IND vs SA 1st Test: India’s star batter, Virat Kohli convinced Rohit Sharma to take a DRS on caught-behind during the ongoing first Test match against South Africa on Wednesday. In reply to India’s good-looking score of 244 runs on a difficult pitch, South Africa batted beautifully and took an 11-run lead at the end of day 2 of the Test match.
Former Test skipper, Dean Elgar led the way with the bat. Despite wickets falling at one end, he stood firm and kept the pressure back on the visitors. The southpaw, once again, showed his class by grinding out with the bat on a difficult pitch.
Indian bowlers, though, did manage to pick up five wickets during the innings. Prasidh Krishna took the fifth wicket of Kyle Verreynne in the 62nd over of the innings. The ball was pitched short but it bounced more than expected and the batted edged it to the keeper.
However, the umpire did not give it out as he seemingly didn’t hear the edge. It was Virat Kohli, who then told Rohit Sharma to take the review. The Indian captain obliged straightway and went for the DRS. The video of the same has been doing the rounds on social media.
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Dean Elgar Put Hosts In Commanding Position With Unbeaten Century
On a difficult track to bat, India was expecting South Africa to bowl out on the second day itself. However, Deal Elgar stood like a wall and took the game away from them. In his farewell Test series, he brought up his 14th Test century and is, currently, unbeaten on 140 off 211.
He was well supported by David Bedingham, with whom he stitched a 131-run partnership for the 4th wicket. Playing his debut Test match, Bedingham scored his maiden half-century, scoring 56 runs in 87 deliveries.
Bumrah-Siraj Pick A Couple of Wickets Each
As for India’s bowling unit, Jasprit Bumrah and M Siraj picked two wickets each, while Prasidh Krishna grabbed one. At Stumps on day 2, South Africa currently leads by 11 runs and is in a pretty solid position.
Earlier, India managed to score 245 runs in the first innings, thanks to an outstanding knock from KL Rahul. He notched his second Test century in South Africa and is also regarded as his best Test knock by many.
Indian batter scored 101 runs in just 137 deliveries, including 14 fours and 4 sixes. The likes of Kohli (38), Iyer (31), and Thakur (24) also made contributions with the bat but couldn’t convert those into big knocks.
IND vs SA 1st Test Day 2 Brief Score
South Africa vs India, 1st Test, Day 2: Dean Elgar’s 140* & David Bedingham’s 56 provide South Africa 11 run lead at the end of Day 2 of the centurion Test. South Africa are at 256-5.
