Indian bowlers have produced a miracle as the hosts have been restrained to just 130 in the second innings. As Indian pacers decimated the South African lineup, Twitter was quick to respond to the heroics by team India.
India now needs just 208 runs to register a win in the very first test match of the series. If India is able to pull this off then it would be the greatest boost for India right at the beginning of this tour. With just 208 needed and given the depth in the Indian batting, this looks like a swift target despite the lethal pace attack of the Proteas.
Twitter has reactions ranging from those backing to the Indian team to win this to reactions taking sly digs at the Proteas for their batting debacle. Twitter is always savage and spares no one, at this time the Twitter is busy roasting the Proteas and also in backing India to be the favorites to win this encounter.
Twitter is also heaping praises on India’s pace attack. Indian pacers have just been splendid in the manner how they have trapped the South African batsmen.
Mohammad Shami and Jasprit Bumrah picked up 3 wickets each in the second innings while the first inning hero, Bhuvneshwar Kumar had to settle for just one.
Jasprit Bumrah has had a dream test debut. He now has four wickets in this match and he has got rid of AB De Villiers in both the innings.
This is, by all means, one debut to relish for Jasprit Bumrah as he has also justified his selection ahead of Ishant Sharma in the playing eleven.
Twitter not only knows how to roast but only knows how to give due credits and hurl appreciation at anyone who deserves it. This is exactly how Twitter has been all praises for the Indian pace attack which after so long has seemed so dangerous.
Here are some twitter reactions:
https://twitter.com/hankypanty/status/950315236388737024
https://twitter.com/TheRpRajput/status/950319528914837504
One of the best bowling sessions for India outside Asia in a long long time…Bumrah-Shami have hit both the deck & SA very hard. Take a Bow ?
#SAvIND
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) January 8, 2018
Data check: A sense of the task for Team India. India has won only ten times outside the subcontinent while chasing and this will have to be their 3rd highest chase.#SAvIND live blog: https://t.co/flcWgSuwpZ pic.twitter.com/GMPRZVMDHv
— The Field (@thefield_in) January 8, 2018
What a comeback by team India! #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/q425w6OGe0
— CricTracker (@Cricketracker) January 8, 2018
A superb bowling performance in the first session sees India bowl South Africa out for 130, meaning they will require 208 runs to win the 1st Test.https://t.co/RCDNKxDK1z #SAvIND #FreedomSeries pic.twitter.com/UtalW0oAll
— ICC (@ICC) January 8, 2018
India need 208 to win.
Since SA’s readmission, lowest total defended in SA is 249 by the home side v NZ, Centurion, 2006.
Best chance for India to win a Test and take 1-0 lead. #SAvInd
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) January 8, 2018
All over. South Africa done and dusted for 130.
Bhuvneshwar: 11-5-33-2
Pandya: 6-0-27-2
Bumrah: 11.2-1-39-3
Shami: 12-3-28-3So, the target for India is 208 to win. #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/xskbjWgjmV
— Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) January 8, 2018
India Needs 208 Runs To Win. Come On Team India. Looks Difficult But Never Impossible. ??#IndvsSA #SAvIND #INDvSA #SAvsIND
— Sir Jadeja fan (@SirJadeja) January 8, 2018
Key players for the run-chase…Kohli, Rohit and Pandya. Should be at 4-5-6 in this innings. Hopefully, the top three will make the ball 25 overs old. #SAvIND
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) January 8, 2018
Let’s admit If India go on to win this Test, it’s the bowlers who have done it for India. 20 wickets in rapid time is a noteworthy effort. #SAvIND
— Mikkhail Vaswani (@MikkhailVaswani) January 8, 2018
Jasprit Bumrah on Test debut
1st innings: 19-1-73-1
2nd innings: 11.2-1-39-3https://t.co/RDkgo02s7Q #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/nivlD4cRHn— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) January 8, 2018
Jasprit Bumrah is the second Indian bowler to dismiss AB de Villiers twice in the same Test.
Other: Amit Mishra in Mohali, 2015. #SAvIND
— Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) January 8, 2018
