10:29 (IST)
Three bowled dismissals so far today!
latest episode of bowled and the beautiful playing this morning in vizag #INDvSA
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) October 6, 2019
10:27 (IST)
BOWLED EM! Shami strikes again, this time with a delivery that angles back in sharply! The SA skipper thinks of leaving it alone, and ends up hearing the death rattle of leather meeting timber, which sends the off stump cartwheeling. Drinks taken after the dismissal. SA 52/4
Du Plessis b Shami 13(26)
10:25 (IST)
FOUR! Well-timed punch past the man at mid off by du Plessis, the boundary bringing up the fifty for the Proteas. SA 52/3
10:21 (IST)
After 21 overs,South Africa 48/3 ( Aiden Markram 26 , Faf du Plessis (C) 9)
Ashwin given a breather now after bowling for more than an hour, with Jadeja taking his place at the moment. The left-arm spinner starts the day with a maiden.
10:18 (IST)
After 20 overs,South Africa 48/3 ( Aiden Markram 26 , Faf du Plessis (C) 9)
Five off the over, including a boundary to Markram off the third delivery, edging another one of those low deliveries that sends the ball running between the slip fielders to collect another boundary for himself.
10:17 (IST)
FOUR! Outside edge off Markram's bat after the ball stays a touch low outside off, the ball running between slip and gully before racing away to the fence. SA 47/3
10:13 (IST)
After 19 overs,South Africa 43/3 ( Aiden Markram 21 , Faf du Plessis (C) 9)
After a few deliveries that stay low, the first delivery of this over rears up higher than what the batsman initially expected, though Markram fends this safely. The opener collects a boundary off the fourth delivery, driving the ball through cover, before collecting a single off the last delivery to keep the strike. Five off the over.
10:12 (IST)
FOUR! Driven through the cover region by Markram off Ashwin! Well-picked by the opening batsman. SA 42/3
10:09 (IST)
After 18 overs,South Africa 38/3 ( Aiden Markram 16 , Faf du Plessis (C) 9)
Dot off each of the first three deliveries, with Markram collecting a single off the fourth delivery by tapping the ball through the midwicket region. Du Plessis flicks the ball through square leg for a boundary off the last delivery of the over.
10:09 (IST)
FOUR! A straight one from Ishant, and du Plessis flicks this towards the square-leg fence for a four. SA 38/3
10:04 (IST)
Markram showing more semblance of a gameplan in this second innings. That release shot off Ashwin for six was a leaf from Elgar's book in the first. South Africa need at least two major partnerships to have any shot of saving this game or even taking it deep. And they have three batsmen to do it, which is the worrying bit.
10:04 (IST)
After 17 overs,South Africa 33/3 ( Aiden Markram 15 , Faf du Plessis (C) 5)
Markram runs the ball down the ground off the second delivery for a single. Tight field around the batsman for Ashwin, with now a leg slip coming in place along with slip and the two bat-pads. Du Plessis brings out the sweep off the fourth delivery, collecting only a single but executing perfectly a shot that could help the Proteas counter India’s spin twins. Three off the over.
10:00 (IST)
After 16 overs,South Africa 30/3 ( Aiden Markram 13 , Faf du Plessis (C) 4)
Ishant now in place of Shami. The ball stays low after pitching at full length outside off, du Plessis leaving this one alone. Ishant starts off with a maiden.
09:56 (IST)
After 15 overs,South Africa 30/3 ( Aiden Markram 13 , Faf du Plessis (C) 4)
Markram skips down the track and launches the ball high over long on for a maximum off the first delivery. The batsman then gloves the next ball, the ball lobbing over and falling wide of the short leg fielder. Six off the over.
09:54 (IST)
SIX! Markram skips down the track and lofts the ball over long on off Ashwin. Well now that would've taken the bowler by surprise! SA 30/3
09:52 (IST)
After 14 overs,South Africa 24/3 ( Aiden Markram 7 , Faf du Plessis (C) 4)
Another one from Shami stays low and beats the batsman’s defence, this time off the fourth delivery that, thankfully for Du Plessis, is outside off stump. Faf gets off the mark with a boundary off the penultimate delivery, glancing the ball towards the fine leg fence.
09:52 (IST)
FOUR! Glanced towards the fine leg fence by du Plessis off Shami's bowling. The South African captain gets off the mark. SA 24/3
09:51 (IST)
From one off spin legend to another!
Congratulations @ashwinravi99 for getting fastest 350 test wickets.. wish u many more 🏏
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) October 6, 2019
09:48 (IST)
After 13 overs,South Africa 20/3 ( Aiden Markram 7 , Faf du Plessis (C) 0)
Markram faces Ashwin with a slip, short leg and a silly point in place. Maiden over for the off spinner.
09:46 (IST)
That looks like a good plan!
Ishant, Shami and Ashwin all wearing a sleeve on their arm, largely to to prevent the sweat tricking down the arm. India keen to get this ball to reverse swing. #INDvSA
— Gav Joshi (@Gampa_cricket) October 6, 2019
09:46 (IST)
After 12 overs,South Africa 20/3 ( Aiden Markram 7 , Faf du Plessis (C) 0)
Markram guides the ball through point off the second delivery to collect a single. Bavuma departs off the next ball, which stays low and beats the batsman’s defence to make a mess of the furniture. India on top early in the morning session of the final day. Meanwhile, du Plessis walks out to bat. Just one off the over along the wicket.
09:45 (IST)
Keeps low and bowled him. Dream start this for India... two wickets in two overs. For a short batsman, Bavuma really can’t get down quickly enough. Has been playing for high bounce throughout.. even in the first innings. Lack of adaptation and experience.
09:43 (IST)
BOWLED EM! Now Bavuma's gone, the ball staying a touch low and beating Bavuma's defence, the batsman losing his balance and getting floored in the process. He departs for a two-ball duck. South Africa falling apart early on the final day. SA 20/3
Bavuma b Shami 0(2)
09:40 (IST)
After 11 overs,South Africa 19/2 ( Aiden Markram 6 , Temba Bavuma 0)
Spin from the other end, with Ashwin bowling the next over. Close shave for Markram in the second delivery, getting an edge that deflects off Saha’s pad and falls out of slip fielder Rahane’s reach. De Bruyn however, doesn’t quite have the same luck as Markram, chopping the ball onto his middle stump off the penultimate delivery to depart for 10, bringing Bavuma to the crease. Ashwin, meanwhile, completes 350 Test wickets.
09:39 (IST)
Ashwin nails the 350 mark. In record time with Muralitharan. Up there as the all time greats and armchair critics can never deny it. South Africa in trouble... not the shot you want to see from Theunis de Bruyn on a day like this.
09:39 (IST)
Fastest to 350 Test wickets: (No. of matches)
66 - Muttiah Muralitharan
66 - Ravichandran Ashwin*
69 - Richard Hadlee
69 - Dale Steyn
70 - Dennis Lillee
09:38 (IST)
BOWLED EM! De Bruyn chops the ball onto his stumps to knock the middle pole over as Ravichandran Ashwin collects his 350th Test wicket in the process! SA 19/2
De Bruyn b Ashwin 10(25)
09:35 (IST)
After 10 overs,South Africa 18/1 ( Aiden Markram 5 , Theunis de Bruyn 10)
Seven off the first over of the day, bowled by Shami, including a boundary to De Bruyn off the third delivery.
09:35 (IST)
Massive day five ahead of us. Result, bragging rights, ego boost and World Test championship points on offer. Can South Africa hold out and defy India like the first innings? Can India make the slow turning day five pitch work?
09:33 (IST)
FOUR! De Bruyn opens the face of his bat and guides it between slip and gully. SA 16/1
09:31 (IST)
Markram and De Bruyn back at the crease, with Kohli tossing the ball over to Shami at the start of the final day’s play. Tough battle ahead for the Proteas batsmen.
09:23 (IST)
Big day for both the teams
Bring on Day 5 🙌🙌💪#TeamIndia #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/eJQs5EUMBC
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 6, 2019
09:15 (IST)
There is no gainsaying the fact that class has no substitute. However, there always comes a time when players of class need to be bid a formal goodbye, because they can’t occupy space in the team at the cost of another player who is in form. Read more from Austin Coutinho here.
09:02 (IST)
South Africa's most experienced pacer Vernon Philander said on Saturday that his team is still "within a shot" of winning the first Test against India and backed his batsmen to emulate their first innings effort on day five.
Read more here.
08:41 (IST)
On a scratchy pitch, it was just sheer class and domination by India’s No 3, much like the phase in the 2012 Hyderabad Test against New Zealand, when Pujara went from 60 to 100 in 34 balls or the 2017 Bangladesh Test on the same venue when India were pushing for a declaration, he went after the bowling from ball one and ended up with an unbeaten 54 off 58 with a hooked six of Taskin Ahmed.
Read more from Sandipan Banerjee here.
08:30 (IST)
Rohit Sharma became the first player to score seven consecutive fifty-plus scores in India in Tests, going past Everton Weeks, Rahul Dravid and Andy Flower.
Read more stats from Day 4 here.
08:24 (IST)
Rohit Sharma created history after he slammed his second consecutive century in his first Test match as opener for India. Read reactions from cricketing world on Rohit's twin centuries.
08:17 (IST)
Rohit Sharma smashed another hundred and a plethora of records as India set an improbable 395-run target for South Africa in first Test which is headed for an exciting final day. Read the full report here.
08:07 (IST)
A very warm welcome to one and all for Day five of the first Test match between India and South Africa at Visakhapatnam. It was a run-fest on Saturday, with a total of 380 runs being scored, thanks to Rohit Sharma's century and Cheteshwar Pujara's knock of 81. That guided them to 323-4 when they declared, setting up the Proteas a target of 395.
They have already lost Dean Elgar. Can Aiden Markram and Theunis de Bruyn give some hope for the visitors?
India vs South Africa, LIVE Cricket Score, Test Match, Day 5 at Visakhapatnam Latest Updates:
The hosts declared their second innings on 323 for four in the final session of day four in Visakhapatnam.
South Africa were 11 for one at stumps with Aiden Markram, on three, and Theunis de Bruyn, on five, at the crease.
The visitors need another 384 runs and India nine wickets on the final day to get ahead in the three-match series.
"We picked up a crucial wicket, so as a team we are happy with the way things went today and hope to start off well (tomorrow)," Indian batsman Cheteshwar Pujara, who made 81 in India's second innings, told reporters.
"It will not be easy to bat on this pitch on day five, with a little more assistance for the spinners. And with variable bounce, even the fast bowlers will come into play."
Ravindra Jadeja struck early after trapping first-innings centurion Dean Elgar for two in the fourth over of the innings.
The left-handed Elgar, who made 160 in the first innings, was given not out by the on-field umpire only for India to get the decision overturned with a TV review.
Markram and de Bruyn then played out the remaining overs from spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Jadeja until bad light forced the extended play -- to make up for lost time due to thunderstorm on day one -- to be called off.
Sharma, who made 176 in India's first innings of 502 for seven declared, is the first batsman to hit two tons in his first match as a Test opener.
He also hit 13 sixes, the most in a Test match, breaking Wasim Akram's record of 12.
Sharma put on 169 with Pujara to frustrate South Africa after the loss of opener Mayank Agarwal for seven.
"The way Rohit was playing allowed me to settle down. Only he can play such shots on this track," said Pujara.
"Our partnership between lunch and tea was crucial. Our communication was good as we have batted together a lot in Under-19 cricket. It was enjoyable to watch his batting from the non-striker's end."
Proteas in good spirit
Pujara was trapped lbw by Vernon Philander after he completed his 21st Test half-century.
Sharma survived a reprieve on 50 when he was caught at the boundary off Dane Piedt. Replays indicated that fielder Senuran Muthusamy's foot had touched the rope.
He was finally stumped off Keshav Maharaj as he attempted a big hit.
Jadeja hit a 32-ball 40 before being bowled by paceman Kagiso Rabada.
Maharaj struck before lunch, grabbing the key wicket of Agarwal, who hit 215 in the first innings, but the bowlers then struggled.
Earlier, Ashwin completed a haul of seven wickets as South Africa were bowled out for 431 in the morning session.
Ashwin got overnight batsman Maharaj out for nine and then trapped Rabada, leaving the Proteas 71 runs behind.
Philander said South Africa are confident of a good show come Sunday.
"We have had a really good first innings with the bat. The guys are in good spirits. It is going to be a challenge but one we look forward to," said the fast bowler.
"There is no game that is a safe game. The batters are looking in good form and hopefully we can get a good start tomorrow."
Elgar was the hero of the South African innings with his 12th century that revived the tourists' batting after they had slipped to 63 for four.
His century partnerships with skipper Faf du Plessis, who made 55, and Quinton de Kock, who hit 111, were key to the Proteas fightback.
India
Virat Kohli (capt), Mayank Agarwal, Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant, Wriddhiman Saha, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Shubman Gill
South Africa
Faf du Plessis (capt), Temba Bavuma, Theunis de Bruyn, Quinton de Kock, Dean Elgar, Zubayr Hamza, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Senuran Muthusamy, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Vernon Philander, Dane Piedt, Kagiso Rabada, Rudi Second
With inputs from AFP
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