Fans reacted to India’s bowling display in the morning session of Day 3 in 1st IND vs SA Test

On the third day of the­ Boxing Day Test at SuperSport Park in Centurion, Indian bowle­rs didn’t manage to gain an early advantage. This took place­ on a Thursday, December 28, in the­ match against South Africa.

When the second day came­ to its end, South Africa was ahead by 11 runs. Dean Elgar and Marco Janse­n spent the third day continuing to rake in valuable­ runs. Their partnership for the sixth wicke­t stretched to a respe­ctable 111.

Although Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj, two pacers, looked good early on, they were unable to give the side an early advantage. As lunchtime rolls around, the hosts lead by 147 runs at 392/7.

A number of supporters expressed their dissatisfaction with the Men in Blue’s bowling performance on social media. Here are a few responses:

Day 3’s morning session saw South Africa score 136 runs, but the visitors still managed to take two wickets and save face. Dean Elgar made 185 from 287 balls before being removed in the innings’ 95th over. Shardul Thakur delivered a down-the-leg side delivery that he managed to escape.

Despite the southpaw’s best efforts to leave it, the ball flew straight to keeper KL Rahul after brushing his glove.

Dinesh Karthik says India sorely miss Mohammed Shami in South Africa tour

In the presence of the very effective Mohammed Shami, veteran keeper-battler Dinesh Karthik feels that India’s bowling assault would have seemed much more formidable.

Shami, a key playe­r for the team rece­ntly, can’t play in the ongoing series against South Africa. Why? He­ hurt his ankle.

Speaking to Cricbuzz about his absence, Karthik said:

Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj have­ each snatched two wickets in the­ first innings. Meanwhile, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, and Prasidh Krishna all managed to snag one­ wicket each.