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things around. Shardul Thakur first came to break the stand with a scalpel from Elgar and then dismissed Pietersen for a half-century to bring his team back. And then Rassie van der Dussen got out for 1 and India lunched on a confident note.
Day 1 Recap
Stand-in captain KL Rahul scored 50 while Ravichandran Ashwin contributed 46 runs as India managed to post a decent but low total. No other batsman has shown the flair to challenge the home bowling attack. Another disappointing outing for the pair of Cheteshwar Pujara (3) and Ajinkya Rahane (0) while Shardul Thakur (0) also failed to do much with the bat.
Jasprit Bumrah tried to extend the innings towards the end with a couple of fours and a maximum, but he did not get the desired support from the other end. The Indian innings lasted only 63.1 overs on the first day at the Wanderers.
In reply, Dean Elgar and Keegan Pietersen ensured that South Africa did not suffer any major losses on Monday as the hosts reached 35/1 at stumps, with their bowlers bowling India out for 202 on the opening day of the second Test. Made a great performance. ,
At stumps, South Africa were still trailing by 167 runs from India. On a day when eleven wickets fell for a total of 237, South Africa found themselves on top after a solid bowling performance that helped them restrict India to 202.
After being dismissed for a modest score, Mohammed Shami gave India their first breakthrough as Aiden Markram fell in front of the wicket. Shami skids the ball from a good length and Markram tries to defend but is beaten up and hit on the pads.
(with agency input)
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