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Elgar has India in a spin

Mohali - India were all out for 201 in their first innings after tea on the opening day of the first Test against South Africa on Thursday.

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Opener Murali Vijay top-scored with 75 after Indian captain Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bat on a dry wicket at the I.S. Bindra stadium.

Left-arm spinner Dean Elgar picked up four wickets.

Teams:

India: Virat Kohli (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Murali Vijay, Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara, Wriddhiman Saha, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Amit Mishra, Umesh Yadav, Varun Aaron.

South Africa: Hashim Amla (captain), Dean Elgar, Stiaan van Zyl, Faf du Plessis, AB de Villiers, Dane Vilas, Vernon Philander, Dale Steyn, Kagiso Rabada, Simon Harmer, Imran Tahir.

Umpires: Kumar Dharamsena (SRI) and Richard Kettleborough (ENG)

TV umpire: Vineet Kulkarni (IND)

Match referee: Jeff Crowe (NZL)


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