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[Saba Sports News] The start of play on Day 2 of the ongoing Test between India and South in Centurion got delayed by 25 minutes due to a wet outfield.
KL Rahul took his innings ahead from the overnight score of 70, aiming for quick runs while keeping the strike to himself.
Mohammed Siraj did a decent job, holding up onto one end for the first half an hour. However, he did not last long enough as Gerald Coetzee provided the Proteas with their first breakthrough of the day, inducing an outside edge off the bat.
In the same over, Rahul tonked a six to bring up his century in some style, carrying India’s hopes to touch the 250-run mark.
As soon as Rahul breached the three-figure mark, Nandre Burger came into the attack, dismissing the centurion to end India’s innings at a total of 245 runs.
India attained an early scalp in the form of Aiden Markram. Mohammed Siraj bowled a pearler to dismiss Markram via a caught-behind.
Dean Elgar and Tony de Zorzi survived the rest of the session, frustrating the Indian bowlers. At lunch, South Africa are at 49/1 with Elgar and Zorzi batting on 29 and 12 runs respectively.