IND vs SA 1st Test Day 2 Highlights: Dean Elgar's overshadows Rahul's ton

India vs South Africa 1st Test Day 2 Highlights: Dean Elgar's 140* took South Africa to 256/5 at the end of the day in Centurion as they led the Indian team by 11 runs. KL Rahul scored a ton as well

6:08 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 1st Test Day 2: Keegan Petersen gone

 

Jasprit Bumrah has taken back-to-back wickets here and now he has removed Keegan Petersen here with yet another beauty which goes crashing into his stumps. India are coming well and truly back into the game with quick wickets here. 

 

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5:38 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 1st Test Day 2: Bumrah strikes

 

Jasprit Bumrah has struck for India and got the big breakthrough of Tony de Zorzi, who is caught at the third slip by Yashasvi Jaiswal. The 93-run stand between de Zorzi and Elgar has finally been broken and India are back in the game. 

 

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5:34 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 1st Test Day 2: 100 up for the Proteas

 

The Proteas have brought up their 100 here and it has come courtesy of a cracking square drive by Dean Elgar. 

 

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5:26 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 1st Test Day 2: Fifty for Dean Elgar

 

Dean Elgar has brought up his 25th Test match fifty and it has come at a point where it was badly needed. The Proteas are closing in on the 100-run mark. 

 

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4:56 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 1st Test Day 2: Fifty partnership between de Zorzi and Elgar

 

Dean Elgar and Tony de Zorzi have brought up their fifty partnership, thanks to some attacking approach after Lunch. In the four overs since Lunch, they have scored 20 runs at the loss of no wickets. 

 

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4:53 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 1st Test Day 2: Fifty up for the Proteas

 

The Proteas have brought up their fifty right after Lunch and they look very confident going head in the game. The partnership between de Zorzi and Elgar is now 47 runs strong as well. 

 

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4:12 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 1st Test Day 2: Proteas in control at Lunch

 

South Africa will be the happier team heading to the dressing rooms at Lucnh on Day 2 at the SuperSport Park in Centurion. At 49/1, they lost only one wicket with the new ball and scored quickly in the 16 overs of their innings. Tony de Zorzi (12) has been watchful while Dean Elgar (29) has shown great form. 

 

Earlier in the day, India, starting at their overnight score of 208/8, added 37 more runs to it as KL Rahul brought up his second Test century at the Centurion ground to guide the Indian team to a respectable total of 245. 

 

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4:08 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 1st Test Day 2: India waste review

 

Prasidh Krishna is into the attack and in his first over in Test cricket, he might have a wicket here. India have taken a review for caught behind as the ball was going past Elgar’s thigh pads. There was no bat involved and India wasted one of their reviews. 

 

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3:38 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 1st Test Day 2: 10 overs gone

3:34 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 1st Test Day 2: de Zorzi looking good

3:25 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 1st Test Day 2: Partnership developing

 

The partnership between Tony de Zorzi and Dean Elgar is developing even as Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj are continuing with their swing bowling approach. The Proteas pair have added 15 off 22 balls. 

 

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3:09 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 1st Test Day 2: Siraj strikes, Markram departs

 

Mohammed Siraj has struck and Aiden Markram, who was looking restless in his brief stay at the crease has to depart. It was a length ball and just nipping away after pitching. Markram could not fully withdraw from taking a sniff at it and Rahul made no mistakes behind the stumps as India took their first wicket.

 

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3:05 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 1st Test Day 2: Elgar off the mark

 

On the pads and Elgar glances it past short square leg for a four to get off the mark. Proteas have reached double figures without losing any wickets in the first three overs. 

 

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2:59 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 1st Test Day 2: In the air…but safe

 

Markram, after defending for more than two overs, finally let his frustration out by playing an aggressive drive, which remained in the air, but went past gully to reach the third-man boundary. 

 

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2:54 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 1st Test Day 2: Proteas innings begins

 

South Africa have started their innings with Aiden Markram and Dean Elgar as the two openers. They have opened their account with a single off the bat fo Markram. 

 

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