News Sports Cricket Live Reporting: Day 2, 1st test, South Africa 213/6 at stumps, trail by 67 runs

Live Reporting: Day 2, 1st test, South Africa 213/6 at stumps, trail by 67 runs

Johannesburg: Indian bowlers striked in the last session and restricted South African batsmen getting the lead on the 2nd day of the first test match played here on Thursday. South Africa were 213/6 at the

Vernon on a hattrick

Zaheer Khan LBW Vernon 0 (1), India 264/8

2:45 PM: Vernon to Zaheer, OUT

Zaheer Khan comes in to bat

This session proved well rewarded as in 9.4 overs Proteas got 2 wickets for 9 runs

A Rahane C de Villiers B Vernon 47 (137), India 264/7

2:42 PM: Vernon to Rahane, wicket

R Ashwin comes into the ground

South Africa needed the break through and they got one

MS Dhoni C de Viliers B Morkel 19(72), India 264/6

2:38 PM: Morkel to Dhoni, wicket

2:29 PM: India 263/5

2:25 PM: Morne Morkel comes into the attack

2:24 PM: Another maiden over by Vernon, India 261/5

2:17 PM: India 261/5, maiden over by Steyn

2:16 PM: Maiden over by Vernon, India 261/5

2:12 PM: India 261/5

2:11 PM: Steyn to Rahane, four

2:08 PM: India 256/5 after 92 overs

Vernon Philander starting the second over of the day

2:03 PM: End of first over, India 256/5

2:00 PM: Play of Day 2 starts, with Dale starting the first over and Rahane on strike

1:45 PM: The rain has stopped now and the match might start on time