Ipl 2018 letest updates

13:19 (IST)

After 47 overs,India 141/0 ( Mayank Agarwal 59 , Rohit Sharma 81)

Maharaj continues after drinks, conceding a couple of singles — the second one courtesy a fumble at cover that allows Agarwal to set off for the non-striker's end. 

13:11 (IST)

After 46 overs,India 139/0 ( Mayank Agarwal 58 , Rohit Sharma 80)

Piedt returns, with Rabada given a breather for now, with a slip and a leg slip in place. Agarwal charges down the crease in the second delivery, but can only steer it to sweeper point for a single. Rohit moves to 80 with a single two balls later. Time for the players to have a drink now. 

13:10 (IST)

Did You Know?

This is the first ever instance of both Indian openers who never previously opened in a home Test, scoring fifty-plus runs each while opening together in their maiden home Test.

13:08 (IST)

After 45 overs,India 137/0 ( Mayank Agarwal 57 , Rohit Sharma 79)

The Proteas have a short fine leg in place for Rohit Sharma in Maharaj's 16th over, hoping he miscues another of his sweeps and this time gifts a catch to the fielder. Faf might stick with that one for a while, with the pace options hardly getting him any success today. Two runs collected in the over. 

13:04 (IST)

After 44 overs,India 135/0 ( Mayank Agarwal 56 , Rohit Sharma 78)

Rohit goes for pull shots against Rabada — collecting a boundary off the first delivery as the ball finds the midwicket fence, and a single off the third delivery. Seven off the over. 

13:02 (IST)

Mayank Agarwal is the seventh Indian player to score 50-plus runs in the each maiden home and away Test innings after Rusi Modi, Surinder Amarnath, Arun Lal, Sourav Ganguly, Suresh Raina and Hardik Pandya.

13:00 (IST)

50-plus runs in six consecutive Test innings in India for Indian players:

Rahul Dravid (Nov 1997-Mar 1998)
Rohit Sharma (Sep 2016-current)*

13:00 (IST)

FOUR! Short from Rabada, and Rohit gets another chance to play one of his favourite shots, pulling it towards midwicket. India 132/0

12:59 (IST)

After 43 overs,India 128/0 ( Mayank Agarwal 55 , Rohit Sharma 72)

Tidy over from Maharaj, with just a single coming off it. Nearly an hour into the second session, and the Indian openers continue to flourish. 

12:59 (IST)

After 42 overs,India 127/0 ( Mayank Agarwal 55 , Rohit Sharma 71)

Mayank and Rohit collect a single each in Rabada's 12th over, the staying calm and calculated for the most part at the crease and not falling for any temptations whatsoever. 

12:58 (IST)

100-plus opening stand in the maiden innings together for an Indian pair:

A Mankand/F Engineer v Aus, Kanpur, 1969/70
S Gavaskar/A Lal v SL, Chennai, 1982
V Sehwag/R Dravid v Pak, Lahore, 2005/06
W Jaffer/D Karthik v SA, Cape Town, 2006/07
M Vijay/S Dhawan v Aus, Mohali, 2012/13
KL Rahul/P Patel v Eng, Chennai, 2016/17
M Agarwal/R Sharma v SA, Vizag, 2019*

12:54 (IST)

Stat Alert!

Century opening stands for India against South Africa in Tests:

G Gambhir/V Sehwag, Kanpur, 2004
W Jaffer/D Karthik, Cape Town, 2007
W Jaffer/V Sehwag, Chennai, 2008
G Gambhir/V Sehwag, Centurion, 2010
M Agarwal/R Sharma, Vizag, 2019*

12:52 (IST)

After 41 overs,India 125/0 ( Mayank Agarwal 54 , Rohit Sharma 70)

Couple of singles conceded by Maharaj off his 14th over, with Rohit moving to 70 in the process. 

12:50 (IST)

After 40 overs,India 123/0 ( Mayank Agarwal 53 , Rohit Sharma 69)

Rohit cuts a wide back-of-length delivery from Rabada through point to collect his eighth four of the innings, before bringing Mayank back on strike with a single two balls later. Five off the over.

12:50 (IST)

After 40 overs,India 123/0 ( Mayank Agarwal 53 , Rohit Sharma 69)

Rohit cuts a wide back-of-length delivery from Rabada through point to collect his eighth four of the innings, before bringing Mayank back on strike with a single two balls later. Five off the over.

12:46 (IST)

FOUR! Cut through point by Rohit, who collects his eighth boundary now, off Rabada! IND 122/0

12:45 (IST)

After 39 overs,India 118/0 ( Mayank Agarwal 53 , Rohit Sharma 64)

Maharaj continues from the other end, conceding a single each to Rohit and Mayank. South African skipper du Plessis has tried all his options so far in the day without dismissing either opener. The Proteas badly need some luck now. 

12:43 (IST)

After 38 overs,India 116/0 ( Mayank Agarwal 52 , Rohit Sharma 63)

First bowling change of the session, with Rabada coming in place of Philander. Six off it, including a boundary to Rohit off an edge that beats the man at gully and runs off to the boundary. 

12:41 (IST)

FOUR! Edged, and past the man at gully! Streaky boundary for Rohit off Rabada. IND 116/0

12:39 (IST)

After 37 overs,India 110/0 ( Mayank Agarwal 51 , Rohit Sharma 59)

Now it's Mayank's turn to bring up his individual milestone, going for an inside out lofted shot over long off to bring up his fourth Test half-century. Seven off the over. 

12:38 (IST)

SIX! Inside-out lofted shot over long off for a maximum! What a way for Mayank Agarwal to bring up his fourth Test half-century. India 110/3

12:36 (IST)

After 36 overs,India 103/0 ( Mayank Agarwal 45 , Rohit Sharma 58)

Mayank's in a bit of pain after inside-edging the ball onto his right leg, the ball evading the pad and hitting him just above the knee. Mayank collects a boundary off the third delivery to bring up the century stand with a boundary. Four off the over. 

12:35 (IST)

100 up for India with both openers now set. Tricky period though as they have done the hard work and now have to make it count. Especially Rohit, who is prone to throw it away in Test cricket. This will be his biggest test, not as an opener but in general as a batsman. Now even more so as he is in a new innings-defining role. South Africa meanwhile clearly struggling for a breakthrough. Doesn't seem like they know where it is coming from. A placid track (at the moment) is not even helping their spinners. 

12:32 (IST)

FOUR! Mayank brings up the partnership milestone with an on drive! Century partnership up between openers Rohit and Mayank — the former making his debut at this slot in this format. First century opening stand for India in Tests since the one-off Afghanistan fixture last year. India 103/0

There had been a question mark hanging over the Indian Test opening combination for a while since the axing of Murali Vijay and Shikhar Dhawan and KL Rahul's dip in form. This pair could very well be the answer that the team management had been looking for. 

12:30 (IST)

After 35 overs,India 99/0 ( Mayank Agarwal 41 , Rohit Sharma 58)

Neither Rohit nor Mayank seem to be in a hurry to collect the 100th run of their opening partnership, as the Mumbaikar sees off Maharaj's 11th over without collecting a run, making it three maidens in a row now. 

12:26 (IST)

After 34 overs,India 99/0 ( Mayank Agarwal 41 , Rohit Sharma 58)

Mayank goes for the late cut behind square off the fourth delivery, but gets intercepted by an agile Markram at short third man. Back-to-back maidens for the Proteas. 

12:23 (IST)

After 33 overs,India 99/0 ( Mayank Agarwal 41 , Rohit Sharma 58)

Maharaj bowls out a maiden as Rohit blocks the ball around defensively. Meanwhile, the Proteas are yet to concede an extra in this innings; despite not getting the breakthrough, they've maintained discipline so far. 

12:19 (IST)

After 32 overs,India 99/0 ( Mayank Agarwal 41 , Rohit Sharma 58)

Philander from the other end, with the keeper standing close to the stumps along with a slip. Rohit collects a single off the third delivery. Mayank guides the ball towards deep backward point for a brace, entering the 40s in the process. Partnership between these two one shy of the century mark. 

12:14 (IST)

After 31 overs,India 96/0 ( Mayank Agarwal 39 , Rohit Sharma 57)

Maharaj starts off with the ball in hand after lunch. Rohit cuts the ball through the cover region for a boundary off the second delivery of the session, and collects a single two balls later. 

12:12 (IST)

FOUR! Second ball after lunch, Rohit cuts this through the cover region for a boundary. India 95/0

12:12 (IST)

Rohit and Mayank return to the crease — the former hoping to convert the fifty into a big hundred to seal his spot at the top of the order in whites. Mayank, on the other hand, is 11 short of his half-century. Maharaj continues after the break.

11:39 (IST)

Taken the bull by the horns

Thrown a lifeline to resurrect his Test career, this time as opener, Rohit Sharma has taken the bull by the horns: no show of nerves, watchful and assertive as the bowling demands, several classy strokes, all adding up to a fine morning for him and the team

— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) October 2, 2019

11:34 (IST)

After 30 overs,India 91/0 ( Mayank Agarwal 39 , Rohit Sharma 52)

Lunch called and well done, Rohit and Mayank. They started off shakily but settled in well and from thereon never looked back, played their shots with confidence. Rohit has a fifty. Mayank looking set to get one. We are done with 30 overs in two hours which is a great rate from Proteas but they should not be too happy as they have not been able to pick any wicket. Visitors would need a different set of plan when they come out again in the next session. We will meet again in about 30 minutes. 

11:32 (IST)

Fifty for Rohit in his first Test innings... for the moment this strategy works. It hasn't been an easy ride but he has overcome the nervous start to settle down and open up. Now he is looking much more the opener we know him to be. It was always going to be thus in home Tests. Overall though, India have made hay while the sun has beat down upon the Proteas. 

11:29 (IST)

After 29 overs,India 91/0 ( Mayank Agarwal 39 , Rohit Sharma 52)

Nerves all around. Debutant Muthusamy bowling shorter earlier in the over. Rohit then looking to dance down again against him, failed to reach the pitch of the ball. Tried a sweep and almost got himself out but was lucky and the ball rolled away for four to backward square lef. Fifty for him and he does not look too satisfied here. Wants a big one.

11:28 (IST)

FOUR and that's 50 for Rohit Sharma. Not the best way to bring it up, half-hearted sweep, took the top edge and flew to square leg fielder who dived but failed to reach the ball, and then it rolled away for four runs. Rohit celebrates it by raising the bat. Mild celebration, we must mention. 

11:24 (IST)

After 28 overs,India 86/0 ( Mayank Agarwal 38 , Rohit Sharma 48)

Rabada continues. Rohit remains on 48, two short of a confidence-boosting fifty. India in strong position and should look to go back with all wickets intact. 

11:20 (IST)

After 27 overs,India 84/0 ( Mayank Agarwal 38 , Rohit Sharma 46)

Debutant Senuran Muthusamy, Left arm orthodox, into the attack now. Must be a tad nervous and Rohit adds more to his worries as he hits him for four. Five from his first over in Test cricket. 

11:19 (IST)

FOUR! Nicely done by Rohit, flatter trajectory and down the leg stump line, Rohit steps out and uses his wrist to hit it for four to cow corner region

11:15 (IST)

After 26 overs,India 79/0 ( Mayank Agarwal 38 , Rohit Sharma 41)

Expected move from Faf. Rabada back on. He is targetting the same off stump channel. But Mayank who played most of the balls in the over very good in his defensive strokes. 

11:11 (IST)

After 25 overs,India 79/0 ( Mayank Agarwal 38 , Rohit Sharma 41)

Piedt changes plan. Comes round the wicket to Rohit but that does not change Rohit's plan. He defends first two balls and then comes down the track to hit one almost out of the park over cow corner region in the field. He is into 40s now. 

11:10 (IST)

SIX! BANG! Piedt bowls round the wicket to Rohit, he dances down on third ball of the over and hits it over the cow corner region for a six. 

11:09 (IST)

And now Mayank gets into the act with a six off Piedt. Countered that round-the-wicket angle with a big shot and immediately the spinner is forced to revert to his over the wicket angle. Both openers now much more comfortable against spin and it is starting to look like a long day in the field for South Africa. 

11:08 (IST)

After 24 overs,India 73/0 ( Mayank Agarwal 38 , Rohit Sharma 35)

Maharaj continues. Bowls a slightly short ball and Rohit cuts him for four runs to deep cover. Straight away Faf puts a fielder there. Changing fielding plan means the bowlers are only trying to adjust length and line. 

11:07 (IST)

First six for Rohit Sharma as test opener. It was somewhat expected as soon as spin was introduced, albeit Keshav Maharaj hasn't been easy to handle for the batsmen. Even so, it was only a matter of time. Thing about Rohit is that in home Test cricket, it would be easy to play this kind of shot because the field is open and spin is introduced early in India (9th over today). This strategy will not work overseas, which is actually a problem for Rohit the opener. Whatever he does in the next five Tests, he will be judged against what he can or cannot do over the two Tests in New Zealand or even later on, say in Australia in late 2020. 

11:06 (IST)

FOUR! Top class shot from Rohit, arm ball from Maharaj, he rocks back and cuts it for four through point for four runs. 

11:05 (IST)

After 23 overs,India 68/0 ( Mayank Agarwal 38 , Rohit Sharma 30)

Piedt continues. Indians putting more pressure on the visitors. They are attacking the spinners and not letting them settle down easily. We sae Rohit dancing down against Maharaj, now Mayank does the same against Piedt. Result the same, six runs. 

11:03 (IST)

SIX! Another step out shot from Indians. Piedt gives it a toss, Mayank dances down the track and dispatches it over straightish long on for six. 

11:02 (IST)

After 22 overs,India 61/0 ( Mayank Agarwal 32 , Rohit Sharma 29)

Maharaj continues and Mayank plays one more late cut. This time it reached the point fielder on one bounce. Indians looking set but have to be careful to not get carried away. 

10:59 (IST)

After 21 overs,India 60/0 ( Mayank Agarwal 32 , Rohit Sharma 28)

Piedt has a smooth action for a off-spinner and straightaway he is pitching it in the right areas. Mayank, now well settled, plays a fine late cut to collect a four on the last ball and ruin the good work done by the bowler.