IND vs SA 1st Test Day 1 Score Update: Mohammad Siraj dismisses Quinton de Kock for 21.© AFP
India vs South Africa 1st Test Day 5 Live Score Updates: South batsmen Bavuma and Jansen saw Ashwin in the over just before lunch. The Indian team would be extremely happy to take three wickets and need just three more to register their first Test win of the series. South Africa lost Quinton de Kock to Mohammad Siraj for 21 runs, while Viaan Mulder also took India for the sixth and seventh wickets respectively after a run off Mohammed Shami. Earlier, Dean Elgar was eventually dismissed for 77 as Jasprit Bumrah trapped the batsman lbw, giving Team India their first breakthrough of Day 5. Temba Bavuma joins Marko Jensen as the home team will look to continue batting. On a positive note against the likes of Bumrah and Mohammed Shami. Team India will look to push for a win to take a vital 1-0 lead in the three-match Test series against South Africa at SuperSport Park in Centurion. South Africa ended Day 4 on 94/4, still needing 211 runs to win. On the other hand, India were once again kept under tight control by the fast bowlers. Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Mohammad Siraj together took four wickets before the end of the day’s play on Wednesday. If weather permits, an interesting last day could be on the cards. ,live scorecard,
India vs South Africa 1st Test Day 5 Live Score Updates from SuperSport Park in Centurion
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15:36 (IST)
Lunch – South Africa survive the end of the first session, but a tough grind is yet to follow
Lunch – Day 5!
South batsmen Bavuma and Janssen see Ashwin in the over just before lunch
The Indian team will be very happy to take three wickets and need only three more wickets to register their first Test win of the series.
South Africa lost Quinton de Kock to Mohammad Siraj for 21 runs while Viaan Mulder was also dismissed for a run off Mohammed Shami to give India the sixth and seventh wickets respectively.
Earlier, Dean Elgar was eventually dismissed for 77 as Jasprit Bumrah trapped the batsman in lbw with a ball, giving Team India their first breakthrough of Day 5.
Live Score: SA 182/7 vs IND
Lunch on the fifth day of the first test.
South Africa 182/7. #teamindia 3 wickets away from victory.
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—BCCI (@BCCI) December 30, 2021
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15:22 (IST)
Fourth – Bavuma hits Shami for a much needed four
Shami derails and Bavuma makes full use of it to score a brilliant four in the street area.
Live Score: SA 169/7 vs IND
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15:07 (IST)
Wicket – Shami dismisses Mulder for 1 run, India’s 7th wicket
Mohammed Shami strikes back in the attack to dismiss Mulder for 1 run
India now need only three wickets to win
Live Score: SA 164/7 vs IND
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15:00 (IST)
Wicket – Siraj gave India success as soon as de Kock went
South Africa lose Quinton de Kock for 21 as Siraj gives India his sixth wicket
South Africa need 144 more runs to win while India need four more wickets
Live Score: SA 161/5 vs IND
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14:49 (IST)
Ashwin started the fifth day with a good over against de Kock and Bavuma
Ravichandran Ashwin bowls a good over, conceded two runs in the beginning
De Kock tried a reverse sweep and could have tried to attack Ashwin more
Live Score: SA 153/5 vs IND
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14:40 (IST)
Twin four – de Kock guides a full toss and then takes another straight off Bumrah to the ground
Quinton de Kock is showing why he is regarded as a dangerous batsman by the opposition captains
He hit two fours off Bumrah to continue the work that Elgar had been doing since morning.
Live Score: SA 148/5 vs IND
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14:35 (IST)
Four – Bavuma slams Siraj to the side of the slip but it gets shorted and runs out of hands
Bavuma is lucky as his edge was towards the slips off Siraj but the ball falls short
South Africa need more luck than the sun to shine on them, which is certainly what has Virat Kohli smiling for now
Live Score: SA 138/5 vs IND
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14:29 (IST)
Bumrah is correcting his line and length with every passing over
Jasprit Bumrah’s run-up has suddenly started after Elgar’s wicket
De Kock and Bavuma will need to do their best to counter the bowling inspired by the Indian bowlers
Mohammed Siraj is now in the attack, replacing Shami
Live Score: SA 131/5 vs IND
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14:18 (IST)
Wicket – Jasprit Bumrah again claims Dean Elgar, lbw for 77 runs
Bumrah claims Elgar for 77 runs via LBW, South Africa finally win
The batsman reviewed but replay showed that the ball was going to the stumps.
Live Score: SA 130/5 vs IND
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14:13 (IST)
South Africa showing great fighting spirit as they need 175 more runs to win
South Africa need 175 more runs to win as Elgar and Bavuma showed nothing but positive intent on Day 5 this morning
Indian pacer would like to make it in-road soon
Live Score: SA 130/4 vs IND
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14:06 (IST)
Fourth – Elgar flicks a good length ball down the leg side for another boundary
Dean Elgar is gaining confidence with each passing ball
After notching a ball, he walks off the thin pads of the leg side to hit another boundary off Bumrah
Live Score: SA 122/4 vs IND
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14:04 (IST)
FOUR – Elgar escapes as he collects an iffy boundary coming from one side against Bumrah’s ball
Bumrah manages to edge a ball to Elgar but it runs towards the fence.
Elgar is now in his 70s and India are in dire need of a wicket here now
Live Score: SA 122/4 vs IND
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13:57 (IST)
Catch dropped and then a four – Mohammed Shami gives Elgar a chance to stay at the crease
Mohammed Shami gave up an easy opportunity of his own bowling to give opener Dean Elgar another chance to stay at the crease
Elgar makes best use of the second chance as he immediately hits a boundary
Live Score: SA 115/4 vs IND
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13:47 (IST)
Char – Elgar directs a leg-sided delivery for a boundary by Bumrah
Dean Elgar gets off to a positive start as he hits Bumrah for a four behind the stumps on the leg side
Indian bowlers keen to find the right path early in the day
Live Score: SA 110/4 vs IND
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13:46 (IST)
Bavuma and Elgar take a good over from Shameeq
Shami is stuck on a difficult line and length and bowls an over of 1 run.
South Africa need less than 200 runs now
Live Score: SA 106/4 vs IND
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13:40 (IST)
FOUR – Bavuma hits a brilliant cover drive to clear intent
Bavuma hit a classic cover drive that would have made even people like Kohli proud
Bumrah inflates it a little more than expected and Temba pats it
Live Score: SA 105/4 vs IND
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13:35 (IST)
Four – Shami took the ball from the other end, Elgar scored a four and a brilliant flick off the pad
Mohammed Shami takes the ball from the other end, after Bumrah’s only delivery to end the over
Elgar hits the first boundary of the day with a brilliant flick from the pads
Live Score: SA 101/4 vs IND
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13:30 (IST)
Day 5 of action begins, Temba Bavuma and Dean Elgar are in the middle
The players are in the middle, the sun is shining and we are all set to start the day
Temba Bavuma and Dean Elgar are in the middle with Jasprit Bumrah opening the proceedings for Team India
Live Score: SA 94/4 vs IND
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13:22 (IST)
Aakash Chopra praised Team India’s fast bowler Mohammed Shami
Speaking on YouTube, Aakash Chopra praised Mohammed Shami for his five-wicket haul and compared him to Dale Steyn and James Anderson.
Chopra said, “Isn’t Mohammed Shami’s wrist position the best in the world? I guess it is.”
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13:16 (IST)
Bumrah was in top form as he recorded the dismissal of Rassi van der Dussen, Keshav Maharaj
Jasprit Bumrah was in top form and took two wickets on the fourth day to bowl South Africa out for 94 for four.
Bumrah files case for dismissing Rassi van der Dussen and Keshav Maharaj
Van der Dussen tried to avoid a ball, which was moving fast to hit his off-stump, scoring 11 off 65 balls.
Bumrah then sent a brilliant yorker on Maharaj’s leg, which came angling from outside.
The batsman was aimless in his reaction and saw the ball pass him and hit the stumps
Maharaj, who was sent off as a nightwatchman by the hosts, could only manage eight runs off 19 balls.
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13:11 (IST)
Indian team’s batting coach Vikram Rathor gave some tips for captain Virat Kohli
Indian team’s batting coach Vikram Rathour believes that Virat Kohli should not give up on wide drives that have fetched him a lot of runs, but he needs to be prudent while selecting the right delivery for the right performance.
Kohli struggling to deal with deliveries pitched outside off-stump
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12:41 (IST)
5 Day Centurion Weather Report
After Day 2 was interrupted by rain, the crucial final day could also be affected by the weather at Centurion
According to AccuWeather.com, the weather will be “cloudy with a couple of thunderstorms this afternoon”
The chance of rain is around 65 per cent while the chance of thunderstorm is around 39 per cent
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12:38 (IST)
Hello and welcome to the fifth day of the first SA vs IND Test!
Hello and welcome to the live blog Day 5 of the first Test between South Africa and India at SuperSport Park in Centurion
The match is well prepared as India need six wickets to win while the home team needs 211 more runs to win
Virat Kohli-led Team India will again rely on their expertise to get their fast bowlers the wickets they need
Although all this will be possible only if the weather permits.
So let’s keep our fingers crossed and stay tuned for some live action!
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