LIVE IND vs SA : The responsibility of taking India beyond 250 is on Rahul, Rabada will be the challenge; possibility of rain also
IND vs SA 1st Test Day 2: The first match of the two-match Test series between India and South Africa is being played in Centurion. The first day of the Test was interrupted by rain and only 59 overs could be played. Today, on the second day, Team India will play ahead of 208 runs for eight wickets in its first innings. South Africa won the toss and decided to bowl first.
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Chance of rain in Centurion even today
According to Accuweather, the chance of rain in Centurion during the day is about 84%, while at night the chance drops to 64%. During the day, it is likely to rain for about two hours at the SuperSport Park, while at night it is likely to rain for about an hour. It will be cloudy 99 percent of the time during the day, which is expected to benefit the fast bowlers.
Rahul's plan today
On the second day, Rahul will try to complete his century by scoring runs quickly and will also want to take Team India beyond 250. At the same time, South Africa will try to restrict India to a small score by taking two wickets quickly. Kagiso Rabada has taken the maximum five wickets for South Africa so far. Nandre Berger has taken two wickets and Marco Jansen has taken one wicket.
Even Virat and Shreyas could not do anything special
Virat was out after scoring 38 runs and Shreyas was out after scoring 31 runs. Ravichandran Ashwin contributed eight runs and Shardul Thakur contributed 24 runs. Jasprit Bumrah also returned to the pavilion after scoring one run. However, Lokesh Rahul is stuck at one end. He is playing after scoring 70 runs. Mohammad Siraj is supporting him at the other end.
What happened on the first day?
South African captain Temba Bavuma won the toss and decided to bowl first. India's start was nothing special and captain Rohit became Rabada's first victim after scoring five runs. After this, Yashasvi Jaiswal left after scoring 17 runs and Shubman Gill left after scoring two runs. The Indian team was in trouble after losing three wickets for 24 runs. In such a situation, Shreyas Iyer and Virat Kohli made the team out of trouble by making a half-century partnership.
The responsibility of taking India beyond 250 is on Rahul, Rabada will be the challenge; possibility of rain also
Hello! Welcome to the live blog of Amar Ujala. The first match of the two-match Test series between India and South Africa is being played in Centurion. The first day of the Test was interrupted by rain and only 59 overs could be played. Today, on the second day, Team India will play ahead of 208 runs for eight wickets in its first innings. South Africa won the toss and decided to bowl first.
