South Africa vs India Live Score and Commentary, 1st Test, IND vs SA, 5 January, 2018
COMPLETED / 1st Test / Newlands
286/10 (73.1 ov) & 130/10 (41.2 ov)
209/10 (73.4 ov) & 135/10 (42.4 ov)
South Africa won by 72 runs
Recent
Player of the match
Vernon Philander,
South Africa
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 13 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 31.70 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Vernon Philander | 15.4 | 4 | 42 | 6 | 2.68 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 4 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3.00 |
South Africa won by 72 runs
South Africa vs India, Live Cricket Commentary
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Key Stats
- Partnership: 0 run (0.1 ov): Jasprit Bumrah: 0 (1), Mohammad Shami: 0 (0)
- Last Bat: Jasprit Bumrah 0(1) - c F Plessis b V Philander Vernon Philander
- Fall of Wickets: 30 - 1 Shikhar Dhawan, 30 - 2 Murali Vijay, 39 - 3 Cheteshwar Pujara, 71 - 4 Virat Kohli, 76 - 5 Rohit Sharma, 77 - 6 Hardik Pandya, 82 - 7 Wriddhiman Saha, 131 - 8 Ravichandran Ashwin, 135 - 9 Mohammed Shami, 135 - 10 Jasprit Bumrah
- Reviews Remaining: India - 0 of 0, South Africa - 0 of 0
- Toss: South Africa elected to bat
Match Info
- Match: 1st Test
- Series: India vs South Africa
- Date: Friday, January 05, 2018
- Time: 02:00 PM
- Venue: Newlands
- City: Cape Town
- Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (England), Michael Gough (England), Paul Reiffel (Australia, TV)
- Referee: Chris Broad (England)
Vernon Philander to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, no run,
Vernon Philander to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, no run,
Vernon Philander to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 1 run,
Vernon Philander to Ravichandran Ashwin, no run,
Vernon Philander to Ravichandran Ashwin, Four,
End of over 39 (5 runs)
Keshav Maharaj to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Four,
Keshav Maharaj to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, no run,
Keshav Maharaj to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, no run,
Keshav Maharaj to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, no run,
Keshav Maharaj to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, no run,
Keshav Maharaj to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, no run,
End of over 40 (4 runs)
Vernon Philander to Ravichandran Ashwin, no run,
Vernon Philander to Ravichandran Ashwin, 1 run,
Vernon Philander to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 1 run,
Vernon Philander to Ravichandran Ashwin, no run,
Vernon Philander to Ravichandran Ashwin, no run,
Vernon Philander to Ravichandran Ashwin, no run,
End of over 41 (2 runs)
Keshav Maharaj to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, no run,
Keshav Maharaj to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, no run,
Keshav Maharaj to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 1 run,
Keshav Maharaj to Ravichandran Ashwin, 2 runs,
Keshav Maharaj to Ravichandran Ashwin, 2 runs,
Keshav Maharaj to Ravichandran Ashwin, 1 run,
End of over 42 (6 runs)
Ravichandran Ashwin c Q Kock b V Philander 37 (53) Vernon Philander to Ravichandran Ashwin, no run, c Q Kock b V Philander,
Vernon Philander to Mohammed Shami, Four,
Mohammed Shami c F Plessis b V Philander 4 (2) Vernon Philander to Mohammed Shami, no run, c F Plessis b V Philander,
Jasprit Bumrah c F Plessis b V Philander 0 (1) Vernon Philander to Jasprit Bumrah, no run, c F Plessis b V Philander,