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Ravi Shastri urges Gautam Gambhir to take a bold gamble, declaring early and pushing for a result even as India trail South Africa after their 489-run total. |
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Ravi Shastri urges Gautam Gambhir to take a bold gamble, declaring early and pushing for a result even as India trail South Africa after their 489-run total. |
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India's bowlers struggled on Day 2 of the second Test against South Africa as the lower order put up a strong resistance, resulting in no wickets being taken. The team will need to make a huge effort after conceding 489 runs in 151 overs. Despite close calls, Muthusamy and Jansen managed to hold on until [...] |
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Senuran Muthusamy, Marco Jansen and Kyle Verreynne grind spinners and pacers alike to take team to 489. |
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Former South African pacer Dale Steyn said that India stuck with a plan for too long on Day 2 of the ongoing India vs South Africa second Test at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. After reducing the visitors to 247-6 at Stumps on Day 1, India conceded 489 runs as South Africa's Senuran Muthusamy and Marco Jansen made the Indian bowlers toil hard, guiding the visitors into a strong position. |
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Kuldeep Yadav said India didn't have a specific target to bowl South Africa out, knowing the Guwahati pitch wouldn't offer easy wickets. Jansen and Muthuswamy helped South Africa post 289 on Day 2. |
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The Indian bowlers struggled to extract any purchase from the Guwahati strip as the South African lower order, led by Senuran Muthusamy (106) and Marco Jansen (93) made merry, helping the visitors to post a massive 489 runs. |
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South Africa posted 489 on the board in the first innings, on a pitch which offered less help to the Indian bowlers. The visitors batted 151.1 overs as India failed to get wickets at regular intervals in the ongoing second Test at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. |
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India spinner calls Guwahati wicket difficult for the bowlers but says this is Test cricket and one should enjoy it |
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South Africa's Senuran Muthusamy scored a century and Marco Jansen slammed 93, putting the Proteas in an advantageous position against India who started the day looking to take the 4 remaining wickets after ending Day 1 at 247/6 |
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Muthusamy's maiden ton, Jansen's 93 off 91 scupper India's chances of a turnaround after dismissing Verreyne |