Overview:
The two added 62 runs for the seventh wicket on a surface that has helped the batters.
Indian bowlers failed to take wickets in the first session on Day 2 of the second Test against South Africa in Guwahati. The bowlers created chances, but they were not converted into dismissals as South Africa reached 316/6 at tea.
Senuran Muthusamy, who was included in the playing XI, was unbeaten on 56 runs off 131 balls, with the help of 6 boundaries. Kyle Verreynne was the other unbeaten batter, who amassed 38 runs off 94 balls, with the help of 4 fours.
The two added 62 runs for the seventh wicket on a surface that has helped the batters.
The visiting team was 246/6 on the Day of the contest, with Kuldeep Yadav taking three wickets. Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj and Ravindra Jadeja took 1 wicket each for the host nation.
Tristan Stubbs (49) and Temba Bavuma (41) were the main contributors with the bat.
Aiden Markram (38), Ryan Rickelton (35) and Tony de Zorzi (28) were among the runs. The sub-continent team made two changes with Sai Sudhrasan and Nitish Kumar Reddy replacing Axar Patel and Shubman Gill. Rishhabh Pant is leading India for the first time in the longest format of the game.
Gill suffered a neck injury while batting in the first innings of the Kolkata Test and was admitted to the hospital. Although he was discharged after a day, the right-handed batter will be out of action for a long time and is likely to miss the ODI matches and T20I series against the Proteas.
South Africa are leading the series 1-0, having won the series opener by 30 runs at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.