SA vs IND | Dean Elgar outshines Rahul in century battle as South Africa seize control on Day 2
A present was awaiting Dean Elgar’s final international chapter as he mustered his maiden ton at his home venue to keep the Indian bowlers at bay. Two wickets each in the last couple of sessions keeps India in the fight amidst the overcast conditions summoning for early Stumps on back-to-back days.
Proceeding to the second session, the left-handed pair went on to stitch a 93-run stand for the second wicket with Elgar reaching his fifty in 79 deliveries. Both batters were keen on their shot selection and seemed determined to avoid slip-ups before a superstitious act from Virat Kohli paved the way for a breakthrough. The former Indian captain took a leaf out of Stuart Broad’s swap the bails art from the Ashes 2023 at the cusp of the 28th over to see de Zorzi fall at third slip off Bumrah in the succeeding over. Keegan Peterson followed suit in the same spell, handing a couple of grabs to the Men in Blue before David Bedingham assisted Dean Elgar to his maiden ton at hometown at the stroke of Tea.
The first hour of the final session was thoroughly dominated by the hosts with the right and left-hand combination coming well against the weary Indian bowlers. Bedingham went on to notch a fifty on his Test debut before Mohammed Siraj cleaned him up off a straighter-kept angling in delivery in the 61st over, thus putting an end to a 131-run partnership. It was followed up by a successful Indian drs that got rid of Kyle Verreynne offering a maiden scalp under Prasidh Krishna’s name. Marco Jansen partnered Elgar in the act of resilience until the officials called it a day owing to bad light.
— Travis Head (@TravisHead8441) December 27, 2023
Hahaha! He takes it all from India.
Dean Elgar when India comes to town.#INDvSA pic.twitter.com/fnc2M4vIEF
— CricBlog ✍ (@cric_blog) December 27, 2023
What?
Indian test cricket, heading towards worse than Dhoni era.#cluelesscaptain#INDvSA
— Harish M L (@1ly_Harish) December 27, 2023
:|
Unreal owning, what an reply 🥵🥵🥵😂😂#INDvSA pic.twitter.com/qfxEDJROVv
— HARENDRA 045 (@HARENDRA045) December 27, 2023
Siraj has taken 2 wkts bruh!
Prasidh Krishna 15 over 60 Runs
— Cricket Tells 🏏, 🇮🇳 (@CricketTells) December 27, 2023
Mohammed Siraj 15 over 65 Runs
Then why people just Trolling Prasidh Krishna and not say any word on Siraj Performance.#INDvSA pic.twitter.com/JrdSVavEE3
Salute for that 100.
Man🫡🔥#KLRahul #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/seFQgjLXGD
— Devesh Tripathi🇮🇳 (@Devesh0516) December 27, 2023
Difficult question!
Who are all missing Mohammed Shami now?! @MdShami11's absence huge blow!!#MohammedShami #Shami#INDvSA #INDvsSA pic.twitter.com/XHpyikqmLp
— Sivabalan (@ImSbalan) December 27, 2023
LOL!😂😂
Rohit sharma is neither a good odi captain nor good test captain.
— Invisible Man (@Invisible2107) December 27, 2023
Lmao 😂
People were comparing him with MS.#INDvSA
Great game he's having!
What a farewell he is having great to see him in this form in his last series.#INDvSA pic.twitter.com/bTWBqjKDZu
— moiz siddiqui (@moizsid52958246) December 27, 2023
Damn it!
Bad light stops play on Day 2.
— Kashur (@kashur_007) December 27, 2023
South Africa 256 for 5 - lead by 11 runs.
Dean elgar 140 not out#PAKvsAUS #BoxingDayTest #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/pmp97s6qEK
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