00:00Good morning and welcome to our coverage from Kensington Oval. You join us for this match
00:25between India.
00:41A surprising decision to take to the field. Conditions feel like there won't be a lot
00:44on offer for the bowlers and the opening batters will want to capitalise on what seems a bad
00:49call.
00:51Right, so we're ready to get underway. Always something special about that first delivery.
00:56It can really set the tone for the match.
01:01Got hold of it. A pretty good bouncer. Enough control to get it away.
01:06Really just seem to have put that one into the slot with the first ball to the new batter.
01:10All the same, it's a glorious shot for your first ball.
01:19Lovely shot.
01:23That was the slower ball and it didn't fool anyone. Got the timing just right. Beautiful
01:27shot.
01:29They shouldn't get too discouraged with that last ball. The first step as a bowler is to
01:34get the batter playing, which they've managed. If they can find the right spot, the reward
01:40will eventually come.
01:44Got what it deserved. It was short and way down the leg side. Just helped on its way
01:48really.
01:50It can be very disheartening seeing good deliveries smacked around. Sometimes you've just got
01:56to accept it and move on.
01:59Yep. Edged. There's no one there. Could go down to the boundary.
02:07Nothing really wrong with the delivery. Got onto the front foot and found the space to
02:11get that one to the boundary.
02:20Right off the middle of the bat.
02:23You can't fault the bowling. Sometimes your opponent is just too good. Wonderful front
02:27foot shot and there was absolutely no point in chasing that.
02:40Great shot. Great timing.
02:48A couple on offer here.
02:50Exquisitely down the front foot. A gorgeous looking drive. Could have been worth more.
02:5524 runs added in that over. India are 24 for none.
03:00Jansen, the left arm medium fast bowler, is coming into the attack from the university
03:05end.
03:16Finds the edge. Good piece of fielding to stop some runs.
03:21Time to keep the pressure on now. Great last ball to find the edge. It's just a case of
03:27finding the same spot.
03:30That's going a long way. What a shot that is.
03:33Well that was just textbook. Finds the space and power to lift that ball over the top and
03:38it just keeps going.
03:40You can see how good this pitch can be for batting. You want the player coming forward
03:45but it's a tight margin. Only a touch full and put away.
03:52Lovely shot. Gets on the drive, just powers that over the boundary. Wonderful timing.
04:02Boundaries are flowing. They need to find a dot ball or two to slow things down again.
04:12Nicely played.
04:14Off the front foot. Hit it with all the power and elegance of a batter. Right at the top
04:19of their game.
04:22Boundary off the last ball. Wants to come off this delivery I wonder.
04:32Hits that well onto the back foot and cracks it away.
04:36Well this is why you need to be so precise as a bowler. Didn't do much wrong but it's
04:42been hammered for four anyway.
04:49Another piece of timing.
04:54A really good 50 partnership. These two are looking strong and it's going to take something
04:59special to break it up.
05:01And that's the end of the innings. South Africa have been set a target of 51 runs.
05:49South Africa have been set a target of 51 runs.
06:19A mountain to climb as the openers come out. The goal will be to get the innings off to
06:42a good start. But one of these two surely has to go on to score big.
07:03Superbly played through the covers for four. That was pure elegance. Right out of the textbook
07:10that shot.
07:14That last ball isn't something you'd want to see a repeat of. You don't want to be giving
07:18easy runs away.
07:28Timed that brilliantly.
07:30What a lovely shot. Really good timing. Out of the middle and it raced to the boundary.
07:36Don't mind getting hit for runs. What's important is to focus on getting the next ball right.
07:50They'd look for a couple here.
07:53That's what you pay the entrance money for. It's flown into the crowd. A brilliant shot
07:57off the front foot. No need to move.
08:01I'd like to see them aim for the top of off now. As a bowler you've got to make them play
08:05on your terms.
08:13Does very well to get quickly across to that one.
08:17Hendricks shakes their head. It was there to be hit but couldn't make the most of it.
08:22A wonderful delivery to get the edge. They've got to keep hammering away at that spot time
08:27and again.
08:35Absolutely nailed it.
08:37Fine placement and enough timing to get that ball away to the boundary.
08:43Getting nicely settled at the crease now. Would have been really happy with that last
08:47shot.
08:56Misses everything.
08:57That's wild. Nothing elegant about that shot. Just not timing it at all. That's poor play.
09:05Questions will begin to be asked. Should the captain make a change? A big over that one.
09:10Too many loose deliveries.
09:11A new batter always likes to feel bat on ball early on as they bring a bit of energy to
09:17the crease.
09:19The right armour is coming into the attack from the university end.
09:26Yep. Goes up and over for six. That's the positive option.
09:34Just missed the line. Not the worst delivery. But that was dispatched with interest. Everyone
09:39just watched that in awe.
09:42Tried for something a bit different the last ball. The captain shouldn't mind that. If
09:46they get it right, they might just get the wicket.
09:51Played that beautifully. Saw the short one. Got out the way. There are no more of those
09:54in this over.
10:12Hit that hard. Nailed it.
10:14That was seen so early. The timing was brilliant and that has stayed hit. Fantastic.
10:21A little short on that occasion. Needs to adjust the length slightly to be just a little
10:26fuller. Too short on this pitch and as we've seen already, it makes it very easy to score.
10:33It was in the air for a long time but four. Bounced just inside the rope.
10:39Yep. That's gone all the way. Right out of the middle.
10:47Managed to get on to the front foot early and just incredible power to loft that one
10:51over the boundary.
10:54The last one helped the scoring rate, making their intentions clear.
10:59Yep. Couldn't have hit that any better.
11:06On to the front foot early. Placed it perfectly into the gap. Timed it nicely for four more.
11:15One ball. Six needed to win. Nothing more to say. It's only now who can keep their nerve.
11:24Not taken. A boundary but not a convincing one. That's the end of the over. Just magical
11:30batting. Nothing the bowler can do but watch as the ball goes all over the ground.
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