India vs South Africa 2nd Test Day 1 Live: South Africa post 62/3 in second innings at stumps, trail by 36 runs
India vs South Africa 2nd Test Day 1 Live: South Africa post 62/3 in second innings at stumps, trail by 36 runs
21:12 (IST)
After 17 overs,South Africa 62/3 ( Aiden Markram 36 , David Bedingham 7)
STUMPS! South Africa end the day with a total of 62/3 after 17 overs. Aiden Markram has helped the Proteas stabilise the innings, and will be crucial heading into Day 2 of the Test on Thursday. South Africa still trail by a further 36 runs after what has been a topsy-turvy day of Test cricket in Cape Town.
21:00 (IST)
India vs SA 2nd Test Day 1 Live
FOUR! South Africa would be pleased with that sight. An Aidenh Markram cover drive would what they would have wanted just before stumps. What an exquisite shot!
20:55 (IST)
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OUT! Another one bites the dust. Jasprit Bumrah removes Tristan Stubbs with a good length ball. Stubbs looks to defend this one, but the ball takes the gloves en route to the hands of KL Rahul. Tristan Stubbs c Rahul b Bumrah 1
20:45 (IST)
After 14 overs,South Africa 44/2 ( Aiden Markram 27 , Tristan Stubbs 0)
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Jasprit Bumrah continues. Aiden Markram with a flick through midwicket to collect a brace off the first ball of the over. That's followed by five dots, tidy stuff from Bumrah.
20:39 (IST)
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OUT! Second wicket gone for the Proteas. Full length on off from Mukesh, de Zorzi gets forward to defend, but plays the wrong line and nicks to KL Rahul who takes the catch. de Zorzi c Rahul b Mukesh Kumar 1
20:28 (IST)
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OUT! Dean Elgar is dismissed for 12 in what is his final Test innings for South Africa. He's edged and caught by Virat Kohli at first slip, and there's a huge roar in the crowd as Elgar makes the long walk back for one last time. He is congratulated by India cricketers including Virat Kohli. Elgar c Kohli b Mukesh Kumar 12
20:23 (IST)
After 10 overs,South Africa 37/0 ( Aiden Markram 22 , Dean Elgar (C) 12)
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Mohammed Siraj continues. He concedes a boundary off Markram, with the latter punching through covers to collect a boundary. Just four off the over.
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India vs SA 2nd Test Day 1 Live
FOUR! Short ball on off from Siraj, and Markram executes this brilliantly, punching through the covers to collect a boundary.
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FOUR! Sweetly driven from Aiden Markram through extra cover and the result is a boundary.
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After 7 overs,South Africa 19/0 ( Aiden Markram 13 , Dean Elgar (C) 5)
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Change of bowling as Mukesh Kumar comes into the attack. There's an appeal for LBW against Aiden Markram. The umpire says it's not out, but India opt for the review. Ball-tracking shows it's just clipping leg stump. It's a maiden over.
20:04 (IST)
After 6 overs,South Africa 19/0 ( Aiden Markram 13 , Dean Elgar (C) 5)
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Mohammed Siraj continues. It's another maiden over from Siraj. WSouth Africa trail by 79 runs, India will be looking for at least a couple of wickets here.
19:55 (IST)
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FOUR! Short ball from Mohammed Siraj, and Dean Elgar makes no mistake to guide it past point for a four.
19:47 (IST)
After 2 overs,South Africa 4/0 ( Aiden Markram 4 , Dean Elgar (C) 0)
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Jasprit Bumrah begins India's bowling in the second innings. He concedes a boundary off Aiden Markram, who gets diwn on one knee to drive through extra cover for a four. Mohammed Siraj continues from the other end, and delivers a maiden.
19:44 (IST)
India vs SA 2nd Test Day 1 Live
FOUR! First boundary of the second innings comes from Aiden Markram. Full length ball from Bumrah, and Markram gets down to drive through extra cover for a four.
19:37 (IST)
After 35 overs,India 153/10 ( Mukesh Kumar 0 , )
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ALL OUT! India have been dismissed for just 153, with Rabada, Ngidi and Burger sharing nine wickets between them. Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Gill got off to starts but failed to convert them. India now have only a 98-run lead heading into the second innings. South Africa's second innings reply to begin soon.
19:33 (IST)
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OUT! All out! India have been dismissed for 153, with their lead less than 100, 98 runs to be exact. Who would have thought this kind of a dramatic collapse on the cards. Prasidh Krishna looks to push this one, but ends up getting an edge off the bat towards Markram at second slip. Prasidh c Markram b Rabada 0
19:30 (IST)
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OUT! A mix-up between Prasidh Krishna and Mohammed Siraj ends up with the latter being run-out at the bowlers' end. Prasidh c Markram b Rabada 0
19:27 (IST)
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OUT! Kagiso Rabada strikes again to get rid of Virat Kohli. The Kohli vs Rabada battle was always on the cards since this series started and this time, it's Rabada who has the last laugh. Kohli falls short of a fifty. Kohli c Markram b Rabada 46
19:23 (IST)
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OUT! Third wicket in the same over for Lungi Ngidi! Back of length ball from the pacer, Bumrah jabs on this occasion as the ball flies towards the fielder at gully. This comes off the bat's shoulder. Bumrah c Marco Jansen b Ngidi 0
19:20 (IST)
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OUT! Second wicket in the same over for Lungi Ngidi. Short ball with some extra bounce from Ngidi, Jadeja looks to guide it towards the leg side, but the ball takes the glove en route to Jansen, who takes the catch. Jadeja c Marco Jansen b Ngidi 0
19:16 (IST)
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OUT! Lungi Ngidi strikes. There's extra bounce on offer from Lungi Ngidi. Rahul looks to play the cut but enhds up getting a nick towards the wicketkeeper. Rahul c Verreynne b Ngidi 8
19:08 (IST)
After 32 overs,India 148/4 ( Virat Kohli 46 , KL Rahul (W) 3)
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Lungi Ngidi resumes. Just four singles off the over, with Virat Kohli approaching his half-century. India's lead extends to 93 runs.
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After 31 overs,India 144/4 ( Virat Kohli 44 , KL Rahul (W) 1)
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Kagiso Rabada resumes. He begins with three dots efore conceding four byes courtesy a short ball. Kohli then follows it up with a single towards square leg. Six runs off the over.
18:59 (IST)
After 30 overs,India 138/4 ( Virat Kohli 43 , KL Rahul (W) 1)
Four runs come off Msarcob Jansen's latest over, with KL rahul getting off the mark after 22 deliveries.India's lead is now 83 runs.
18:49 (IST)
After 28 overs,India 130/4 ( Virat Kohli 38 , KL Rahul (W) 0)
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Marco Jansen resumes. He begins with a dot ball before conceding a no-ball after overstepping. It's an otherwise tidy over from Jansen.
18:45 (IST)
After 27 overs,India 129/4 ( Virat Kohli 38 , KL Rahul (W) 0)
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Kagiso Rabada continues. 10 runs come off his latest over, with Virat Kohli taking the aggressive route with a six and a four. India's lead is now worth 75 runs.
18:43 (IST)
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SIX! Kohli is quick to read the length from Rabada, and positions himself brilliantly to dispatch the ball over square leg fence.
18:37 (IST)
After 25 overs,India 114/4 ( Virat Kohli 23 , KL Rahul (W) 0)
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Right. Time for the final session of the day. Another 40 overs remain in the day. Kagiso Rabada is into the attack to bowl the first of those. He begins with a dot ball before Kohli finds the gap through midwicket for a brace. Three runs off the over.
18:15 (IST)
After 24 overs,India 111/4 ( Virat Kohli 20 , KL Rahul (W) 0)
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Marco Jansen continues. There's an LBW appeal against Kohli but is given not out. Dean Elgar decides to review this but ball-tracking shows it's just clipping leg stump. The not out decision stands. Just one run off the over coming via a leg bye. And that will be tea break on Day 1 of the second Test. India will head to the break with a total of 111/4, leading by 56 runs, with Virat Kohli and KL Rahul unbeaten.
Stay tuned for the third session of the day that will begin shortly.
18:07 (IST)
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OUT! Another wicket for Nandre Burger. A length ball from Burger, it's a ball that's angling in. Shreyas Iyer looks to defend but gets an edge off the bat towards wicketkeeper Kyle Verreynne. Shubman Gill c Marco Jansen b Nandre Burger 36
18:02 (IST)
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FOUR! A short ball from Marco Jansen with some extra width and Kohli cuts over point for a boundary. Not a Kohjli shot you would see very often.
17:57 (IST)
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OUT! Length ball from Nandre Burger, Shubman Gill pushes at it, but eventually edges this one to Marco Jansen at gully region. Shubman Gill c Marco Jansen b Nandre Burger 36
17:53 (IST)
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FOUR! Short ball from Nandre Burger and Shubman Gill pulls this one over midwicket fence for a boundary.
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After 20 overs,India 101/2 ( Shubman Gill 32 , Virat Kohli 16)
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Lungi Nigidi continues. Shubman Gill flicks through square leg for a brace. Five runs come off Ngidi's latest over.
17:47 (IST)
After 19 overs,India 96/2 ( Shubman Gill 27 , Virat Kohli 16)
Just two runs come off Lungi Ngidi's latest over, with Shubman Gill collecting a brace by driving through point. Nandre Burger continues, and he delivers a maiden.
17:37 (IST)
After 17 overs,India 94/2 ( Shubman Gill 25 , Virat Kohli 16)
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Ten runs come off Marco Jansen's fourth over. Jansen's over is followed by another over from Burger, who goes for just four runs, including a brace from Virat Kohli, who pulled it behind square.
17:30 (IST)
After 15 overs,India 80/2 ( Virat Kohli 8 , Shubman Gill 19)
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Nandre Burger continues, and he strikes in his latest over, removing Rohit Sharma. Rohit had looked to defend a short ball from Burger, but was undone by the extra bounce as he lobbed it towards Marco Jansen at gully region. Virat Kohli is the new man in and is off the mark with a boundary. Nine runs and a wicket off the over.
17:27 (IST)
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OUT! South Africa get their man! Nandre Burger gets rid of Rohit Sharma. Short of length from Burger, there's extra bounce on offer as well, Rohit looks to defend it but gets hit on the shoulder of the bat as Marco Jansen takes a catch at gully. Rohit c Marco Jansen b Nandre Burger 39
17:18 (IST)
After 13 overs,India 71/1 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 39 , Shubman Gill 18)
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Nandre Burger continues after drinks. Gill finds the gap through covers to collect another boundary. Just the boundary off the over.
17:12 (IST)
After 12 overs, India 67/1 (Gill 14*, Rohit 39*)
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Marco Jansen goes for five runs in his latest over. Shubman Gill initiates an exquisite cover drive to collect a boundary. The 50-run partnership between Gill and Rohit is also up. Time for a breather as players take a drinks break.
17:10 (IST)
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FOUR! An overpitched ball from Marco Jansen that allows Shubman Gill to nail the drive through covers. Exquisite timing on that.
17:08 (IST)
After 11 overs, India 62/1 (Gill 9*, Rohit 39*)
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Kagiso Rabada continues. There's a huge lbw appeal against Rohit Sharma and he's given out. Rohit reviews it. Rohit was looking to defend it, but is beaten on the edge. It seemed as though it had brushed tghe back pad before hitting the front pad. Ball-travking though shows that it would have been missing leg stump. Four off the over.
17:01 (IST)
After 10 overs, India 58/1 (Gill 6*, Rohit 38*)
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Marco Jansen into the attack now. There's an LBW appeal by the Proteas against Rohit, but the umpire is not interested. South Africa go for the review. Ball-tracking shows no inside edge, but it's clearly missing the stumps. India, meanwhile, are into the lead with four leg byes. Five off the over. India lead by three runs.
16:52 (IST)
After 8 overs, India 52/1 (Gill 6*, Rohit 36*)
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Nandre Burger continues. Rohit collects a boundary in the over with a drive through extra cover region, beating the fielder there. Shubman Gill too drives through extra cover later in the over to collect a couple of runs, which also takes him to 1000 Test runs. Nine runs off the over.
16:48 (IST)
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FOUR! Rohit drives this one beautifully through extra cover fence, beating the fielder there. It's his seventh boundary of the match already.
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After 7 overs, India 43/1 (Gill 4*, Rohit 29*)
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Kagiso Rabada continues. Nanmdre Burger went for a dozen runs in the previous over, but Rabada makes up for it with a maiden over. India trail by 12 runs.
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FOUR! Short ball from Nandre Burger, and Rohit nails the pull in front of square to collect another boundary.
16:37 (IST)
After 5 overs, India 31/1 (Gill 4*, Rohit 17*)
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Kagiso Rabada continues. He goes down leg in the second ball, Rohit flicks towards fine leg, with the runs coming off his pad and not the bat. Five runs off the fifth over.
16:34 (IST)
After 4 overs, India 26/1 (Gill 4*, Rohit 14*)
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Lungi Ngidi continues. Ngidi concedes a couple of no-balls in this over. Shubman Gill is off the mark with a boundary, whipping into the gap at midwicket. Burger at the boundary ropes looks put the ball back inside, but eventually fails in doing so. Six off the over.
16:28 (IST)
After 3 overs, India 20/1 (Gill 0*, Rohit 14*)
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Kagiso Rabada with the start that the Proteas needed, but they still have their task cut out. He unleashes a short ball around off to Yashasvi Jaiswal, making him play the defence, only to get chopped onto the stumps. Shubman Gill has joined Rohit Sharma in the middle. Three runs and a wicket.
India vs South Africa 2nd Test Day 1 Live: Rohit Sharma-led India face another difficult task in the second Test at Newlands, Cape Town as the visitors aim to bounce back in the final match. India are currently trailing South Africa 1-0 after an innings and 32 runs defeat in the first Test Centurion. The No. 1 Test side, India, had a horrible time in the first Test with both batters and bowlers struggling to put up a meaningful challenge. Apart from KL Rahul and Virat Kohli, all the batters struggled in seaming and swinging conditions, while Prasidh Krishna and Shardul proved to be poor change bowlers.
In this aspect, it will be interesting to see the sort of changes Team India opts for in their playing XI for the Newlands Test, Prasidh Krishna had a difficult time on his Test debut and he could be dropped for Mukesh Kumar or Avesh Khan. Also, going out could be Ravichandran Ashwin who had very little to do in the first Test. Ravindra Jadeja has recovered from the back spasm and his batting gives him an edge over Ashwin. Shardul Thakur, however, is expected to stay in the playing XI as India have no other pace-bowling all-rounder.
South Africa are expected to make one change as Temba Bavuma will be missing due to an injury and Dean Elgar will captain the Proteas in his final Test.
Squads
India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar, Ravindra Jadeja, Srikar Bharat, Abhimanyu Easwaran
South Africa: Aiden Markram, Dean Elgar(c), Tony de Zorzi, Keegan Petersen, David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne(w), Marco Jansen, Kagiso Rabada, Nandre Burger, Lungi Ngidi, Keshav Maharaj, Zubayr Hamza, Wiaan Mulder, Tristan Stubbs
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