News Sports Cricket Live reporting: Day 5, India-South Africa 1st test match ends in a draw

Live reporting: Day 5, India-South Africa 1st test match ends in a draw

Johannesburg: The first test match of the 2 test series of India tour of South Africa ends in a draw. South Africa fell just 8 runs short of winning the test match which could have


6:37 PM: South Africa 330/4, need 128 runs to win

6:34 PM: Ishant to du Plessis, pulled away for four

6:28 PM: SA 319/4 after 102 overs

6:24 PM: South Africa 318/4, need 140 to win

6:23 PM: du Plessis drives Ashwin for four

6:22 PM: South Africa 314/4 after 100 overs

6:14 PM: South Africa 313/4, need 145 runs to win

6:14 PM: Zaheer to du Plessis, four through the leg side

6:12 PM: Zaheer to du Plessis, four through the fine leg

6:11 PM: South Africa 305/4, need 153 runs to win

6:08 PM: Ashwin to du Plessis, four down the ground

6:07 PM: 300 comes up for South Africa, need 159 runs to win

6:00 PM: South Africa 298/4, need 160 runs to win

Hundred runs partnership between the two comes up

6:00 PM: Zaheer to de Villiers, four through fine leg

5:58 PM: Zaheer to du Plessis, edged and four

5:55 PM: SA 289/4, need 169 to win

5:50 PM: SA 286/4

5:44 PM: Ishant to du Plessis, edged and four

5:43 PM: 85 runs partnership comes up between du Plessis and de Villiers

5:36 PM: South Africa 281/4, need 177 runs

5:31 PM: South Africa 280/4, need 178 to win

5:31 PM: de Villiers put away Shami for four

5:30 PM: Shami to de Villiers, four, reaches his 34th test career fifty with that