Overview
- Stumps Day 2: South Africa 159 and 93/7 lead India 189 by 63 runs, with Temba Bavuma unbeaten on 29 as bad light ended play early.
- Ravindra Jadeja’s 4-29, backed by Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel, sliced through South Africa’s second innings after India held a first-innings lead of 30.
- Simon Harmer’s 4-30 and Marco Jansen’s 3-35 pegged India to 189, with KL Rahul making 39 and Rishabh Pant adding a brisk 27.
- India captain Shubman Gill retired hurt on 4 with a neck spasm and is under BCCI medical monitoring ahead of Day 3.
- South Africa’s camp highlighted inconsistent bounce on the surface, and their attack remained without Kagiso Rabada due to a rib injury, with Corbin Bosch filling in.