Second Test Won By India Against South Africa

In Mumbai, India has won the second test against South Africa from a huge margin. The Men in Blue come up conquering in the fourth day itself, beating the Proteas by an innings and 137 runs.
With this, India has now taken a lead of 2-0 in the three match series. Prior, South Africa get as far as 74 for four wickets at lunch after the India enjoined the follow-on at the start of the fourth day taken a first innings lead of 326 runs.
Temba Bavuma was triumphant on two with Quinton de Kock one not out for the touring side, who need another 252 runs to make India bat again and avoid an innings defeat.
Reverting back to India's gargantuan first innings total of 601 for five the affirmed, the touring side were all out for 275 at the close of third day's play on Saturday and home captain Virat Kohli decided to put them in again.
The fast bowlers reciprocating to their captain's call with an influenced spell when they twirl the new ball considerably with South Africa's batsmen looking ultimately at sea.
Demanding to bat the better part of two days to harbor any hopes of a draw, the touring side got off to a consternation start to their second innings when opener Aiden Markram fell for a pair, his second dislodgment without scoring in the test.
His deportation was exact to his first innings misstep and he fell leg before on the second ball he faced from fast bowler Ishant Sharma.
Markram did not get much help from his opening partner Dean Elgar as he contemplate on criticizing the umpire's agreement and replays later accepted he would have reversed it.
Number three Theunis de Bruyn then get through twice before he had free his account with a missed run out chance and then Kohli discharged him at slip but the batsman could not make the most of his good fortune.
India wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha, who had abandoned behind Rishabh Pant in the strike order after an injury-forced hooky, showed why Kohli thinks he is the best gloves man in the world when he launch to his left to hold on to a one-handed catch to send back de Bruyn for eight off Umesh Yadav.

Elgar and South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis, who made five, connected to hold off India's march with a 49-run stand for the third wicket before the latter was out to Ashwin with Saha ownership on to a prestidigitation catch. Ashwin smacked again in his next over when Elgar misguides a begun shot to be seized at mid-off for 48.

By: Tripti Varun
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