India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 2: Siraj finally removes Muthusamy for 109, IND breathe a sigh of relief

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 2: SHOT! Pant is trying to get into Jansen’s mind! He responds by going down the track to clobber Kuldeep over long-on for a six! SHOT!

SA – 379/7 (128)

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 2: A full delivery by Sundar, in the slot and outside off. Muthusamy goes down on one leg to launch it over long-on for a huge six! WHAT A SLOG SWEEP!

SA – 352/7 (124)

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 2: A no-look six from Jansen! HUGE! A full delivery by Jadeja, leg side. Jansen goes forward and launches it high over long-on for a smashing six! SHOT!

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 2: OUT! FINALLY A BREAKTHROUGH! FIRST WICKET OF THE DAY! Jadeja sends it quick, short and wider. Verreynne is not close to the pitch of the ball at all, and fails to connect. It spins away from him and he is out of his crease. Pant collects and does the stumping! HE HAS TO LEAVE!

Verreynne st Pant b Jadeja 45 (122)

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 2: Maiden over for Sundar. Muthusamy (65*) and Verreynne (43*) are looking good here, with the latter also getting closer to his half-century!

SA – 330/6 (118)

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 2: India lose their second review! A length delivery by Bumrah, sprayed onto the pads of Verreynne. He misses, edges and Pant dives to catch it! Jurel runs to Pant to review, Bumrah is not sure! Pant goes for it! No bat involved! Review lost! India have only one more review left!

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 2: A low full toss by Bumrah and Muthusamy opens the face of his bat and drives it to the left of the backward point fielder for a four! SHOT!! It was supposed to be a yorker.

SA – 322/6 (112)

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 2: Bumrah will bowl the first over in the post-Tea session. Muthusamy (56*) and Verreynne (38*) resume batting for SA.

SA – 316/6 (111)

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 2: Last over of the session!

Kuldeep begins with a dot, Muthusamy guides him to mid-wicket. Then he sends it short, outside off, Muthusamy whacks him for a four, through backward point. Then he takes a single.

Fourth delivery, Kuldeep is worked through midwicket by Verreynne for a single. Two more balls to go. The over ends with a single and then a dot!

It is Tea now!

SA – 316/6 (111) | Tea

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 2: Muthusamy takes a single and gets his fifty! FINALLY A HALF-CENTURY FOR SA! He directs Jadeja to on-side.

EDGED AND TAKEN! Muthusamy goes for the review. It was spinning in from a length, good delivery by Jadeja. Muthusamy went low to sweep and it hit his front pad. Did he glove it? The replays show the glove came into play. Decision reversed!

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 2: A short delivery by Jadeja and Verreyne goes late, directs it past the fielder at slip for a four and SA are 300 up now!

SA – 300/6 (102.4)

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 2: Sundar concedes a single in this over, India are really frustrated! Verreynne (28*) and Muthusamy (45*) have hardly put a foot wrong.

SA – 295/6 (102)

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 2: Jadeja sends it short, and wide outside off. Verreynne goes late, tries the cut shot, but ends up outside edging it past the fielder at slip for a four!

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 2: Slightly short by Kuldeep, Verreynne drags it away through wide mid-off for a four. Kuldeep responds with a streak of dots and then a double in the final ball.

SA – 281/6 (96)

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 2: GOOD RUNNING! Bumrah sprays it on Muthuswamy’s pads. It is directed to backward square leg and he goes for a single and calls for another, and Verreynne is unsure, but commits to it. Pant gets the throw and then sends it to the bowler’s end, no direct hit Jadeja dives to stop the ball.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 2: A full delivery by Kuldeep, flighted and outside off. Muthuswamy goes low and sweeps it through backward square leg for a four! SHOT!

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 2: Siraj concedes a double in this over, Verreyne (9*) and Muthuswamy (31*) are looking comfortable here. India need some wickets soon.

SA – 261/6 (91)

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 2: Kuldeep begins with a full delivery, drifting in. Muthuswamy directs it to mid-on for a single. Then Verreynne inside edges a full length delivery to backward square leg, takes a single. Kuldeep responds with a dot, and then Muthuswamy hits him to sweeper cover for a single. The over ends with two dots.

SA – 256/6 (88)

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 2: Another maiden for India as Siraj keeps Muthuswamy (26*) at bay. First, he sends on length and outside off, the SA batter sends it to cover. Then he defends a pitched up delivery, to mid-off. Then he leaves a good length delivery which Pant collects followed by defending him to mid-on. Then Siraj sends it full, Muthuswamy guides it to cover point, followed by another dot.

SA – 253/6 (86)

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 2: Bumrah keeps it super tight, bags a maiden and Verreynne puts out a cautious approach. Super careful here, doesn’t want to lose his wicket early.

SA – 253/6 (85)

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 2: Siraj sends it full, Muthuswamy defends, inside edges it to backward square leg. Muthuswamy (26*) and Verreynne (1*) will be eyeing a partnership here.

SA – 248/6 (82)

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 2: The umpire is out in the middle. Muthuswamy and Verreynne to resume batting for SA. Siraj to finish his over for IND in the first session.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 2: The pitch has dried down a little bit, so we could see some assistance for spinners on Day 2. It is still a good pitch to bat, but it could get a little more uneven and offer more turn as the game goes on.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 2: India are without skipper Gill, and really need some inspiration today. Having lost the first Test, they need to end the series as a draw. Also unlike Kolkata, the Guwahati pitch hasn’t really assisted the bowlers. The match is still finely poised as no SA batters got half-centuries despite good starts.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 2: Bumrah was tight with his lines on Day 1 and hardly bowled any loose deliveries. He bowled 17 overs, and conceded 38 runs, and also bagged six maidens. He also took a wicket, India’s first, removing Markram at the stroke of Tea. He will be key in the first session.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 2: Due to the early sunset in Guwahati, the first session will begin at 9:00 AM IST, 30 minutes earlier than the scheduled time.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 2: India’s decision to call for the second new ball proved to be correct. There wasn’t much time left and then Sira took the new ball and bowled a peach first delivery. It shaped in the air, an inswinger for the left-handed De Zorzi. The ball nipped away after pitching and De Zorzi edged it to get dismissed. Four balls later, play was called off. De Zorzi departed for 27 off 59 balls.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 2: Since making his Test debut in Vizag six years ago, Muthuswamy has found it hard to break into the national team. He has featured in only seven Tests over six years. Speaking to Cricbuzz, he said, “I was here in 2019 and picked up Kohli as my first Test wicket, which was an awesome experience.”

“I feel like I’m a far better cricketer, all-around cricketer, now than I was in 2019. I’ve learnt a lot and grown quite a bit. I’ve played in varying conditions, not just South Africa but globally, and I think that’s helped,” he added.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 2: Bumrah got an early chance which Rahul dropped in the first session on Day 1. Despite the gritty SA batting, India were also not far behind. Bumrah struck at the stroke of tea and Kuldeep got his first wicket immediately after tea. Sundar and Jadeja kept up the pressure and the latter got Bvuma. Meanwhile, Kuldeep struck twice again and Siraj also took a wicket.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 2: South Africa had two 80-plus partnerships in the top four on Day 1. Markram and Rickelton had a good opening partnership and Bavuma continued from where he left off in Kolkata. Then De Zorzi also made a decent contribution.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 2: On Day 1 for the first time in Test cricket history, each of the top-four in a team innings scored 35 or more, but none of the batters reached or crossed 50.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 2: Kuldeep removed Stubbs on Day 1, for 49 off 112 balls. Speaking after Stumps on Day 1, Stubbs said, “I think a bit disappointing in the end there. I think all of us in the top six got in and no one’s really made that big one. I actually think I prefer batting at 3 than anywhere else. It (pitch) played quite nicely, but I think they bowled quite well. It was quite hard to score. But it wasn’t free-flowing. You felt comfortable, but the scoreboard wasn’t going anywhere. So I thought they bowled quite well.”

“Every time he (Kuldeep) has come on, he’s sort of gone a bit slow with the first ball, and I managed to work his first ball of the spell. And if anything, it just beat me with the drift. I can’t believe Kuldeep got me out. Yeah (about playing Kuldeep in the nets for Delhi Capitals) and KL caught it. That makes your life that much more difficult. I think first-innings runs are going to be big. Hopefully Scholesy (Verreynne) and Sen (Muthusamy) can extend for as long as possible tomorrow and we can bat for as long as possible. And then bowl as best we can. I think that’ll be the game plan. Just extend the first innings for as long as we can. Hopefully the guys who come in now don’t give it away and get 40s, and someone can get 100,” he added.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 2: On Day 1, South Africa reached 247/6 in 81.5 overs, and had gritty partnerships. Tristan Stubbs top-scored with a knock of 49 runs off 112 balls. For India’s bowling department, Kuldeep struck thrice.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 2: Hello and welcome everyone, to our live coverage of Day 2 of the ongoing second Test between India and South Africa in Guwahati. Day 1 was a tightly-fought contest, where both teams battled hard for supremacy. It is still level between both teams, and Day 2 will be a crucial one in this match.