India is preventing towards the harmful South African bowling assault to keep away from a Observe On on Day 3 of their on-going second Check match in Guwahati.
The rating is 174/7 at Lunch, and it’s Washington Sundar (33 off 66) and Kuldeep Yadav (14 off 82) who’re holding on to maintain the disaster at bay.
A lot must be requested of the Indian high order, which options some actually skilled gamers, all of whom, bar one, failed to fireside on a wicket that had been superb for batting thus far.
IND vs SA 2nd Check: Story Of India’s Innings So Far
The day started with Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul resuming India’s innings from yesterday. Jaiswal managed to attain a preventing 58 runs, his first half-century towards the Proteas, after which Simon Harmer secured his wicket.
Remainder of the Indian high and center order crumbled on low scores, with little or no resistance. KL Rahul fell for simply 22 towards Keshav Maharaj.
Sai Sudharsan managed solely 15, falling towards Harmer, and the in-form Dhruv Jurel was dismissed for a duck by Marco Jansen.
India’s skilled gamers additionally didn’t contribute. Rishabh Pant was dismissed cheaply for 7, and Ravindra Jadeja was out for six, each towards fast-bowler Jansen, who had scored 93 with the bat within the first innings.
A Observe-On Looms for India
Washington Sundar and Kuldeep Yadav are on the crease, and India now faces the uphill activity of avoiding the Observe On. Standing on 174/7 at Lunch (Second Session break), India nonetheless wants to attain round 100 extra runs to avert the follow-on towards South Africa.
This will probably be at least a frightening problem given the state of their innings and the Proteas’ dominance.
India had already misplaced the primary Check in Kolkata, and one other defeat right here wouldn’t solely lead to a humiliating collection loss at residence however would additionally harm their ICC World Check Championship standings.
The end result of the Guwahati Check stays unsure, however India’s possibilities of a comeback are wanting slim.