India Vs South Africa, 1st Test Day 2 Highlights: IND In Driving Seat At Stumps With SA Reeling At 93/7

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Over the next few days, Indian skipper Shubman Gill needs only one century to break the record of most centuries by an Indian Test captain in a calendar year. He is currently level with Virat Kohli, who had also scored 5 Test match hundreds during the 2017 and 2018 season.

Dinesh Karthik and Shaun Pollock have reported that spinners will have a massive role to play for South Africa on day 2.

Pollock believes that it were the cracks and the uneven bounce that helped the Indian bowlers yesterday and it will continue to play a part as the game goes on.

Karthik, on the other hand, claimed that it will be a tough task for the Indian batters to come in and play against spin, which is going to be prevalent today.

DK's piece of advice to the Proteas bowlers - "My advice to South African pacers would be to keep it on the stumps. That's what Bumrah did."

Jasprit Bumrah - 99 wickets in 20 matches

Mohammed Siraj - 74 wickets in 22 matches

Shoaib Bashir - 68 wickets in 19 matches

Matt Henry - 64 wickets in 11 matches

Gus Atkinson - 63 wickets in 13 matches

Ravindra Jadeja - 63 wickets in 21 matches

Prabath Jayasuriya - 63 wickets in 13 matches

Kagiso Rabada has rung the iconic bell at the Eden Gardens stadium in Kolkata to start the day 2 proceedings of the 1st Test match. KL Rahul (13*) will face the first ball off Marco Jansen as India trail by 122 runs. Jansen bowls a good length delivery and it has been punched down by Rahul.

Jansen's outside off stump delivery takes an edge off KL Rahul and the ball runs down the slips and the gully fielder for a four. First runs of the day for India.

KL Rahul has become the 18th Indian batter to score 4000 red-ball runs with the four he scored off Marco Jansen in the day's first over. It took him 115 innings to reach 4K runs, becoming the 3rd slowest batter to get there after former captains Kapil Dev (138 inn) and MS Dhoni (116 inn).

KL Rahul just scored India's first boundary in over 30 balls off Keshav Maharaj, who is bowling his 2nd over of the day. The ball has not spun that much but the uneven bounce is surprising the Indian batters. Perhaps it could be the reason behind the fall of day 2's first wicket.

KL Rahul and Washington Sundar have looked solid in the opening 30 minutes or so on day 2. The South Africans are searching for wickets, especially the pacers, who haven't been able to hit the right areas so far as the trails shrinks to 95 runs.

Washington Sundar is in disbelief and distraught as he has to make that long walk back to the dressing room after scoring 29 off 82. It was a wonderful delivery by Simon Harmer, who got the ball moving away from the left-hander. Sundar ended up landing a thick outside edge after getting beaten in the previous ball, which had extra bounce.

The Indian skipper Shubman Gill has walked in and sweeps one away for four off Simon Harmer. But there is a worrying sign. Right after playing the shot, Gill looked in evident pain on his neck, which Dinesh Karthik is describing as a potential spasm and as a result he has been taken off.

Aiden Markram misses Rishabh Pant's catch at 1st slip. It was a very tough chance, without a doubt, as the ball came to him very quickly. Keshav Maharaj bowled at a good length which slid across off, taking an edge off Pant's bat. In the very next ball, the left-hander went down the track and smacked a six over mid-off in typical Rishabh Pant fashion.

Keshav Maharaj strikes, he gets his first wicket of this Test match and it's the big fish - KL Rahul, who has to walk back for 39 off 118. It was a splendid delivery from Maharaj, gets the ball moving away from Rahul, who lands a thick outside edge. Aiden Markram, who missed Pant's catch a few overs ago, takes a sharp low catch at slip. Ravindra Jadeja is the new man in.

IND: 109/3 (39.5)

Ravindra Jadeja sweeps Simon Harmer for a four in just his second delivery. His attacking intent is well appreciated by Ravi Shastri, who feels India should not let the spinners take control.

Ohh what a shot!!!! Rishabh Pant takes the aerial route, gets down the track and sends the ball to the crowd for his second six of the inning. And against whom? The dangerous Keshav Maharaj, who conceded a four off Pant's reverse sweep in the 4th ball of the 42nd over.

IND: 126/3 (42)

Rishabh Pant falls on his return to Test cricket after almost 5 months. Corbin Bosch bowls a short length delivery which ballooned off Pant's gloves and landed safely on Kyle Verreynne's hands. Dhruv Jurel is the new man in.

South Africa have made a decent turnaround before lunch, picking 3 important wickets of Washington Sundar, KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant. Shubman Gill came into the crease briefly before being taken off due to a neck injury concern. Ravindra Jadeja and Dhruv Jurel will resume the proceedings post lunch.

101 runs, 4 sixes, 3 wickets (Washington, Rahul and Pant) and 1 retired hurt (Shubman Gill).

1st hour: 14 overs: 38 runs at a run-rate of 2.7

2nd hour: 11 overs: 63 runs at a run-rate of 5.7 with 3 wickets

Ravindra Jadeja joins an elite list of all-rounders in Test cricket. He completes a double of 4000 runs and 300 wickets.

Ian Botham (5200 runs, 383 wickets)
Kapil Dev (5248 runs, 434 wickets)
Daniel Vettori (4531 runs, 362 wickets)
Ravindra Jadeja (4000* runs, 338 wickets)

IND trail by 21 runs

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Lunch is done, and the game eases back into action with the pitch offering plenty for the slower bowlers. Even with the ball deep into its 45th over, the cracks are making life uncomfortable for anyone with a bat in hand.

Corbin Bosch returns to the attack for South Africa, backed by an attacking cordon of two slips and a gully.

The crowd has gone silent as Dhruv Jurel walks back with his head down. He started off well, was looking in a good touch but he has to depart for a score of 14 through a soft dismissal. It was an easy caught and bowled by Simon Harmer, who gets his second of the day. The Proteas are slowly crawling their way back. Axar Patel is the new man in.

IND trail by 2 runs.

A very fortunate boundary for India as Corbin Bosch's hard-length delivery takes a leading edge off Ravindra Jadeja and goes for a four. With that, the hosts have taken the lead.

IND: 163/5 (49.3)

Spin is proving to be a major asset in this Test match as South Africa keep chipping away with Ravindra Jadeja becoming the latest to depart. Simon Harmer, who has already taken 2 wickets before, bowls a terrific slider which kept its shape and struck straight into Jadeja's pad. It looked out in the first impression, but Jadeja went upstairs and the DRS showed no bat involved.

IND lead by 13 runs.

Cross-seam delivery down the leg-side from Marco Jansen and Kuldeep Yadav nudges it for an easy catch for Kyle Verreynne behind. India under heavy pressure now as South Africa keep aim to remove the remaining batting tail now.

All-rounder Axar Patel is the final hope for India's batting order unless Shubman Gill returns to bat. Axar is currently fighting against the relentless South African bowling attack along with Mohammed Siraj.

What an outstanding delivery by Marco Jansen to get the wicket of Mohammed Siraj. Jansen bowls it at length and its the uneven bounce that once again does the trick. The ball hits the top of off-stump. Brilliant bowling display by Jansen, who gets his 3rd of the 2nd innings.

Axar Patel perishes with a leading edge for 16 off 45 as India's 1st innings with the bat comes to end just like that. The hosts were 153/5 after lunch and they lost 4 wickets very quickly in the space of just 36 runs. Shubman Gill has not returned to bat.

South Africa's task in the 3rd innings will be to cut India's 30-run lead and set up a huge total on the board. There's plenty of time remaining in this Test match, but the uneven bounce in this surface is proving to be a headache for the batters. Marco Jansen (3/35) and Simon Harmer (4/30) were the best bowlers for the visitors.

Jasprit Bumrah bowls the 1st over for India in the 3rd innings as Ryan Rickelton takes guard along with Aiden Markram. Rickelton was clean bowled by Bumrah in the 1st innings and the hosts need something similar to happen now.

Jasprit Bumrah nearly created a wicket opportunity in the 2nd ball of his second over. Its the variable bounce that deceived Rickelton, who landed an inside edge before the ball struck the pad. If it wasn't for the bat, the left-hander would have surely gone inside the dressing room.

Kuldeep Yadav introduced to the attack and he gets a wicket off the 4th delivery with a plumb lbw to get the wicket of Ryan Rickelton for 11 off 33. Outstanding game awareness and captaincy by Rishabh Pant, who knew a wicket was on the cards. The South Africans have lost the opening wicket without closing the deficit.

Right then, final session of the day and both teams have a good chance to get the upper hand in the 1st Test. Wiaan Mulder, the new batter in, is off the mark in the first ball after Tea.

Aiden Markram what have you done? That was a very soft dismissal and Markram has to depart for 4. Exceptional captaincy by Rishabh Pant. Left-arm off-spin from both the ends and Ravindra Jadeja gets a wicket in just the 2nd ball of his first over.

Markram attempted the sweep shot but ended up landing a leading edge which was caught easily by Dhruv Jurel at short-leg, where fielders usually evade from the sweep shot.

The trail has been overturned and now it's time for Wiaan Mulder and Temba Bavuma to build a solid partnership, one that can put India under pressure and also help South Africa finish day 2 on a high.

Another one bites the dust. Wiaan Mulder has been deceived by the extra bounce that Ravindra Jadeja generated off the pitch and the South African was taken by surprise. It was an outside off-stump delivery with extra bounce and a little turn.

Ravindra Jadeja is on a roll here as he gets his 3rd wicket in the form of Tony de Zorzi, who comes and goes for a 2-ball duck. Around the wicket, a skiddy length ball on middle and leg. Zorzi looks to work it away from the crease, but it rears up, catches the glove, then the thigh pad, and balloons to short leg.

Tristan Stubbs and Temba Bavuma are battling against the Indian bowlers with plenty of courage and calmness. The duo knows that another wicket could rule them out of the match entirely. Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja are trying their best to get more wickets from both ends.

Woah what a delivery that from Ravindra Jadeja to get the wicket of the dangerous Tristan Stubbs, who walks out in disbelief. It was pitched at length, and the ball wickedly spun from the middle stump line to the top of off-stump. Stubbs had to ask Pant if he was really out. That was the kind of delivery it was - Unbelievable.

Kyle Verreynne looks at Temba Bavuma with nervous eyes as he knows the animosity of what he has done here. It was a straightened delivery, which held its shape and Verreynne tried to slog this one away with a sweep but misses entirely as the ball crashes onto the stumps.

Rishabh Pant is relentlessly using his spinners as Temba Bavuma and Marco Jansen continue to toil hard to see off the remaining minutes on day 2 in Kolkata. Both of them need to be at the crease, otherwise the game will slip away from their hands.

The lights have decided that today's match is done, and stumps have been called by the umpire. India dominated the session, other than Gill's unfortunate injury. South Africa's innings meanwhile, looks to be in danger ahead of Day 3.

"From one end it feels like it's going straight, but from the other end everything is happen. Have to play attacking cricket as a batter. Have to convert loose balls and keep an attacking mindset. Can't have a defensive mindset because you're never in. When you know there's something in it for the bowlers, you can get carried away by the thought of bowling some magic balls. Patience is key. If we can keep them under 125, it should be chaseable." - Axar Patel said after stumps on day 2.