Johannesburg, First Published Jan 7, 2022, 11:51 AM IST
Johannesburg: Team India started the Test series of the India Tour of South Africa 2021-22 with a historic victory at Centurion. However, they lost the second Test (South Africa vs India 2nd Test) at Wanderers. With this, the eyes of the fans are on the Cape Town Test (Newlands Test) which will decide the winners of the series. India coach Rahul Dravid has openly admitted that the team needs to change in some areas before the third Test in Cape Town.
‘The first two Tests were a bit of a challenging pitch. But the batsmen have the credit for putting out a great performance. But with the salient advantages, you must know some of the disadvantages as well. He needed 60-70 more runs in the first innings. That would make a significant difference in the competition. Batting improvement needs to continue. A good start requires the batsmen to turn big scores. India won the first Test when KL Rahul scored a century. In the second match, Dean Elgar scored 96 and South Africa too, ”Dravid recalled.
But Dravid did not mention the names of the batsmen who failed to score well. KL Rahul (50), Ajinkya Rahane (58) and Cheteshwar Pujara (53) scored half-centuries in the first and second innings of the second Test at Wanderers.
The third and final Test of the series starts on Tuesday in Cape Town. India can win Test series in South Africa for the first time in history if they win in Cape Town. Team India won the first Test at Centurion by 113 runs before returning to South Africa at Wanderers. Proteas won by seven wickets.
The first two sessions on the fourth day at Wanderers were completely drenched, but South Africa were bowled out for 240 in the final session, losing just three wickets. South Africa’s captain Dean Elgar was the unbeaten 96. Razi Wander Dawson (40) and Temba Bauma (23) were also instrumental in South Africa’s victory on the fourth day. Score: India 202, 266, South Africa 229, 243-3.
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