South Africa dey control di second Test against India for Guwahati, as dem lead by 314 runs by di end of Day 3. Di match dey show say e go be tough one for India if dem wan avoid another home series defeat.
South Africa Batting Performance
South Africa score 489 for dia first innings, with Senuran Muthusamy scoring hin first Test century (109) and Marco Jansen scoring career-best 93. Di two all-rounders frustrate India bowlers and keep dem for field for long time.
Muthusamy and Verreynne get partnership of 88, and Muthusamy and Jansen get 97 before Muthusamy comot for 109 from 206 balls. Jansen score seven sixes for hin 91-ball innings, push di scoring rate.
India Struggle
India finish Day 2 on 9-0 after only 6.1 overs, as umpires comot di players because of bad light. India dey face uphill battle to avoid defeat, as no team don score plenty runs for first innings of Test for India and still lose di match.
India don lose one home Test series against New Zealand last year after 12 years of no loss. Even though dem beat West Indies 2-0 for October, if dem no turn di game around, e go mean say dem don lose two home series for just over 12 months.
Key Moments
- Marco Jansen six-for blow away di Indian lineup with extra bounce.
- Kuldeep Yadav feel say di Guwahati pitch dey difficult to bowl on.
- Shaun Pollock talk say pressure dey on India to push for result for Guwahati.
South Africa dey strong position to win di series, but India go need to fight hard to turn di game around for di remaining days.