The bowlers dominated the first day of the second and final cricket Test match between India and South Africa that started here today and a total of 23 wickets fell during the day’s play. Today, the Indian bowlers bowled out the host team for 55 runs in the first innings, after which the Indian team was also bowled out for 153 runs in the first innings. By the end of the day’s play, South Africa had scored 62 for three in the second innings and were still 36 runs behind the visitors. At the end of the game, Aidan Markram was unbeaten on 36 runs and David Bedingham scored 7 runs.
Earlier, South Africa won the toss and decided to bat first, which did not suit the team. The host batsmen looked helpless before the sharp bowling of Indian bowler Mohammad Siraj and the entire team was dismissed for 55 runs in 23.2 overs. Only two batsmen David Bedingham (12) and K. Variane (15) was the only one to cross the 10 mark. For India, Mohammad Siraj took 6 wickets for 15 runs while Jasprit Bumrah and Mukesh Kumar took two wickets each. After this, the Indian team was also bowled out for 153 runs in only 34.5 overs in the first innings. From India, Virat Kohli scored the most 46 runs, while captain Rohit Sharma scored 39 runs and Shubman Gill scored 36 runs. Six batsmen including Shreyas Iyer and Ravindra Jadeja could not even open their account. Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi and Nandre Berger took three wickets each from South Africa.
