South African captain Temba Bavuma’s decision to bat first after calling the toss correctly at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium injected immediate intrigue into the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, placing India’s stand-in skipper Rishabh Pant in a position of early pressure as the Proteas reached 2-105 at lunch, defying the seam-friendly conditions under a leaden sky. The choice, guided by the pitch’s subtle green hue and the morning’s 70% humidity, allowed Aiden Markram