India vs South Africa Test Highlights Day 2: Play called off due to bad light after Elgar's ton puts Proteas on top

21:20 (IST)

That’s it from us in our coverage of the second day of the first Test at Centurion. Do join us tomorrow for Day 3, a.k.a. the ‘Moving Day’, in which Elgar will be hoping to extend his stay at the crease and stretch the Proteas’ lead past 100 while the Indians will be targetting early wickets to try and restrict the hosts to 300 or below.

For now, this is Amit signing off bidding you all a good night!

21:14 (IST)

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STUMPS ON DAY 2 — That’s it as far as the second day of the first Test at Centurion is concerned, with play getting called off shortly after the umpires signal the players to head back to their respective dressing rooms.

It was a day that belonged to senior batter Dean Elgar, who remained unconquered on 140 off 211 deliveries collecting 23 boundaries along the way, as a result of which the hosts find themselves 11 runs ahead of their opponents with five wickets still in hand. With Elgar still going strong, the Proteas can set their sights on collecting a first innings lead in the range of 100, which not only could have a major impact in this match but might ultimately decide the fate of the series.

21:04 (IST)

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BAD LIGHT STOPS PLAY

The umpires have decided to call the players back to the dressing room due to poor light, thanks to the gloomy skies above. Elgar receives a standing ovation from his teammates as well as from the spectators present at the SuperSport Park, remaining unbeaten on 140 off 211 deliveries, collecting 23 boundaries along the way.

21:02 (IST)

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After 66 overs,South Africa 256/5 ( Dean Elgar 140 , Marco Jansen 3)

Bumrah returns after the drinks interval, with the visitors hoping to prise out Jansen’s wicket before he gets a chance to settle at the crease. The Indian pace spearhead starts off a new spell with a maiden. Krishna continues from the other end. Elgar’s in a bit of trouble in the final delivery of the over after getting struck on the left hand, and needs a quick look from the physio.

20:52 (IST)

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After 64 overs,South Africa 254/5 ( Dean Elgar 139 , Marco Jansen 2)

Five runs collected in the last two overs, which take South Africa past the 250-mark with five wickets still in hand. Drinks called on the field at the end of the 64th over, meaning we’ll have another extended session that will go on till 10 pm IST. Meanwhile, no sign of skipper Temba Bavuma yet, even though he is now eligible to walk out to bat after spending a majority of the first innings in the dressing room.

20:50 (IST)

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After 62 overs,South Africa 249/5 ( Dean Elgar 136 , Marco Jansen 0)

The Indians rediscover their voices after collecting two quick wickets, with Siraj and Krishna striking in successive overs. What will continue to worry skipper Rohit however, is the presence of Elgar, who’s still going strong at the moment and is closing in on the 150-mark. Getting his wicket at the earliest will be crucial if India are to bowl South Africa out for 300 or less from here.

20:42 (IST)

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OUT! Maiden wicket for Prasidh Krishna on Test debut as he gets Kyle Verreyne caught-behind on 4! Squares the Proteas keeper-batter up with a short ball that climbs at an uncomfortable height close to the body. Verreyne gets a faint deflection off the glove while trying to fend the ball, and the Indians opt to review after an unsuccessful appeal. UltraEdge then confirms the deflection. SA 249/5

Verreynne c Rahul b Krishna 4(7)

20:35 (IST)

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FOUR! Kyle Verreynne’s off the mark right away, driving a full, wide delivery from Siraj through point that also puts the Proteas in the lead for the first time in this Test! SA 248/4

20:33 (IST)

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BOWLED! Out come the Ronaldo celebrations as Mohammed Siraj castles David Bedingham to give the debutant the marching orders on 56. The ball stayed a touch low while angling in, breaching the right-handed batter's defence and crashing into the middle pole. End of a marathon fourth-wicket stand that was ultimately worth 131. SA 244/4

Bedingham b Siraj 56(87)

20:29 (IST)

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After 60 overs,South Africa 244/3 ( Dean Elgar 135 , David Bedingham 56)

The umpire raises his arm to signal a no-ball even though Prasidh’s front foot had landed well within the crease — turns out his back foot was touching the return crease that is marked diagonally across the popping crease. At the end of the 60th over, South Africa trail India by just one run with seven wickets in hand.

20:25 (IST)

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FOUR! Bedingham pounces on a length ball from Siraj outside off, punching it through the cover region to collect his seventh four. South Africa now a hit away from eclipsing the Indian total. SA 241/3

20:19 (IST)

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After 58 overs,South Africa 235/3 ( Dean Elgar 133 , David Bedingham 50)

Fifty up for David Bedingham on international debut! The 29-year-old brings up the milestone with a single off Prasidh, who replaces Bumrah in the attack, consuming 80 deliveries along the way. He’ll look to double it up and make his maiden outing in a Proteas jersey all the more special.

20:17 (IST)

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FOUR! Elgar continues to collect boundaries at regular intervals to keep South Africa’s scoring rate above four. Wide from Siraj, and the southpaw steers this square of the wicket. SA 232/3

20:15 (IST)

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After 56 overs,South Africa 228/3 ( Dean Elgar 127 , David Bedingham 49)

FOUR! Bumrah bowls a length delivery outside off to Bedingham, who responds with a solid punch through cover to move to 49. A fifty on debut will be some start to Bedingham’s Test career.

20:13 (IST)

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FOUR! Elgar drives a near-yorker from Siraj — who replaces Thakur in the attack — through the midwicket region to collect his 22nd four. SA 222/3

19:58 (IST)

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After 54 overs,South Africa 218/3 ( Dean Elgar 121 , David Bedingham 45)

FOUR! Bedingham helps himself to a second boundary in as many overs, this time pushing a full delivery from Bumrah through midwicket to move to 45 in quick time. South Africa trail by just 27 now.

19:52 (IST)

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FOUR! Bedingham brings up the 100 partnership — the first of the match so far — with a solid drive through extra cover off Thakur! The pair bring up the milestone in 138 deliveries, and have put the Proteas within touching distance of the Indian total with plenty of wickets in hand. SA 213/3

19:49 (IST)

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After 52 overs,South Africa 206/3 ( Dean Elgar 117 , David Bedingham 37)

Thakur continues from the other end and concedes three singles in his 11th over, which guides the Proteas past the 200-mark. Four leg byes added to the South African total in the following over after a short-of-length delivery from Bumrah brushes Bedingham’s thigh before running away to the fine leg fence.

19:39 (IST)

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After 50 overs,South Africa 198/3 ( Dean Elgar 115 , David Bedingham 36)

FOUR! Bedingham collects the first runs of the session with a solid punch through the covers off a length ball outside off from Bumrah. Deficit less than 50 now, and looks like Elgar and Bedingham might just put the Proteas in the lead themselves!

19:37 (IST)

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We’re back after the 20-minute break, with skipper Rohit Sharma getting Jasprit Bumrah back into the attack at the start of the evening session, hoping the pace can get rid of both set batters and try and restrict the Proteas to less than 300. David Bedingham’s on strike for the first delivery of the session.

19:10 (IST)

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After 49 overs,South Africa 194/3 ( Dean Elgar 115 , David Bedingham 32)

TEA ON DAY 2 — South Africa are firmly in the driving seat at the end of the extended second session. Dean Elgar is sitting pretty on 115 with debutant David Bedingham batting on 32 for company. The pair have added 81 for the fourth wicket so far and will look to steer the Proteas not only past the Indian total, but get a sizeable lead on the board at the end of the day. Bumrah had briefly put the hosts under pressure by dismissing de Zorzi and Keegan Petersen in successive overs, but that appears a mere blip now with South Africa collecting 145 runs in the session that is two-and-a-half hours long to make up for lost time on Day 1.

19:00 (IST)

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After 46 overs,South Africa 183/3 ( Dean Elgar 107 , David Bedingham 31)

Bedingham moves into the 30s with a brace off Ashwin after glancing a flat delivery from Ashwin towards fine leg. The Proteas trail by 62 more runs with seven wickets (subject to Bavuma’s fitness) in hand and certainly are staring at the prospect of going past 300 today.

18:53 (IST)

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SIX! Second maximum of the day for Bedingham, who once again pulls a short-of-length delivery from Thakur behind square. He moves to 28 with that hit and will now be setting his sights on a half-century on debut for the Proteas. SA 180/3

18:51 (IST)

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After 44 overs,South Africa 174/3 ( Dean Elgar 107 , David Bedingham 22)

FOUR! Thakur continues bleeding runs, conceding a second boundary to Elgar in his seventh over — the southpaw flicking a length ball square of the wicket. 12 off Thakur’s seventh over, with the seamer having also conceded a no-ball earlier in the over. Ashwin bowls out a maiden next up.

18:43 (IST)

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FOUR! DEAN ELGAR BRINGS UP HIS CENTURY IN STYLE! Pulls a short-of-length delivery from Shardul Thakur towards the midwicket fence to bring up the milestone for the 14th time in Test cricket, which is his first at his home ground. Leaps up in joy after going past the three-figure mark and his celebrations certainly are a lot more pumped up than usual, given he’s scoring a century in his farewell series. Also brings up the fifty partnership with Bedingham with that boundary. Thakur will also have to rebowl this one as he is found to have overstepped. SA 167/3

18:39 (IST)

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After 42 overs,South Africa 162/3 ( Dean Elgar 97 , David Bedingham 21)

FOUR! Elgar drills the ball down the ground off Ashwin to collect his 18th boundary in the penultimate over of the session, and is now one hit away from the three-figure mark. Also gets an outside nick in the same over that nearly results in a catch for Jaiswal at the lone slip posotion before keeping the strike with a single off the last delivery.

18:35 (IST)

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After 40 overs,South Africa 150/3 ( Dean Elgar 87 , David Bedingham 20)

FOUR! Elgar moves into the 90s with a streaky boundary off Krishna, getting a thick outside edge that sends the ball flying past the man at gully. SA 156/3

18:31 (IST)

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After 40 overs,South Africa 150/3 ( Dean Elgar 87 , David Bedingham 20)

FOUR! Elgar brings up the 150 for the Proteas with a boundary — the first conceded by Ashwin today. Drives the loopy delivery from the senior off-spinner that’s pitched along the middle stump, placing it wide of the man at mid on. He’s batting on 87 at the end of the 40th over, and with just 10 minutes left in the session, might have to wait until the start of the evening session to bring up his century.

18:28 (IST)

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FOUR! Full and wide from Krishna and Bedingham leans into the ball to drive it through the cover region, moving to 20 in the process! South Africa’s deficit is now under 100 and they still have seven wickets in hand, if Bavuma bats that is. SA 146/3

18:24 (IST)

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After 38 overs,South Africa 142/3 ( Dean Elgar 83 , David Bedingham 16)

Much better from Krishna as he bowls out his second maiden of the day in his eighth over, with Bedingham deciding to stay put in his crease this time. Ashwin concedes his first runs today in his third over, conceding four including a brace to Bedingham after he works the ball square of the wicket on the leg side.

18:21 (IST)

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After 36 overs,South Africa 138/3 ( Dean Elgar 82 , David Bedingham 13)

Change from both ends, with Krishna and Ravichandran Ashwin replacing Bumrah and Siraj respectively with around 30 minutes left in the session. Krishna’s still struggling with his lines, getting smacked for a maximum by Bedingham, while Ashwin bowls out a second consecutive maiden.

18:14 (IST)

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SIX! Krishna continues to bleed runs after being brought back into the attack, with Bedingham pulling the short delivery behind square to collect the first maximum of the innings. SA 138/3

18:12 (IST)

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After 34 overs,South Africa 132/3 ( Dean Elgar 82 , David Bedingham 7)

FOUR! Solid punch through point by Elgar off a short-of-length delivery from Bumrah outside off. 15th boundary of the innings for the opener, who moves to 80 in the process. Bedingham has a run-out scare in the following over after taking a couple of steps down the ground, only to abort and reach the popping crease in the nick of time, surviving a direct hit from Bumrah in the process.

18:05 (IST)

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After 32 overs,South Africa 125/3 ( Dean Elgar 76 , David Bedingham 6)

FOUR! Dean Elgar isn’t one to go into his shell after the fall of a couple of wickets in quick succession, glancing a loose delivery from Siraj that’s fired down leg towards the fine leg fence. Seven off Siraj’s ninth over, including a wide. Elgar’s batting on 76 at the moment, and will be setting his sights on the three-figure mark already.

18:03 (IST)

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FOUR! Fine start to David Bedingham’s Test career as the South African No 5 gets a thick outside edge off a full, wide delivery from Bumrah after drinks. The ball sneaks through the gap between the slips and gully. SA 117/3

17:52 (IST)

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BOWLED! Two wickets in as many overs for Jasprit Bumrah as Keegan Petersen perishes not long after making his way to the centre after chopping the ball onto the stumps! The umpires signal drinks after the wicket, which suddenly has the Proteas under a bit of pressure. SA 113/3

Petersen b Bumrah 2(7)

17:50 (IST)

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After 30 overs,South Africa 110/2 ( Dean Elgar 68 , Keegan Petersen 2)

The Indians suddenly rediscover their voices after Bumrah’s dismissal of de Zorzi. Keegan Petersen, who was among the Proteas’ top performers in their 2-1 series victory two years ago, joins Elgar at the centre. Elgar collects three at the start of the 30th over, coming back for a couple of more runs thanks to a direct hit that results in overthrows. Siraj oversteps in the following delivery. Petersen then opens his account with a brace in the third delivery, flicking the ball behind square. Meanwhile, replays show Virat Kohli changing the position of the bails at the non-striker’s end ahead of Bumrah’s ninth over, and though the pace spearhead got hit for a boundary, he did deliver the breakthrough. Stuart Broad did something similar during the Ashes earlier this summer, and this trend might just get more popular in the near future.

17:42 (IST)

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OUT! Bumrah with the breakthrough as India finally end the second-wicket partnership that was beginning to  frustrate them. Bumrah fires this length delivery close to the off stump, resulting in de Zorzi getting a thick deflection towards the slips where Yashasvi Jaiswal pounches the ball safely at third slip. SA 104/2

De Zorzi c Jaiswal b Bumrah 28(62)

17:40 (IST)

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FOUR! Slightly short from Bumrah, and de Zorzi makes the most of it by steering it past the man at gully. He moves to 28 in the process. SA 104/1

17:38 (IST)

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After 28 overs,South Africa 100/1 ( Dean Elgar 65 , Tony de Zorzi 24)

FOUR! Elgar brings up the 100 for the Proteas after capitalising on a slightly short delivery from Siraj outside off, that he slashes behind point to collect his 13th boundary and move to 65. Bumrah and Siraj were doing a fairly good job of keeping things quiet until that boundary by bowling 17 dots on the trot.

17:34 (IST)

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According to the broadcasters, Temba Bavuma is likely to bat today but cannot walk out until the fall of the fifth wicket — given the amount of time he had spent away from the field during the Indian innings. He's getting plenty of massages in the dressing room right now.

17:24 (IST)

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After 26 overs,South Africa 96/1 ( Dean Elgar 61 , Tony de Zorzi 24)

Change from both ends with Rohit bringing Bumrah and Siraj back into the attack, with Thakur and Krishna unable to break the partnership after getting six overs each. Elgar collects a boundary off Bumrah at the start of the latter’s new spell while Siraj keeps it relatively tidy by conceding just one.

17:21 (IST)

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FOUR! The South Africans have now collected at least one boundary in each of the last seven overs now, and now even Bumrah is able to keep the senior batter quiet at the moment. Hint of width from the pace spearhead, and Elgar, who’s well set at the moment, unleashes another of his luscious cover drives. SA 95/1

17:16 (IST)

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After 24 overs,South Africa 91/1 ( Dean Elgar 57 , Tony de Zorzi 23)

FOUR! Elgar’s batting like he’s donning the green-and-gold instead of whites! Dug in short by Krishna and Elgar promptly pulls this towards the square-leg fence to collect his 11th four. Elgar goes for a flick past mid on two balls later and has enough time to come back for a third.

17:14 (IST)

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Fifty up for Dean Elgar in 79 deliveries — his 24th in Test cricket! Dashes off for a quick single after tapping the ball towards the covers. There was an element of risk in the run as the Indians had enough fielders in the cover arc, but de Zorzi manages to reach the striker’s end well in time. Fine knock from Elgar, who’s playing his farewell series and will look to make it one to remember. SA 84/1

17:09 (IST)

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FOUR! Make that five consecutive overs in which the Proteas have collected at least one boundary, with Elgar moving to 49 now with his 10th boundary, pulling a short-of-length ball from Thakur past the fielder stationed at midwicket. SA 83/1

17:08 (IST)

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After 22 overs,South Africa 79/1 ( Dean Elgar 45 , Tony de Zorzi 23)

FOUR! The Proteas have collected at least one boundary in each of their last four overs, the latest one coming off de Zorzi’s bat off Krishna’s bowling. The seamers shortens his length while bowling outside off, and TDZ steers this past the diving third slip while playing with soft hands.

17:06 (IST)

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FOUR! Regal from Elgar as he leans into another of Thakur’s full deliveries outside off, producing an exquisite drive through the gap between cover and extra cover and holding his pose for the photographers. SA 75/1

17:04 (IST)

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After 20 overs,South Africa 70/1 ( Dean Elgar 41 , Tony de Zorzi 19)

FOUR! Elgar’s certainly having fun at the bowlers’ expense at the moment. Full from Krishna along the off stump, and Elgar goes for a neat little drive down the ground, the ball well out of mid off’s reach. 12 off Krishna’s fourth over, with de Zorzi having collected three between the two boundaries after steering the ball behind square. Krishna has been fairly expensive so far and he might just get replaced.

16:55 (IST)

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FOUR! De Zorzi brings up the fifty partnership with Elgar for the second wicket with a boundary off Krishna, steering the ball towards the third man fence. The pair take their time in bringing up the milestone, having consumed 93 deliveries along the way. SA 62/1