South Africa vs India Live Score - Live Cricket Scorecard SA vs IND, 2nd Test, India tour of South Africa, 2023/24, Newlands, Cape Town
CRICKET MATCH TEAMS
South Africa- Aiden Markram
- Dean Elgar (C)
- Tony de Zorzi
- Tristan Stubbs
- David Bedingham
- Kyle Verreynne (W)
- Marco Jansen
- Keshav Maharaj
- Kagiso Rabada
- Nandre Burger
- Lungi Ngidi
South Africa vs India MATCH INFO
- Toss:South Africa, who chose to bat
- Series:Freedom Trophy, 2023/24
- Venue:Newlands, Cape Town
- Umpires:Ahsan Raza (PAK), Langton Rusere (ZIM) and Paul Reiffel (AUS)
- Match Referee:Chris Broad (ENG)
- Match Date:Wed, 03rd Jan 2024
SOUTH AFRICA Team Players
INDIA Team Players
- End of over 12
- IND80/3
- India Batting S Iyer 4(6) R Sharma 17(22)
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11.6: Marco Jansen to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! Shreyas Iyer seals the deal and India have levelled the series. Marco Jansen delivers it full and on the stumps. Shreyas Iyer lofts it straight down the ground and all the fielders are stationed within the 30-yard circle. The ball meets the fence and India win the final Test match by 7 wickets. We bid Dean Elgar farewell and so do all the players from both teams. Quite an emotional moment on the ground for Elgar as he fights back his tears. India still failed to win a Test series on South African soil but they do well to level this one. A historic win for India, their first in Cape Town.
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11.6: Marco Jansen to Shreyas Iyer, Full and outside off. Shreyas Iyer reaches for it and drives it to mid off. Oh No! Marco Jansen has overstepped and the umpire signals a No-Ball. Jansen will have to re-bowl it.
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11.5: Marco Jansen to Shreyas Iyer, A spicy bouncer that kept climbing. Shreyas Iyer is left clueless by this one as he hops and fends it off the gloves just short of the slip cordon.
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11.4: Marco Jansen to Shreyas Iyer, Banged in short over off. Shreyas Iyer pulls but doesn't find the connection needed. The keeper manages to get a glove on it and prevents extra runs.
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11.3: Marco Jansen to Shreyas Iyer, On the hard length around off. Shreyas Iyer blocks it off his back foot on the off side.
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11.2: Marco Jansen to Shreyas Iyer, Fuller, and on the stumps. Shreyas Iyer blocks it from the crease into the ground.
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11.1: Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! An excellent review from South Africa and Virat Kohli will not be able to stay unbeaten here. Marco Jansen lands this short of a length and down the leg side, Virat Kohli tries to finish things off and goes for the hook but misses as the ball passes very close to his gloves and Kyle Verreynne moves to his left to grab it. There is an appeal but it is turned down. The South African players look confident and Elgar takes the review. It turns out to be a great decision as UltraEdge shows a spike when the ball is near the gloves. Kohli smiles and walks back to the hut as the on-field call is overturned. Shreyas Iyer is the next man in with India just one hit away from the win now!
- End of over 11
- IND75/2
- India Batting V Kohli 12(10) R Sharma 17(22)
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10.6: Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, A fraction fuller, angling into the right-hander, Virat Kohli walks down the pitch again and tucks it to mid on for a single.
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10.5: Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, FOUR! That's more like it. Does what he intended to do the previous ball. Kagiso Rabada bowls this back of a length, around middle and leg, Virat Kohli gets down the pitch and wacks it through mid-wicket for a boundary.
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10.4: Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, Very unlike Virat Kohli! Kagiso Rabada pitches this short, hard into the deck, over middle, Virat Kohli dances down the track and looks to play across the line. The ball zips past to the keeper.
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10.3: Kagiso Rabada to Rohit Sharma, DROPPED! It seems like the South African fielders do not want Rohit Sharma to get out here. Kagiso Rabada bangs this one short and around off, Rohit Sharma goes for his favourite pull shot but gets a top edge as the ball flies miles in the air, Tony de Zorzi at point tries to settle under it for a reverse-cup, but spills it out in the end. A single is taken. Now, the description that you read so far is based on what we saw live. The replays tell more than what actually happened. Tony de Zorzi is at point and is reluctant to go for the catch as he feels that it belongs to Marco Jansen who is standing in the gully region. Zorzi for some time is heard saying 'yours' to Jansen and there is someone else also shouting the same - It's the bowler, Rabada. The pacer sees clearly that it is Zorzi's catch. Eventually, Tony de Zorzi gets under the skier, without keeping his balance and his hands are also moving and to be honest, he never looked like taking the catch. It's dropped and Rabada misses the opportunity to dismiss Rohit Sharma yet again in Test cricket.
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10.2: Kagiso Rabada to Rohit Sharma, On a very good length around off. Rohit Sharma blocks it on the off side and refuses to run. It seems as if the Indians don't want to take risks against Kagiso Rabada.
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10.1: Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, On the hard length over off. Virat Kohli nudges it away to mid-wicket and takes a single.
- End of over 10
- IND68/2
- India Batting R Sharma 16(20) V Kohli 6(6)
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9.6: Marco Jansen to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Good Shot! Marco Jansen delivers it full and on the off pole. Rohit Sharma lofts it over the mid off fielder. The ball is hit well and it runs off the fence for four runs more. Only 11 needed to level the series now.
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9.5: Marco Jansen to Rohit Sharma, Slow and fuller outside off. Rohit Sharma is beaten as he tries to play it on the off side.
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9.4: Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, On length around off. Virat Kohli flicks it away to deep mid-wicket for a single. A miracle needed for South Africa now.
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9.3: Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Flicked away nicely! Marco Jansen sticks to the hard length and bowls it on the pads. Virat Kohli flicks it with good timing. The ball runs away to the fine leg fence for four runs. Just 16 more needed to win.
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9.2: Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, Almost caught and bowled! Marco Jansen lands this on a good length, on middle, sticks to the surface a bit, Virat Kohli is a bit early into his drive and ends up chipping it down the pitch, but the ball falls well wide of the bowler.
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9.2: Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, Marco Jansen bangs it very short and the ball is over Rohit Sharma's head. He leaves it alone as the umpire signals a wide.
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9.1: Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, Fuller, and outside off. Virat Kohli shoulders arms and lets the keeper collect it.
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36.5: Jasprit Bumrah to Lungi Ngidi, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! That is it and India have managed to keep their target under the three-figure mark. Jasprit Bumrah finishes things off with his sixth wicket in the inning. He serves this one full again and on middle, angles in, Lungi Ngidi looks to play at it but the ball nips away late and takes the outside edge and flies towards third slip where Yashasvi Jaiswal takes another good catch. South Africa have been bowled out for 176!
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36.4: Jasprit Bumrah to Nandre Burger, Pitches this one up and on off, Nandre Burger pushes it through covers for another run. Can India keep the target under 100 here?
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36.3: Jasprit Bumrah to Nandre Burger, Jasprit Bumrah pulls his length back this time, on off, nips away a bit, Nandre Burger tries to cut it close from his body but misses.
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36.2: Jasprit Bumrah to Lungi Ngidi, A bit fuller and on middle, Lungi Ngidi clips it through square leg for a single. South Africa leads by 77 runs now!
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36.1: Jasprit Bumrah to Lungi Ngidi, Jasprit Bumrah lands this on a good length and around middle, shaping in, Lungi Ngidi looks to work it away but misses and gets hit on the pads here.
- End of over 36
- SA174/9
- South Africa Batting N Burger 5(18) L Ngidi 7(7)
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35.6: Mohammed Siraj to Nandre Burger, Goes fuller this time, on off, Nandre Burger strides out and drives it straight to short covers.
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35.5: Mohammed Siraj to Nandre Burger, A bouncer now, angling into the leg, Nandre Burger ducks under it.
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35.4: Mohammed Siraj to Lungi Ngidi, Good effort! Mohammed Siraj pitches it up and on middle, Lungi Ngidi shows the full face of the bat and drives it past the bowler as Mukesh Kumar chases after it and dives forward to push it back inside. Three runs taken.
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35.3: Mohammed Siraj to Lungi Ngidi, Jaffa! Mohammed Siraj sticks to the good length around off. Lungi Ngidi tries to play it with a straight bat but misreads the line and the ball misses the top of off stump by a whisker.
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35.2: Mohammed Siraj to Lungi Ngidi, On a very good length around off. Lungi Ngidi swings his blade but doesn't find the connection.
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35.1: Mohammed Siraj to Lungi Ngidi, Straight and full on the off pole. Lungi Ngidi flicks it away off his bat foot through mid-wicket to run a brace. Also gets a loud applause from the crowd.
- End of over 35
- SA169/9
- South Africa Batting N Burger 5(16) L Ngidi 2(3)
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34.6: Prasidh Krishna to Nandre Burger, Touch fuller and on middle, angling in, Nandre Burger blocks it out with a straight bat down the pitch.
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34.5: Prasidh Krishna to Nandre Burger, FOUR! A bit streaky but South Africa won't mind! Prasidh Krishna bangs this one short and outside off, Nandre Burger gets the opportunity to free his arms and slashes at it and gets an outside edge over the keeper's head for a boundary.
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34.4: Prasidh Krishna to Nandre Burger, On a length and on middle, angling in, Nandre Burger knocks it back to the bowler.
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34.3: Prasidh Krishna to Nandre Burger, Prasidh Krishna serves this one very full and around off, shaping away, Nandre Burger goes for the big drive but gets beaten on the outside edge.
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34.2: Prasidh Krishna to Lungi Ngidi, On a length and around off, Lungi Ngidi stays back and guides it through backward point for a single.
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34.1: Prasidh Krishna to Lungi Ngidi, Follows the batter well here! Prasidh Krishna sees the batter back away a bit and bangs this one short of a length and on leg, angling in, Lungi Ngidi gets hurried but manages to sway away from the ball and does well to keep his bat away as well.
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34.5: Kagiso Rabada to Prasidh Krishna, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Kagiso Rabada finishes things off! India have been bowled out for 153! Kagiso Rabada bowls it in the channel on off, on a full length, Prasidh Krishna fiddles at the delivery away from his body and gets an outside edge that travels at a good height behind the stumps. Aiden Markram, at second slip, dives low to his left and pouches it without much fuss. The crowd cannot believe what they have seen as India lose their last 6 wickets without scoring a run.
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34.4: Kagiso Rabada to Prasidh Krishna, OUT! RUN OUT! Utter chaos! This dismissal just about sums up what has happened in the last couple of overs! Rabada serves it on a length, on off, Prasidh Krishna looks to drive it through the off side but does not move his feet much. Mishits the shot towards mid on and Mohammed Siraj sets off for the single. Nandre Burger, at straightish short mid-wicket, moves across to his left and picks it up cleanly. Siraj is halfway through his run and it is too late for him to return. Burger runs towards the stumps and as he sees Siraj turning back towards the bowling end, he releases an underarm throw and hits the stumps at that end to catch the Indian pacer well short of his crease. There was never a run and it was a brain-fade moment for Mohammed Siraj. India's lead remains where it was at the fall of the 5th wicket.
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34.3: Kagiso Rabada to Prasidh Krishna, Serves it full and outside off, Prasidh Krishna drives away from his body without much conviction as the ball rolls towards point.
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34.2: Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Kagiso Rabada strikes now! He gets the big fish, Virat Kohli and it's a mega collapse for the visitors. India are falling like nine pins here. Kagiso Rabada lands this one on a good length and in the corridor of uncertainty, the ball nips away a bit, Virat Kohli tries to push at it without much footwork and gets a thick outside edge towards the second slip fielder where Aiden Markram takes a sharp low catch in front of him. The third umpire wants to check if that is clean or not. The replays show that it is a fair catch and Kohli, who was asked to wait near the boundary line, can go and take a shower.
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34.1: Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, Fuller one and around off, shaping away, Virat Kohli goes for the big drive through the line but misses it completely.
- End of over 34
- IND153/7
- India Batting M Siraj 0(1) V Kohli 46(57)
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33.6: Lungi Ngidi to Mohammed Siraj, Just short of a length, around middle and off, Mohammed Siraj blocks it on the bounce with a straight bat. What an over this has been, a triple-wicket maiden!
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33.5: Lungi Ngidi to Jasprit Bumrah, OUT! TAKEN! THREE IN THE OVER! This is something extraordinary happening at Cape Town. It is the same combination once again for South Africa. Lungi Ngidi lands this one on a hard length again and around off, angles in with extra bounce once more. Jasprit Bumrah stays back to fend at it but it takes the shoulder of the bat and loops towards gully where Marco Jansen this time leaps and pouches it safely. Lungi Ngidi, who started looking like the weak link in this South African bowling attack, has suddenly woken up from his slumber and his triple strike has given South Africa a semblance of chance. Mind you, India still have a very handy 98-run lead.
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33.4: Lungi Ngidi to Jasprit Bumrah, On the hard length, around middle and off, angling into the batter, Jasprit Bumrah covers the line well and blocks it out.
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33.3: Lungi Ngidi to Ravindra Jadeja, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Lungi Ngidi with the double whammy here! Ravindra Jadeja goes back to the hut for a duck. This one is on a hard length and around middle, angling away with some steep bounce again, Ravindra Jadeja stays back and looks to work it across the line but closes the face of his bat a bit too early and fails to ride the bounce. The ball loops off the gloves in front of gully where once again the tall Marco Jansen dives forward to take another brilliant catch. India have lost the plot completely here!
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33.2: Lungi Ngidi to Ravindra Jadeja, Back of a length, outside off, Ravindra Jadeja hops back and taps it down to point.
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33.1: Lungi Ngidi to KL Rahul, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Lungi Ngidi strikes now! A loose shot from KL Rahul has cost him his wicket here. Ngidi lands this one short of a length and outside off, gets a bit of an extra bounce as well, KL Rahul backs away and looks to cut it over point but only manages to nick it behind. Kyle Verreynne makes no mistake. India lose half their side now!
- End of over 33
- IND153/4
- India Batting Rahul 8(32) V Kohli 46(57)
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32.6: Kagiso Rabada to KL Rahul, Short again from Rabada, on middle, KL Rahul pulls it again but there is protection in the deep and the ball rolls to deep square leg. They cross.
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32.5: Kagiso Rabada to KL Rahul, On a length and around off, KL Rahul steers it wide of point.
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32.4: Kagiso Rabada to KL Rahul, Kagiso Rabada bangs this one short and on middle, KL Rahul gets into a good position quickly and hammers it towards the deep square leg fence for a boundary.
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32.3: Kagiso Rabada to KL Rahul, Kagiso Rabada lands this on a good length again and on off, keeps a bit low, KL Rahul looks to play at it but gets an inside edge onto his pads. Rabada is asking whether it is pad first or not but they decide to opt against the review.
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32.2: Kagiso Rabada to KL Rahul, This is on a good length and on off, KL Rahul gets surprised by the extra bounce and bunts it towards point.
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32.1: Kagiso Rabada to KL Rahul, Fuller one and on middle, shaping in, KL Rahul works it off the inner half of the bat towards square leg.
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23.2: Mukesh Kumar to Kagiso Rabada, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! That is the end of the nightmare for the Proteas! Mukesh Kumar finishes things off for India. He lands this on a good length and around off, shaping away sharply, Kagiso Rabada hangs his bat away to block but only manages to get a thick outside edge towards the fourth slip fielder where Shreyas Iyer tumbles to his right to complete a good catch. South Africa have been bowled out for just 55!
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23.1: Mukesh Kumar to Kagiso Rabada, Oh..close! Mukesh Kumar bowls this on a hard length and on off, angles in sharply, Kagiso Rabada leaves it on length and the ball just goes over the off pole.
- End of over 23
- SA55/9
- South Africa Batting N Burger 4(11) K Rabada 5(11)
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22.6: Jasprit Bumrah to Nandre Burger, OUT! TAKEN AT SLIPS! Jasprit Bumrah strikes now and this is another fine catch. This is fuller in length and outside off, Nandre Burger stays in his crease and throws his bat at it without any footwork and the absolutely flies off the outside edge towards the third slip where Yashasvi Jaiswal takes a very sharp catch. South Africa nine down now!
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22.5: Jasprit Bumrah to Nandre Burger, FOUR! A streaky one but the crowd loves it! This is on a good length and around off, shaping away, Nandre Burger strides out to play at it but gets an outside through the vacant backward point region for a boundary.
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22.4: Jasprit Bumrah to Nandre Burger, In the blockhole, on off, angling in, Nandre Burger jams it on the bounce to gully.
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22.3: Jasprit Bumrah to Nandre Burger, Jasprit Bumrah bangs in a bouncer now, on middle, Nandre Burger ducks under it.
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22.2: Jasprit Bumrah to Nandre Burger, Full again and on middle, shaping away, Nandre Burger looks to work it away but gets a leading edge along the ground towards gully.
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22.1: Jasprit Bumrah to Kagiso Rabada, Uppish but safe! This is full and around leg, Kagiso Rabada clips it in the air but wide of mid-wicket for a single.
- End of over 22
- SA50/8
- South Africa Batting N Burger 0(6) K Rabada 4(10)
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21.6: Mukesh Kumar to Nandre Burger, BEATEN! Mukesh Kumar bowls this one on a good length and on the sixth stump line, no movement this time, Nandre Burger has a poke at it but the ball goes past the outside edge to the keeper.
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21.5: Mukesh Kumar to Nandre Burger, Pulls his length back a bit, on off, Nandre Burger looks to push it away but gets an inside edge onto his boots as the ball rolls to the off side.
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21.4: Mukesh Kumar to Nandre Burger, Goes fuller this time, on middle, angling in, Nandre Burger tries to block it out but misses and gets hit on the pads. A slight appeal for LBW, but turned down.
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21.3: Mukesh Kumar to Nandre Burger, Back of a length and outside off, shaping further away, Nandre Burger leaves it alone.
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21.2: Mukesh Kumar to Nandre Burger, Touch fuller and on off, shaping away, Nandre Burger tries to play at it but misses it.
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21.1: Mukesh Kumar to Nandre Burger, On a length and around off, Nandre Burger lets it go to the keeper.