IND vs SA 1st Test Day 4 Highlights: Jasprit Bumrah Puts India On Top, SA 94/4 At Stumps Despite Elgar Fifty
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India vs South Africa 1st Highlights: At stumps on Day 4, South After were at 94/4 in the chase of 305 against India in the ongoing first Test at the SuperSport Park in Centurion.
India vs South Africa 1st Test Day 4 Highlights: At stumps on Day 4, South After were at 94/4 in the chase of 305 against India in the ongoing first Test at the SuperSport Park in Centurion. South Africa captain Dean Elgar has been the lone fighter for his team in the fourth innings as he is batting on 52. Jasprit Bumrah picked two wickets for India in the fourth innings while Mohammed Siraj and Mohammed Shami got two each. Earlier, India were bowled out for 174 but on the back of the 130-run first-innings lead, the visitors set up a good total on the board. Rishabh Pant top-scored for India in the second innings with his 34-run knock as India suffered yet another batting collapse. First innings centurion KL Rahul was dismissed for just 23 runs in the second innings and the middle-order trio of Chesteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane failed to convert their good start into a big score.
India Playing XI: Virat Kohli (Captain), KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (wk), Shardul Thakur, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj
South Africa XI: Dean Elgar (Captain), Aiden Markram, Keegan Petersen, Rassie van der Dussen, Temba Bavuma, Quinton de Kock (wk), Wiaan Mulder, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi
India vs South Africa 1st Test Day 4 Live Score Updates From Supersport Park In Centurion
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Day 4 Stumps: Bumrah Removes Maharaj, India In Control!
Siraj to Elgar, FOUR to square leg. Fifty up for South Africa captain!! He has been the lone fighter till now and shown a great skill set and temperament against the Indian bowlers.
Siraj to Petersen, edge and OUT!! Good catch by Rishabh Pant and Siraj shows his CR7 celebration yet again. South Africa have lost their second wicket in the chase of 305.
So, its Tea on Day 4 of the first Test, India are in command as they have removed South Africa opener Aiden Markram in the second over while defending 305 in the fourth innings. Mohammed Shami was the wicket-taker for Team India while for South Africa captain Dean Elgar and Keven Petersen are on the crease.
Shami to Petersen, good timing and FOUR to the leg side. A brilliant shot from South Africa's No.3 batter and they need a partnership to stay in the game.
Ngidi to Pujara, OUT!! caught behind!! Pujara has to after another failure. Second wicket for Ngidi in this innings and it's his eight wicket in the ongoing match.
Jansen to Kohli, OUT!! Caught behind!! First ball after Lunch and the debutant gets the big wicket. Kohli has to depart for the final time in 2021 and he is walking back to the pavilion after without scoring hundred yet another time in a year.
Its Lunch on Day 4, India have lost two wickets in this session and they are heading to a good total on back of their first innings lead. Indian captain Virat Kohli and veteran batter Cheteshwar Pujara who are struggling with the form are on the crease to rebuild the Indian innings.
Rabada to Rahul, FOUR to third man!! First boundary on Day 4. KL Rahul has a huge responsibility on his shoulder as the middle-order batters are not at their best at the moment. If India want to set the target of over 300, Rahul is the key for the visitors again. 6 runs from the first over on Day 4.