India crush SA by an innings and 137 runs in 2nd test

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Patna : India crushed South Africa (SA) by an innings and 137 runs in the 2nd test on Day 4 at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune, on October 13, 2019, to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-test series. Asked to follow on, South Africa were all out for 189 in 67.2 overs in their 2nd innings with opener Dean Elgar scoring 48 and Temba Bavuma 38..

SA were all out for 275 in their first innings in 105.4 overs in the 3rd session of the play on Day 3. India had declared their first innings at 601/5 in the 3rd session of play on Day 2 with captain Virat Kohli scoring an unbeaten 254, his 26th test century and 7th double century. Kohli was declared Player of the Match.

Fast bowler Umesh Yadav took 3/22 in 8 overs while spinner Ravindra Jadeja took 3/52 in 21.2 overs. Spinner Ravichandra Ashwin took 2/45 in 21 overs while fast bowlers Ishant Sharma and Mohammad Shami took one wicket each. Umesh Yadav took wickets that of Vernon Philander (37) and Kagiso Rabada (4) in his 8th overs. Keshav Maharaj ( 22) fell to Ravindra Jadeja. Earlier, Philander and Maharaj, who added 109 runs for the 9th wicket in 1st innings, added 56 runs for the 8th wicket in the 2nd innings.