The first day of the second Test between South Africa and India at Capetown saw 23 wickets falling with both teams getting fallout on January 3, 2023. The second day’s play is going to be very interesting as South Africa already lost three wickets of their second innings on day 1.
At the end of the first day’s play, South Africa scored 62/3 taking a thin lead of 39 runs. The rest of their batters have to really bat well and give India a good score to chase and win.
The second days play starts at 1:30 PM India time with Aiden Markram (36) and David Bedingham (1) at the crease.
With the pitch assisting pacers both teams will have to slog on the pitch to survive.
Ind vs SA 2nd Test Dramatic day 1
South Africa won the toss and decided to bat first and was all-out for a record-low score of just 55 runs on the board. Mohammad Siraj wreaked havoc on the South African top-order batting lineup and scalped a career-best six wickets for just 15 runs.
India started batting well in their first innings and were placed comfortably at 153/4. At the same score, six of the remaining Indian wickets fell at the same score.. India were all-out for 153 runs. Unbelievably seven of the Indian batsmen threw away their wickets for a duck!
SA speedsters Rabada, Lingi and Nandre took three wickets each to wrap up the Indian batting in quick time.
Star Sports live telecast
Viewers in India can catch the match Ind vs SA 2nd Test day 2 proceedings live on Star Sports with commentary in English Hindi and other regional languages. The live stream is available on the Hotstar website.
Viewers can watch the match live streaming online for free on their mobiles by downloading the Disney+ Hotstar App.
The task on day 2 is cut-out for Indian players. Restrict South Africa to a minimum score with a minimum lead and chase the score without losing much wickets.
Skipper Rohit Sharma who is in poor form with the bat needs to exercise caution and lead the side with his tremendous experience if he has to be on the winning side.
