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

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

    Over 40.4 Lungi Ngidi bowls a good length delivery to Virat Kohli, no run, steps across and shoulders arms to lets it go through to the keeper.

    Over 40.5 Lungi Ngidi bowls a good length delivery to Virat Kohli,1 run, gets forward and defends it to cover and picks up a single.

    Over 41.1 Marco Jansen bowls a good length delivery to Virat Kohli, no run, comes on to the front foot and defends it back to the bowler.

    Over 41.2 Marco Jansen bowls a pitched up delivery to Virat Kohli, no run, gets right behind the line and defends off the front foot


    Over 41.3 Marco Jansen bowls a good length delivery to Virat Kohli, no run, gets forward and watches it along with going through to the keeper.

    Over 41.4 Marco Jansen bowls a pitched up delivery to Virat Kohli, no run, comes on to the front foot and defends it back to the bowler.

    Over 41.5 Marco Jansen bowls a good length delivery to Virat Kohli, no run, gets forward and happy to lets it go through to the keeper.

    Over 41.6 Marco Jansen bowls a pitched up delivery to Virat Kohli, no run, moves on the off-side and missed the glance and that excites the Proteas

    Over 43.1 Marco Jansen bowls a pitched up delivery to Virat Kohli, Boundary! Gets nicely lean into the cover drive, which is why the bottom hand came off the handle. But he went through the shot

    Over 43.2 Marco Jansen bowls a good length delivery to Virat Kohli, no run, comes on to the front foot and defends it late down the pitch.

    Over 43.3 Marco Jansen bowls it short of length to Virat Kohli, no run, hops and defends to leg

    Over 43.4 Marco Jansen bowls a good length delivery to Virat Kohli, no run, gets inside the line and tries to glance, misses. Half shout for caught behind but there was nothing

    Over 43.5 Marco Jansen bowls a good length delivery to Virat Kohli, no run, gets forward and  dabs towards the off-side

    Over 43.6 Marco Jansen bowls it short of length to Virat Kohli, no run, hops and defends it down the leg side.

    Over 44.3 Dean Elgar bowls a good length delivery to Virat Kohli, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

    Over 44.4 Dean Elgar bowls a good length delivery to Virat Kohli,1 run,  gets an inside edge on the defence, rolls in front of short leg and they sneak a quick single

    Over 44.6 Dean Elgar bowls a good length delivery to Virat Kohli, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper

    Over 45.4 Keshav Maharaj tossed up delivery to Virat Kohli, no run, leans forward and  drives towards mid-off.

    Over 45.5 Keshav Maharaj tossed up delivery to Virat Kohli, Boundary! Gets on top of the bounce and nicely clips it away wide of mid-on. Played that on the move and cleared wide of mid-on

    Over 45.6 Keshav Maharaj tossed up delivery to Virat Kohli, no run, gets right behind the line and defends off the front foot

    Over 47.1 Keshav Maharaj tossed up delivery to Virat Kohli, no run, gets forward and defends off the front foot

    Over 47.2 Keshav Maharaj bowls a quicker arm ball to Virat Kohli,1 run, gets forward and tucks it to deep square leg

    Over 48.1: No runs. Willem Mulder to Virat Kohli,

    Over 48.2: No runs. Willem Mulder to Virat Kohli,

    Over 48.3: No runs. Willem Mulder to Virat Kohli,

    Over 48.4: No runs. Willem Mulder to Virat Kohli,

    Over 48.5: Single. Willem Mulder to Virat Kohli,

    Over 49.1: No runs. Keshav Maharaj to Virat Kohli,

    Over 49.2: No runs. Keshav Maharaj to Virat Kohli,

    Over 49.3: No runs. Keshav Maharaj to Virat Kohli,

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