2nd Test Day 2 Live: South Africa Lose 9 Wickets As India Bounce Back

IND vs SA Live Score: 6 runs off the over

Yashasvi Jaiswal smashes another boundary off Kagiso Rabada’s delivery. The pacer leaks 6 runs as South Africa desperately aim for their first wicket. Rohit Sharma and Jaiswal aim to end the proceedings at the earliest. 

IND 21/0 (3 overs)

IND vs SA Live Score: Jaiswal deals in boundaries

Yashasvi Jaiswal is playing fearless cricket and dealing in boundaries. In the previous over of Nandre Burger, he hits one boundary as the pacer concedes four runs. Both Jaiswal and skipper Rohit Sharma are stitching a good partnership and taking Team India ahead in the game. 

IND 15/0 (2 overs)

IND vs SA Live Score: India off to good start

India are off to a good start in the chase of 79 runs against South Africa. In the first over by Kagiso Rabada, Yashasvi Jaiswal shows his attacking side and smashes two boundaries. Rabada concedes 11 runs as India are comfortably approaching the target. 

IND 11/0 (1 over)

IND vs SA Live Score: 2nd session begins

Hello and welcome to the second session of Day 2 of the ongoing second Test between India and South Africa. The Proteas got bundled out for 176 in the first session and India now need a total of 79 runs to win. In the chase, Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal will be starting the proceedings for India while Kagiso Rabada will be bowling the first over for South Africa. 

IND vs SA Live Score: Dean Elgar receives Guard of Honour

South Africa stand-in skipper Dean Elgar, who is playing his last Test match, received a Guard of Honour from his teammates. The second session of the second Test between India and South Africa is about to begin. 

IND vs SA Live Score: SA bundled out for 176

India bundled out South Africa for 176. India now need 79 runs to win. For South Africa, Aiden Markram scored 106 runs. For India, Jasprit Bumrah scalped six wickets while Mukesh Kumar took two wickets. 

IND vs SA Live Score: Burger, Nigidi steady

Nandre Burger and Lungi Ngidi are steadily taking South Africa ahead in the game. The duo is stitching a valuable partnership for the Proteas and in the previous over of Prasidh Krishna, they scored five runs, which include a boundary from Burger. 

SA 169/9 (35 overs)

IND vs SA Live Score: OUT

OUT!!! Prasidh Krishna joins the party in style and dismisses Kagiso Rabada for 2. Rabada tries to play a shot but Rohit Sharma once again intercepts at the mid-off and takes a brilliant catch. India just one more wicket away. 

SA 162/9 (32.1 overs)

IND vs SA Live Score: OUT

OUT!!! Mohammed Siraj has provided Team India with the much-needed breakthrough as he scalped the precious wicket of Aiden Markram for 106. Markram tries to hammer it hard for a six but fails to time the shot properly as Rohit Sharma takes a simple catch. Eighth wicket gone for South Africa. 

SA 162/8 (31.4 overs)

IND vs SA Live Score: Markram hits ton

Aiden Markram hits a boundary off Jasprit Bumrah’s delivery and brings up his century. It is his seventh century in the longest format of the game and he brings it up in xx balls. Terrific batting from Markram as South Africa gain back the momentum

SA 158/7 (30 overs)

IND vs SA Live Score: Markram nears ton

Aiden Markram completely changes the momentum of the game as he brutally thrashes Prasidh Krishna. In his previous over, he smashes two sixes and two boundaries as the pacer leaks a whopping total of 20 runs. With this, Markram has gone past the 20-run mark and inching closer towards his century. 

SA 149/7 (29 overs)

IND vs SA Live Score: Catch dropped

Oh No!!!! What have you done KL Rahul? Jasprit Bumrah was about to get his sixth wicket of the innings but KL Rahul fails to grab the catch behind the stumps. The ball hits the edge of Aiden Markram’s bat and goes for a toss behind the stumps, where Rahul stumbles and drops the catch. Will it be a change in the momentum of the game?

SA 129/7 (28 overs)

IND vs SA Live Score: SA rely on Markram

Aiden Markram is standing like the only hope for South Africa. The batter is fearlessly playing good cricket and dealing in boundaries. In the previous over of Mohammed Siraj, he smashes two consecutive boundaries as the pacer leaks 11 runs. Markram will now aim to bring up his century. 

SA 128/7  (27 overs)

IND vs SA Live Score: Bumrah gets a fifer

OUT!!! Pacer Jasprit Bumrah turns the game upside down as he registers his five-wicket haul. Keshav Maharaj becomes his prey and departs for 3. The ball hits the outside edge of the bat as Shreyas Iyer takes an excellent catch. It is Bumrah’s ninth five-wicket haul in Test cricket. 

SA 111/7 (25.2 overs)

IND vs SA Live Score: 8 runs off the over

Despite losing wickets at regular intervals, South Africa are still having some hopes as Aiden Markram is standing strong. In the previous over of Mukesh Kumar, Markram and Keshav Maharaj score 8 runs, which include a boundary from Markram. South Africa is currently leading by 13 runs. 

SA 111/6 (25 overs)

IND vs SA Live Score: 8 runs off the over

Despite losing wickets at regular intervals, South Africa are still having some hopes as Aiden Markram is standing strong. In the previous over of Mukesh Kumar, Markram and Keshav Maharaj score 8 runs, which include a boundary from Markram. South Africa is currently leading by 13 runs. 

SA 111/6 (25 overs)

IND vs SA Live Score: OUT

OUT!!! Jasprit Bumrah is breathing fire as he is scalping wickets at regular intervals. This time, Marco Jansen becomes his prey and departs for 11. Jansen makes a good contact with the ball but ends up hitting a shot that goes straight to Bumrah at the non-striker’s end. Bumrah then makes no mistakes and takes an excellent catch and inches closer towards his fifer. 

SA 103/6 (23.5 overs)

IND vs SA Live Score: Markram hits 50

Aiden Markram hits a boundary off Mukesh Kumar’s delivery and brings up his half-century. It is his 11th half-century in the longest format of the game and he brings it up in 68 balls. Terrific batting from Markram and South Africa now trail India by only one run. 

SA 97/5 (22.3 overs)

IND vs SA Live Score: OUT

OUT!!! Jasprit Bumrah strikes again and this time, he dismisses Kyle Verreynne for 9. Verreynne tries to steal a boundary and smashes a shot but fails to time it properly. The ball goes up in the air and lands safely into the hands of Mohammed Siraj. Fifth wicket gone for South Africa. This is Bumrah’s third wicket of the innings. 

SA 85/5 (21.1 overs)

IND vs SA Live Score: Markram nears 50

Aiden Markram is standing like a strong wall for South Africa. In the previous over of Mukesh Kumar, he smashes a boundary as the pacer leaks eight runs. With this, Markram has gone past the 40-run mark and inching closer towards his half-century. It will be his 11th half-century in Test cricket. 

SA 85/4 (21 overs)

IND vs SA Live Score: Bumrah dominates Proteas

South Africa batters Aiden Markram and Kyle Verreynne are visibly having trouble while facing the fiery Jasprit Bumrah. The Indian pacer is showing immense swing and not giving any opportunity to the batters to score runs. In his previous over, he gave away only two runs as India eye another wicket. 

SA 77/4 (20 overs)

IND vs SA Live Score: 9 runs off the over

After a brief halt in the game, the pitch issue was sorted by the groundsman. Later, India pacer Mukesh Kumar concedes nine runs in the over, which include a boundary from Kyle Verreynne. He and Aiden Markram will aim for a stable partnership, in order to bring South Africa back into the game. 

SA 75/4 (19 overs)

IND vs SA Live Score: Issue on the pitch

India pacer Mukesh Kumar has complained about a hole on the pitch. He has stated that there’s a hole around the bowler’s landing area and the play has been halted for a while. The groundstaff has made it’s way on the field and issue is being sorted out. 

IND vs SA Live Score: OUT

OUT!!! Jasprit Bumrah strikes early on Day 2 as he dismissed David Bedingham for 11. David tries to play a defensive shot but the ball hits the inside edge of the bat and wicketkeeper KL Rahul makes no mistake and takes an excellent catch behind the stumps. Fourth wicket gone for South Africa. 

SA 66/4 (18 overs)

IND vs SA Live Score: We are underway

The Day 2 of the second Test between India and South Africa begins. South Africa resume their proceedings from 62/3, trailing by 36 runs. Aiden Markram (36*) and David Bedingham (7*) take guard for the Proteas while Jasprit Bumrah will be bowling the first over for India. The Indian bowlers will aim to restrict South Africa at the earliest. 

IND vs SA Live Score: Here’s what Jasprit Bumrah said before the game

We have to create pressure, you don’t necessarily need to bowl magic deliveries now and then. You just have to do the basic things tight again and again. We were very happy that we were able to do that in this game. I started from the other end, but we realised that there was little more help, unevenness and seam movement from the Wynberg end. Other end, there’s not too much help. Still there’s a lot of work to be done, I made my Test debut (here), so this ground will always be special in my heart. Since then, it’s been a good journey. If we do our things right, the result will be in our favour.

IND vs SA Live Score: Pitch report

You don’t want these kinds of conditions. If you bowl a full delivery, it’s fine. If you bowl a short delivery, it’s fine. But it’s all happening from a quality length and there’s nothing you can do as a batter when it hits that area and stands up steeply which we saw on happen countless occasions. Was it a 55 wicket? No. Certainly wasn’t a 250-300 wicket. These types of pitches are dangerous for batters’ physical health. Spinning pitches are dangerous to batters’ reputation. It’s not very easy for batters to play, little of the skill involved. It has to be an even covering of grass. Little bit of grass here, bare patches there.

IND vs SA Live Score: All eyes on Siraj

After the marvelous six-wicket haul on Day 1, pacer Mohammed Siraj will look to repeat his heroics on the second day. Apart from him, Jasprit Bumrah and Mukesh Kumar were also really impressive with the ball as they scalped three and four wickets respectively. 

IND vs SA Live Score: Ashwell Prince on Cape Town pitch

“I’ve never seen the pitch that quick on day one. As a batsman you don’t mind pace in the wicket if the bounce is consistent but the bounce was a little bit inconsistent. You expect a bit of seam movement on day one but seam movement with inconsistent bounce is a different situation. Sometimes it happens that a great bowling line-up bowls out a team cheaply but if both batting line-ups can’t bat there’s something wrong,” said South African batting consultant Ashwell Prince.

IND vs SA Live Score: Siraj on Cape Town’s pitch

“When I saw the wicket in morning, it didn’t feel it was a 55-all out wicket. It was quite sunny, so I didn’t expect the pitch to assist that much. Also, bowling is all about partnerships. There was consistent pressure from Jasprit Bumrah at the other end. He didn’t get many wickets but he created a lot of pressure,” said Siraj in the press conference.

India vs South Africa, Live Cricket Score: A Look At The Day 2 Pitch

How many wickets will tumble on Day 2 of the Cape Town Test?

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IND vs SA Live Score: 23 wickets fell on Day 1

The Day 1 of the second Test between India and South Africa was a delight for the bowlers as a total of 23 wickets were scalped. The day began with a terrific six-wicket haul by Mohammed Siraj, followed by India’s batting collapse for 153 in the second innings. Currently, the Proteas are trailing by 36 runs. 

IND vs SA Live Score: Hello

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Day 2 of the second Test match between India and South Africa, straight from Newlands, Cape Town. Stay tuned for all the live updates.