India Vs South Africa, 2nd Test Day 2: Muthusamy's Ton Sees Proteas In Driver's Seat At Guwahati
India reached 9/0 in reply to South Africa's first innings total of 489 on the second day of the second Test here on Sunday. India, who had earlier sent down more than 151 overs to take 10 wickets at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium, were trailing by 480 runs in the first innings. Yashasvi Jaiswal was batting on 7 at stumps, accompanied by KL Rahul on 2 not out when bad light forced an early end to the day's play. Earlier, Senuran Muthusamy struck his maiden Test ton to make 109 but Marco Jansen (93) missed his personal milestone. However, their efforts put South Africa on top of the second Test.
South Africa's Kyle Verreynne ducks the ball during the day two of the second Test cricket match of a series between India and South Africa, at ACA Stadium in Guwahati. | Photo: PTI/Shahbaz Khan
South Africa's Senuran Muthusamy plays a shot during the day two of the second Test cricket match of a series between India and South Africa, at ACA Stadium in Guwahati. | Photo: PTI/Shahbaz Khan
India's Jasprit Bumrah with teammate during the day two of the second Test cricket match of a series between India and South Africa, at ACA Stadium in Guwahati. | Photo: PTI/Shahbaz Khan
India's Mohammed Siraj bowls a delivery on the second day of the second cricket test match between India and South Africa in Guwahati. | Photo: AP/Anupam Nath
South Africa's Senuran Muthusamy and Kyle Verreynne during the day two of the second Test cricket match of a series between India and South Africa, at ACA Stadium in Guwahati. | Photo: PTI/Shahbaz Khan
India's captain Rishabh Pant with Jasprit Bumrah during the day two of the second Test cricket match of a series between India and South Africa, at ACA Stadium in Guwahati. | Photo: PTI/Shahbaz Khan
Umpires check balls before change during the second day of the second cricket test match between India and South Africa in Guwahati. | Photo: AP/Anupam Nath
South Africa's Senuran Muthusamy celebrates after scoring fifty runs on the second day of the second cricket test match between India and South Africa in Guwahati. | Photo: AP/Anupam Nath
Indian players make an unsuccessful appeal for the wicket of South Africa's Senuran Muthusamy during the day two of the second Test cricket match of a series between India and South Africa, at ACA Stadium in Guwahati. | Photo: PTI/Shahbaz Khan
South Africa's Senuran Muthusamy celebrates after scoring a century on the second day of the second cricket test match between India and South Africa in Guwahati. | Photo: AP/Anupam Nath
South Africa's Marco Jansen plays a shot during the day two of the second Test cricket match of a series between India and South Africa, at ACA Stadium in Guwahati. | Photo: PTI/Shahbaz Khan
South Africa's Marco Jansen celebrates his half century during the day two of the second Test cricket match of a series between India and South Africa, at ACA Stadium in Guwahati. | Photo: PTI/Shahbaz Khan
South Africa's Simon Harmer bowled out by India's Jasprit Bumrah on the second day of the second cricket test match between India and South Africa in Guwahati. | Photo; AP/Anupam Nath
India's captain Rishabh Pant with Kuldeep Yadav celebrates after the wicket of South Africa's Marco Jansen during the day two of the second Test cricket match of a series between India and South Africa, at ACA Stadium in Guwahati,. | Photo: PTI/Shahbaz Khan
India's KL Rahul plays a shot on the second day of the second cricket test match between India and South Africa in Guwahati. | Photo: AP/Anupam Nath
India's Yashasvi Jaiswal plays a shot on the second day of the second cricket test match between India and South Africa in Guwahati, India. | Photo: AP/Anupam Nath
India's KL Rahul, right, and India's Yashasvi Jaiswal walk off the field at the end of the second day of the second cricket test match between India and South Africa in Guwahati. | Photo: AP/Anupam Nath