Indian paceman Jasprit Bumrah angered spinner Kuldeep Yadav with some lousy fielding in Guwahati. The poor fielding restricted India from choking the opposition.
India lost the opening Test of this series against South Africa last Sunday at the Eden Gardens. They faced a humiliating defeat at the hands of the defending champions of the WTC, despite a spin-favouring track.
Jasprit Bumrah leaks runs with poor fielding, Kuldeep looks frustrated
Indian speedster Jasprit Bumrah bowled a stunning spell as always and challenged them with some accurate bowling. He threatened the outside edge of the batters in his 6-over spell.
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However, after South African openers scored crucial runs without having lost a single wicket, Kuldeep Yadav was called in to break the partnership.
Yadav spun and deceived the batters, yet a full delivery to Rickelton was sent off to the fence when Bumrah refused to dive in order to save the boundary in the mid-on region. This happened on the first ball of the 23rd over.
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Jasprit Bumrah cleans up Aiden Markram at the stroke of Lunch
After his poor fielding effort in the 23rd over of play Jasprit Bumrah was called back for an over right before Lunch. South Africa thrived the morning session with a 84 run stand between the two openers.
Though the Guwahati track cannot be referred as a bad pitch for batting like the Eden Gardens track, yet it is not a batting friendly pitch as well. It offers help to batters especially spinners but does justice to batters who held there nerves steady.
Bumrah returned with his 7th over of the game and cleaned Aiden Markram up with a ball which was dragged in by the inside edge of the Protea batter. First blood for the Indians.
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