South Africa hits back on second day of 1st test against India as hosts are 138-4 at lunch

South Africa took 3 wickets successful the archetypal league connected the 2nd time of the archetypal cricket trial against India, leaving the hosts connected 138-4 astatine Eden Gardens

KOLKATA, India -- South Africa took 3 wickets successful the archetypal league connected Saturday connected the 2nd time of the archetypal cricket trial against India, leaving the hosts connected 138-4 astatine Eden Gardens.

Skipper Shubman Gill besides retired wounded to compound India’s problems connected an progressively pugnacious wicket, and it inactive trailed by 21 runs. South Africa was bowled retired for 159 runs successful its archetypal innings connected the archetypal day, with Jasprit Bumrah taking 5-27.

Ravindra Jadeja (11 not out) and Dhruv Jurel, connected 5, were batting astatine the luncheon break.

K.L. Rahul and Washington Sundar negotiated the archetypal hr of play without immoderate further nonaccomplishment aft starting the time astatine 37-1. The brace added 38 runs successful 14 overs, scoring astatine a just clip arsenic the shot was inactive hard.

After the drinks break, though, South Africa struck 3 times successful the 2nd hr of play to adjacent things retired adjacent arsenic India scored 101 runs successful the session.

Sundar was the archetypal to spell — retired caught astatine gaffe disconnected Simon Harmer who recovered ample assistance from the pitch. Sundar scored 29 runs disconnected 82 balls, with 2 fours and a six.

Skipper Gill retired wounded aft facing lone 3 deliveries — helium felt a jerk successful his cervix erstwhile hitting his archetypal bound and walked disconnected retired hurt.

India’s 100 came up successful the 38th over, but soon aft Rahul was besides caught astatine gaffe — Aiden Markram took a low, crisp drawback arsenic Keshav Maharaj got his archetypal wicket. Rahul made 39 disconnected 119 balls, with 4 fours and a six.

Maharaj could person had a 2nd — Markram failed to latch onto a sharp, speedy borderline disconnected Rishabh Pant aboriginal successful his innings. Pant went connected to people 27 disconnected 24 balls, including 2 sixes successful his trademark assertive style.

South Africa hasn’t won a trial successful India successful 15 years.

The 2nd trial volition beryllium played from Nov. 22 astatine Guwahati’s Barsapara Stadium, which hosted aggregate games successful the 2025 Women’s Cricket World Cup but volition go a men’s trial venue for the archetypal time.

Recently, India bushed West Indies 2-0, with left-arm wrist spinner Yadav the starring bowler with 12 wickets. South Africa drew a two-test bid successful Pakistan 1-1.

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