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

Maharaj to Rahul, out Caught by Markram!! Sharp low catch at slip and Maharaj roars in delight. Has been bowling from the end with less assistance this morning and hasn't caused too many problems. This one, though, turns sharply off a length on off. Rahul hangs back to defend but it catches the edge and goes quickly to slip. The ball was dying on Markram who did so well to snaffle it above the turf. Rahul wasn't sure if the catch was clean. He hung around and the umpires sent it upstairs to confirm. No problems with it whatsoever. Rahul c Markram b Maharaj 39(119) [4s-4 6s-1]

Maharaj to Rahul, 1 run, drifting down leg, swept fine for a single as deep backward square gets across

Maharaj to Rahul, no run, floated up on off and middle, Rahul prods forward and defends

Maharaj to Rahul, no run, full on off, Rahul smothers it on the front foot

Harmer to Rahul, 1 run, short and wide outside off, Rahul cuts to deep point

Maharaj to Rahul, no run, drifting in on middle and leg, defended forward

Maharaj to Rahul, 1 run, floated up on off, Rahul knocks it to sweeper cover

Harmer to Rahul, 1 run, pushed through flat on a good length just outside off, not much turn this time, Rahul goes back and punches it to deep point

Harmer to Rahul, byes, FOUR, that's beaten everyone! Fired in on a good length, pitches just outside off and finishes well down the leg-side. Rahul misses and the keeper hasn't even moved from his original position. Wasn't expecting it to turn so sharply. There was a big puff of dust

Harmer to Rahul, no run, turning in off a good length, finishes around middle, Rahul goes back and tucks it to short leg

Harmer to Rahul, 1 run, overpitched on off, Rahul knocks it to long-on

Harmer to Rahul, no run, turning in sharply off a good length, Rahul hangs back and clips it to backward square

Maharaj to Rahul, 1 run, plenty of flight, overpitched just outside off, Rahul drives hard to sweeper cover

Maharaj to Rahul, SIX, lovely footwork, getting right to the pitch of the ball! It's tossed up on middle and leg, Rahul steps out and whips it over mid-on. Ensured that the ball didn't have any room to turn

Maharaj to Rahul, no run, good length on off, not much turn, Rahul defends safely after a half-stride forward

Maharaj to Rahul, no run, length ball sliding in on middle and leg, defended from the crease

Maharaj to Rahul, no run, pushed through flat on a good length, it's sliding down leg, Rahul looks to clip it away but is late on it. Gets hit on the pad

Maharaj to Rahul, no run, tossed up, drifting in on middle, Rahul prods forward and defends

Corbin Bosch to Rahul, no run, 138.8kph, Rahul covers the line and plays this length ball back at the bowler. Maiden over

Corbin Bosch to Rahul, no run, 136.6kph, angling in from wide of the crease, defended

Corbin Bosch to Rahul, no run, 138.6kph, Bosch hits the deck hard and gets it to bounce more than the batsman expects. Rahul looks to defend and gets hit high on the bat

Corbin Bosch to Rahul, no run, short of length ball angling in, Rahul knocks it to mid-on

Corbin Bosch to Rahul, no run, 143.7kph, fuller and wider, another leave

Corbin Bosch to Rahul, no run, 136.8kph, full outside off, driven to mid-off

Corbin Bosch to Rahul, no run, 136.4kph, short of a good length, Rahul taps it to cover

Corbin Bosch to Rahul, no run, 133.4kph, full outside off, Rahul leans forward and drives to mid-off

Corbin Bosch to Rahul, no run, short of length, Rahul hops across to knock it back to the bowler

Corbin Bosch to Rahul, no run, 133.4kph, angling in towards leg, Rahul closes the bat-face and tucks to square leg

Corbin Bosch to Rahul, no run, 136.2kph, too wide and Rahul ignores

Corbin Bosch to Rahul, no run, 137.4kph, over the wicket, good length delivery with good bounce as it angles in, left alone outside off

Maharaj to Rahul, 1 run, 81.7kph, full and drifting down leg, swept to fine leg

Maharaj to Rahul, no run, 84.1kph, full on middle, stonewalled off the front foot

Maharaj to Rahul, no run, 81.7kph, arm ball on middle, Rahul goes back and towards the leg-side to chop it to cover

Maharaj to Rahul, no run, 79kph, slower and more revs, turn and bounce for Maharaj. Rahul goes back and manages to keep it down as he pushes it to backward point off the outer half. Puff of dust as the ball lands

Maharaj to Rahul, no run, 93.9kph, Rahul jogs down the track and miscues the push-drive back to the bowler

Maharaj to Rahul, no run, 86.5kph, full on off, blocked

Maharaj to Rahul, no run, 85.8kph, drifting in towards off and Rahul gets forward to block

Maharaj to Rahul, 2 runs, 82.4kph, full and drifting down leg, Rahul brings out the sweep shot for the first time and the ball rolls to fine leg. Didn't quite middle it and Mulder makes a diving stop to his right at fine leg

Maharaj to Rahul, FOUR, in the air, safe and four! 81.6kph, slow and on a shortish length outside off. The ball sticks and grips, Rahul isn't in full control as he goes back to cut. Goes aerially and beats backward point to his left

Maharaj to Rahul, no run, 78.9kph, defended into the off-side

Maharaj to Rahul, no run, 84.2kph, jogs out of the crease, gets close to the pitch of the ball and flicks but finds the man at midwicket

Maharaj to Rahul, no run, 80.8kph, looped up, touch too full and that's been defensively pushed to cover

Maharaj to Rahul, no run, 83.5kph, full on the stumps, Rahul defends into the leg-side off the front foot

Maharaj to Rahul, no run, another in-drifter, full on middle-leg, Rahul clips it to midwicket

Maharaj to Rahul, 2 runs, 83.8kph, flighted in-drifter, Rahul shimmies down the track to flick it away through midwicket with his back leg off the ground

Maharaj to Rahul, no run, 84kph, full on off-middle, Rahul defends forward

Maharaj to Rahul, 1 run, 81.1kph, trifle short and Rahul makes room to slap it to sweeper cover

Maharaj to Rahul, no run, 81kph, slow, full and drifting in, nudged into the on-side

Marco Jansen to Rahul, no run, 134.7kph, short ball angling in, comes slower than the batsman expects. Rahul is early into his pull and gets hit on the elbow

Marco Jansen to Rahul, no run, 137.3kph, fuller than a length outside off, Rahul gets forward and decides to leave it at the last second

Marco Jansen to Rahul, no run, 139.8kph, good length delivery, Rahul gets forward to push it to backward point

Marco Jansen to Rahul, no run, indecision from Rahul - whether to leave or play. 134.3kph, rears up off a short of length. Rahul gets into a bit of a tangle but plays with soft hands and the ball falls well short of the gully fielder

Marco Jansen to Rahul, no run, 134.1kph, back of a length, Rahul stands tall to defend it back to the bowler

Maharaj to Rahul, no run, 83.8kph, flighted delivery, fullish length and drifting in, Rahul gets forward to block

Marco Jansen to Rahul, no run, 136.6kph, back of a length, Rahul rides the bounce to push it to cover

Marco Jansen to Rahul, no run, 135.5kph, in-angling short of length ball, turned to midwicket

Marco Jansen to Rahul, no run, 136kph, short of length wide of off, Rahul plays inside the line to let it pass

Marco Jansen to Rahul, FOUR, edge and four! 134.1kph, good length delivery in that nagging zone outside off, Rahul sticks his bat out but plays with soft hands. Opens the bat-face as well. The outside edge rolls between the slips and the gully fielder before dribbling away to third man for four

Marco Jansen to Rahul, no run, 137.7kph, slightly fuller and angling into the stumps, Rahul allows the ball to come to him and taps it to mid-on

Marco Jansen to Rahul, no run, 135.2kph, back of a length, decent bounce and Rahul stands tall to defend it to cover

Maharaj to Rahul, 1 run, drifting in on off, full one, Rahul clears the front leg and drives to mid-off who is a little deep

Maharaj to Rahul, no run, smothered on the front foot as Maharaj tosses it up on middle

Maharaj to Rahul, no run, attacks the stumps, good length ball, Rahul defends forward

Maharaj to Rahul, no run, might've gone slightly wider on the crease. It comes in with the arm off a length, hits the pad, but it's missing leg

Maharaj to Rahul, no run, too full again, easily negotiated

Maharaj to Rahul, no run, full on middle and leg, Rahul smothers it to short leg

Maharaj to Rahul, no run, punched gently off the back foot to short midwicket

Maharaj to Rahul, no run, drifting in on leg, full one, defended forward

Maharaj to Rahul, FOUR, slightly short and Rahul rocks back to drive through extra cover. Brilliantly played off the back foot. Wasn't that bad a delivery

Maharaj to Rahul, no run, good length on middle and leg, not a great deal of turn, Rahul defends

Maharaj to Rahul, no run, full on off, smothered on the front foot

Maharaj to Rahul, no run, nicely flighted, drifts in on leg, Rahul defends forward

Maharaj to Rahul, no run, overpitched again, Rahul finds short cover again

Maharaj to Rahul, no run, gives it a lot of air, overpitched on off, Rahul drives firmly but is denied by a good stop at short cover

Maharaj to Rahul, no run, full on the pads, knocks it to short midwicket

Maharaj to Rahul, no run, an absolute ripper from Maharaj and Rahul is opened up completely! How did that miss off stump! Drifting in from round the wicket, pitches on a good length around middle and turns sharply. Rahul is rooted to the crease in defence and fails to cope with the turn. Beaten comprehensively!

Maharaj to Rahul, no run, full on leg stump, pushed back down the pitch

Maharaj to Rahul, no run, prods forward and defends to short cover

Maharaj to Rahul, no run, length ball on off, sliding in, Rahul defends forward

Maharaj to Rahul, no run, tossed up, drifting in on leg, defended

Maharaj to Rahul, no run, off the inside half again as Rahul is deceived by the in-drift. Goes on the bounce to short leg

Maharaj to Rahul, no run, length ball on middle, doesn't turn much and takes the inside half of the bat in defence

Maharaj to Rahul, no run, drifting in on leg from round the wicket, Rahul nudges it to short midwicket

Corbin Bosch to Rahul, no run, short of length, climbs on Rahul who does well to fend it off with soft hands

Corbin Bosch to Rahul, no run, wow look at the carry on that! Rears up off a length outside off, Rahul leaves and the keeper takes it above his head. Shows you exactly why it's hard to bat on this surface. Some staying low, some taking off like this

Corbin Bosch to Rahul, no run, banged into the pitch, back of a length, Rahul punches gently to cover

Corbin Bosch to Rahul, no run, 140kph, hard length on off,

Maharaj to Rahul, no run, drifting in on middle and leg, full one, defended forward

Maharaj to Rahul, no run, hangs back to this length ball and punches it down the pitch

Maharaj to Rahul, 1 run, dragged down short outside off, punched to sweeper cover

Mulder to Rahul, no run, fraction fuller and just outside off - KL gets well forward and pushes it to mid-off

Mulder to Rahul, no run, on a good length and just outside off, defended back at the bowler

Mulder to Rahul, no run, back of a length and angling into the right-hander - KL picks out mid-wicket with a crisp flick

Mulder to Rahul, FOUR, beautifully played, that'll make him feel better - on a good length and just outside off, KL leans forward, feet right to the pitch of the ball and he then caresses it into the gap wide of cover for a boundary

Marco Jansen to Rahul, no run, on a good length and at the stumps, defended back at the bowler

Marco Jansen to Rahul, no run, short of a good length and angling across the right-hander, left alone

Marco Jansen to Rahul, no run, beauty, on a good length and slanting across the right-hander - KL is drawn by the length to poke and he's beaten on the away going angle, bounces through to the keeper

Marco Jansen to Rahul, no ball, this is an excellent spell from Jansen - back of a length and climbing sharply across the right-hander - KL does very well to drop the bottom hand as he fended it to the off-side, but it's another no-ball from Jansen

Marco Jansen to Rahul, no run, fraction fuller and pushed across the right-hander, left alone

Marco Jansen to Rahul, no run, Jansen shortens the length outside off - KL hops across, gets on top of the bounce and pushes it to the off-side

Marco Jansen to Rahul, no run, nicely bowled, on a good length and a hint of late seam movement away from the right-hander - KL is very tentative as he looked to defend and is beaten on the angle

Mulder to Rahul, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off - KL presses forward and squirts a thick inside edge past square leg

Marco Jansen to Rahul, 1 run, short of a good length and climbing across the right-hander - KL gets on top of the bounce and drops it in front of cover-point for a single

Mulder to Rahul, leg byes, 1 run, back of a length and angling into the pads, KL was looking to flick and missed, off the pad and rolls down to long leg for a single

Mulder to Rahul, no run, short of a length and slding down leg, KL is happy to let that go by

Mulder to Rahul, no run, back of a length and just outside off - KL gets on top of the bounce and pushes it to the off-side

Mulder to Rahul, no run, short of a good length and in that channel around off - KL has a good look and lets it go

Mulder to Rahul, no run, back of a length and just outside off - KL lets the ball come and steers it with an open-face to backward point

Mulder to Rahul, no run, beaten, on a good length and in that channel just outside off - drew KL forward and then gets it to seam away past the outside edge, didn't miss the bat by much

Mulder to Rahul, no run, Mulder shortens the length outside off - KL gets right besides the line as he punched it off the back-foot to cover

Mulder to Rahul, no run, on a good length and just outside off - KL waits on it, ;plays with soft hands and the edge rolls to third slip

Marco Jansen to Rahul, leg byes, 1 run, that's nasty, banged in short and it keeps climbing onto the right-hander - KL is caught in no man's land as he looked to fend it away, takes his eyes off the ball and manages to drop it onto the on-side for a single

Marco Jansen to Rahul, no run, tad fuller and pushed across the right-hander - KL is half-forward as he plays inside the line and lets it go

Marco Jansen to Rahul, no run, Jansen shortens the length and gets it to nip back into the right-hander - cut KL in half and bounces off the thigh-pad to the slip region

Marco Jansen to Rahul, no run, on a good length and at the stumps, KL gets right behind the line in defence

Marco Jansen to Rahul, no ball, short of a good length and slanting across the right-hander - KL plays inside the line and lets it go. It's another no-ball, this time by Jansen

Marco Jansen to Rahul, no run, on a good length and just outside off - KL plays with an open stance and defends it to the off-side

Marco Jansen to Rahul, no run, fuller length delivery and shaping away from outside off - KL plays inside the line and lets it go

Mulder to Rahul, 1 run, short of a good length and angling into the right-hander, tucked behind square on the on-side and KL is off the mark with a single