Live Reporting: Day 2, 1st test, South Africa 213/6 at stumps, trail by 67 runs

Johannesburg: Indian bowlers striked in the last session and restricted South African batsmen getting the lead on the 2nd day of the first test match played here on Thursday. South Africa were 213/6 at the end of the day 2 and trailing by 67 runs.South African pair of captain Graeme Smith (68) and Hashim Amla (36) were looking in good mood of taking the lead on Day 2 but Ishant Sharma striked after lunch and picked 2 wickets on back to back deliveries.Ishant first picked Amla when he bowled him and then on the very next delivery he lbwed Kallis on a duck.Then Zaheer strike quickly removing Smith.Shami also the man who took 2 quick wickets in the last session with dismissing AB de Villiers (13) and Duminy (2).South African all rounder Vernon Philander had a good day with both with the ball and the bat too.He took 4 wickets earlier in the first session and then in the last session he scored 48 not out.At the close of the Day's play, Faf du Plesis (17) and Philander (48) were their at the crease.Here are the live updates: 9:31 PM: South Africa ends their 1st inning on 213/6, trail by 67 runs9:25 PM: 200 comes up for SA9:09 PM: SA 195/69:05 PM: Ashwin swept for four by Plesis, SA 195/69:00 PM: South Africa 188/68:52 PM: Vernon put Zaheer for four, SA 183/6Ashwin replacing Shami8:45 PM: Ishant put off for four by Vernon8:39 PM: Shami to Vernon, four, SA 167/68:36 PM: Ishant to Vernon, inner edge and four, SA 162/68:32 PM: SA 158/68:28 PM: SA 155/68:23 PM: SA 153/6 after 50 overs8:16 PM: SA 151/68:12 PM: 150 comes up for South Africa in 48.1 oversSouth Africa trail by 131 runs8:06 PM: SA 148/67:54 PM: SA 146/6Vernon Philander comes in to bat7:53 PM: AB de Villiers LBW, Shami takes his second wicketFaf du Plesis joins de Villiers to the creaseJP Duminy C Ashwin B Shami 2 (12), SA 145/57:50 PM: Shami to Duminy, Out7:46 PM: Zaheer to de Villiers, four, SA 145/47:45 PM: 9 wickets fell till this time 7:39 PM: SA 141/47:33 PM: Ishant to de Villiers, 3 runs 7:30 PM: South Africa 130/4Last 16 balls 2 runs 3 wicketsZaheer Khan dismissed Smith 7th time in 10 matchesG Smith LBW Zaheer 68 (119), SA 130/47:27 PM: Zaheer to Smith, Out7:25 PM: Very successful over by Ishant, SA 130/3Second time during the day bowlers got hattrick chance, first Vernon got and now IshantIshant misses hattrickAB de Villiers joins SmithJ Kallis LBW Ishant 0 (1), SA 130/37:20 PM: Ishant LBW Kallis, he is on a hattrickJacques Kallis comes into the creaseHashim Amla B Ishant Sharma 36 (74), SA 130/27:18 PM: Ishant bowled Amla7:10 PM: Ishant to Amla, top edged for four, SA 128/1Ishant back into the attack7:05 PM: Zaheer to Smith, fourZaheer Khan holding the ball7:02 PM: Players are out on the ground for final session of the day6:42 PM: South Africa 118/1 at teaIshant called back to the attack6:37 PM: SA 118/16:31 PM: Shami to Smith, four, SA 115/16:28 PM: SA 107/16:27 PM: Ashwin to Smith, smashed for four reaches his his 38th test fifty6:25 PM: Ashwin replacing Zaheer6:21 PM: 100 comes up for South Africa in 30.1 overs6:18 PM: Zaheer to Amla, cracks this one on the off side, SA 99/16:17 PM: Zaheer to Amla, four through the covers6:16 PM: South Africa 91/1, Smith got amazed by last delivery Shami bowled6:13 PM: South Africa 89/16:10 PM: 50 partnership comes up between Smith and Amla with a fourZaheer Khan back into the attack6:06 PM: SA 83/1 after 27 overs6:03 PM: Ishant to Smith, four5:57 PM: Ishant to Smith, inside edged for four, SA 77/15:56 PM: Ishant to Smith, put away for four through mid wicket, SA 73/15:52 PM: SA 69/15:47 PM: Ishant to Smith, four down the ground, SA 65/15:40 PM: SA 59/1, time for drinks5:32 PM: Ishant replaces Zaheer5:31 PM: Good over by Shami, Amla beaten, SA 59/1, 20 overs5:27 PM: Shami back in to the attack5:27 PM: SA 59/1, 19 0vers5:25 PM: Smith edges Zaheer, ball goes through the slip for 45:24 PM: Smith drives Zaheer to mid on for four, moves to 235:22 PM: SA 51/1 after 18 overs5:17 PM: SA 47/15:16 PM: Smith dropped by Ashwin at slips, Zaheer not happy5:09 PM: Ishant to Amla, four, SA 46/15:07 PM: Zaheer to Smith, four down the ground, SA 42/15:03 PM: SA 38/1Hashim Amla joins skipper Smith in the middleAlviro Peterson LBW Ishant Sharme 21(41), SA 37/14:57 PM: Ishant to Alviro, LBW4:54 PM: Zaheer to Alviro, four, SA 36/04:47 PM: Ishant to Alviro, hammered for four4:45 PM: Smith drives Zak for four, SA 26/04:42 PM: Zak to Smith, dot ballZaheer Khan to resume Indian bowling4:41 PM: Both team's players are out in the field for 2nd session's play4:01 PM: South Africa 22/0 at LunchIshant replacing Shami for the last over before lunch3:57 PM: SA 21/0 after 9 overs5 minutes to go for lunch3:48 PM: Alviro smashed Zak for four, SA 21/03:44 PM: SA 14/0 after 6 oversReason why Alviro opened for SA instead of Amla is this is his home ground and he knows the conditions very well3:41 PM: Shami to Alviro, four down the ground3:36 PM: Smith down on pitch as Zaks delivery hit him hard on the knee3:28 PM: SA 7/0 after 3 overs3:25 PM: SA 5/0 after the end of 2nd overShami starts from the other hand for India3:21 PM: SA 1/0Zaheer Khan starts the bowling for IndiaSouth Africa starts their first inning with Graeme Smith and Alviro Peterson in the middle India made 280 runs in their 1st innings3:04 PM: Morkel bowled Shami on 0, India finished 280/10Last 12.2 overs 23 runs 4 wickets, India were 255/5 overnightMohammed Shami joins Ashwin as the last man for IndiaVernon Philander got 99 wickets in his 20th test matchIshant Sharma B Vernon 0 (4), India 278/92:56 PM: Vernon to Ishant, bowled2:52 PM: India 273/82:50 PM: Morkel to Ashwin, four byes2:49 PM: Morkel to Ashwin, fourIshant Sharma joins AshwinVernon on a hattrickZaheer Khan LBW Vernon 0 (1), India 264/82:45 PM: Vernon to Zaheer, OUTZaheer Khan comes in to batThis session proved well rewarded as in 9.4 overs Proteas got 2 wickets for 9 runsA Rahane C de Villiers B Vernon 47 (137), India 264/72:42 PM: Vernon to Rahane, wicketR Ashwin comes into the groundSouth Africa needed the break through and they got oneMS Dhoni C de Viliers B Morkel 19(72), India 264/62:38 PM: Morkel to Dhoni, wicket2:29 PM: India 263/52:25 PM: Morne Morkel comes into the attack2:24 PM: Another maiden over by Vernon, India 261/52:17 PM: India 261/5, maiden over by Steyn2:16 PM: Maiden over by Vernon, India 261/52:12 PM: India 261/52:11 PM: Steyn to Rahane, four 2:08 PM: India 256/5 after 92 oversVernon Philander starting the second over of the day2:03 PM: End of first over, India 256/52:00 PM: Play of Day 2 starts, with Dale starting the first over and Rahane on strike 1:45 PM: The rain has stopped now and the match might start on time

Live Reporting: Day 2, 1st test, South Africa 213/6 at stumps, trail by 67 runs

Johannesburg: Indian bowlers striked in the last session and restricted South African batsmen getting the lead on the 2nd day of the first test match played here on Thursday. South Africa were 213/6 at the

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