The third day of the second and penultimate Test between India and South Africa was headlined by Ravichandran Ashwin’s four-wicket haul along with Proteas tail’s resistance.
While the day ended with South Africa bundled out for 275, trailing India by a humongous margin of 326 runs, the highlight moment was when Ashwin dismissed Quinton de Kock courtesy a ‘magical’ delivery.
It all happene🌠d on the last ball of the 38th over, 💜just before the lunch break.
After being reduced to 53 for 5, South Africa captain Faf du Plessis and de Kock added an important 75-run stand. But, it was broken by Ashwin’s magnificent delivery that got rid of the 26-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman.
Ashwin pitched the ball in the middle-stump line but it went onto clip de Kock’s off-stump. While Wriddhiman Saha and the close-in fielders began the celebrations, the Proteas left-hander remained in a state of shock on seeing his bails dislodged.
When Ashwin left de Kock stunned
— gujjubhai (@gujjubhai17)
After losing their sixth wicket at 128, the tourists crumbled further at 162 for 8. However, it was a sedate 109-run ninth-wicket partnership between Keshav Maharaj (72) and Vernon Philander (44 not out) that stretched South Africa’s first innings to 275 all-out in 105.4 overs.
