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1st Test! India end Day Two on 125-2, lead by 142
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16:45
India: 201 & 125-2
South Africa: 184
India end Day Two on 125 for two, an overall lead of 142, with eight second innings wickets left.
Pujara is unbeaten on 63, with his captain batting on 11. A massive 112 runs were scored in the final session (33 overs), with Vijay being the lone wicket coming South Africa's way.
The match is slowly, but surely, slipping away from South Africa. See you again tomorrow. Till then...ciao, adios amigos.
16:42
India: 201 & 125-2
South Africa: 184
The last over of the day will be bowled by Tahir. Pujara ends the day with a six.
India end Day Two on 125 for two, an overall lead of 142, with eight second innings wickets left.
Pujara is unbeaten on 63, with his captain batting on 11. A massive 112 runs were scored in the final session (33 overs), with Vijay being the lone wicket coming South Africa's way.
The match is slowly, but surely, slipping away from South Africa. See you again tomorrow. Till then...ciao, adios amigos.
16:31
India: 201 & 110-2
South Africa: 184
A couple by Pujara, off Tahir, helps India get to the 100-run mark, in the 36th over.
A boundary off Elgar helps Pujara get to his seventh Test fifty, his second against South Africa.
What an excellent innings it has been, coming at a time when India needed him to stick around. He celebrates it with another boundary.
16:15
India: 201 & 96-2
South Africa: 184
Against the run of play, Tahir strikes for South Africa, having Vijay (47) caught by substitute Bavuma.
Vijay's 105-ball innings was inclusive of six boundaries and he helped Pujara add 86 runs for the second wicket.
Captain Virat Kohli walks out to bat.
16:02
India: 201 & 86-1
South Africa: 184
A single by Vijay, off Harmer, helps raise the 50-run partnership for the second wicket.
Four byes off Rabada helps stretch India's lead to 100.
15:12
India: 201 & 53-1
South Africa: 184
Vijay and Pujara are putting together a good little partnership here, just as they did in the first innings. But the question is for how long can they continue?
In they first innings their stand was broken just when it looked threatening.
Imran Tahir replaces Elgar (4-1-16-0) in the 14th over. Just four runs come from his opening two overs.
A single by Vijay, off Tahir, helps India get to the 50-run mark, in the 18th over.
Kagiso Rabada is handed the ball in the 20th over, replacing Tahir (3-0-9-0).
14:39
India: 201 & 24-1
South Africa: 184
Dean Elgar to start the proceedings in the final session. Seven runs come off the over with Vijay finding the fence.
14:35
India: 201 & 24-1
South Africa: 184
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Dean Elgar to start the proceedings in the final session. Seven runs come off the over with Vijay finding the fence.
14:12
India: 201 & 13-1
South Africa: 184
India reach 13-1 at tea.
The second session witnessed 70 runs being scored (off 26 overs), with six wickets falling.
Vijay is unbeaten on 11, ad Pujara on two.
India lead by 30 runs overall. We'll back in a few minutes.
13:52
India: 201 & 9-1
South Africa: 184
Shikhar Dhawan has flopped again.
Philander strikes in his second over, having Dhawan (0) caught by De Villiers at second slip.
Cheteshwar Pujara is the new man in.
13:48
India: 201 & 8-0
South Africa: 184
Murali Vijay and Shikhar Dhawan to open the Indian second innings. It will be Vernon Philander for South Africa.
Vijay gets a boundary off the first ball. Two balls later, it's another boundary to the third man.
Meanwhile, the news is Dale Steyn has a groin strain, and won't bowl today.
Simon Harmer to bowl the second over. It's a maiden.
13:31
South Africa: 184
India: 201
Imran Tahir is the last man in. He starts off with a boundary.
But Ashwin has him out leg before to complete yet another five-wicket haul (5-51) on home soil.
South Africa bowled out for 184. India lead by 17 runs.
13:26
South Africa: 183-9
India: 201
Dale Steyn is the new man in. He doesn't last long, Jadeja having him stumped for six. South Africa are 22 runs behind still.
Kagiso Rabada is the new man in.
Mishra has the big one here, cleaning up AB (63).
AB's 83-ball innings was inclusive of six boundaries.
13:02
South Africa: 170-7
India: 201
AB and Harmer are putting together a good little stand here. The visitors need 30-odd runs to overhaul the Indian total now.
The partnership is cut short at 34 when Harmer (7) is out leg before by Mishra.
12:46
South Africa: 160-6
India: 201
A boundary by De Villiers, off Jadeja, helps South Africa get past the 150-run mark, in the 57th over of their innings.
Another boundary of Jadeja, his sixth, helps De Villiers copmplete his 37th Test fifty, his second against India. What a crucial innings this has been.
But he needs to continue.
12:32
South Africa: 139-6
India: 201
Jadeja has Philander (3) caught by Rahane at first slip in his third over of the session. On this occasion the television replays go in his favor.
Simon Harmer joins AB at the crease.
12:25
South Africa: 135-5
India: 201
Welcome back after lunch. R Ashwin to start the proceedings. Just two off it.
Jadeja to bowl the second over. Just a single off it.
The South Africans are playing cautiously now, as is the need of the hour. This is a crucial session, for both the teams.
11:34
South Africa: 127-5
India: 201
Vernon Philander is the new man in. AB eases the pressure a bit with successive boundaries off Ashwin.
But South Africa have a mountain to climb.
At lunch, the visitors have reached 127 for five (49 overs), still 74 runs adrift of the Indian total. AB is undefeated on 26, and Philander on two.
The morning session witnessed 99 runs being scored (in 29 overs), with SA losing three wickets.
Ashwin's strikes has clearly given Indian an upper hand in this match. See you guys after the interval.
11:23
South Africa: 107-5
India: 201
Dane Vilas replaces his captain at the crease. He survives just three balls though, Ashwin having him caught by Jadeja, for one.
Four wickets for Ashwin now.
11:19
South Africa: 105-4
India: 201
However, Amla isn't as lucky. The ball ricochets off Saha and Amla (43) is stumped off Ashwin.
The SA captain's 97-ball innings was inclusive of six hits to the fence.
But his dismissal leaves his side in doldrums.
Ashwin gets his third wicket of the innings.
11:15
South Africa: 105-3
India: 201
AB de Villiers is the new man in. So South Africa have their two best batsmen at the crease now.
AB survives a loud caught behind appeal off Jadeja, with umpire Dharmasena warning the bowler (for excessive appeal).
AB expresses his relief with a boundary to third man. A boundary to third man by Amla (off Jadeja) takes the batsman into his 40s.
Four byes helps the visitors get past the 100-run mark, in the 44th over. AB keeps flirting with danger though.
However, Jadeja strikes immediately after, having AB (7) caught by Kohli. But hold on! It's a no-ball. Ashwin had survived Rabada courtesy a no-ball. And now luck smiles on AB.
10:48
South Africa: 85-3
India: 201
A poor shot costs Elgar his wicket, Ashwin having him caught by Jadeja at backward point.
Elgar's 123-ball 37 was inclusive of just two hits to the fence and he helped his captain add 76 runs for the third wickets.
However, he is guilty of throwing his wicket away.
10:43
South Africa: 85-2
India: 201
Another bowling change, in the 34th over. Ravindra Jadeja replaces Aaron (6-1-11-0). Just a single off his first over.
Ashwin's third over of the day is a tad expensive, seven coming off it with Amla finding the fence.
The South African batsmen have negotiated the first hour of play, having added 49 runs in the process.
Change of ends for Mishra, replaces Jadeja (6-0-8-1) in the 36th over. Three off his over.
In the next over, Jadeja has a change of ends, replacing Ashwin (11-3-21-1). Amla drives him to the fence.
10:25
South Africa: 69-2
India: 201
Twin bowling change then. R Ashwin replaces Mishra (6-2-17-0) in the 29th over. He will be bowling round the wickets.
There's a run out appeal in the over but Elgar is well in. Just a single off it.
A boundary through point by Elgar, in Ashwin's second over of the day, helps raise the 50-run partnership for the third wicket. It has come in at a time when the visitors needed it the most.
Amla uses his feet to get a boundary off Ashwin.
10:03
South Africa: 50-2
India: 201
Amla gets his first boundary of the day in Yadav's second over, courtesy a square drive through the cover point region.
Mishra is persisting with leg before appeals against Elgar. Umpire Dharmasena remains unmoved though.
India make the first bowling change in the 28th over, the eighth of the day. Varun Aaron replaces Yadav (6-1-12-0). A couple by Amla helps the visitors get to the 50-run mark.
09:41
South Africa: 36-2
India: 201
Dean Elgar and Hashim Amla walk out to bat. Amit Mishra to start the proceedings for India. Elgar heaves the fourth ball to the midwicket fence as seven runs come off the opening over.
Umesh Yadav to bowl the day's second over. Just a single off it.
Mishra induces an outside edge off Elgar in his second over but Saha isn't alert, and fails to collect.
09:05
South Africa: 28-2
India: 201
Good morning and welcome to the coverage of the second day's play of the opening Test between India and South Africa in Mohali.
Having bowled out India for a paltry 201 on the opening day, South Africa will resume on 28 for two.
Indian spinners will look to build on the advantage of the opening day, when they got two frontline batsmen on the cheap.
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