South Africa
South Africa fielders searching the ball (Credits: Twitter)

Nothing much has gone right for South Africa in the ongoing first Test against India in Vizag. Things started falling apart for them right from the toss when Virat Kohli won it and elected to bat first. India openers Rohit Sharma and Mayank Agarwal then piled more misery on the visitors. The tourists could not take a single wicket on the opening day before rain ended the day prematurely.

Nothing much changed on day two either as Rohit and Agarwal started in same manner after sharing an unbeaten 202-run stand on the previous day. Agarwal reached his century in the first session itself while Rohit crossed his 150-run mark. South Africa finally had something to cheer for when Keshav Maharaj dismissed Rohit.

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The right-handed batsman, who was playing as a Test opener for the first time, scored 176 and shared a 317-run stand with Agarwal. South Africa then dismissed Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli cheaply but it did not bring any respite as Agarwal continued his strong show. The Karnataka man soon scored his first double century before being dismissed for 215.

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Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal
Rohit Sharma and Mayank Agarwal (Credits: Twitter)

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India eventually declared on 502 for 7. And as if toiling hard in the hot and humid condition was not enough, the ball also played games with the tourists. In the 129th over of the innings, South Africa fielders had to toil hard to search the ball after Ravindra Jadeja hit Maharaj for a four. The ball was struck in the boundary rope but the fielders thought that it had crossed the ropes and was lying somewhere in the covers kept nearby.

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The fielders continued their search without success before Aiden Markram came running in and took the ball out.

Here is a clip of that hilarious incident:

https://twitter.com/OOCCricket_/status/1179703080994185217

https://twitter.com/NaaginDance/status/1179700914933780480?