Overview:
South Africa skipper Bavuma won the toss and elected to bat first to put runs on the board. India made two changes, with Sai Sudharsan and Nitish Kumar Reddy replacing Axar Patel and injured Shubman Gill.
South Africa made full use of the good batting conditions in the second session of the Guwahati Test. The Indian bowlers failed to take wickets, and there was hardly any pressure on the visiting team, with the willow holders taking the score to 155/2 at lunch.
Tristan Stubbs (31*) and Temba Bavuma (36*) were in the middle. The two added 74 runs for the third wicket and looked at ease against the pacers and spinners. The host nation took just one wicket, with Kuldeep Yadav dismissing Ryan Rickelton, who scored 35 runs, with the help of 5 fours.
Earlier, Rickelton and Aiden Markram stitched an 82-run stand for the first wicket. Markram was sent back by Bumrah after the batter amassed 38 runs.
India’s stand-in captain, Rishabh Pant, used six bowlers, but they were unable to impact the contest consistently.
Earlier, South Africa skipper Bavuma won the toss and elected to bat first to put runs on the board. India made two changes, with Sai Sudharsan and Nitish Kumar Reddy replacing Axar Patel and injured Shubman Gill.
South Africa made one change — left-arm spin all-rounder Senuran Muthusamy came in for medium pace all-rounder Corbin Bosch.
For the first time in Test cricket history, a tea break was taken before lunch. The reason was to make full use of the daylight as the sun sets early in this part of the country.
South Africa are leading the series 1-0 following their 30-run win in the series opener at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. They are chasing a first test series win in India since 2000-01.