09:39 (IST)
Day two begins in much the same manner as day one. Easy boundary for India and Rohit Sharma to start off with... South Africa cannot afford a repeat of Wednesday or this Test will be dusted. And they need to show some penetration with their bowling for the sake of this series.
09:39 (IST)
FOUR! Mayank uses the pace and swing from Philander to good use as he guides the ball to third man region for four
09:37 (IST)
After 61 overs,India 207/0 ( Mayank Agarwal 85 , Rohit Sharma 119)
Left-arm orthodox spinner Keshav Maharaj bowls from the other end. Silli point and slip in place for both the batsmen. He is sticking to the same line he bowled yesterday - around the off stump line and spinning it away, and at times odd ball does not turn. Just 1 off the over.
09:34 (IST)
After 60 overs,India 206/0 ( Mayank Agarwal 84 , Rohit Sharma 119)
Rohit starts off the day with a boundary. But the fifth ball of the over will fill Philander with hope as he bowled an inswinger which did not rise at all, beating Rohit all ends up. Could have easily taken the inside edge off the bat. Four off the first over.
09:32 (IST)
FOUR! Rohit resumes Day 2 with a boundary. Philander bowled on the pads and Rohit used his wrist to guide it to fine leg for four.
09:30 (IST)
Alright, we begin Day 2. Rohit and Mayank in the middle. Proteas take fielding positions. Mayank just 16 short of his maiden ton. But it is Rohit who faces the first ball. Vernon Philander to bowl the first over today.
09:16 (IST)
Players warming up in Vizag. We are just 15 minutes away from live action.
How much more can the Indian batsmen post on the board? Will #TeamIndia bowlers come into play later in the day? Lots to look forward on Day 2 in Vizag #INDvSA @Paytm pic.twitter.com/ZVvVYTXdgL
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 3, 2019
09:13 (IST)
Dale Steyn had an advice for Faf yesterday. Maybe, he was pointing at Dean Elgar, the bowler with most wickets in India in the current team.
Gotta think outside the box here
— Dale Steyn (@DaleSteyn62) October 2, 2019
09:02 (IST)
Ravichandran Ashwin may have had a roller-coaster ride in international cricket of late but for Sachin Tendulkar, the senior off-spinner remains "an integral part of the national set-up". More here.
08:51 (IST)
Virat Kohli did not take field on Day 1 but he still ended up equalling a record. More here.
08:44 (IST)
India take early advantage over South Africa on opening day of first Test. Catch the highlights of the Day 1 of the first Test here.
08:37 (IST)
Good news from Vizag!
Currently cloudy but dry in Visakhapatnam. The sun, like South Africa's bowlers, is desperately looking to break through!
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) October 3, 2019
08:35 (IST)
"The talk was going on for a long time. In the West Indies (in August), they told me clearly it is going to happen now. I was prepared for the past two years. At some stage, I was aware that I might have to open so I was ready," said Rohit. Read more here.
08:25 (IST)
South Africa's Indian-origin all-rounder Senuran Muthusamy said on Wednesday that making his debut in the first Test against India was special despite tough lessons learnt on the opening day. Read more here.
08:23 (IST)
As Rohit Sharma walked out to bat on the morning of Day 1, some nerves were palpable early on but slowly he got into his groove and then turned into a fire-breathing dragon which we have witnessed in the white-ball cricket. Rohit Sharma V 2.0 in Tests was activated, in style.
Read more by Jigar Mehta on Rohit here.
08:08 (IST)
Day 1 report: India reached a commanding 202 for no loss before persistent rain forced early stumps on the opening day of the first Test against South Africa on Wednesday. Read the full report here.
08:01 (IST)
Hello and welcome to the second day of the first Test between India and South Africa at Visakhapatnam. After getting the hosts off to a dominant start, openers Rohit Sharma and Mayank Agarwal will be eager to build on their 202-run stand.
Day one was solely dominated by the hosts, despite rain forcing an early stumps shortly after tea.
India vs South Africa, LIVE Cricket Score, Test Match, Day 2 at Visakhapatnam Latest Updates: Left-arm orthodox spinner Keshav Maharaj bowls from the other end. Silli point and slip in place for both the batsmen. He is sticking to the same line he bowled yesterday - around the off stump line and spinning it away, and at times odd ball does not turn. Just 1 off the over.
Day one was solely dominated by the hosts, despite rain forcing an early stumps shortly after tea.
First Test, Day 1 report: Rohit Sharma scored a century in his Test debut as an opener as India reached 202-0 at stumps with rain preventing any play in the final session on Day 1 of the first test against South Africa on Wednesday.
Sharma had never opened even in domestic first-class cricket apart from his two-ball duck for the Indian Board President's XI against South Africans last week.
He was unbeaten on 115 — his fourth Test century — with 12 fours and five sixes. Mayank Agarwal also turned on the aggression, reaching 84 not out with 11 fours and two sixes as South Africa failed to break through in its 59.1 overs.
"I was told in West Indies (about opening in this series). It's about mentally training your mind more than anything else," Sharma said. "I prefer opening the innings and going out to bat without thinking too much. I was very clear in my mind about how I wanted to bat."
Bad light and thunder stopped play five minutes before tea with heavy rain shortly afterward.
Earlier, India won the toss and opted to bat. Sharma and Agarwal, India's ninth different opening pairing in 24 Tests since July 2017, took the hosts to 91-0 at lunch in 30 overs.
Vernon Philander (0-34) was impressive with the new ball but couldn't claim a wicket.
The openers batted slowly through the first hour but picked up pace thereafter. Sharma reached his half-century off 84 balls before lunch. Offspinner Dane Piedt (0-43) went for more than six runs per over.
India scored 111 runs in the afternoon session.
India captain Virat Kohli said on Wednesday that limited-overs specialist Sharma, who averages 39.62 in 27 Tests since 2013, will open for the short term with Lokesh Rahul sent back to domestic cricket to regain form.
Squads
India
Virat Kohli (capt), Mayank Agarwal, Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant, Wriddhiman Saha, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Shubman Gill
South Africa
Faf du Plessis (capt), Temba Bavuma, Theunis de Bruyn, Quinton de Kock, Dean Elgar, Zubayr Hamza, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Senuran Muthusamy, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Vernon Philander, Dane Piedt, Kagiso Rabada, Rudi Second
With inputs from AP
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