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India vs South Africa: First test, Day 1, lunch scoreboard
Mohali: The following is the scoreboard at lunch on the first day of the first cricket Test between India and South Africa being played at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium here on Thursday.
India (first innings)
Murali Vijay not out 40
Shikhar Dhawan c Amla b Philander 0
Cheteshwar Pujara lbw b Elgar 31
Virat Kohli c Elgar b Rabada 1
Ajinkya Rahane not out 3
Extras (b 4, lb 1, nb 2) 7
Total (three wickets in 27 overs) 82
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Dhawan, 1.4 overs), 2-63 (Pujara, 21.4), 3-65 (Kohli, 22.2)
Bowling
Dale Steyn 6-2-17-0
Vernon Philander 6-2-17-1
Simon Harmer 6-0-20-0
Kigaso Rabada 7-0-20-1
Dean Elgar 2-1-3-1
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Sunil Gavaskar gives his opinion of GT allrounder Rahul Tewatia
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.