South Africa won the 2nd Test match between India and South Africa by 7 wickets. India were bowled out for 202 in the first innings and South Africa were bowled out for 229 in the first innings in Johannesburg.
India, who started the second innings trailing by the first innings score, lost all their wickets for 266 runs on the third day.
South Africa win the second Test by 7 wickets.
The series is now leveled at 1-1. #TeamIndia will bounce back in the third Test. #SAvIND
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— BCCI (@BCCI) January 6, 2022
The pressure on the Indian team has increased after the 2nd Test defeat. Coach Rahul Dravid has called for the team’s batting to be better.
Although he did not mention anyone, only KL Rahul in the first innings and Chateshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane in the second innings scored fifty.
Team India head coach Rahul Dravid has agreed to bat ‘a little better’ in the series to decide the third Test against South Africa.
It is seen as echoing the sentiments of Captain KL Rahul. Dravid was of the opinion that the first innings score of 202 was too low and that he could have scored 70 runs.
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“Honestly, we are proud to try to play better and want to excel as a batting unit,” Dravid said at the end of the match. He also admitted that some key moments in the game were not used properly.
But Dravid said the pitch was not easy to make a batting and in the fourth innings of the match, only South Africa could handle it.
“We could have scored 60-70 more in that first innings. Maybe it made a significant difference in this game, and we still need to bat a little better. We must continue to move forward, ”he lamented.
It is noteworthy that India scored over 300 runs only once in four innings in this match against South Africa.
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