3rd Test: India 45/2 at Lunch against South Africa on Day 1

Jan.24 (CRICKETNMORE) - South Africa restricted India to a 45/2 in 27 overs at lunch on day one of the third and final test at the Wanderers in Johannesburg on Wednesday. Opting to bat first, India lost KL Rahul on the

By Cricketnmore Editorial
Jan 24, 2018 • 04:06 PM

Vernon Philander ()

Jan.24 (CRICKETNMORE) - South Africa restricted India to a 45/2 in 27 overs at lunch on day one of the third and final test at the Wanderers in Johannesburg on Wednesday.

Opting to bat first, India lost KL Rahul on the bowling of Vernon Philander for a duck. Soon, Rabada dismissed Murali Vijay also. Pujara and Virat Kohli successfully weathered a testing second hour, moving to five and 24 not out, respectively.

Scorecard

Squads

SOUTH AFRICA: Aiden Markram, Dean Elgar, Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers, Faf du Plessis (capt), Quinton de Kock (wk), Vernon Philander, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Morne Morkel, Lungi Ngidi.

INDIA: KL Rahul, Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (capt), Ajinkya Rahane, Parthiv Patel (wk), Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah.

Sahir

India tour of South Africa 2018