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IND vs SA 2nd Test Day 1: 23 wickets & 270 runs, India edge Proteas on chaotic Day 1

IND vs SA 2nd Test Day 1: 23 wickets & 270 runs, India edge Proteas on chaotic Day 1

As many as 23 wickets fell on Day 1 of SA vs IND 2nd Test in Cape Town with India South Africa ending Day 1 with 62/3 in 2nd innings.

IND vs SA 2nd Test Day 1: South Africa ended Day 1 with 62/3, still trailing by 36 runs on Day 1 of SA vs IND 2nd Test in Cape Town. It was a chaotic Day 1 with 23 wickets falling and Proteas batting twice. After India dismissed South Africa for 55 in the first innings, Proteas mounted a stunning comeback. From 153/4, India were bowled out for 153 without adding any runs as six wickets fell for zero. Virat Kohli was the top-scorer with 46 runs while Mohammed Siraj was the bowling hero with a six-wicket haul.

Earlier, vindictive India has victimized the Proteas. Mohammed Siraj single handedly broke South Africa’s back by scalping a fifer. Jasprit Bumrah and Mukesh Kumar bagged 2 wickets apiece to deal a big blow to the hosts. South Africa’s batting were no match to the sheer brute force of the Indian bowling attack.

IND vs SA Playing XI

India Playing XI: Rohit Sharma(c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Mukesh Kumar

South Africa Playing XI: Dean Elgar(c), Aiden Markram, Tony de Zorzi, Tristan Stubbs, David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne(w), Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Nandre Burger, Lungi Ngidi

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