India 174 for 7 lunch in reply to South Africa's first innings 489
Guwahati (PTI): Replying to South Africa's first innings total of 489, India struggled to 174 for seven at lunch as the home team suffered a batting collapse on the third day of the second Test, here Monday.
Except for Yashasvi Jaiswal (58 off 97 balls) and Washington Sunder (33 batting), no Indian batter could contribute substantially against the South African bowlers after starting the day at 9 for no loss.
Marco Jansen was the wrecker in chief with figures of 4/43 while Simon Harmer took two wickets for 61 runs.
Four Indian wickets tumbled in the opening session, reaching 102 for 4 at tea. Three more Indian batters fell in the second session with Kuldeep Yadav (14 not out)firmly holding the fort at the other end.
But for the unbroken seventh-wicket stand of 52 runs off 141 balls between Washington and Kuldeep, India would have been in much deeper trouble.
KL Rahul (22), Sai Sudharsan (15), Dhruv Jurel (0), captain Rishabh Pant (7), Ravindra Jadeja (6) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (10) fell cheaply.
The home team trails by 315 runs and needs 116 runs to avoid follow on.
Brief Scores:
South Africa 1st Innings: 489
India 1st Innings: 174 for 7 in 67 overs (KL Rahul 22, Yashasvi Jaiswal 58, Washington Sunder 33 batting; Marco Jansen 4/43, Simon Harmer 2/61).
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Next round of Iran-US negotiations expected soon: Pak's Defence Minister
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Islamabad (PTI): Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Monday said that the next round of Iran-US negotiations was expected soon.
Asif made these remarks on Monday, a day after the Islamabad talks failed to clinch a deal.
The 21-hour talks between the US and Iran on Saturday were the first of their kind since 1979 due to the involvement of top-level officials from both sides. The two sides, however, failed to secure a lasting peace deal to end hostilities following their talks in Pakistan over the weekend.
Speaking to the media outside Parliament House, Asif said there had been a sense of satisfaction after the talks that there were no negative developments so far.
“Only positive progress has been observed,” he said, indicating that the ongoing diplomatic efforts were moving in a constructive direction.
The next round of Iran-US negotiations was expected soon, he added.
The Express Tribune reported that responding to a question about whether Pakistan would play a decisive role in shaping the region’s future, Asif said that ultimate decisions rest with Allah.
Vice President JD Vance, who led the US delegation at the negotiations in Islamabad, said the Iranian side did not accept Washington's terms for ending the war even as the US presented its "final and best offer".
Hours after the talks collapsed, US President Donald Trump said on social media that the negotiations with Iran failed as "Iran is unwilling to give up its nuclear ambitions."
Pakistan led the diplomatic push to bring the two sides to the table, which became possible after an appeal by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif earlier this week, leading to a pause in the fighting.
The conflict began after the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran on February 28, paralysing global energy markets and disrupting trade.
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