India vs South Africa Match Moments Video KL Rahul Virat Kohli | Argument between Yanson and Rahul: Kohli tried the trick of bails, the ball hit Shardul’s fan; first test notes
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In the Centurion Test, India lost against South Africa by an innings and 32 runs. India scored 245 runs in the first innings at the SuperSport Park ground on Tuesday. South Africa scored 408 runs in the first innings. India was trailing by 163 runs but the team could score only 131 runs. India lost by an innings and 32 runs on the third day itself. With the win in the first Test, South Africa has taken a 1-0 lead in the series.
KL Rahul scored the only century for India in the first innings. Marco Janson also sledded with him while batting. In the first Test, India did not get easy wickets in South Africa’s innings. Virat Kohli had to adopt a trick to take wickets. At the same time, Savita was released once again during the Shardul Thakur match.
1.Rohit bowled by Rabada
Rohit Sharma could not score a single run in the second innings on the third day on Thursday. There was a battle between Rabada and Rohit in the third over. The first four balls kept coming in and out continuously. However, on the 5th ball, Rabada bowled a full length ball to Rohit which came on the middle, the angle of the ball was inside which Rohit tried to defend but the ball went round from Bohar and Rohit was bowled.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma could not score a single run in the second innings. He scored a total of 5 runs in the match.
2. Ball hit due to Shardul’s dislike, non-ball despite injury
On the first day, India’s Romanian number batsman Shardul Thakur was looking in good form, but the third ball of the 44th over eluded him. He was hit on the head by a bouncer from Gerald Kutzi. There were videos of Shardul’s trouble with the ball lease on volleyball and his concussion panel, in which the medical team assessed his injury. During the record, swelling appeared on Thakur’s head.
Despite the injury, Shardul started again. In the 47th over, his hand also got hit by Kagiso Rabada’s ball. This time also the medical team examined him. Shardul started batting but was caught out on the very next ball.
Shardul was out in the first innings after scoring 24 runs in 33 balls. He could score only 2 runs in the second innings.
The Dicle team observed Shardul’s injury and asked you whether he is feeling fit going forward or not?
3. Rahul hit a six
Rahul was the only Indian to score a century in the match. He scored a century on six. On the second day, after scoring 95 runs in the 66th over, Rahul hit a six on the last ball through DP midwicket on the bold leg side in front of a full length ball from QTG. Along with scoring 101 runs, he scored the 8th century of his Test career. Rahul had also completed his work by hitting a six in the same innings.
KL Rahul scored 101 runs in the first innings, whereas he could score only 4 runs in the second innings.
4. Virat told the trick of bails for the wicket
Virat Kohli adopted a unique trick to make the team wicket-stock. On the second day, between the 27th and 28th overs of South Africa’s innings, Kohli went for the Bells striker during a change in the fielding catalogue. He took possession of both bells of the Batter’s End architrave. After this, in the 28th over, four dots and one square were placed on the first five flyers of the shooter. However, on the last ball the superstar worked a length ball to Tony DeGeorge, which hit his outside edge and went into the hands of the wicketkeeper and the team got the wicket.
This was done inspired by Kohli’s England team Team Broad. During the second Test of the Ashes in 2023, when Marnus Labuschagne was on 81, Broad swapped the bails, and on the very next ball, Marnus Labuschagne was caught behind by Mark Wood.
Virat Kohli: The bails of the Royals’ end were changed in between the overs. With the wicket of Georgi, he broke the Raj Bhavan’s 93-run stand with Elgar.
5. Rahul gave a befitting reply to Marco Jansson’s sledging.
On the second day, Marco Yanson was bowling for South Africa in the 45th over of the Indian innings. Earlier, Rahul had hit a four and a six in Marco Janson’s over. KL Rahul hit a six on the first ball of the 45th over.
After this his second ball was exposed. After which Yanson said something while pointing his finger towards Rahul, Rahul did not say anything after seeing him. The video of this incident is going viral on social media and Rahul Gandhi is being praised in it. KL Rahul was about to score 70 runs by the end of the first day’s play.
In the 45th over, South African colleague Marco Jansen commented on KL Rahul, KL Rahul remained Rahul Gandhi.
6. The famous Krishna started, the jeweler made the cap
India’s fast bowler Prasidh Krishna made his Test debut at Centurion ground. Team India’s vice-captain Richardson first designed the skort cap. Famous took his first test cap and looked for happiness with a smile. The team players congratulated him, while head coach Rahul Dravid wished him hearty wishes.
Krishna became the 309th Indian to test challenge for Team India. He also inaugurated the T-20 for India against Ireland on 18 August this year. Nandre Berger and David Bedingham started for South Africa.
Prasidh took 1 wicket in the first test for India.
In an interview, the famous Krishna had said that during rehab at NCA, he used to take tips for fast bowling from the players. Now Hitler himself gave him the graduation capscoin.