Pune: Virat Kohli-led Team India on the fourth day of the second Test match against South Africa achieved a unique feat after they enforce a follow on the Faf du Pessis-led outfit, here, on Sunday at the Maharastra Cricket Association.
India have become first-ever Test-playing nation to enforce a follow-on on South Africa after 2008. Interestingly, it is also the first time when India had enforced the follow-on against South Africa.
India had the lead of 326 runs in the first innings and as a result, skipper Kohli decided to ask South Africa to bat again.
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Faf du Plessis is the lone man fighting as South Africa lose three wickets for 100 runs in the first session. They still trail India by 465 runs.
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— ICC (@ICC) October 12, 2019
Faf du Plessis is the lone man fighting as South Africa lose three wickets for 100 runs in the first session. They still trail India by 465 runs.
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— ICC (@ICC) October 12, 2019
Faf du Plessis is the lone man fighting as South Africa lose three wickets for 100 runs in the first session. They still trail India by 465 runs.
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England was the last team that had enforced the follow-on on the Proteas.
On day three of the match, South Africa was bowled out for 275 runs. No top-order batsman could manage to stay at the crease for a long time for the Proteas.
Tailenders Vernon Philander and Keshav Maharaj put up a 109-run stand to frustrate the Indian bowlers.
Ravichandran Ashwin picked up four wickets for India and he finished the innings as the leading wicket-taker for the side.
In the ongoing day four of the Test, South Africa has lost Aiden Markram and Theunis de Bruyn.
While filing this story, South Africa has reached the score of 55/2 after 15 overs in the second innings.
