The second Test between India and South Africa at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati has reached its turning point and the second day of the match was entirely in the name of the African team. According to the available information, South Africa’s first innings was reduced to 489 runs, due to which India has now got a big score. Let us tell you that India has to save the series by winning this Test, whereas South Africa is trying to win the Test series in India for the first time in 25 years.
While on the first day the Indian bowlers tried to keep the match under control by taking wickets at regular intervals, on the second day South Africa has strengthened its grip. It is noteworthy that the long partnership of Senuran Muthusamy and Marco Janssen has troubled India the most. Playing with great patience, Muthusamy played a brilliant inning of 109 runs and this was the first century of his Test career. Similarly, Marco Yansen played an important role in taking the team to a big score by playing an inning of 93 runs.
The current situation was such that India bowled a tight first spell in the morning, but due to lack of support from the pitch, wickets were not available. Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj bowled several maiden overs, yet Muthusamy and Kyle Verrein have kept the partnership going by restricting the runs. Jadeja gave relief to India by dismissing Kyle Warren for 45 runs, but even after this, there was no significant stop to the run rate.
Let us tell you that the partnership of more than 50 runs between Yansen and Muthusamy had pushed the Indian bowlers on the backfoot. This partnership has paved the way for South Africa to cross 400 runs. After this, Yansen took his innings forward and troubled the Indian bowlers continuously.
Kuldeep Yadav was the most successful bowler for India, who took 3 wickets in the first innings. Siraj, Bumrah and Jadeja also took important wickets, but South Africa’s lower order has ruined all India’s plans. Let us tell you that Muthusamy and Yansen not only saved wickets but also showed no hesitation in playing big shots as soon as they got the opportunity.
Now the challenge for India will be to start strongly while chasing a big score in its first innings, because the result of this match will decide the outcome of the series and the pressure on the team has increased a lot. On the other hand, South Africa is confident and India will have to show very accurate batting to counterattack and make a comeback in the match.