A brilliant initial spell by Jasprit Bumrah helped India overcome a fiery start from openers while spinners exerted pressure in later stages, leaving India in a dominant position with three wickets in their hands and Proteas having crossed the 100-run mark at Eden Gardens on Friday.

At the end of the first session, SA was 104/3, with Wiaan Mulder (22*) and Tony de Zorzi (15*) unbeaten.

Electing to bat first, South African openers Aiden Markram and Ryan Rickelton were initially cautious, till Rickelton broke the shackles in the fourth over, making good use of a quick outfield and Mohammed Siraj’s questionable lengths and getting two successive fours.

While Jasprit Bumrah was containing runs pretty well on one hand, Siraj was leaking runs and undoing his hardwork, as in the sixth over, he

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