Guwahati : The Indian team is facing a difficult situation in the ongoing Test match between India and South Africa in Guwahati. The opening partnership between Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul initially gave the team a good start, but then a series of wickets fell.
Downgrade in the batting lineup
When the Indian team’s score was 95, Yashasvi Jaiswal suffered the first major blow. By the time the score reached 105, the Indian team had lost five wickets. The most surprising thing was that three of these wickets fell due to mistakes by the Indian batsmen.
Mistakes by Sudarshan and Jurel
Coming in to bat at number three, Sai Sudarshan played a wrong shot on a short ball. He tried to play the ball outside the off stump to the leg side, but the ball went towards mid-wicket and he was caught. Dhruv Jurel then lost his wicket due to a terrible misunderstanding. Jurel tried to hit a Marco Jansen delivery outside off to the leg side, but the ball took the top edge and went into the hands of the mid-on fielder. Jurel did not even open his account.
Rishabh Pant’s Misfortune
After the tea break, the Indian team hoped that captain Rishabh Pant would revive the match. However, Pant tried to play a Marco Jansen delivery and lost his hand. The ball took the edge and went into the wicketkeeper’s hands. Pant took a DRS call, but the snickometer clearly showed a spike, forcing him to return to the pavilion. With this, India’s review was also wasted.
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