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Dinakar Ashwin’s craft fetches him five; Jadeja picks up 200th Test wicket Visakhapatnam Fans run on to the ground disrupting play for various reasons. As early as in the 70s, Bri jesh Patel received a kiss on the cheek by a lady fan who breached security during the IndiaWest Indies Test at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium. And in countries such as Australia and England, we have streakers who sprint across the ground just for ‘fun’ or to highlight a cause. On the third afternoon at Off with you! Ajinkya Rahane attempts to shoo off the the ACAVDCA ground here, intruder. * K.R. DEEPAK a local man managed to hoodwink security for a dif splits when the man, with an The intruder was soon es ferent reason — taking a sel official chasing him, got corted off the ground but fie with an India cricketer! close enough to Ajinkya Ra not before he had got the job The entire stadium was in hane for a selfie! done! Going back to Pugnacious: Dean Elgar slugged it out in the middle, growing in confidence as the innings ‘The Hundred’ decision progressed. * K.R. DEEPAK the roots SA IN INDIA South Africa, 385 for eight SCOREBOARD only after IPL: Harbhajan at stumps and 117 behind In worked: Ashwin Special Correspondent S. Dinakar S. Dinakar dia’s first innings score with INDIA — 1ST INNINGS Visakhapatnam Visakhapatnam Visakhapatnam two days left, has given itself 502 for seven decl. Dean Elgar’s courage and ap a realistic chance of forcing a SOUTH AFRICA — 1ST INNINGS R. Ashwin’s last fivewicket Harbhajan Singh finds him plication takes us to the draw on a pitch where there Dean Elgar c Pujara b Jadeja haul in Tests was in Sri Lan self in the eye of a gathering heart of Test cricket. The is turn and and some varia 160 (287b, 18x4, 4x6), Aiden ka, August 2017. On Friday, storm. The offspinning South African opener is ble bounce, but is by no Markram b Ashwin 5 (21b, 1x4), the senior offspinner once great has signed up for The tough, fights as if his life de means a minefield. Theunis de Bruyn c Saha b Ash again scalped five in an in Hundred, a 100ballanin pends on the innings. Weather will remain a fac win 4 (25b, 1x4), Dane Piedt b nings. During this period, nings tournament in En In early 2018, on a volatile tor, too, with scattered thun Jadeja 0 (4b), Temba Bavuma his fortunes have been gland next July. lbw b Ishant Sharma 18 (26b, surface at the Wanderers, derstorms forecast on Satur mixed. He has been trou He is an overseas cricke 3x4), Faf du Plessis c Pujara b that Bullring, where the ball day and Sunday. Ashwin 55 (103b, 8x4, 1x6), bled by injuries, found him ter at the draft with a base seamed, bounced off a On pivotal day three, El Quinton de Kock b Ashwin 111 self out of the Test XI and price of £100,000. However, length, or shot through, El gar grew in stature. He got (163b, 16x4, 2x6), Senuran also from the shorter for the BCCI bars any current gar withstood a nasty blow right behind the ball, was so Muthusamy (batting) 12 (60b, mats. player — even among retired on the helmet from Jasprit lid in defence and did not 1x4), Vernon Philander b Ash Ashwin said going back players, it gives NOCs to Bumrah to carry his bat with miss out on opportunities to Turning things around: Quinton de Kock’s strokeplay win 0 (10b), Keshav Maharaj to his roots helped him stay these leagues only under ex Harbhajan Singh. * K.R. DEEPAK a bloodandguts 86. score. had a touch of the ethereal. * K.R. DEEPAK (batting) 3 (14b); Extras (b8, focused. “To stay away ceptional circumstances — His backlift starts from lb4, nb5): 17. Total (for eight from not playing cricket it and the 39yearold Harbha by the Board to play in the Contrast around fourth slip but, cru picked up by Cheteshwar his century with a stunning wkts. in 118 overs): 385. self is very tough for me. In jan finds himself in a Global Twenty20 in Canada, FALL OF WICKETS And here, on the third day of cially, once he gets his willow Pujara to end a captivating six over covers, on one knee, order to substitute that, I dilemma. but that was only after he 114 (Markram, 7.1 overs), 2 the first Freedom Test on Fri down, Elgar plays close to 164run sixthwicket partner off Ashwin. 31 (de Bruyn, 16.3), 334 (Piedt, played whatever games I Will he announce his re had retired from all BCCI day, the 32yearold South his body. This tightness in ship with de Kock — Jadeja’s Ashwin bowled with con 17.3), 463 (Bavuma, 26.1), 5 got.” tirement from all cricket run competitions. African, in his next Test in his game is his strength. 200th. trol even as he brought about 178 (du Plessis, 57.3), 6342 South African opener by the BCCI, including the About the South African nings against India, dropped The manner in which de subtle variations. The fea (Elgar, 99.3), 7370 (de Kock, Dean Elgar said, “We knew IPL, before taking the batting resistance on day anchor in the vastly different Saha’s miss Kock, all freshness and free ture of his bowling was the 109.3), 8376 (Philander, it was going to be tough. We plunge into The Hundred? three, Harbhajan said, “The subcontinental conditions Elgar was fortunate though dom, stroked the ball on this amount of body he was get 113.2). knew we were going to be Harbhajan, commentat Indian spinners are used to for a monumental 160. The on 74 when he was drawn in track seemed ethereal. He ting into his action. INDIA BOWLING facing quality bowlers on a ing here for Star Sports, was really conducive tracks in innings oozed character. to one outside the offstump picked the length early, con Ashwin ended the worry Ishant 142441, Shami 15 wearing pitch. But I always typically candid in his res the country. But this pitch is If Elgar slugged it out, from Jadeja but ’keeper sequently had more time, ing 115run fifthwicket part 3400, Ashwin 41111285, had the hope that if we ponse to a question from not giving them as much Quinton de Kock, the Wriddhiman Saha fluffed the and got himself into terrific nership in 31.2 overs bet Jadeja 3741162, Vihari 91 knuckle down, apply our The Hindu. help. That is why they are 380, Rohit 2170. smoothstroking southpaw, offering. positions for strokes on both ween Elgar and Faf du selves, and build a platform He said, “Yes, I have given struggling here.” galloped on his skills for a 111 As he grew in confidence, sides. Plessis. to express ourselves, we my name for the draft. But I While R. Ashwin and Ra of exquisite strokeplay at the Elgar slogswept, lofted and He skipped forward to The combative du Plessis by turning the ball away could always get to the po will take a decision only af vindra Jadeja are trump ACAVDCA ground. whipped the ball, using his drive the ball gloriously (55) employed the sweep to from the lefthander and cas sition we are in.” ter playing the IPL next year cards at home, Harbhajan There were more protago feet. In fact, this was a sur through covers, with an disrupt length and jumped tled him with one that came About inputs from bat for the Chennai Super said India needed to groom nists on an incidentfilled face where, if the batsman amalgam of timing and down to strike the ball bet in with the arm. And Vernon ting consultant Amol Mu Kings. The Hundred is only a group of spinners around day. R. Ashwin, conjuring employed his footwork he placement. Or wristed or ween longoff and longon. Philander was bowled by a zumdar, Elgar said, “He’s after the IPL.” them. “Kuldeep Yadav got a moments of craft and beau looked far more secure than lofted with authority. Done in by Ashwin’s extra huge offspinner. an experienced player and The BCCI, on its part, has fivewicket haul in his last ty, scalped five with his off someone who played from The gifted de Kock played bounce, he was picked up With South Africa reveal is giving you intel on condi said it was not aware of any Test for India, at Sydney. spin while leftarmer Ravin the crease. the ball late, his late cut off smartly by Pujara at legslip. ing resolve and desire, there tions. He might just say one Indian cricketer signing up There is another wrist spin dra Jadeja claimed his 200th Eventually, Elgar’s top Ashwin was as delicate as Ashwin deserved his five is plenty at stake over the last thing that might sit on your for The Hundred. This year, ner, Rahul Chahar, who can Test wicket in his 44th Test. edged sweep was splendidly they come. And he reached wickets. He set up de Kock two days.