SA vs IND, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Venue: Centurion
Date & Time: Dec 26, 2023, 01:00 PM
MATCH DETAILS
  • Venue

    Centurion

  • Series

    South Africa v India Tests - Men

  • Toss

    South Africa won the toss and elected to bowl.

  • Umpire

    Langton Rusere , Paul Reiffel

  • Match Referee

    Chris Broad

  • Tv Umpire

    Ahsan Raza

  • Man of the Match

    Dean Elgar

Batter R B 4s 6s SR
Prasidh Krishna 0 5 0 0 0.00
Bowler O M R W Econ
Marco Jansen 7.1 1 36 3 5.02

34.1 Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli

w

OUT! Caught. Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli. Back of a length, outside off stump down the track pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on, caught by Rabada. Rabada takes a stunner. A dominant victory for South Africa as they win by an innings and 32 runs. South Africa outplayed India in all three departments. Virat Kohli played a lone warrior and top-scored with 76. Nandre Burger was remarkable in his debut game and picked up some key wickets. Dean Elgar is Player of the Match for his stunning batting performance.

OVER
34
0 0 1 0 4 4
9
IND
131 / 10
Prasidh Krishna
0(5)
Kagiso Rabada
12-3-32-2

33.6 Nandre Burger to Prasidh Krishna

0

Nandre Burger to Prasidh Krishna. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Verreynne.

33.5 Nandre Burger to Prasidh Krishna

0

Nandre Burger to Prasidh Krishna. Length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, hit pad to point for no runs, fielded by Petersen.

33.4 Nandre Burger to Virat Kohli

1 lb

Nandre Burger to Virat Kohli. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, hit pad to gully for 1 run, fielded by Markram.

33.3 Nandre Burger to Virat Kohli

0

Nandre Burger to Virat Kohli. Length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Verreynne.

33.2 Nandre Burger to Virat Kohli

4

FOUR! Nandre Burger to Virat Kohli. Length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, well timed in the air under control past long off for 4 runs.

33.1 Nandre Burger to Virat Kohli

4

FOUR! Nandre Burger to Virat Kohli. Length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, thick edge in the air uncontrolled past third man for 4 runs.

OVER
33
0 0 1 0 0 0
1
IND
131 / 10
Prasidh Krishna
0(5)
Kagiso Rabada
12-3-32-2

32.6 Kagiso Rabada to Prasidh Krishna

0

Kagiso Rabada to Prasidh Krishna. Full toss, off stump on the front foot defending, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Elgar.

32.5 Kagiso Rabada to Prasidh Krishna

0

Kagiso Rabada to Prasidh Krishna. Short, outside off stump swayed away Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Verreynne.

32.4 Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli

1

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, outside edge to long off for 1 run, fielded by Elgar.

32.3 Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli

0

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to extra cover for no runs.

32.2 Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli

0

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. Length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, in the air under control to long off for no runs, fielded by Elgar.

32.1 Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli

0

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. Back of a length, outside off stump down the track working, to deep mid wicket for no runs.

OVER
32
0 0 0 4 0 0
4
IND
131 / 10
Prasidh Krishna
0(5)
Kagiso Rabada
12-3-32-2

31.6 Nandre Burger to Prasidh Krishna

0

Nandre Burger to Prasidh Krishna. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.

31.5 Nandre Burger to Mohammed Siraj

w

OUT! Caught. Nandre Burger to Mohammed Siraj. Back of a length, outside off stump ducked Leave, Gloved, caught by Verreynne. Brilliant review from South Africa.

31.4 Nandre Burger to Mohammed Siraj

0

Nandre Burger to Mohammed Siraj. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Verreynne.

31.3 Nandre Burger to Mohammed Siraj

4

FOUR! Nandre Burger to Mohammed Siraj. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, well timed past fine leg for 4 runs.

31.2 Nandre Burger to Mohammed Siraj

0

Nandre Burger to Mohammed Siraj. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Verreynne.

31.1 Nandre Burger to Mohammed Siraj

0

Nandre Burger to Mohammed Siraj. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by de Zorzi.

OVER
31
0 4 0 0 1 2
7
IND
131 / 10
Prasidh Krishna
0(5)
Kagiso Rabada
12-3-32-2

30.6 Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli

0

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. Short, outside off stump down the track pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Verreynne.

30.5 Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli

4

FOUR! Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, well timed past third man for 4 runs.

30.4 Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli

0

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs.

30.3 Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli

0

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Elgar.

30.2 Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli

w

OUT! Run Out. Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot dropped, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Elgar, by Rabada. Mix up in the middle.

30.1 Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli

2

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep square leg for 2 runs.

OVER
30
0 0 1 4 0 0
5
IND
131 / 10
Prasidh Krishna
0(5)
Kagiso Rabada
12-3-32-2

29.6 Nandre Burger to Jasprit Bumrah

0

Nandre Burger to Jasprit Bumrah. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Verreynne.

29.5 Nandre Burger to Jasprit Bumrah

0

Nandre Burger to Jasprit Bumrah. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.

29.4 Nandre Burger to Virat Kohli

1

Nandre Burger to Virat Kohli. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by de Zorzi.

29.3 Nandre Burger to Virat Kohli

4

FOUR! Nandre Burger to Virat Kohli. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep backward square leg for 4 runs.

29.2 Nandre Burger to Virat Kohli

0

Nandre Burger to Virat Kohli. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to mid on for no runs, fielded by Rabada.

29.1 Nandre Burger to Virat Kohli

0

Nandre Burger to Virat Kohli. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs.

OVER
29
0 0 0 0 0 1
1
IND
131 / 10
Prasidh Krishna
0(5)
Kagiso Rabada
12-3-32-2

28.6 Kagiso Rabada to Jasprit Bumrah

0

Kagiso Rabada to Jasprit Bumrah. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to short leg for no runs, fielded by de Zorzi.

28.5 Kagiso Rabada to Jasprit Bumrah

0

Kagiso Rabada to Jasprit Bumrah. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Verreynne.

28.4 Kagiso Rabada to Jasprit Bumrah

0

Kagiso Rabada to Jasprit Bumrah. Out-swinging full toss, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.

28.3 Kagiso Rabada to Shardul Thakur

w

OUT! Caught. Kagiso Rabada to Shardul Thakur. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, Spliced in the air uncontrolled to gully, caught by Bedingham. India are in deep trouble.

28.2 Kagiso Rabada to Shardul Thakur

0

Kagiso Rabada to Shardul Thakur. Half volley, off stump on the front foot working, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by de Zorzi.

28.1 Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli

1

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Petersen.

OVER
28
2 0 1 4 0 0
7
IND
131 / 10
Prasidh Krishna
0(5)
Kagiso Rabada
12-3-32-2

27.6 Nandre Burger to Shardul Thakur

2

Nandre Burger to Shardul Thakur. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, top edge to third man for 2 runs, dropped catch by Jansen, fielded by Markram. Jansen's effort went in vain.

27.5 Nandre Burger to Shardul Thakur

0

Nandre Burger to Shardul Thakur. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Petersen.

27.4 Nandre Burger to Virat Kohli

1

Nandre Burger to Virat Kohli. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by de Zorzi.

27.3 Nandre Burger to Virat Kohli

4

FOUR! Nandre Burger to Virat Kohli. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot flick, well timed past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.

27.2 Nandre Burger to Virat Kohli

0

Nandre Burger to Virat Kohli. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Bedingham.

27.1 Nandre Burger to Virat Kohli

0

Nandre Burger to Virat Kohli. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, missed for no runs, fielded by Verreynne.

OVER
27
0 0 0 0 1 0
1
IND
131 / 10
Prasidh Krishna
0(5)
Kagiso Rabada
12-3-32-2

26.6 Kagiso Rabada to Shardul Thakur

0

Kagiso Rabada to Shardul Thakur. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot dropped, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Bedingham.

26.5 Kagiso Rabada to Shardul Thakur

0

Kagiso Rabada to Shardul Thakur. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to point for no runs, fielded by Petersen.

26.4 Kagiso Rabada to Shardul Thakur

0

Kagiso Rabada to Shardul Thakur. Short, outside off stump swayed away Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Verreynne.

26.3 Kagiso Rabada to Shardul Thakur

0

Kagiso Rabada to Shardul Thakur. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Verreynne.

26.2 Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli

1

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Burger.

26.1 Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli

0

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to mid on for no runs, fielded by de Zorzi.

OVER
26
0 0 0 0 0 0
0
IND
131 / 10
Prasidh Krishna
0(5)
Kagiso Rabada
12-3-32-2

25.6 Nandre Burger to Ravichandran Ashwin

w

OUT! Caught. Nandre Burger to Ravichandran Ashwin. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, thick edge to gully, caught by Bedingham. Ashwin departs for a golden duck.

25.5 Nandre Burger to Lokesh Rahul

w

OUT! Caught. Nandre Burger to Lokesh Rahul. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, outside edge to second slip, caught by Markram. Big blow for India.

25.4 Nandre Burger to Lokesh Rahul

0

Nandre Burger to Lokesh Rahul. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Elgar.

25.3 Nandre Burger to Lokesh Rahul

0

Nandre Burger to Lokesh Rahul. Seaming away length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, missed for no runs, fielded by Verreynne.

25.2 Nandre Burger to Lokesh Rahul

0

Nandre Burger to Lokesh Rahul. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot dropped, to point for no runs, fielded by Petersen.

25.1 Nandre Burger to Lokesh Rahul

0

Nandre Burger to Lokesh Rahul. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Elgar.

IND Batting: 131/10 in 34.1 ov

Batsmen How Out R 4s 6s SR
Yashasvi Jaiswal c: Kyle Verreynne b: Nandre Burger 5 (18) 1 0 27.78
Rohit Sharma b: Kagiso Rabada 0 (8) 0 0 0.00
Shubman Gill b: Marco Jansen 26 (37) 6 0 70.27
Virat Kohli c: Kagiso Rabada b: Marco Jansen 76 (82) 12 1 92.68
Shreyas Iyer b: Marco Jansen 6 (12) 1 0 50.00
Lokesh Rahul c: Aiden Markram b: Nandre Burger 4 (24) 1 0 16.67
Ravichandran Ashwin c: David Bedingham b: Nandre Burger 0 (1) 0 0 0.00
Shardul Thakur c: David Bedingham b: Kagiso Rabada 2 (8) 0 0 25.00
Jasprit Bumrah run out (Dean Elgar) 0 (5) 0 0 0.00
Mohammed Siraj c: Kyle Verreynne b: Nandre Burger 4 (5) 1 0 80.00
Prasidh Krishna not out 0 (5) 0 0 0.00
Bowler O M R W NB WD ECO
Kagiso Rabada 12 3 32 2 0 1 2.67
Nandre Burger 10 3 33 4 0 1 3.30
Marco Jansen 7.1 1 36 3 0 0 5.02
Gerald Coetzee 5 0 28 0 0 0 5.60

SA Batting: 408/10 in 108.4 ov

Batsmen How Out R 4s 6s SR
Aiden Markram c: Lokesh Rahul b: Mohammed Siraj 5 (17) 1 0 29.41
Dean Elgar c: Lokesh Rahul b: Shardul Thakur 185 (287) 28 0 64.46
Temba Bavuma absent hurt 0 (0) 0 0 0.00
Keegan Petersen b: Jasprit Bumrah 2 (7) 0 0 28.57
Tony de Zorzi c: Yashasvi Jaiswal b: Jasprit Bumrah 28 (62) 5 0 45.16
David Bedingham b: Mohammed Siraj 56 (87) 7 2 64.37
Kyle Verreynne c: Lokesh Rahul b: Prasidh Krishna 4 (7) 1 0 57.14
Marco Jansen not out 84 (147) 11 1 57.14
Gerald Coetzee c: Mohammed Siraj b: Ravichandran Ashwin 19 (18) 2 1 105.56
Kagiso Rabada b: Jasprit Bumrah 1 (9) 0 0 11.11
Nandre Burger b: Jasprit Bumrah 0 (20) 0 0 0.00
Bowler O M R W NB WD ECO
Jasprit Bumrah 26.4 5 69 4 0 0 2.59
Mohammed Siraj 24 1 91 2 3 1 3.79
Shardul Thakur 19 2 101 1 5 0 5.32
Prasidh Krishna 20 2 93 1 1 1 4.65
Ravichandran Ashwin 19 6 41 1 0 0 2.16

IND Batting: 245/10 in 67.4 ov

Batsmen How Out R 4s 6s SR
Yashasvi Jaiswal c: Kyle Verreynne b: Nandre Burger 17 (37) 4 0 45.95
Rohit Sharma c: Nandre Burger b: Kagiso Rabada 5 (14) 1 0 35.71
Shubman Gill c: Kyle Verreynne b: Nandre Burger 2 (12) 0 0 16.67
Virat Kohli c: Kyle Verreynne b: Kagiso Rabada 38 (64) 5 0 59.38
Shreyas Iyer b: Kagiso Rabada 31 (50) 3 1 62.00
Lokesh Rahul b: Nandre Burger 101 (137) 14 4 73.72
Ravichandran Ashwin c: (Sub) b: Kagiso Rabada 8 (11) 2 0 72.73
Shardul Thakur c: Dean Elgar b: Kagiso Rabada 24 (33) 3 0 72.73
Jasprit Bumrah b: Marco Jansen 1 (19) 0 0 5.26
Mohammed Siraj c: Kyle Verreynne b: Gerald Coetzee 5 (22) 0 0 22.73
Prasidh Krishna not out 0 (8) 0 0 0.00
Bowler O M R W NB WD ECO
Kagiso Rabada 20 4 59 5 1 0 2.95
Marco Jansen 16 2 52 1 0 0 3.25
Nandre Burger 15.4 4 50 3 0 1 3.19
Gerald Coetzee 16 1 74 1 0 1 4.62