SA vs. IND, test 2 on day 3: Dean Elgar stood tall when he was hit

He doesn’t look at the crease. Dean Elgar hit the body with an uneven bounce, but still showed a larger heart than his frame.

The tenacious left-hander, hitting the captain’s knock, was unbeaten on 121 goals and 46 goals, and on the third day of the Wanderers’ second free test on Wednesday, South Africa maintained a 118-118 score with 240 goals. Undefeated.

The middle game is often cruel. A nasty Bumrah short pitch hit Elgar on the helmet grille.

Thakur was the only bowler who always aimed at the crack and hit Elgar’s knuckles. He continued to fight.

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South Africa started a brisk pursuit, Aiden Markram’s series of shots were impressive, the best of which was Mohammed Shami’s screen.

Markram looked threatening, but Thakur trapped him in his leg with an incoming delivery that hit the crack and stayed low.

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Keegan Petersen hit the ball with timing and flow, covering driving Bumrah and pulling Mohammed Siraj but R. Ashwin cleverly used the crease to let him use a spin to enter the right shooter, who returned.

Earlier Hanuma Vihari-40 unfinished 84 deliveries-brought up significant bureaus.

He walked in when Ajinkya Rahane fell down at the wicket-a total of 155 three-pointers-and stayed in place until India was fired with 266 points.

Vihari established a key small partnership, playing the second violin next to the aggressive Thakur, then releasing his shots when the last person is in the crease-driving, pulling and cutting.

It is his solid back foot and tight defense that make Vihari a combative player on these courts. When he hits the ball, his footwork and balance are good.

Earlier, two scarred soldiers stood up. Cheteshwar Pujara (53) and Rahane (58) are under pressure.

Pujara got rid of the fear of failure and adopted a new and bold approach. He is a calculated counterattack against Seam Trap.

Pujara drives, cuts and pulls with a fluency that we haven’t seen in a long time. His posture against rebounds is also more upright.

Rahane is also full of aggressiveness. When Marco Jansen threw a short ball, he also wrote an incredible six-pointer.

Rahane’s level shots are his ally on these courts.

At the introduction, Kagiso Rabada started with a vicious short shot. He immediately gestured for Short Leg. Rahane responded by driving the Rabada between point and cover.

Rabada could have lifted Rahane when he was 43 years old, but Markram at the cordon reacted late.

In the end, Rabada’s rough bounce and distance movement ended Rahane’s term.

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Rabada bowed with venom and also sent Pujara back, bringing the ball back.

Rishabh Pant was hit by a weightlifter from Rabada on the helmet grill and was swept to death by the next ball; between the two deliveries, Van der Dusen angered Pant with his short-leg chatter.

Ashwin seemed to feel good in the hand, but Ngidi let him slash his leg.

Thakur (28 shots from 24) made a series of shots, the best of which was from Jansen’s perfect straight kick-off. Then Vihari, a former fighter, extended India’s lead. Is it enough?