Overview
- South Africa closed day two at 93 for 7 with a lead of 63, leaving India heavily favored to wrap up the first Test on Sunday.
- Ravindra Jadeja’s 4 for 27 led a ruthless spin display, with Kuldeep Yadav (2 for 12) and Axar Patel (1 for 30) in support.
- Rishabh Pant’s stump‑mic call for Kuldeep to go around the wicket immediately brought Marco Jansen’s edge, secured by a sharp KL Rahul catch.
- Bowling coach Morne Morkel said the surface deteriorated far faster than anticipated after India were earlier bowled out for 189 by Simon Harmer (4 for 30) and Keshav Maharaj.
- With 26 wickets in two days and fierce criticism of the pitch from Harbhajan Singh and Michael Vaughan, India target a small chase, as Axar Patel said anything under 125 should be comfortable.