IND vs SA Live Score, 1st Test Day 4: Another big blow to India, Rahul becomes victim of Ngidi

IND lost the third wicket, KL Rahul out. After all, South Africa has got the fruits of tremendous bowling and the constant pressure forced Rahul to play a bad shot. The third ball of Ngidi’s over was on good length and was going outside. Rahul wanted to send it to the third man, but was defeated due to the bounce. The catch was taken at first slip by taking the upper part of the bat.

Rahul – 23 (74 balls, 4×4); IND- 54/3

South Africa’s fast bowlers have bowled well so far in this session. Barring just a few no-balls and a few overpitch deliveries, African bowlers have kept the Indian batsmen tied at the line of the off-stump. Along with this, short pitch balls have also been used well in between.

IND- 54/2; Rahul – 23, Pujara – 7

50 runs have been completed in India’s second innings. Lungi Ngidi once again placed the overpitch ball on the line of leg stump, which Rahul flicked and got 4 runs on the square leg boundary. With this, India’s lead has gone up to 180 runs.

IND- 50/2; Rahul – 19, Pujara – 7

Cheteshwar Pujara was once again about to return to the pavilion cheaply, but luck has favored him. Another overpitch ball from Ngidi, Pujara tried to flick it towards midwicket, but his shot went up in the air instead of staying on the ground and Kagiso Rabada, standing at short midwicket, got a simple catch, but he did not even touch the ball. And the catch went over his hands. Big relief to India.

IND- 45/2; Rahul – 15, Pujara – 6

Cheteshwar Pujara, who was dismissed on the very first ball in the first innings, opened his account with a four. The very first ball from Lungi Ngidi, which came as a change in bowling, was overpitch on the leg-stump and Pujara took it for a four while driving it towards mid-on.

IND- 43/2; Rahul – 15, Pujara – 4

After waiting for a long time, Rahul got the run. The last ball of Marco Yansson’s over came towards the leg-stump, which Rahul glided gracefully and took a four on fine leg. This is the third four of Rahul’s innings.

IND- 39/2; Rahul – 15, Pujara – 0

IND lost the second wicket, Shardul Thakur out. India’s start has not been very good even today and has lost wickets soon. Night Watchman Shardul Thakur has been returned to the pavilion by Kagiso Rabada. The fifth ball of Rabada’s over was on good length, which Shardul wanted to defend, but the ball was a bit high and caught with the upper part of the bat at third slip, where Viaan Mulder took a good catch with his right hand. .

Shardul – 10 (26 balls, 1×4, 1×6); IND- 34/2

In search of wickets, South African pacer Kagiso Rabada is trying to trouble the Indian batsmen through short pitch balls. Rabada especially troubled Rahul with short pitch balls in his new over. Rabada’s first ball was a short pitch, which Rahul wanted to leave by bending, but the ball did not jump as expected and hit hard near Rahul’s left shoulder. However, it was a matter of relief that Rahul did not suffer much and he immediately agreed to play. Rabada adopted the same strategy even after this.

IND-30/1; Rahul – 11, Shardul – 10

After getting two consecutive maiden overs, Shardul Thakur tried his hand on the big shot and he got success too. Marco Yanson’s short ball was close to Shardul’s body, but the Indian batsman made a place for himself and made an upper cut on it and hit a fine six outside the deep point boundary.

IND- 28/1; Rahul – 11, Shardul – 10

There was a strong appeal against Shardul on the ball of left-arm pacer Marco Yanson, who brought the second over of the day. Shardul tried to release Yanson’s ball instead of playing it and raised his bat in the air, but the ball hit the upper part of his pad. The umpire rejected the LBW’s appeal. South African captain Elgar took the DRS, but did not succeed, as the ball was coming over the stumps. A bad review from South Africa.

IND- 22/1; Rahul – 11, Shardul – 4

The fourth day’s play has started and India got a boundary in the very first over. Kagiso Rabada did this first over and on the fifth ball, 4 runs came in Rahul’s account. However, Rahul did not have control over this shot. Rabada kept this ball far outside the off-stump, which Rahul wanted to drive towards the covers, but the ball, hitting the edge of the bat, jumped into the air towards the gully and went for 4 runs.

IND- 22/1; Rahul – 11, Shardul – 4

The Indian team will go to advance its second innings today. The team has a lead of 146 runs. The Indian team will try to take their lead beyond at least 300 runs, batting only the first two sessions, so that they have time and enough runs to wrap up South Africa.

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