Virat Kohli made sure to show his respect and embrace Dean Elgar upon his exit from the Cape Town Test Match after playing his final innings as a batter. Elgar left to an enormous applause from fans present.
Elgar achieved 14 Test hundreds and 23 fifties during his illustrious career. Elgar’s most recent century came during India’s opening Test match versus South Africa when Elgar scored 185 runs to help South Africa defeat Rohit Sharma by an innings.
IND vs SA 2nd Test Day 1: South African Captain Dean Elgar failed to have an impactful test match debut. Elgar was dismissed twice for 4 and 12 runs, respectively;
Having made a good start, Mukesh removed him before reaching Elgar’s wicket in both innings of this Test match. Due to an unpredictable bounce, both teams were dismissed on day 1 of the Cape Town Test due to uneven conditions.
India bowled South Africa out for only 55 runs – their lowest total ever against them in any Test match. Meanwhile, India was batting at 153/4 when they experienced an epic collapse, losing six wickets without scoring any runs at all.
Day one of the Test matches concluded with 23 wickets being taken off South Africa and 36 runs being scored by Aiden Markram, who batted at 36* batting at stumps – with South Africa remaining 36 runs behind their opponent team, India.
South Africa Captain Dean Elgar Had No Regrets Following His Crazy Day Against India
Though South Africa was only dismissed for 55 runs in their morning session and trailed India by 36 runs, they will still have the chance to set an ambitious target of 100 in their second game.
South Africa finished Day One at 62-3. At the same time, earlier, they had dismissed India for just 153, contributing to Cape Town’s record opening day and Elgar’s last Test match before retirement being marked by four scored runs on either end.
South Africa will have an increased chance of defeating India if India sets itself a target of 100 runs or more on day one of the second and final test at Newlands, Cape Town, on Wednesday. Dean Elgar was astounded at what transpired on that first day.
India led after the morning session was completed by 36 runs and was dismissed for 55 wickets in their first innings. Yet, Sri Lanka was able to set at least 100 runs as their target in the second inning.
South Africa completed their opening day at Cape Town with an unassailable 62 to three victory against India, who were dismissed early for an astonishing total of 153 runs – creating an exceptional opening day record at this venue.
Elgar told reporters he would welcome 100 (victory goal). When our bowlers are in form, they can demolish any batting line-up on this wicket.” Elgar’s final Test match before retiring was an extremely difficult one, as his scores fluctuated between 4 and 12.
He told reporters he hadn’t realised it would be played that way; to his untrained eye, it looked fine. However, pitches like these can often surprise players by developing unexpected results if they fail to knuckle down and put in effort.
“(India) demonstrated their expertise at placing the ball precisely where needed, while the pitch seemed to become faster during each session of play. “This phenomenon bewilders me; I simply do not understand.”
India reached 153-4 in their first innings before experiencing a stunning collapse – losing six wickets while not scoring any runs at all.
This event marks the first time in 147 years that such a statistical milestone has occurred, underscoring cricket’s unpredictability and uniqueness compared with other sports. These landmarks add depth and texture to cricket history.
Elgar noted that their older ball was still doing some damage: “We just had an exciting and intense Test cricket day.” He applauded his team’s resilience after posting their lowest score since 1932.
“I told the players I would measure their performance and attitude with the ball. While we may have leaked some additional runs off half-volleys, I cannot fault their effort.
Elgar warned against batting last against any three-figure target.” “After seeing how the wicket played, I would still bat first,” he stated.
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