South Africa vs India, Live Score and Commentary, IND vs SA, 26 December, 2021
COMPLETED / 1st Test / SuperSport Park, Centurion
197/10 (62.3 ov) & 191/10 (68 ov)
327/10 (105.3 ov) & 174/10 (50.3 ov)
India won by 113 runs.
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Player of the match
KL Rahul,
India
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temba Bavuma | 35 | 80 | 4 | 0 | 43.75 |
| Lungi Ngidi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 9 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 2.00 |
| Mohammed Shami | 17 | 3 | 63 | 3 | 3.71 |
India won by 113 runs.
South Africa vs India, Live Cricket Commentary
Recent Performance (Last 5 Matches)
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|---|---|---|
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| West Indies (IND won by 5 wickets) | Super 8 Group 1 (X1 v X3) | 1 Mar 2026 |
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Key Stats
- Partnership: 0 run (0.1 ov): Lungi Ngidi: 0 (1), Temba Bavuma: 0 (0)
- Last Bat: Lungi Ngidi 0(1) - c CA Pujara b R Ashwin Ravichandran Ashwin
- Fall of Wickets: 1 - 1 Aiden Markram, 34 - 2 Keegan Petersen, 74 - 3 Rassie van der Dussen, 94 - 4 Keshav Maharaj, 130 - 5 Dean Elgar, 161 - 6 Quinton de Kock, 164 - 7 Wiaan Mulder, 190 - 8 Marco Jansen, 191 - 9 Kagiso Rabada, 191 - 10 Lungi Ngidi
- Reviews Remaining: South Africa - 0 of 0, India - 0 of 0
- Toss: India elected to bat
Match Info
- Match: 1st Test
- Series: India vs South Africa
- Date: Sunday, December 26, 2021
- Time: 01:30 PM
- Venue: SuperSport Park, Centurion
- City: Centurion
- Umpires: Adrian Holdstock (South Africa), Marais Erasmus (South Africa), Allahudien Paleker (South Africa, TV)
- Referee: Andy Pycroft (Zimbabwe)
Ravichandran Ashwin to Temba Bavuma, no run, legbreak full length, outside off, Temba Bavuma plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to cover
Ravichandran Ashwin to Temba Bavuma, 1 run, full length, on the middle stump, Temba Bavuma plays flick, of the backfoot to mid wicket for 1 run
End of over 64 (5 runs)
Mohammed Shami to Temba Bavuma, no run, inswinger good length, outside off, Temba Bavuma plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to back to bowler
Mohammed Shami to Temba Bavuma, no run, dot ball!! outswinger good length, outside off, Temba Bavuma plays, but fails to act on ball.
Mohammed Shami to Temba Bavuma, 1 run, full length, Temba Bavuma plays flick, to mid wicket for 1 run
Mohammed Shami to Marco Jansen, 1 run, outswinger good length, outside off, Marco Jansen plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to cover for 1 run.
Mohammed Shami to Temba Bavuma, 1 run, outswinger good length, on the middle stump, Temba Bavuma plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to mid wicket for 1 run.
Mohammed Shami to Marco Jansen, no run, dot ball!! inswinger good length, on the off stump, Marco Jansen plays, but fails to act on ball.
End of over 65 (3 runs)
Ravichandran Ashwin to Temba Bavuma, no run, legbreak good length, on the middle stump, Temba Bavuma plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to mid wicket
Ravichandran Ashwin to Temba Bavuma, no run, dot ball!! legbreak good length, outside off, Temba Bavuma plays cut, of the backfoot to point.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Temba Bavuma, no run, legbreak good length, on the middle stump, Temba Bavuma plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to short leg
Ravichandran Ashwin to Temba Bavuma, no run, legbreak good length, on the middle stump, Temba Bavuma plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to back to bowler
Ravichandran Ashwin to Temba Bavuma, no run, legbreak full length, on the middle stump, Temba Bavuma plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to mid wicket
Ravichandran Ashwin to Temba Bavuma, no run, legbreak full length, outside off, Temba Bavuma plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to point
End of over 66 (0 runs)
Mohammed Shami to Marco Jansen, Four, outswinger full length, outside off Marco Jansen plays the along the ground drive, outside edge of the frontfoot to the point for four
Mohammed Shami to Marco Jansen, Four, inswinger full length, on the middle stump Marco Jansen plays the along the ground drive, of the frontfoot to the cover for four
Mohammed Shami to Marco Jansen, no run, inswinger full length, on the middle stump, Marco Jansen plays defensive shot to square leg
Mohammed Shami to Marco Jansen, no run, dot ball!! inswinger good length, on the off stump, Marco Jansen plays of the frontfoot, but fails to act on ball.
Marco Jansen c R Pant b M Shami 13 (14) Mohammed Shami to Marco Jansen, no run, c R Pant b M Shami, Caught out!! outswinger full length, outside off, Marco Jansen plays lofted defensive, outside edge of the frontfoot to the where Rishabh Pant completes catch. Gone.
Mohammed Shami to Kagiso Rabada, no run, inswinger full length, on the middle stump, Kagiso Rabada plays defensive shot to cover
End of over 67 (8 runs)
Ravichandran Ashwin to Temba Bavuma, no run, arm ball full length, on the middle stump, Temba Bavuma plays defensive shot to back to bowler
Ravichandran Ashwin to Temba Bavuma, 1 run, arm ball full length, outside the leg stump, Temba Bavuma plays flick, to square leg for 1 run
Ravichandran Ashwin to Kagiso Rabada, no run, off break full length, outside off, Kagiso Rabada plays defensive shot to silly point
Ravichandran Ashwin to Kagiso Rabada, no run, dot ball!! arm ball full length, on the middle stump, Kagiso Rabada plays drive, to cover.
Kagiso Rabada c M Shami b R Ashwin 0 (4) Ravichandran Ashwin to Kagiso Rabada, no run, c M Shami b R Ashwin, Caught out!! off break full length, outside off, Kagiso Rabada plays lofted drive, outside edge of the frontfoot to the point where Mohammed Shami completes catch. Gone.
Lungi Ngidi c CA Pujara b R Ashwin 0 (1) Ravichandran Ashwin to Lungi Ngidi, no run, c CA Pujara b R Ashwin, Caught out!! off break full length, outside off, Lungi Ngidi plays lofted defensive, outside edge to silly point where Cheteshwar Pujara completes catch. Gone.
End of over 68 (1 runs)