By: Shree1news, 04 JAN 2022
India vs South Africa 2nd Test Day 2 Highlights: Shardul Thakur picked up a maiden five-wicket haul as India bowled out South Africa for 229 in their first innings on the second day of the second Test on Tuesday. Thakur ran through the hosts’ batting line-up and finished with figures of 7/61.
Resuming at the overnight score of 35/1, South Africa added 53 runs before losing skipper Dean Elgar for 28 but Petersen held the other end, scoring 62 off 118 balls. The visitors were all out for 202 in their first innings. South Africa took a first-innings lead of 27 runs over India. Thakur’s knack of picking crucial wickets came in handy as his triple strike brought India back in the game, leaving South Africa at a jittery 102/4 going into lunch on day two of the second Test.
At Stumps, India were 85/2 with a lead of 58 runs as Chetehwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane put on a partnership of 41 runs in just 50 balls.
Brief Scores:
India 1st innings: 202 all out in 63.1 overs and 85/2 in 20 overs (Cheteshwar Pujara 35 not out; Marco Jansen 1/18).
South Africa 1st innings: 229 all out in 79.4 overs (Keegan Petersen 62; Shardul Thakur 7/61).
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 and Mohammed Siraj
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 and Lungi Ngidi
Source:IE