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India vs South Africa, 1st Test

Ryan Rickelton 23(22)
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10.3
W
Bumrah to Rickelton, out Bowled!! Timber! The crowd find their voice. That's a Bumrah special. A wicket against the run of play and India have the breakthrough. 140.7kph, good length ball from round the wicket and it moves ever so lightly off the deck to beat the outside edge of the batter. Rickelton was looking to defend and ended up playing down the wrong line. Rickelton b Bumrah 23(22) [4s-4]
10.2
Bumrah to Rickelton, no run, 139.3kph, angling in on a length, defended
10.1
Bumrah to Rickelton, no run, 138.5kph, back of a length, nudged to square leg
9
4
Bumrah to Rickelton, FOUR, edge and four! 140.7kph, full outside off, Rickelton leans across to drive away from his body and the outside edge beats the diving gully fielder to his right before dribbling away to the third man fence
7
Bumrah to Rickelton, no run, beaten! 138.3kph, straightens a bit off the deck from a length and there's the first real error from Rickelton. Has a poke at it and the ball whistles past the outside edge. Bumrah smiles
6.5
Bumrah to Rickelton, no run, 137.4kph, angling in on a good length, a watchful block from Rickelton follows
6.4
Bumrah to Rickelton, no run, 137.7kph, Rickelton stays in his crease to defend this short of length ball on the off-side
6.3
Bumrah to Rickelton, no run, 139kph, short of a good length just outside off, tapped to cover
6.2
Bumrah to Rickelton, no run, 139.1kph, short of length on off, Rickelton stays in his crease to defend it into the leg-side
6.1
Bumrah to Rickelton, no run, 137.4kph, short of a good length, Rickelton defends it to mid-on
5.4
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
5.3
Siraj to Rickelton, no run, 134.1kph, pitched up, blocked back to the bowler
5.2
4
Siraj to Rickelton, FOUR, shorter, wider and punished. Rickelton moves back and across to slap the cut through point. Third boundary for Rickelton
5.1
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
4.2
Bumrah to Rickelton, 1 run, short of length, tucked to the right of square leg. Axar misfields and that allows the batters to rotate strike
4.1
Bumrah to Rickelton, no run, 138.1kph, good length delivery on middle-off, defended back to the bowler
3.4
Siraj to Rickelton, 3 runs, leg-lined, clipped beautifully through midwicket
3.3
Siraj to Rickelton, no run, pokes this length ball to point. Kept a bit shade
3.2
4
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
3.1
4
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
2.1
Bumrah to Rickelton, 1 run, 134.8kph, angling away wide of off from a length, Rickelton stays in his crease, leans across a bit to pat it towards extra cover
1.1
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