KOLKATA, India (AP) — Jasprit Bumrah took two wickets for nine runs as India fought back in the morning session Friday on the first day of the first cricket test against South Africa at Eden Gardens.

After winning the toss, South Africa set a hectic scoring pace in the first hour of play, reaching 57-0, before finishing the first session at 105-3 in 27 overs.

At the break, Wiaan Mulder was unbeaten on 22 while Tony de Zorzi was batting on 15 not out.

Earlier, India captain Shubman Gill lost his seventh toss in eight tests as South Africa opted to bat.

Openers Aiden Markram scored 31 runs and Ryan Rickelton 23 to give South Africa the early advantage.

But South Africa slipped from its unbeaten 57 to 71-3 in 5.3 overs, before Mulder and de Zorzi batted on for the remainder of the sessio

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