Highlights South Africa vs India Test Test Series South Africa vs India 26.12.2023

57.6
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Good length, outside off once again. KL Rahul rocks back and defends

55.4
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Good length, outside off once again. KL Rahul rocks back and defends

54.4
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Pitched up, pitching outside off stump. Mohammed Siraj gets forward and drives sloppily

53.5
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Back of a length, pitching near leg stump and angled across KL Rahul. He moves onto the back foot but swings and misses while trying to play a pull

53.4
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Burger now coming over the wicket to Bumrah. Good length, pitching outside leg stump and angled across Bumrah. He moves onto the front foot and plays a defensive stroke

53.3
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On a good line and length from Burger. KL Rahul rocks back, and is hit on the pad while trying to play a glance behind square on the on side.

53.2
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On a good length, pitching outside leg stump. KL Rahul gets on the back foot but makes no contact while trying a pull. South Africa appeal, but the umpire says not out.

53.1
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Good length from Burger, pitching outside off stump. KL Rahul gets on the back foot but makes no contact while trying a drive

52.6
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Good length from Rabada, pitching outside off once more. Bumrah moves onto the front foot but swings and misses while attempting to play a drive

52.5
1

Good length, outside off again. KL Rahul gets on the back foot and drives for 1 run back behind point.

52.4
1

Pitched up, outside off stump. Bumrah pushes forward and edges for 1 run behind square.

52.3
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On a good length, outside off stump once more. Bumrah moves onto the back foot but plays and misses while attempting to defend

52.2
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On a good length, pitching outside off once again. Bumrah goes back and plays a defensive stroke

52.1
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Back of a length, outside off. Bumrah rocks back and is hit on the gloves while attempting to defend

51.6
6

MAXIMUM! Fifty comes up for KL Rahul with a maximum! Pitched up, outside off stump once again. KL Rahul gets forward and lifts a drive for a half dozen runs behind point.

49.5
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On a good length, on leg stump and angling across the batter. KL Rahul goes back, and is hit on the body while trying to play a pull

49.4
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Good length from Burger, pitching outside off again. KL Rahul rocks back but makes no contact while attempting a pull

48.3
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Back of a length from Rabada, pitching outside off once more. KL Rahul gets on the back foot but swings and misses while attempting a late cut. South Africa appeal, but the umpire gives KL Rahul not out.

47.3
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Good length, outside off stump. KL Rahul gets on the back foot and is hit on the gloves while trying to defend through the leg side field.

47.2
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Good length from Burger, pitching outside off. KL Rahul moves onto the back foot and defends

47.1
4

FOUR! Length ball, pitching outside off stump again. KL Rahul moves onto the back foot and drives over the off side for 4 runs.

46.4
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No ball. On a good length, pitching outside off again. Bumrah moves onto the back foot but decides to allow the ball to travel through to the wicketkeeper untouched

46.1
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Good length, pitching outside off stump once more. Thakur moves onto the back foot, and is hit on the body while attempting to play a defensive shot

45.3
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On a good line and length. KL Rahul gets on the back foot and punches a drive

44.4
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Full, outside off stump again. KL Rahul moves onto the front foot and plays a defensive stroke

43.5
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Short, pitching on a good line. Thakur ducks under it

43.4
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On a good length, outside off again. Thakur rocks back but misses while trying to play a drive

43.2
2

Full, on line. Thakur moves onto the front foot and outside edges through the off side for a pair of runs.

41.5
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Back of a length from Coetzee, on line but angling across. KL Rahul ducks under it

41.3
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Coetzee pitches one up, outside off stump once more. Thakur moves onto the front foot and plays a defensive stroke

41.2
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Full toss, outside off stump. Thakur pushes forward and drives poorly

41.1
4

FOUR! Full toss, pitching outside leg and angling across. Thakur moves onto the front foot and tucks a glance for four runs.

40.5
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Full, pitching outside off stump again. KL Rahul pushes forward but watches it go through to the keeper without playing a shot

39.5
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Pitching on a good line and length. Thakur gets on the back foot and glances back behind square for a run.

35.6
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Pitched up, pitching outside off stump. Thakur gets on the back foot but lets it travel through to the keeper unchallenged

35.5
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Pitched up, on leg stump and angled across the batter. Thakur gets forward and glances

35.4
1

Full, outside leg and angled across the batter. KL Rahul gets on the front foot and tucks a glance through the leg side field for a run.

35.3
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Coetzee pitches one up, pitching on leg and angling across. KL Rahul moves onto the front foot and glances

35.2
1

Full, pitching near leg stump and angling across. Thakur pushes forward and lifts a bad glance down the ground for a run.

35.1
1

Coetzee pitches one up, on leg stump and angling across KL Rahul. He pushes forward and glances for a single run.

34.6
W

OUT! Rabada gets the wicket! Good length from Rabada, outside off stump once more. Ashwin moves onto the front foot and outside edges, and is caught by Mulder

31.4
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On a good line and length from Burger. KL Rahul moves onto the back foot and defends averagely

30.2
1

Pitching on a good line and length. KL Rahul gets on the back foot and guides a leg glance for 1 run back behind square.

27.5
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Good length from Burger, outside off once more. Kohli gets on the front foot but opts to let it pass through to the wicketkeeper without offering a shot

27.4
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Length ball, pitching outside off. Kohli pushes forward but lets that one through to the keeper

27.3
1b

Good length, outside leg and angled across. KL Rahul rocks back, and is hit on the pad while trying to play a leg glance behind square, resulting in a leg bye.

27.1
1b

Good length from Burger, pitching outside leg stump and angled across Kohli. He pushes forward, and is hit on the pads while attempting to play a leg glance, resulting in a single leg bye behind square.

25.6
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Good length from Jansen, outside off. Iyer gets on the front foot but allows the ball to pass through to the wicketkeeper without playing a shot

25.5
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Jansen drops one in short, pitching outside leg. Iyer ducks

22.1
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Pitched up, pitching on a good line. Iyer moves onto the front foot and defends

19.2
1

Good line and length once more. Iyer moves onto the back foot and plays a defensive stroke down the ground for a single run.

18.3
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Length ball, outside off once more. Kohli gets on the back foot but watches that one travel through to Verreynne unchallenged

18.2
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Length ball, pitching outside off. Kohli goes back but lets it through to the keeper unchallenged

18.1
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Yorker, on a good line. Kohli pushes forward and defends

16.1
2

Full ball, on line. Iyer pushes forward and edges for a pair of runs on the off side.

14.1
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Good length from Coetzee, pitching outside off. Iyer goes back and defends

13.6
2

Good line and length from Burger. Kohli gets on the front foot and inside edges for a pair of runs behind square.

13.5
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Good length from Burger, pitching outside off stump. Kohli gets on the back foot but decides to allow that one to go through to the keeper without playing a shot

13.4
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Back of a length, pitching outside leg stump and angled across the batter. Kohli moves onto the back foot, and is hit on the pads while trying a glance

13.3
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DROPPED! On a good length, pitching outside leg again. Kohli pushes forward and skies a glance over the on side field. A chance at a wicket, but the catch is put down by de Zorzi. A really difficult chance for de Zorzi there.

13.1
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Pitched up, pitching outside leg stump. Kohli pushes forward but misses while trying a leg glance

12.4
4

DROPPED! Full, pitching outside off. Iyer gets forward and skies a drive for 4 runs back through point. A chance at a wicket, but the catch is dropped by Jansen.

11.2
1w

Wide. Short, too wide outside leg.

10.2
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Good length, pitching outside off. Shubman Gill gets on the front foot but opts to let that one pass through to the wicketkeeper unchallenged

9.2
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0 runs

9.1
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Good length, outside off. Jaiswal pushes forward but watches that one go through to the keeper untouched

8.4
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Back of a length from Rabada, pitching on leg and angling across Jaiswal. He moves onto the back foot and defends averagely

4.6
W

OUT! Caught. Short of a length, pitching on a good line. Sharma rocks back and lofts a pull, but is caught by Burger behind square.

2.6
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Full, outside off once more. Sharma pushes forward and defends

2.4
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Pitched up, outside off stump. Sharma gets on the front foot, and is hit on the pads while trying to defend. South Africa appeal, however umpire Reiffel gives Sharma not out.