leg
82.4 Sehwag to Amla, no run, quicker one on off, Amla tucks it straight to short mid wicket
82.3 Sehwag to Amla, no run, full on off, Amla stretches forward and defends it back to Sehwag
82.2 Sehwag to Kallis, 1 run, a touch short on middle, Kallis shuffles across and tickles it to fine leg
82.1 Sehwag to Kallis, no run, flights it on off, Kallis taps it back to the bowler
81.6 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, picks the length early and whips it past square leg to retain the strike
81.5 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, pushed off the frontfoot back to the bowler
81.4 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, sharp spin back in from the rough outside off, but the short leg gfielder is alert, prevents the single
81.3 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, tossed up outside off, he gets forward and turns it towards mid wicket
81.2 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, fired into middle as he gets back and turns it to short leg
81.1 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, fired down leg, beats the keeper and into the boundary but its a dead ball as he offers no stroke
80.6 Sehwag to Amla, FOUR!!, what a way to get to his test century, gets across the stumps and sweeps, pierces the gap between deep square leg and deep mid wicket to get to his 8th Test century. This has been an innings of immense patience and character.
80.5 Sehwag to Amla, no run, excellent forward defends, gets to the pitch of the ball and covers the spin nicely
80.4 Sehwag to Kallis, 1 run, short on middle and leg, tucked away past short fine leg as he jogs across
80.3 Sehwag to Amla, 1 run, gets to the pitch of the ball and flicks it past mid wicket for an easy single
80.2 Sehwag to Kallis, 1 run, taps it with soft hands onto the offside and zips across for a quick single
80.1 Sehwag to Kallis, no run, goes through with tthe arm on middle, he gets back and turns it to short leg
New ball is due now
79.6 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, gets a good stride forward and defends it back to the bowler
79.5 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, trifle short outside off, he rocks back and cuts it past cover for an easy single
79.4 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, fired in full and straight on middle, pushed onto the offside
79.3 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, sharp spin back into the batsman from the offstump, he gets back and turns it towards leg slip
79.2 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, tossed up on middle as he gets forward and turns it to short leg
79.1 Harbhajan to Kallis, 2 runs, turns back into him from outside off, he opens the face of the bat at the last moment and runs it past Sehwag at slip, 2 easy runs taken
78.6 Sehwag to Kallis, 1 run, gets way outside the line of the offstump and works it behind square for a comfortable single
78.5 Sehwag to Amla, 1 run, gets to the pitch of the ball and drives it to mid off for a quick single
78.4 Sehwag to Amla, no run, nice and full on middle, Amla gets forward and smothers the spin
78.3 Sehwag to Kallis, 1 run, easy pickings these, worked away behind square on the onside for an easy single
78.2 Sehwag to Kallis, no run, gets across the line of the stumps and tucks it to mid wicket
78.1 Sehwag to Kallis, no run, tossed up on middle, stroked straight to mid off
Virender Sehwag [4.0-1-9-0] is back into the attack
77.6 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, poor bowling, way down leg once again, helped on its way wide of short fine leg, retains the strike
77.5 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, taps it straight to Murali Vijay at short leg
77.4 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, gets across the stumps and looks to tuck it past short leg, bounces off the pitch and Dhoni gets across to collect it
77.3 Harbhajan to Amla, 1 run, turns back in sharply from outside off, Amla gets on top of the bounce nicely and works it past short leg for an easy single
77.2 Harbhajan to Amla, 2 runs, fired in full on middle but Amla is quick to get across and paddle it fine down towards deep fine leg
77.1 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, tossed up outside off, he gets forward and taps it back to the bowler
Harbhajan Singh [16.0-0-68-0] is back into the attack
76.6 Zaheer to Kallis, 2 runs, moves away late from middle as he gets a thick outside edge past point for a couple
76.5 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, excellent yorker on middle but Kallis is equally upto it, digs it out, gets his bat down at the right moment
76.4 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, good length on middle, Kallis is nicely behind the line of the ball, punched down to mid on, nothing happening off the track for the Indian bowlers
76.3 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, floated nice and full and going across the batsman who shoulders arms once again
76.2 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, tails back into middle from outside off, Kallis digs it out back to the bowler
76.1 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, fuller length delivery darting across the batsman, Kallis watches it through to the keeper
Time for a drink
75.6 Mishra to Kallis, 1 run, short delivery outside leg once again, he gets back and tickles it nice and fine on the onside for an easy single, retains the strike
75.5 Mishra to Kallis, no run, gets back and looks to work it away, gets an inside edge onto the pad
75.4 Mishra to Kallis, no run
75.3 Mishra to Amla, leg byes, 1 run, skids onto the batsman who looks to work it away, deflects off the pad behind the keeper
75.2 Mishra to Amla, no run, slight shorter in length outside off, hurries onto the batsman who gets back and taps it onto the offside
75.1 Mishra to Amla, no run, punched off the backfoot to point
74.6 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, yorker length delivery outside off, pitches in the blockhole and zips off the surface, Kallis plays and misses, just about carries to Dhoni
74.5 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, full and angling away from the batsman, he shows the straight bat towards mid off
74.4 Zaheer to Amla, 1 run, off the slice of the bat this time as he looks to drive on the up, towards deep point
74.3 Zaheer to Amla, no run, driven through the line once again but not exactly off the middle, straight to cover
74.2 Zaheer to Amla, no run, a lot fuller this time, he shows the full face of the bat and strokes it to cover
74.1 Zaheer to Amla, FOUR!!, he flays his bat at a short and wide delivery angling across him, cut away behind point and into the boundary to take him into the 90s
Zaheer Khan [14.0-4-52-2] is back into the attack
This is Kallis' highest Test score against India. His previous best was 132 at Ahmedabad.
73.6 Mishra to Kallis, no run, fired into middle from round the wicket, beaten as he looks to whip it away, ordinary stuff this from Mishra. When he can bowl deliveries like the one he just bowled in the 1st ball of the over, simply can't understand these tactics
73.5 Mishra to Kallis, no run, looks to work it away past mid wicket, gets an inside edge onto the pad
73.5 Mishra to Kallis, no ball, FOUR!!, nice juicy full toss on the pads from round the wicket, picked away over mid wicket into the vacant spaces and past the ropes
73.4 Mishra to Kallis, no run, spins away a mile from outside leg stump, Kallis is rapped on the pad as he looks to flick it
73.3 Mishra to Amla, 1 run, short delivery on middle and leg, he gets back and turns it past square leg for an ambled single
73.2 Mishra to Amla, no run, gets to the pitch of the ball and strokes it straight to cover
73.1 Mishra to Amla, no run, he has been consistently beating the batsman all day but without any luck, tossed up and turning away from middle, Amla plays and misses
72.6 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, no run, fuller length delivery coming back into middle from outside off, Kallis is nicely behind the line of the ball, defended solidly down to mid on
72.5 Ishant Sharma to Amla, 1 run, short and wide outside off, punched off the backfoot to deep extra cover
72.4 Ishant Sharma to Amla, no run, some late movement back into middle, flicked straight to Saha at mid wicket
72.3 Ishant Sharma to Amla, no run, slower delivery on middle, he picks it nice and early, defends it back down the pitch
72.2 Ishant Sharma to Amla, no run, back of a length delivery on middle, punched back to the bowler
72.1 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, 1 run, turns it to short mid wicket and sets off for a quick single
71.6 Mishra to Amla, no run, tossed up nicely outside off but Amla isn't lured into the false stroke, all along the ground to extra cover
71.5 Mishra to Amla, no run, flighted delivery on middle, stroked back to the bowler
71.4 Mishra to Kallis, 1 run, ill directed once again, way outside leg, Kallis tickles it behind short fine leg for an ambled single
71.3 Mishra to Kallis, no run, pitching outside leg and turning away, Kallis looks to get across and whip it away, is struck on the pad
71.2 Mishra to Kallis, no run, googly on middle from round the wicket, Kallis gets forward and taps it onto the onside
71.1 Mishra to Amla, 1 run, tossed up outside off, he leans into the drive, strokes it towards deep extra cover
70.6 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, no run, good line, just in and around the offstump but Kallis is happy to let that go. Indians are looking flat on the field now, who can give them the tonic?
70.5 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, no run, floated nice and full outside off, tails away a bit as Kallis lets it go
70.4 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, no run, nice and full on middle, Kallis shows the full face of the bat and drives it to mid off
70.3 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, no run, a bit of width on offer outside off, stands tall and punches it off the backfoot to point
70.2 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, keeps a bit low, Kallis gets back and defends
70.1 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, no run, reverse swing back into middle as he hops back and punches it back to the bowler
69.6 Mishra to Amla, no run, Amla comes on the frontfoot and defends a fuller delivery towards cover
69.5 Mishra to Amla, no run, gives it a lot of air outside off, Amla stretches forward and defends it back to the bowler
69.4 Mishra to Kallis, 1 run, flatter delivery on off, not much turn on this, Kallis closes the face of the bat and turns it to square leg
69.3 Mishra to Kallis, no run, tossed up delivery on leg, the ball goes to cover off the outside edge of the bat
69.2 Mishra to Kallis, no run, flighted delivery on middle, drives it back to Mishra
69.1 Mishra to Kallis, no run, flighted delivery from round the wicket, Kallis looks to defend, the ball rolls on the off side after getting the outside edge of the bat
68.6 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, 1 run, back of a length delivery just outside off, Kallis pats it towards vacant point region, they are milking singles here
68.5 Ishant Sharma to Amla, 1 run, trifle short outside off, Amla punches it between point and cover
68.4 Ishant Sharma to Amla, no run, good bowling this, pitched on length area outside off and gets it to shape in to the right hander who taps it on the leg side
68.3 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, 1 run, back of a length delivery outside off, this one nipped away a wee bit, Kallis goes on the backfoot and cuts it to backward point, they walk acros for a single
68.2 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, no run, good length delivery on off, gets this to nip back in a little bit, Kallis works it straight to the fielder at mid wicket
68.1 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, no run, back of a length delivery from wide of the crease, Kallis stays on the crease and defends it back to the bowler
67.6 Mishra to Amla, no run, gives it a lot of air luring the batsman for the lofted shot, Amla does not fall for it as he is content to defend it on the front foot
67.5 Mishra to Kallis, 1 run, flights it on the middle stump, Kallis glances it to backward square leg
Mishra coming round the wicket
67.4 Mishra to Amla, 1 run, a touch short, Amla goes back and cuts it towards cover
67.3 Mishra to Amla, no run, flatter one outside off, Amla opens the face of the bat and pushes it to point
67.2 Mishra to Amla, no run, tossed up outside off, turns away and Amla shoulders arms
67.1 Mishra to Amla, no run, flighted delivery on off, turns away from Amla who lets it go past
66.6 Ishant Sharma to Amla, 1 run, back of a length delivery angling into Amla, he gets an inside edge towards square leg as he looks for the straight drive
66.5 Ishant Sharma to Amla, no run, good length delivery outside off, Amla stands tall and pats it on the off side
66.4 Ishant Sharma to Amla, no run, Oh boy!! That just about carried to Badri at short mid on, richochets towards mid wicket, the batsmen decide against the single
66.3 Ishant Sharma to Amla, FOUR!!, poor delivery and poor fielding at the deep, fuller length delivery straying down the leg, Amla turns it towards fine leg, Zaheer fails to stop the ball
66.2 Ishant Sharma to Amla, no run, good length delivery outside off, Amla looks to cut and gets a bottom edge as the bowler runs in to collect it
66.1 Ishant Sharma to Amla, no run, fuller length delivery that nips back into the right hander who pushes it to mid on
Ishant Sharma [11.0-1-24-0] is back into the attack
65.6 Mishra to Kallis, no run, gives this a lot more air, Kallis plays and misses
65.5 Mishra to Kallis, no run, looped up delivery outside off, Kallis punches it straight to cover
65.4 Mishra to Kallis, no run, not much turn on this one, Kallis stands tall and drives it back to the bowler
65.3 Mishra to Kallis, no run, a touch short on off, Kallis cuts it to point
65.2 Mishra to Kallis, no run, flighted delivery outside off, Kallis leans on it and defends it on the off side
65.1 Mishra to Amla, 1 run, tossed up outside off, Amla drives it to sweeper cover
64.6 Zaheer to Amla, 1 run, good length delivery outside off, Amla dabs it between cover and point
64.5 Zaheer to Amla, FOUR!!, superb timing this, fuller delivery angling on the pads of Amla who closes the face of the bat and whips it past mid wicket
64.4 Zaheer to Amla, no run, good length delivery pitched outside off, Amla makes no attempt to go after that one, left alone
Zaheer coming around the wicket now
64.3 Zaheer to Kallis, 1 run, banged in short on middle, Kallis rocks back and pulls it to deep mid wicket
64.2 Zaheer to Amla, 1 run, pitched up outside off, Amla goes forward and drives it to deep extra cover
64.2 Zaheer to Amla, no ball, fuller length delivery outside off shaping away from the batsman, Amla shoulders arms as Zaheer oversteps
64.1 Zaheer to Kallis, 1 run, a hint of reverse as it pitches on off and nips back in, Kallis works it to deep square leg
63.6 Mishra to Amla, no run, short pitched delivery outside off, Amla punches it to cover
63.5 Mishra to Amla, no run, full on off, Amla pats it on the off side
63.4 Mishra to Amla, no run, trifle short again, gets some turn to go with it. Amla shoulders arms
63.3 Mishra to Amla, no run, short and wide, Amla looks to cut and picks Badri and cover
63.2 Mishra to Kallis, 1 run, flatter delivery on middle and leg, Kallis closes the face of the bat and turns it to fine leg
63.1 Mishra to Kallis, no run, flighted delivery on off, Kallis leans on it and taps it on the off side
Amit Mishra [19.0-2-57-0] is back into the attack
62.6 Zaheer to Amla, no run, fuller delivery on off, Amla stands tall and defends it to the bowler
62.5 Zaheer to Amla, FOUR!!, yorker length delivery outside off, Amla gets the toe end of the bat as he looks to slice it, the ball rockets away to the vacant third man region, Indians area missing a few tricks here
62.4 Zaheer to Amla, 2 runs, that came of the middle of the bat, between cover and mid off, easy pickings these
62.3 Zaheer to Amla, FOUR!!, that was a beauty!! Zak managed to get the outside edge of the bat and the ball races between the keeper and Vijay at first slip, none of them made an attempt to go for it, Zak is disappointed
62.3 Zaheer to Kallis, no ball, 1 run, ZAk oversteps and bowls a wide delivery outside off, Kallis pushes it towards point
62.2 Zaheer to Amla, 1 run, back of a length delivery outside off, Amla has all the time in the world to cut it wide of the cover fielder, easy single for Amla
62.1 Zaheer to Amla, no run, Zaheer starts off with a fuller length delivery on off, Amla defends it down the pitch, Zak might be in for a shorter spell here
The post-lunch session completely belonged to the Proteas as Kallis and Amla continued to dominate. Spinners struggled to find the turn and bounce and they were taken for runs quite comfortably. Kallis got past his 34th Test century and Amla completed his 17th Test fifty as the duo brought up the highest 3rd wicket partnership for South Africa against India. A few close LBW calls went against the Indians and it was a frustrating session for them as they toiled hard in the heat. After losing two quick wickets in the morning session, this was exactly what the doctor ordered for the Proteas. Stay tuned for the final session of Day 1 which is about to start in 20 minutes....
Its Tea on day 1
61.6 Sehwag to Amla, 1 run, too short and down leg, gets a tickle round the corner for an easy single to end a session that has been completely dominated by SA
61.5 Sehwag to Amla, no run, flighted delivery on middle from round the wicket, gets forward and looks to tap it onto the onside, is beaten by the spin
61.4 Sehwag to Amla, no run, tossed up and inviting him to drive, Amla doesn't get hold of it, slices it to cover
61.3 Sehwag to Amla, no run, quicker one on middle, worked away towards mid wicket, he was hurried into the stroke
61.2 Sehwag to Kallis, 1 run, short and down leg once again, gets a faint tickle past short fine once again
61.1 Sehwag to Amla, 1 run, glances it behind the keeper down towards short fine leg for an easy single
Kallis becomes the only South African batsman to go past 1000 runs against India and that includes 3 hundreds and 5 fifties.
60.6 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, full toss on the offstump and he is lucky to get away with that, straight to the cover fielder
60.5 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, length delivery shaping away from the good length area on middle, left alone by Kallis
60.5 Zaheer to Kallis, no ball, FOUR!!, poor bowling, oversteps in his quest to bounce the batsman out, he gets back and rolls his wrist nicely on it, beats Ishant into the fine leg boundary!
60.4 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, some late movement back in from outside off as Kallis gets forward and shows the full face of the bat towards cover
60.3 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, full and angling away from the batsman who lets it through to the keeper
60.2 Zaheer to Kallis, 2 runs, nips back in from the length area on middle, whipped away behind square towards deep square leg, 2 more into his kitty
60.1 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, lot of reverse swing in the air as Kallis gets the bottom edge of the bat, just short of Dhoni, nearly got the wicket
Can he get the elusive breakthrough for India?
Zaheer Khan [11.0-4-23-2] is back into the attack
The current stand between Jacques Kallis and Hashim Amla is the best ever third wicket partnership for SA against India.
59.6 Sehwag to Amla, no run, works it away towards square leg, straight to the fielder
59.5 Sehwag to Amla, no run, hurries onto him as he gets back and pushes it back to the bowler
59.4 Sehwag to Amla, no run, spins back in from middle, Amla has the line of the ball well covered
59.3 Sehwag to Amla, no run, full and straight outside off, stroked to Gambhir at cover
59.2 Sehwag to Amla, no run, quicker on middle, pushed back to the bowler
59.1 Sehwag to Amla, FOUR!!, no margin for freebies on this pitch. Short and wide outside off, enough time for him to rock back and thrash it through cover!
58.6 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, fired full and straight on the offstump once again, pushed towards cover
58.5 Harbhajan to Amla, 1 run, plays back to a delivery that was full on the offstump, squeezes it towards point
58.4 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, straying onto the pads, Kallis gets back and helps it on its way behind square on the legside for an easy single
58.3 Harbhajan to Amla, 1 run, fired into middle, he taps it with soft hands towards Mishra at mid wicket and scampers across for a quick single
58.2 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, flatter trajectory this time, he looks to fetch it from outside off and sweep it towards square leg, is rapped on the pads
58.1 Harbhajan to Amla, 2 runs, neatly paddled round the corner behind the keeper down towards deep fine leg for a couple, excellent running once again
57.6 Sehwag to Kallis, no run, slight short outside off, punched off the backfoot to extra cover
57.5 Sehwag to Kallis, no run, nicely tossed up outside off, he gets forward and defends it onto the offside
57.4 Sehwag to Kallis, no run, turns back into middle and leg, tucks it to short leg
57.3 Sehwag to Amla, 1 run, tucks it away behind the wicket on the leg side to get to his 17th Test fifty, he has been the perect foil for Kallis, sensible batting
57.2 Sehwag to Amla, no run, quicker through the air this time, Amla gets back and punches it back to the bowler
57.1 Sehwag to Kallis, 1 run, spins back into middle, flicked away to deep mid wicket
Virender Sehwag [1.0-1-0-0] is back into the attack
56.6 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, turned away round the corner past square leg for an easy single, retains the strike with that run. Indians are looking clueless at the moment. Looks like they are just going through the motions. Who can provide them the inspiration ?
56.5 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, tossed up on middle, Kallis covers the spin nicely and defends solidly
56.4 Harbhajan to Amla, 1 run, gets to the pitch of the ball and strokes it towards deep mid wicket for an easy single
56.3 Harbhajan to Amla, FOUR!!, poor bowling this, getting all too easy for the South Africans. It was short and wide, asking to be hit and Amla takes toll of that, cuts it beautifully past point and into the third man boundary
56.2 Harbhajan to Kallis, 3 runs, rolls his wrists nicely on a ball that spins back into middle and leg from round the wicket, past leg slip and towards fine leg where Ishant does well to stop it, good running as well
56.1 Harbhajan to Amla, 1 run, tossed up on middle, Amla chips down the track and works it down to long on
55.6 Mishra to Amla, 1 run, gets to the pitch of the ball and drives it to mid off for a quick single, a direct hit from Zaheer but Amla was back in easily
55.5 Mishra to Kallis, 1 run, gets across and tickles it round the corner behind the wicket for a single, the Indian attack is looking unidimensional at the moment
55.5 Mishra to Amla, no ball, 1 run, he has faced problems of this type in the past but it was a tight call, pushed towards deep cover for an easy single
55.4 Mishra to Amla, no run, gets forward and tucks it onto the onside
55.3 Mishra to Amla, no run, short and wide outside off, cut away but doesn't find the gap past poing, straight to Tendulkar again
55.2 Mishra to Amla, no run, short but not there for the cut, straight to Tendulkar at backward point
55.1 Mishra to Kallis, 1 run, gives it a lot of flight as Kallis gets forward and creams it through cover to the fielder in the deep
54.6 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, short on middle again, this time he pushes it straight to cover
54.5 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, too short once again, lucky to get away with that. Amla decides to tap it to short leg when it should have actually been despatched towards the mid wicket boundary
54.4 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, too easy now for the Proteas, gets forward and turns it round the corner past square leg, nothing on offer for the spinners unless they flight the ball
54.3 Harbhajan to Amla, 1 run, a bit of width outside off and he squeezes it past point for an easy single
54.2 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, short delivery on middle and leg, gets back and tucks it past short leg
54.1 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, tossed up into middle from round the wicket, pushed back to the bowler
53.6 Mishra to Kallis, no run, trifle short on middle this time, whips it off his hip, picks the fielder at mid wicket
53.5 Mishra to Kallis, no run, flighted delivery on middle and leg, gets forward and defends it down the pitch
53.4 Mishra to Kallis, no run, tossed up outside off, get forward and strokes it to cover
53.3 Mishra to Kallis, FOUR!!, nicely tossed up outside off, he gets underneath that nicely and stokes it past mid off, no one moved, timed to perfection, terrific shot!
53.2 Mishra to Amla, 1 run, gets outside the line of the stumps and works it towards mid wicket for a quick single
53.1 Mishra to Kallis, 1 run, drives it to extra cover for an easy single
52.6 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, flighted delivery on middle, gets forward and strokes it to mid on
52.5 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, quicker one outside off, pushed to cover
52.4 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, rolls his wrists nicely and keeps it down, past leg slip once again to get to his 34th Test Century. What an innings this has been, came into bat when the score read 6/2 and here he is celebrating a 100 which puts him on par with the Great Sunil Gavaskar and Brian Lara.
The field comes in to prevent the single
52.3 Harbhajan to Amla, 1 run, taps it with soft hands towards cover and zips across for the single, sensible stuff
52.2 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, shoddy effort at leg slip gives him the easy single as he moves an inch closer to his century
52.1 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, flighted delivery on middle from round the wicket as he gets forward and pushes it back to the bowler
51.6 Mishra to Amla, no run, tossed up from wide of the crease, Amla just can't seem to pierce the gap on the offside at the moment, straight to extra cover
51.5 Mishra to Kallis, 1 run, gets outside the line of the stumps and turns it past mid wicket for an easy single
51.4 Mishra to Kallis, no run, flatter one pitching on middle and turning away, stroked to short cover
51.3 Mishra to Amla, 1 run, gets to the pitch of the ball and smacks it to deep extra cover for an easy single
51.2 Mishra to Amla, no run, superbly bowled, a lot slower through the air on middle but Amla defends that solidly
51.1 Mishra to Amla, no run, tossed up on middle, driven through the line to extra cover, one gets the feeling that Mishra is tired
50.6 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, gets forward and taps it towards short leg, this is getting easier by the minute for the Proteas. Their dressing room is looking a lot more relaxed now than they were in the 1st session.
50.5 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, he is making the mistake of firing it in repeatedly, picks the leg slip fielder
50.4 Harbhajan to Amla, 1 run, ill directed doosra pitching way outside leg, worked away towards mid wicket for a quick single
50.3 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, tossed up on middle, he gets forward and taps it back to the bowler
50.2 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, hurries onto Kallis who looks to work it behind the wicket, gets a bit of bat on it towards short fine leg, easy single taken
50.1 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, pitching on middle and going down leg, good take by Dhoni as Kallis misses it
49.6 Mishra to Kallis, 1 run, full and straight on middle, worked away past mid wicket for an easy single
49.5 Mishra to Kallis, no run, plays for the one coming back in but the ball skids straight on, mid wicket fielder collects the ball
49.4 Mishra to Kallis, 2 runs, angling down leg and he tickles it nice and fine towards the fielder at deep fine leg, excellent running between the wickets
49.3 Mishra to Kallis, no run, foxed him with the googly, Kallis played for the one going away, is struck on the pad, a big appeal from the bowler and keeper, this looked really close, unlucky for the bowler, umpire reckons he was struck outside
49.2 Mishra to Amla, 1 run, gets forward and thumps it to mid off for a quick single, the fielder was late to react
49.1 Mishra to Kallis, 1 run, gets to the pitch of the ball and smears it past cover all along the ground
48.6 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, fired into middle from round the wicket, he is nicely behind the line of the ball
48.5 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, clips the pad and balloons towards short leg, no damage done
48.4 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, this time it was a lot fuller on middle, spins back in as Amla is beaten in flight and off the pitch. A big appeal from the bowler and keeper but the umpire feels it was going down leg, good shout though
48.3 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, hasn't learnt from his mistakes, keeps it short on middle and leg this time, whipped away off his hip past mid wicket, easy pickings these
48.2 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, a touch short but a bit off extra bounce outside off, pushed towards point, refuses the single
48.1 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, gets across and taps it towards leg slip, all along the ground
47.6 Mishra to Amla, no run, nicely looped up, Amla goes for the drive but doesn't get to the pitch of the ball, off the slice of the bat to cover, encouraging signs for the bowler but still not enough to induce the breakthrough
47.5 Mishra to Amla, no run, fired full into middle but Amla has the line of the ball well covered, back to the bowler
47.4 Mishra to Amla, no run, short and wide outside off, his eyes lit up as he went for a fierce cut shot, beaten!
47.3 Mishra to Amla, no run, in the slot for the drive again, not much turn, straight to extra cover
47.2 Mishra to Amla, no run, pitches outside off and turns away sharply, left alone by Amla
47.1 Mishra to Kallis, 1 run, picks the wrong-un nice and early, tucks it behind square on the leg side for an easy single
46.6 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, gets a good stride forward and thumps it to extra cover
46.5 Harbhajan to Amla, FOUR!!, any top order batsman would be proud of that stroke. Chips down the track and caresses it through cover, no one in the deep and it has enough to cross the boundary, terrific batting!
46.4 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, looks to use his feet to a nicely tossed up delivery on middle and leg from round the wicket, straight to short leg, Vijay flicks the ball back to the keeper but the batsman is well in
46.3 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, gets to the pitch of the ball and works it away past mid wicket for an ambled single, the batsmen are looking in no trouble what so ever, the pressure is building on the Indians
46.2 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, gets across the line and tucks it to short leg
46.1 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, a big appeal from the bowler as the ball spins back him and strikes him on the pad but the umpire feels that he got a bit of inside edge on that, rightly so
45.6 Mishra to Kallis, 1 run, quicker one coming back in with the angle from wide of the crease, worked away past mid wicket
45.5 Mishra to Kallis, no run, he is getting the ball to rip across but the length is a touch short, left alone by Kallis
45.4 Mishra to Kallis, no run, gets a good stride forward and taps it back down the pitch
45.3 Mishra to Amla, 1 run, good bowling this, keeping it in and around the middle stump, stroked past the infield for an easy single
45.2 Mishra to Amla, no run, gives it a lot of flight on middle, he gets his frontfoot out of the way and creams it to Vijay at cover again
45.1 Mishra to Amla, no run, nicely tossed up, inviting the batsman to drive, Amla picks the fielder at extra cover
Drinks are on the field now
44.6 Harbhajan to Kallis, 2 runs, good running between the wickets this, works a looped up delivery towards fine leg and manage to run two comfortably
44.5 Harbhajan to Amla, 1 run, Amla shuffles across and turns it towards deep fine leg
44.4 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, quicker delivery on off, turns in a wee bit, Amla defends it back to Harbhajan
44.3 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, flighted delivery outside off, not much turn on this one, Amla defends it back to the bowler
44.2 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, tossed up on off, Kallis drives it to mid wicket and walk cross for a single
44.1 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, flights it on middle, Kallis turns it to short leg
Harbhajan Singh [8.0-0-35-0] is back into the attack
43.6 Mishra to Amla, no run, driven straight to extra cover, good over this for the Indians
43.5 Mishra to Amla, no run, quicker one on off, Amla leans on it and pushes it to cover
43.4 Mishra to Amla, no run, full on middle getting in to turn away, Amla defends it on the off side
43.3 Mishra to Amla, no run, pitches outside off and turns away, Amla lets it go
43.2 Mishra to Amla, no run, tossed up on middle, Amla closes the face of the bat and works it towards mid wicket
43.1 Mishra to Amla, no run, flighted delivery on off, Amla drives it straight to Badri at covers
42.6 Zaheer to Kallis, FOUR!!, fuller delivery on middle shaping towards the right hander, he moves across and glances it to fine leg, too fine for the fielder at deep square leg to stop that one
42.5 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off, shapes away after pitching, Kallis lifts his bat and lets it go
42.4 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, that's more like it, angling it in and forcing the batsman to play at it, Kallis defends it solidly
42.3 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Kallis puts one leg forward and sees it through to the keeper
42.2 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, length delivery outside off, gets a bit of bounce, Kallis stands tall and taps it back to the bowler
42.1 Zaheer to Kallis, 2 runs, banged in short, Kallis takes the eyes off the ball at the last moment as he pulls it to deep square leg, Mishra fumbles which allows the batsmen to come back for the second
41.6 Mishra to Amla, no run, fires one in outside off, Amla is beaten as he looks to go hard at it on the off side
41.5 Mishra to Amla, no run, pitches on middle and turns big on the batsman, beats him comfortably as he looks to defend
41.4 Mishra to Kallis, 1 run, flatter delivery on off, Kallis turns it to mid wicket
41.3 Mishra to Kallis, no run, Kallis leans forward and pats it on the off side
41.2 Mishra to Kallis, no run, gives it a lot of air on middle, turns away slightly, Kallis defends it back to the bowler
41.1 Mishra to Amla, 1 run, tossed up delivery on off, Amla drives it to mid off and they scamper around for a single
40.6 Zaheer to Kallis, 2 runs, good length delivery angling in, Kallis has all the time in the world to go back and flick it towards deep mid wicket, superb running between the wickets
40.5 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, Kallis watchful here, fuller length delivery outside off, Kallis leans forward and taps it to cover
40.4 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, good bowling this, he's getting it to move both ways, gets it to angle into the right hander who looks to defend, gets an inside edge onto the leg side
40.3 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, slightly back of a length delivery outside off, shapes away from Kallis who lifts his bat and lets it go
40.2 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, fuller length delivery angling in, Kallis taps it to Sachin at short mid on
40.1 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, Dhoni brings Zaheer in as soon as the ball starts to reverse, good ploy this to come round the wicket, Kallis defends it on the off side
Zaheer Khan [9.0-4-15-2] is back into the attack
In 21 test innings against India, Jacques Kallis has never been dismissed for a duck.
39.6 Mishra to Kallis, 1 run, gives it a lot of air and pitches it full on middle, Kallis works it to wide of mid on, they walk across for a single
39.5 Mishra to Kallis, no run, tossed up delivery just outside off, Kallis leans on one knee and defends it on the off side
39.4 Mishra to Kallis, no run, flatter delivery on off, defends it on the off side
39.3 Mishra to Kallis, no run, that's a beauty!! pitched on leg and tunrs across the face of the blade, beats him comfortably
39.2 Mishra to Amla, 1 run, Amla goes back and cuts it to wide of point and sets off for a quick single
39.1 Mishra to Amla, no run, flighted delivery on leg, Amla turns it to short leg
38.6 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, FOUR!!, that's undoubtedly the best shot of the day, Kallis drives a fuller length delivery between cover and long off, no chance of stopping that one as it went past the infield, Kallis is looking good for a big one today
38.5 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, no run, fuller length delivery on off which comes back to the right hander, he defends it back to the bowler
38.4 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, no run, length delivery outside off, Kallis goes back and cuts it to Saha at point
38.3 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, no run, a hint of reverse swing on this one, length delivery shaping in to the right hander, he trusts the line of the ball and makes no attempt to defend it
38.2 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, no run, good line and length this, not giving the set batsman any room, Kallis stands tall and fends it off his toes
38.1 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, no run, legnth delivery from wide of the crease, Kallis offers the full face of the bat and defends it back to the bowler
37.6 Mishra to Amla, no run, gets a good stride forward and taps it on the off side
37.5 Mishra to Amla, no run, flatter one on middle, defended of the frontfoot
37.4 Mishra to Amla, no run, good bowling this, gives it some air on off and gets it to turn away, Amla looks to defend and misses it, Dhoni whips the bails in no time, batsman well in the crease
37.3 Mishra to Amla, no run, tossed up delivery on off, turns away a wee bit, driven straight to the cover fielder
37.2 Mishra to Amla, no run, touch full outside off, Amla punches it straight to extra cover
37.1 Mishra to Amla, no run, flighted delivery on middle and turning away, Amla cuts it straight to Sachin at point
36.6 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, no run, three similar deliveries from Ishant Sharma and same reaction from Kallis yet again, slightly back of a length outside off, Kallis lets it through to the keeper
36.5 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, no run, slightly back of a length outside off, moves away from Kallis who shoulders arms
36.4 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, no run, good length delivery outside off, Kallis lifts his bat and lets it go
36.3 Ishant Sharma to Amla, 1 run, fuller length delivery on middle, Amla closes the face of the bat and works it on the leg side
Kallis is the only cricketer in the world to have scored 8000 runs, taken 200 wickets and 100 catches in both forms of the game.
36.2 Ishant Sharma to Amla, no run, fuller length delivery on middle, Amla drives it to mid on
36.1 Ishant Sharma to Amla, no run, length delivery on off, a hint of away movement on that one, Amla pushes it to the cover fielder
35.6 Mishra to Kallis, no run, goes for the drive, picks the fielder at extra cover
35.5 Mishra to Kallis, no run, pitched outside leg and turns away from the right hander, turns it on the on side
35.4 Mishra to Kallis, no run, flatter delivery, turns it straight to mid wicket
35.3 Mishra to Kallis, no run, flighted delivery on middle, goes forward and defends on the off side
35.2 Mishra to Kallis, no run, tossed up over the batsman's eyeline, goes for the drive, mistimes it to the bowler
35.1 Mishra to Kallis, SIX!!, poor bowling this, it was short on off, Kallis had all the time in the world to go on the backfoot and pull it between mid wicket and long on, manages to clear the boundary ropes, good batting this
34.6 Ishant Sharma to Amla, no run, good delivery to finish the over, full and straight just outside off, Amla leans forward and pushes it to Vijay at cover
34.5 Ishant Sharma to Amla, no run, good bowling this, not giving the batsman any room, Amla goes on the backfoot and taps it to the left of the bowler
34.4 Ishant Sharma to Amla, no run, length delivery angling into the right hander, he stands tall and defends it back to the bowler
34.3 Ishant Sharma to Amla, no run, fuller delivery just outside off, Amla gets solidly behind the line of the ball and defends it to cover
34.1 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, no run, fuller length delivery on middle, Kallis mistimes a drive towards mid on
33.6 Mishra to Kallis, 3 runs, a touch short on middle, Kallis goes on the backfoot and works it towards deep mid wicket, good running brings up the 100 on the board
33.5 Mishra to Kallis, no run, looped up delivery on off, Kallis taps it to cover
33.4 Mishra to Kallis, no run, a touch quicker, driven straight to Vijay at cover
33.3 Mishra to Kallis, no run, drives a tossed up delivery straight to cover
33.2 Mishra to Kallis, no run, flatter delivery outside off, drives it straight to mid off
33.1 Mishra to Kallis, FOUR!!, flighted delivery outside off, Kallis goes for the drive, does not get the middle of the bat, squeezes it past point, Tendulkar does not manage to hold on to it
32.6 Ishant Sharma to Amla, no run, backs up with another good delivery, pitched on middle and Amla gets an inside edge onto the pads
32.5 Ishant Sharma to Amla, no run, that's good bowling, pitches in the corridor of uncertainty forcing the batsman to go for the drive who plays and misses
32.4 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, 1 run, slower delivery just outside off, Kallis drives it to mid off with soft hands and zips across for a quick single, makes it comfortably at the end
32.3 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, no run, good length delivery outside off, Kallis makes no attempt to go after it, Dhoni collects it nice and clean
32.2 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, no run, fuller delivery on middle, Kallis flicks it straight to short mid wicket
32.1 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, no run, good length delivery from wide of the crease angling it into the right hander who defends well on the front foot
31.6 Mishra to Kallis, 1 run, flatter delivery on the leg, Kallis moves across and works it to deep square leg
31.5 Mishra to Kallis, no run, tossed up delivery on off, turns away from Kallis, left alone
31.4 Mishra to Kallis, no run, no turn on this one, fired on middle, raps Kallis on the pads, appeal turned down by the umpire
31.3 Mishra to Kallis, no run, lot of turn on this after pitching down the leg, Kallis defends it back to the bowler
31.2 Mishra to Kallis, no run, flighted delivery outside off, turns away from Kallis who lets it go past him
31.1 Mishra to Amla, 1 run, full on middle, Amla drives it to mid wicket and sets off for a single
Amit Mishra [6.0-0-18-0] is back into the attack
30.6 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, stays low and Kallis lets the keeper collect it
30.5 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, Kallis drives it back to the bowler
30.4 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, no run, good length delivery outside off, Kallis puts his leg forward and lets it through to the keeper, that's been the story this over
30.3 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, no run, good length delivery outside off, Kallis lifts his bat and lets it go
30.2 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, no run, length delivery outside off, no movement off the pitch for Ishant Sharma, Kallis shoulders arms
30.1 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, no run, back of a length delivery shaping away from the right hander, left alone
Ishant Sharma [6.0-0-17-0] is back into the attack
29.6 Sehwag to Amla, no run, flighted delivery on middle, works it on the leg side
29.5 Sehwag to Amla, no run, straighter delivery, raps him on the pads, a loud appeal turned down
29.4 Sehwag to Amla, no run, flatter delivery pushed to mid on
29.3 Sehwag to Amla, no run, fored in on middle, pushed back to the bowler
29.2 Sehwag to Amla, no run, turns it to short leg
29.1 Sehwag to Amla, no run, flatter delivery, pushed to mid wicket
Zaheer got India off to a splendid start as he took two quick wickets early on. Prince was unlucky to be given out caught behind while replays suggested that it went off his arm guard. Zak bowled a beauty to send Smith back to the hut and SA were put on the backfoot right away. Kallis came in and looked to rebuild the innings with Amla giving him good company. The South Africans paced the innings beautifully after the loss of two wickets and Kallis got to his 53rd Test fifty minutes before the Lunch break. The spinners will have a major role to play as we proceed to the post lunch session that is about to start in 40 minutes time....
Thats lunch on Day 1
28.6 Mishra to Kallis, 4 runs, not very often do we see this in India. Keeps a bit low on middle but he gets back and works it away superbly past mid wicket, Sachin gives a long chase, just stops before the ropes and they run 4, excellent running
28.5 Mishra to Kallis, no run, tossed up over the batsman's eyeline as he gets forward and taps it with soft hands
28.4 Mishra to Kallis, no run, flighted on middle, Kallis gets forward and taps it back to the bowler
28.3 Mishra to Kallis, no run, tossed up and he gets it off the middle of the bat, smacks Vijay at silly point, good stop although unintentional
28.2 Mishra to Kallis, no run, fired into middle as he gets forward and covers the spin
28.1 Mishra to Kallis, no run, short and wide outside off, left alone
Amit Mishra [5.0-0-14-0] is back into the attack
27.6 Zaheer to Amla, no run, pitched up outside off, driven straight to extra cover
27.5 Zaheer to Kallis, 3 runs, straying down leg once again and its beautifully flicked off the pad past mid wicket, good aggressive running gives them 3 and he gets to his 53rd Test fifty in the process, his 6th against India.
27.4 Zaheer to Kallis, FOUR!!, angled down leg and he just helps it on its way into the fine leg boundary, bread and butter stroke. Errs in length slightly and its enough for him to pick it into the boundary!
27.3 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, back of a length nipping back into middle, he stands tall and punches it back to the bowler
27.2 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, not enough carry to the keeper. Length delivery outside off, left alone by Kallis
27.1 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, tails back in from round the wicket but Kallis decides to let it go through to the keeper
26.6 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, floated across the batsman from round the wicket, defended onto the offside
26.5 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, quicker one outside off, he is quick to get across and tickle it down to fine leg for an easy single, Harbhajan is under pressure
26.4 Harbhajan to Kallis, FOUR!!, picture perfect cover drive, straight out of the text book. Gets to the pitch of the ball and smacks it through cover, delightful to say the least!
26.3 Harbhajan to Kallis, 2 runs, gets across quickly and paddles it nice and fine round the corner for a couple, runs coming very easily at the moment
26.2 Harbhajan to Kallis, byes, FOUR!!, kicks off from the surface on middle and spun a long way down leg, beats both the batsman and keeper into the fine leg boundary
26.1 Harbhajan to Amla, 1 run, fuller and quicker on middle, easily picked away by Amla towards deep square leg
Jacques Kallis with that six takes his tally to 70 sixes in Test cricket, he's the 9th in the all time list of six hitters in Tests.
25.6 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, swings back in sharply from outside off as he shows the full face of the bat and pushes it back to the bowler
25.5 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, going down leg from round the wicket, brushed his thigh pad on the way through to Dhoni
25.4 Zaheer to Amla, 1 run, thumped down the ground with the full face of the bat to Ishant who is a touch deep at mid off, easy single
25.3 Zaheer to Kallis, 1 run, banged into middle but this time he got on top of the bounce and rolled his wrists on that towards fine leg, he got into an awkward position as he went for it, no damage done in the end
25.2 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, full and in the corridor of uncertainty outside off, left alone by Kallis, doesn't carry to Dhoni though
25.1 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, peppers him with the short delivery on middle but Kallis ducks under that one nicely, excellent tactics from the seasoned campaigner, setting him up nicely here
24.6 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, wristly flick from outside off to a fuller delivery, past mid wicket for an easy single, retains the strike
24.5 Harbhajan to Kallis, FOUR!!, he is taking the attack to the bowlers, gets outside the line of the stumps and picks him over square leg this time, no one in the deep and the ball rolls into the boundary
24.4 Harbhajan to Kallis, SIX!!, where has that come from ? LSRK on air calls that a 'blazing hit'. Gets underneath the spin and lofts him handsomely over deep mid wicket but Harbhajan shouldn't mind that, signs of aggression from Kallis
24.3 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, this time its the top spinner from Harbhajan fired outside off, he covers the line of the ball nicely, pushed back to the bowler with the full face of the bat
24.2 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, gets back and tucks it to short leg
24.1 Harbhajan to Amla, 1 run, turns back in from middle, worked away with the spin towards fine leg for an ambled single
The over rate from the Indians has been very impressive. Something that we don't get to see often these days in international cricket.
23.6 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, good length delivery on middle, Kallis tucks it towards mid wicket
23.5 Zaheer to Kallis, FOUR!!, streaky boundary but he won't mind it a wee bit, gets a thick edge past gully and into the third man boundary, a hint of reverse swing on offer for Zak
23.4 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, length delivery angling across, the batsman leaves and the ball moves back in after it passed Kallis
23.3 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, terrific line and length from Zak, he will trouble the batsmen all day if he keeps bowling it there, in the corridor of uncertainty as Kallis decides to leave it at the last moment
23.2 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, back of a length delivery angling away, left alone by Kallis
23.1 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, gets a bit of shape away from the good length area on middle, pushed to gully
Zaheer Khan [6.0-4-2-2] is back into the attack
22.6 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, gets forward and plays it with soft hands
22.5 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, quicker one on middle, taps it back to the bowler, the runs are kept under check but they aren't troubling the batsmen
22.4 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, solidly behind the line of the ball, pushed back to the bowler
22.3 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, quicker one outside off, squeezed towards backward point, so far Harbhajan hasn't troubled the batsman what so ever
22.2 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, worked away with the spin to mid wicket
22.1 Harbhajan to Amla, 2 runs, he isn't getting the line right, down middle and leg, tickled away nicely towards deep fine leg where Ishant was caught napping, 2 easy runs
21.6 Mishra to Kallis, no run, goes for the big booming drive but finds Saha at extra cover
21.5 Mishra to Kallis, no run, keeps the off stump line as Kallis gets forward and taps it with soft hands
21.4 Mishra to Kallis, no run, tossed up outside off, gets to the pitch of the ball and caresses it to extra cover
21.3 Mishra to Kallis, no run, looped up on middle, he gets forward and defends
21.2 Mishra to Kallis, no run, quicker one on middle, stroked back to the bowler who throws it back to the keeper out of frustration
21.1 Mishra to Kallis, FOUR!!, lollipops at this level will be dealt with severely. Short delivery on middle, and Kallis says thank you very much, pulled over mid wicket!
20.6 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, floated in outside off, he gets a good stride forward and strokes it to cover, solid defence from Amla
20.5 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, flatter one on middle, he covers the line of the ball nicely, tapped to short cover
20.4 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, tossed up on the offstump from round the wicket, he gets forward and defends it with a dead bat
20.3 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, quicker one on middle, worked away past short leg for an ambled single, sensible stuff this
20.2 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, he is batting with immense confidence here, gets behind the line of the ball and works it to short leg
20.1 Harbhajan to Amla, 1 run, gets outside the line of the stumps and tucks it behind square leg for an easy single
19.6 Mishra to Kallis, no run, pitching on leg and turning away, pushed back to the bowler
19.5 Mishra to Kallis, no run, gets to the pitch of the ball and smacks it to cover
19.4 Mishra to Kallis, FOUR!!, that is a half tracker on middle and leg, gets the punishment it deserves, pulled handsomely over mid wicket and a couple of bounces into the fence!
19.3 Mishra to Amla, 1 run, looks for the drive but gets it off the outer half of the bat past cover for an easy single
19.2 Mishra to Amla, no run, Shane Warne would have been proud of that delivery, slower through the air, gives it a nice loop, he prods at it and misses!
19.1 Mishra to Amla, no run, turns away from the offstump as he gets forward and taps it with soft hands
18.6 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, spins back into middle, Kallis negotiates that safely, keeps it down, leg slip fielder picks that up, tight bowling this but the batsmen are upto the task as well, good contest
18.5 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, shorter in length and spinning back in from outside off, he watches it into the keeper's gloves
18.4 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, turns it to short leg, Vijay is extremely alert, hits direct at the bowler's end but Amla is alert as well, gets back in time
Vijay hits the non striker's end direct from short leg, third umpire has been called for
18.3 Harbhajan to Amla, 1 run, floated nicely on middle and leg, tucked away towards mid wicket for a quick single
18.2 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, tossed up into middle from round the wicket, pushed to mid wicket
18.1 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, gets forward and flicks it past mid wicket for an ambled single, the pressure is easing off a bit on the batsmen now
17.6 Mishra to Amla, no run, fired in a lot quicker this time, he gets forward and defends with soft hands
17.5 Mishra to Amla, no run, gets a good stride forward and taps it past silly mid off
17.4 Mishra to Amla, no run, gives it some air on middle but Amla has the ball well covered, defended onto the offside
17.3 Mishra to Kallis, 1 run, trifle short on middle and leg, worked away wide of mid on for an easy single
17.2 Mishra to Amla, 1 run, flighted over the batsman's eyeline, he doesn't get underneath that perfectly, mistimes to cover but they get a single
17.1 Mishra to Amla, no run, nicely tossed up on middle and leg, he gets his foot out of the way and drives it to mid on
16.6 Harbhajan to Amla, 1 run, first signs of aggression from Amla, gets outside and sweeps it fiercely but straight to deep fine leg
16.5 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, wristy flick past square leg for an easy single
16.4 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, gets to the pitch of the ball and works it to mid wicket
16.3 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, fired outside off, he gets behind the line of the ball and defends, good solid defence from Kallis
16.2 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, gets outside the line of the stumps and defends it to Vijay at short leg
16.1 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, turns back into middle, picks the fielder at short leg
15.6 Mishra to Amla, no run, terrific delivery once again, pitching on middle and turns a mile away, Amla plays down the wrong line, is struck on the right pad. A big appeal from the bowler but the ball would have missed off stump
15.5 Mishra to Amla, no run, flatter one on middle, he gets forward and plays it towards cover point
15.4 Mishra to Amla, no run, pitches on middle and skids on, Amla shapes for the cut, picks it to point
15.3 Mishra to Kallis, 1 run, worked away behind square leg for an easy single
15.2 Mishra to Kallis, no run, gets forward and strokes it back to the bowler, good spin and flight from Mishra
15.1 Mishra to Kallis, no run, tossed up outside off, driven through the line to Saha at extra cover
14.6 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, gets behind the line of the ball nicely, taps it to short leg
14.5 Harbhajan to Amla, FOUR!!, extremely lucky to get that away, doesn't pick the doosra, gets a thick edge and Viru at slip is a little slow to react
14.4 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, a bit of spin back in from outside off, he tucks it behind square for an ambled single
14.3 Harbhajan to Amla, 1 run, gets across and sweeps it down to fine leg
14.2 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, turned away to short leg where Vijay picks up the ball and fires it at the non striker's end, nearly hit the umpire, good backing up at mid on, had he hit the stumps Kallis would have been gone
14.1 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, trifle short outside off, cut away to short cover
Harbhajan Singh [1.0-0-1-0] is back into the attack
13.6 Mishra to Kallis, 2 runs, pitches on middle and skids straight on, he gets in inside edge past square leg for a couple
13.5 Mishra to Kallis, no run, he is beaten by the flipper but luckily he is struck outside off, good decision by the umpire
13.4 Mishra to Kallis, no run, pitching outside leg and turning away, he gets across and plays it with soft hands
13.3 Mishra to Kallis, no run, gets forward and taps it to short cover, nice line and length
13.2 Mishra to Kallis, no run, that is a classic delivery, pitching on middle and spinning away, Kallis plays and misses, superb stuff!
13.1 Mishra to Kallis, no run, tossed up on middle, Kallis gets forward and defends
Amit Mishra, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
Drinks are on the field now
Wriddhiman Saha is the 2nd player from Bengal to represent India, after the legendary Sourav 'Dada' Ganguly retired. And incidentally at the same venue where he played his last Test match.
12.6 Ishant Sharma to Amla, no run, fuller delivery on off, Amla drives it straight to mid off, good first hour for the Indians
12.5 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, 1 run, good length delivery angling in, Kallis goes back and works it on the on side, easy single this for the SA batsmen at the middle
12.4 Ishant Sharma to Amla, 1 run, fuller length delivery nipping back in a wee bit, he did not place it well, the ball gets a thick inside edge and runs down to backward square leg
12.3 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, 1 run, back of a length delivery outside off, Kallis taps it towards point with soft hands and sets off for a quick single, good running this
12.2 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, no run, fuller delivery just outside off, Kallis defends it on the off side, straight to cover
12.1 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, no run, pitched on length area on off and gets a bit of bounce, Kallis fends it off his toes back to the bowler
Ishant Sharma [5.0-0-14-0] has changed ends and is back to bowl
11.6 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, looped up delivery on off, Amla goes forward and defends it back to the bowler's right
11.5 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, quicker one outside off turning into the right hander, he defends iton the on side again
11.4 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, not much turn this time, Amla leans on it and defends it on the on side
11.3 Harbhajan to Amla, no run, tossed up outside off, turns into Amla who turns it straight to short leg again
11.2 Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, gives it a bit of air outside off, Kallis works it wide of short leg, easy single this
11.1 Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, flatter delivery to start off with, Kallis turns it to short leg
Harbhajan Singh, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
10.6 Zaheer to Amla, no run, end of another good over from Zak, fuller delivery on middle, Amla taps it back to the bowler
10.5 Zaheer to Amla, no run, fuller delivery outside off, Amla drives it straight to the hands of the cover fielder
10.4 Zaheer to Amla, no run, fuller length delivery on off, Amla works it to point, sets off for a single and he's sent back by Kallis, good decision that
10.3 Zaheer to Amla, no run, back of a length delivery shaping away from Amla, way outside off, Amla lets it go
10.2 Zaheer to Kallis, leg byes, 1 run, length delivery on middle, gets it to shape into the batsman this time, Kallis looks to work it on the leg side, the ball rolls towards mid wicket off the pads
10.1 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, fuller length delivery pitched on off and angles it away form Kallis, left alone
9.6 Ishant Sharma to Amla, no run, pitched up just outside off, Amla punches it straight to short cover
9.5 Ishant Sharma to Amla, no run, fuller delivery shaping away from the right hander, Amla lifts his bat and lets it go
9.4 Ishant Sharma to Amla, FOUR!!, that's the best shot of the day without a doubt, width offered and Amla latches on to it quickly, stands on the crease and cuts it square of the wicket, first boundary of the morning for the Proteas
9.3 Ishant Sharma to Amla, no run, fuller delivery swinging away from Amla, he puts his leg forward and decides not to go after it, Dhoni applauds after collecting it
9.2 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, 1 run, short pitched delivery forcing the batsman to go back and pull it, he does well to keep it down, the ball runs down to deep square leg, the batsman walk across for another single
9.1 Ishant Sharma to Kallis, no run, good length delivery pitched on middle and shapes towards off, Kallis stands tall and defends it on the off side
8.6 Zaheer to Kallis, 1 run, fuller delivery pitched outside off and angling down the leg, Kallis goes back and turns it towards backward square leg, he's off the mark with that run
8.5 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, fuller length delivery on off, Kallis defends it back to the bowler
8.4 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, he's getting the ball to move both ways here, slightly back of a length, the ball nips away after pitching, Kallis lets that go to Dhoni
8.3 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, length delivery from round the wicket, angles it into the right hander from outside off, Kallis trusts the bounce and lets it through to the keeper
8.2 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, good length delivery on middle angling away, Kallis decides to leave it at the last moment
8.1 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, straying down the leg this time, pitches on leg and gets it to move further down the leg, Kallis lets the keeper do the rest
7.6 Ishant Sharma to Amla, no run, length delivery outside off, nips away from the right hander, he shoulders arms
7.5 Ishant Sharma to Amla, 2 runs, pitched up outside off, Amla drives it to the left of long off who does not manage to stop it, quick running between the wickets results in two runs
7.4 Ishant Sharma to Amla, 2 runs, good batting this, beautifully timed, fuller length delivery outside off, Amla leans on it and drives it between point and cover, easy two for the batsman
7.3 Ishant Sharma to Amla, no run, good length delivery shapes away from the right hander who lets it through to the keeper
7.2 Ishant Sharma to Amla, no run, fuller delivery on middle and off, Amla pushes it straight to mid on
7.1 Ishant Sharma to Amla, no run, fuller length delivery on off, no movement off the pitch, Amla offers the full face of the bat and defends it back to the bowler
Smith is Zaheer's bunny for sure. He had dismissed him 6 times on India's tour to SA in 2006 and now gets him here with a peach of a delivery.
2 slips in place for Amla
6.6 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, shapes away from the new batsman, he is happy to let that one go past him
6.5 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, banged in short outside off, gets big on the batsman, he lets it go to the keeper
6.4 Zaheer to Kallis, no run, banged in short outside leg, Kallis ducks under it and lets that go
Jacques Kallis, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Zaheer to Smith, out Bowled!! Thats a peach of a delivery!! You go to any part of the world, you will still struggle to find such a good delivery, pitched on middle and nips away a wee bit, beats Smith on it's way and destroys the furniture behind the batsman, that's the wicket India was looking for, they got the big fish here, Smith goes and Proteas are in trouble early on. Smith b Zaheer 6(26)
6.3 Zaheer to Smith, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
6.2 Zaheer to Smith, no run, fuller length delivery on the leg stump, Smith flicks it to short mid wicket
6.1 Zaheer to Smith, no run, Zak is looking good out there today, length delivery on off forcing the batsman to play at it, Smith does well to defend it on the off side
5.6 Ishant Sharma to Smith, 1 run, fuller delivery pitched on leg this time, Smith goes on the backfoot and works it towards deep square leg, he retains the strike with that run
5.5 Ishant Sharma to Smith, no run, back of a length outside off, Smith has a close look at it and shoulders arms
5.4 Ishant Sharma to Smith, no run, good length delivery pitched on off, gets a bit of extra bounce, Smith lets it through to the keeper
5.3 Ishant Sharma to Smith, no run, pitched outside off again, the angle of the delivery taking it away from the left hander, he will leave those all day
Prince wanted to go for the review, but unfortunately for him the UDRS system is not in place for this series. Unfortunate start to the series for him. Not an auspicious start for Ian Gould.
5.2 Ishant Sharma to Smith, no run, slightly back of a length on middle, shapes away, Smith goes back and decides to let that one go to the keeper
5.1 Ishant Sharma to Smith, no run, length delivery on off, angles it away from Smith, he lets that go to the keeper
4.6 Zaheer to Amla, no run, good length delivery outside off, shapes away from the right hander, he lifts his bat and lets it go
4.5 Zaheer to Amla, no run, slightly back of a length outside off, swings away from the right hander who lets that go, Dhoni leans on one knee to collect it to his right
4.4 Zaheer to Amla, no run, fuller length delivery pitched on off and shapes in to the new man, he defends it on the on side
Hashim Amla, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Zaheer to Prince, out Caught by Dhoni!!banged in short, Prince had no room to work it on the off side, unfortunately for him it went off the arm guard, the ball lobs up and Dhoni latches on to a sitter, no wonder Prince is disappointed, poor decision by the umpire this and he's off without thoubling the scorers. Prince c Dhoni b Zaheer 0(10)
4.3 Zaheer to Prince, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
4.2 Zaheer to Prince, no run, banged in short and angles it in tho Prince, he leans back and lets it go to the keeper
4.1 Zaheer to Prince, no run, loud appeal from the Indians, he's making the ball talk here Zaheer, fuller length delivery angling into the left hander, impact outside the line of the off stump, good decision this
3.6 Ishant Sharma to Smith, no run, back of a length delivery on middle, shapes into the South African captain who fends it on the on side to short mid wicket
3.5 Ishant Sharma to Smith, no run, better line and length this time around, full and just outside off, Smith goes forward and taps it on the off side
3.4 Ishant Sharma to Smith, no run, back of a length delivery angling away, Smith shoulders arms
3.3 Ishant Sharma to Smith, 2 runs, straying on the pads this time, fuller delivery with no movement off the pitch, Smith works it wide of short mid wicket and run two before Mishra throws the ball back
3.2 Ishant Sharma to Smith, no run, good length delivery angling away from Smith, a hit of away movement on that one, Smith lets it go
3.1 Ishant Sharma to Smith, no run, the short mid wicket fielder comes into play straightaway, fuller length delivery on middle, Smith whips it straight to the fielder
2.6 Zaheer to Prince, no run, fuller delivery way outside off, Prince leans on it and goes after it, straight to the fielder at mid off, a good over from Zak comes to an end
2.5 Zaheer to Prince, no run, pitched up and moves away from Prince, he lifts his bat and lets it go
2.4 Zaheer to Prince, no run, good length delivery shaping in, strikes him high on the pads, a loud appeal turned down by the umpire, that hit him outside the line, good decision at the end
2.3 Zaheer to Prince, no run
2.2 Zaheer to Prince, no run, fuller length delivery on off, Prince drives it straight to mid off
2.1 Zaheer to Prince, no run, too wide outside off, Prince makes no attempt to go after it, he should change his line a bit here
1.6 Ishant Sharma to Smith, no run, length delivery on off, nips away from the left hander who sees it through to the keeper
1.5 Ishant Sharma to Smith, 2 runs, banged in short outside off, Smith rocks back and pulls it to deep mid wicket, comfortable two for the Proteas
1.4 Ishant Sharma to Smith, no run, good length delivery on off angling away, Smith lets it through to the keeper
1.3 Ishant Sharma to Smith, no run, good bowling this, looking to bowl straighter to start with, fuller length delivery on off, slightly shapes away from Smith who defends it on the off side
1.2 Ishant Sharma to Smith, no run, fuller length delivery pitching on middle and darting away, Smith goes on the backfoot and works it to short mid wicket
1.1 Ishant Sharma to Smith, no run, good length delivery pitching on middle and shaping away from Smith, he goes back and pats it down the pitch, Ishant Sharma collects it on this followthrough
Three slips and a gully in place
Ishant Sharma, right-arm fast, comes into the attack
0.6 Zaheer to Prince, no run, fuller length delivery on off, Prince leans forward and taps it back to the bowler
0.5 Zaheer to Smith, 1 run, good length delivery shaping into Smith, he shuffles across and flicks it to deep square leg
0.4 Zaheer to Smith, no run, length delivery outside off, shapes away further as it passes the batsman who lifts his bat and lets it go
0.3 Zaheer to Smith, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, climbs on to Smith, he shoulders arms
0.2 Zaheer to Smith, no run, straying down the leg this time, fuller length delivery shaping in, Smith looks to flick and misses, Dhoni collects it to his right
0.1 Zaheer to Smith, no run, good length delivery shaping away from the left hander, good start from Zaheer, Smith guides it to point
Graeme Smith and Ashwell Prince are at the crease. Graeme Smith is on strike. Zaheer Khan will open the attack
Rohit Sharma twisted his ankle a few minutes before the toss which has resulted in Saha making his debut. This is not the first time Rohit has got injured just before the match...
Teams:
South Africa (Playing XI): Graeme Smith(c), Ashwell Prince, Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers, Jean-Paul Duminy, Mark Boucher(w), Dale Steyn, Wayne Parnell, Morne Morkel, Paul Harris
India (Playing XI): Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Murali Vijay, Sachin Tendulkar, Subramaniam Badrinath, MS Dhoni(w/c), Wriddhiman Saha, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Amit Mishra, Ishant Sharma
It's not just Badri and Saha who are making the debut today. This is Ajith making my Test debut and I'll be bringing you all the action along with my colleagues Srivathsa and Shashank. Hope you enjoy our coverage. Good morning to all.....
Dhoni: We are hit by injuries and we have to capitalise with whatever resources we have. Saha and Badrinath are making their debut today. The 4th innings will be tough to bat with the spinners coming into play. We have a settled middle order and the youngsters should make the most of the opportunities they get. Badri has been in and out of the side and it's good that he's getting a game here.
Smith: It was good that we arrived here five days earlier. India is a tough team to beat and the warm up match has helped us. The guys are high on confidence and Parnell will be the man to look out for. The Morkels and the Steyns are our key players...
South Africa have won the toss and elected to bat
Pitch report: Each team is trying to get a psychological advantage early on but it's this 22 yards of the wicket that does make the difference says Sunil Gavaskar. The pitch is a lot browner this time around. Probably it won't have the carry that is expected and spinners will have a big role to play. Despite of all this, the captain winning the toss would still like to bat first and put a big total.
Hello and Welcome to the first Test match between India and South Africa. India will miss the services of Rahul Dravid and Yuvraj Singh. Laxman's fitness has been a point of concern for the Indians and South Africa will have a few positives to take out of this injury hit opposition. Stay tuned for the pitch report and the toss....
by Saurabh Somani
Ever since late 2008, when both India and South Africa beat the then World Number One side Australia - fans across the cricketing world have been waiting for a match-up between the two sides that looked, even then, the most likely to topple the Aussies from their long-held reign. Now that the match-up is finally happening though, there is a small sense of an anti-climax. "Just two Test series?" ask the traditional fans for whom ODIs and Twenty20s come somewhere below earthworms in the evolutionary order. The more practical fans sigh and say, "Well, at least we're getting two Tests."
The need to have a longer series is reflected even more acutely considering the circumstances India find themselves in for the first Test. No Dravid, a still-not-certain Laxman, no Yuvraj and no Sreesanth. It can be argued that to be a strong Number One, India must have a strong bench-strength too, and not have to rely only on their first eleven, but it can equally be argued that to test the relative strengths of two sides, a longer series is always better, since then both sides are likely to require the services of some substitutes.
Be that as it may, even for a two Test series, this one promises to be a cracker of a contest. India's injury woes are offset slightly by the home advantage they will enjoy, but no team can lightly shrug off the loss of a cricketer like Dravid. If Laxman is fit, India will still fancy themselves as favourites, but if he isn't then Numbers 3, 5 and 6 would be Murali Vijay, Badrinath and Rohit Sharma - and talented though they undoubtedly are, that is not a thought that the Indian think tank would be very comfortable with. In case Laxman is fit, Rohit would sit out, and Dhoni and Kirsten should then seriously consider sending Laxman in at Number 3. A batting order that has Gambhir, Sehwag, Laxman and Tendulkar in the top four does sound more intimidating than if you replace Laxman's name with that of Murali Vijay or S Badrinath. Moreover, Laxman has done enough and more over a long career to completely justify his elevation to the Number 3 spot. If Laxman's injury does not heal sufficiently, then a large burden will fall on the capable shoulders of Sachin Tendulkar, who will have to shepherd the rookie middle order, and on the opening combination of Sehwag and Gambhir - from whom a good start would be almost mandatory. Sehwag and Gambhir will have their task cut out against a potent South African pace attack led by the dangerous Dale Steyn. If they can blunt the opening salvo, India's openers would have won a large part of the battle. In fact, one could go so far as to say that the series might well be decided on which set of openers - Sehwag and Gambhir or Steyn and Morkel - wins more of the battles.
India's bowling looked good against Bangladesh, but will face a truer test against the likes of Kallis, AB de Villiers and Graeme Smith. What the Bangladesh series has done though, is ensure that both Zaheer and Ishant have their confidence levels at a high, and once that is taken care of, rhythm follows automatically. India has a clear advantage in the spinning stakes, with Harbhajan and Ojha/Mishra being definitely superior to Paul Harris, John Botha and the occasional tweak from JP Duminy.
South Africa come into the series with a resounding win in their last Test against England, but with the full knowledge that they drew a series 1-1, when it should have been theirs 3-1. South Africa were at full-strength, with the home advantage, but they still allowed England to get away twice in the space of three Tests, and that does not bode well for a team that aspires to be Number One. Though their pace bowling is very strong on paper, they have some chinks - either technical or mental - to iron out, since even the depleted Indian line-up has far more batting fire-power than England had. Their batting is definitely a big strong point, and even their traditional weakness against spin doesn't seem present in the new generation of AB de Villiers and JP Duminy, while Jacques Kallis remains the man for all seasons. Ashwell Prince's form is the only worry they have in the batting department, but he has been a player of proven class, and the South Africans would be counting on him to bounce back. He will need to be particularly careful against Zaheer Khan, who has made a habit of making life for left-handed openers in India very difficult.
Though South Africa have brought both Botha and Harris in the squad, they could go with a three-fast bowlers combination, with Wayne Parnell joining Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel. Steyn and Morkel will at any rate, provide a searching examination of India's batting, which will be without one of its best customers against the shorter ball, late swing and raw pace in Rahul Dravid.
Both India and South Africa have enjoyed reigns at the top of the Test rankings, but both have not tasted that feeling for longer than a brief period. Both of them know that it is easier to get to the top than stay there, and both know that even if this series lasts only for two Tests, it is - unofficially at least - the closest thing to a championship battle that the Test arena is going to see.
Teams:
India (From): Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Murali Vijay, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Subramaniam Badrinath, MS Dhoni(w/c), Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Amit Mishra, Ishant Sharma, Rohit Sharma, Abhimanyu Mithun, Pragyan Ojha, Wriddhiman Saha, Sudeep Tyagi
South Africa (From): Graeme Smith(c), Ashwell Prince, Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers, Jean-Paul Duminy, Mark Boucher(w), Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, Paul Harris, Wayne Parnell, Johan Botha, Ryan McLaren, Alviro Petersen, Lonwabo Tsotsobe
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