India vs South Africa 2nd Test at Johannesburg, 03 Jan, 2022

Toss: India, who chose to bat
India 202/10 (63.1)  &  266/10 (60.1)
South Africa 229/10 (79.4)  &  243/3 (67.4)
South Africa won by 7 wickets
Man of the Match: Dean Elgar
  • Temba Bavuma 23 * (45)
  • Dean Elgar 96 * (188)

Over 45.6 Marco Jansen bowls a good length delivery to Ravichandran Ashwin,1 run, gets forward and defends it on the off-side and picks up a single.

Over 46.1 Lungi Ngidi bowls a good length delivery to Ravichandran Ashwin, no run, gets forward and beating Ashwin's inside-edge to find the front pad

Over 46.2 Lungi Ngidi bowls a pitched up delivery to Ravichandran Ashwin, Boundary! Gets  right behind it, with a full bat face presented in punching this straight down the ground for four.

Over 46.3 Lungi Ngidi bowls a good length delivery to Ravichandran Ashwin, no run, shuffles, stays late and opens his bat face a very slight bit to tap this towards point

Over 46.4 Lungi Ngidi bowls it short of length to Ravichandran Ashwin, 2 runs, goes deep inside the crease and  pulled without a lot of control and with a bit of a top-edge on it, lobbing into a widely empty backward square leg

Over 46.5 Lungi Ngidi bowls a good length delivery to Ravichandran Ashwin, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 46.6 Lungi Ngidi bowls a half volley to Ravichandran Ashwin, Boundary! Comes on to the front foot and driven along the ground to the deep cover fence for four.

Over 47.5 Marco Jansen bowls a pitched up delivery to Ravichandran Ashwin, Boundary! Hanging back in his crease - wafts loosely, gets a thick outside-edge, flying past third slip, the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 47.6: No runs. Marco Jansen to Ravichandran Ashwin,

Over 49.1: No runs. Marco Jansen to Ravichandran Ashwin,

Over 49.2: No runs. Marco Jansen to Ravichandran Ashwin,

Over 49.3: No runs. Marco Jansen to Ravichandran Ashwin,

Over 49.4: No runs. Marco Jansen to Ravichandran Ashwin,

Over 49.5: Two runs. Marco Jansen to Ravichandran Ashwin,

Over 49.6: Single. Marco Jansen to Ravichandran Ashwin,

Over 50.1 Keshav Maharaj tossed up delivery to Ravichandran Ashwin, no run, gets forward and driven to mid-off

Over 50.2 Keshav Maharaj tossed up delivery to Ravichandran Ashwin, no run, gets to the pitch of the delivery in driving it past extra cover

Over 50.3 Keshav Maharaj tossed up delivery to Ravichandran Ashwin, no run,  leans, sweetly timing his drive with the spin to cover

Over 50.4 Keshav Maharaj tossed up delivery to Ravichandran Ashwin, no run,  another press, leaning, solidly in defence

Over 50.5 Keshav Maharaj bowls a quicker arm ball to Ravichandran Ashwin, no run, goes back into his crease to keep it out.

Over 50.6 Keshav Maharaj bowls a pitched up delivery to Ravichandran Ashwin, Boundary! Gets forward and  pushes it it away. But it's safely in between extra cover and mid-off

Over 52.1 Duanne Olivier bowls it short of length to Ravichandran Ashwin, 4 byes, swiveled across on the pull and missed - bounced awkwardly in front of Verreynne who can't stop it cleanly, hit his knees and rolled away to the ropes

Over 52.2 Duanne Olivier bowls a good length delivery to Ravichandran Ashwin, no run,  punchy drive from Ashwin, but straight to the fielder at mid-on

Over 52.3 Duanne Olivier bowls it short of length to Ravichandran Ashwin,1 run, swivelled across and pulled it down to long leg for a single

Over 53.1 Marco Jansen bowls a pitched up delivery to Ravichandran Ashwin, no run, gets a good stride forward and finds mid-off with the drive

Over 53.2 Marco Jansen bowls a good length delivery to Ravichandran Ashwin,1 run, gets forward and  flicked past square leg for a single

Over 53.4 Marco Jansen bowls a good length delivery to Rishabh Pant, out Caught by Verreynne!! Pant was late in getting the bat down, gets clear inside edge and Verreynne does the rest, diving across to his left. 

Over 54.1 Duanne Olivier bowls it short of length to Ravichandran Ashwin, no run, gets forward and pushed back at the bowler

Over 54.2 Duanne Olivier bowls a pitched up delivery to Ravichandran Ashwin, no run, gets forward and blocked back at the bowler

Over 54.3 Duanne Olivier bowls it short of length to Ravichandran Ashwin,1 run, gets in no control on the pull, hit high on the bat and lobbed over square leg, bounced well in front of the fielder in the deep

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