India vs South Africa, Boxing Day Test, Day 3 Live: Rahul falls as SA strike early

KL Rahul scored a tremendous century on Day 1 at Centurion.
At the SuperSport Arena, Indian cricket moved from darkness that had shrouded it for a fortnight, to gentle. A supreme first day efficiency with the bat, uncommon as they arrive in South Africa, introduced the main focus again on cricket, appropriately. Dispelling in a single compelling day of cricket, the scandals and slander that had dominated the build-up, the negativity that had piled up, and the doubts and dervishes that lingered on.
It was a day trip of a dream. The openers not solely survived the primary session with out harm, but in addition stitched a 117-run partnership, simply the third occasion that an Indian opening pair had placed on a century-stand on these tough shores. It was the primary time in 14 years that the openers survived the primary session of the primary morning of a primary Test outdoors Asia (India have been traditionally shoddy starters). To elaborate the constructive thread, KL Rahul, unconquered on 122, illustrated that his hundred in England was not a one-off however the starting of a really fruitful part. (READ FULL STORY)
2nd day’s play between India and South Africa washed out
The second day’s play within the opening Test between India and South Africa right here on Monday needed to be referred to as off with no ball being bowled as a result of heavy and protracted rain since morning.
What began as a drizzle this morning turned a gentle downpour within the afternoon. Twice, the rain stopped and umpires selected inspection however on each events simply earlier than they had been to step out, heavens opened up as soon as once more.
At the top of the opening day’s play, India had been strongly positioned at 272 for 3 in 90 overs.