India closed Day One of many first Take a look at in opposition to South Africa at 37/1 in 20 overs and path by 122 runs after Jasprit Bumrah’s sharp five-wicket haul had earlier skittled the guests for 159 on the Eden Gardens right here on Friday.

Earlier than unhealthy gentle introduced an early finish to proceedings within the remaining session, India misplaced opener Yashasvi Jaiswal cheaply. However KL Rahul (13 not out) and newly established quantity three Washington Sundar (six not out) ensured there was no additional harm earlier than stumps arrived.

The pair batted cautiously, including 19 runs in an unbroken stand for the second wicket on a floor that continued to point out variable bounce. Earlier, on a difficult two-paced pitch, the place India picked all 4 spin-bowling choices, Bumrah stood out but once more together with his incisive 5-27 in 14 overs, dismantling South Africa’s batting order after that they had raced to 57/0.

The guests misplaced all of their 10 wickets for simply 102 runs, leaving India in management on the shut of day one. Other than Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj and Kuldeep Yadav took two wickets every, whereas Axar Patel had a scalp to his title.

After South Africa elected to bat first, Ryan Rickelton and Aiden Markram negotiated the early overs with composure to convey up the fifty of the opening stand — the primary such occasion for the Proteas in India after 17 innings. Rickelton, fluent from the outset, punished a wayward Siraj for offering width by taking three boundaries off him.

Markram, who bought off the mark after dealing with 22 balls, settled in after a watchful starting by hitting fours via beautiful again foot and entrance foot photographs earlier than leaving everybody dazed together with his shimmy down the pitch to dispatch Axar for six over broad long-on.

Bumrah, who had produced just a few balls that ranged from climbing sharply to staying a contact low, bought India again within the recreation together with his double strike – getting a size ball to beat Rickelton’s exterior edge and rattle his off stump. He then produced a rising supply from in need of size that compelled Markram to play at it, and the shoulder fringe of the bat was caught by a diving Rishabh Pant.

Temporary scores

South Africa 159 all out in 55 overs (Aiden Markram 31, Ryan Rickelton 23; Jasprit Bumrah 5-27, Kuldeep Yadav 2-36) lead India 37/1 in 20 overs (KL Rahul 13 not out, Yashasvi Jaiswal 12; Marco Jansen 1-11) by 122 runs