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Printed on: Dec 27, 2023
Skilled South African quick bowler Kagiso Rabada picked up 5/44 in 17 overs as South Africa held India to 208/8 in 59 overs by stumps on Day 1 of the Boxing Day Take a look at on the SuperSport Park in Centurion on Tuesday, December 26. On a shortened day on account of climate, South Africa received the toss and bowled first. Their pacers took full benefit of the circumstances to cut back India to 24/3. A defiant knock by KL Rahul (70 not out off 105) ensured India crossed the 200-run mark by stumps.
India misplaced their prime three by the beginning of the twelfth over. Captain Rohit Sharma (5) hooked a rising supply from Rabada straight to lengthy leg. Left-handed Yashasvi Jaiswal (17) then edged a drive to present Nandre Burger his first Take a look at sufferer. Burger had two when Shubman Gill (2) gloved a supply down the leg facet. South Africa well took the DRS to get the choice of their favor.
The guests may have been 5 down within the first session had Marco Jansen and Tony de Zorzi held on to fairly easy probabilities provided by Shreyas Iyer and Virat Kohli respectively. Having obtained early reprieves, the Indian duo batted with resolve so as to add 68 runs for the fourth wicket.
Simply when India appeared to be making a fightback, Rabada’s twin blows put them on the again foot once more. Shreyas (31) with cleaned up by one which jagged again in and stored just a little low as properly. Kohli (38) then misplaced the battle with Rabada. He was pressured to play at one which angle in at off and nipped away and solely managed to get an edge that settled within the palms of the Proteas keeper.
Ravichandran Ashwin (8) was the subsequent to go, edging one from Rabada that climbed from a size at awkward peak. Rahul and the feisty Shardul Thakur (24) featured in a 43-run stand for the seventh wicket to present the Indian innings some momentum.
Thakur’s keep ended when he drove a size supply from Rabada to quick mid-off. With the wicket, the South African pacer accomplished a five-wicket haul. Rahul hit a 4 and a six off Burger to carry up his fifty. He hit a couple of extra essential fours to information India previous 200 runs when climate pressured early stumps.
–By A Cricket Correspondent
