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Chennai: Gritty half-centuries from Sune Luus (65, 164b; 6x4, 1x6) and Marizanne Kapp (69*, 125b; 8x4) sparked a South African resurgence as they crawled their way to 236-4 after India declared their record-shattering innings at 603-6 on Day Two of the one-off Test . They stitched a near-century stand to stay alive in the contest. The visitors remained unfazed about India’s gigantic total and went about their business calmly on Saturday.

Proteas openers Laura Wolvaardt (20) and Anneke Bosch (39) were undeterred by the scorching heat in their seven overs at the MA Chidambaram Stadium as they began their innings in smooth fashion. Both got off the mark with a four and went on to hit the pacers for boundaries occasionally. To separate the duo, India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, who had closely observed the passage of play in the morning session, was tempted to bring in the ever-reliable Sneh Rana (3-61) on the spin-friendly surface.



Right after the lunch break, Sneh hit the nail on the head by giving India their first breakthrough. The right-arm off-break bowler looked determined to get rid of South Africa captain Wolvaardt. In the eighth over, she first lost a review when a sharply turning delivery appeared to be on the path of Wolvaardt’s stumps.

Three deliveries later, she finally got her prized wicket as the ball kept low and did not turn as much as it did in the previous deliveries, trapping Wolvaardt LBW. Speaking to the media after the match, Sneh, who was the pick of th.

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