Kagiso Rabada claims five as India struggle to 208/8 on Day 1 of Boxing Day Test

India misplaced their prime three by the beginning of the twelfth over. Captain Rohit Sharma (5) hooked a rising supply from Rabada straight to lengthy leg. Left-handed Yashasvi Jaiswal (17) then edged a drive to provide Nandre Burger his first Check sufferer. Burger had two when Shubman Gill (2) gloved a supply down the leg facet. South Africa well took the DRS to get the choice of their favor.

The guests may have been 5 down within the first session had Marco Jansen and Tony de Zorzi held on to moderately easy probabilities supplied by Shreyas Iyer and Virat Kohli respectively. Having acquired early reprieves, the Indian duo batted with resolve so as to add 68 runs for the fourth wicket.

Simply when India gave the impression to be making a fightback, Rabada’s twin blows put them on the again foot once more. Shreyas (31) with cleaned up by one which jagged again in and saved a little bit low as effectively. Kohli (38) then misplaced the battle with Rabada. He was compelled to play at one which angle in at off and nipped away and solely managed to get an edge that settled within the fingers of the Proteas keeper.

Ravichandran Ashwin (8) was the following to go, edging one from Rabada that climbed from a size at awkward peak. Rahul and the feisty Shardul Thakur (24) featured in a 43-run stand for the seventh wicket to provide the Indian innings some momentum.

Thakur’s keep ended when he drove a size supply from Rabada to brief mid-off. With the wicket, the South African pacer accomplished a five-wicket haul. Rahul hit a 4 and a six off Burger to convey up his fifty. He hit a number of extra essential fours to information India previous 200 runs when climate compelled early stumps.

–By A Cricket Correspondent