The returning South African pacer Kagiso Rabada took five wickets to dominate the opening day of the first Test match against India at Centurion's SuperSport Park. KL Rahul's unbeaten 70 runs helped India score 208/8 in 59 overs as rain ended Day 1's play early.
India have found themselves in trouble after losing the toss on Day 1 losing quick wickets. Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer resisted briefly to register a half-century stand but post lunch, both of them have been dismissed with Kagiso Rabada being the nemesis for them.
South African head coach Shukri Conrad confirmed Kagiso Rabada and Lungi Ngidi's return to the nets on Saturday ahead of the Boxing Day Test match against India and also highlighted India's poor record in Rainbow Nation.
South Africa and India are currently facing each other in the three-match T20I series and will then face in three ODIs as well. The two teams are scheduled to lock horns in the two-match Test series starting from December 26 which is also the part of World Test Championship.
South Africa's wicketkeeper batter Quinton de Kock managed to score only 20 runs against Netherlands but surpassed Indian captain Rohit Sharma in the scoring chart due to his two hundreds in the opening two matches in the ICC World Cup 2023.
Quinton de Kock smashed his second consecutive World Cup hundred and in-form batter Aiden Markram recorded a brilliant half-century to help South Africa score 311 runs while batting first at Lucknow's Ekana Cricket Stadium.
In the match, Gujarat Titans won the toss and opted to bowl first. Coming to bat first, Punjab Kings registered a target of 154 runs.
Kagiso Rabada to play for Punjab Kings in IPL 2022.
"Proteas seam bowler, Kagiso Rabada, has been released from the team for the Betway One-Day International (ODI) series against India due to high workloads over a sustained period of time," Cricket South Africa (CSA) said.
Rabada calls Capetown a perfect Test wicket where batters will have to grind.
Rabada scalped six wickets, three in each innings, to play a pivotal role in South Africa's series-levelling seven-wicket win in the second Test.
Rabada, who was the tournament's highest wicket-taker last edition, has struggled to replicate the terrific form in the second leg of the ongoing season.
Delhi, sitting on top of the points table with 20 points from 13 matches, will take on third-placed Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in their final league match.
The Delhi franchise registered six wins from eight matches in the first half of the tournament and led the points table when the league was suspended midway in May.
The Delhi Capitals will take on the Sunrisers Hyderabad on September 22 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
South Africa’s bowlers backed up a solid batting performance to put the Proteas in a command of the 2nd Test against the West Indies at the end of the 2nd day Saturday.
Rabada also praised his new-ball partner Lungi Ngidi, who took 5/19 in the first innings to record his second five-for in Test cricket and first since his debut in January 2018.
Shakib was a part of KKR's title-winning campaigns in 2012 and 2014.
The 25-year-old has taken just 44 matches to achieve the scalp 200 Test wickets, making him the fastest Proteas bowler to reach the milestone.
South Africa will now play two Tests against Pakistan at Karachi (January 26-30) and Rawalpindi (February 4-8), followed by a three-match T20I series at Lahore, beginning from February 11.
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