India Vs South Africa, 2nd Test, Day 1: Bowlers Claim Honours As 23 Wickets Fall In Cape Town; RSA - 62/3 (17 Overs), 55/10; IND - 153/10 - As It Happened

Mukesh Kumar led the way as his two wickets followed up by Jasprit Bumrah to give India slight advantage with Proteas at 62/3 on day one of their second innings, trailing India by 36 runs. Opting to bat first in Newlands in Cape Town, South Africa were bundled out for 55, thanks to Mohammed Siraj's 6/15. In reply, the visitors suffered a dramatic batting collapse, losing their last six-wickets for zero runs in 11 deliveries. The Rohit Sharma-led was bowled out for 153 runs. Follow the scores and updates of the IND vs RSA, 2nd Test match at the Newlands Cricket Ground here. (Scorecard | Streaming)

9:01 PM: Stumps On Day 1, RSA - 62/3 (17 Overs)

Proteas ended day 1 of their second innings with 62 for the loss of three wickets. Aiden Markam (36 not out) is still at the crease alongisde David Bedingham (7 not out). After being bowled out for 55, the home side have done remarkably well to get back in the contest. For India, Mukesh Kumar scalped two wickets with Jasprit Bumrah taking one.

8:56 PM: RSA - 49/3 (9-16 Overs Highlights)

With the first eight overs going for no wickets, Indian bowlers fought themselves back with three scalps in this session with Mukesh Kumar leading the way. Kumar took two including the wicket of skipper Dean Elgar, his last Test innings, as he was caught by Virat Kohli in the slips. Kumar later dismissed Tony de Zorzi. Jasprit Bumrah came into the attack and sent back Tristan Stubbs as Proteas still needed to cut down the 98-run deficit.

8:14 PM: RSA - 22/0 (1-8 Overs Highlights)

Proteas openers Aiden Markram and Dean Elgar, in what is his final innings for South Africa, opened the second innings and look to cut down the 98-run deficit. The duo have looked solid at the crease with Markram surviving a close LBW appeal. Despite the eight overs, the visitors have not looked threatening with the new ball against South Africa in Cape Town.

7:31 PM: IND - 153 All Out

Wow! Crazy scenes in Cape Town as India lose their last six wickets for zero runs and are eventually bundled out for 153 with a handy lead of 98 runs. Last 11 balls - W 0 W 0 W 0 0 W 0 W W. Kagiso Rabada and Lungi Ngidi ran through the Indian middle-order as the visitors' worst nightmare came to fruition.

6:56 PM: IND - 134/4 (24-30 Overs Highlights)

Despite a cluster of wickets pre-Tea session, KL Rahul and Virat Kohli have looked solid at the crease. They have been beaten by the ball but the Indian duo have looked solid as they look to build on the lead. Kohli is inching towards another fifty as the star batter continues his fine form in the Rainbow Nation.

6:06 PM: IND - 114/4 (17-23 Overs Highlights)

Despite India taking the lead, the visitors wrestled their way back into the contest with the crucial wickerts of Shubman Gill (36) and Shreyas Iyer (0) in Cape Town. Nandre Burger being the pick of the bowlers with three wickets for the Proteas as Virat Kohli stands between the home side and the visiting team building a huge lead. In this session, India had a lead of 55.

5:31 PM: IND - 90/2 (9-16 Overs Highlights)

Team India took the lead as they surpassed the paltry score of 55 set by South Africa in Cape Town. Rohit Sharma's brief innings of 39 was halted by Nandre Burger. However, Shubman Gill was joined in by Virat Kohli as the duo look to take the visitors towards a huge score and try build pressure on the home team.

4:55 PM: Slogans Raised Before Start Of U-19 Match In South Africa

Members of a politically aligned group raised slogans outside the Newlands Cricket Stadium before the start of the second Test between India and South Africa on Wednesday and demanded the sacking of national U-19 skipper David Teeger for his recent comments.

4:50 PM: IND - 52/1 (0-8 Overs Highlights)
After losing the wicket of Yashasvi Jaiswal, India started the counter-attack and gathered results after Rohit Sharma played the brand of cricket he is known for. Shubman Gill gave support from the non-striker's end and he also took his time to settle. Sharma has hit seven fours so far in his 36-run inning and Shubmna Gill is also playing on 6 runs with a boundary. South Africa's pace attack was used in abundance to make the runs quickly and Ngidi's numerous no-balls also helped India in playing freely. 

4:15 PM: India Start Batting
Yashasvi Jaiswal took strike as Kagiso Rabda opened South Africa's bowling attack. Rohit Sharma was on the non-striker's end. Jaiswal played all six deliveries, the third of which went past the pads and was given four runs of byes. India are off the mark with a boundary.

IND - 4/0 (1)

3:45 PM: Lunch Break
After winning the toss, Dean Elgar opted to bat first but Mohammed Siraj and other Indian bowlers dominated South Africa in the first hour and changed the match's colours completely. Mohammed Siraj took 6 wickets in just nine overs and Jasprit Bumrah and Mukesh Kumar took a brace each. The Umpires have called for an early Lunch at the Newlands. India will be looking for a careful start on the pitch which is assisting fast bowlers.

3:42 PM: Brief Score: RSA - 55/10 (23.2)
Kyle Verreyne - 15 (30), David Bedingham - 12 (17)  |  Mohammed Siraj: (9-3-15-6)

3:40 PM: RSA - 55/10 (19-23.2 Overs Highlights)
Mukesh Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah took no time to finish the tailenders of the South African innings as the Rainbow Nation bundled out for 55 runs and Umpires called for early Lunch on Day 1 of the second Test. 

3:15 PM: Relive S Sreesanth's Fiery Spell Against South Africa in 2011 Cape Town Test

3:08 PM: RSA - 45/7 (14-18 Overs Highlights)
Mohammed Siraj completed his fifer in the 16th over. First, he dismissed David Bedingham then Marco Jansen to complete his five wickets. Prasidh Krishna is also creating pressure from the other end. Marco Jansen played two balls and the third delivery took an edge and went directly into KL Rahul's gloves. Before that, another Jaffa claimed the wicket of Bedingham who edged the ball to slips and Jaiswal made no mistake. Then he got Kyle Verreyne out as he holed out to Shubman Gill at second slip.

2:30 PM: RSA - 29/4 (9-13 Overs Highlights)
Mohammed Siraj continued his action and removed left-hand batter Tony De Zorzi after his partner in crime Jasprit Bumrah got debutant Tristan Stubbs. Stubbs tried to defend Bumrah's delivery which took an inside edge and popped up in the air and Indian captain Rohit Sharma caught it comfortably. Siraj edged Zorzi and KL Rahul completed a fine catch to send the dashing batter out. Kyle Verreyne and David Bedingham are at the crease and Indian fireballs are testing them as well.

2:04 PM: RSA - 11/2 (0-8 Overs Highlights)
Dean Elgar and Aiden Markram started the South African innings very cautiously but Mohammed Siraj removed both the opener batters to provide the Proteas double setback. Indian bowling has shined tremendously and both the bowlers have given no inch to batters to score runs. Jasprit Bumrah from the other end created pressure and Siraj took advantage of that. He first gets Markram caught in the third sip by Jaiswal and then Bowled Dean Elgar who is playing his last international cricket match.

2:00 PM: Siraj Removes Elgar!
Elgar notices the line and forms himself to drive it through the coverings with an angled blade. He pulls it onto his sticks via an inner edge with no foot movement. Elgar looks around in surprise before beginning the long trip back. Siraj gets his second wicket!

RSA - 9/2 (6)

1:45 PM: Siraj Gets Markram!
Mohammed Siraj removed the opener batter Aiden Markram by a caught out in the slips. The out-swinger delivery swung late and forced Markram to play the ball which went low to the third side, where Yashasvi Jaiswal took a superb catch to finish the job. India are off the mark.

RSA - 5/1 (4)

1:32 PM: South Africa Start Batting
Dean Elgar and Aiden Markram opened the Proteas batting and Jasprit Bumrah opened the Indian bowling attack. Markram defended the first delivery and took a double on the next. Bumrah bowled some beautiful deliveries that beat Markram in the first over. 

RSA - 2/0 (1)

1:00 PM: Toss Update

South Africa have won the toss and have opted to bat

Teams:

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Mukesh Kumar

South Africa (Playing XI): Dean Elgar(c), Aiden Markram, Tony de Zorzi, Tristan Stubbs, David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne(w), Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Nandre Burger, Lungi Ngidi

1:00 PM: What Captains Said
Dean Elgar, South Africa Captain: We are going to bat. The pitch appears to be intriguing. We're in a fantastic situation. You can't win a two-match series if you don't win the first one, and we've done that. The scoreboard begins at zero. That is something we are all aware of. Starting strong will be critical against this Indian team. Tristan Stubbs will make his debut in place of Temba. Ngidi replaces Coetzee, who is also injured. And Maharaj also comes in.

Rohit Sharma, India Captain: I would have also batted first. It appears to be an excellent pitch. We appreciate the difficulty of batting first on that surface, but there will be plenty in the pitch for the seamers, so maybe we can capitalise on it. It is critical to forget what has occurred in the past. We realise the significance of scoring runs and taking 20 wickets. It didn't happen in the first game, but we're optimistic about what we can do here. There are two changes. Jadeja returns in place of Ashwin. Shardul is out, and Mukesh Kumar takes his place.

12 PM: Weather Forecast
The weather in Newlands, Cape Town is expected to be pleasant for most of the day, with no precipitation disturbance. The match should not be interrupted due to any such activity. The weather for the next five days may be perfect for outdoor activities. On Wednesday morning, the temperature will be around 27 degrees Celsius, with no cloud covers in sight.

11:55 AM: Pitch Report
The pitch at Newlands in Cape Town offers a huge amount of assistance to seamers and both teams may go for a full-seam bowling attack in their playing XIs. The track has nothing for the spinners. Top-8 wicket-takers on this track are pace bowlers which says about the pitch it will be. Batting in the first innings could be difficult for either team as the fast bowlers may create mayhem on the first day.

11:45 AM: Head-To-Head Record
India have played South Africa 43 times in Test cricket and the Rainbow Nation have become victorious on 18 occasions whereas India have won only 15 times. 10 matches ended without results or drawn.

11:30 AM: Preview
The series was billed as India's final frontier - the only major Test-playing venue where the nation hasn't won a Test series yet. As fate and circumstances would have it, the frontier will remain unbreached, as India can only draw the series 1-1 from here on.

It is also a significant match for South Africa cricket as Dean Elgar, one of their foremost contemporary servants in the red-ball format, will retire after this Test. With Temba Bavuma suffering an injury during the first Test, Elgar will be the stand-in captain for this game and his team would like nothing more than to give him the perfect parting present - a series-sweeping win. 

Hello and welcome to our live blog for Day 1 of the second and final Test of the India vs South Africa series, to be played in Cape Town. After receiving a harsh reality check in the first Test at the hands of an inspired Proteas pace attack, the Indian batting unit will be looking to make amends and resurrect its reputation as an improved bunch in testing overseas conditions. Meanwhile, it is time for the bowlers to step up and be counted after the hammering they got in the second innings.

Squads

India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashashvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Avesh Khan, Prasidh Krishna, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kona Bharat, Abhimanyu Easwaran.

South Africa: Dean Elgar (captain), Aiden Markram, Tony de Zorzi, Keegan Petersen, David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne (wk),  Marco Jansen, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Nandre Burger, Keshav Maharaj, Wiaan Mulder, Zubayr Hamza, Tristan Stubbs.