India vs South Africa 3rd Test at Cape Town, 11 Jan, 2022

Toss: India, who chose to bat
India 223/10 (77.3)  &  198/10 (67.3)
South Africa 210/10 (76.3)  &  212/3 (63.3)
South Africa won by 7 wickets
Man of the Match: Keegan Petersen
  • Temba Bavuma 32 * (58)
  • Rassie van der Dussen 42 * (96)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1 Kagiso Rabada bowls a half volley to Lokesh Rahul, no run, gets forward and brings his bat down in time and flicks gently towards mid-wicket

Over 0.2 Kagiso Rabada bowls a good length delivery to Lokesh Rahul, 2 runs, gets it off the thick inside edge that rolls past Ngidi's left at short mid-wicket

Over 0.3 Kagiso Rabada bowls a good length delivery to Lokesh Rahul, 4 leg byesgoes back in the crease and looks to flick but it's well past him and skims past the diving effort of the keeper to his left.

Over 0.4 Kagiso Rabada bowls a good length delivery to Lokesh Rahul, no run, gets into a poke, he's somehow covered his off-stump and played inside the line

Over 0.5 Kagiso Rabada bowls a good length delivery to Lokesh Rahul, no run, gets some late movement away in the fifth stump channel, Rahul feels for it and gets beaten on the outside edge

Over 0.6 Kagiso Rabada bowls a back of length delivery to Lokesh Rahul, no run, gets back in the crease and pokes and misses

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1 Duanne Olivier bowls a back of length delivery to Mayank Agarwal, no run, hangs back and bunts with soft hands

Over 1.2 Duanne Olivier bowls a back of length delivery to Mayank Agarwal, no run, hops and drops it with soft hands on the off-side

Over 1.3 Duanne Olivier bowls a pitched up delivery to Mayank Agarwal, no run, gets a neat stride forward and shoulders arms

Over 1.4 Duanne Olivier bangs it short onto the pitch to Mayank Agarwal, no run, stays deep inside the crease and ducks under it to sways away from the bouncer.

Over 1.5 Duanne Olivier bowls a good length delivery to Mayank Agarwal, no run,  lunges across and shoulders arms

Over 1.6 Duanne Olivier bowls a good length delivery to Mayank Agarwal, no run, gets forward and  feels for it on the hop and gets beaten on the inside edge

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1 Kagiso Rabada bowls a good length delivery to Lokesh Rahul,1 run, prods with soft hands and gets the ball rolling behind square on the leg-side for a quick single

Over 2.2 Kagiso Rabada bowls a pitched up delivery to Mayank Agarwal, no run, gets forward and  checks his drive in front of cover

Over 2.3 Kagiso Rabada bowls a good length delivery to Mayank Agarwal, no run, gets up on his front foot looking to block and the late movement beats the bat

Over 2.4 Kagiso Rabada bowls a good length delivery to Mayank Agarwal, 2 runs, gets a thick outside edge and it flicks past Petersen's diving effort to his right at second slip. The ball flew in the blink of an eye and despite a well-timed dive, Petersen couldn't quite grab it

Over 2.5 Kagiso Rabada bowls a good length delivery to Mayank Agarwal, no run, gets forward and pushes at it with soft hands towards gully

Over 2.6 Kagiso Rabada bowls a pitched up delivery to Mayank Agarwal, no run, gets forward and  jams it out towards cover

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1 Duanne Olivier bowls a good length delivery to Mayank Agarwal, no run, comes on to the front foot and defends from the crease

Over 3.2 Duanne Olivier bowls a back of length delivery to Mayank Agarwal, no run, gets inside the line and  looks to defend but it's well past his comfort zone outside off

Over 3.3 Duanne Olivier bowls a pitched up delivery to Mayank Agarwal, no run, gets  strides across and plonks it into the off-side

Over 3.4 Duanne Olivier bowls a good length delivery to Mayank Agarwal, no run, gets covers his off-stump and pushes gently inside the line of it

Over 3.5 Duanne Olivier bowls it short of length to Lokesh Rahul, no run, goes on the back foot and blocks the length delivery with soft hands

Over 3.6 Duanne Olivier bowls it short of length to Lokesh Rahul, no run, stays on the back foot as he tries to block, that one just took off with extravagant movement and Rahul had very little clue about it

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1 Kagiso Rabada bowls a pitched up delivery to Mayank Agarwal, Boundary! Gets inside the line and thumps the drive past the diving effort of Ngidi at mid-on

Over 4.2 Kagiso Rabada bowls a good length delivery to Mayank Agarwal,1 run, gets forward and pushes the drive and mid-on does well to put in a timely dive to his left

Over 4.3 Kagiso Rabada bowls a good length delivery to Lokesh Rahul, no run, comes on to the front foot and shoulders arms to lets it go through to the keeper.

Over 4.4 Kagiso Rabada bowls a pitched up delivery to Lokesh Rahul,1 run, gets across the line and flicks it to the right of fine leg

Over 4.5 Kagiso Rabada bowls a good length delivery to Mayank Agarwal, no run, lunges across and shoulders arms

Over 4.6 Kagiso Rabada bowls a good length delivery to Mayank Agarwal, no run, gets inside the line and looks to defend and gets a tiny inside edge onto pad off the back foot

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