Yashavi Jaiswal pulled the first ball of India’s second innings — a short one from Kagiso Rabada — just behind square for a boundary with effortless ease. It was the shot of a confident young man who could put behind him a first-innings duck and two low scores in the previous Test.
India needed only 79 to win the second Test at the Newlands Cricket Ground, but on a dangerously fast wicket, against a fast attack, nothing could have been taken for granted. The visitors were required to bat with intent, make a good start, and not allow South Africa a foothold. Jaiswal’s 28 (23b, 6x4) did just that.
