2015 India Vs South Africa Second Test Match @ Chinnaswamy Stadium,Bengaluru Nov 14-18,2015

 

South Africa will play the second Test of their tour of India at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. The venue held its first Test in 1974, which was won by West Indies, and since then three more teams have registered victories against India. Pakistan famously won their 1987 encounter against the hosts by 16 runs, in what was Sunil Gavaskar’s last Test, and they won again in March, 2005, helped by Younis Khan’s knocks of 264 and 84 not out. India won the last Test held here, in 2012, against New Zealand

South Africa have also won a Test here, in the only Test they have played here. In March, 2000, Hansie Cronje captained them to an innings and 71-run win, helped by an all-round batting and bowling performance. Mohammad Azharuddin scored the final Test century of his career, in what turned out to be his final Test: he was banned for life from cricket after being found guilty of involvement in match-fixing.

The ground is prolific for Pakistan’s batsmen: Younis Khan has scored 431 runs in four innings at 143.66, Inzamam-ul-Haq has scored 215 runs in two innings at 215, and Misbah-ul-Haq has scored 170 in two innings at 170. Sachin Tendulkar is the highest run-getter here, with 869 runs at 62.07, and Anil Kumble the most wickets, 41, in nine matches.

Out of the 20 Tests played at the venue, 12 have produced results. Interestingly, visiting teams have won six of these contests.

Bengaluru has turned out to be a happy hunting ground for visiting teams. May it be Michael Clarke’s hundred on debut or Inzamam-ul-Haq’s ton in his 100th Test, away teams have had their moments at the venue in the last decade.

Squads

India

1. Virat Kohli (c)
2. Wriddhiman Saha (wk)
3. Shikhar Dhawan
4. Murali Vijay
5. Cheteshwar Pujara
6. Ajinkya Rahane
7. Ravindra Jadeja
8. Ravichandran Ashwin
9. Amit Mishra
10. Ishant Sharma
11. Varun Aaron
12. Rohit Sharma
13. Stuart Binny
14. Bhuvneshwar Kumar
15. Lokesh Rahul
16. Umesh Yadav
17. Gurkeerat Singh Mann

South Africa

1. Hashim Amla (c)
2. Dane Vilas (wk)
3. Stiaan van Zyl
4. Dean Elgar
5. Faf du Plessis
6. AB de Villiers
7. Jean-Paul Duminy
8. Simon Harmer
9. Morne Morkel
10. Kagiso Rabada
11. Imran Tahir
12. Kyle Abbott
13. Temba Bavuma
14. Dane Piedt

 Having decimated South Africa inside three days on a turning track in Mohali, India will once again look to unleash their troika of spinners to spoil AB de Villiers’ landmark 100th match when the two sides square off in the second cricket Test, in Bengaluru on Saturday Nov 14,2015

After a comprehensive 108-run victory in the first Test, Virat Kohli’s boys are expected to come out all guns blazing against a Proteas side which has been plagued by injuries as well as ineptness to survive on tricky sub-continental turners.

With the spinners accounting for 19 of the 20 wickets at Mohali, the onus will again be on Ashwin and Co to deliver the goods as India would like to get an unassailable 2-0 lead in the second game itself.

AB de Villiers – the man who everybody loves unconditionally in India, it seems – who will walk out for his 100th Test when India take on South Africa in the second match of the Gandhi-Mandela series
Bengaluru is De Villier’s home away from home - he has made this stadium his own with his exploits for RCB Bangalore in the IPL

AB de Villiers is not the only one who is on a familiar ground. Virat Kohli, in his second match in India as captain, is also a ‘local boy’, having played with RCB in all eight editions of IPL. Kohli also has a Test hundred to his name at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, which came against New Zealand in the last Test that was played at the venue in 2012 -scored 103 and 51*

South Africa, already 1-0 down in the series, have been further hampered by injuries to their key players. Dale Steyn and Vernon Philander's non-availability puts South Africa in a quandary. 

Day One Saturday Nov 14,2015

The 2nd Test between India and South Africa got under way at Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium today (November 14). Umesh Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Gurkeerat Singh Mann did not find a place in the Playing XI and BCCI has released them to play Ranji Trophy

Karnataka Ranji Trophy players, Karun Nair and Mayank Agarwal will assist the Indian Team as reserve players during the second Test Match at Bengaluru

India won the toss and chose to field

Squads

South Africa

Stiaan van Zyl, Dean Elgar, Faf du Plessis, Hashim Amla (C), AB de Villiers, Jean-Paul Duminy, Dane Vilas (WK), Kyle Abbott, Morne Morkel, Kagiso Rabada, Imran Tahir

India

Shikhar Dhawan, Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (C), Ajinkya Rahane, Stuart Binny, Wriddhiman Saha (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, Varun Aaron

South Africa scored 78/3 in 24 Overs at Lunch with 

Fall of Wickets(SA)

Stiaan van Zyl       10(20 Balls 4x2)

Fa de Plesis          00(3 Balls)

Hasim Amla          07(18 Balls 4x1)

Dean Elgar     38*

AB de Villiers 19*

 

AB de Villiers was felicitated by the KSCA on the occasion of his 100th Test

 Dean Edgar           38(81 Balls 4x2 and 6x1)

J P Duminy           15(39 Balls 4x2)

Dane Vilas             15(32 Balls 4x1)

AB de Villiers         85(105 Balls 11x4 and 6x1)

Kagiso Rabada       00(2 Balls_

Morne Morkel        22(20 Balls 4x3)

Kyle Abbott            14(40 Balls 4x2)

Imran Tahir           00*(0 Ball)

South Africa all out for 214 Runs in 59 Overs

Wicket Takers(India)

Ravindra Jadeja          4/50(16 Overs)

Ravichandran Ashwin 4/70(18 Overs)

Varun Aaron               1/51(9 Overs)

At close of Play on Day One,India were 80/0 in 22 Overs

Murali Vijay           28*

Shikhar Dhawan     45*

Day Two Sunday Nov 15,2015

Match called-off due to rain 

Day Three Monday Nov 16,2015 

Rain continued to play spoilsport in the second cricket Test between India and South Africa as the third day's play was also called off without a single ball being bowled. 

 

 Day Four Tuesday Nov 17,2015

Overnight rain delayed the start of play on Day 4 and despite no rain in the morning no play was possible in the first session 

  The umpires decided against resuming the match after two inspections. 

When it looked like play might resume at 14:00 IST, slight drizzle play spoilsport and when the rain got heavy, umpires decided to call off the day. If weather permits, the final day will start at 09:15 IST with 98 overs to be bowled  

 Day Five Wednesday Nov 18,2015

 

Four days of washouts owing to persistent rain and wet ground conditions led to the second cricket Test being officially called off here today, with hosts India leading the four-match series against South Africa 1-0.

The on-field umpires called off the match after an inspection at 11.30 local time.

It is the first time in the history of Test cricket in India that four days have been completely washed out.

The last time a major part of a Test in India was washed out was almost a decade ago when play was held up for three days in a Test in Chennai between India and Sri Lanka.

 Scorecard
South Africa 214/10 in 59 Overs
India 80/0 in 22 Overs
Rain Washed Out play of 4 days 
Match REsult - Draw
Series Result - India lead the 4-Match Test Series 1-0