India trail South Africa by 480 runs in 2nd Test
Guwahati (PTI): India reached 9/0 in reply to South Africa's first innings total of 489 on the second day of the second Test here on Sunday.
India, who had earlier sent down more than 151 overs to take 10 wickets at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium, were trailing by 480 runs in the first innings.
Yashasvi Jaiswal was batting on 7 at stumps, accompanied by KL Rahul on 2 not out when bad light forced an early end to the day's play.
Earlier, Senuran Muthusamy struck his maiden Test ton to make 109 but Marco Jansen (93) missed his personal milestone. However, their efforts put South Africa on top of the second Test.
Brief scores: South Africa 489 in 151.1 overs (Senuran Muthusamy 109, Marco Jansen 93, Tristan Stubbs 49; Kuldeep Yadav 4/115) lead India 9/0 in 6.1 overs (Yashasvi Jaiswal 7 not out, KL Rahul 2 not out) by 480 runs.
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Rain washes out Super Eights match between New Zealand and Pakistan
Pallekele (Sri Lanka) (PTI): New Zealand and Pakistan shared a point after incessant rain forced the abandonment of the opening T20 World Cup Group 2 Super Eights match here on Saturday.
Amid a slight drizzle, Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first.
But the steady droplets soon transformed into relentless pouring, forcing the officials to call off the match without a ball being bowled.
Before the skies opened up, Pakistan made one change to their eleven, bringing in Fakhar Zaman in place of Khawaja Nafay.
New Zealand made three changes with skipper Mitchell Santner back after missing the last match against Canada due to a stomach issue and Lockie Ferguson and Ish Sodhi also found a place in the XI.
But all those calculations and combinations will have to wait for another day, as Pakistan will now face England here on February 24.
New Zealand will make a light travel to Colombo to face home side Sri Lanka on February 25.
The washout has also placed both the Kiwis and Pakistan in a relatively tighter place ahead of their remaining two Super Eights matches.
A similar result in any of the following matches, a possibility considering Sri Lanka’s weather pattern, or a defeat can put their semifinal ambitions in serious jeopardy.
