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

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

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

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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