Dean Elgar and new cap David Bedingham took South Africa into the lead on the second day of the primary Take a look at towards India at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Wednesday.
Elgar made a boundary-studded 140 not out and Bedingham an assured 56 as South Africa reached 256 for 5 – a lead of 11 runs – when dangerous gentle stopped play.
Two late wickets saved India within the sport, particularly as there was no signal that South African captain Temba Bavuma would bat after struggling a hamstring pressure on the primary day.
There was no replace on his situation from the South African dressing room however he remained in his tracksuit whereas different batsmen took their turns to pad up.
KL Rahul scored 101 for India – his eighth Take a look at century and his second in successive matches in Centurion – and was final man out when India had been dismissed for 245.
Elgar, 36, who has introduced he’ll retire from worldwide cricket after the second Take a look at in Cape City subsequent week, needed to survive a difficult begin towards Indian new ball bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj.
However the left-handed opening batsman blossomed with among the most fluent stroke play of his profession when India surprisingly didn’t use the 2 strike bowlers instantly after lunch.
Elgar reached his fifty off 79 balls with ten fours and his 14th Take a look at century was made off 140 deliveries with 9 extra boundaries. His scoring charge slowed as he went on the defensive in more and more poor gentle earlier than play was known as off. He had confronted 211 balls and hit 23 fours.
Bedingham, 29, has performed English county cricket for Durham since 2020 and there was hypothesis that he would try and qualify for England.
However new South African Take a look at coach Shukri Conrad known as him up for the Take a look at squad and he regarded comfy from the beginning of his innings
A tall right-hander, he went into his debut Take a look at with a stable common of 49.51 compiled over 86 first-class matches, 44 of them for Durham. He hit seven fours and two sixes in an 87-ball innings whereas serving to Elgar add 131 for the fourth wicket.
South Africa added 145 runs for the lack of two wickets in 33 overs in a day session prolonged to make up for overs misplaced in a rain-hit first day.
However India got here again strongly after tea, with Siraj bowling Bedingham with a full supply and debutant Prasidh Krishna claiming a primary Take a look at wicket when Kyle Verreynne flashed exterior his off stump to be caught behind.