SA vs IND 2nd Test, Day 2 Stumps: India lead by 58 runs – The day belonged to Shardul Thakur, who returned with 7/61, registering best bowling figures in an India vs South Africa contest. It did help India bowl out South Africa for 229, conceding just 27-run first-innings lead. But with KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal losing their wickets, India lost the advantage. At close of day’s play, India were 85/2. Follow India vs South Africa LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN
After KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal departed cheaply, India lost the advantage in the Johannesburg Test. With both the openers gone, the onus now lies upon the shoulders of struggling Cheteshwar Pujara (35) & Ajinkya Rahane (11) to bail out India from a tricky situation. India lead by 58 runs and on Day 3, the aim will be to stretch the lead to 300-plus to create a winning chance.
SA vs IND 2nd Test, Day 2 Stumps: Shardul Thakur’s 7/61 brings India back in the game, India aim to set big target – IND 85/2
Earlier, Shardul Thakur’s 7 for 61 helped India bowl out South Africa for 229 as the hosts took a slender lead by 27 runs. Shardul’s 7/61 is the best figure by an Indian bowler in India vs South Africa Test.
Just like Day One, 11 wickets fell on the second day as Shardul Thakur dominated the proceedings on Tuesday. In the second session, South Africa added 89 runs for three wickets and went to Tea at 191/7. As the third session began, Shardul Thakur picked two more wickets to finish with a seven-wicket haul as the Proteas were bowled out for 229.
SA vs IND 2nd Test, Day 2 Stumps: Shardul Thakur’s 7/61 brings India back in the game, India aim to set big target – IND 85/2
India in the second innings got off to a bad start as stand-in skipper KL Rahul was dismissed in the seventh over. India’s problem further increased when Mayank Agarwal offered no shot and was given LBW out in the 12th over.
Pujara (35*) and Rahane (11) then made sure that India doesn’t suffer any more hiccups as the visitors ended the day at 85/2 with a lead of 58 runs.
In the first session, Shardul’s triple strike had put India in the driver’s seat with South Africa being 100 runs behind the visitors. Post Lunch, Shardul wreaked havoc and dismantled the South Africa batting lineup before helping the visitors to take control over the match.
SA vs IND 2nd Test, Day 2 Stumps: Shardul Thakur’s 7/61 brings India back in the game, India aim to set big target – IND 85/2
SA vs IND: India 2nd innings: 85/2
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KL Rahul (C) | 8 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 38.10 | |
| Mayank Agarwal | 23 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 62.16 | |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | 35 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 83.33 | |
| Ajinkya Rahane | 11 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Extra | 8 (b 2, w 0, nb 2, lb 4) | |||||
| Total | 85/2 (20) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | GH Vihari, Rishabh Pant, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, M Shami, JJ Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kagiso Rabada | 6 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 4.33 |
| Duanne Olivier | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 5.50 |
| Lungi Ngidi | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1.67 |
| Marco Jansen | 6 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 3.00 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8.00 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| KL Rahul | 1-24 | 6.5 |
| MA Agarwal | 2-44 | 11.4 |
SA vs IND 2nd Test, Day 2 Stumps: Shardul Thakur’s 7/61 brings India back in the game, India aim to set big target – IND 85/2
South Africa 1st Innings: 229 all out
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Elgar (C) | 28 | 120 | 4 | 0 | 23.33 | |
| Aiden Markram | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 58.33 | |
| Keegan Petersen | 62 | 118 | 9 | 0 | 52.54 | |
| Rassie van der Dussen | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 5.88 | |
| Temba Bavuma | 51 | 60 | 6 | 1 | 85.00 | |
| Kyle Verreynne (WK) | 21 | 72 | 2 | 0 | 29.17 | |
| Marco Jansen | 21 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 61.76 | |
| Kagiso Rabada | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Keshav Maharaj | 21 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 72.41 | |
| Duanne Olivier | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8.33 | |
| Lungi Ngidi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Extra | 16 (b 4, w 5, nb 3, lb 4) | |||||
| Total | 229/10 (79.4) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasprit Bumrah | 21 | 5 | 49 | 1 | 2.33 |
| Mohammed Shami | 21 | 5 | 52 | 2 | 2.48 |
| Mohammed Siraj | 9.5 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 2.44 |
| Shardul Thakur | 17.5 | 3 | 61 | 7 | 3.42 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 10 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 3.50 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| AK Markram | 1-14 | 3.5 |
| D Elgar | 2-88 | 38.5 |
| KD Petersen | 3-101 | 42.6 |
| HE van der Dussen | 4-102 | 44.4 |
| K Verreynne | 5-162 | 64.6 |
| T Bavuma | 6-177 | 66.3 |
| K Rabada | 7-179 | 67.3 |
| KA Maharaj | 8-217 | 75.2 |
| M Jansen | 9-228 | 79.1 |
| L Ngidi | 10-229 | 79.4 |
SA vs IND 2nd Test, Day 2 Stumps: Shardul Thakur’s 7/61 brings India back in the game, India aim to set big target – IND 85/2
STUMPS on Day 2 of the 2nd Test.#TeamIndia 202 & 85/2, lead South Africa (229) by 58 runs.
Scorecard – https://t.co/qcQcowgFq2 #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/OwcK1xZ7YW
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 4, 2022
SA vs IND 2nd Test, Day 2 Stumps: Shardul Thakur’s 7/61 brings India back in the game, India aim to set big target – IND 85/2
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KL Rahul (C) | 50 | 133 | 9 | 0 | 37.59 | |
| Mayank Agarwal | 26 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 70.27 | |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | 3 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 9.09 | |
| Ajinkya Rahane | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Hanuma Vihari | 20 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 37.74 | |
| Rishabh Pant (WK) | 17 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 39.53 | |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 46 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 92.00 | |
| Shardul Thakur | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Mohammed Shami | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 75.00 | |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 127.27 | |
| Mohammed Siraj | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 | |
| Extra | 16 (b 8, w 0, nb 5, lb 3) | |||||
| Total | 202/10 (63.1) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | ||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kagiso Rabada | 17.1 | 2 | 64 | 3 | 3.73 |
| Duanne Olivier | 17 | 1 | 64 | 3 | 3.76 |
| Lungi Ngidi | 11 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 2.36 |
| Marco Jansen | 17 | 5 | 31 | 4 | 1.82 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| MA Agarwal | 1-36 | 14.1 |
| CA Pujara | 2-49 | 23.3 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | 3-49 | 23.4 |
| GH Vihari | 4-91 | 38.4 |
| KL Rahul | 5-116 | 45.5 |
| Rishabh Pant | 6-156 | 53.4 |
| Shardul Thakur | 7-157 | 54.6 |
| M Shami | 8-185 | 59.3 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 9-187 | 60.5 |
| Mohammed Siraj | 10-202 | 63.1 |
SA vs IND 2nd Test, Day 2 Stumps: Shardul Thakur’s 7/61 brings India back in the game, India aim to set big target – IND 85/2
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