Cape Town: Kegan Petersen’s top scorer Kegan Petersen praised the quality of the Indian bowling after his team fell short of tourists on the second day of the third test in Newlands on Wednesday.
Jasprit Burrah took five for 42 because South Africa was lifted out for 210, giving India as the first innings lead 13 runs, which they qualic to 77 for two times.
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“It’s very challenging, the most challenging I have faced in my whole career,” Petersen said.
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“We must focus and on your mark all the time or they will expose you.” Petersen hit nine crawling in the round of 166 but said the score was never easy.
“Not many opportunities to score goals.
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But Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli who convinced prevent further breakthroughs and gave India useful advantages in what had been a low score match, continuing the series of series dominated by Bowler bound to 1-1.
“We are a little behind eight balls,” recognize Petersen.
“If we can get a goal early tomorrow, it will be brilliant.” Although batting conditions on a sunny and bright day seem to be easier than on the first day of the cloudy, Petersen said the field was still helping Bowler.
“The ball bit and squatted at one end and the other end bounced a little,” he said.
Burrah gave India an ideal early on Wednesday.
After being dismissed by South African captain Dean Elgar on the first night he made the second ball from the day turning, cheating Aiden Markram, who perfected and saw his stump knock back.
BMRAH is Bowler Kohli all day and finishes with the transportation of five seventh goal in the test.
But Shami Mohammed made two important attacks in room three shipments after South Africa seemed well placed at 159 for four tea.
Petersen and Bavuma both hit relatively comfortable.
But accurate Shami consistently produces a ball that climbs Bavuma, forces the edges taken by Kohli on the second slip.
Two balls later Kyle Verreynne pushed with a good delivery length from Shami and was caught in vain, leaving South Africa without better known bourments to partnered Petersen.
The bumrah was followed by Bowling Jansen with the last ball before drinking tea and then made Petersen stuck on the first slip in the second after the interval.
Petersen plays a role in the skills and applications in a partnership of 67 with Rassie van der Dussen (21) and 47 with Bavuma.
Rabada has a hostile opening spell when India started their second half.
Agarwal is given lagging behind but wins the suspension of punishment when the review shows the ball has brushed the bearing and is not the edge of the inside of the delivery.
But agarwal made only seven before crawling Rabada to Elgar on the first slip.
Jansen attacked next when Kl Rahul was trapped at the second slip.