IND vs SA: India will be happy with rain, 4 years ago South Africa team was reduced to 53 runs!

Johannesburg, 6/1The second Test between India and South Africa (India vs South Africa) is still in an exciting situation. Team India has given a target of 240 runs to the host team. The first session could not be played due to rain on the fourth day on Thursday. It is raining still. In such a situation, the game of the second session is also difficult. However, even after this, there is no problem in getting the result yet. The fifth day of the match is complete. Chasing the target, South Africa made 118 runs for 2 wickets. He has to make 122 more runs to win this match. 8 wickets left. After the rain, the pitch can help the fast bowlers. The Indian team is currently 1-0 ahead in the three-match series.

 

When the South African team comes out to bat again, it will definitely think about the upheaval that happened 3 years ago. Dean Elgar was also playing in that match played at the Wanderers ground in Johannesburg and remained unbeaten on 86 runs till the end. But he could not avoid the defeat of the team. Chasing the target of 241 runs, the team was reduced to 177 runs. The team had lost the last 9 wickets for just 53 runs. At one time the team’s score was 124 runs for one wicket.

 

 

Under Shami’s leadership, the fast bowlers did the reverse

 

On 27 January 2018, the South African team was once in a strong position. Opener batsman Aiden Markram was dismissed after scoring just 4 runs. After this, Dean Elgar and Hashim Amla (52) added 119 runs for the second wicket. Amla was dismissed by Ishant Sharma. After this, Jasprit Bumrah dismissed swashbuckling batsman AB de Villiers (6) cheaply. Out of the last 7 batsmen of the team, 4 could not open the account. Mohammed Shami took 5 wickets for 28 runs in just 12.3 overs.

 

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