SA v IND, 2nd Test: South Africa finish Day 1 on prime as Dean Elgar regular after India 202 all-out

A disciplined bowling efficiency from Marco Jansen, Duanne Olivier and Kagiso Rabada gave South Africa the benefit on an attritional first day of the second Test in opposition to India in Johannesburg. South Africa reached 35 for one as Dean Elgar and Keegan Petersen have been holding the fort for the hosts at stumps on Day 1.

SA vs IND, 2nd Test, Day 1: HighlightsMohammed Shami was India’s solely profitable bowler as he removed Aiden Markram for 7. Elgar and Petersen have been steadily constructing the South Africa innings after Markram’s early dismissal within the last session on opening day.Petersen was handed a reprieve when Rishabh Pant dropped him off Jasprit Bumrah’s bowling. Mohammed Siraj strolling off the sphere stands out as the different worrying signal for India as there isn’t any replace on the character of his harm.Jansen, Olivier, Rabada prohibit India to 202Earlier, South Africa rode on excellent bowling efforts from rookie Marco Jansen, comeback man Duanne Olivier and tempo spearhead Kagiso Rabada to bowl out India for 202 of their first innings on the Wanderers on Monday.KL Rahul, who’s main the Indian staff in common skipper Virat Kohli’s absence, received the toss and opted to bat first on a wicket that he anticipated to supply rewards to the batsmen. Kohli was dominated out with an higher again spasm as India, which leads the three-match contest 1-0, sought to win its first Test sequence in South Africa.Rahul supplied the core of India’s resistance and stitched a strong 36-run opening stand together with his Karnataka teammate Mayank Agarwal earlier than Jansen made the primary breakthrough for South Africa when Agarwal edged behind for 26.India are all outA scorching bowling efficiency from the hosts.Watch #SAvIND reside on https://t.co/CPDKNx77KV (in choose areas) #WTC23 | https://t.co/BCpTa2JF2P pic.twitter.com/EK1oaEJtQV— ICC (@ICC) January 3, 2022
Duanne Olivier then took two wickets in two balls earlier than lunch with Cheteshwar Pujara caught off a prime edge for 3, adopted by Ajinkya Rahane out on the primary ball as he was caught by Keegan Petersen at second slip. India slipped to 53/3 in that first session in a hard begin for the vacationers following the information of Kohli’s harm.Hanuma Vihari, who changed Kohli, fell to Rabada for 20 after lunch and due to a one-handed beautiful seize by Rassie van der Dussen on the ahead quick leg. Rahul then performed an organised and circumspect 50-run knock earlier than a stray shot noticed him caught at fantastic leg by a diving Kagiso Rabada off the bowling of Jansen.Ravichandran Ashwin scored a beneficial 46 however total it proved a disappointing day for the batsmen after their dominant efficiency within the first Test in Pretoria final week. While Jansen took 4 wickets, Olivier and Rabada completed with equivalent figures of three for 64.