Kagiso Rabada took four wickets. (AFP photo)
The Proteas ended the day for 17 runs and lost one wicket of captain Dean Elgar to Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah.
South Africa bowled India out for 223 on the first day of the deciding third Test of the series starting in Cape Town on Tuesday. India got off to a good start before reaching the top of the South
The Proteas ended the day for 17 runs and lost one wicket of captain Dean Elgar to Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah. Kohli top-scored for the visitors with 79 runs followed by Cheteshwar Pujara (43). Kagiso Rabada led the bowling attack for the hosts with four wickets.
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Former South Africa all-rounder Shaun Pollock believes Elgar’s men have the edge as they go into the second day as despite a good start by India, the hosts managed to put the brakes on the innings. He said, ‘At one point India were on 90 and only two wickets had fallen and Kohli was looking set. He pulled it off and got all 10 for 223,” said Pollock. cricbuzz,
The legendary cricketer believes that from South Africa’s point of view, losing Elgar’s wicket on the first day was the big and only blow that he had to face. Pollock said that Elgar has been a rock for the team in the current series as he dug out twice and got really good scores.
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During the chat, Pollock also highlighted the under-performing Indian batsmen as most of them got out in the 10s and 15s. He said the evidence of his shortcoming is evident from the manner of his dismissal. Notably, all 10 batsmen were either caught at slips or by the wicketkeeper, which according to Pollock shows that they were a bit “loose”.
However, he lauded Kohli for his gritty scores and described his style on the Cape Town pitch as a role model for others.
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