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India vs South Africa, 1st Test, Day 1, highlights: IND in trouble after top order failure
India lost three wickets cheaply, including Virat Kohli for 5 as India were in trouble against South Africa, who were bowled out for 286. Get live cricket score of IND vs SA here.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar picked up four wickets and was the pick of the bowlers and he was well assisted by Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya and Ravichandran Ashwin. For the hosts, only AB de Villiers and Faf du Plessis chipped in with vital fifties. However, South Africa’s pacers put up a great show in the final hour of the first day as the Indian top order failed. Dale Steyn, Vernon Philander removed the openers while Morne Morkel got the big wicket of Virat Kohli for 5. South Africa will be hoping to get some early wickets on day 2 and build a sizeable lead. Get fhighlights of India vs South Africa here. (Streaming | Scoreboard)
21:30 hrs IST: Stumps on day 1 and India are 28/3, still trailing by 258 runs. With Kohli gone, the onus is on Pujara and the lower middle order to salvage the situation. South Africa have their tails up and will be aiming to get a sizeable lead on day 2 of the Test match.
21:21 hrs IST: WICKET! Oh boy! Morne Morkel you beauty. Gets a full ball outside off to climb up from the deck sharply, Kohli fends at it and the edge is taken by Quinton de Kock. Virat Kohli c De Kock b Morkel 5
21:13 hrs IST: Philander is hitting the right areas and Kohli is watchful. This pair will be crucial for India’s revival.
21:06 hrs IST: WICKET! Horror shot from Dhawan and South Africa get two quickly. Short ball and climbing up from the deck, Dhawan top-edges the pull and Steyn takes the wicket. Shikhar Dhawan c and b Dale Steyn 16 (13).
21:02 hrs IST: WICKET! Typical Philander wicket. Full ball outside off and it curves away slightly, Vijay goes for the drive and edges it to gully. Murali Vijay c Elgar b Philander 1 (17).
20:57 hrs IST: Edged but safe! Steyn slants a full ball across and the edge flies between slip and gully to the third man fence.
20:51 hrs IST: South Africa appeal for an LBW but it is not given. Faf goes for the review as Vijay had shouldered arms but the impact was outside off and was missing the stumps.
20:47 hrs IST: Dale Steyn is back and is bowling his first over since November 2016. His pace was 135 to 139 kmph. Right areas and some away movement. Decent start but not yet at full tilt. Tough to expect him to do it after such a lengthy lay off.
20:42 hrs IST: FOURS! Positive start for Shikhar Dhawan. He guides a full ball from Philander to third man and then crisply laces the drive to the deep extra cover fence.
20:37 hrs IST: Shikhar Dhawan and Murali Vijay have come out to open. Vernon Philander to open the bowling.
20:29 hrs IST: South Africa have been bowled out for 286 as Ashwin gets his second wicket by trapping Morne Morkel LBW. India have to bat at least 14 overs or 50 minutes to be precise. Can they end the day on a high?
20:22 hrs IST: If India bowl out South Africa now, they will have a tricky 15-over period or one hour period. STAT alert: All four Indian fast bowlers have picked up a wicket in the South African innings. It is only the second instance in the last 10 years when all four pacers picked up one wicket. The other occasion was against Australia at Perth in 2011-12.
20:11 hrs IST: WICKET! Ashwin gets his first wicket in South Africa. Flighted delivery and it spins away outside off, Rabada pokes it to the keeper. Kagiso Rabada c Saha b Ashwin 26 (66).
20:09 hrs IST: India are struggling to break this ninth wicket stand. Rabada is hanging in there and Steyn is giving him great company.
20:00 hrs IST: Shami beats the outside edge of Rabada three times but he is still unable to break this stand. We are into the last hour of this Test on day 1. Play is sure to be extended beyond 9:00 PM IST as 23 overs are left in the day.
19:51 hrs IST: Yet another solid partnership is developing for the ninth wicket. As the day progresses, the pitch is getting better to bat on.
19:46 hrs IST: FOUR! Brilliant shot from Steyn. Full ball from Pandya and the batsman drills it down the ground to the long off fence.
19:39 hrs IST: WICKET! Finally, India break the stand and it is thanks to a run-out. Very poor stuff from Maharaj. He punches this back of a length delivery to mid on and is sent back, Ashwin fires the throw and the batsman is very lazy in getting back as he is caught short with a direct hit. Keshav Maharaj run-out (Ashwin) 35 (47).
19:32 hrs IST: This partnership is frustrating India as they look to polish off the tail. Rabada is giving good company while Keshav Maharaj is playing a good knock.
19:23 hrs IST: SIX! Bhuvneshwar gets tonked. Length ball on off stump, Rabada swings through the line and launches it over long on for a big six. South Africa have crossed 250.
19:12 hrs IST: This is a steady start for South Africa in this session. India will have to bowl patiently on what is still a good wicket for bowlers and for batsmen who are prepared to settle in.
19:00 hrs IST: Welcome back for the final session? Can India get the remaining three wickets or will South Africa cross 300?
18:41 hrs IST: Tea on day one of the Newlands Test. Once again, it is a session that has belonged to India. The wickets of Quinton de Kock, AB de Villiers and Faf du Plessis has titled the balance in India’s favour. Can Keshav Maharaj get South Africa past 300?
18:37 hrs IST: Maharaj continues to attack as South Africa make steady progress. Can India break this frustrating stand before Tea?
18:29 hrs IST: WICKET! Shami finally gets into the wickets column. On a fullish length, the ball darts back in off the seam and goes through the gap between bat and pad to crash into middle and off. Vernon Philander b Shami 23 (35).
18:26 hrs IST: SIX! First maximum of the series as Keshav Maharaj launches Ashwin over long on for a big six. Yet again, there is a partnership flourishing.
18:23 hrs IST: Shami continues to leak runs as Keshav Maharaj strikes a couple of boundaries to get going in style. South Africa will be eyeing a total in excess of 300 to challenge India on this deck.
18:14 hrs IST: DROPPED! Poor stuff from Shikhar Dhawan. Perfect ball from Bhuvneshwar. In the channel outside off, Philander pokes at it and Dhawan comes in between Virat Kohli and the catch, he puts it down and the Indian camp is not impressed.
18:07 hrs IST: WICKET! Bhuvneshwar strikes again. What a match he is having so far. Comes round the wicket and gets this delivery to hold it’s line outside off, de Kock gets a faint edge to the keeper. Quinton de Kock c Saha b Bhuvneshwar 43 (40).
17:58 hrs IST: The fifty-run stand is up between Quinton de Kock and Vernon Philander. South Africa near 200 and they will be hoping these two carry on.
17:52 hrs IST: Philander and de Kock are taking the attack to the Indian bowlers. South Africa are maintaining a very healthy scoring rate of 4.48.
17:45 hrs IST: Vernon Philander gets going with a couple of boundaries off Pandya. Do not forget, Philander is a decent bat.
17:38 hrs IST: De Kock is taking the attack to the bowlers as he guides a short of a length ball to third man for another boundary. He played that pretty late.
17:29 hrs IST: Quinton de Kock holds the key for South Africa now and he targets Bumrah with a hat-trick of boundaries. He punches down the ground past mid on for his first boundary, then hammers a cut shot to backward point and then a silken drive through extra cover.
17:25 hrs IST: WICKET! Does not matter. Good length ball and again some extra bounce, du Plessis wafts at it and the edge is taken by Saha, Kohli charged like a rampaging bull from second slip and gave du Plessis a send-off. Faf du Plessis c Saha b Pandya 62.
17:23 hrs IST: Review for an LBW against Faf du Plessis, not given. Full ball and seaming back in on middle and off, du Plessis plays inside the line of the delivery and gets hit on the front pad, replays show the ball hitting top of middle but it is umpire’s call.
17:19 hrs IST: 16th fifty for Faf du Plessis, gets to the landmark in style by crashing a square drive to the deep point fence. Gritty knock from the skipper who did not play any competitive cricket for close to two months.
17:10 hrs IST: WICKET! First Test wicket for Jasprit Bumrah and it does not get any bigger than this. Full length ball cutting back in off the seam, de Villiers goes for the drive and the off stump is pegged back. Brilliant stuff this from Bumrah. AB de Villiers b Bumrah 65 (84).
17:09 hrs IST: South Africa are making steady, calm progress. India need to break this stand if they have to regain the advantage.
17:00 hrs IST: Plenty of action happening. India appeal for a caught-behind but there is no bat involved, but in the review, Bumrah has overstepped. Next ball, du Plessis digs out the yorker to Kohli and he threatens to throw the stumps down. Temper, Temper!
16:56 hrs IST: Bumrah and Pandya are beating the edges with some movement off the deck, but somehow du Plessis and de Villiers are hanging in. Good amount of bounce on this deck.
16:48 hrs IST: Du Plessis drills a full ball down the ground as he nears his fifty. India are starting to get a bit worried with this partnership.
16:45 hrs IST: The 100-run stand is up between de Viliers and du Plessis. It has been a solid effort from both these players. They hold the key for South Africa.
16:38 hrs IST: Welcome back for the final session. India will be hoping to break this stand and get into the lower middle order. De Villiers and du Plessis are looking in great touch.
16:01 hrs IST: The South African team bring up the 100. The partnership has stolen the initiative after Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s triple-strike. At lunch, South Africa are 107/3, with de Villiers on 59*.
15:54 hrs IST: Hardik Pandya is into the attack now. Can he strike before lunch? Five minutes to go. He is bowling at good pace.
15:48 hrs IST: India are losing the plot here. A misfield from Bhuvneshwar as well as a wild bouncer from Shami and the advantage is being lost.
15:45 hrs IST: FOUR! 41st fifty for AB de Villiers. What a star. He has looked in sublime touch, especially after hitting those four boundaries off Bhuvneshwar. Brilliant!
15:43 hrs IST: FOURS! India are losing their discipline here. Du Plessis capitalises on some loose balls from Bumrah and he slaps a boundary to deep extra cover.
15:37 hrs IST: FOUR! Poor ball from Shami. Full ball on the pads, du Plessis flicks it neatly to the deep square leg.
15:35 hrs IST: Loud appeal for an LBW from India as du Plessis is struck on the pads, the South African skipper slips but the ball was sliding down the leg side.
15:28 hrs IST: Shami and Bumrah are not able to create chances. Although they are bowling in the right areas, both South African batsmen have settled in.
15:25 hrs IST: FOUR! de Villiers closes in on his fifty as Bumrah overpitches and gets drilled down the ground for a boundary.
15:21 hrs IST: Jasprit Bumrah has had a magnificent couple of seasons for the Indian cricket team, culminating in his debut in Cape Town. Read about his rapid rise here.
15:20 hrs IST: Edged but safe! Good length ball and it kicks up from the deck, du Plessis stabs at it and the edge goes low to Virat Kohli at second slip but the ball lands just in front. TV replays confirm that the ball did not carry all that cleanly.
15:12 hrs IST: FOURS! The fifty-run stand is up between du Plessis and de Villiers. The skipper punches Bumrah straight down the ground for back to back boundaries.
15:09 hrs IST: FOURS! de Villiers is on song here as he smashes two consecutive boundaries. One is a streaky inside edge while the other is a pull to deep mid wicket.Shami has been the weak link so far in this attack.
15:06 hrs IST: FOUR! Du Plessis gets going in style. Short and on leg stump, the South Africa skipper swivels and pulls it to the fine leg fence.
15:01 hrs IST: Drinks in Cape Town and it has been India’s hour. Bhuvneshwar Kumar has provided a fantastic display of swing bowling while AB de Villiers has countered in style. South Africa 42/3
14:55 hrs IST: Woah! Late swing after going past the bat. This delivery nips back in close to the off stump and de Villiers plays inside the line to get beaten, but the ball swings further away from Saha and four byes is the result. Bumrah is now getting swing.
14:52 hrs IST: FOUR! Bhuvneshwar gets the back of a length delivery to climb up outside off, de Villiers plays that softly and the edge goes between slip and gully to third man.
14:46 hrs IST: A hint of swing for Bumrah. Decent first over but he erred in line a couple of times. South Africa 34/3 after 10 overs.
14:43 hrs IST: Jasprit Bumrah is into the attack. Can he get his Test career off to a great start?
14:40 hrs IST: FOURS! Vintage AB de Villiers. He blasts four boundaries off Bhuvneshwar Kumar, one through cover point, one past deep extra cover, one slashing to third man and another one over deep point. Counterattacking at its very best. 17 runs in the over.
14:38 hrs IST: Good movement off the deck from Shami and Faf du Plessis almost gets cut in half.
14:33 hrs IST: South Africa survive a Bhuvneshwar Kumar over. After taking three from three overs, de Villiers plays out this over calmly.
14:30 hrs IST: Shami has not been able to generate the pressure that Bhuvneshwar has. A loud appeal for an LBW but de Villiers got an inside edge.
14:22 hrs IST: WICKET! Bhuvneshwar Kumar gets three in three overs. Good length ball outside off and it nips away with some extra bounce, Amla stabs at it and gets an outside edge. Sensational bowling from Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Hashim Amla c Saha b Bhuvneshwar Kumar 3 (10).
14:18 hrs IST: FOUR! AB de Villiers gets off the mark in style. Full ball from Shami on the pads, de Villiers flicks it to the deep mid wicket fence.
14:14 hrs IST: WICKET! Brilliant from Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Good length ball and it nips back in, Markram is late on the stroke and gets hit on the pads, the umpire raises the finger. Would have hit middle and leg. India on top. Aiden Markram LBW Bhuvneshwar Kumar 5 (11). India 7/2.
14:13 hrs IST: FOUR! First boundary of the series. Markram pushes at a full ball outside off and it goes away to the long off fence.
14:10 hrs IST: Hashim Amla and Aiden Markram have gotten off the mark. South Africa are 3/1 in conditions which are assisting the bowler.s
14:07 hrs IST: Excellent first over from Bhuvneshwar. Plenty of swing and bounce. He is exploiting the conditions well. Mohammed Shami will partner Bhuvneshwar.
14:02 hrs IST: WICKET! The tour gets off to a brilliant start for India. Superb stuff from India. Bhuvneshwar Kumar slants a full ball outside off, a bit of extra bounce and the edge is taken. Dean Elgar c Saha b Bhuvneshwar 0 (3).
13:59 hrs IST: Right, we are all set for the action. The players are out on the field. Bhuvneshwar Kumar will open the bowling. Dean Elgar and Aiden Markram are on strike.
13:48 hrs IST: After a long time, South Africa’s pace bowling is complete. Steyn is back since playing his last Test in November 2016. Morkel and Rabada’s hostility in addition to Philander’s accuracy and swing give this attack a sense of all-round destruction.
13:40 hrs IST: Here are the playing XIs of both sides.
India: Shikhar Dhawan, Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli(c), Rohit Sharma, Wriddhiman Saha(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah
South Africa: Dean Elgar, Aiden Markram, Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers, Faf du Plessis(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Vernon Philander, Keshav Maharaj, Dale Steyn, Kagiso Rabada, Morne Morkel
13:38 hrs IST: Ajinkya Rahane misses out while Umesh Yadav is out. Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Hardik Pandya and Bumrah are the pacers along with Ravichandran Ashwin
13:36 hrs IST: Team news: Both teams have gone with four pacers and a spinner. Big news from the South Africa camp: Dale Steyn is back. Steyn, Morne Morkel, Vernon Philander and Kagiso Rabada make up the pace attack. Uff! That is one for the ages.
13:31 hrs IST: South Africa win the toss and have chosen to bat. Good toss to win on this deck. How will India cope up with the challenge now?
13:25 hrs IST: Just in: Jasprit Bumrah will make his debut. So now he has made his T20I, ODI and Test debuts all outside India.
13:23 hrs IST: It is a bat first wicket one seems in Cape Town. Win the toss and bat, put up a big score. That should be the plan of action.
13:18 hrs IST: Jasprit Bumrah is warming up. Could he make his debut? There is a green cover but only to bind the pitch. Looks like a hard surface but absolutely devoid of moisture, considering the drought Cape Town is currently suffering.
13:10 hrs IST: It will be interesting to see India’s line up
13:05 hrs IST: Most would give the favourites tag to the home team but here is what former India cricketer Ajay Jadeja thinks
13:01 hrs IST: It has been very hot and dry in Cape Town so far
12:58 hrs IST: These are the days when the home team dominates series and mind you, India have never won a Test series in South Africa
12:54 hrs IST: This is the first of the three Tests, at Cape Town, with the next two scheduled in Centurion and Johannesburg
12:50 hrs IST: India had a remarkable 2017, thrashing almost every opposition that came their way. This will be Virat Kohli’s real Test, leading the No.1 ranked team in the world
12:45 hrs IST: Hello and welcome to the live blog of the India vs South Africa, first Test
But India would be well advised to get ahead of themselves even before the battle’s begun. The last time there was a sense India could break the hoodoo they lost 0-8 in England and Australia in 2011-12.
It will be far from easy though. South Africa are still licking the wounds sustained in a calamitous 0-3 loss in India three years back that snatched the No.1 status from them. So, with the help of an industrious curator in Evan Flint, South Africa are trying to prepare a pitch that will return the hospitality meted out in Mohali, Nagpur and Delhi.
