Philander was then joined in by a couple of reserve players from the bench but to no help. In fact, even one of the groundstaff members failed to spot the ball. All this while, the TV cameras showed the ball stuck between the cushions but the players had no clue whatsoever.South African opener Aiden Markram probably saw the footage on the giant screen and came to his teammates' rescue and retrieved the ball. Talking about the match, India riding on prolific 317-run stand between Rohit Sharma (176) and Mayank Agarwal (215) for the opening wicket scored 502/7 decl in the first innings.Like their bowlers, South African batsmen also let their team down when they came out to bat. Aiden Markram who was in tremendous form in the warm-up game was the first wicket to fell when he was cleaned up by Ravichandran Ashwin for five runs.Theunis de Bruyn, in at No. 3, didn't last very long either and departed for four, becoming Ashwin's second scalp.After losing their two main batsmen, South Africa sent Dane Piedt as a night-watchman but their move backfired after Ravindra Jadeja rattled his stumps even before he could open his account.The visitors finished the day's play at 39/3, trailing India by 463 runs. Dean Elgar was unbeaten on 27 while Temba Bavuma was batting on two.Where is the ball? Someone find it https://t.co/9fnutLxe2A
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