South Africa vs India, 2nd Test, Day 1: SA Reach 35/1 At Stumps

South Africa vs India, 2nd Test, Day 1

South Africa ended the day at 35/1 after bowling India out for 202 earlier in the evening session. Marco Jensen picked four wickets while KL Rahul top-scored with 50. 

India - 202/10

South Africa - 35/1 in 18 overs

Mohammad Shami Picks Up The First Wicket

Mohammad Shami dismisses Aiden Markram for 7 in the 4th over. The batter gets trapped in front of the stumps as Shami gets the LBW. The batter decides not to review. 

South Africa - 14/1

India All Out For 202

India have lost 10 wickets after scoring 202 runs. Rabada picks up the last wicket in form of Mohammad Siraj.

India - 202/10

Ashwin Goes For 46 As Jensen Picks Up His 4th Scalp

Ravichandran Ashwin after playing a good knock of 46 runs in 50 balls with 6 boundaries has finally been dismissed by Marco Jensen.

India - 187/9

Kagiso Rabada Dismisses Mohammad Shami For 9

India loses their 8th wicket as Kagiso Rabada gets better off Shami with an excellent catch from the bowler.

India - 185/8

India Lose Their 7th Wicket As Shardul Goes For A Duck

Shardul Thakur continues his disappointing run with the bat as he goes for a 5-ball duck against Duanne Olivier

India - 157/7 

Rishabh Pant Departs For 17; Jensen Gets His Third

Pant departs after a well-built partnership of 40 runs off 48 balls with R Ashwin

India - 156/6

Tea: India Score 146/5 At The End Of 2nd Session

Team India lost two wickets in the second session of play, including the wicket of in-form KL Rahul & Hanuma Vihari, while the Indian team managed 93 runs in the session.

TEA On Day 1!

India Scored 93 runs and South Africa took two wickets in the session.
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India - 146/5

KL Rahul Dismissed By Marco Jensen 5 Balls After Completing Fifty

Indian captain KL Rahul has been dismissed by Marco Jensen, just after facing 5 balls after completing his century. Marco Jensen gets the wicket.

India - 116/5

KL Rahul Completes His Fifty; India At 116/4

Stand-in captain KL Rahul completes his 13th international test fifty, in 128 balls with 9 boundaries.

Captain KL!
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Another Fifty For KL Rahul!
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Hanuma Vihari Goes For 20; India Lose 4th Wicket

Hanuma Vihari has been dismissed by Kagiso Rabada an hour after Lunch. Rassie van der Dussen completes an incredible catch fielding at short leg and diving to his left. 

An Absolute Stunner!
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India - 91/4

Lunch: India At 53/3

In the first session of the test, India have made 53/3. KL Rahul (19*) & Hanuma Viahr (4*) on the crease for India.

For South Africa, Duanne Olivier picked up 2 wickets while Marco Jensen picked up 1.

A fine bowling performance from South Africa In The First Session
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India - 53/3 

Duanne Olivier Picks Up 2 In 2 

Duanne Olivier completes 50 test wickets as he dismissed Cheteshwar Pujara (3(33)) on the 3rd delivery of the 23rd over. He went on to dismiss Ajinkya Rahane for a golden duck on the next ball. 

Ajinkya Rahane And Cheteshwar Pujara!
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Hanuma Vihari has come out to bat. 

India - 50/3

Marco Jensen Picks Up First Indian Wicket

Mayank Agarwal looked in good touch for his 26 runs, until he was dismissed by young Marco Jensen in the 15th over.

Cheteshwar Pujara has come to the crease. 

India - 36/1 

South Africa (Playing XI): Dean Elgar(c), Aiden Markram, Keegan Petersen, Rassie van der Dussen, Temba Bavuma, Kyle Verreynne(w), Marco Jansen, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Duanne Olivier, Lungi Ngidi

India (Playing XI): KL Rahul(c), Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

India opt to bat first. KL Rahul is leading India in this test. 

KL Rahul wins his first toss as test captain!
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Virat Kohli will miss the 2nd test. 'He has upper back spasm', Rahul reveals. 

Hanuma Vihari replaces Virat Kohli in the second Test for India
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SA v IND, Fantasy XI: 

• Wicket-keeper - Rishabh Pant
• Batters - KL Rahul, Temba Bavuma, Dean Elgar, Mayank Agarwal
• All-rounders - Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur
• Bowlers - Mohammad Shami, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Jasprit Bumrah

SA v IND, Probable XI: 

South Africa - Dean Elgar (C), Aiden Makram, Keegan Petersen, Rassie van der Dussen, Temba Bavuma, Kyle Verreyne (wk), Wiaan Mulder, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Kagiso Rabada

India - KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (C), Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (wk), R Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Mohammad Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj

SA v IND, Preview: 

South Africa's Quinton de Kock shockingly announced his retirement with immediate effect after the first test. Kyle Verreynne or Ryan Rickelton may replace him in the second test. This means the batting will heavily rely on Dean Elgar, Aiden Markram & Temba Bavuma. 

The bowling department will be led by Kagiso Rabada who bowled beautifully in the first test, along with Lungi Ngidi, who picked up 6 wickets in India's first innings. Marco Jensen also performed well enough in the first match as he registered a total of 5 wickets to his name. It is highly improbable that Duanne Olivier will get a place in the XI instead of Jensen. 

India's batting was led by KL Rahul, who was adjudged the 'player of the match' as his century in the first innings set up the victory for India. His opening partner, Mayank Agarwal also looked comfortable as he scored 60 runs in the first innings, etching an opening partnership of 117 runs with his Karnataka teammate. Ajinkya Rahane also looked in good touch. 

The Johannesburg pitch provides assistance to pace bowlers due to extra bounce and India again are expected to play with the same bowling combination. Every bowler - R Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Shami & Mohammad Siraj, played their part in the last match and managed to pick up 20 wickets which eventually sealed the match.