Live
- BJP MP candidate Bharat Prasad visited the student who tried to commit suicide
- PM’s popularity in the fast lane: Autos with 'Har Dil Mein Modi' slogan spotted across Delhi
- Delhi-based political parties are like East India Company: Sukhbir Badal
- Golf: Diksha moves into Top-20 at South African Women’s Open
- KCR lashes out against BJP and Congress for destroying Telangana
- Dairy Science students visited the Milk cooling plant
- Moody feels Pant ahead in keepers’ race for T20 WC squad; Srikkanth picks Rahul over Samson as reserve keeper
- Thanking voters for extending 'unparalleled support' to NDA, PM Modi says second phase 'too good'
- Natural Relief for Menstrual Cramps: Beetroot Juice Recipe
- Asha Worker died in a road accident
India strikes back
India reduced South Africa to 11 for 2 after getting bowled out for 215 runs in their first innings on the first day of the third Test at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium here on Wednesday.
Nagpur : India reduced South Africa to 11 for 2 after getting bowled out for 215 runs in their first innings on the first day of the third Test at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium here on Wednesday.
For South Africa, Dean Elgar (7no) and skipper Hashim Amla (0 no) were at the crease at the end of the day after spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja picked one wicket each for India.
For the hosts, opener Murali Vijay (40) was the top-scorer alongside Ravindra Jadeja (34) and Wriddhiman Saha (32) who provided some handy runs towards the end which helped the side cross the 200-run mark in the first innings.
For the visitors, off-spinner Simon Harmer (4/78) and seamer Morne Morkel (3/35) were the pick of the bowlers while Dean Elgar, Kagiso Rabada, and Imran Tahir picked one wicket each. Opting to bat first on a dry and slow pitch, India got off to a modest start, taking time to settle down and assessing the nature of the pitch.
Both openers Vijay and Shikhar Dhawan (12) made sure they spent considerable time at the crease. But soon after their 50-run opening stand, left-arm spinner Dean Elgar brought about the early breakthrough by dismissing Dhawan inside 15 overs.
Dhawan, who tried to come down the track and drive the ball away, only managed to hit the inside half of the bat which resulted in the ball going straight back at Elgar who took a good diving catch in front of the stumps to dismiss the left-handed batsman.
Score Board : India: First innings: Murali Vijay lbw b Morkel 40, Shikhar Dhawan c & b Elgar 12, Cheteshwar Pujara lbw b Harmer 21, Virat Kohli c Vilas b Morkel 22, Ajinkya Rahane b Morkel 13, Rohit Sharma c de Villiers b Harmer 2, Wriddhiman Saha c Duminy b Harmer 32, Ravindra Jadeja b Rabada 34, Ravichandran Ashwin b Imran Tahir 15, Amit Mishra lbw b Harmer 3, Ishant Sharma not out 0; Extras (b 15, lb 3, w 2, nb 1) 21; Total (all out; 78.2 overs) 215; Fall of wickets: 1-50, (Dhawan, 13.6 overs), 2-69 (Vijay, 21.2), 3-94 (Pujara, 30.1), 4-115 (Rahane, 37.2), 5-116 (Kohli, 39.2), 6-125 (R Sharma, 46.2), 7-173 (Jadeja, 63.6), 8-201 (Saha, 72.6), 9-215 (Ashwin, 77.6), 10-215 (Mishra, 78.2); Bowling: Morne Morkel 16.1-7-35-3, Kagiso Rabada 17-8-30-1, Simon Harmer 27.2-2-78-4, Dean Elgar 4-0-7-1, Imran Tahir 12.5-1-41-1, JP Duminy 1-0-6-0; South Africa (first innings): Dean Elgar not out 7, Stiaan van Zyl c Rahane b Ashwin 0, Imran Tahir b Jadeja 4, Hashim Amla not out 0; Extras 0; Total (2 wickets; 9 overs) 11; Fall of wickets: 1-4 (van Zyl, 3.1 overs), 2-9 (Imran Tahir, 6.5); Bowling: Ishant Sharma 2-1-4-0, Ravichandran Ashwin 4-2-5-1 Ravindra Jadeja 3-1-2-1
