Team India’s fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah feels that the second Test hangs in the balance despite South Africa taking a 118-run lead in the second innings with eight wickets in hand.
“The game is still in balance if we get early wickets on Tuesday. The match can be in anybody’s favour. We will look to create pressure on Tuesday as well. I think the game is still in balance right now,” said Bumrah after stumps on day three.
Bumrah bowled a sensational first spell and removed both Aiden Markram and Hashim Amla cheaply.
“We wanted to keep things simple and build pressure as a unit. We wanted to build pressure from both ends, thinking if we dry up their runs they will have to make some opportunities.”
“So we were just focusing on creating pressure. That was helping us and that was our basic game,” said Bumrah. De Villiers led his team’s revival from two for three in the sixth over with an unbeaten 50 off 78 balls. “It is always very challenging and AB is a world class batsman, every one knows that. He has proved that over the years and he has done well everywhere. He is a great player and to do well against him always gives me confidence. I look at it as an opportunity and learn from it,” said the Indian pacer.
On Day three, Rain and bad light intervened twice in the last session.
