South Africa vs India 2013: 1st Test, Day 2 - Heroes of the day

The second day saw a total of 11 wickets going down. First the Indian innings was wrapped up in a short span of time, and although the session that followed yielded just the one wicket, the last session again saw South Africa losing their middle order to some good Indian bowling.

Here are 5 players who had a major say in the play of Day 2.

5. Morne Morkel

He had the best economy (1.47) of the South African bowlers, and he really helped tighten the noose with some planned bowling, never straying away from the line of the wicket. He was the first one to strike yesterday, getting Dhoni out with an edge that flew to the keeper.

He ended with figures of 3/34 in 23 overs, 12 of which were maidens, which gives a fair idea of the discipline with which he bowled. On a pitch that favoured pace bowling, he got all that was required out of the wicket. While the spinners Tahir and Duminy got a beating at the hands of the batsmen, the faster bowlers proved to be more effective, especially Morkel who didn’t give the batsmen many chances to score runs.

His services with the bat may be required tomorrow morning with SA already 6 down, and he will be required to take up the bowling attack along with Steyn in the next innings to ensure the game does not get away from them.