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.
Here are the Highlights of 1st Test Match Between India vs South Africa, Straight from Centurion
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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!
- 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.
- 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.
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