India vs South Africa, 1st Test Day 2 LIVE: Rohit Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara will look to settle down India. (Source: BCCI)
It was an action-packed first day of the first Test between India and South Africa in Cape Town. For such a highly anticipated series between the two top-ranked Tests teams in the world, it was a kind of a perfect start. South Africa captain Faf du Plessis won the toss and elected to bat first, which paved way for Indian seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar to exploit the green turf to take early three wickets. But resistance offered by AB de Villiers and du Plessis, who both scored half centuries, took the side to a better position. Quinton De Kock and Keshav Maharaj also scored handy runs down the order and took South Africa to a competitive total to 286 before Ravichandran Ashwin got both the tailenders. Coming in to bat, India’s top order fell down like a pack of cards, as the visitors lost three wickets in quick succession. Murali Vijay, Shikhar Dhawan and skipper Virat Kohli got out, leaving Cheteshwar Pujara and Rohit Sharma in the middle before Stumps. On Day 2, it will be up to Pujara and Sharma to give India a solid partnership and take them to a safe haven. Meanwhile, South Africa will look to close India’s innings soon and take charge of the match.
India vs South Africa 1st Test, Day 2 LIVE: 1421 hrs IST: First runs of the day for India. Pujara pushes one between point and cover and runs two on misfield. India off the mark on day two
1420 hrs IST: Four overs into the day’s play and India are yet to score any runs. Vernon Philander and Dale Steyn with two maidens each. India 28 for 3
1404 hrs IST: Maiden over to start with from Dale Steyn. A couple of beauties from him to Rohit Sharma. Vernon Philander to bowl from the other end to Pujara
1400 hrs IST: Pujara and Rohit out in the middle to begin the second day’s play in Cape Town. India resume at 28 for 3
Thoughts ahead of the second day….calling it as I’m seeing it. Hope I’m wrong…. #SAvIND #AakashVani pic.twitter.com/ku2HLXYFIG
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) 6 January 2018
1355 hrs IST: There is still grass on the Newlands pitch and it will be testing times for Pujara and Rohit when the come out to bat in a while
1335 hrs IST: Less than half an hour remaining for the start of play in the Cape Town. India need to score some runs but more importantly, India need to keep wickets
1320 hrs IST: India will hope that Cheteshwar Pujara and Rohit Sharma to continue the partnership. India are still trail by 258 runs so these two need to rebuild the Indian innings
1300 hrs IST: Hello and welcome to our live blog on South Africa vs India, 1st Test Day 2 in Cape Town. After a thriller of a day on Friday, Saturday promises to pack an exciting punch. We will give you live updates on the proceedings of the day here. Stay tuned.
South Africa: Faf du Plessis (c), Hashim Amlam, Quinton de Kock †, AB de Villiers †, Dean Elgar, Keshav Maharaj, AK Markramm Morne Morkel, Chris Morris, Vernon Philander, Kagiso Rabada, Dale Steyn
India: Virat Kohli (c), Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Shikhar Dhawan, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Hardik Pandya, Cheteshwar Pujara, Wriddhiman Saha †, Rohit Sharma, Murali Vijay
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Eve FernandezJan 6, 2018 at 2:00 pmBefore leaving the shores, Kohli was whining about lack of preparation time.Already thought up excuse. Kohli is at his best in the subcontinent pitches. He is a weak player of pace and swing. His weaknesses in batting is going to be exposed in this series. Hope he will be reined in by the board. Rahane's exclusion by him was explained as lack of form. And Rahane was vice captain. Now will Kohli will be dropped as he does not seem to be up to facing S African bowlers. Kohli got more attention from public because of his off field romance which Indians loved. Now after his marriage this adulation of public will end. His onfield performance will be come under close scrutiny.Reply