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An astonishing first day’s play of the second Test match between South Africa and India saw 23 wickets fall as the hosts were dismissed for 55 before lunch and limped to 62-3 by the close of play having dismissed the tourists for 153. The home side still trail by 36-runs with seven second-innings wickets remaining. Mohammed Siraj claimed six wickets in the first session in an unbroken nine-over spell to finish with 9-3-15-6 as they embarrassed their hosts after they chose to bat first.
It was South Africa’s lowest total against India and their lowest against all opposition in the post-isolation era surpassing, or undermining, the 73 all out against Sri Lanka in Galle in 2018. It is their lowest total at home since 1992. India then suffered an astonishing collapse, losing their final six wickets in just 11 balls without scoring a run to be dismissed for 153 shortly after tea to earn a first-innings lead of 98 which seemed likely to be considerably more when they reached 153-4. — SuperSport.
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Bongani Ndlovu