IND vs SA Live: Jasprit Bumrah warns batters – India’s bowlers did the job restricting South Africa to 209 after batting failed in the 3rd Test in Cape Town. The slender 14-run lead will not be of great help if India’s fragile batting order collapses yet again. India’s star pacer, who returned with a five-wicket haul on Wednesday, warned Virat Kohli & Co to have good partnerships in the second innings. Follow India vs South Africa Live Updates on InsideSport.IN.
India lead by 70 runs but in Cape Town, a 334-run target has been chased in the fourth innings and hence Virat Kohli & Co cannot take it easy. Bumrah said there is no magic number and it will be important to assess the wicket quickly and have good partnerships.
IND vs SA Live: Jasprit Bumrah sends warning to India’s fragile batting, ‘No magic number, important to have good partnerships’
“Obviously, there is no magic number that I can say right now that this is the magic number. We will have to assess the wicket quickly. We have bowled on it, it is a new ball wicket. There is some seam movement with the new ball and as soon as the ball gets older, seam goes down and it gets easier. It would be important for us to have good partnerships,” Jasprit Bumrah said at the end of Day 2.
IND vs SA Live: Jasprit Bumrah sends warning to India’s fragile batting, ‘No magic number, important to have good partnerships’
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As has been the case in the overseas conditions, it was India’s pace attack that delivered the goods. After India were bowled out for 223 in the first innings with Virat Kohli only playing a commendable 79-run knock, Jasprit Bumrah bagged five wickets to rattle South Africa. It helped India bowl out South Africa for 210, gaining a slender 13-run lead.
At stumps, India’s score read 57/2– with the visitors extending their lead to 70 runs. Kohli (14*) and Pujara (9*) are currently unbeaten at the crease.
IND vs SA Live: Jasprit Bumrah sends warning to India’s fragile batting, ‘No magic number, important to have good partnerships’
India pacer Jasprit Bumrah on Wednesday said that it is always wonderful to play under the leadership of Virat Kohli as he brings a lot of energy to the side.
“I made my Test debut under Virat Kohli, it is always wonderful. He is always there to back us and he always gives all the bowlers a lot of motivation. He brings a lot of energy to the side. It is always good to play under him. It has been special as I started my Test journey in Cape Town and then to come back here, I am very happy. Personal performances are always good but when you give impact performances, that gives you more satisfaction,” said Jasprit Bumrah said.
The Indian pacer had made his Test debut at Newlands, Cape Town in 2018 and four years later, he returned with five wickets.
“Playing in South Africa, I made my Test debut on this ground so it is special to come back to this ground where I started my Test journey. We were trying to focus on the game, we are trying to focus on what we can do and everyone wants to contribute. We wanted to create pressure, in the last game we had an injury (Siraj). Here everybody was fine,” he added.
IND vs SA Live: Jasprit Bumrah sends warning to India’s fragile batting, ‘No magic number, important to have good partnerships’
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