India vs South Africa 1st Test at Visakhapatnam, 02 Oct, 2019

Toss: India, who chose to bat
India 502/7 (136)  &  323/4 (67)
South Africa 431/10 (131.2)  &  191/10 (63.5)
India won by 203 runs
Man of the Match: Rohit Sharma
  • Senuran Muthusamy 49 * (108)

Over 1.1 Kagiso Rabada bowls a good length delivery to Rohit Sharma, no run, gets forward and happy to let it go through to the keeper.

Over 1.2 Kagiso Rabada bowls a back of length delivery to Rohit Sharma, Boundary! Goes on to the back foot and hammers it through point and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 1.3 Kagiso Rabada bowls a good length delivery to Rohit Sharma, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 1.4 Kagiso Rabada bowls a good length delivery to Rohit Sharma, no run, gets forward and watches it along with go through to the keeper.

Over 1.5 Kagiso Rabada bowls a good length delivery to Rohit Sharma, no run, gets cover the off stump line and shoulders arms to let it go through to the keeper.

Over 1.6 Kagiso Rabada bowls a good length delivery to Rohit Sharma, no run, stays on the front foot and once again happy to let it go through to the keeper.

Over 2.3 Vernon Philander bowls a good length delivery to Rohit Sharma, no run, gets forward and looks to play inside the line, the ball beats the outside edge of the bat.

Over 2.4 Vernon Philander bowls a good length delivery to Rohit Sharma, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 2.5 Vernon Philander bowls a good length delivery to Rohit Sharma, no run, gets forward and defends it to point with an open face bat.

Over 2.6 Vernon Philander bowls a good length delivery to Rohit Sharma, no run, gets forward and feels for it and gets beaten past the outside edge.

Over 4.1 Vernon Philander bowls a good length delivery to Rohit Sharma, no run, prods across and pushes the drive into the off-side.

Over 4.2 Vernon Philander bowls a good length delivery to Rohit Sharma, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 4.3 Vernon Philander bangs it short onto the pitch to Rohit Sharma, no run, stays deep inside the crease and ducks under it to sways away from the bouncer.

Over 4.4 Vernon Philander bowls a good length delivery to Rohit Sharma, no run, gets forward and blocks it to point with soft hands.

Over 4.5 Vernon Philander bowls a good length delivery to Rohit Sharma, no run, down the pitch and smothers this inswinger into the off-side.

Over 4.6 Vernon Philander bowls a good length delivery to Rohit Sharma, no run, walks down the pitch blocks it on the off-side watchfully.

Over 6.1 Vernon Philander bowls a good length delivery to Rohit Sharma, no run, comes forward slightly and pushes it down the pitch with soft hands.

Over 6.2 Vernon Philander bowls a good length delivery to Rohit Sharma, no run, stays on the front foot and  blocked into the off-side

Over 6.3 Vernon Philander bowls a good length delivery to Rohit Sharma, Boundary! Stands tall - on his feet of course - and smashes this back of a length delivery (width is written all over it) behind point. Raced away in a jiffy

Over 6.4 Vernon Philander bowls a good length delivery to Rohit Sharma, no run, gets inside the line and blocked from the crease.

Over 6.5 Vernon Philander bowls a good length delivery to Rohit Sharma, no run,  gets a tiny inside edge onto pad on the forward push.

Over 6.6 Vernon Philander bowls a good length delivery to Rohit Sharma, no run, waits deep inside the crease and splices the push off the back foot as this 129ks rose sharply from a length before hurrying Rohit in his stance.

Over 8.1 Keshav Maharaj tossed up delivery to Rohit Sharma, no run, gets forward and driven well but straight to the man at cover.

Over 8.2 Keshav Maharaj tossed up delivery to Rohit Sharma, 2 runs, gets forward and tries to nudges it down the leg side, the ball takes the inside edge past the man at leg slip and they pick up a couple of runs.

Over 8.3 Keshav Maharaj tossed up delivery to Rohit Sharma,1 run, gets forward and works it away through mid-wicket with soft hands and picks up an easy single.

Over 9.1 Kagiso Rabada bowls a good length delivery to Rohit Sharma, no run, jumps on the back foot and pushes it into the off-side with a straight bat.

Over 9.2 Kagiso Rabada bowls it short of length to Rohit Sharma, no run, gets on top of the bounce and punched with soft hands into the off-side.

Over 9.3 Kagiso Rabada bowls a good length delivery to Rohit Sharma, no run, gets  use his feet and as a result, thuds this off the inside edge onto his boot.

Over 9.4 Kagiso Rabada bowls a good length delivery to Rohit Sharma, no run,  swivels and decides against the pull at the last minute.

Over 9.5 Kagiso Rabada bowls a good length delivery to Rohit Sharma, no run, gets forward and blocked down the pitch with soft hands.

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