India vs South Africa Highlights, First Test: SA lead by 11 runs v IND; Elgar unbeaten on 140; Bad light forces Stumps on Day 2

The umpires have called for stumps.. South Africa in a strong position at the end of the day. The partnership between Bedingham and Elgar proved crucial. India will hope to remove the tail quickly tomorrow and prevent the lead from blossoming. 

Bumrah into the attack. Manages to find Jansen’s edge with a full ball outside off, but the ball drops well short of the slip fielder. Played with soft hands by Jansen. 

Elgar is hit on the glove with the last ball of the Prasidh over. Physio out to tend to the opener. Bad Light stops play.

Just three runs from the Siraj over. India will hope to bundle out the rest quickly if it wants to stay in the game. 

Prasidh continues from the other end. Gets one to rap Jansen on the glove with some extra bounce. Two runs from the over.

Prasidh keeps it full and on off-stump. Wicket!! Verreynne gloves one back to the keeper. Wasn’t given on field but India takes a review and the decision has been overturned. Two in quick time for India.

Verreynne c Rahul b Prasidh 4(7)

Jansen in at 7. Short of a length, good bounce off the pitch, Jansen defends.

Wicket!! Finally! Siraj castles Bedingham with a full straight one on the stumps. Looks like it kept a tad low. Excellent performance from the debutant to take SA to a good position.

Bedingham b Siraj 56(87) [4s-7 6s-2]

Four!! Wide line from Siraj, Verreyne drives it through the vacant cover region for a boundary.

Another glorious backfoot punch from Bedingham. Another four. Seventh four of the innings for the right-handed batter. The Indian bowlers are struggling to put the home batter under any sort of pressure. 

Width from Siraj and Elgar cuts it with control. Four. South Africa in total control now. 

Rohit throws the ball back to Prasidh, who had a disappointing opening spell. Bedingham pushes one to the leg side to take a single and get to his fifty. Composed knock from the debutant. 

Wide outside the off and swinging in from Bumrah. Bedingham saw it early and lineup up the cover drive. FOUR MORE!!

Bumrah drifts onto Bedingham’s pads. Easily put away by the right handed batter. FOUR!

Siraj back into attack. Elgar wades into him with an on drive. Four more!

Bumrah continues over the wicket. On the pads and clipped away for a four by Bedingham. 

Another over for Shardul. On the pads and Elgar pushes it through the gap on the leg side. Three runs taken. 

Thakur from the other end now. Elgar tucks one to the leg side to get a single first ball of the over. Bedingham adds a single and that is the 200 for South Africa. 

Bumrah starts with a couple of deliveries outside the off stump. Bedingham leaves them. Back of the length now and Bedingham nails the backfoot punch. Four!

Kohli with the pep talk in the team huddle before they make their way out to the middle. Bumrah with the ball for the first over of the session. 

Ashwin with the 49th. Elgar and Bedingham keep things moving with easy singles. 

Last over before Tea and Shardul Thakur with the ball. Elgar manages to edge one past Rahul to add a four and that is the end of the second session. 

India in dire need of a wicket. Shardul Thakur gets another go. Starts by nibbling one away form Elgar. Beaten. A no ball brings the first run from the over. Only a single other than that. 

Ashwin misses his line, bowls one on the pads. Bedingham clips it behind for a quick double. Two from the over.

Ashwin bowls a maiden over. Thakur to continue from the other end. Full on off stump, slight movement away, Bedingham defends. Looks like Bedingham edged one behind to KL Rahul. Indians celebrating but the umpire is not sure about the catch. Third umpire review and replays shows the ball bounced before reaching Rahul. 

Six!! Bedingham pulls another short delivery over square leg for another six. 

Thakur back into the attack. Four!! Hundred for Dean Elgar!! Slightly short from Thakur, Elgar pulls it in front of midwicket for four. Uncharacteristically 19 fours coming in his century as well. Four!! On the pads, Elgar clips it through square leg for another boundary.

Four!! Too full again from Ashwin, Elgar drives it straight back down the ground and gets a boundary. Edged but doesn’t look like it carried to first slip. 

Prasidh continues. Length on the stump, turned leg side for a quick single. Goes short to Elgar who sways away, but is signalled wide by the umpire. Four!! Slightly wide with the angle across, Elgar defends and the edge runs past slip to the boundary.

Ashwin with his fourth. Four!! Half volley on the pads, Elgar whips it through midwicket for a boundary. 150 up for South Africa.

Four!! Was turning out to be another good over from Prasidh but he gives some width on the last ball and Bedingham takes full toll.

Prasidh follows it up with a maiden over against Bedingham. 

Ashwin continues. Slightly short, Elgar cuts straight to backward point. Four runs from the over.

Ashwin into the attack. Not much turn, Ashwin angles it into the left hander. Maiden over.

Prasidh back into the attack. Six!! Slightly short on the body, Bedingham helps it on its way over deep square for six.

Close shave at the non-strikers end for Bedingham. He dabbed the ball to the offside and stuttered before eventually completing the run. A direct hit would have made things interesting.

Four!! Length ball outside off, Elgar stays back and punches it through the covers for a boundary. Five from the over.

Four!! Siraj strays in line. On the pads, Elgar easily tucks it behind for a boundary. Shorter but still the wrong line, defended to deep fine for a single. 

Bumrah to continue. Full on the pads, Elgar clips it through midwicket. Ashwin gives chase and prevents a boundary. Wicket!! Two in a trice! Peterson looks to punch a short of a length ball, the ball takes the inside edge rattles the stumps.

Keegan Petersen b Bumrah 2(7)

Four!! Full and wide outside off, Bedingham looks to defend and the edge flies through the gap between slip and gully for a boundary.

Keegan Petersen is the new batter for South Africa. Siraj gifts a no ball, before beating Petersen’s outside edge. 

A little too short from Bumrah and de Zorzi gets on top of it. Guides it between gully and point to add a four. 

But Bumrah has the last laugh. Bowls on on good length and it bounces more than de Zorzi expects. Edge and taken by Jaiswal. 

Tony de Zorzi c Jaiswal b Bumrah 28 (62b 5x4 0x6) SR: 45.16

Bumrah now around the wicket against de Zorzi. Menacing line and length from the Indian pacer. Maiden over. 

Siraj maintains the pressure from the other end until the last ball of the over. Short and wide and Elgar slashes it away for a four. 

Siraj too returns. Elgar is surprised with one that keeps pretty low. But he somehow manages to bring his bat down in time. Just a single from the over. 

Bumrah returns. Starts by zooming one past Elgar’s outside edge. Good line to start with. But the moment Bumrah pitches it up, Elgar thumps it through covers for a four. 

Short from Prasidh now. Elgar saw that coming and pulls it with absolute control. FOUR MORE!! Full and on the pads and Elgar clips it away for a triple. 

Shardul goes around the wicket against Elgar now and the South Africa opener is watchful, until the pacer drops it short. Elgar pulls it along the ground for another four. South Africa has been cruising in this session so far. A single from the last ball of the over brings up Elgar’s fifty. 

Width from Shardul and Elgar puts it away easily for a cover to the extra cover fence. FOUR!

Prasidh continues from the other end. He draws and edge from de Zorbi. But it flies past the third slip and runs away for a four. 

Prasidh too misses his line. This time it is de Zorzi who gathers a boundary with an off drive. He goes full against Elgar and it is caressed straight back for another four. Easy runs flowing in for South Africa. 

Full from Shardul and Elgar drives it through covers for a four. Too wide from the Indian pacer. Another fuller one from Shardul and Elgar crashes it through covers again. FOUR MORE!!

Shardul Thakur with the first over of the second session. Holds Elgar down for a maiden. 

Prasidh from the other end. He too delivers a sharp over. Another maiden over. 

Last over before Lunch and Ashwin gets a crack at the two left-handers. Fires a few one into De Zorzi. Dead bat defending form the South African No. 3. Maiden over to finish the session. 

Four!! Prasidh goes short, Elgar pulls it in front of square to the boundary. Four!! Length outside off, Elgar gets it past the slip cordon for another boundary.

Prasidh in for his first over. Four!! Full outside off stump, Elgar punches it through the covers for a boundary. India appeals for a catch down leg against Elgar. Umpire says no and India review. UltaEdge shows it came off the thigh pad. One review wasted for India.

Shardul Thakur into the attack. Full length outside off to Elgar, left alone. Wider, de Zorzi opens the bat face to guide it through the off side for a double. Gets one to move in and finds Elgar’s inside edge which runs to fine leg.

Four!! Siraj goes round the wicket. Full on off, De Zorzi gets it in the gap between slip and gully for a boundary.

Bumrah overpitches this time, de Zorzi dabs it straight back down the ground and the batters run three. Just the three from the over.

Four!! Siraj goes a touch too full, Elgar drives it straight down the ground for a boundary. Elgar and de Zorzi have managed to put away the bad balls to keep the runs ticking.

Siraj maintains the line on the stumps, taking it away with the angle from the left hander. Slightly wide this time, de Zorzi plays it between slips and gully for a boundary.

Better line for Bumrah this over. Forcing the two left-handers to play. Appeals for caught behind against de Zorzi. Not given and India decide against the review. 

Siraj continues. Slightly shorter in length, Siraj gets one to bounce a bit more than usual. That is the length the pacers must aim to execute. Wicket!! Perfect length! Siraj gets one to shape away and finds Markram’s edge.

Markram c Rahul b Siraj 5(17)

Tony de Zorzi in at 3.

Four!! Full on the pads, Elgar clips it leg side for a boundary. Close to the short leg fielder but no chance for him to stop that.

Siraj from the other end. Moving away outside off from length. Slightly shorter in length, beats Markram on his outside edge. Four!! Full and wide, Markram throws hands at it, gets an edge that races past gully for four. 

Dean Elgar and Aiden Markram walk out to the middle. Bumrah with the new ball. Short of a length moving into the right hander, defended solidly. Fuller this time, defended again. Third ball, past the outside edge! Markram gets a single to point. 

Prasidh plays out a maiden over to hand the strike to Rahul. Burger into the attack. Wicket!! KL Rahul falls after a stunning hundred! Burger got on to jag back in from a length and Rahul sees his stumps disturbed. India finishes on 245!

Wicket!!! Coetzee gets Siraj!! Length on off stump, Siraj looks to defend but gets a faint edge back to the keeper. India takes a review but a clear spike on Ultraedge.

Siraj c Verreynne b Gerald Coetzee 5(22)

Rahul steals a run off a bye to get back on strike. Coetzee unhappy with the keeper for giving that single away.

Six!! Century for KL Rahul! Last ball off the over, in the slot, Rahul lofts it over long on for a huge six!

Four!! Rabada misses his line, short of a length on the pads, Rahul tucks it behind to get another boundary. Six!! In the slot on the stumps, Rahul lofts it over the square leg fence for six.

Four!! Coetzee goes full on the stumps, Rahul drives it straight down the ground to the boundary. Rahul dabs the last ball to point and completes a quick single. 

Four!! Rabada goes short and wide, Rahul cuts it over the slip cordon for a boundary. Rahul gets a single to deep square. Siraj has to survive three balls from Rabada. Siraj does well, leaves the ball outside off.

Full outside off from Coetzee, Siraj drives without any feet movement to point and the batters run three. Four!! Full and wide, Rahul throws his bat and it races past gully for a boundary. On the pads, Rahul flicks to deep fine for a single. Siraj shoulders arms to a straight one and is rapped on the pads. Umpire says no and Elgar takes the review. Just missing the stumps and Siraj survives.

Rabada with the second over of the day. Rahul on strike. Fifth stump line and Rahul drags his bat out last minute. Straighter one and Rahul defends it with a dead bat. Rabada swings one away next and Rahul can’t get his bat on it. Rabada beats Rahul twice more. Looks like South Africa has taken a review for caught behind. Flat line on ultraedge and that’s a review burned.

Coetzee with the first over of Day 2. Beats Siraj with one that moves away. Siraj leaves the next two with ease. Edges one to deep third and adds a couple. His first runs of the innings. Coetzee closes out the over with a bouncer, which Siraj ducks under. 

IND 210/8 in 60 overs

Good news from the middle. The covers are coming off. Play should start in a while. Play to start at 10:25 AM local time. 98 overs to be bowled today.

Scheduled start looks unlikely, but no announcement yet. The covers are on and the sky doesn’t look promising, but it all could change, as we discovered yesterday.

- PK Ajith Kumar

Credit - BBC Weather

It is drizzling at the SuperSport Park and the covers have come on. The start has been delayed.

K.L. Rahul’s valiant half-century (70 n.o., 105b, 10x4, 2x6) averted a collapse and anchored India to 208 for eight against a South Africa pace attack spearheaded by Kagiso Rabada on the rain-curtailed day one of the first Test at the SuperSport Park here on Tuesday.

Rahul combined with Shardul Thakur for 43 valuable runs and salvaged India from 121 for six.