IND vs SA 1st Test Day 2 Highlights: Dean Elgar's overshadows Rahul's ton

India vs South Africa 1st Test Day 2 Highlights: Dean Elgar's 140* took South Africa to 256/5 at the end of the day in Centurion as they led the Indian team by 11 runs. KL Rahul scored a ton as well

10:03 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 1st Test Day 2: What happened in the last session?

 

Dean Elgar was the star as Proteas dominated the second day of India vs South Africa 1st Test, at the SuperSport Park in Centurion on Wednesday, December 27, 2023. Elgar hit his 14th ton in what is going to be his last appearance in an international match at his home ground of Centurion. Thanks to this ton of his, South Africa posted 256/5, taking an 11-run lead against India. 

 

India got two wickets in the final session, removing David Beddingham, who hit a fifty on his debut. Kyle Verreyenne went cheaply to become Prasidh Krishna's maiden Test scalp. 

 

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9:12 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 1st Test Day 2: Play called-off

 

So that would be the end of Day 2 and as the broadcasters are showing, none of the six sessions have gone India’s way as three are won by the Proteas and three have been shared. Proteas have finished at 256/5 and they lead by 11 runs at the end of Day 2 in Centurion. Dean Elgar is uneaten at 140 and that is the bottom line. He has Marco Jansen for company at the other end, who is batting on 3 off 13 balls. 

 

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9:06 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 1st Test Day 2: Play stopped due to bad light

 

With the close of play half an hour away, light is not going to improve here at all. It will rather deteriorate only. Thus expecting any more play from here onwards is wishing for something extra.

 

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9:04 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 1st Test Day 2: Play stopped due to bad light

 

The play at Centurion has been stopped due to bad light and with the new ball 14 overs away, it seems like it would be the end of the day as well, although not yet announced officially. 

 

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8:45 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 1st Test Day 2: Prasidh Krishna’s maiden Test scalp

 

Prasidh Krishna has got his first wicket and it has come with the help of a DRS call. Kyle Verreyenne was looking to guide the rising bouncer towards the third man and all he managed to get was nick off the gloves to the keeper KL Rahul. The on-field umpire didn’t pick the faint edge and India went for the review. With the help of Ultra-Edge, India and Prasidh managed to get the wicket. 

 

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8:34 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 1st Test Day 2: Proteas in lead

 

Proteas have taken the lead for the first time in the game thanks to an account-opening four by wicket-keeper batter Kyle Verreynne, who came after the fall of Bedingham. 

 

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8:32 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 1st Test Day 2: Siraj cleans up Bedingham

 

Mohammed Siraj finally broke the 131-run stand between Dean Elgar and David Bedingham as he cleaned up the latter with a swinger. Bedingham was unable to play the angled-in delivery with the straight bat as he tried to hit across the line and the ball crashed into his stumps. 

 

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8:22 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 1st Test Day 2: Fifty for Bedingham on debut

 

David Bedingham is using all his pedigree of First Class cricket where he has scored more than 6000 runs as he brings up his maiden Test fifty on his debut in the longest format of the game at Centurion. 

 

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8:15 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 1st Test Day 2: Proteas take centre stage

 

The Proteas have not given anything to India bowlers in the first nine overs after Tea and they have managed to add 40 runs in that span, without losing even a single wicket. 

 

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7:40 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 1st Test Day 2: 200 up for Proteas

 

Proteas have brought up the 200 and they have lost only three wickets. At the moment with with David Bedingham and Dean Elgar set, they are eyeing a huge first-innings lead at Centurion. 

 

7:14 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 1st Test Day 2: Tea called

 

Tea has been called on the second day of the Boxing Day Test and what an eventful session this has been. Elgar brought up his 24th Test fifty and then converted it into his 14th Test hundred in his last match at his home ground while Jasprit Bumrah picked up two quick wickets to try and bring India back. However, debutant David Bedingham hung on with Elgar and the two added an unbeaten 84 for the fourth wicket. 

 

A total of 145 runs came in 33 overs in the second session at a brilliant run rate of more than four runs per over. Elgar is unbeaten on 115 while Bedingham is batting on 42.

 

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6:53 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 1st Test Day 2: Wickets bouncing away from Indian team

 

Earlier it was Dean Elgar whose catch went on one bounce to Shubman Gill off the bowling of Ravichandran Ashwin and now it is David Bedingham, the debutant who has been saved by the uncertain bounce of the wicket. An edge off his bat of the bowling of Shardul Thakur did not carry to wicketkeeper KL Rahul as it bounced just before entering his gloves. 

Watch Bumrah remove Keegan Petersen
 

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6:43 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 1st Test Day 2: Century for Elgar

 

Dean Elgar is elated as he brings up his 14th Test century in his last Test at his home ground of SuperSport Park in Centurion, Gauteng. This is his first century since September 2021. 

 

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6:30 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 1st Test Day 2: 150 up for Proteas

 

Dean Elgar gets a full ball from Ashwin and drives it for a four past mid-wicket to bring up the 150 for the Proteas with only a few overs to go before Tea on Day 2. 

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Watch Bumrah get de Zorzi caught in the slips

 

6:15 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 1st Test Day 2: Partnership develops between Elgar, Bedingham

 

David Bedingham has joined Dean Elgar at the crease and the duo have added 25 off 30 balls, showing aggression and getting quick runs to try and reduce India’s lead as much as possible before Tea. 

 

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6:08 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 1st Test Day 2: Keegan Petersen gone

 

Jasprit Bumrah has taken back-to-back wickets here and now he has removed Keegan Petersen here with yet another beauty which goes crashing into his stumps. India are coming well and truly back into the game with quick wickets here. 

 

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5:38 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 1st Test Day 2: Bumrah strikes

 

Jasprit Bumrah has struck for India and got the big breakthrough of Tony de Zorzi, who is caught at the third slip by Yashasvi Jaiswal. The 93-run stand between de Zorzi and Elgar has finally been broken and India are back in the game. 

 

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5:34 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 1st Test Day 2: 100 up for the Proteas

 

The Proteas have brought up their 100 here and it has come courtesy of a cracking square drive by Dean Elgar. 

 

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5:26 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 1st Test Day 2: Fifty for Dean Elgar

 

Dean Elgar has brought up his 25th Test match fifty and it has come at a point where it was badly needed. The Proteas are closing in on the 100-run mark. 

 

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4:56 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 1st Test Day 2: Fifty partnership between de Zorzi and Elgar

 

Dean Elgar and Tony de Zorzi have brought up their fifty partnership, thanks to some attacking approach after Lunch. In the four overs since Lunch, they have scored 20 runs at the loss of no wickets. 

 

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4:53 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 1st Test Day 2: Fifty up for the Proteas

 

The Proteas have brought up their fifty right after Lunch and they look very confident going head in the game. The partnership between de Zorzi and Elgar is now 47 runs strong as well. 

 

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4:12 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 1st Test Day 2: Proteas in control at Lunch

 

South Africa will be the happier team heading to the dressing rooms at Lucnh on Day 2 at the SuperSport Park in Centurion. At 49/1, they lost only one wicket with the new ball and scored quickly in the 16 overs of their innings. Tony de Zorzi (12) has been watchful while Dean Elgar (29) has shown great form. 

 

Earlier in the day, India, starting at their overnight score of 208/8, added 37 more runs to it as KL Rahul brought up his second Test century at the Centurion ground to guide the Indian team to a respectable total of 245. 

 

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4:08 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 1st Test Day 2: India waste review

 

Prasidh Krishna is into the attack and in his first over in Test cricket, he might have a wicket here. India have taken a review for caught behind as the ball was going past Elgar’s thigh pads. There was no bat involved and India wasted one of their reviews. 

 

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3:38 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 1st Test Day 2: 10 overs gone

 

South Africa have played out the first 10 overs with patience and both Dean Elgar and de Zorzi look settled now. From here on, it will be all about negotiating the pacers or spinners when Ravichandran Ashwin is introduced eventually. At 33/1, they trail by 212 runs with the first session about to end in the next 20 minutes. 

 

Watch KL Rahul hit his second century at Centurion
 

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3:34 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 1st Test Day 2: de Zorzi looking good

 

Tony de Zorzi is looking good here as he has moved into the double digits easily and is taking South Africa ahead in this game. Batting on 12 off 15 balls, his style of play is attacking, which is the right approach at this wicket 

 

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Watch India pick their first wicket here. 

 

 

3:25 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 1st Test Day 2: Partnership developing

 

The partnership between Tony de Zorzi and Dean Elgar is developing even as Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj are continuing with their swing bowling approach. The Proteas pair have added 15 off 22 balls. 

 

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3:09 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 1st Test Day 2: Siraj strikes, Markram departs

 

Mohammed Siraj has struck and Aiden Markram, who was looking restless in his brief stay at the crease has to depart. It was a length ball and just nipping away after pitching. Markram could not fully withdraw from taking a sniff at it and Rahul made no mistakes behind the stumps as India took their first wicket.

 

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3:05 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 1st Test Day 2: Elgar off the mark

 

On the pads and Elgar glances it past short square leg for a four to get off the mark. Proteas have reached double figures without losing any wickets in the first three overs. 

 

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2:59 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 1st Test Day 2: In the air…but safe

 

Markram, after defending for more than two overs, finally let his frustration out by playing an aggressive drive, which remained in the air, but went past gully to reach the third-man boundary. 

 

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2:54 PM

India vs South Africa Live Score | 1st Test Day 2: Proteas innings begins

 

South Africa have started their innings with Aiden Markram and Dean Elgar as the two openers. They have opened their account with a single off the bat fo Markram. 

 

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