Jasprit Bumrah
South Africa won the toss and elected to bat on a slow wicket that is expected to speed up on the second and third days, as they seek to wrap up the three-match series after claiming a 72-run victory in the first test in Cape Town.
Hashim Amla (82) consolidated South Africa's innings along with Markram and kept the scoreboard ticking until the latter fell at the team's score of 148.
Talking about the decision of batting first, Faf du Plessis expressed, " We are going to bat first again.
South Africa have won the toss and they have chose to bat first once again.
Calls for the inclusion of Ajinkya Rahane, known for his quiet approach, instead of fellow Mumbaikar Rohit Sharma have grown over the few days. KL Rahul makes way for Dhawan while Ishant Sharma replaces Bhuvneshwar, to get some extra bounce.
The 23-year-old right-hander Markram was particularly impressive, registering his second Test fifty which had 14 fours. Jasprit Bumrah's 18 overs were the second highest of the day, which spoke of how much load the offspinner had taken, having come on in the 20 over of the day.
The openers were unseparated at lunch, but shortly after, Ashwin finally broke through Elgar's stubbornness, with the opener stepping out and pushing at the ball that Vijay latched on to, close in.
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Indian bowler Hardik Pandya. He was in a punishing mood but with a sensible approach. Doing so will not only shield the batsmen from the early onslaught of the hosts' pacemen but also allow the visiting bowlers to run into the opposition with full steam.
It left both batsmen at the same end, and India were gifted the easiest of comebacks. On 30, Amla got a tickle down the pads off Ishant but a diving Parthiv failed to hold on.
The dropped catch proved costly as the veteran right-hander went on to add another 52 runs.
By the time the tea break arrived shortly before 3pm the Proteas were sitting on 182/2 with veteran batsmen Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers going along slowly with respective scores of 35 and 16. The bowler sprinted alongwith Du Plessis, collected the ball and threw it to Amla's end on the turn. But then, he was also seen working on his slip catching.
The match saw South Africa's Vernon Philander taking career-best figures of six for 42 and finishing with overall nine wickets to eventually bag "man-of-the-match" award. After playing a Pandya delivery towards the short midwicket, Philander ran towards the other end without a confirmed approval from du Plessis.
"It was a reality check in terms of not being able to win a Test match for the country on day five when all things were set up for a spinner", said Ashwin, who went wicketless in 36 overs that day.
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