Bad light ends play early; SA 9-2 at stumps
October 20, 2019 15:51
SA 9-2 (5 ovs) vs India 497-9 | Scorecard
With the light fading, India decide to bring in their spinners. Shahbaz Nadeem called in early into the attack to bowl the third over.
His first ball in Tests is right on the mark, just outside the off-stump as Hamza defends and he watchfully defends the rest of the over from the debutant spinner, who starts off with a maiden.
Left-arm spinners from both ends as Jadeja is called into the attack from the other end.
Faf du Plessis drives the second ball through the covers where Umesh half stops it with the dive to keep it down to just one and Hamza again watchfully defends the rest of the over.
It keeps getting dark as the floodlights take full effect at the JSCA international stadium in Ranchi.
Nadeem again bowling in a good channel just outside the off-stump looking for some turn as du Plessis is content to defend. He nearly breaks through with the arm delivery which goes straight through but the South Africa captain manages to block it out for another maiden over.
The umpires check for the light before taking the players off the field because of bad light.
South Africa are reeling on 9/2 in five overs in reply to India's mammoth 497 for nine declared.
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