Rishabh Pant almost predicted Temba Bavuma’s dismissal during the first Test of the two-match series between India and South Africa at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Friday.

India’s wicket-keeper, who returned to the side after his foot fracture during the fourth Test against England at Manchester in July, alerted the fielders as Kuldeep Yadav claimed the South Africa skipper’s wicket.

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Kuldeep tossed it up from over the wicket, full and on middle, as Temba did not quite get to the pitch of the ball and failed to smother the spin. He defended it with hard hands, and the ball drops on him before spinning slightly to catch the inside edge. The ball went low to backward short leg, where Dhruv Jurel stayed low to grab it around his knee.

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