India vs South Africa, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Siraj to Corbin Bosch, no run, dug in short again, Bosch lets it pass by dropping his wrists and swaying away

Siraj to Corbin Bosch, no run, bouncer, too short and Bosch easily ducks under it

Siraj to Stubbs, 1 run, 138.9kph, low full toss, bunted towards mid-on for a risky single. Fortunately for Bosch, Bumrah doesn't hit the target at the keeper's end. He was short of his ground there

Siraj to Stubbs, no run, 135.7kph, the line is too straight and Stubbs clips it to midwicket

Siraj to Stubbs, no run, 136.9kph, full on off-middle, defended off the inner half of the bat

Siraj to Corbin Bosch, 1 run, 139.2kph, clips this full ball towards mid-on and sets off for a quick single. Bumrah scores a direct-hit at the bowler's end but Bosch is comfortably in

Siraj to Corbin Bosch, no run, searches for that inswinging yorker, nice curl into the right-hander. But it's a low full toss and Bosch knocks it down with a straight bat and the ball hits the stumps at the non-striker's end

Siraj to Corbin Bosch, no run, 139.2kph, good length angling in, Bosch defends it back to the bowler

Siraj to Corbin Bosch, no run, 133.7kph, banged in short and Bosch wants to go after it with a pull. Misses as the ball goes over his blade

Siraj to Corbin Bosch, no run, Bosch moves across a bit to blunt this full delivery to midwicket

Siraj to Stubbs, 1 run, 135.6kph, full and tailing in towards leg, Stubbs flicks it away to deep midwicket

Siraj to Stubbs, no run, 133.6kph, fullish ball on leg, clipped to midwicket

Siraj to Corbin Bosch, no run, inswinging yorker (reverse swing), the line is down leg, Bosch loses his balance and tumbles as he misses the flick. The rhythm is certainly back for Siraj

Siraj to Corbin Bosch, no run, crowd behind Siraj who bowls an inswinging fullish ball, Bosch defensively pushes it to mid-off

Siraj to Marco Jansen, out Bowled!! Second wicket in the over from Siraj as this one goes through gate. 130.8kph, tailing in off a length, Jansen is half-forward to block and the ball sneaks through the bat-pad gap to hit the top of off-middle. Marco Jansen b Siraj 0(3)

Siraj to Marco Jansen, no run, 132.1kph, nip-backer, Jansen defends from the crease and then searches for the ball. Turns back and kicks it away from the stumps

Siraj to Marco Jansen, wide, too short and down the leg-side, Jansen ducks and Pant moves across to his left to collect it

Siraj to Marco Jansen, no run, 132.5kph, Siraj greets the new batsman with a bouncer and Jansen ducks under it

Siraj to Verreynne, out Lbw!! 136kph, Verreynne has been adjudged lbw. He has a chat with Stubbs and reviews. Bat first or pad first? Nip-backer from Siraj from a good length. The bat is late to come down as it brushes the back pad. The batter was looking to angle it into the off-side. The impact is in front of the stumps. UltraEdge confirms pad first. Over to ball-tracking and that's crashing into the middle-stump. South Africa have now lost all their three reviews. Gill persisted with Siraj and the latter has struck. It's been a much better spell from Siraj. Verreynne lbw b Siraj 16(36) [4s-2]

Siraj to Verreynne, 2 runs, 137.1kph, length ball tailing in, driven towards cover and a misfield from Sundar allows the batters to take two. A disappointed Siraj covers his face with his hat

Siraj to Verreynne, no run, the line is too straight on this occasion, Verreynne fails to connect as he tries to flick. Gets hit on the pad

Siraj to Verreynne, no run, 130.7kph, bit of extra bounce, Verreynne stands tall to tap it to cover

Siraj to Verreynne, no run, 134.8kph, Verreynne presses forward early to push/drive. The length isn't full enough. Could have easily chipped it to Gill at short-and-straight mid-on. The Indian captain takes it on the bounce

Siraj to Verreynne, no run, 136.1kph, fuller and angling in towards the stumps, defended back and Siraj mocks a throw

Siraj to Verreynne, no run, 138.5kph, full around off, solidly blocked towards cover off the front foot

Siraj to Stubbs, 1 run, in-slanting short of a good length ball, Stubbs turns it through square leg

Siraj to Verreynne, 1 run, 134.5kph, banged in short outside off, Verreynne fetches it from there and pulls to deep square leg's left

Siraj to Verreynne, no run, pitched up, Verreynne leans forward to drive and inside-edges to mid-on

Siraj to Verreynne, no run, 137.1kph, Verreynne doesn't come fully forward on his defence and the ball hits the splice of the bat. The bottom hand comes off the handle

Siraj to Verreynne, no run, 135.9kph, good length delivery angling in towards middle, Verreynne blocks off the front foot

Siraj to Verreynne, no run, 138.5kph, tailing down leg, Verreynne flicks and misses to get hit on the pad

Siraj to Verreynne, FOUR, loose from Siraj. Full toss outside off, a gift for Verreynne who drives firmly past mid-off

Siraj to Stubbs, 1 run, full and tailing in on off and middle, Stubbs's front foot doesn't move much and he gets a thick inside edge behind square

Siraj to Stubbs, no run, tailing down leg, he looks to flick it away but is hit on the pad

Siraj to Stubbs, no run, good length on off, tailing in, Stubbs gets a good stride in as he defends to silly mid-on

Siraj to Stubbs, no run, cuts him in half with a nip-backer! Almost nicked the top of off stump as it went right through the defences of Stubbs

Siraj to Stubbs, no run, angled in at the stumps, Stubbs defends down the pitch

Siraj to Mulder, 1 run, Siraj shortens the length outside off - Mulder rides the bounce and steers it behind square on the off-side for a single

Siraj to de Zorzi, 1 run, tad too straight from Siraj, on the pads and it's clipped behind square on the on-side for a single

Siraj to de Zorzi, no run, short of a good length and holding its line outside off - de Zorzi lifts his bat and lets it go

Siraj to de Zorzi, no run, Siraj keeps it full and in that channel around off - de Zorzi is right behind the line as he defends it to the off-side

Siraj to de Zorzi, no run, fuller length delivery outside off - de Zorzi plays with an open face as he pushed it to backward point

Siraj to de Zorzi, no run, yorker length delivery from round the wicket - de Zorzi squeezes it out to the off-side

Siraj to Mulder, no run, on a good length and just outside off - Mulder plays with soft hands as he defended it to the off-side

Siraj to Mulder, no run, tad fuller and around the off-stump channel - Mulder plays close to his body as he defended it back at the bowler

Siraj to Mulder, no run, on a good length and just outside off - Mulder gets well forward as he defended with a straight bat

Siraj to Mulder, no run, the atempted inswinging yorker from Siraj - Mulder almost stumbled across as he dug it out to Jaiswal at mid-wicket

Siraj to Mulder, FOUR, beautifully played, overpitched by Siraj - right in the slot and Mulder creams the drive through extra-cover, nice followthrough of the arm and he watches it race away to the ropes

Siraj to Mulder, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - Bavuma plays with soft hands as he defended it to the off-side

Siraj to Mulder, no run, fraction fuller and just outside off - a good stride forward as Mulder defended it to the on-side

Siraj to Bavuma, 1 run, length ball at the stumps, Bavuma hops across and tucks it behind square on the on-side for a run

Siraj to Mulder, 1 run, on a good length and in that channel around off - Mulder was half-forward in defence and gets an inside edge towards square leg

Siraj to Bavuma, 1 run, tad fuller and just outside off - Bavuma was playing well in front of the body as he drove, skews a thick inside edge past square leg for a single

Siraj to Bavuma, no run, Siraj shortens the length around off - Bavuma gets right behind the line on the block

Siraj to Bavuma, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - Bavuma gets right behind the line in defence, hit high on the bat as it dropped down at his feet

Siraj to Markram, FOUR, back-to-back fours for Markram. 138.8kph, Siraj doles out another half-volley outside off. Markram presses forward and plays another gorgeous stroke. Cover-driven superbly

Siraj to Markram, FOUR, Markram gets off the mark with a glorious straight drive. Overpitched delivery from Siraj and Markram offers the maker's name to drive it firmly and just wide of the bowler

Siraj to Rickelton, 1 run, 137.5kph, short of length wide of off, Rickelton shuffles across to cut it to deep backward point. There's protection there now

Siraj to Rickelton, no run, 134.1kph, pitched up, blocked back to the bowler

Siraj to Rickelton, FOUR, shorter, wider and punished. Rickelton moves back and across to slap the cut through point. Third boundary for Rickelton

Siraj to Rickelton, no run, 137.7kph, good length delivery on the stumps, Rickelton is half-forward to defend and the ball rolls to backward point off the outer half of the bat

Siraj to Markram, no run, in-seamer, leg-lined, Markram misses the flick to get hit on the thigh

Siraj to Markram, no run, 137.4kph, indecision from Markram - whether to play or leave. Shuffles and decides to leave it at the last second. The length ball keeps low and fortunately for him, it's outside off

Siraj to Rickelton, 3 runs, leg-lined, clipped beautifully through midwicket

Siraj to Rickelton, no run, pokes this length ball to point. Kept a bit shade

Siraj to Rickelton, FOUR, Siraj goes fuller, the line is around off and Rickelton gets forward to push-drive it just past the non-striker. The quick outfield does the rest

Siraj to Rickelton, FOUR, first boundary! 131.9kph, Siraj serves width outside off and gets punished. Rickelton waits and cuts through point. Quick hands from the left-hander and the ball is quick to reach the fence

Siraj to Markram, no run, 133.3kph, Siraj pulls his length back, Markram stays in his crease and taps it to backward point

Siraj to Markram, no run, 132.7kph, fuller and angling down leg, ignored by the batter

Siraj to Markram, no run, fuller than a good length, moves away late and Markram offers no shot

Siraj to Markram, no run, 132.7kph, slightly fuller, off-stump line, Markram covers the line to block it back to the bowler

Siraj to Markram, no run, hint of away shape from a good length outside off and Markram lets it be

Siraj to Rickelton, 1 run, 130.3kph, length ball on the pads and Rickelton gets off the mark by clipping it away to deep backward square leg