The First Session of Day 5 of the IND vs SA 2nd Test has concluded on the score of 90/5 with South Africa, yet again, clearly on top of their opposition.
India has lost 5 wickets, with 2 already having fallen late on Day 4. Simon Harmer dismissed Kuldeep Yadav and Dhruv Jurel in quick succession shortly after the play kicked off.
A captain’s knock was expected from Rishabh Pant (standing in for the injured Shubman Gill), but he too fell to Harmer after scoring just 13 runs, edging a regulation catch to Aiden Markram in the slips.
India now needs 459 runs within the remainder of Day 5 to win this Test match and draw the series 1-1, a target which is clearly out of question now.
Sudharsan, Jadeja Partnership A Glimmer Of Hope For India
Sai Sudharsan and Ravindra Jadeja have calmed things down since the three quick wickets early morning.
The former is at 14 off a whopping 138 deliveries, having survived a couple of close calls, whereas the latter is on 23 off 40.
They will have to replicate India’s Manchester heroics to salvage a draw from this situation, just like they did against England. Jadeja led the charge there as well, scoring a ton, along with Washington Sundar, who recorded his maiden Test century in the process.
