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India vs South Africa, 1st Test Highlights: KL Rahul Guides India To Safety After Kagiso Rabada's 5-Wicket Haul
IND vs SA Highlights, 1st Test Day 1: KL Rahul slammed a brilliant half-century to take India to 208/8 before bad light and heavy rain stopped play.
IND vs SA,1st Test, Day 1 Highlights: KL Rahul solid as wickets fall at other end.© AFP
IND vs SA, 1st Test Day 1 Highlights: KL Rahul slammed a brilliant half-century to take India to 208/8 before bad light and heavy rain stopped play on Day 1 of the first Test between India and South Africa in Centurion. Kagiso Rabada was the star bowler for South Africa with a five-wicket haul that included three wickets in the second session. Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer had good starts but it was Rabada who spelt the end for both India batters. For South Africa, Nandre Burgers has bagged a couple of wickets while Marco Jansen took one. Earlier, South Africa won the toss and opted to bowl. (Scorecard)
Here are the Highlights of 1st Test Match Between India vs South Africa, Straight from Centurion
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- 20:31 (IST)IND vs SA Live: That's it for Day 1Bad light and heavy rain hits Centurion as play concludes on Day 1. India finish on 208 for the loss of eight wickets and it is KL Rahul who emerges as the hero for the visitors. A gritty fifty was just the innings that the doctor ordered for India and tomorrow, it will be a perfect chance for him to add an important century to his name.
- 19:47 (IST)IND vs SA Live: Bad light stops play!First, there was some drizzle and now, the rain has gone down substantially but bad light has stopped play as of now. Heavy winds and very low visibility means the players have left the field and this will be interesting to see if they can resume play today.India 208/8 (59 overs)
- 19:39 (IST)IND vs SA Live: 200 up for India!KL Rahul is looking in supreme touch as India cross 200 in the third session of Day 1. While the start was quite slow, Rahul has paced his innings well and now, it looks like the right-hander is not going to wait any more. Couple of boundaries and a 250-run target will be quite good on this Centurion pitch.India 202/8 (58 overs)
- 19:32 (IST)IND vs SA Live: India's batting performanceWith India opting for four pacers and one spinner, the visitors had six specialist batters with Ravichandran Ashwin and Shardul Thakur expected to chip in with crucial runs. In that scenario, losing the top-order batters early proved to be a problematic proposition. While KL Rahul has scored a fifty, the fact that couple of their top batters failed to convert good starts may come back to haunt them.India 191/8 (56.3 overs)
- 19:24 (IST)IND vs SA Live: Bumrah departs!Jasprit Bumrah's stay at the crease comes to an end! The fast bowler was mainly focusing on safeguarding his innings but an attempt to go for a big shot ended up gifting a wicket to Marco Jansen. The ball took the inside edge of his bat and crashed into the stumps!India 191/8 (54.4 overs)
- 19:13 (IST)IND vs SA Live: Fifty for KL Rahul!A four and a six off Nandre Burger means KL Rahul brings up his half-century in style. It has been a gritty innings from the right-hander who has taken a tentative approach till now and with Jasprit Bumrah keeping his calm, this partnership can change things for India fast.India 188/7 (52.4 overs)
- 19:04 (IST)IND vs SA Live: Back in action!The final session begins on Day 1 and the onus will be completely on KL Rahul to take India to a respectable total. With the pitch providing assistance to the pacers, a score of 250 may end up putting India in a good position.India 177/7 (50.5 overs)
- 18:24 (IST)IND vs SA Live: Resistance is brokenOut first ball! Soon after getting taped on the shoulder, Shardul holes out. He goes for the drive on the up, struck it well but hit it straight to Elgar. Five-wicket haul for Rabada. End of a decent partnershipShardul Thakur c Elgar b Rabada 24 (33)IND: 164/7 (46.2)
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- 16:04 (IST)IND vs SA Live: That's it for the first session!From 24/3 to 91/3, this has been a decent recovery from India, courtesy Shreyas Iyer (31) and Virat Kohli (33). A couple of wickets for Nandre Burger after Kagiso Rabada had got the better of KL Rahul. Big 2nd session to follow. For now, it's lunch-time.
- 15:03 (IST)India vs South Africa Live Score: Kohli-Iyer key IND!Both Shreyas Iyer and Virat Kohli are off the mark with some cracking drives. These partnership holds the key for India, who have been put under the pump by Rabada and Burger. This could make or break the game for them
IND: 38/3 (13) - 14:58 (IST)India vs South Africa Live Score: Burger strikes again!Has Gill knicked that? Burger and Verreynne look confident. Bavuma takes the DRS for SA. Replay shows that there is spike when the ball passes the gloves. Gill is gone. Huge blow for India.Shubman Gill c Verreynne b Burger 2 (12)
IND: 24/3 (11.2) - 14:45 (IST)India vs South Africa Live Score: Edged and taken!EDGED and GONE! Debutant Burger gets his first Test wicket. Jaiswal drives loosely and nicks it behind to the keeper Clear lack of concentration from Jaiswal! Both openers back in the hut for IndiaYashasvi Jaiswal c Verreynne b Burger 17 (37)IND: 23/2 (9.4)
- 14:25 (IST)IND vs SA Live, 1st Test Day 1: WICKET!What have you done, Rohit? A wicket out of nowhere for Rabada. He lures Rohit into playig a pull and the Indian skipper holes out to long leg. Easy catch for Nandre Burger. Early blow for IndiaRohit Sharma c Burger b Rabada 5 (14)IND: 13/1 (5)
- 14:08 (IST)IND vs SA Live: Here is confirmation of the teams!South Africa: Dean Elgar, Aiden Markram, Tony de Zorzi, Temba Bavuma (capt), Keegan Petersen, David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Kagiso Rabada, Nandre BurgerIndia: Rohit Sharma (capt), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), R Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
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