Dean Elgar was the star as Proteas dominated the second day of the
India vs South Africa 1st Test, at the SuperSport Park in Centurion on Wednesday, December 27, 2023.
Elgar hit his 14th ton in what is going to be his last appearance in an international match at his home ground of Centurion. Thanks to this ton of his, South Africa posted 256/5, taking an 11-run lead against India.
India got two wickets in the final session, removing David Beddingham, who hit a fifty on his debut. Kyle Verreyenne went cheaply to become Prasidh Krishna's maiden Test scalp.
Jasprit Bumrah tried to bring India back into the contest with two quick wickets in the second session. However, an unbeaten 81-run stand between Elgar and debutant David Bedingham switched the match back in the favour of the Proteas.
Earlier, India were bowled out for 245 in the first session. India added 37 to their overnight score of 208/8 before Gerald Coetzee got Siraj and Burger cleaned up Rahul. However,
Rahul smashed his second century at Centurion. Rain delayed the start of the second day as well. South Africa scored 49 for the loss of one wicket in the first session of the match.
India scorecard at stumps on Day 1 | India 1st Inning 208-8 (59 ov) CRR:3.53 |
| Batter | Dismissals | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Strike Rate |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | c K Verreynne b N Burger | 17 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 45.95 |
| Rohit Sharma (C) | c N Burger b K Rabada | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 35.71 |
| Shubman Gill | c K Verreynne b N Burger | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Virat Kohli | c K Verreynne b K Rabada | 38 | 64 | 5 | 0 | 59.38 |
| Shreyas Iyer | b K Rabada | 31 | 50 | 3 | 1 | 62 |
| KL Rahul (WK) | Not out | 70 | 105 | 10 | 2 | 66.67 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | c (sub PWA Mulder) b K Rabada | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 72.73 |
| Shardul Thakur | c D Elgar b K Rabada | 24 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 72.73 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | b M Jansen | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 5.26 |
| Mohammed Siraj | Not out | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | 12 (b 1, Ib 8, w 2, nb 1, p 0) |
| Total | 208 (8 wkts, 59 Ov) |
| Bowler | Overs | Maiden | Runs | Wickets | NB | WD |
| Kagiso Rabada | 17 | 3 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Marco Jansen | 15 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nandre Burger | 15 | 4 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerald Coetzee | 12 | 1 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
India vs South Africa 1st Test Playing 11
India Playing 11: Rohit Sharma(c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
South Africa Playing 11: Dean Elgar, Aiden Markram, Tony de Zorzi, Temba Bavuma(c), Keegan Petersen, David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne(w), Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Kagiso Rabada, Nandre Burger
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