round the wicket and Miller makes room and drills it down to long-off and they take 2, SA have passed 300
South Africa vs India, 3rd ODI at Centurion, , Dec 11 2013 - Ball by Ball Commentary
5pm: Familiar story for India as they concede yet another 300-plus score. India failed to drive the advantage after having SA at an unfamiliar 28 for 3 in 8 overs. De Kock and AB scored centuries and now the Indian batsmen once again will have to try and clean up the mess. They haven't been able to do so so far. Ishant was the surprise package with a four-wicket haul.
The comforting thought for India is that Steyn and Morkel are not playing so this is their best chance yet. Join us at 5.45 for the chase.
And here's a dubious stat the Indian bowlers should not read. This is the tenth instance of conceding a score of 300 or more in ODIs in a calendar year, a world record. They eclipsed their own record of 9 in 2009.
Mark Kidger: "Given the rate at which South Africa were scoring in mid-innings, 301 is a disappointing total. India know that they could have been facing 350."
that was well played, short ball expectedly, Tsotsobe rode the bounce and spooned it over the keeper, Ishant was fine at third man
chopped it onto his stumps, Shami bowls it short, Philander makes room to swing, inside edge lands on top of the middle stump, stumps are upright and the bails go for a toss
full on the pads and flicked away to deep square leg
at first it looked like he miscued it but it traveled alright! Makes room to a length ball and swings over deep midwicket, went up miles in the air and still had enough to clear the rope, a welcome fifty for Miller
Can SA get 300?
the short one gets Parnell! Rising towards the face and he takes evasive action and yet goes ahead with the pull, miscues it and Rohit takes it easily at deep square leg
another low full toss put away! Wide outside off, Miller takes him down town, through the line and a flat six over wide long-off
full outside off and driven down to sweeper cover
fires that full outside off and Miller slams it along the turf to deep cover and Ishant does well to slide and cut it off, could easily have over-run it
good over so far, keeps it full and close to the yorker length, can only jam it out for no runs
drifts on the pads and he flicks it away in the air down to long-on
stays back and flicks it away straight to midwicket
punishes a low full toss! Not such a great over for India, gives him width and the field is up on the off side, sped away past cover
full outside off and he drives to mid-off
breaks the shackles with a boundary, he errs by dropping short, Parnell pulls wide of midwicket, Kohli gives it his best running from long-on but dives in vain
well bowled, fired that full on the pads and he flicked it to midwicket, India pulling things back
gets away with another one on the pads as he works it straight to Ishant at short fine leg
fires that full on the pads and he flicks it to deep midwicket
ends the over with a yorker, well bowled Ishant, he manages to dig it out
short of a length and he tucks it to midwicket