South Africa collapse as India eye victory on Day 3:Visitors 7 down in second innings in Kolkata; Bavuma still unbeaten, Gill all but ruled out

The first match of the Test series between India and South Africa is being played in Kolkata. The third day’s play will take place on Sunday. Currently, the South Africans are 63 runs ahead of India. 7 batters of the team have returned to the pavilion for 93 runs. Today, captain Temba Bavuma will continue his innings from 29 runs and Corbin Bosch from one run. There is doubt over Indian captain Shubman Gill playing. According to news agency ANI, he was taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure, where his scans were done. He was seen wearing a neck brace. He had retired hurt in the first session on Saturday due to a neck spasm. After this, he did not come out to bat. BCCI, giving a medical update on Gill, said- Gill has a stiff neck and the BCCI medical team is monitoring him. A decision on his playing today will be taken based on his progress. On the second day, South Africa lost 7 wickets for 93 runs On Saturday, the second day of the match, by stumps, South Africa had lost 7 wickets for 93 runs in their second innings. Captain Temba Bavuma was unbeaten on 29 and Corbin Bosch on one run. From India’s side, Ravindra Jadeja took 4 wickets. Kuldeep Yadav got 2 wickets and Axar Patel got one wicket. Jadeja has also completed 250 Test wickets in India. India take a 30-run lead in the first innings Starting from a score of 37/0, the Indian team scored 189/9 in the first innings; Gill did not come to bat. The team got a 30-run lead in the first innings. KL Rahul scored the most runs in this innings, 39. For South Africa, Simon Harmer took 4 wickets. Marco Jansen took 3 wickets. Keshav Maharaj and Corbin Bosch got 1 wicket each. South Africa collapsed for 159 on the first day, Bumrah took 5 wickets No player could score a fifty for South Africa. Opener Aiden Markram was the top scorer with 31 runs. Ryan Rickelton scored 23, Wiaan Mulder 24, Tristan Stubbs 15, Tony de Zorzi 24, and Kyle Verreynne 16 runs. No other player could reach the 10-run mark. From India, apart from Bumrah, fast bowler Mohammed Siraj and spinner Kuldeep Yadav took 2 wickets each. Axar Patel got 1 wicket. Ravindra Jadeja bowled 8 overs and Washington Sundar 1 over, but neither got any wickets. South Africa was bowled out for 159 runs. Playing-XI of both teams India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Washington Sundar, Shubman Gill (Captain), Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah. South Africa: Aiden Markram, Tony de Zorzi, Ryan Rickelton, Temba Bavuma (Captain), Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreynne (Wicketkeeper), Wiaan Mulder, Simon Harmer, Keshav Maharaj, Marco Jansen and Corbin Bosch.