Glorious start to the day .. Expecting a lot of play.
S.Africa 2.84
India 10
Draw 1.80
Think S.Africa are a definate back, and draw a definate lay.
Brisk start by S.Africa .. Mkt moving nicely for us ..some profit booked, but with S.Africa
S.Africa 94-0
S.Africa 2.4
India 17
Draw 1.9 .. Been 2.0
Smith goes.. S.Africa 103-1 .. Ball startingt to turn/tail .. Might be a tricky batting day.
S.Africa 3.2
India10
Draw 1.69
Drinks .. S.Africa scoring rate, slowed a bit .. And maybe some shadows on the radar, for rain, much later.
Draw dived, just before he wkt .. Can only be a weather trader .. But, it's open to interpretation.
S.Africa 3.3
India 9.8
Draw 1.65
Amla goes.. S.Africa 113-2 , which brings Kallis to the crease .. Big moment for him.
S.Africa 3.85
India 7.4
Draw 1.61
Book going red .. Sigh ..
Petersen goes next ball .. S.Africa 113-3
S.Africa 5.0
India 4.5
Draw 1.67
11.00 local .. And clouds already over the ground .. Might be a problem, earlier than I thought.
S.Africa 3.85
India 7.6
Draw 1.64
Drinks 11.14 local .. S.Africa 152-3 .. Trail by 182
S.Africa 3.8
India 10
Draw 1.54
Horizon is a mixture of blue and cloud .. Tricky ..
Lunch - S.Africa 181-3 .. Trail by 150, 61 overs left today, if weather holds.
Weather is really hard .. As a strong westerly wind, is moving v quickly.
Can't commit to anything.
S.Africa 3.3
India 13
Draw 1.58
Haven't changed book much, still with S.Africa ..
Quick start by S.Africa after lunch .. Going at 5 an over ..
211-3 .. 55 overs left, trail by 123
S.Africa 2.92
India 15
Draw 1.65
Pressing S.Africa .. Think they should be 2.5 max
S.Africa 222-3 .. Trail by 112, 52 overs left.
Wind dying a hit, but, some cloud - a fair bit of blue as well .. Maybe light a problem after tea ..
S.Africa 2.82
India 18
Draw 1.67
S.Africa 235-3 .. 47 overs left.
Radar has some rain on the way .. Maybe 2 hrs or so .. Cloud with it, so light may be problem.
AB Dev goes .. 240-4 .. Trail by 94, 44 overs left,new all due in 6 overs.
S.Africa 3.45
India 18
Draw 1.50
251-4 15 mins to Tea .. Trail by 83, but s.Africa now blocking.
Radar not looking so great for after Tea .. Not sure, anymore.
S.Africa 3.6
India 20
Draw 1.48
S.Africa runs dried up .. Getting darker .. As Tea approaches :
Tea : 267-4 .. Trail by 63 .. Floodlights coming on, maybe only an hr of play, left in day ..
S.Africa 3.9
India 20
Draw 1.43
Gone flat, for a small book. Lotta work, last 2 tests, with no reward.
Getting gloomy after tea .. No real impetus from either side.
286-4 .. 22 overs left ..
S.Africa 4.0
India 30
Draw 1.38
1st reading on light meter appears to be taken .. This won't be long ..
Disappointed with S.African run rate today , 2.9, for a side, apparently going for a win, just ain't good enuf.
JP Duminy out .. In a v odd passage of play .. Dhoni using slow bowlers, S.Africa send in a night watchman .. 15 overs left ..
298-5 ..
S.Africa 4.4
India 27
Draw 1.34
This all makes no sense ..
Light drizzle thankfully comes, to end the farce.
S.Africa 299-5 .. 14 overs short on the day .. Early start tomorrow, but, gonna need motivation for either side to win. Dhoni is happy with a draw, and it appears S.Africa are as well .. Despite what they say in media.
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