India versus South Africa 3rd Test 2nd Day: Honours even

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 It was another brilliant day of Test cricket as both teams showed great character played at Newlands, Cape Town on Wednesday.

Jasprit Bumrah began the second day on a perfect note for the Indian team getting rid of Aiden Markram as he tried to leave the delivery hitting stumps. Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah troubled Keegan Petersen and Keshav Maharaj without any luck. KL Rahul dropped a tough chance to get the wicket of Petersen. After the initial spell, Umesh Yadav was bought into the attack and rattled nightwatchman Keshav Maharaj’s middle stump. Keegan Petersen and Rassie Van der Dussen looked confident with their strokes putting the bad deliveries for boundaries.

Petersen and Van der Dussen showed intent in keeping the scoreboard ticking. The Indian bowlers troubled both South African batters but could not go past edge. South Africa went into lunch break at 100 for 3.

After the lunch break, Petersen and Dussen continued their intent making life tough for the Indian bowlers. Rassie van der Dussen was given a reprieve twice for both runouts. Umesh Yadav struck getting rid of Dussen caught by Kohli. Dussen and Petersen added 67 runs for the 4th wicket. Keegan Petersen looked impressive completing his second successive fifty off 101 balls. Temba Bavuma also played with a lot of authority as Indian bowlers kept tight lines and lengths. Mohammed Shami struck twice in one over getting wickets of Bavuma with a lovely catch by Kohli and then Verryne to lead India’s comeback. Bavuma and Petersen added 47 runs for the 5th wicket. Bumrah and Shami troubled Marco Jansen with lovely deliveries. Right at the stroke of tea break, Bumrah produced a stunning delivery to get the wicket of Jansen to leave South Africa struggling at 176 for 7.

It was a superb start for India in the third session as Bumrah struck to get rid of well-set Keegan Petersen caught by Pujara. Kagiso Rabada and Oliver provided some resistance before Thakur got the wicket of Rabada. After a few narrow misses, Bumrah dismissed Lungi Ngidi taking leading edge to Ashwin at extra cover to bowl out South Africa for 210 with a slender lead of 13 runs.

In reply, KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal started off brightly before the South African pace battery grabbed both openers. The Indian captain Kohli and Pujara steadied the ship with solid defense while scoring boundaries off bad deliveries putting on unbeaten 33 runs for the 3rd wicket. India ended the 2nd day at 57 for 2 with a lead of 70 runs.

  India 223 in 77.3 overs ( Kohli 79, Pujara 43, Rabada 4/73, Jansen 3/55) and 57 for 2 in 17 overs ( Kohli 14*, Rahul 10, Jansen 1/7) lead South Africa 210 in 76.3 overs ( Keegan Petersen 72, Bavuma 28, Bumrah 5/42) by 70 runs.  



 





India lead by 70 runs at the end of day 2 at Cape Town 

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