NEW DELHI: Senuran Muthusamy showed patience to bring up his first Test century while Marco Jansen scored freely at the other end, as South Africa scored a strong first-innings total of 489 on day two of the second Test in Guwahati. India’s stand-in captain Rishabh Pant was seen guiding his bowlers throughout the day. At times he gave direct instructions, at times he encouraged his teammates, and at times he told them to stay calm, saying he would handle the field. One such moment involved Washington Sundar, when Pant told him to let the batter go for a big shot, and the batter responded by hitting a six. In the 124th over of the South African innings, Senuran Muthusamy, who did not play the first Test, was facing Washington Sundar. One run had already come from Marco Jansen in that

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