India has taken a lead of 70 runs in the 3rd Test, Day 2 of India vs South Africa. Learn more about the score updates of the 3rd Test match between India vs South Africa.
Match Highlights : India vs SA
The lady luck was on team India’s side as Jaspreet Bumrah picked five wickets in the first innings of the third Test between India and South Africa held in Cape Town. Both the teams are now at a figure of 1-1 after the first two test matches. Bumrah has given one of his best performances and brought back India’s lost shine.
South Africa had had dismissed the visitors for below 223 but Jaspreet Bumrah resisted the visitors by taking Dean Elgar’s wicket on the very first day. On day 2, he dismissed Aiden Markram on the second delivery.
The hosts had a steady partnership between the batters but soon Bumrah again picked the wicket of Keegan Peterson and thereafter Marco Jansen and Lungi Ngidi and achieved his 7th five-wicket haul in test cricket.
It’s quite interesting because Bumrah had made his Test Debut in 2018 at the same venue.
Keegan Peterson and Kagiso Rabada added three more runs to the total of 72 made by Keegan Peterson. Kagiso Rabada and Duanne Oliver had added 21 runs to the total but soon Rabada was dismissed by Shardul Thakur and South Africa came to a figure at 200/9. The visitors were all bowled out for 210 runs.
On the first day of the third test, India got dismissed at 223 runs, Virat Kohli being the top-scorer making 79 runs. Rabada had taken four wickets for his team.
The visitors had a tough time as the top-scorers KL Rahul got dismissed (10) by Rabada and Mayank Agarwal returned to the pavilion scoring only 7. Kohli scored 14 and Cheteshwar Pujara made 9 runs taking India at a figure of 57/2 after 17 overs at stumps.
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