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3rd Test: India off to cautious start in 2nd innings
Johannesburg, Jan 25 (IANS) India posted 49/1 in their second innings at the end of the second day of the third and final cricket Test against South Africa here on Thursday.
Opener Murali Vijay and Lokesh Rahul were at the crease at stumps with the Indians leading by 42 runs.
Rahul was batting on 16 while Vijay was unbeaten on 13.
Parthiv Patel, who had opened the visitors’ second innings along with Vijay, was dismissed while attempting to flick South African pacer Vernon Philander to the on-side.
Patel seemed to be in good knick, hitting three boundaries on his way to scoring 16 runs off 15 deliveries.
Earlier, South Africa were dismissed for 194 runs in their first innings.
Hashim Amla was their top scorer with 61 runs.
Brief scores:
India: 187 & 49/1 (Lokesh Rahul 16, Murali Vijay 13) vs South Africa (first innings): 194 (Hashim Amla 61, Kagiso Rabada 30 Vernon Philander 35; Jasprit Bumrah 5/54 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 3/44).
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The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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