India (IND) vs South Africa (SA) 2nd Test Live Cricket Score Updates: India worked their way back into the match on Day 1 of the second Test against South Africa in Guwahati, picking up four wickets in the last session to make it an even battle at stumps. South Africa had two 80+ run partnerships on a slow-scoring day but India managed to restrict them to 247/6 at stumps. Temba Bavuma and Tristan Stubbs fell shortly after lunch that opened the window for India. The SA batters had steadied the ship after they lost their openers either of the first session break. Jasprit Bumrah struck in the last over of the first session while Kuldeep Yadav struck immediately after the break to remove Aiden Markram and Ryan Rickleton on. It was then Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep’s turn to provide the next two breakthroughs. Mohammed Siraj also chipped in with a late wicket with the second new ball.
New captain, but it was the same toss luck as Rishabh Pant lost the flip of the coin with Temba Bavuma opting to bat first. India made two changes, with Nitish Kumar Reddy and B Sai Sudharsan returning to the playing XI. South Africa made one change to replace Corbin Bosch with spinner Senuran Muthusamy. After failing to chase down 124 runs on an erratic Eden Gardens pitch in Kolkata last week, India will look for a better performance from the batters. The hosts will be without regular captain Shubman Gill who suffered a neck during the Eden Test, with Pant becoming the 38th Indian skipper in this format.
The Test in Guwahati, which will be the first one ever to be held here, will be a pretty unique experience for the players as well as the fans with Tea taken before lunch in order to maximize the daylight hours. With the sun setting early in this part of the country, the day is scheduled to begin at 9 AM and will likely wrap up around 4 pm.
South Africa will be looking to maintain their momentum after the 30-run win in Kolkata with the Bavuma-led side looking to do something that the Proteas have failed to do since 2000- win a Test series in India. With tweaker Simon Harmer in blistering form, they will likely pile on the pressure on the home side, still reeling from the loss last week.