IND vs SA Day 4 Stumps at Centurion – India 6 wickets away from win: Virat Kohli & Co. is in a commanding position at the end of Day 4’s play in the Centurion Test. The tourists are six wickets away from victory. After setting a massive 305 runs target on the back of a handy 130 run first-innings lead, Kohli & Co. picked up four crucial wickets to inch closer to the victory. At Day 4’s stump, South Africa’s score read 94/4 with the hosts still needing 211 with Dean Elgar unbeaten on 52 and six wickets in hand. Follow India vs South Africa LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
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IND vs SA Day 4 Stumps: India need 6 wickets to win on the final day despite fighting fifty from Elgar
Resuming the final session at 22/1, the hosts’ batters applied caution against the Indian seamers. But Mohammed Siraj soon got the breakthrough for visitors as he sent back Keegan Petersen to the pavilion for 17 off 36. Jasprit Bumrah then led the way in India’s bowling effort as he soon clean bowled Rassie Van Der Dussen and then Keshav Maharaj in the last over of the day.
The tourists need 6 more wickets & are cruising closer and closer to registering their first triumph in Centurion. However, the weather will be one of the biggest factors tomorrow as scattered thunderstorms are forecasted on Thursday. Virat Kohli & Co will be searching for six remaining wickets while South Africa will have to bat out of their skins to deny the tourist a victory.
The wicket is providing ample assistance to the seam bowlers, both in terms of movement and bounce, and South Africa will need a record chase in SuperSport if they are to win the game with the previous best being 251 for eight by England in 2000.
Earlier, resuming the penultimate day on 16/1, India added 63 runs in the first session at the loss of 2 wickets before the hosts bounced back in style to bowl out the tourists at 174.
While the tourists managed to counter the major threat of the morning session effectively, the hosts made the best use of the pitch in the second session and picked up 7 wickets in quick succession as India managed 95 runs during that period.
Kagiso Rabada took 4-42 while debutant left-arm seamer Marco Jansen (4-55) and Lungi Ngidi (2-31) were the other wicket-takers for South Africa. For the tourists, Rishabh Pant (34) was top-scorer in their second innings.
IND vs SA Day 4 Stumps: India end Day 4 in driver’s seat despite Dean Elgar’s fighting fifty
South Africa 2nd innings scorecard:
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiden Markram | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 | |
| Dean Elgar (C) | 52 | 122 | 7 | 0 | 42.62 | |
| Keegan Petersen | 17 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 47.22 | |
| Rassie van der Dussen | 11 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 16.92 | |
| Keshav Maharaj | 8 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 42.11 | |
| Extra | 5 (b 0, w 0, nb 4, lb 1) | |||||
| Total | 94/4 (40.5) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | T Bavuma, Q de Kock, Wiaan Mulder, M Jansen, K Rabada, L Ngidi | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasprit Bumrah | 11.5 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 1.86 |
| Mohammed Shami | 9 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 3.22 |
| Mohammed Siraj | 11 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 2.27 |
| Shardul Thakur | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2.20 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1.50 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| AK Markram | 1-1 | 1.3 |
| KD Petersen | 2-34 | 14.1 |
| HE van der Dussen | 3-74 | 36.4 |
| KA Maharaj | 4-94 | 40.5 |
IND vs SA LIVE Score: Day 4 – 3rd session:
Stumps on Day 4 of the 1st Test.
South Africa end the day on 94/4. #TeamIndia 6 wickets away from victory.
Scorecard – https://t.co/eoM8MqSQgO #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/IgRuammbPo
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 29, 2021
- That’s the end of the play. South Africa 94/4 — need 211 runs | India 6 wickets away from victory
- WICKET! Bowled! That’s absolutely ripper from Bumrah and nightwatchman Keshav Maharaj departs
- FIFTY! Dean Elgar completes his 18th Test fifty. A fighting fifty from the South African captain indeed.
- No-Ball! It just slipped out of Bumrah’s hand and was full toss headed towards Keshav Maharaj. He apologizes.
- Keshav Maharaj comes to bat as the nightwatchman and needs to resist for at least 15-20 minutes
- WICKET! BOWLED! Jasprit Bumrah cleans up Rassie Dussen and breaks the fighting partnership between Elgar & Dussen.
- 38 runs partnership off 116 deliveries between Elgar and Dussen. 18 overs left for the day. It has to be seen how long can they hold the fort
- Time for some spin now as R Ashwin begins his spell. While Ashwin isn’t finding the desired turn, Rishabh Pant from behind the wicket chirps Elgar is finding it difficult to time
- FOUR! Poor delivery from M Shami and Elgar punishes it towards deep mid-wicket
- Shardul Thakur resumes after the drink break. Elgar & R v Dussen are really showing some fight here. Both have played cautiously so far
- South Africa 59/2 after 25 overs — need 246 runs more
- FOUR! Perfect placement for Elgar. Fullish in length from Shardul Thakur and Elgar puts in between extra cover and long-off. He moves into the 30s.
- 27 overs left today. India will be eying for at least three or four more wickets
- Shardul Thakur comes into the attack, replacing Bumrah. Probably, Bumrah has bowled his final over for the day.
- FOUR! Fuller length from Bumrah and R v der Dussen plays very fine towards fine leg boundary
- FOUR! Siraj’s bouncer brushes Elgar’s gloves and flies over the keeper’s head.
- R van der Dussen comes to bat, India is inching closer and closer to victory
- WICKET! Keegan Petersen departs. Edges it and Rishabh Pant takes a diving catch to his right. M Siraj provides the much-needed breakthrough.
- Jasprit Bumrah comes back into the attack, replacing M Shami and he bowls a maiden
- LBW Appeal against Petersen. The umpire is not interested. India takes the review. Wickets umpire’s call. Petersen survives.
- FOUR! Top shot from Keegan Petersen as he cuts short and wide delivery from Shami through the point region
- FOUR! Beautiful shot from Elgar towards mid-off
K Petersen and Dean Elgar will resume the innings post Tea. M Shami will open the attack in the third session
Earlier, Virat Kohli & Co set a massive 305 runs target for South Africa in the Centurion Test on the back of a handy 130 runs lead in the first innings. Resuming the penultimate day on 16/1, India added 63 runs in the first session at the loss of 2 wickets before the hosts bounced back in style to bowl out the tourists at 174. Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jansen picked 4 wickets each while Rishabh Pant (34) top-scored for the tourists in the second innings.
In the first session, India scored 63 runs while South Africa managed to pick two wickets. The visitors managed to counter the major threat of the morning session effectively but the hosts made the best use of the pitch that has started doing tricks and picked up 7 wickets in quick succession with India adding 95 runs during that period.
IND vs SA LIVE Score: Day 4 – 2nd session:
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiden Markram | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 | |
| Dean Elgar (C) | 9 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 40.91 | |
| Keegan Petersen | 12 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 48.00 | |
| Extra | 0 (b 0, w 0, nb 0, lb 0) | |||||
| Total | 22/1 (9) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | HE van der Dussen, T Bavuma, Q de Kock, Wiaan Mulder, M Jansen, KA Maharaj, K Rabada, L Ngidi | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasprit Bumrah | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1.60 |
| Mohammed Shami | 4 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 3.50 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| AK Markram | 1-1 | 1.3 |
IND vs SA LIVE Score: Day 4 – 2nd session:
- That’s the end of the second session. South Africa are 22/1 after 8 overs & need 283 runs to win with nine wickets in hand
- FOUR! Slightly fuller from Shami & Petersen drives it through mid-off
- FOUR! Elegant from Elgar. Full length on the pad from Bumrah & Elgar guides it towards square leg
- FOUR! A lovely flick from Petersen through the midwicket region
- Keegan Petersen comes to bat as South Africa lose their first wicket
- WICKET! Shami strikes early on and Aiden Markram is played on. Inside edge from the bat goes straight into stumps
- Just 1 run from Bumrah’s first over. M Shami comes into the attack
- Aiden Markram and Dean Elgar walk out to the middle to begin South Africa’s second innings while Jasprit Bumrah will open the attack for India
305 runs target for South Africa. The highest successful chase at Centurion is 249 in 2000.
IND vs SA LIVE Score: Day 4 – 2nd session:
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KL Rahul | 23 | 74 | 4 | 0 | 31.08 | |
| Mayank Agarwal | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 28.57 | |
| Shardul Thakur | 10 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 38.46 | |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | 16 | 64 | 3 | 0 | 25.00 | |
| Virat Kohli (C) | 18 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 56.25 | |
| Ajinkya Rahane | 20 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 86.96 | |
| Rishabh Pant (WK) | 34 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 14 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 82.35 | |
| Mohammed Shami | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8.33 | |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 87.50 | |
| Mohammed Siraj | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Extra | 27 (b 12, w 0, nb 6, lb 9) | |||||
| Total | 174/10 (50.3) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kagiso Rabada | 17 | 4 | 42 | 4 | 2.47 |
| Lungi Ngidi | 10 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 3.10 |
| Marco Jansen | 13.3 | 4 | 55 | 4 | 4.07 |
| Wiaan Mulder | 10 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 2.50 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| MA Agarwal | 1-12 | 5.1 |
| Shardul Thakur | 2-34 | 12.5 |
| KL Rahul | 3-54 | 22.3 |
| Virat Kohli | 4-79 | 32.1 |
| CA Pujara | 5-109 | 37.1 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | 6-111 | 38.5 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 7-146 | 45.1 |
| Rishabh Pant | 8-166 | 47.3 |
| M Shami | 9-169 | 49.2 |
| Mohammed Siraj | 10-174 | 50.3 |
IND vs SA LIVE Score: Day 4 – 2nd session:
That's the end of India's second innings as they are all out for 174 runs.
Set a target of 305 runs for South Africa.
Scorecard – https://t.co/eoM8MqSQgO #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/ZUqXvrlJxB
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 29, 2021
India fall of wickets – second innings:
https://twitter.com/Inian14/status/1476182861673865217
- WICKET! Rishabh Pant departs. Rabada has the final laugh. He bowls another short delivery & Pant charges down the crease to slam it but holes out to mid-on
- FOUR! Shortish delivery from Rabada and Pant pulls it over mid-wicket
- FOUR! Rishabh Pant charged down the ground and lofts it over mid-off
- M Shami comes to the crease and he is greeted by Four byes!
- WICKET! R Ashwin edges it and is caught by K Petersen at slip. Up goes the finger. But Ashwin thinks he hasn’t nicked it and takes a review. The ultra-edge shows the ball brushing his gloves before hitting the arm guard. He has to go. India loses the review.
- FOUR! Byes! Q de Kock dives it to his right but fails to reach out
- Caught behind appeal against R Ashwin. The umpire raises the finger but R Ashwin takes the review. He is confident he hasn’t edged it. It’s a flat line when the ball passes the bat and the umpire has to change the decision. R Ashwin survives
- FOUR! Lovely on-drive from R Ashwin. He moves to 12 and the lead is 267 runs now
- FOUR! Terrific cut from Rishabh Pant. That’s some attacking cricket on display
- FOUR! Pant drives the good length delivery from Rabada nicely into the extra cover gap
- FOUR! R Ashwin comes to the crease and gets off the mark with a boundary towards deep backward point
- WICKET! Marco Jansen gets his second wicket for the day. Ajinkya Rahane departs at 20 trying to hook it from outside off stump
- WICKET! Cheteshwar Pujara departs and Lungi Ngidi picks another wicket. Angled down the leg, Pujara tries to flick it away on the leg side but finds an edge and Q de Kock grabs it cleanly behind the wicket
- FOUR! That’s the third boundary in a row. Terrific cover drive from Rahane
- SIX! Back-to-back boundaries for Rahane. This time goes over deep backward square leg for a maximum
- FOUR! beautiful square drive from Rahane towards deep backward point
- FOUR! Lovely on-drive from Pujara. Too full from Jansen & Pujara guides it towards long-on
- FOUR! Byes! Too short and too wide from Jansen flies over keeper’s gloves
- Ajinkya Rahane comes to bat. He gets off to the mark with a boundary
- WICKET! Marco Jansen removes Virat Kohli. Familiar dismissal! Kohli trying to play away from the body and in the process edges it. And, it’s the first ball post-lunch. Excellent start to the second session for South Africa.
Marco Jansen bringing the magic on debut🤩 #SAvIND #FreedomTestSeries #BetwayTestSeries #BePartOfIt pic.twitter.com/7cYIorUwsY
— Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA) December 29, 2021
Here we go again. Virat Kohli & Cheteshwar Pujara walk out to the middle
Resuming the penultimate day on 16/1, South African bowlers kept Indian batters at the edge. Soon, Rabada dismissed Shradul Thakur. Thakur was dismissed for 10 off 26 balls.
After drinks, KL Rahul chased down on a wide delivery from Ngidi and slashed it behind to Elgar at first slip for 23 off 74 balls.
After that, India captain Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara assured that India didn’t lose any more wickets in the first session.
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IND vs SA LIVE Score: Day 4 – 1st session:
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KL Rahul | 23 | 74 | 4 | 0 | 31.08 | |
| Mayank Agarwal | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 28.57 | |
| Shardul Thakur | 10 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 38.46 | |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | 12 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 23.08 | |
| Virat Kohli (C) | 18 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 58.06 | |
| Extra | 12 (b 4, w 0, nb 5, lb 3) | |||||
| Total | 79/3 (32) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant, Ravichandran Ashwin, M Shami, JJ Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kagiso Rabada | 11 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 2.18 |
| Lungi Ngidi | 7 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 3.43 |
| Marco Jansen | 7 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 2.00 |
| Wiaan Mulder | 7 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1.43 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| MA Agarwal | 1-12 | 5.1 |
| Shardul Thakur | 2-34 | 12.5 |
| KL Rahul | 3-54 | 22.3 |
And, that's Lunch on Day 4 of the 1st Test.#TeamIndia 327 & 79/3, lead South Africa 197 by 209 runs.
Scorecard – https://t.co/eoM8MqSQgO #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/8Go1NCfxWn
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 29, 2021
- That’s the end of 1st session. India 79/3 — lead by 209 runs
- FOUR! Lovely cut from Pujara. Mulder bowled it short and Pujara effectively cut it for a boundary
- LBW appeal against Virat Kohli. The umpire is not interested and South Africa takes the review. No bat involved, “Wickets Umpire call” & Kohli survives. The ball-tracking shows the ball clipping off the top of the leg stump.
- FOUR! On the leg stump from W Mulder and Kohli easily guides it towards fine leg
- FOUR! Lovely flick from Virat Kohli. Uses his wrist to push towards mid-wicket
- Virat Kohli comes to bat. He needs to build a partnership with Pujara as India might slip out the command they have right now
- WICKET! KL Rahul departs. Edged and taken at first slip by Dean Elgar
- Small delay! Was a good length delivery from Ngidi but it bounced a little extra and hit on KL Rahul’s thumb. Physio is out there to assess it. Nothing serious though!
- 3 runs, Rahul drives a full delivery from Ngidi towards mid-off
- Drinks break! India have done well in this session of 14 overs so far. South Africa will be gutted to not pick more wickets other than Shardul Thakur.
- Wiaan Mulder comes into the attack. He replaces Marco Jansen & starts with a maiden
- 50 comes up for India — lead by 180 runs
- FOUR! Lovely shot from KL Rahul. Slightly fuller delivery from Ngidi on the pads and KL drives it towards the square leg boundary
- 1 run, good length delivery from Ngidi angling towards leg, and Puajra flicks it for a single on the leg side
- Dropped! Kagiso Rabada drops Cheteshwar Pujara at mid-wicket at the score of 4
- FOUR! Lungi Ngidi comes into attack and Pujara welcomes him with a boundary towards mid-on
- FOUR! Lovely drive from KL Rahul
- Cheteshwar Pujara comes to bat. He needs to score after being dismissed for a duck in the first innings
- WICKET! Rabada strikes and Shardul Thakur departs. Thakur edges it and is caught at the third slip by Wiaan Mulder
The #Proteas are fighthing tooth and nail on day 4 of the first Betway Test💪#SAvIND #FreedomTestSeries #BetwayTestSeries #BePartOfIt pic.twitter.com/SMFeprNoqe
— Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA) December 29, 2021
- FOUR! Byes! Short ball from Rabada goes down the leg even Q d Kock fails to collect it
- SIX! Uppercut from Shardul Thakur and it sails over point boundary
- LBW appeal against Shardul Thakur. The umpire is not interested and South Africa takes the review. Wickets missing, too high! Thakur survives and South Africa loses the review!
- Marco Jansen comes into the attack
- FOUR! Thick outside edge from KL Rahul and flies over gully towards the third man
- 2 runs; that will be the first runs of the Day. It was a length ball on pads from Rabada and Rahul guided it towards the leg side for a double
- Kagiso Rabada will open the attack for the hosts and KL Rahul will face the first ball
- Rahul Dravid rings the bell to start Day 4’s play
Just SuperSport Park traditions 👌
Head Coach, Rahul Dravid rung the bell before start of play on Day 4⃣#TeamIndia | #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/Rut3XEGXuf
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 29, 2021
13:28 PM IST: The players are walking out to the middle. KL Rahul & Shardul Thakur making their way to the crease to extend India’s lead.
13:14 PM IST: It’s a sunny morning in Centurion and team India is done with the huddle talk. What do you reckon Virat Kohli & Co would have discussed in the huddle? Take a look-
Good Morning from SuperSport Park 🌞
Huddle Talk 🗣️ done ☑️
We are all set for Day 4 action to get underway 💪#TeamIndia | #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/gsGz51PoOD
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 29, 2021
13:05 PM IST: Will the hosts fightback or will India continue the dominance? We are minutes away from Live action –
🇿🇦The #Proteas are up for the fight💪💥
📺 Catch the action live on SuperSport Grandstand and SABC 3 from 10:00 am CAT
📝 Ball by Ball https://t.co/c1ztvrT95P#SAvIND #FreedomTestSeries #BetwayTestSeries #BePartOfIt pic.twitter.com/qIB0uIL1tV— Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA) December 29, 2021
12:50 PM IST: KL Rahul and Shardul Thakur will eye big and ensure they defend the most of morning session. Shardul’s real Test as opener will come today, can he unleash himself to be the next R Jadeja or even better him? Follow LIVE
The Proteas had last failed to score 482 in the final innings as they were bundled out for just 182 runs in February 2014 at the venue. Their highest successful chase at the venue is 249 in 2000.
Five successful chases at SuperSport Park, Centurion:
| Country | Versus | Venue | Date | Target | Score | ||
| 1 | England | South Africa | SuperSport Park | 14/01/2000 | 249 | 8/251 | Achieved |
| 2 | South Africa | Sri Lanka | SuperSport Park | 27/03/1998 | 226 | 4/226 | Achieved |
| 3 | South Africa | Pakistan | SuperSport Park | 11/01/2007 | 199 | 3/199 | Achieved |
| 4 | South Africa | Pakistan | SuperSport Park | 26/12/2018 | 149 | 4/151 | Achieved |
| 5 | South Africa | Sri Lanka | SuperSport Park | 15/11/2002 | 121 | 7/124 | Achieved |
- Number of Occasions Side Set 100 – 300 to win- 8 times
- Wins (Team Achieved Target) 5 times
- Losses (Team Failed to Achieve Target) 2 times
- Matches Drawn 1
- Matches Tied 0
The 2nd innings also gives the likes of Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane to make amendments. The trio would look to improve their performance after failing big time again in India’s 1st innings. Under fire Pujara, in particular, had got out for a duck.
IND vs SA LIVE: Indian batsmen looking for big lead in Centurion Test but rain could play spoilsport: Follow DAY 4 of India vs South Africa Test LIVE Updates
Centurion Weather on Day 4:
Although it will be bright & sunny at the start of day 4 at SuperSport Park, Centurion, it could change in the second session with a thunderstorm predicted. But as the weather changes pretty quickly in the highveld region, India will hope the sky stays clear. India would look to avoid early drama and mistakes that they had committed on Day 3. The clear weather will work as a catalyst for India to ensure they close the gap with victory ahead of the final day.
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| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KL Rahul | 5 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 26.32 | |
| Mayank Agarwal | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 28.57 | |
| Shardul Thakur | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 | |
| Extra | 3 (b 0, w 0, nb 2, lb 1) | |||||
| Total | 16/1 (6) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | CA Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant, Ravichandran Ashwin, M Shami, JJ Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kagiso Rabada | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2.33 |
| Lungi Ngidi | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Marco Jansen | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4.00 |
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