India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test, Day 1: Edgy start from Rohit, Mayank – Times of India, The Times of India

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Bowling change for South Africa!Spin comes into the attack for the first time as Keshav Maharaj has the ball in his hand. A slip and a forward short leg for him.IND 60 / 1 after 19 overs

End of 17 th over:FOUR!Boundary to end the over. Mayank Agarwal now looking much more in control. Half-volley from Anrich Nortje and Mayank drives him through covers to collect his seventh four.IND 57 / 1

50 up for India!
Cheteshwar Pujara gets off the mark after 12 balls as he picks up a comfortable single on the on side. 50 comes up for India as well with that single in 15 .1 overs.
Mayank Agarwal 26 *
Cheteshwar Pujara 1 *

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14. FOUR! FOUR! Mayank Agarwal gets going. Back-to-back boundaries for him off Anrich Nortje. Drives Nortje straight down the ground on the first ball then on the next one hits him through covers to collect four more runs.IND 45 / 1

Drinks Break!
End of 13 th over: Anrich Nortje posing questions with his pace and bounce. The South Africans are still getting the ball to move off the pitch. Both Mayank Agarwal and Cheteshwar Pujara very cautious at the moment. Another tight over from Nortje comes to an and as drinks come on to the field. A testing first hour for India.IND / 1

11 .3 overs: Dropped!Temba Bavuma and forward short leg drops a sharp chance. On the pads from Kagiso Rabada and Cheteshwar Pujara flicks. The ball hits the chest of Bavuma and goes to the ground. Bavuma almost had it but Pujara manages to survive.

10 .5 overs: FOUR!Terrific reply from Mayank Agarwal after being struck on the helmet. Drives Anrich Nortje through covers to collect four runs.IND 33 / 1

10 .4 overs: Anrich Nortje hits Mayank Agarwal on the head with a quick one.142 km / hrdelivery and bang straight onto the helmet. Four byes for India! Mayank looks fine but the umpires following the protocol. The physio is on the field to have a look at Mayank.IND 29 / 1

End of 10 th over:OUT!Wicket off the final ball of the over. Kagiso Rabada gets the ball to move away and Rohit Sharma edges the ball straight into the hands of Quinton de Kock behind the stumps. Excellent away-swinger from Rabada. South Africa strike early to get dangerman Rohit for 14.IND 25 / 1

Good debut over from Anrich Nortje. Fast and on the line. Touches 149 km / hr mark in his very first over. Mayank collects a streaky boundary in the over.IND 23 / 0

Bowling change for South Africa! Debutant Anrich Nortje comes into the attack. Replaces Vernon Philander.

End of 8th over: FOUR!Boundary to end the over. Unlucky for the bowler. Kagiso Rabada finds the edge of Rohit Shrma’s bat he somehow manages to keep the ball down. Plays it with soft hands and the ball goes through between third slip and gully fielder.IND 19 / 0

End of 7th over: Another tidy over from Vernon Philander. A maiden! He is asking questions early on. Kagiso Rabada from the other end is also extracting good bounce from the fresh wicket and new hard ball.IND 14 / 0

4.4 overs: Review from South Africa!Looked very close but on-field umpire rules not out. Vernon Philander traps Mayank Agarwal right in front of the stumps. Mayank initially started to walk back but then stayed. Hawk-eye shows that the impact was just on the off-stump line and the ball was clipping the top of the off.It’s umpires call!Mayank survives! South Africa retain their review.IND 13 / 0

3.3 overs : FOUR!Quick delivery from Kagiso Rabada. Gets good bounce and Mayank Agarwal is caught fishing outside off. A thick outside edge an the ball flies through the slip cordon and races to the vacant third man fence. First boundary for India and Mayank Agarwal.IND 11 / 0

End of 2nd over: Movement for Kagiso Rabada as well from the other end. But he needs to get his line straighter. His first over was way outside the line of the off stump.IND 5/0

End of 1st over: Excellent start from Vernon Philander. Early movement for him off the pitch. Beats Mayank Agarwal twice in the over. Both India openers are off the mark. Kagiso Rabada will share the new ball with Philander from the other end.IND 2/0

0.1 overs: Runs straightaway for Mayank Agarwal and India! On the pads from Vernon Philander and Mayank tucks the ball on the on side to collect an easy single.IND 1/0

Mayank Agarwal on strike. Vernon Philander has the new ball. Three slips and a gully for him.Here we go!

Rohit Sharma and Mayank Agarwal walk out to the middle to start India innings. South African team in the huddle. We are just moments away from the start.

PLAYING XIs

India:Mayank Agarwal, Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli ( c), Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami

South Africa:Dean Elgar, Aiden Markram, Theunis de Bruyn, Temba Bavuma, Faf du Plessis (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Senuran Muthusamy, Vernon Philander, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje

TEAM NEWS:Both the teams make one change each. India bring in Umesh Yadav to replace Hanuma Vihari. Anrich Nortje comes in for Piedt to make his Test debut for South Africa.

TOSS NEWS:India win the toss, Virat Kohli opts to bat first

8: 50 am:Hello and good morning! We are back with our continued coverage of South Africa’s tour of India, and the action has shifted to theMCA Stadiumin Gahunje, Pune, where the second Test begins today.

India lead the three-Test series 1-0, after winning the Vizag Test with a comprehensive margin of 203 runs .

Virat Kohli’s men ticked almost all the boxes during their big win in the opening Test of the series, and they would like to maintain the same intensity in their bid to seal the series in Pune itself.

It was at this very ground in Pune that the India team endured its last Test batting collapse at home, against Australia in 2017 on a rank turner where off-spinner Nathan Lyon made lives miserable.

While India, unless forced by any unforeseen injury, are unlikely to change their playing XI, the South Africans might be tempted to drop one among Senuran Muthusamy and Dane Piedt, who were taken to the cleaners by the Indian batsmen. It could well be Muthusamy and in that case batsman Zubayr Hamza may get a look in. If Piedt is dropped, the Proteas could be tempted to try Lungi Ngidi, who could make a difference with his pace and movement.