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Team India thrashed South Africa by an innings and 137 runs in the second Test to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. South Africa batsmen once again looked more or less clueless in front of the Indian bowlers as the visitors were all out for just after being asked to follow on.

With a big 326-run lead in their kitty, India did not hesitate in enforcing the follow-on and the decision turned out to be spot on. Ishant Sharma struck on the very second ball to send Aiden Markram back to the pavilion to give India a flying start. Replays did show that the ball was going to miss the stumps but Markram and his partner Dean Elgar ran out of time while discussing about reviewing the dismissal.

Umesh Yadav then troubled Theunis de Bruyn as the latter somehow survived. However, Yadav had the last laugh as he made Bruyn edge one down the leg-side before Wriddhiman Saha pulled off a stunning diving catch. With the writing on the wall, skipper Faf du Plessis came ahead of Temba Bavuma.

The move, however, did not work as Ravichandran Ashwin sent back the Proteas skipper before the lunch. The visitors were then handed another massive blow just one over before the lunch break when Ashwin struck again. This time, Elgar looked to take on the off-spinner but couldn’t connect it cleanly as Umesh took a nice running catch to reduce the tourists to 71 for 4.

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Things didn’t change much after lunch too as Quinton de Kock also failed to deliver. Senuran Muthusamy and Bavuma then offered some resistance before Ravindra Jadeja ended the partnership that lasted 15 overs. Jadeja induced the outside edge of Bavuma with Ajinkya Rahane taking a good catch at first slip. In the very next over, Mohammed Shami ended Muthusamy’s resistance with a short ball.

Vernon Philander and Keshav Maharaj then joined hands once again to frustrate India and delay the inevitable. The two batted out 97 deliveries before the tea break. Umesh finally gave India the breakthrough by dismissing Philander soon after the tea break. The visitors then lost their last two wickets soon to be all out for just 189.

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