India Tour of South Africa starts last year and today their 2nd test match is going on where Indian innings faltered at the beginning of the match.
By the end of the first session, Team India has lost 3 wickets. During this, Team India scored 51 runs. KL Rahul 19 and Hanuma Vihari 4 runs at the crease.
Team captain Virat Kohli has been ruled out of the second Test due to a strain in his lower back.
Team India lost its expensive wickets in first session
As we know Quinton D Kock is not part of the South Africa team and on another hand, Virat Kohli is not playing this second match due to injury.
Now KL Rahul become captain of the team and make only 19 runs, After winning the toss, opting to bat first, Team India started well this time as the first test match.
Mayank Agarwal is plying well from starting and hit some wonderful boundaries.
But like in the first match he again repeat his mistake, in this match, the ball of young bowler Marco Jansen took the edge of his bat and he make 36 runs.
There were a lot of expectations from batsman Pujara. But Pujara’s poor form continued here as well and he returned to the pavilion after scoring only 3 runs.
Oliver gave the third blow to Team India by getting another experienced batsman Ajinkya Rahane caught by Keegan Pietersen. Rahane could not even open his account.
Hanuma Vihari and KL Rahul hold a team and together and took the team’s score beyond 50 by the time of lunch.
India Tour of South Africa here India won toss and elect batting
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For the very first time, KL Rahul gets a chance to become captain of the Test team of India on the International platform.
In the second test match, winning the toss and opting to bat first, the pair of captain Rahul and Mayank Agarwal gave a good start to Team India.
Rahul won the toss in his very first match and without any doubt decided to bat first. Hanuma Vihari returned to the team after a long time in place of the injured Virat