The final session began with Elgar and Bedingham taking 41 runs in the first nine overs, with Bumrah, Siraj and Thakur proving to be ineffective in stopping the duo from taking boundaries
In the 31st over, Bumrah struck again to dismiss Petersen (2 runs from 7 balls). Dean Elgar and De Zorzi troubled the Indian bowling attack and Bumrah's breakthrough came at a crucial moment in the second session to break the 93-run partnership.
KL Rahul continued his love affair with Supersport Park, displaying excellent temperament on a difficult pitch taking India to 208 for 8 in 59 overs when rain forced early stumps
The toss for the first Test of the Freedom Series for the Gandhi-Mandela Trophy was delayed due to wet patches on the outfield. The first two days of the game are under rain threat.
In the last 50 over World Cup, skipper Rohit, at best would have emulated Kapil Dev and Mahendra Singh Dhoni, but if he and his men manage to pull off a coup in this country, he would stand first among the equals
"We understand conditions a lot better so you'd expect us to adapt a lot better but their bowling is quite strong. The fact that they've been able to achieve such success is because of their bowling attack and that kind of nullifies the advantage we have." Bavuma said as quoted from ESPNcricinfo
Virat is coming back from South Africa due to some personal reasons but he will be available for the test series against South Africa starting on December 26, a BCCI source stated
