India (IND) vs South Africa (SA) 1st Test Day 3 LIVE Cricket Score Updates: India find themselves on the cusp of a quick victory at the Eden Gardens Test with South Africa holding a second innings lead of 63 runs with only three wickets in hand. India, meanwhile, were jolted by the news that skipper Shubman Gill’s participation in the Kolkata Test and in the remainder of the Test series against South Africa is in doubt after he was hospitalised with a neck spasm on Saturday. Gill had retired hurt for 4 while batting on day 2.
Story continues below this ad
Earlier, South Africa were bundled out for 159 in their first innings with Aiden Markram top scoring with 31. Jasprit Bumrah claimed five wickets for India. Then, KL Rahul became the Test match’s highest scorer with a score of 39, but India were all out for 189.
Plenty of Indian batters like Washington Sundar (29 runs), Rishabh Pant (27), and Ravindra Jadeja (27) got starts but could not convert them into a half century.
Scroll down for all our live updates from Day 3 of the Eden Gardens Test
Shubman Gill hospitalised with neck spasm, doubtful for remainder of series
India captain Shubman Gill reacts after his injury on day 2 of the Kolkata Test. (Express Photo by Partha Paul)
India captain Shubman Gill’s participation in the Kolkata Test and in the remainder of the Test series against South Africa is in doubt after he was hospitalised with a neck spasm. Having faced three deliveries, Gill walked off the field and was later taken a local hospital after the end of the day’s play. Following further scans, it was decided that he would spend the night at the hospital as a precautionary measure.
As India’s bowling coach Morne Morkel revealed, Gill is understood to have woken up with a neck spasm. And after he retired hurt, there were visuals of him doing neck exercise on Saturday morning as part of his warm-up drills. And in the early stages of the play, Gill went off injured after playing just three balls. Gill, who played a sweep shot to get a boundary, felt discomfort as soon as he stood up to his regular stance.