IND vs SA | I should treat Saha for all those wickets: Umesh Yadav
Cricket | October 13, 2019 17:09 ISTUmesh Yadav picked up 6 wickets in the second Test against South Africa at the MCA Stadium in Pune.
Umesh Yadav picked up 6 wickets in the second Test against South Africa at the MCA Stadium in Pune.
Run Machine Kohli was chosen as the Man of the Match for his career-best unbeaten knock of 254 which put India on top.
With the win -- by an innings and 137 runs in Pune on Sunday -- Virat Kohli and his men have managed to snatch the Freedom Trophy back from South Africa
After winning the toss, India rode skipper's Virat Kohli double century, opener Mayank Agarwal's century and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja's 91 to amass a mammoth 601/5d on board and later the hosts bowlers wrapped up both innings of South Africa in around two days.
Opener Dean Elgar (48) was the top-scorer for the visitors while pacer Umesh Yadav (3/22) and left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja (3/52) took three wickets apiece for India.
Wriddhiman Saha made a gigantic leap to dismiss Theunis de Bruyn in the first session of Day 4, and skipper Virat Kohli was mightily impressed!
Following on, South Africa were all out for 189 in their second innings in the final session of day four.
Maharaj talked about the planning he had done with the support staff on how to bat against the Indian bowlers.
Bavuma failed to pinpoint why South Africa's top-order save Dean Elgar in the first Test has consistently failed in three successive innings.
Ashwin, who had the best figures of 4 for 69 in 28.4 overs, lauded the 109-run ninth-wicket stand between Maharaj and Philander, stating that the word "tail-ender is a myth".
Ashwin joined an elite list of Indian bowlers who have taken 50 or more Test wickets against South Africa, which includes Anil Kumble, Harbhajan Singh and Javagal Srinath.
Ravichandran Ashwin took a four-for as India bowled South Africa out for 275 in the first innings.
South Africa began the day at 36 for three but a rearguard action through Keshav Maharaj (72) and Vernon Philander (44) helped them cross the 250-run mark.
On Day 3 of the Pune Test, a pitch invader ran towards Indian opener Rohit Sharma in attempt to touch his feet. In the process, the invader also took Rohit down with him.
It was drama on the field during the second session of Day 3 when a fan breached the security cordon and touched Rohit Sharma's feet.
India vs South Africa, 2nd Test Day 3, Highlights: Follow ball-by-ball updates of day two of the second Test match between IND and SA live from the MCA Stadium in Pune.
Live Streaming Cricket, India vs South Africa, 2nd Test: Full details on when and where to watch Day 4 of the 2nd IND vs SA Test live on Hotstar and Star Sports.
Riding on Kohli's record seventh double century, the most by an Indian batsman, India declared on 601/5 before reducing South Africa to 36/3 at stumps on Day 2.
Kohli surpassed Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag, both of whom had hit six double hundreds in their stellar careers, to become the Indian with the most number of double tons in Tests.
Talking about his unbeaten 254, Kohli said thinking about the team helped him play his marathon innings in hot and humid conditions.
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