India vs South Africa 2nd Test is being played at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati. Today is the second day of the test. South Africa will extend its innings to 247/6. Team India would like to all out the visiting team by taking the remaining 4 wickets in the first session. It remains to be seen whether there will be turn on the pitch today.

How will be the weather today in Guwahati?

Today rain can disrupt the India vs South Test. According to the weather report, it will be cloudy and the probability of rain in the first session is up to 25 percent. However, it is a matter of relief for the batsmen that the winds are not likely to blow strong.

Highlights of Day 1 (in brief)

South African captain Temba Bavuma won the toss and decided to bat first. Aiden Markram got a lease of life on 4 runs when KL Rahul dropped his catch. After this, he along with Ryan Rickelton made a partnership of 82 runs for the first wicket. Markram was bowled by Jasprit Bumrah in the first session, with this the session ended.

Kuldeep Yadav got Ryan Rickelton caught out in the very first over of the second session. Rickelton scored 35 runs. But after this Temba Bavuma and Tristan Stubbs made a partnership of 84 runs for the third wicket, both of them did not lose the second wicket in the second session.

But the Indian bowlers made a comeback in the third session. Ravindra Jadeja took the first wicket of the third session in the form of Temba Bavuma, on which Yashasvi took a brilliant catch. Bavuma scored 41 runs. After this Kuldeep Yadav took a big wicket in the form of new Tristan Stubbs. Stubbs was out after scoring 49 runs, missing his half-century by 1 run.

After this, Kuldeep Yadav took his third wicket of this innings in the form of Willem Mulder. Before the end of the day’s play, Rishabh Pant took the new ball, in the very next over (82nd over) Mohammed Siraj took the sixth wicket of South Africa in the form of Tony de Jorji.

By the end of the first day’s play, South Africa had scored 247 runs after losing 6 wickets in 81.5 overs. Senuran Muthusamy (25) and Kyle Verreynne (1) will lead the South African innings on the second day.

India’s playing 11

Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Dhruv Jurel, Rishabh Pant (captain, wicketkeeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.

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Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, Wiaan Mulder, Tony De Jorzi, Temba Bavuma (c), Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verrey (wk), Marco Janson, Senuran Muthusamy, Simon Harmer, Keshav Maharaj.

Today is the third day of the first Test between India vs South Africa to be played at Eden Gardens. Team India is close to victory. Shubman Gill was injured on the second day, today Rishabh Pant will take over the captaincy in his place. If South Africa loses, it will be the first time in history that South Africa will lose a Test under Bavuma’s captaincy.

What happened the first two days (in brief)

South African captain Temba Bavuma won the toss and decided to bat first. Team India’s batting also came on the very first day, South Africa was all out for 159 runs in the third session. Aidan Markram had scored 31 runs, which was the highest score of the visiting team’s innings. Jasprit Bumrah took 5 wickets in the first innings, Kuldeep Yadav and Mohammad Siraj took 2-2 wickets. 1 wicket remained in the name of Akshar.

Team India gained a lead of only 30 runs on the basis of first innings and was all out for 189 runs on the second day of the Test. KL Rahul (39) scored the most runs for India in the first innings. Simon Harmer took 4 wickets and Marco Yanson took 3 wickets. Keshav Maharaj and Corbin Bosch had 1 wicket each. However, only 9 wickets fell for Team India, because due to neck pain, captain Shubman Gill retired and left the field hurt. He had to be taken to the hospital, even today perhaps Rishabh Pant will take charge.

By the end of the second day’s play, South Africa lost 7 wickets for 93 runs in the second innings. The visiting team currently has a lead of only 63 runs and only 3 wickets are left. On the second day, in the second innings of South Africa, Ravindra Jadeja took 4 wickets and Kuldeep Yadav took 2 wickets, one success went to Akshar Patel. Today, on the third day, South Africa team will extend its innings from 93/7.

India’s playing 11: KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Washington Sundar, Shubman Gill (captain), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.

South Africa’s playing 11: Ryan Rickelton, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Temba Bavuma (captain), Tony De Jorzi, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verne (wk), Simon Harmer, Marco Janson, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj.

Temba Bavuma won the toss and decided to bat first. Ryan Rickelton and Aiden Markram had a good start, making a partnership of 57 runs for the first wicket. Jasprit Bumrah dismissed both the openers, after which South Africa’s innings could not recover. In the first session, South Africa had scored 105 runs by losing 3 wickets, in the second session the visiting team lost 5 wickets and scored only 49 runs, in the third over of the third session South Africa was all out for 159 runs.

Jasprit Bumrah took 5 wickets, Mohammad Siraj took 2 wickets in a single over. Kuldeep Yadav also got 2 wickets, Akshar Patel got 1 wicket.

India’s innings started in the third session, the first wicket in the form of Yashasvi Jaiswal fell in the 7th over. Marco Janson bowled Jaiswal (12). India’s second wicket did not fall till the end of the first day’s play, KL Rahul was playing with 13 runs and Washington Sundar was playing with 6 runs. Team India was 122 runs behind. Today (15 November) is the second day of Kolkata Test.

India’s playing 11: KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Washington Sundar, Shubman Gill (captain), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.

South Africa’s playing 11: Ryan Rickelton, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Temba Bavuma (captain), Tony De Jorzi, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verne (wk), Simon Harmer, Marco Janson, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj.

By the end of the first day’s play in the Kolkata Test, India had scored 37 runs at the loss of one wicket. KL Rahul and Washington Sundar have taken command of Team India. The team management took a surprising decision and fielded Sundar at number 3, who has batted in a composed manner till now. His partnership with Rahul has reached 19 runs. Let us tell you that the first innings of the South African team was limited to 159 runs. India is still behind by 122 runs in the first innings.

South Africa restricted to 159 runs

Aiden Markram and Ryan Rickleton gave a steady start to the South African team with a partnership of 57 runs. But after this, other batsmen including captain Temba Bavuma and Tony D’Jorji proved to be unsuccessful. At one time South Africa had scored 114 runs with the loss of 3 wickets, but within the next 29 runs, Africa lost its remaining 7 wickets.

Jasprit Bumrah took 5 wickets

Jasprit Bumrah took 5 wickets for just 27 runs in 14 overs in the innings. This was the 16th five-wicket haul of Bumrah’s Test career. He dismissed Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickleton, Tony De Jorji, Simon Harmer and Keshav Maharaj. Apart from him, Kuldeep Yadav and Mohammad Siraj took two wickets each in the innings. Akshar Patel also dismissed a batsman.

By the end of the first day’s play, KL Rahul scored 13 runs in 59 balls and Washington Sundar, who came to bat at third position, scored 6 runs in 38 balls. It was shocking that Sai Sudarshan, who played at number 3, was not given a chance in this match.

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In the first innings of the Kolkata Test, the South African team was all out on the score of 159 runs. Jasprit Bumrah took 5 wickets for the Indian team. This is South Africa’s lowest score in the first innings at the Eden Gardens ground. Earlier, the lowest score of the South African team in the first innings at Eden Gardens was 222 runs. Kuldeep Yadav and Mohammad Siraj also took two wickets each for Team India.

Aiden Markram and Ryan Rickleton made an opening partnership of 57 runs, giving a steady start to South Africa. After that the fall of the wicket started. Markram was out after scoring 31 runs and Rickleton was out after scoring 23 runs. Captain Temba Bavuma walked out after scoring only 3 runs. Tony De Jorzi also got the start, but his innings ended at 24 runs in 55 balls.

Lowest score in Eden Gardens

This is the third lowest score made by a foreign team in the first innings at Eden Gardens. Here, the lowest score by a foreign team in the first innings is in the name of Bangladesh, which was all out for just 106 runs in the year 2019. The second lowest score is in the name of West Indies, which was limited to 153 runs in the year 2011. Now with a score of 159 runs, South Africa has come to third place in this list.

Jasprit Bumrah’s paw

Jasprit Bumrah bowled 14 overs in this innings, in which he took 5 wickets while giving only 27 runs. He also bowled 5 maiden overs during this period. This was the 16th 5-wicket haul of Bumrah’s career. After Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah has become the first Indian bowler to take 5 wickets on the first day of a Test match. Ishant had achieved this feat against Bangladesh in 2019 on the same ground. Kuldeep Yadav and Mohammad Siraj took two wickets each, while Akshar Patel also managed to take one wicket.

India vs South Africa The first test is being played at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata. Team India has lost only 1 test on this ground in the last 25 years. Shubman Gill has won both the Tests he played in India as captain, but today the challenge is big. Temba Bavuma has not lost any test as captain till date, South Africa has won 9 out of 10 matches played under his captaincy.

Eden Gardens Stadium Pitch Report

Shubman Gill said about the pitch in the press conference on Thursday that it looks like a typical Indian pitch. Let us tell you that spinners have dominated here in history, the bowler who has taken the most wickets here is Harbhajan Singh and Anil Kumble is at second place. Turn can be seen here, spinners can create problems.

Indian squad

Sai Sudarshan, Shubman Gill, Devdutt Padikkal, KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Dhruv Jurel (wicket keeper), Rishabh Pant (wicket keeper), Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj.

South African squad

Dewald Brewis, Temba Bavuma (captain), Tony De Jorji, Tristan Stubbs, Zuboor Hamza, Aiden Markram, Corbin Bosch, Marco Janssen, Senuran Muthusamy, Willem Mulder, Kyle Vergne (wk), Ryan Rickelton (wk), Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Simon Harmer.