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 32.2 Marco Jansen bowls a good length delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

    Over 32.3 Marco Jansen bowls a good length delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, no run, gets inside the line and lets it go through to the keeper.

    Over 33.1 Lungi Ngidi bowls a good length delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, no run, gets forward and defends compactly but uncertainly back to the bowler

    Over 33.2 Lungi Ngidi bowls a pitched up delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, no run, comes on to the front foot and mistimes a drive to a fuller length ball, straight to the man at mid-off

    Over 33.3 Lungi Ngidi bowls it short of length to Ajinkya Rahane, Boundary! Stands back and upright, and runs his hands through the punch in front of square on the off-side for four!

    Over 33.4 Lungi Ngidi bowls it short of length to Ajinkya Rahane, no run, gets cover the off stump line and shoulders arms to lets it go through to the keeper.

    Over 33.5 Lungi Ngidi bowls a good length delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, no run, gets forward and defends this towards cover

    Over 33.6 Lungi Ngidi bowls a back of length delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, no run, gets inside the line and defends off a half-cocked forward press

    Over 35.1 Lungi Ngidi bowls a good length delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, 2 leg byes, moves across in the crease and  flicks, misses, gets a deflection off the pads to fine leg for leg-byes

    Over 35.2 Lungi Ngidi bowls a good length delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, no run, gets forward and defends a good length ball compactly to the bowler

    Over 35.3 Lungi Ngidi bowls it short of length to Ajinkya Rahane,1 run, rock back in the crease and pulls this away hard to backward square leg for one

    Over 36.1 Marco Jansen bowls a good length delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, no run, gets forward and misses the glance and that's gone through to de Kock

    Over 36.2 Marco Jansen bowls a good length delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, no run, gets across the line and lets it go through to the keeper.

    Over 36.3 Marco Jansen bowls a pitched up delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, Boundary! Leans into one with some width, opens the face, and laces a square drive to the deep backward point fence for four!

    Over 36.4 Marco Jansen bowls it short of length to Ajinkya Rahane, Six! Picked this really early, shuffled across to the off-side, and hooked it high over deep backward square leg for six!

    Over 36.5 Marco Jansen bowls a half volley to Ajinkya Rahane, Boundary! Comes on to the front foot and driven along the ground to the sweeper cover fence for four.

    Over 36.6 Marco Jansen bowls a back of length delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, no run, stays back and pokes it towards point

    Over 37.1 Lungi Ngidi bowls a good length delivery to Cheteshwar Pujara, out Caught by de Kock! All that grit, only for a half-volley on the pads that he couldn't connect with, a faint nick on the flick and that's through to QdK for the simplest of catches

    Over 38.1 Marco Jansen bowls a good length delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, no run, shuffles across and shoulders arms

    Over 38.2 Marco Jansen bowls it short of length to Ajinkya Rahane, no run, gets back, opens the face, and fends this away towards backward point

    Over 38.3 Marco Jansen bowls a good length delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, no run, gets forward and defends compactly towards cover, takes off and is sent back by Pant 

    Over 38.4 Marco Jansen bowls it short of length to Ajinkya Rahane, no run, gets across and lifts his bat to let it go through to QdK