Dec 26, 2023
IND vs SA, 1st Test: KL Rahul shows fight after Rabada's high five
TimesofIndia.comSUPER RABADA
South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada took five wickets but a fighting innings by KL Rahul kept Indian hopes alive on the first day of the first Test at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Tuesday.
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RAIN-TRUNCATED DAY 1
India were 208 for eight when bad light followed by rain brought an early close.
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'HIGH FIVE' RABADA
Rabada took five for 44 - his 14th five-wicket haul in Test cricket.
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CLASSY INNINGS
Rahul, who made a century to set up an Indian win on the same ground two seasons ago, was unbeaten on 70.
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PACE SPEARHEAD
Rabada was outstanding for the hosts after they sent India in to bat on a pitch which had been under cover because of rain for 40 hours leading up to the morning of the match.
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BRILLIANT BOWLING
Rabada and Burger reduced India to 24 for three and India could have been in deeper trouble if South Africa had not missed chances from Virat Kohli (38) and Shreyas Iyer (31) in the early stages of a partnership which yielded 68 runs for the fourth wicket.
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VIRAT FALLS
Rabada dismissed both Virat and Shreyas as well as Ravichandran Ashwin in a three-wicket spell immediately after lunch.
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KNOCKED HIM OVER!
Iyer was bowled by a ball which cut back off the pitch and Kohli was caught behind off a superb delivery which swung away late before Ashwin was caught at third slip off a steeply-lifting delivery.
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