An 82-run stand between openers Aiden Markram and Ryan Rickelton ended at the stroke of tea, ending the first session of day one of the first Test between India and South Africa at Guwahati with one Proteas wicket down on Saturday.

At the end of the day’s play, SA was 82/1, with Rickelton (35*) unbeaten.

Opting to bat first, South Africa got some freebies from Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj in the first two overs as byes.

Other than these two extras, Bumrah and Siraj kept bowling tight lines and lengths, with Aiden Markram getting only a boundary each against both during the first 10 overs, at the end of which SA was at 26 at no loss of wickets.

Two successive boundaries by Rickelton against Siraj helped the Proteas end the first hour of the play on a high, with a score of 34.

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