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Ubuthokozisa kakhulu umdlalo wokugcina obuphakathi kweNingizimu Afrika ne-India e-Newlands.
Akungabazeki ukuthi osokhaya bebezizwa sengathi umdlalo ungowabo ngosuku lokuqala ngemuva kokuthi uKagiso Rabada adlale kahle kakhulu. Izinto ziye zashintsha ngosuku lwesibili lomqhudelwano, ngesikhathi uJasprit Bumrah ekhipha u-Aiden Markram enamabhola angu-8 kuphela futhi washiya iNingizimu Afrika iku-17/2 nabashayayo ababili abasha emgqeni.
UKeegan Petersen uye waqinisa kakhulu emdlalweni wakhe wesibili futhi washaya ama-innings afanele, njengoba uVirat Kohli enzele i-India izolo.
Njengokaputeni we-India, ngakolunye uhlangothi uPetersen akazange asekwe. Ukusebenzisana okuhle noKehsav Maharaj, uRassie Van Der Dussen kanye noTemba Bavuma kusize ama-Proteas ukuthi abe ku-158/4, kodwa uMohammed Shami wabuya wakuphazamisa lokho.
Umshwibi we-India usize iqembu ngaphambi kwekhefu, ngesikhathi ekhipha bobabili uBavuma noKyle Verreynne nge-over ka-56.
Esigabeni sokugcina, uBumrah uthole elinye ithuba futhi. Ushaye amawikhethi amahlanu amangalisayo endaweni efanayo nalapho aqala khona ukudlala eminyakeni emine edlule.
UBumrah ukhiphe uPetersen ngama-runs angu-72 kwangu-166 ngaphambi kokuthi akhiphe uMarco Jansen noLungi Ngidi ngemuva kwe-innings yaseNingizimu Afrika. Ama-Proteas adlale i-over engaphansi kwe-over edlalwe izivakashi kwi-innings yabo yokuqala izolo, njengoba bebezimisele ukuthola u-210, futhi enza ukuthi i-India idlale ihora lokugcina osukwini lwesibili ngenkathi ihamba phambili ngawu-13.
INingizimu Afrika ivuke umbhejazane ngenkathi uRabada noJansen bekhipha abadlali ababili base-India. Izivakashi azizange zikungabaze ukudlala amashothi abo, futhi ziqede usuku ngo-57/2 (behamba phambili ngo-70) ngenkathi uKohli noChesteshwar Pujara behleli endaweni yokuphumula.