India vs South Africa, 2nd Test 2019 Day 1 Lunch Report: Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara Consolidate Innings After Rohit Sharma’s Early Departure

The first session of the second Test 2019 which is being hosted at the Maharashtra Cricket Association in Pune witnessed Mayank Agarwal and Cheteshwar Pujara stabilising the innings after Rohit Sharma’s departure on the score of 14 runs. After winning the toss, Virat Kohli and men elected to bat first. High hopes were pinned on the twin century getter Rohit Sharma but soon his dream run was halted by Kagiso Rabada on the last ball of the tenth over. Rabada kept bowling inside the line and Sharma got edged and was taken by Quinton de Kock. Rohit Sharma Dismissed Cheaply For 14 Runs During India vs South Africa 2nd Test Match 2019, Gets Trolled on Twitter!

This is the eighth time that Kagiso Rabada has scalped Sharma’s wicket. The South African pacer has given away 73 runs from eight innings. Post his dismissal, the Indian opener was trolled mercilessly by the netizens. Chetehswar Pujara who came on number three was quite watchful after Sharma’s departure. He is currently batting on the score of 19 runs. Whereas Mayank Agarwal who scored a double century n the last match at Vishakhapatnam is batting on the score of 34 runs from 80 balls. During the course of his innings, Mayank slammed seven fours and no maximums. India Vs South Africa, Live Cricket Score 2nd Test Match. 

The Indians have made 77 runs from 32 overs. Talking about the tournament, India had won the last game by 203 runs and stands 1-0 in the series. With this, the hosts also dominate the World Test Championship points table winning all the three games. The team has 160 points in their kitty.

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