Wednesday, 18 December 2013

Day 1: Sa vs India - First Sunfoil Test at Wanderers - Report



When you look at the scorecard from Day 1 of this first test between South Africa and India, it seems as if it was a very evenly balanced day. The South African bowlers did not, apart from during the first spell of the day before lunch, manage to assert themselves as much as were expected by many. The day, according to me, belonged to Virat Kohli, who made a very patient and vital century for his team.


Kohli's 119 came off a patient 257 balls and he anchored the Indian innings for most of the day, until he threw his wicket away with a badly timed shot off Kallis. Morne Morkel was probably the pick of the Proteas bowlers and especially his first spell was electrifying, when he hit that perfect short-of-good-length spot almost with every delivery. The Indian batsmen had no answer to these Morkel deliveries and he was unlucky not to pick up more than just the one wicket. Dale Steyn showed at times why he is the number one test bowler right now, but it seemed as if he was repeatedly trying to bowl to fast, as his line was not that accurate.

 

Day 2 is going to be interesting and it will be crucial for both sides to stamp a bit of authority on the game one way or another, because it is all pretty much even-Stevens right now...!


India 255/5 (90.0 ov)
South Africa
India won the toss and elected to bat
Stumps - Day 1
India 1st inningsRMB4s6sSR
View dismissalM Vijayc †de Villiers b Morkel669421014.28
View dismissalS Dhawanc Imran Tahir b Steyn1337272048.14
View dismissalCA Pujararun out (Imran Tahir/Amla)25148982025.51
View dismissalV Kohlic Duminy b Kallis11925718118065.74
View dismissalRG Sharmac †de Villiers b Philander1448421033.33
AM Rahanenot out431057040.95
MS Dhoni*†not out17463036.95
Extras(lb 3, w 14, nb 1)18
Total(5 wickets; 90 overs)255(2.83 runs per over)
To bat R AshwinI SharmaZ KhanMohammed Shami
Fall of wickets 1-17 (Dhawan, 8.6 ov)2-24 (Vijay, 15.1 ov)3-113 (Pujara, 42.4 ov)4-151 (RG Sharma, 53.2 ov),5-219 (Kohli, 75.3 ov)

BowlingOMRWEcon
View wicketDW Steyn2355612.43(2w)
View wicketVD Philander2125512.61
View wicketM Morkel19102711.42(1nb, 2w)
View wicketJH Kallis1443712.64(2w)
Imran Tahir804705.87
JP Duminy503006.00

1 comment:

Unknown said...

I am happy the way things are after day 1. It would be an interesting day tomorrow.

I felt Steyn was at his best during Dhawan's dismissal.. He bowled 4 short balls in a row and got his plan executed on the 4th ball! But yeah, Morkel was more terrifying than Steyn today.

The day did belong to Virat Kohli, thanks to his 5th Test Century and India can just leave with a respectable total, if not something in abundance. It would also be good to see how Ajinkya Rahane (playing only his 2nd test) tackle the morning conditions tomorrow along with Indian captain, M S Dhoni (captaining India for the 50th time in tests).

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