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The opening day witnessed a resilient knock from Virat Kohli who returned to the decider after recovering from an upper back spasm. He played a brilliant knock of 79 runs while Cheteshwar Pujara scored 43 runs off 77 deliveries, with the help of 7 boundaries. The lower middle-order once again failed to live up to the expectation as the tourists were bowled out for 223 in the final session on Tuesday.
The bowlers produced a brisk start with Jasprit Bumrah drawing the first blood. The right-arm quick struck in his third over to get opponent captain Dean Elgar caught by Pujara at the slips. The ball seamed away from the batter, taking a thick edge of the blade.
Team India searched for another wicket in the last five overs of the day but the Proteas batting pair managed to survive. As the game enters the second day, it would be interesting to see how the hosts perform against a formidable Indian bowling attack on the tricky Newlands track.
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