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So that is it from this game. Hope you enjoyed our coverage as much as we enjoyed bringing it to you. India have won the series and engraved their name in the history books as this becomes their 11th consecutive Test series win at home. This is not the end of the series though. We go to Ranchi for the third and final Test of the series. That game begins on 19th October, i.e., Saturday. Join us for that one. Till then cheers!

Indian skipper, Virat Kohli, who is also the Man of the Match comes in for the chat. Talking about his seventh double ton, Kohli says that captaincy pressure has helped him. Adds that he does not plan to go and score a double century but goes in with the mindset of playing five sessions for the team and score runs. On his muted celebrations after reaching the milestone, Kohli says that he has matured over the years which is a natural process. Adds that he is in a phase of his career where things like scoring centuries or double centuries does not matter much to him. Points out that helping the team win is more important. On his stand with Rahane, when Rabada was bowling well, Kohli says that he enjoys batting with Rahane. Points out that both of them love to play against top-class bowlers and score runs for the side. Adds that they both help each other whenever they are out in the middle. Talking about the catching in the slip cordon, Kohli points that they have planned well and everyone is doing well. Mentions Saha for his superb keeping and adds that even Ashwin came back into the side well. On the unassailable lead in the series, Kohli says that the series win is okay but mentions that since all these games are part of the ICC Test Championship, they will not take the foot off the gas.

Faf du Plessis, the South African skipper is the first one to have a word. Talking about the first innings, Faf says that the first innings are always important in the subcontinent. Congratulates Kohli for his superb double tons and points out that the side got tired up because of tough two days. Adds that the team needs to be on the top of the game but they weren't and hence the defeat. Talking further on Kohli's century, Faf says that Kohli was too good in the entire innings. Says that Kohli looked determined and he was hungry for runs. On his three pacer combination, Faf believes the selection was a right call but admits that the bowlers need to do well. Points out that the Indian seamers have done well and they never look out of form. Mentions that he can't blame debutant Nortje for this game. On Ngidi, Faf says that he is fine and working well on his fitness but on these conditions he needs to be completely fit to bowl longer spells.

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Umesh Yadav and Saha are in for a quick chat with Sanjay Manjrekar. Talking about the two catches that Saha took off Umesh's bowling, the pacer thanks his wicket-keeper and says that with Saha, we are sure that even if the ball is down the leg side, Saha can catch them. Talking about his second ball wicket, Umesh points out that there is healthy competition in the team. Adds that he keeps working hard and practices well. Points that he has a mindset that whenever he gets an opportunity, he is ready to do well. Saha talking about his keeping says that keeping against the pacers is tough as they bowl with the wobble seam. On his fitness, Saha says that everyone works well with the trainer and they prepare well ahead of the games. On his return to the side, Umesh says that he knew that he will get a game for sure and adds that he had taken 10 wickets in his last game and was very confident.

India dominated the day from the moment the toss went in their favour. The hosts after opting to bat put up a massive total of 601/5, courtesy of a magnificent unbeaten 254 from skipper Virat Kohli. With the help of a century from Mayank Agarwal and fifties from Jadeja, Pujara and Rahane, the Indians posted a huge first innings total. The hosts continued their dominance with the ball too as they wrapped up South Africa for 275. Ashwin was the star with the ball in the first innings as he finished with a 4-fer.

We were treated by another brilliant display of bowling by the Indian bowlers. All the recognized bowlers got into the wickets column. Jadeja and Umesh shared 6 wickets equally amongst themselves whereas Ashwin got two. While Shami and Ishant Sharma had one wicket each. The duo of Ashwin and Umesh had a very good game with the ball finishing the match with 6-wickets each.

It was a lacklustre show once again from the South African batters, especially the top order. When there is a follow-on, the top order, especially the openers need to put up a fight but it was a no show. Only 4 players got into the double digit score. With two of them, Maharaj and Philander being tail-enders. This in itself shows the sorry state of the South African batting. Elgar and Temba Bavuma were the only two 'recognized' batters who showed some fight. Faf du Plessis showed resilience but that was not good enough.

After keeping the suspense on Day 3, India decided to enforce the follow-on. They got off to a brilliant start, getting rid of Aiden Markram on the very second ball of the day. The Indian bowlers were well on top in the first session and picked 4 wickets. They had a similar start to the second session as well. They got 3 wickets post Lunch but Keshav Maharaj and Vernon Philander once again troubled the hosts. But the Tea break brought a lapse in concentration between the duo as it took only around 7 overs for India to wrap up the innings.

2-0 it is which means India have taken an unassailable lead in the three-match series. With another 40 points in the World Test Championship, India not just increase their lead at the top they also become the first team to reach 200 points and maintain their unbeaten run in WTC.

67.2

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OUT! The on-field umpire is spot on! Three reds and South Africa have been bundled out. Shorter pitching on off, Keshav looks to defend but misses. The ball hits him on his back pad. The Indian players go up in a loud and confident appeal. The umpire nods his head and raises his finger. Maharaj takes it upstairs. Replays roll in, Ultra Edge shows that there was no bat involved and then Ball Tracker shows three reds. The ball was clipping the leg pole. INDIA WIN BY AN INNINGS AND 137 RUNS.

UDRS TIME! Is this game over? Looks close. Here comes the Ultra Edge, no bat. Here comes the Ball Tracker. Three reds it is.

67.1

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Tossed up on off, Maharaj pushes it back to the bowler.

Anrich Nortje is the last man in for the visitors.

66.6

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OUT! CAUGHT! The over ends the way it started. India now just a wicket away from wrapping up this game. Fuller outside off, Rabada looks to defend but then decides to leave. Too late though as the ball finds the edge and goes to the man at second slip. Rohit Sharma bends forward and takes a good catch.

66.5

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FOUR! Overpitched around off, Rabada gets on his front foot and drives it off the meat of his bat through covers for a boundary.

66.4

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Bouncer! Kagiso ducks under it.

66.3

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Good length ball on off and middle, Rabada defends it towards point and shouts a loud no.

66.2

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Full and just outside off, Rabada leaves it alone.

Kagiso Rabada is the next man in!

66.1

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OUT! CAUGHT! The consistent bad ball has actually produced the breakthrough. Once again Umesh bowls it full and down the leg side. Philander looks to flick but the ball takes a slight edge and goes to the left of the keeper. Saha moves swiftly to that side and takes a fine catch. The 56-run stand is broken. Lucky breakthrough for Umesh but he isn't complaining.

65.6

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How did that miss the stumps? Just over the stumps. Jadeja gives it a lot of air and bowls it full. Maharaj comes forward to defend but the ball shoots off the surface and goes over the stumps. Saha is hit on the chest as he looks to grab it.

65.5

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Fuller ball this time, Philander pushes it back to the bowler. Jadeja looks to deflect it onto the stumps but he fails to do so. The ball goes towards mid off. Kohli there dives and stops the ball but a single taken.

65.4

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On middle, it is kept out.

65.3

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A quicker one around off, pushed towards point.

65.2

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A quicker one on off, Philander defends it out.

65.1

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Flighted ball on middle, Philander blocks it onto the pitch on the off side.

64.6

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And now he bowls it down the leg side again. His problems from forever. Maharaj again goes for the flick and misses again.

64.5

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He does this time as he lands it around off, Maharaj defends it out.

64.4

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Another ball down the leg side from Umesh on a good length. Maharaj again goes for the flick but misses. Umesh needs to get his line right.

64.3

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Sprays down the leg side! Maharaj goes for the flick but misses.

64.2

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Length ball around off, Maharaj blocks it out.

64.1

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Almost! What a reverse swinging delivery from Umesh. Maharaj looks to push it straight but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

63.6

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Tossed up on off, Philander defends it off the front foot.

63.5

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Floated around off, Philander drives it wide of silly point towards cover-point for a couple.

63.4

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Tossed up on the stumps, Vernon keeps it out.

63.3

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Floated on off, Maharaj pushes it towards cover for a single.

63.2

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On the pads, Philander flicks it to the on side for a single.

63.1

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Flighted on the stumps, Philander keeps it out.

Ravindra Jadeja is back!

62.6

4

FOUR! Hammered! Yadav goes for the bouncer but looked as if there was hardly any energy. It doesn't bounce much and Maharaj hammers it to the mid-wicket fence. The boundary brings back-to-back 50-run stand between the two.

62.5

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Play and a miss! Good length ball in the channel outside off. Maharaj goes for the expansive drive but can't get bat on ball.

62.4

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Bouncer this time. KM ducks under it.

62.3

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Sprays the ball way down the leg side. Maharaj goes for the pull again but misses.

62.2

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Around off on middle, Maharaj stands tall and blocks it out.

62.1

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Good length ball angled into the leg stump. Maharaj goes for the flick but misses. Saha and Umesh appeals but nothing from the umpire.

Umesh Yadav to bowl from the other end. 5-2-14-1, his figures so far.

61.6

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Full toss on the pads, pushed through mid on for a single.

61.5

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Another yorker on middle. Philander keeps it out.

61.4

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On middle, it is kept out.

61.3

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FOUR! Full toss outside off, Philander drives it through covers uppishly. Ashwin dives to his right to stop but can't get hands to it.

61.2

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On middle, Philander blocks it off the front foot.

61.1

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Bowls one wide outside off, Philander leaves it alone.

Welcome back for the final session on Day 4. Can this is be the final session of the match as well? The Indian players walk out to the middle. They would want to close the innings and match today itself. Out come Philander and Maharaj and they would want to extend it as soon as possible. Let's see how things turn up. It's skipper Virat Kohli who will start the proceedings for the hosts. What move it that? Philander to face the first ball.

... Day 4, Session 3 ...

Just 5 overs in the session for pacers. Only Mohammed Shami was the pacer to get the ball in this session. Jadeja and Ashwin were good but the tail troubled him. Jadeja will feel hard done by as Keshav Maharaj was dropped early in his innings of his bowling by Pujara. India would surely don't want to come back on Day 5 and would look to finish it off in the final session of the day itself. Can they do it? Join us after the break to find out.

Another session that was won by India but towards the end it was like a repeat telecast of Day 3. Keshav Maharaj and Vernon Philander annoyed the Indian bowlers yesterday and they have done the same here. Just like the morning session, the hosts picked up a wicket early on. Temba Bavuma showed some fight but fell before his fifty. Muthusamy irritated the Indian bowlers before throwing in the towel. Keshav Maharaj and Vernon Philander then once again joined hands just like the first innings and ensured they head into Tea with still 3 wickets to spare.

60.6

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Flighted ball on off, Maharaj keeps it out. With that, it is TEA on Day 4.

60.5

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Down the leg side, Maharaj goes for the flick but misses.

60.4

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Outside off, Maharaj leaves it alone.

60.3

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Jadeja fires it quick on middle again, Maharaj looks to work it around the corner but the ball takes the inner half and goes towards the leg side.

60.2

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A quicker one on middle, Maharaj does well to block it off the back foot.

60.1

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Slower through the air around off, Maharaj comes forward to defend it out.

Jadeja is back. This should be the last over before Tea! 18-3-47-2, his figures so far.

59.6

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Full again, Philander pushes it to mid off with ease.

59.5

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Around off, it is kept out by Philander.

59.4

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The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

59.3

4

FOUR! This is full again and in the slot outside off for Philander. He gets to the pitch of the ball and hammers it through the covers to get a boundary. Ashwin doesn't look pleased with his own effort.

59.2

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Another fuller ball, Philander looks to drive but gets it through the inner half of the bat.

59.1

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A full ball around off, driven straight to mid off.

58.6

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He does! Rohit bowls it on middle, Philander though tucks it towards square leg for single.

58.5

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Another ball outside off, Philander goes back and keeps it out. Saha is asking Rohit to bowl on middle stump line. Let's see if he obliges.

58.4

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Outside off again, Philander keeps it out.

58.3

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Outside off, Philander defends it back to the bowler.

58.2

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Flighted fuller ball around off, Philander defends it out.

58.1

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Shortish length outside off, Philander cuts it through point to get a single.

57.6

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The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

57.5

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On the pads again, Philander nudges it behind square and picks a couple.

57.4

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On the pads, Philander keeps it out.

57.3

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On middle, it is kept out.

57.2

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The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

57.1

3

Shortish length ball, Maharaj rocks back and punches it off the back foot through the cover-point region. The ball was racing towards the fence but Ishant dives to save a run for the side. They check for the clean stop and it shows it is a clean stop.

Change of ends for Ashwin.

56.6

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Defended off the back foot by the batsman.

56.5

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On the pads, nudged towards the leg side for a run.

56.4

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Almost a wicket for Rohit. One wonders why he doesn't bowl often. Rohit lands it around off and gets it spin sharply. Maharaj looks to defend but is hit on the pads. A stifled appeal follows but nothing from the umpire.

56.3

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Beaten! A quicker ball around off, Maharaj goes to cut but is beaten.

56.2

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Slower through the air around middle, Philander flicks it towards mid-wicket and takes a run.

56.1

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Around off, blocked out by coming forward.

Rohit to bowl!

55.6

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Jadeja is mixing his pace well here. He this time fires it at 93.3 kmph on the pads. Philander flicks it towards the leg side and takes a run.

55.5

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Slightly quicker on around off, Vernon pushes it towards cover.

55.4

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On the pads this time, nudged onto the pitch on the leg side.

55.3

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Fuller ball, it is kept out.

55.2

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Around off, Philander gets behind the line of the ball to block.

55.1

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Around off, Philander blocks it out.

54.6

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The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

54.5

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The batsman defends it from within the crease.

54.4

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The batsman defends it from within the crease.

54.3

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On the the pads, Maharaj flicks it to mid-wicket.

54.2

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Slower through the air on middle, Maharaj comes forward to defend but gets an inside edge. Could've easily lobbed to short leg.

54.1

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A quicker one off, Maharaj blocks it out.

53.6

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Tossed up on off, Vernon pushes it to mid off.

53.5

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Flighted on off, Philander keeps it out.

53.4

1

The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball. They pick up a single.

53.3

1

In the air but safe! Jadeja is furious. Floated on middle and leg, Philander looks to play the inside out shot. He ends up edging it uppishly towards backward point. It goes to the right of Ishant Sharma. He does not go for the catch and Jadeja lets out a huge grunt. Single taken.

53.2

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Flighted on off, Philander keeps it out.

53.1

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Shorter in middle, Philander tucks it to the on side.

52.6

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Tossed up outside off, Maharaj leaves it alone.

52.5

4

FOUR! Cut away! Short around off, Maharaj cuts it through point. Umesh Yadav gives it a chase and tries to pull it back before the ropes but he fails in doing so. Full marks for the effort though for Umesh!

52.4

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Floated outside off, Keshav leaves it alone.

52.3

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Shorter on off, Maharaj keeps it out.

52.2

4

FOUR! Uppish but safe. Short and wide outside off, Keshav has a slash at it. It goes off the outside edge wide and over first slip for a boundary.

52.1

1

Short ball around off, Philander is cramped for room as he looks to punch. The ball goes to the off side off the inner half of his bat.

51.6

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Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

51.5

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Floated on off, Keshav pushes it to cover.

51.4

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Floated outside off, Maharaj leaves it alone.

51.3

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Short again, Maharaj defends it off the back foot.

51.2

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Short outside off, Maharaj looks to cut but misses.

51.1

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On the stumps, Maharaj defends it.

50.6

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Off spinner which is short and around leg, Philander looks to turn it behind square on the leg side but it goes off the thigh pad towards leg gully.

50.5

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Tossed up around off, Philander looks to defend but it comes off the inside edge. No casualty though as the ball hits him on the pad.

50.4

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Flighted outside off, Vernon leaves it alone.

50.3

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Off spinner around off, Philander defends it onto the ground, away from short leg.

50.2

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Flighted around off, Vernon keeps it out.

50.1

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Short outside off, Philander punches it to cover.

Ravichandran Ashwin is back into the attack.

49.6

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Another ball around the off stump line but it wasn't too wide of the off stump. Maharaj leaves it alone.

49.5

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Outside off, it is left alone.

49.4

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Beaten this time! Jadeja fires this one at 99.8 kmph around off, the ball turns a hint away to beat the outside edge. Saha behind the wicket can't gather it.

49.3

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EDGED AND DROPPED! Pujara is the man who has spilled it. Jadeja bowls this slower through the air and invites Maharaj for a drive. He obliges and goes for the shot. The ball takes the outside edge and flies towards slip. Pujara at second slip throws his left hand to catch but the ball doesn't stick to his palms and lobs behind. He makes a valiant effort to catch it in the second attempt to catch but collides with Rahane who is also trying to get to the ball. Both slip and can't hold on. Had he pouched it, this would've been third catch on multiple attempts. Rahane would've gobbled it without much trouble, one can say.

49.2

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A quicker one on middle, Maharaj goes back and cuts it straight to point.

49.1

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Flights this one on middle, it is kept out.

48.6

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Good length ball angled into the batter, Maharaj tucks it behind square for a single.

48.5

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Length ball on off, Maharaj keeps it out.

48.4

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The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

48.3

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Bouncer angled into the batter around off. Maharaj sways away from it.

48.2

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Around off on a good length, Maharaj this time defends it off the front foot.

48.1

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Shami is aiming the body as he delivers another bumper. Maharaj ducks under it.

47.6

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A quicker one on the middle, Philander defends it out onto the wicket.

47.5

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On middle, it is kept out.

47.4

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Flighted ball on middle, Philander defends it out.

47.3

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The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

47.2

1

Flighted ball on off, Maharaj defends it towards mid off and takes a quick single. Kohli there couldn't gather the ball cleanly.

47.1

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Around off, Maharaj keeps it out.

46.6

1

Fuller around off, pushes towards cover for a single.

46.5

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Beaten! A massive appeal but not out says the umpire. A pacy good length ball pitching on middle and leg, the ball comes back in after pitching. Keshav Maharaj looks to play it on the off side but it takes something and goes to the left of Saha. He takes the ball on the full. A huge appeal follows but the umpire shakes his head. Virat Kohli thinks about the review. Rohit Sharma though comes from slips and indicates it is too high. Indicating they were thinking of LBW. Virat listens to the advice and does not refer it.

46.4

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Another bouncer! Maharaj does well to evade it.

46.3

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Bouncer down the leg side. Maharaj ducks.

46.2

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Goes fullish around off, Maharaj pushes it towards cover. Jadeja hares at the ball and underarms it onto the stumps and non stirker's end. Hits the wicket but Philander never left the crease.

46.2

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WIDE! Bouncer bounces too high. It goes over Maharaj's head to the keeper.

46.1

1

Good length ball closer off pole, Philander goes to his back foot and punches it towards cover for a single.

45.6

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Quicker one on the pads, nudged towards square leg for a single.

45.5

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Around off, nicely blocked by Philander.

45.4

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Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

45.3

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SIX! Back-to-back six. This one is even bigger. Jadeja delivers it in the slot, Philander slogs it over the long on fence. Top shot that one.

45.2

6

SIX! Up and over. Flighted ball on off and middle, Philander gets into the position and hammers it over the bowler's head to get six.

45.1

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Outside off, Philader leaves it alone.

44.6

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Shami welcomes Maharaj with a bouncer o around the body. Maharaj ducks under it.

Half-centurion from the first innings, Keshav Maharaj walks out to bat now.

44.5

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OUT! CAUGHT! Shami strikes. Change of angle has done the trick. The second innings' Shami has arrived. He got a short leg fielder for the left-hander. He bowls a back of a length ball around off, Senuran looks to fend it off of his toes but the ball takes the outside edge and goes straight to Rohit Sharma at second slip. Very seldom we get to see an Indian bowler bouncing out a batsman with a short ball on the fourth day Indian surface. Top stuff from Mohammed Shami. India just three wickets away from a win.

44.4

3

Goes full around off, Philander drives it sweetly through covers. The ball races towards the fence but Umesh Yadav comes after it and stops a run with a dive. Three runs for Philander.

44.3

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The batsman defends it from within the crease.

44.2

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Superb bouncer from Shami! Shami bends his back and bowls a short ball around middle. Vernon looks to fend it off but is hit on the gloves. It lobs in the air but lands in no man's land.

44.1

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Good length ball closer to the off pole, Philander looks to defend but gets an inside edge.

43.6

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On the stumps, Muthusamy blocks it.

43.5

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Floated on off, Philander strokes it towards cover and gets to the other end.

43.4

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Tossed up on off, Philander defends it off the front foot.

43.3

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Flighted on off, Philander pushes it to cover.

DRINKS! Two wickets in the first hour of the second session. Bavuma did well to get to 38 but was done with a beauty from Jadeja. Earlier, Quinton de Kock played a poor shot to go back to the pavilion. India are just 4 wickets away and would want to close the game as soon as they can. However, they faced problems in removing the tail in the first innings as well when Philander and Maharaj presented spirited fight. Can the lower order of the visitors present similar resistance? Let's see what happens. Vernon Philander to walk out to bat after the break.

43.2

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OUT! Caught! Bavuma's fight comes to an end. Floated delivery around off, Bavuma looks to drive it to the off side. The ball though spins away and kisses the outside edge. It goes to the left of Rahane at first slip. The Indian Test side's vice captain dives on that side and takes an excellent catch.

43.1

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SAFE! No glove and the ball is way outside off. Tossed up around off, Bavuma looks to sweep but the ball lobs off towards first slip. Rahane takes it on the up. The Indian players gather and Kohli takes the review. Replay rolls in and first it shows the ball was missing both the bat and glove. Ball Tracker comes up next and it shows that the impact was outside off and the ball was missing off stump by a mile. India lose one of their two reviews.

Review time. Not sure whether it is for a catch or LBW. If it is for the latter then it looks like a waste of a review as the ball as hit his pad on the off pole at best. It is spinning away too as well. Let us see what the replays have to say.

Jadeja is on!

42.6

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Fuller on off, Muthusamy keeps it out.

Bavuma is batting well here.

42.5

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On the pads, Temba glances it towards mid-wicket for a single.

42.4

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Fuller on off, Bavuma keeps it out.

42.3

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Fuller on off, Bavuma drives it nicely but straight to cover.

42.2

2

Back of a length ball on off and middle, Bavuma looks to fend it off but it goes to the on side off the inner half of his bat and they take a couple.

42.1

4

FOUR! Educated edge! Full around off, Bavuma looks to defend but it goes off the edge and wide of gully for a boundary. Rahane puts in a dive but cannot get close to it. Vihari gives it a chase but comes second in the race.

41.6

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Darts one around the pad, Senuran looks to defend but the ball lobs behind square on the leg side. There were shouts of catch it but not sure whether it came off the bat or pad.

41.5

1

Flighted on off and middle, Temba nudges it towards mid on for one.

41.4

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Floated outside off, Bavuma looks to defend but gets beaten.

41.3

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Shorter on off, Temba blocks it off the front foot.

41.2

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Floated outside off, Bavuma pads it away.

41.1

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Flighted on off, Bavuma defends it back towards the bowler.

Rohit Sharma is off the field. He has taken a couple of blows at silly point. Hanuma Vihari substitutes him for the moment.

40.6

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That was a beauty! Fuller ball on off, the ball zips away off the surface. Senuran looks to defend but gets beaten.

40.5

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Good length ball on top of middle, Muthusamy defends it with authority.

40.4

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Full on middle and off, Senuran does well to block it. That length got the cubical here to go ohh and ahh.

40.3

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Comes around the wicket and hits the deck hard around off, Muthusamy dabs it towards gully.

40.2

1

Almost chopped on. Slightly fuller around off, the ball tails back in a bit. Bavuma looks to defend it to the off side with a slant bat but the ball goes off the inside edge towards fine leg for a single.

40.1

2

Shami starts with a loose ball on the pads, Bavuma glances it towards backward square leg and gets a couple.

Shami is back. 4-2-17-0 so far.

39.6

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Another full ball around off, Muthusamy keeps it out.

39.5

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Fullish length ball, Muthusamy drives it to mid off.

39.4

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Fuller ball around off, Senuran lunges forward to keep it out.

39.3

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Outside off, Muthusamy leaves it alone. The ball turns away from Saha. Rahane at first slip does well to field.

39.2

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Around off, Senuran defends it out.

39.1

2

On the pads, Senuran tucks it towards mid-wicket and takes a couple.

38.6

6

SIX! A rank hop ball from Jadeja. Bavuma rocks back and hammers it over the fence. Some confusion if the ball has gone over the fence. The umpires check and signal a six.

38.5

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Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

38.4

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Fuller and on middle, Bavuma looks to work it down the leg side but gets an inside edge onto the pads. No short leg there.

38.3

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On off and middle, Bavuma defends it out.

38.2

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The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

38.1

2

Edged but doesn't carry. Jadeja flights it around off, Bavuma goes to defend with soft hands. The ball takes the outside edge and falls just short of Pujara. The batters take two.

37.6

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Beaten because of the away turn. Ashwin floats it around off. Senuran comes forward to drive but can't connect.

37.5

4

FOUR! Fuller ball around off, Senuran drives it handsomely through covers to earn his first boundary.

37.4

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Outside off this time, Senuran leaves it alone.

37.3

.

The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

37.2

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Flighted fuller ball around off, Muthusamy comes forward to defend but can't get bat on ball. He is hit on the shoulder and the ball goes to Rahane at slip.

37.1

.

Fuller around off, driven straight to the fielder at cover.

36.6

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The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

36.5

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The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

36.4

4

FOUR! Bavuma looking solid. Jadeja gives it a lot of air around off on a fullish length, Bavuma leans into the drive and drives it through point and it races to the fence. 100 up for the visitors.

36.3

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Beaty from Jadeja! Jadeja floats this around off. The ball turns away a hint to beat the outside edge.

36.2

1

Fuller on off this time, Muthusamy guides it towards point to take a single

36.1

.

Shortish length around off, Senuran drives it straight to the cover fielder.

35.6

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On the stumps, defended by Bavuma.

35.5

2lb

On the pads, Bavuma looks to turn it away on the leg side but the ball lobs off his pad fine down the leg side for a couple.

35.4

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Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

35.3

.

Flighted outside off, Bavuma looks to sweep but misses. The ball hits him on the pads. There is a stiled appeal but nothing from the umpire.

35.2

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Floated around off, Bavuma defends it towards point.

35.1

4

FOUR! A rare short ball outside off from Ashwin. Bavuma cuts it through backward point. The fielder at short third man dives but gets nothing on it.

34.6

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Shorter around off, Muthusamy looks to defend but the ball hits him high on the pad.

34.5

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The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

34.4

.

Tossed up on off, Muthusamy drives it but it hits Mayank Agarwal on the shin. Thanks to the pads he is wearing that it won't hurt him.

34.3

1

Darted around the pads, Bavuma glances it towards mid-wicket for one.

34.2

.

Flighted on middle, Bavuma defends it this time.

34.1

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Floated on off, Bavuma looks to defend but gets beaten.

33.6

.

The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

33.5

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Fuller on off, Senuran pushes it towards mid off.

33.4

.

Tossed up around off, Muthusamy looks to defend but the ball spins away and goes past the bat to the keeper.

33.3

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On off, Muthusamy blocks it.

33.2

.

Flighted on off, Senuran defends it.

33.1

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Flighted on off, Muthusamy blocks it.

32.6

.

Very well fielded. Tossed up on off, Bavuma pushes to the right of cover. Kohli at short cover dives and saves runs for his side.

32.5

.

Beautifully bowled! Jadeja bowls it slower through the air on off, Bavuma looks to defend but is beaten by the away spin.

32.4

.

Flighted closer to the off pole, Temba defends it nicely.

32.3

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Outside off, Bavuma leaves it alone.

32.2

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Floated on off, Bavuma defends it onto the ground.

32.1

.

Flatter on off, Bavuma blocks it off the front foot.

31.6

2

Fuller outside off, a loopy ball. Senuran drives it through covers for a couple.

31.5

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Fuller ball on off, Muthusamy looks to drive but misses.

31.4

.

Ouch! That would've hurt. Fuller ball on off, Muthusamy goes for the drive and connects well but finds Rohit Sharma in the way at silly point. He is hit just above his heels and looks in pain there, takes some time and is now ready to go.

31.3

.

Fires this one around off and middle, Muthusamy pushes it back to Ashwin.

31.2

1

Fuller around off, Bavuma drives it towards cover and takes a run.

31.1

.

Around off, Bavuma lunges forward to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

30.6

1

Floated on off, Bavuma looks to flick but the ball goes off the inner half of his bat towards square leg for a single.

30.5

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On the stumps, Bavuma defends it.

30.4

4

FOUR! Up and over! This shot was exceuted well and that is why there will be praise for this shot but had it not come off even Bavuma would have been embarrassed like de Kock and Elgar. Tossed up on off, Temba sees the mid off is up so he confidently lofts it over the man and fetches himself a boundary.

30.3

.

Shorter on middle, Bavuma gets on his back foot and whips it late towards square leg.

30.2

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Shorter on the stumps, Temba blocks it off his back foot.

30.1

.

Floated on off, Bavuma keeps it out.

29.6

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Fuller on off, Muthusamy blocks it.

29.5

.

Wow! Ashwin is bowling delicious balls here. Another flighted delivery on off, Senuran tries to defend but has no answer to Ashwin's spin.

29.4

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Another gem. This one is given more air by Ashwin. It pitches and spins away. Muthusamy tries to defend but gets squared up.

29.3

.

Beauty! Flighted around off, Muthusamy looks to drive it on the up but the ball turns away and beats the outside edge of the bat.

29.2

.

Tossed up on middle and off, Ashwin defends it off the front foot.

29.1

1

Flighted on off, Bavuma pushes it towards mid off and gets to the other end.

28.6

.

Flatter now from Jadeja. Muthusamy defends it.

28.5

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Loopy ball on the stumps, Senuran calmly defends it.

28.4

.

Tossed up around off, Muthusamy keeps it out.

28.3

.

Floated on off, Muthusamy blocks it with a dead-bat to start his innings.

Senuran Muthusamy is the next man in.

28.2

W

OUT! BOWLED! The ball kept low but that is such an unnecessary shot from de Kock. Jadeja bowls it slower through the air outside off. It pitches on the rough and spins in. The ball keeps low as well. De Kock for some absurd reason goes for a big slog sweep but the ball goes between the bat and pad onto the middle stump. Quinton will not be happy looking at his shot selection once he has a look back. Brilliant start for India! Half the side back in the hut for South Africa.

28.1

1

Tossed up on off, Bavuma pushes it to mid on and gets his first run of the session straightaway.

Ravindra Jadeja (5-0-9-0) to continue from the other end.

27.6

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A solid front foot defense from de Kock to end the over.

27.5

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Gives this air, de Kock calmly keeps it out.

27.4

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Floated on off, de Kock blocks it away.

27.3

4

FOUR! First one of the session. Flighted around off, de Kock looks to drive it on the up but the ball goes off the outside edge through backward point for a boundary.

27.2

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Tossed up on off, de Kock defends it off the front foot.

27.1

.

Ashwin starts with a flighted delivery on off and middle, de Kock calmly defends it.

Welcome back for the second session of the day. The Indian players walk out to the middle. Temba Bavuma and Quinton de Kock comes out to the middle as well. Ravichandran Ashwin to bowl the first over after Lunch, de Kock to face. Two slips, a short leg and a silly point as the close-in catchers. Here we go...

... Day 4, Session 2 ...

So a South Africa defeat looks inevitable. Only a miracle can see them go past India's trail forget about putting India to bat. They will now look to play hour by hour. Kohli and his troops will now be looking to wrap this up in the next session itself. Can they do it? Join us for the second session to find out.

It was a brilliant bowling display from the Indians. They bowled the right lines and lengths and kept the Protea batters at bay. Ashwin's fine Test continued as he added 2 more wickets to his 4 that he took in the first innings of the game. Ishant and Umesh were the other bowlers to get into the wickets column. But the unsung hero of this session has to be Wriddhimann Saha. He took two blinders which are equally his wicket as the bowlers.

After enforcing the follow-on, India started the day with a bang. On the very second ball of the day, Ishant struck gold sending Markram for a duck, making him grab a pair for the first time in his Test career. Luck too went India's way as Ball Tracker later on showed that the ball was missing the stumps. That wicket though set the pretext of the session. Theunis de Bruyn stayed for a while before a stunning catch from Saha saw his back. Elgar and Faf du Plessis then tried to grind it out in the middle. The duo added a 49-run stand before the skipper was sent back after another fine catch from Saha. Elgar was fighting a lone battle but a rush of blood moment saw him throw his wicket away.

If we say it is India's session then that would mean we are just stating the obvious. India have completely annihilated South Africa in this session.

26.6

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Fuller again, Bavuma pushes it towards mid off to get through the over. LUNCH ON DAY 4.

26.5

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Around off on a fullish length, driven towards mid off.

26.4

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Fuller again, Bavuma defends it out.

26.3

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Around off, Bavuma keeps it out.

26.2

1

Fires it on middle, de Kock flicks it uppishly but wide of the short leg fielder. De Kock gets his first run of the innings.

26.1

1

Fuller ball on middle, tucked towards mid-wicket for a single.

25.6

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Around off, de Kock blocks it out.

25.5

1

Another full ball, Bavuma this time pushes it towards cover-point to get off the mark.

25.4

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Bavuma this time lunges forward to block this fullish length ball.

25.3

.

Around off this time Bavuma turns it towards point with an angled bat.

Quinton de Kock walks out to bat now.

25.2

W

OUT! Elgar has thrown it away! With Lunch minutes away, all he had to do was to get through the overs. Ashwin flights this one around off, Elgar looks to play it over the bowler's head but the ball takes the outside edge and lobs high past mid off. Umesh Yadav runs behind to his right, gets under the ball but fumbles twice before catching it cleanly. Elgar heads to the pavilion, two short of his half ton. Wicket number two for Ashwin.

25.1

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Flights this around off, Elgar drives but can't beat Kohli at short extra cover.

24.6

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Flighted on off, Temba keeps it out.

24.5

.

Flighted on off, Bavuma defends it off his front foot in a textbook fashion.

24.4

.

Gives this air on off, Bavuma defends it off the front foot.

24.3

1

Gives this air around off, Elgar glances it towards mid-wicket for a single.

24.2

.

Tossed up around off, Elgar defends it let towards slip.

24.1

.

Floated on off, Elgar glances it to mid-wicket.

23.6

.

Flighted ball around off, Bavuma pads it away.

23.5

.

Beaten! A quicker one around off, Bavuma looks to defend but is beaten.

23.4

.

Flighted ball around off, Bavuma pushes it towards short third man.

Temba Bavuma, the vice captain of this Test side replaces the skipper out in the middle.

23.3

W

OUT! CAUGHT! Saha you beauty. What a blinder that from the wicket keeper. Faf du Plessis has to walk back. Ashwin fires this one closer to the off pole, Faf looks to defend but the ball takes an inside edge, hits the back thigh and goes to Saha behind the wicket very quickly. Saha there fumbles a bit but does well to keep the ball in the air, once, twice, thrice and then in the fourth attempt he gobbles it diving forward. Excellent work from Saha and he continues to prove why Kohli terms him as the best keeper of the country. Just 5 runs off 54 balls for the Protea skipper. His long vigil ends and the situation for South Africa worsen further. 10 minutes to go for Lunch. Can India strike one more time?

23.2

3

Fuller ball around off, Elgar drives it through covers for a single. Umesh at deep cover fields the ball and throws it to Ashwin who can't gather the ball due to extra bounce and they concede a couple as overthrow.

23.1

.

Flighted ball on middle, Elgar keeps it out.

22.6

.

Around off, Faf defends it off the front foot.

22.5

.

Beauty! Jadeja gives this one air on off, Faf looks to defend but the ball turns away and squares up the South African skipper.

22.4

.

Flatter on off, Faf defends it off the front foot.

22.3

1

Floated on middle and leg, Elgar sweeps it fine down the leg side for a single.

22.2

.

Shorter on off, Elgar glances it to square leg.

22.1

.

Tossed up around off, Elgar looks to sweep but misses. There is a stifled appeal but the umpire says no.

21.6

.

The batsman defends it from within the crease.

21.5

.

Shortish length, Faf blocks it off the back foot.

21.4

.

Fullish length ball, Faf sweeps for a single.

21.3

.

Fullish ball on middle, du Plessis keeps it out.

21.2

.

Around off, Faf keeps it out.

21.1

.

The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

20.6

.

Nicely bowled! Huge appeal from the Indians but umpire is not moved. Floats it around off, Elgar looks to defends but the ball hits his pad and lobs towards Rahane who dives to pouch that catch. Indians appeal but not out says the umpire. Ultra Edge rolls in and looks like there is a spike but Rahane himself was not sure.

20.5

.

On the pads this time, Elgar tucks it towards mid-wicket and changes end.

20.4

1lb

Jadeja fires this one on the pads, Faf looks to work it down the leg side but misses. The ball goes towards short fine leg for a single.

20.3

.

Another fuller ball around off, Faf looks to defend but the ball takes an outside edge and goes to the second slip on the bounce.

20.2

.

Fuller ball on off, pushed towards cover.

20.1

1

Fullish ball on middle, Elgar eases it through mid on for a single.

19.6

.

Defended off the back foot by the batsman.

19.5

.

Defended off the back foot by the batsman.

19.4

.

On off, Faf tucks it right of the short leg fielder uppishly.

19.3

.

The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

19.2

.

Beaten! Good ball that. Saha catches it well on the second attempt. Ashwin lands it around off, Faf looks to block but is beaten. Saha appeals but nothing from the others.

19.1

.

On middle this time, Faf guides it towards square leg.

18.6

.

Flighted on the pads, Dean tucks it to square leg.

18.5

.

On off, Elgar defends it off the front foot.

18.4

.

Floated on off, Elgar plants his front foot forward and blocks it.

18.3

.

Flighted on off, Elgar keeps it out.

18.2

.

Tossed up fuller outside off, Elgar looks to play it on the off side but the ball hits the inner half of his bat and goes to the on side.

18.1

4

FOUR! Not the welcome Jadeja would have looked for. Flighted around off, Elgra gets on his front foot and drives it through covers for a boundary.

Ravindra Jadeja is into the attack.

17.6

.

Tossed up on off, Faf keeps it out.

17.5

.

Floated on middle and leg, Faf flicks it through mid-wicket. There was an easy single on offer but for some reason du Plessis does not take it.

17.4

.

NOT OUT! The impact saves the Protea skipper. Ashwin floats this around off, Faf goes for the sweep but can't connect and is hit on the pads. Ashwin and India appeal but the umpire does not agree. Ashwin is not sure but Saha it seems is confident and Kohli goes for the review. Here comes the Ball Tracker, the impact is umpire's call and hence it doesn't matter even if the ball is hitting the timbers. An excellent review from the Indians because that was marginal. Had Faf been adjudged LBW he would have had to walk back but not the case though.

Review time! India have taken a review for LBW! Faf du Plessis is the man in question. Ashwin did not seem too confident once the umpire turned it down but Saha is convinced and Kohli takes it upstairs.

17.3

1

On the pads on a fullish length, tucked towards mid-wicket for a run.

17.2

.

On middle again, pushed towards cover this time.

17.1

.

Floats it on middle, Elgar blocks it out.

16.6

.

Around off, Faf keeps it out by standing tall and defending it towards cover. Another tight over from Shami, back-to-back maidens from him.

16.5

.

Fullish length ball in the channel outside off, the Protea skipper makes another leave.

16.4

.

Good length ball on the fourth stump line, du Plessis covers his stumps and lets it go to the keeper.

16.3

.

Length ball around off, Faf blocks it towards mid off.

16.2

.

Gets closer to the off pole, du Plessis keeps it out.

16.1

.

Good length ball outside off, Faf leaves it alone.

15.6

4b

FOUR BYES! Ashwin flights this one around off which turns away after landing around off. Elgar goes for the drive through covers but due to the away turn he can't get bat on ball. Rahane dives to his right to field but the ball races to the third man fence.

15.5

.

On the pads again, Elgar looks to work it down the leg side but misses and is hit on the pads.

15.4

.

Misses his line this time. Lands it on middle which turns down the leg side. Elgar misses his flick.

15.3

.

A quicker one outside off, Elgar leaves it alone again.

15.2

.

This time he lands it outside off, it turns away as Elgar leaves it alone.

15.1

.

Ashwin floats this around off, Elgar drives it straight to extra cover.

14.6

.

Jaffa! Almost gets Shami a wicket. Pitches it on a good length and closer to the off pole. Du Plessis is rooted to his crease as he looks to defend. The ball whizzes past the outside edge. Kohli enjoyed that ball.

14.5

.

Late swing there! Another length ball in the channel of uncertainty. Faf leaves it alone. The ball kept slightly low this time and died down ahead of Saha behind the wicket.

14.4

.

On the fifth stump line this time. Faf makes another leave.

14.3

.

Goes wide this time. Too wide for Faf to make any attempt to play a shot.

14.2

.

Shami is targeting the stumps as he dishes this fullish length ball on off, Faf defends it out.

14.1

.

Length ball angled in to the right-hander. Faf keeps it out of the back foot.

13.6

.

Fuller ball around off, Elgar pushes it to the right of Ashwin.

13.5

1

Landed around off, Faf pushes it towards cover to change ends.

13.4

.

Another flighted ball around middle, the ball goes towards point off the outer half of the bat of Faf.

13.3

.

Flighted ball around off, Faf pushes it back to the bowler.

13.2

.

Loopy ball on middle, tucked towards short leg

13.1

.

Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

12.6

.

Fuller on the pads, Elgar pushes it back to the bowler. Shami picks the ball and has a shy at the striker's end. He misses but had he hit it wouldn't have mattered.

12.5

.

Closer to off pole, Elgar keeps it out.

12.4

.

Beauty again but no edge! Good length ball around off which seams away after pitching just a hint. Elgar has a push but misses.

12.3

.

Beaten! Or is it? Saha feels there is an edge. Rohit is not sure through. Kohli is asking Saha if he heard anything. Should they go for the DRS or not? They don't eventually and lucky that they did not opt for it as the Ultra Edge arrived to show no tickle. It was a good length ball outside off, Elgar went for the drive but misses. Lucky not to edge that one.

12.3

1wd

Wide! Another bouncer! Elgar again ducks under it as it is too high. Called wide as well by the umpire so Shami has to re-bowl that ball.

12.2

.

Bumper but too high. Elgar leaves it alone.

12.1

4

FOUR! Nicely guided through point and gully. Fullish length on the fourth stump line, Elgar comes forward and guides the ball with an angled bat. The ball races to the third man fence. The boundary brings 50 up for the Proteas.

DRINKS! So, after the Indian skipper enforced the follow-on, they have managed to get the two wickets quickly. Ishant struck in the very first over to remove Markram while Umesh did not take much time either to send Theunis de Bruyn packing. Markram was unlucky as the replays revealed that had he opted for the review, he would've survived but that was not to be. Skipper Faf du Plessis walked in at number 4 and has seen off the first hour along with Elgar who has got a few streaky boundaries but would love to continue bat as long as he can. India's plans would be simple. Keep chipping in with wickets and do not allow the partnership to get bigger. Interesting hour ahead.

11.6

.

Floated on off, the ball turns in a lot. Faf looks to defend but gets hit on the pads. There is a stifled appeal but the umpire is unmoved.

11.5

.

Ouch! That must have hurt. Tossed up on middle and off, Faf gets down on one knee and hits the sweep shot hard. Rohit Sharma at short leg, turns away and the ball hits him on his lower calf. Rohit is fine to continue though.

11.4

.

Floated on off, du Plessis keeps it out.

11.3

.

Shorter on off, Faf defends it off the back foot.

11.2

1

Tossed up on the pads, Elgar turns it behind square on the leg side for a single.

11.1

1

Floated on middle and leg, Faf looks to defend but it goes off the inner half of his bat to the on side for a single.

Spin time! Kohli brings Ravichandran Ashwin into the attack.

10.6

.

Fuller on off, Elgar blocks it to get through the over. 12 off Shami's first. Expensive start for him.

10.5

4

FOUR! Slammed through point. Fuller outside off, Elgar plants his front foot forward and leans the drive through point for a boundary.

10.4

.

After back-to-back boundaries, Elgar calmly defends this one.

10.3

4

FOUR! First boundary off the cover drive in this innings. Fuller around off, Elgar gets on his front foot and creams it through cover. Cover drives are always beautiful but when a southpaw hits it they look even better.

10.2

4

FOUR! Good shot! Fuller around off, Elgar strokes it through point for a boundary.

10.1

.

Shami comes and straightaway there is excitment. He starts with a bouncer. It is around off, Elgar looks to pull but then decides to pull away from the shot. He ends up lobbing up off the upper half of his bat. Luckily for Elgar it falls in no man's land on the on side.

Mohammed Shami to bowl now.

9.6

.

On the fourth stump line, Faf lets it be.

9.5

1

On the pads again, Elgar glances it through fine leg to change ends.

9.4

.

Too wide to make the batter play this time. Elgar shoulders arms.

9.3

.

Good length ball angled in to the batter, Dean stands tall to keep it out.

9.2

1

Length on middle, Faf this time tucks it behind square for a single.

9.1

.

Misses his length on the first ball of the new over, does Umesh. Strays the ball on the leg side. Faf goes for a flick but misses.

8.6

.

Fuller around off, Elgar blocks it.

8.5

.

Length ball on off, Elgar works it to square leg and shouts a loud no.

8.4

.

Another one on the pads, Elgar does not time his flick well this time. Ashwin runs to his right from square leg and keeps it to a dot with a dive.

8.3

.

Outside off, Elgar leaves it alone.

8.2

4

FOUR! Poor ball from Ishant. He strays down on the pads. These are easy pickings for Elgar. He just eases his flick through mid-wicket for a boundary.

8.1

.

Around off, Dean defends it towards backward point.

7.6

.

Outside off, Faf leaves it alone.

7.5

1

Fuller on middle, Elgar pushes it wide of mid on for a single.

7.4

.

Length delivery around off, Elgar defends it off his back foot towards point.

7.3

.

Fuller on off, Elgar pushes it wide of point. Jadeja, who is lightning quick gets to the ball quickly showing his athleticism.

7.2

.

The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

7.1

2

Well played. Slightly fuller delivery outside off, Elgar plays it nicely through point. Mayank gives it a chase and saves it with a dive before the ropes. Two taken.

6.6

.

Fuller on off, du Plessis keeps it out.

6.5

.

Another gem of a delivery. Fuller around off and middle, du Plessis looks to defend but it jags back in and takes the inside edge of the bat and goes behind square on the leg side.

6.4

2

On the pads, Faf looks to flick but it goes off the inner half of his bat through square leg for a couple. Du Plessis is off the mark but not in the most convincing manner. The trail now is 300.

6.3

.

Good ball and a good leave. Outside off and it comes in off the deck. Faf shows awareness of his off pole and offers a very good leave.

6.2

1

Length ball around off, Elgar punches it towards point and gets to the other end.

6.1

2

In the air but safe again. Elgar continues to ride his luck. Short ball closer to the body, Elgar looks to pull but it goes off the upper half of his bat wide of mid-wicket for a single.

5.6

.

Good length ball outside off, du Plessis leaves it alone.

5.5

.

Another one down the leg side, Faf though does not get any bat on it as he misses his flick.

No Bavuma. It's skipper Faf du Plessis who has finally come out at number 4. Interesting!

5.4

W

OUT! Caught! Brilliant catch from Wridhimann Saha and smart bowling from Umesh. He was bowling in and around off and then he surprises Theunis with a one down the leg side. He tried it in the last over but that was way down, this one is closer to the body. De Bruyn looks to flick but the ball kisses his bat and goes to the left of the keeper. Saha dives to that side and takes a one-handed stunner. If you were wondering why Saha was picked over Pant, then this catch is the reason. He is hailed as one of the best keepers in the world and this is a proof of it. South Africa in all sorts of trouble. 2 down in the 6th over of the day.

5.3

.

Good length ball on off, Theunis pushes it to point.

5.2

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Fuller and closer to off, de Bruyn defends it off the front foot.

5.1

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Umesh continues to bowl outside off to Theunis. De Bruyn leaves it alone.

4.6

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Around off, Elgar this time calmly defends it.

4.5

4

EDGED AND FOUR! Another boundary off the edge. Fuller around off, it zips away after pitching. Elgar goes for it in a wild way and the ball takes a fat outside edge of his willow and goes uppishly wide of gully for a boundary.

4.4

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Another edge that does not carry. If you're thinking the slip should come in then that will be difficult as there is good carry. Length ball on off, Elgar looks to defend with soft hands but gets a thick outside edge. The fact that he played it with soft hands worked in his favour as that was the reason the ball did not carry to Kohli at third slip.

4.3

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On off, Elgar keeps it out.

4.2

4

EDGED AND FOUR! Third boundary of the innings and all three have come off the outside edge. Slightly fuller around off, Elgar looks to defend it with soft hands but the ball takes the outside edge. The ball goes right between gully and third slip and the ball goes away to the fence. Rahane dives but cannot get his hand to it as the ball was well wide.

4.1

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Good length ball outside off, Elgar calmly leaves it alone.

3.6

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Good length ball on off, de Bruyn defends it to get through a good over of Umesh.

3.5

4b

FOUR BYES! Poor ball from Umesh. He misses his line and bowls one down the leg side. Theunis looks to flick but misses. The ball keeps on going with the angle as even Saha, who was diving to his left cannot save it. The idea was right to surprise him with a ball on middle and leg after going in and around off but the execution was not.

3.4

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Goes fuller around off, Theunis defends it towards point.

3.3

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On the fourth stump line, de Bruyn does not disturb that.

3.2

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Good length delivery outside off, Theunis leaves it alone.

3.1

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Nice swing and carry on this one. Good length ball just around off, it moves away off the surface. Theunis shoulders arms to it. The ball goes to Saha at chest height. Seldom you see such carry for pacers in India.

2.6

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Fuller on off, Elgar defends it to get through the over.

2.5

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Goes wide of the off stump again, does Ishant. Dean Elgar shoulders arms to it.

2.4

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Ishant comes closer to the off pole, Elgar defends it off the front foot.

2.3

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Ishant continues to bowl outside off to Elgar. He once again calmly leaves it.

2.2

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Good length ball outside off, Elgar does not go chasing after it.

2.1

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Comes around the wicket and bowls it on a length outside off, Dean leaves it alone. Late swing for Ishant.

1.6

4

FOUR! Streaky! Fuller around off, de Bruyn looks to defend but the ball takes the outside edge and goes wide of the diving Rahane at gully for a boundary.

1.5

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Once again Theunis does not go chasing after the ball away from the stump.

1.4

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Length delivery outside off, Theunis leaves it alone.

1.3

4

EDGED AND FOUR! Length delivery around off, Theunis looks to defend it with soft hands but it goes off the outside edge. It falls short of Virat Kohli at third slip and goes through him for a boundary.

1.2

1

Could have been disastrous for South Africa. Back of a length ball on off, Elgar defends it with soft hands towards cover-point and calls for a quick single. Theunis responds but he knows it is a suicidal run. Mayank Agarwal gets to the ball quickly and has a shy at the striker's end but misses. A direct hit and Theunis would've been walking into the pavilion.

1.1

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Umesh starts with a length delivery on off, Elgar starts his innings with a back foot defense.

Umesh Yadav to share the new ball with Ishant Sharma from the other end. He had struck in the first over of the first innings. Can he do the same this innings?

0.6

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Fuller on off, Theunis defends it to get through the over. Wicket maiden for Ishant to start the innings.

0.5

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Another one outside off, Theunis shoulders arms to it.

0.4

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On the fourth stump line, Theunis lets it carry to the keeper.

0.3

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Ohh! Full and this one comes back in sharply too. De Bruyn does well to defend it off the front foot.

Theunis de Bruyn walks out at number 3.

0.2

W

OUT! LBW! India start with a bang! The first one was on a length and came back in. Markram was lucky to survive that but on this occasion he is not. Ishant goes slightly fuller and once again gets the ball in to the right-hander. Markram looks to defend but the ball hits him on high on the pads. The Indian players go up in a huge appeal and the umpire raises his finger. Markram has a word with his partner, Elgar. Dean does not look sure and just when Markram was about to review the timer gets to zero. Markram's first pair in Tests. Ishant gets his first wicket of the game. Well hold on, Ball Tracker later on rolls in and it is a disappointing news for Markram, Elgar and the whole of South Africa. The Ball Tracker shows the ball was going onto miss the stumps.

0.1

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Excellent delivery to start the innings. Ishant starts with a good length ball outside off, it comes back in viciously. Markram offers a dangerous leave but as they say, if you leave and it does not hit you then it is a good leave.

We are all set to begin. The Indian players walk out to the field and are taking their respective positions in the field. South African openers, Aiden Markram and Dean Elgar stride out to open the innings for South Africa. The duo will have to play a marathon knock. Ishant Sharma to operate with the new ball. 3 slips and a gully in place for him.

BREAKING NEWS - INDIA HAVE ENFORCED THE FOLLOW-ON!

Pitch Report - Murali Kartik and Sunil Gavaskar are the pitch analyst once again. Gavaskar tells the wicket is not much different from Day 3. Sunil agrees that a few cracks have opened up but he reckons that won't make a huge difference. Gavaskar opines that India should enforce follow-on as he feels the bowlers are well rested and with rain playing a possible spoilsport he feels there is no reason they shouldn't enforce the follow-on. Kartik adds it is easier to bat as the ball gets softer. Murali though feels India will enforce the follow-on.

Virat Kohli is out with the bat practising and Kagiso Rabada is stretching out. Looks like India won't enforce the follow-on. But Ashwin is also having a go with the ball in the nets. So the hosts continue to keep their cards close to themselves.

Hello and welcome to the Day 4 of 2nd Test of the Freedom Trophy. The punters must have had a real long day after Day 3 as Indian skipper has kept everyone waiting of his decision whether he will enforce the follow-on or not. If the hosts enforce it then this might well be the final day of this Test. South Africa, on the other hand, will look to take positives from the fight their tailenders showed and will have to bat out of their skins if they are to survive this match. If the hosts decide to bat again then we could have an ODI-esque type of cricket in the first session. What will be captain Kohli's decision?

... Day 4, Morning Session ...

So a tiring day but India still well on top of this game. They still have a chance to enforce the follow-on on Sunday. The question is will Kohli take it after his bowlers had such a long day in the field? South Africa will take heart from Maharaj and Philander's performance and feel better showing from the top order can save this Test. What is on store for us on Day 4? Join us on Sunday, 13th October at 0930 Local (0400 GMT) to find out. Till then, cheers!

A tiring day for the Indian bowlers. Till the first hour of the second session, the Indian bowlers were on top and enjoying themselves out in the middle. But after that their pain started. They had scalped 5 wickets in the first 44 overs of the day but for the next 2 to arrive they had to bowl almost the same. The duo of Jadeja and Ashwin had a long day in the field as they were made to bowl long spells. Ashwin managed to get rid of the tail at the fag end of the day, finishing with a 4-fer. Ishant Sharma was the only genuine bowler who went wicketless. Jadeja, Shami and Umesh Yadav had 1, 2 and 3 wickets respectively.

But just like every underdog story there was a fight. There was determination. The inspiration came from an unlikely source. Keshav Maharaj who was battling a shoulder injury joined hands with Vernon Philander who grabbed a pair in the first Test. The duo showed how to play in these testing conditions. They fought hard, battled the spinner and added 109. In a game where South Africa were trailing by 439 with just 2 wickets in hand. Their 109-run stand might not seem too much of a difference maker but the duo spent more than 3 hours out in the middle. In the process Maharaj got to his maiden Test fifty. The time spent by the duo made sure that even though India could enforce the follow-on they will have to wait till Day 4.

The day began as many people predicted it to begin. South Africa lost night watchman Anrich Nortje early in the day. Theunis de Bruyn got a start but could not make the most of it. Then started the vistors' fight. First skipper Faf du Plessis and de Kock added a 75-run stand with the skipper getting to his fifty in the process. De Kock though could not continue his fight and Muthusamy too did not last long. Faf du Plessis also threw in his towel as he was dismissed by Ashwin. At 162/8 and just one hour of the second session gone, the question in everyone's mind was what will happen? Will India bat again today or will South Africa bat twice in a day?

Take a bow, Maharaj and Philander! When many expected and thought South Africa would not just bat twice but lose some wickets as well in their second innings, the duo had other ideas.

105.4

W

OUT! LBW! Rabada is the last wicket to fall and finally, after some stubborn resistance, South Africa have been dismissed for 275. Ashwin gets his 4th wicket of the innings and India will be mightily pleased to know that this innings has ended today itself. Ashwin floats this one on the middle pole line, it pitches and straightens but not enough to meet Rabada's blade as he plays outside the line. The ball hits him on the pad, India appeal and the umpire raises his finger. Rabada straightaway goes for the review knowing he is the last man at the crease. Replays roll in, Ultra Edge shows no bat involved. Ball Tracker comes into play and shows the ball to be hitting the leg pole. This is the 50th Test wicket for Ravichandran Ashwin against South Africa. That will be the last ball of the day as the umpire takes the bails off. STUMPS, DAY 3!

Review time! Kagiso Rabada has been adjudged LBW and he has taken it upstairs. Let's see what the replays have to say.

105.3

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Floated outside off, Rabada edges that one. It goes uppishly towards point.

105.2

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Jaffa! Floated just outside off, Rabada looks to defend but the ball spins away and beats the outside edge of Rabada's blade.

105.1

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Rabada defends this one back towards the bowler.

104.6

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Another one outside off, blocked onto the off side.

104.5

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Outside off, pushed towards extra cover.

104.4

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Philander comes forward and defends it onto the pitch.

104.3

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Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

104.2

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Philander comes onto the front foot and defends it.

104.1

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The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

103.6

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Pushed towards mid on off the front foot.

103.5

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Rabada comes onto the front foot and the full face of the bat to block it out.

103.4

1

Philander pushes this one towards long on and takes a single.

103.3

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Floated just outside off, defended watchfully.

103.2

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Philander comes forward and defends it onto the ground.

103.1

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Floated on middle and off, turning in. Philander comes forward looking to block and fails to do so. He is hit on the stomach as he misses the ball.

102.6

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SAFE! Nothing on the Ultra Edge and India lose one of their 2 reviews. Flighted outside off, Rabada looks to drive but the ball spins in and goes to the keeper. Saha fumbles but then takes the catch. Jadeja and Saha put in an appeal. The convince Kohli to take it upstairs. The Indian skipper obliges. Replay roll in and it shows nothing on the Ultra Edge.

Review time! Virat Kohli has signalled the 'T' in a cheeky manner. Looks like there is nothing there but on the advice of Saha his skipper does take the review.

102.5

1

Flighted on off, Philander defends it with soft hands towards cover and gets to the other end.

102.4

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Gives this air on off, Philander blocks it.

102.3

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Beauty from Jadeja. Tossed up around off, Philander looks to defend but the ball turns away and squares him up.

102.2

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Flighted on off, Philander defends it off the front foot.

102.1

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Full and floated on middle, Philander looks to defend but fails to do so. The Indian players put in an appeal but nothing from the umpire. The ball goes towards silly point. Replays roll in and show that the ball had taken an inside way before thudding onto the pads and going towards silly point.

101.6

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The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

101.5

2

On middle and leg, Rabada just manages to get his bat on it. He flicks it down the leg side, fine. The fielder in the deep mops it up and the batters take two.

Kagiso Rabada is the last man in. 8th wicket fell more than 3 hours earlier, Rabada would have thought he would come earlier but here he is, coming out to bat at the toe end of the day to bat for the first time.

101.4

W

OUT! CAUGHT! Finally the resistance of South Africa is broken and Ashwin is the man to provide the breakthrough! Ashwin bowls a floated one on the pads, Maharaj looks to flick it down the leg side. He connects but does so uppishly. The leg slip fielder is perfectly positioned and takes the catch there. Rohit Sharma takes a dolly and he is getting hugs from all his teammates. A brilliant, gritty and fighting knock from Keshav Maharaj comes to an end.

101.3

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The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

101.2

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Maharaj prods forward and looks to defend this one. The ball comes off the inside edge and hits the batsman on the pads. India put in a stifled appeal but nothing from the umpire.

101.1

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Maharaj goes back in his crease and blocks this one out.

100.6

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The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

100.5

1

Maharaj drives this one through mid off and takes a single.

100.4

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Floated on middle and off, pushed towards mid off.

100.3

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Maharaj prods forward and defends this one.

Second slip in now. Mayank Agarwal goes from short leg to second slip and he is on his knees.

100.2

4

EDGED AND FOUR! Fortune favours the brave and that is what is happening here. Shortish outside off, Maharaj edges this one. The ball flies wide of first slip and into the third man fence.

100.1

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Maharaj watchfully defends this one out.

99.6

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Philander defends this one onto the pitch.

99.5

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The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

99.4

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Philander looks to defend but the ball goes off the inside edge onto the pads towards the leg side.

99.3

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Philander defends this one onto the pitch.

99.2

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Philander drives this one towards mid on but straight to the man.

99.1

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Philander goes back in his crease and defend it towards the leg side.

Ravichandran Ashwin is back. 25-8-66-2, his figures so far.

98.6

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Maharaj pushes this one towards the mid off region.

98.5

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Keshav goes deep in his crease again to block it out.

98.4

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Maharaj goes deep into his crease and blocks this one out.

98.3

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The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

98.2

.

Close one! Good awareness by Maharaj! He goes back in his crease, defends it off the back foot. The ball bounces inside the crease and is going onto the stumps. Maharaj knows exactly where the ball is and just pushes it away with his bat behind the keeper.

98.1

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Floated on middle and off, Maharaj pushes it back towards the bowler.

97.6

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The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

97.5

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Length ball outside off, pushed towards point.

97.4

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Another bouncer, Philander does well to evade it.

97.3

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Bouncer on middle and off, Philander sways away from it.

97.2

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Down the leg side, Philander looks to flick it but misses.

97.1

4

FOUR! Gorgeous drive! Full and outside off, Philander just leans into the drive and creams this one through the cover region. Nothing like a tailender this.

96.6

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The batsman has punched that ball through the offside.

96.5

4

FOUR! 100-run stand up between Maharaj and Philander! Two warriors from South Africa have stood up and frustrated India. Another short ball outside off, this time Maharaj connects well and the ball races to the point boundary. They have given some joy to the Proteas fans. This is the highest 9th wicket stand for South Africa against India.

96.4

4

EDGED AND FOUR! Shortish delivery outside off, Maharaj has a slash at it but the ball goes off the outside edge into the third man fence.

96.3

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Maharaj gets onto the front foot and defends it onto the pitch.

96.2

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Outside off, left alone by Maharaj.

96.1

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Darted on the off pole, Maharaj blocks it out.

Ravindra Jadeja is back. 31-13-67-1, his figures so far.

95.6

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Full delivery outside off, pushed towards the man at extra-cover.

95.5

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Philander comes onto the front foot and blocks it out again.

95.4

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Another good length ball outside off, pushed towards the man at cover-point.

95.3

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Good length ball outside off, pushed towards point.

95.2

1

On the pads, Maharaj flicks it fine towards the leg side and takes a single.

95.1

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Good length ball on middle and off, blocked out.

Umesh Yadav is into the attack.

94.6

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Philander gets another inside edge onto the pads. Does well to negotiate the over.

94.5

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Pitched way wide outside off, Philander leaves it alone.

94.4

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Philander defends this one off the back foot.

94.3

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Philander looks to drive at this one but the ball goes off the inside edge onto the pads. It lobs towards Ashwin but falls well short of him.

94.2

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The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

94.1

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Floats one outside off, Philander misses his defense and is hit on the pads.

93.6

2

On the pads of Maharaj, he flicks this one towards square leg for a couple.

93.5

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Maharaj defends it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

93.4

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Defended off the back foot by the batsman.

93.3

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Maharaj defends this one off the back foot.

93.2

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On the pads, Maharaj flicks it towards the leg side.

93.1

2

Maharaj mistimes his lofted shot over mid on. The ball luckily for him clears the fielder in the circle there and the batters are able to take one.

92.6

1

The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. They have run through for a single.

92.5

1

Plays a square cut. The ball goes towards the point region and the batters take one.

92.4

1

Maharaj pushes this one towards gully and takes a quick single.

92.3

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The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

92.2

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This time a better appeal! Floated outside off, spinning in. Maharaj looks to block but misses. He is hit on the pad. The Indians appeal but the umpire is unmoved. The replays show that the impact is outside off.

92.1

2

Short and wide outside off, Maharaj cuts this towards backward point and Pujara gives it the chase. Keeps the ball in play and the batters take two.

91.6

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Floated on middle and leg, pushed towards mid on.

91.5

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The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

91.4

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Desperation for the Indians and now it is showing. Floated on off, Philander blocks it out. The Indians put in a stifled appeal but the umpire is unmoved. Replays show no pad involved.

91.3

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Outside off, watchfully defended.

91.2

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That one shoots up after pitching. Philander tries to block it and manages to do so off the splice of his bat.

91.1

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Darted on the off pole, pushed back towards the bowler.

DRINKS! Well, a very rare occasion where we can say that South Africa have have gained some foothold in the game. They have frustrated the Indian bowlers and the pair of Maharaj and Philander have tired them out. They have formed a 82-run stand and India will now be thinking that they might have to bowl on Day 4 as well. With this pair going strong and Rabada still to come, South Africa have turned the match on its head.

90.6

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Tossed up on off, Keshav looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

90.5

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Maharaj gets back in his zone and defends it solidly.

90.4

2

FIFTY FOR MAHARAJ! Champion stuff from him. Yes we have seen brilliant knock from the Indian batters but this innings cannot be looked past just like that. He was nursing a shoulder injury but he has fought it out in the middle like a warrior. Tossed up ball on middle, Keshav glances it towards cow corner and calls for two straight away. Philander responds, taking Maharaj to his maiden Test fifty. He raises his bat as his family, teammates and the crowd applauds his courageous fight.

90.3

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Now Maharaj calmly blocks this ball.

90.2

4

FOUR! Maharaj gets to his best Test score in style. Shorter on off, Maharaj punches it through cover-point for a boundary.

90.1

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DROPPED! Tough chance but could have been taken! Floated on middle, Maharaj punches it uppishly to the right of Ashwin. He dives to that side and gets his hand to the ball but cannot bask it in.

89.6

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Tossed up on the stumps, Vernon defends it off the front foot.

89.5

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On middle and off, Philander looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

89.4

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Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

89.3

.

Spin and bounce. Flighted around off, Philander plants his front foot out and tries to defend it but the ball goes past the outside edge.

89.2

1

Shorter around off, Maharaj punches it to the off side and gets to the other end.

89.1

1

Philander defends it off the front foot with soft hands towards cover and gets a single.

88.6

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Floated on off, Maharaj defends it onto the ground.

88.5

4

FOUR! Creamed away. Tossed up on off, Maharaj smashes it through mid off for a boundary.

88.4

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On the pads, Maharaj flicks it to square leg.

88.3

1

Floated on off, Philander looks to defend but it goes off the edge wide of slip for a single.

88.2

1

Slightly quicker on middle and off, Maharaj strokes it through cover a single. This one kept a bit low.

88.1

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Tossed up on off, Maharaj keeps it out.

Ravichandran Ashwin is back.

87.6

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On the stumps, Philander defends it off the front foot.

87.5

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Tossed up on off, Philander keeps it away.

87.4

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Flights one on off, Philander strokes it back to the bowler.

87.3

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Tossed up outside off, Vernon defends it onto the ground.

87.2

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Tossed up on off, Vernon bends his back and keeps it away.

87.1

.

Floated on off, Philander keeps it out.

Ravindra Jadeja is into the attack once more. 27-11-61-1 so far from him.

86.6

4

FOUR! Educational edge! Good length ball on off, Maharaj looks to defend but it goes off the edge through the vacant gully region for a boundary.

86.5

1

A better release might have put Philandeer in trouble. Fuller on middle and off, Vernon pushes it to the left of mid on and scampers through for a single. Umesh yadav there gets to the ball quickly but cannot release it proeprly allowing Philander to get back in with ease.

86.4

.

Good length delivery on off, Philander defends it towards cover and shouts a loud no.

86.3

1

Fuller ball on middle and leg, Maharaj nudges it to the on side and gets to the other end.

86.2

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Length ball on off, Maharaj defends it with a dead-bat.

86.1

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Very full on middle and leg. Keshav defends it towards mid off. The length of the ball created some excitement in the cubical.

85.6

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On the fourth stump line, Vernon leaves it alone.

85.5

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Good length ball on off, Philander defends it to the off side.

85.4

.

Bouncer again. This one is to Philander. Vernon sways away from it.

85.3

1

Length ball on off, KM defends it towards cover and takes a single. He is feeling his right shoulder as the ball jarred his bat.

85.2

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Bouncer! Maharaj ducks under it.

85.1

.

Ouch that must have hurt. Back of a length ball around the body, Maharaj hops and does well to keep it down. Even though it hit his glove it went wide of short leg.

84.6

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Good length ball around off, the ball swings in after pitching. Philander does well to defend it off the outer half of his bat.

84.5

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Fuller on off, VP defends it off the front foot.

84.4

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Fuller on off, Vernon pushes it to cover.

84.3

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Outside off, Philander leaves it alone.

84.2

1

Azharuddin-esque fielding from Ishant. Back of a length ball around the body, Maharaj defends it and calls for a single. Ishant gets to the ball quickly and does a no look throw.

A slight halt in play. Ishant Sharma thinks that the ball has gone out of shape a bit and wants to get it checked. The umpire removes the 8-shaped gauge, passes the ball through it and gives the ball back to Ishant informing him that the ball is fine and he should continue.

84.1

1

Direct hit and that could have been trouble. Fuller around off, Philander pushes it towards cover and calls for a quick single. The fielder has a shy at the keeper's end but misses. Saha fails to gather it too but that does not cost any extra run.

83.6

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Back of a length ball on off, Maharaj defends it to get through the over.

83.5

.

Wild from Maharaj. Good length ball outside off, Keshav swings his bat at it but misses.

83.4

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Back of a length ball on off, Maharaj keeps it out.

The floodlights in the stadium have been turned on.

83.3

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Bouncer! Maharaj ducks under it.

83.2

.

Play and a miss. Length delivery on top of off, Maharaj looks to pull but the ball does not rise as much as he expected and he misses it. Mayank Agarwal standing in the close-in position chirps a loud 'aye'.

83.1

1

This is what a hard ball does. Good length ball on off, the ball shoots off the surface. It hits the upper half of Philander's bat and flies uppishly towards the long leg fielder where he takes it on the bounce. The batters take a single.

82.6

4lb

FOUR LEG BYES! Ishant bowls another one down the leg side, Maharaj looks to flick but it goes off his pad fine down the leg side. It is wide of Saha who was diving to his left and races away to the fence.

82.5

.

Good length ball on off, Keshav looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

82.4

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Bouncer! A wayward one though as this one is down the leg side.

82.3

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Ishant sprays one down the leg side. Maharaj looks to flick but misses.

82.2

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Good length ball around off, Maharaj drives it on the up to mid off.

82.1

.

Ishant starts his new spell with a fuller ball outside off. Maharaj initially looks to play but then changes his mind. Too late though as the ball hits the inside edge of the bat. It bounces away from the off stump and goes to the keeper.

Ishant Sharma to bowl from the other end with the new ball. 7-0-28-0 so far for him.

81.6

4

FOUR! This will give Philander more confidence to play against the new ball. Slightly fuller around off, Vernon drives it through point for a boundary.

81.5

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Length delivery outside off, Philander leaves it late.

81.4

.

Another good ball. Length ball on off and middle, Philanderr looks to defend but does so off the outer half of his bat as the ball zips away.

81.3

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Length delivery on middle and leg, Vernon looks to defend but misses and gets hit high on the pad. The new, hard ball seems to be intimidating him.

81.2

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Good leave! Length delivery outside off. It is an inswinger but Philander is aware of his off stump and leaves it alone. The ball was not far away from the stump though.

81.1

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Good length ball pitching on off, it comes in with the angle. Philander looks to defend but he does so off the upper half of his bat.

Second new ball has now been taken. Mohammed Shami to use it first up. Three slips and a gully for him.

80.6

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Maharaj lunges forward and blocks this tossed up ball to get through the over.

80.5

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Floated around off, Keshav looks to defend it inside the line but misses.

80.4

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Outside off, Maharaj leaves it alone.

80.3

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Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

80.2

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Tossed up on off, Maharaj keeps it out.

80.1

4

FOUR! The ball is following Ishant everywhere. Short around off, Maharaj gets on his back foot and cuts it nicely through point. Ishant goes behind it from backward point but he knew he was always going to come second so he withdraws. Pujara from cover goes and brings the ball back from the fence.

Second new ball is due now. However, India have opted against taking it.

79.6

4

FOUR! Good ball but wonderfully played. Full and it zips in off the deck. Philander drives it sweetly wide of Ishant Sharma at mid on for a boundary.

79.5

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Full on off, Vernon defends it by bending his back.

79.4

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Good length ball on off, Vernon defends it towards cover-point and shouts a loud no to his partner.

79.3

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Back of a length ball outside off, Philander has nothing to do with it.

79.2

1

On the pads, Keshav glances it to the on side and gets a single.

79.1

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Length ball outside off, little to no reverse swing. Maharaj leaves it alone.

78.6

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Away from the off pole, Vernon shoulders arms to it.

78.5

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Floated on off, VP blocks it.

78.4

1

On the pads, Keshav glances it to the on side for a single.

78.3

4

FOUR! Maharaj decides enough of leaving and defending. He has taken the aerial route. Flighted on off and middle, Maharaj swings his bat and lofts it over mid-wicket for a boundary.

78.2

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Lovely ball. Tossed up on off, Maharaj comes forward to defend it but the ball spins away missing the outside edge of the bat.

78.1

1

Floated on middle and leg, Philander pushes it to mid off for one.

Ravindra Jadeja to bowl from the other end. 2 overs left for the second new ball.

77.6

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First over after Tea well negotiated by Maharaj. He blocks this length ball on the off pole line back towards the bowler.

77.5

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Length ball outside off, Maharaj initially looks to play at it but then leaves it alone.

77.4

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Good length ball outside off, pushed towards cover.

77.3

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Goes for the shorter one this time, down the leg side. Maharaj ducks under it.

77.2

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Length ball on middle and off, Maharaj blocks it out.

77.1

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Good length ball, nipping into Maharaj. He blocks it by coming onto the front foot.

The Indian players are back out on the field and are in a huddle. They are followed by the South African batters, Vernon Philander and Keshav Maharaj with the latter being on strike. He is carrying a slight niggle in his right shoulder and India might be looking to take advantage of it. Mohammed Shami to continue the proceedings with the ball.

... Day 3, Evening session ...

A comparatively frustrating session for the Indian bowlers. They did not concede too many runs but would be frustrated not to wrap up the tail. They came close but for a change the rub of the green went the other way. India would now hope that the Tea break brings in a lapse of concentration and they can end the innings quickly. South Africa, on the other hand, would hope that Maharaj and Philander continue to be a thorn for the hosts. What will happen? Join us after the break to find out.

India got rid of Muthusamy and Faf du Plessis in the first hour of the session. The latter played really well before his departure and when he fell it looked like South Africa would bundle out under 200 but Maharaj and Philander fought it out and made sure they frustrated the Indian bowlers, in the process ensuring that South Africa had no more casualties heading into Tea.

Commendable performance from Keshav Maharaj and Vernon Philander. Forget about batting through the session, it felt like South Africa would bat twice in this session but Philander and Maharaj had other ideas.

76.6

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Flatter on middle and off, Philander looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads. THAT WILL BE TEA ON DAY 3!

76.5

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Full and floated on off again, Philander prods forward to defend but gets a thick outside edge on it. However, it goes on the bounce to the fielder at first slip.

76.4

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Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

76.3

2

Full and floated on off, Philander pushes this one towards long off for a single. However, Ashwin there is slow to get to the ball and that allows the batters to take the second. Bad fielding but very good awareness by the South African batters!

76.2

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Philander watchfully blocks it out.

76.1

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Philander defends this one out.

75.6

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How has Maharaj kept that out? Corker of a yorker by Shami, on the middle and leg pole line, Maharaj digs it out at the last moment towards mid on.

75.5

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Full and wide outside off, Maharaj pushes this one towards the off side.

75.4

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Full ball just outside off, Maharaj defends this one off the front foot.

75.3

.

Shami straightaway looks to attack the stumps after that halt in play but Maharaj is solid in his defense.

The physio is out now to have a look at Keshav Maharaj. He incurred a shoulder injury yesterday and that pull seems to be causing him some discomfort. The cause of that injury was when he was trying to field he fell awkwardly, injuring his right shoulder in the process.

75.2

4

FOUR! Pulled away handsomely by Maharaj! Short of a length ball outside off, Maharaj rocks back and pulls this one through square leg for a boundary.

75.1

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The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump.

74.6

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Philander has pushed this straight back to the bowler.

74.5

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The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

74.4

.

Floated outside off, the ball goes off the outside edge towards first slip on the bounce.

74.3

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Another floated ball on off, Philander outside edges it towards the slip cordon but it goes on the bounce. The key to it was playing with soft hands.

74.2

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Full and outside off, pushed towards the cover region again. The fielder there dives to his left and saves runs for his side.

74.1

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Floated on off, pushed towards the cover region.

73.6

.

Shami bowls a full ball, angling into the batter. Maharaj looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. The Indian players put in a stifled appeal but the umpire is unmoved. Maybe going down leg? Yes, the Ball Tracker confirms it.

73.5

1

Down the leg side, Philander tickles it towards fine leg for a single.

73.4

.

Length ball on middle and off, Philander leaves it alone.

73.3

.

Length ball on middle and off, pushed towards mid on.

73.2

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Good length ball on off, Philander goes for the drive but due to the away movement on it he misses it completely. The ball goes to the keeper on the bounce.

73.1

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Good length ball on middle and leg, Philander flicks it towards the mid-wicket fielder.

Mohammed Shami is back on. 10-2-28-2 so far.

72.6

4

FOUR! Maharaj drives this one past the bowler superbly. It goes through the mid off region for a boundary.

72.5

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Maharaj defends this one out watchfully.

72.4

.

The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

72.3

.

Floated just outside off, Maharaj plays for the spin but the ball kept on going straight beating the outside edge of Maharaj's blade.

72.2

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Maharaj has defended it off the back foot.

72.1

2

Short of a length ball outside off, cut towards the point region. Pujara hares after it and keeps it down to two.

71.6

1

On the pads, Maharaj flicks this in front of square leg for a single.

71.5

.

Maharaj has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

71.4

.

Maharaj defends this one onto the pitch off the back foot.

71.3

.

Maharaj prods forward and blocks it onto the pitch.

71.2

.

Outside off, watchfully defended.

71.1

.

Darts one just outside off, Maharaj blocks it out.

70.6

.

Tossed up on off, Vernon blocks it to get through the over.

70.5

.

Floated on the stumps, Philander defends it.

70.4

.

Tossed up on off, Vernon looks defend but gets a outside edge towards point.

70.3

.

Tossed up on off, VP keeps it out.

70.2

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Tossed up on off, Vernon keeps it out.

70.1

.

Floated on middle and leg, Philander defends it to the bowler.

69.6

.

The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

69.5

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Maharaj defends this one off the back foot.

69.4

1

Philander prods forward and looks to defend. It goes off the inside edge towards Mayank Agarwal at short leg on the bounce. The ball goes between his legs towards mid-wicket for a single.

69.3

.

Floated on middle and leg, Philander inside edges this one onto the pads.

69.2

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On the pads, flicked towards square leg.

69.1

1

Darts this one on the off pole, Maharaj pushes this one towards long on for a single.

Ravichandran Ashwin is back on.

68.6

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Jadeja bowls this one outside off, Philander leaves it alone.

68.5

.

Philander blocks this one off the front foot.

68.4

.

Philander defends this one back towards the bowler.

68.3

.

Philander cuts this one towards the point region.

68.2

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Philander plays this one towards cover-point.

68.1

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Floated outside off, pushed towards cover.

67.6

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Length ball on off, Maharaj pushes this one towards the off side.

67.5

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Maharaj pushes this one towards the cover region off the back foot.

67.4

.

Yorker down the leg side, Maharaj tries to tickle it fine down the leg side but misses to get hit on the pads.

67.3

.

Length ball just outside off, pushed towards the man at cover.

67.2

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Length ball on middle and off, blocked out.

67.1

4

FOUR! Good length ball outside off, Maharaj cuts this one towards backward point for a boundary. Good resistance by the tailenders here.

66.6

.

Tossed up on off, Philander does well to keep it out.

66.5

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On off, Philander keeps it out.

66.4

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Flighted on off, Philander keeps it out.

66.3

.

Flighted on off, Philander looks to flick but gets a leading edge which goes to point.

66.2

1

Tossed up on the pads, Maharaj glances it towards mid-wicket for a single.

66.1

1

Floated on off, Philander looks to drive but it goes off the bottom half to the off side and they take a single.

Ravindra Jadeja is back on.

65.6

.

Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

65.5

4lb

FOUR LEG BYES! Down the leg side, Maharaj tries to flick this one off the pads but misses. The ball kisses the pads and rolls towards fine leg for four leg byes.

65.4

.

Mightily close to the off pole this! Length ball just outside off, tailing back in. Maharaj shoulders arms but the ball almost shaves the off pole. Close call!

65.3

.

Bouncer on middle and leg, Maharaj ducks under it.

65.2

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Maharaj tries to defend this good length ball but it goes off the inside edge onto the pads.

65.1

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Length ball just outside off, Maharaj confidenty leaves this one alone.

64.6

.

Philander outside edges this one towards the off side.

64.5

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Philander defends this one off the front foot watchfully.

64.4

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On the pads of Philander, he flicks it towards the leg side.

64.3

.

Philander shows the full face and defends this one off the back foot.

64.2

.

Goes onto the back foot and guides this one towards backward point.

64.1

.

Philander defends this one towards mid off.

63.6

.

Length ball on middle and off, Maharaj blocks this one out.

63.5

1

Philander pushes this one towards mid on and takes a single.

63.4

.

Philander defends this one off the back foot towards extra cover.

63.3

.

Length ball angling in, Philander defends this one out.

63.2

.

Philander tries to slash at this length delivery but it goes off the bottom edge towards the bowler.

63.1

.

Length ball on middle and off, Philander tucks it towards the leg side.

Umesh Yadav is back into the attack. 8-1-27-3 so far.

62.6

.

Jaffa! This delivery is reminiscent to the one on which du Plessis got dismissed but Maharaj survives as the ball misses the outside edge of Maharaj's bat.

62.5

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On the pads, Maharaj tickles this one towards fine leg.

62.4

.

The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

62.3

1

On the pads of Philander, flicks this one towards mid-wicket for a single.

62.2

.

Good fielding! Philander flicks this one powerfully towards mid-wicket but the man at short mid-wicket dives and stops it.

62.1

.

Philander prods forward and blocks it out.

61.6

.

Maharaj comes forward and defends it.

61.5

1

Philander looks to defend but the ball goes off his inside edge towards fine leg and the batters take one.

61.4

.

Philander prods forward and defends this one out.

61.3

.

The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

61.2

.

Full and floated outside off, Philander pushes this one towards the cover region.

61.1

.

Philander comes onto the front foot and blocks it out.

60.6

.

On the pads, Maharaj flicks it towards the leg side but straight to the man.

60.5

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Floated on middle and off, pushed back towards the bowler.

60.4

1

Floated outside off, pushed towards the cover region for a single.

60.3

.

The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

60.2

.

Philander comes onto the front foot and pushes this one towards mid on.

60.1

.

Philander pushes this one back to the bowler.

DRINKS! Another hour which has belonged to India as they continue to dominate the proceedings. The biggest event in the hour post Lunch has been the wicket of South African skipper Faf du Plessis. Muthusamy also departed and it looks like a matter of time before South Africa wave the white flag and surrender.

59.6

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Last ball of the over, Maharaj pushes this one back towards Jadeja.

59.5

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Maharaj defends this one towards the leg side.

59.4

.

The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

59.3

4

FOUR! On the pads of Maharaj, he works it towards the fine leg region for a boundary.

59.2

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Maharaj pushes this one towards the mid off region.

59.1

1

Philander pushes this one towards the cover region and takes a single as Mayank cannot gather it in the first attempt.

58.6

.

Maharaj defends this off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

58.5

.

Maharaj gets behind the line of the delivery and defends it out.

58.4

.

Jaffa again! Maharaj plays for the turn but this kept on going straight and beats the outside edge of his blade.

Will Keshav Maharaj walk out now? He has a shoulder injury so it will be interesting to see whether it is him or Rabada. Well it is going to be Keshav Maharaj who will walk out to bat.

58.3

W

OUT! CAUGHT! Beauty by Ashwin! Take a bow! He has bamboozled Faf du Plessis completely! The skipper departs and the South African resistance looks to be coming to an end. Floated just outside, the ball pitches in the rough. It has a touch of extra spin and bounce on it. Du Plessis looks to defend it but the ball goes off the outside edge towards Rahane at first slip who makes no mistake. South Africa 8 down now and no recognised batters left in the lineup now.

58.2

.

Du Plessis plays that off the front foot and into the ground.

58.1

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Full and floated on off, du Plessis looks to defend but fails. The ball hits his pads and the Indians appeal. However, the umpire is unmoved and India do not go for the review. Maybe going down leg.

57.6

.

Philander defends this one off the front foot.

57.5

1

On the pads, du Plessis flicks this one towards mid-wicket for a single.

57.4

.

The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

57.3

.

Excellent fielding! Floated outside off, du Plessis lunges forward and drives this one towards cover. Mayank Agarwal at short extra cover dives to his right and stops it going past him with one hand.

57.2

.

Now floated on middle and off, pushed back again towards Jadeja.

57.1

.

Floated on middle and leg, pushed back to the bowler.

Change of ends for Jadeja as well.

56.6

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Full and floated on middle and off, Vernon pushes it back to the bowler.

56.5

4

FOUR! Now down the ground! Full and on middle and off, Philander drives this one and the ball races through mid off to the fence.

56.4

.

Philander defends this one towards the off side.

56.3

.

The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

56.2

4

FOUR! Full and floated on off, Philander drives this one through the cover region. Ishant gives this a chase but cannot keep the ball in play. Boundary signalled.

56.1

.

Philander goes deep in his crease and blocks it out.

Change of ends for Ashwin.

55.6

.

Touch shorter on middle and off, du Plessis defends it from within the crease.

55.5

.

Faf defends this one onto the pitch.

55.4

.

Du Plessis blocks this one towards the leg side.

55.3

.

On the leg side, du Plessis tucks this one towards the leg side.

55.2

.

Du Plessis defends this one from within the crease.

55.1

.

Floated on middle and off by Rohit, Faf pushes it back to him.

A load roar from the crowd as Rohit Sharma has the ball in hand. Seems like the main spinners want to change ends.

54.6

.

Dabs this one towards silly point. Good over by Jadeja.

54.5

.

Philander pushes this one back to the bowler.

54.4

.

Full and floated on middle and off, Philander pushes it towards mid off.

54.3

.

Philander edges that one towards the man at point.

54.2

.

Flatter and on off, Philander defends this one on the ground.

54.1

1

Full and wide outside off, driven towards sweeper cover for a single.

53.6

.

Flatter and a touch outside off, Philander blocks this one from within the crease.

53.5

.

Outside off, pushed towards the man at point by Vernon.

53.4

.

Philander defends this one out off the back foot.

53.3

4

FOUR! First boundary for Philander! On the pads, he flicks this one wide of the mid-wicket fielder for a boundary. 150 comes up for South Africa.

53.2

.

Philander defends this one onto the pitch.

53.1

1

On middle and off, pushed towards mid on.

52.6

.

Pushes this one towards silly mid off.

52.5

.

Floated on middle and off, Philander has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

52.4

.

Philander opens the face of the bat and guides this one towards backward point.

52.3

.

Philander blocks this one off the front foot.

52.2

.

Flatter one on off, pushed towards the point fielder. A little bit of yes no about taking the run but in the end they decide against it.

52.1

1

Slightly short outside off, pushed to the cover region for a single.

51.6

.

Tossed up outside off, Philander shoulders arms to it. The ball kisses his pad and goes behind. But no run can be taken or will be counted as he was not offering any shot.

51.5

.

Slightly shorter on off, Philander glances it towards square leg.

51.4

.

Philander bends his back and blocks it out.

51.3

.

Shorter on off, Vernon goes on his back foot and blocks it.

51.2

.

Tossed up on off, Philander blocks it out.

51.1

.

Flighted on off, Philander defends it off the front foot.

50.6

1

Stop the press! Philander is off the mark. Tossed up on off, Vernon pushes it towards mid off and keeps the strike.

50.5

.

Solidly defended by Philander.

50.4

.

The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

50.3

1

Tossed up on off, Faf pushes it to cover.

50.2

.

Flighted on off, du Plessis defends it off the front foot.

50.1

.

Floated on the stumps, defended by du Plessis.

49.6

.

That could have been disastrous. Floated on off, Philander pushes it towards cover and calls for a quick run. Faf though sends him back. Vernon manages to get back in time but when he came out he was in the danger area. No official warning though.

49.5

.

Flighted on middle, Vernon drives it straight but Ashwin stops it with his right hand. The ball deflects behind but Faf says no for a run.

49.4

.

The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

49.3

.

Shorter on off, Philander defends it off the back foot.

49.2

.

Tossed up around off, Vernon looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

49.1

.

Another beauty! Flighted around off, Philander looks to defend but gets squared up.

48.6

.

This has turned from South to North. Floated around off, Faf looks to drive but misses, The ball spins away and goes to the left of first slip. Rahane dives to that side and collects it superbly with one hand.

48.5

.

Haha! This is funny and also serious. Shorter around off, Faf looks to defend but misses. The ball hits him on the pad. The Indian players go up in appeal. Jadeja comes in between the wicket and appeals. His foot though gets stuck and he falls over. The umpire has a smile but also gives Jadeja the FIRST OFFICIAL WARNING for going into the danger area.

48.4

.

Tossed up outside off, du Plessis leaves it alone.

48.3

.

Faf follows the boundary with a calm defense.

48.2

4

FOUR! Faf breaks the shackles! Floated around off, du Plessis smashes it over mid on for a boundary.

48.1

.

Floated around off, Faf keeps it out.

47.6

.

Floated on middle and off, Faf plants his front foot forward and pushes it back to the bowler.

47.5

.

Shortish just outside off, defended from within the crease.

47.4

.

Flatter one just outside off, blocked out.

47.3

1

On the pads, flicked towards mid-wicket for a single by du Plessis.

47.2

.

Fuller one on off, pushed towards extra cover.

47.1

.

Flatter one on the off pole line, tucked towards short leg.

46.6

.

Away from the off stump asking Philander to drive. Vernon though has no mood to play that.

46.5

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Gives it air on off, VP blocks it.

46.4

.

Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

46.3

.

Tossed up outside off, Vernon leaves it alone.

46.2

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Tossed up on the stumps, Philander defends it off the front foot.

46.1

.

Beauty! Jadeja gives this air outside off, Philander looks to defend but the ball keeps straight and goes past the outside edge.

45.6

.

Flighted on the pads, Faf glances it to square leg.

45.5

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On the stumps, Faf blocks it.

45.4

.

Faf lunges forward and defends this one as well.

45.3

.

Shorter on off, Faf goes on his back foot and defends it onto the ground.

45.2

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Floated on off, Faf keeps it out.

45.1

.

On off, du Plessis defends it off the front foot.

44.6

.

Play and misses. Tossed up outside off, Vernon looks to drive but misses.

44.5

.

Floated on the stumps, Vernon defends it off the front foot.

44.4

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On the pads, Vernon glances it to square leg.

44.3

.

On the stumps, Philander keeps it out.

Vernon Philander is the next man in for South Africa.

44.2

W

OUT! LBW! Brilliant decision from umpire Nigel Llong! India strike very soon after the break. Floated delivery outside off, Jadeja was aiming for the rough. Muthusamy gets his front foot out and looks to pad it away. Jadeja and the Indian players put in a stifled appeal. The ball goes behind and it looks like the umpire has turned it down but then the umpire raises his finger. Muthusamy has a word with Faf du Plessis and then refers it upstairs. Replay rolls in and shows the impact was outside but as Senuran was not offering any shot that is not an issue. The Ball Tracker then shows the ball was going onto hit the stumps. Muthusamy has to walk back to the pavilion for the first time as this is his first dismissal in the series. Replays later on show Jadeja was not even appealing. He had his hand on his head and was surprised and delighted when the umpire had raised his finger. South Africa lose one of their two reviews.

What has happened here? There was an LBW appeal as Muthusamy was looking to leave the ball. A stifled appeal from the Indians followed and after a long wait, umpire Nigel Llong raises his finger. Muthusamy has a word with his partner and then refers it.

44.1

.

Flighted on off and middle, Muthusamy blocks it.

43.6

1

Darted on the pads, Faf glances it towards mid-wicket and keeps the strike.

43.5

1

Loopy ball around off, du Plessis sweeps it towards square leg for a single.

43.4

.

Tosses it up on off, Faf defends it.

43.3

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On the stumps, Faf keeps it out.

43.2

.

Gives this one air on off, Faf pushes it to mid off.

43.1

.

Floated on off, du Plessis gets on his front foot and blocks it.

Ashwin to partner Jadeja from the other end.

42.6

.

Quicker on off, Muthusamy looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

42.5

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Flatter on off, Muthusamy defends it off the front foot.

42.4

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Tossed up on off, Muthusamy calmly blocks it.

42.3

.

Floated very full on off and middle. Almost a yorker. Senuran looks to defend but it goes off the inside edge onto the pads behind the stumps to the on side where Rahane from leg slip collects the ball.

42.2

.

Tossed up outside off, Muthusamy pads it away.

42.1

1

Run straightaway post the Lunch session. Jadeja starts with a very full delivery on middle, Faf milk sit to long off and gets a single.

We are back for the second session. The Indian players are out in the field. Senuran Muthusamy and skipper Faf du Plessis walk out to the middle to resume their innings. Ravindra Jadeja to bowl the first over post Lunch.

... Day 3, Afternoon Session ...

So even after managing to score 100 runs in the session, they trail by a massive 465 runs and Faf du Plessis will now have to bat out of his skin with the tail if his side want to get some respectable total and gain some confidence. Can the Protea skipper do it or will India continue to steamroll the visitors? Join us for the 2nd Session to find out.

The day started on a positive note for India as Shami got rid of nightwatchman, Anrich Nortje. Theunis de Bruyn was looking good and got off to a start but failed to convert it as Umesh Yadav sent him back to the pavilion. Skipper Faf du Plessis and wicket-keeper batsman, Quinton de Kock then put up a fight. The duo counter-attacked the Indian bowlers and took charge of the situation. They added 75 runs, with the skipper getting to his fifty before Ashwin's gem got the better of de Kock. Muthusamy then joined his skipper and they managed to see through the session.

Another session that had India's name written all over it. 7 sessions and all have been won by India. That shows how far ahead the hosts are in this game.

41.6

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Jaffa by Ashwin to end the session. Gives this one a lot of air, Muthusamy looks to defend this one off the front foot but the ball pitches and turns away sharply beating the outside edge of Muthusamy's blade. Oohs and Aahs all around but Muthusamy survives. LUNCH ON DAY 3!

41.5

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Muthusamy comes onto the front foot to block this one out but it comes off the inside edge onto the pads.

41.4

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Ashwin darts this one into Muthusamy, he blocks it out well.

41.3

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Fuller one on the pads, du Plessis pushes it towards long on for a single.

41.2

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Fuller this time, pushed towards the leg side.

41.1

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Du Plessis gets on the back foot and defends it out.

40.6

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Senuran shows the full face of the bat and defends it out.

40.5

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Outside off,, not coming back in enough. Muthusamy pads it away.

40.4

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Muthusamy watchfully keeps it out.

40.3

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Muthusamy has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

40.2

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DROPPED BY VIRAT KOHLI! Finally a moment when the Indian skipper does something wrong. A tough chance but you expect the Indian skipper to take that one. Floated on middle and off, Muthusamy looks to flick it towards the leg side. The ball goes uppishly to the right of short mid-wicket where Kohli is positioned. He dives and tries to pluck it out with one hand but the ball does not stick in his hand. Muthusamy breathes a sigh of relief because had he got out, the resistance after this looks pretty bleak.

40.1

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Flatter one outside off spinning back in, Muthusamy pads it away.

39.6

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Virat thinks there was a noise but the rest feel there is not. Floated outside off, Faf looks to sweep but misses. The ball goes under his bat to the keeper. Virat asks his teammates and then decides not to go for the review.

39.5

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Flighted on off, Faf defends it off the front foot.

39.4

1

Shorter around off, Muthusamy dabs it down to third man for one.

39.3

1

Comical! On the pads, du Plessis turns it behind the square on the leg side. Muthusamy is adamant for a run and keeps on going even though Faf does not want the run. Du Plessis surrenders as Muthusamy is more than halfway down the track. He is baffled by Senuran's determination for the run.

39.2

5

FOUR OVERTHROWS! Flighted on off, Senuran pushes it towards cover and goes for a quick single. Pujara gets to the ball quickly and has a shy at the bowler's end. It is not a bad throw but bounces just in front of Ashwin. He misses it. Umesh Yadav backing up gets a bad bounce and it goes past him for a boundary.

39.1

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Beauty! Quicker one juts outside off, Muthusamy looks to defend but the ball misses the outside edge by just a whisker.

38.6

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Flighted around the stumps, Faf defends it to get through the over.

38.5

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Jaddu goes short. Faf keeps his calm and keeps it out.

38.4

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Flatter on the stumps, Faf keeps it out.

38.3

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Flighted on off, Faf defends it off the front foot.

38.2

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Shorter on off, Faf punches it towards cover.

38.1

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Floated on off, du Plessis defends it towards point.

Senuran Muthusamy walks out to the middle. He showed great fight in the previous game and missed out on his fifty in the last innings of the last game. Can he hang around once again?

37.6

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OUT! TIMBER! What a beauty by Ravichandran Ashwin! De Kock cannot believe he has been bowled and is still having a look at the stumps. Ashwin bowls a flatter delivery on middle and off, the ball pitches and spins away a touch. De Kock is in his crease looking to defend it off his back foot but the ball goes past his outside edge. It just about clips the bails of the off pole and the ball is gathered by Saha behind the stumps. De Kock is confused about what happened. His skipper asks him from the other end whether he nicked it to which de Kock denies. De Kock then asks one of the Indian players and he replies that de Kock has been bowled. He looks at the giant screen and then starts walking back to the pavilion. South Africa 6 down now and du Plessis looks like the lone warrior now.

37.5

4

FOUR! Full and floated on middle, de Kock drives this one through mid on for another boundary. A flurry of boundaries in the past few overs.

37.4

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The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

37.3

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On the pads, de Kock flicks it towards square leg.

37.2

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De Kock defends this one off the back foot.

37.1

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Shortish outside off, de Kock leaves it alone.

36.6

4

FOUR! This time from the other side of the fielder at cover but the same result. It races to the fence at cover for another boundary.

36.5

4

FOUR! Full and wide outside off, du Plessis drives this one through cover for a boundary. Beautiful drive!

36.4

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Du Plessis defends this one off the back foot.

36.3

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Du Plessis defends this one by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

36.2

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Defends this one off the front foot.

36.1

4

EDGED AND FOUR! Jadeja floats this one just outside off, it pitches and spins away. Faf looks to defend but it goes off the outside edge past the second slip fielder for a boundary.

35.6

1

Du Plessis gets on the back foot and punches it towards long on for a single. Retains strike.

35.5

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Du Plessis defends this one by staying back in his crease.

35.4

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Du Plessis defends it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

35.3

4

FOUR! This time du Plessis gets the timing perfect! Floated on middle and off, Faf sweeps it through square leg for a boundary.

35.2

1

On the pads of de Kock, he flicks it behind square for a single.

35.1

1

Floated on middle, Faf gets down on one knee and sweeps this one towards square leg for a single.

Ashwin is back. 4-2-9-0, his figures so far.

34.6

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On the pads, de Kock tucks this one towards mid-wicket.

34.5

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De Kock defends this one off the front foot.

34.4

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Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

34.3

1

Full and floated on off, driven towards the mid off region for another single.

34.2

1

On the pads, de Kock flicks this one towards square leg and takes a single.

34.1

4

FOUR! Short and wide outside off, de Kock drives it through point for a fabulous boundary. The fielder there gives it a chase but the ball wins the race. 50-run stand up between de Kock and Faf du Plessis.

33.6

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Down the leg side, du Plessis looks to flick but misses it. The ball goes on the bounce to the left of Saha where he dives and gathers it.

33.5

4

FOUR! This time Faf connects well and the ball races away. On the pads, du Plessis flicks this one towards mid-wicket for a boundary.

33.4

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Fuller on middle and leg, du Plessis looks to drive it towards mid on but it goes off the leading edge towards point.

33.3

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Outside off, left alone by Faf.

33.2

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Down the leg side, Faf does not bother to go after it.

33.1

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Length ball outside off, du Plessis leaves it alone.

32.6

1

On the pads, du Plessis flicks it towards mid-wicket and retains strike.

32.5

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Du Plessis stays within the crease and blocks it out.

32.4

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On middle and off, blocked out.

32.3

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Flatter on off, du Plessis blocks it out.

32.2

6

SIX! Powerful shot over the bowler's head by du Plessis! Jadeja floats this one on middle and off, du Plessis gets on the front foot and smashes it down the ground for a maximum. First runs conceded by Jadeja in this innings.

32.1

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The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Ravindra Jadeja is on for the first time today. No runs have been scored off his bowling. 4-4-0-0, his figures so far in this innings.

31.6

4

FOUR! Great shot on the up by de Kock! Good length ball on off, he drives it stylishly through the cover region for a boundary.

31.5

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Length ball on off, it goes towards the point region.

31.4

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Full and on off, de Kock pushes it towards mid off.

31.3

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Length ball on middle and off, de Kock gets onto the back foot and defends it.

31.2

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Length ball on middle and off, pushed towards mid on.

31.1

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Good length ball on middle and off, de Kock defends it off front foot.

30.6

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A huge appeal for LBW by the Indian team but the umpire is unmoved. Outside off, spinning back into the batsman, du Plessis tries to block but misses the ball. It hits him on the back pad and the Indian players appeal. The umpire denies it and India opt against the review. The replays show that it was going above the stumps. Good decision by the umpire.

30.5

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Down the leg side, du Plessis works it towards the leg side.

30.4

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Du Plessis defends this one from within the crease.

30.3

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Full and floated, defended off the front foot.

30.2

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The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

30.1

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Shortish on middle and off, du Plessis blocks it out.

29.6

4

FOUR! Length ball outside off, de Kock opens the face of his bat and guides it towards the third man region for a boundary.

29.5

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De Kock has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

29.4

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Length ball outside off, de Kock looks to cut it but the ball goes off the bottom edge towards Saha.

29.3

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Full and outside off, pushed towards the cover fielder.

29.2

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On the pads of de Kock, he flicks this one towards mid-wicket.

29.1

3

Shami bowls this one outside off, du Plessis pushes this one towards cover and takes three while the fielder mops it up in the deep.

Mohammed Shami replaces Ishant Sharma. Maybe the two warnings have played a part here. Not a bad option though as Shami was brilliant in his first spell. 7-2-13-2, his numbers so far.

28.6

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On the pads of de Kock, he flicks it towards mid-wicket. No runs taken.

28.5

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Tossed up on off, pushed towards the cover region.

28.4

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On middle and off again, de Kock blocks this out.

28.3

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Floated on middle and off, pushed towards mid off.

28.2

4

EDGED AND FOUR! De Kock thick edges this floated one outside off, it flies wide of the first slip fielder and goes towards the third man fence for a boundary. Streaky! Had there been a second slip or gully fielder in place, it would have gone straight to him. With such a mammoth score on the board, India can afford to take that risk.

28.1

1

Floated outside off, du Plessis looks to defend but it goes off the outer half towards third man for a single.

27.6

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On the off pole line, de Kock guides this one towards the man at gully.

27.5

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After a hiccup, Ishant bowls another length ball outside off which de Kock shoulders arms to.

Ishant Sharma is now walking on a thin rope here. Ishant was already warned for running on the danger area and once again he is guilty of doing so. He has been warned once more, meaning if Ishant gets on the danger area once again he cannot bowl again in this innings. Virat Kohli has now told his pace bowler to go around the wicket and that is what Ishant is going to do.

27.4

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Length ball outside off by Sharma, de Kock leaves it alone.

27.3

1

On the hips of du Plessis, he tucks it towards square leg and takes a single.

27.2

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Good length ball on the off pole line, du Plessis pushes it back towards mid on.

27.1

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Good length ball outside off, left alone by du Plessis.

Drinks Break! If you have just woken up and thought India would continue to dominate then you were absolutely spot on. The hosts have picked two wickets in the first hour of play. Both wickets falling to the two bowlers who got into the wickets column yesterday. South Africa have du Plessis and de Kock out in the middle. The last recognized batsmen. This pair had to play a big knock if South Africa were to survive and that scenario still holds true.

26.6

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Gives this one air around off, de Kock looks to defend but keeps it out off the outer half of his bat. It goes wide of the man at silly point.

26.5

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Driven towards the mid off region.

26.4

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Shorter on off, de Kock gets on his back foot and defends it.

26.3

4

FOUR! Nicely played! Floated on middle and off, Quinton creams his drive through covers for a boundary.

26.2

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Floated on off, Quinton defends it onto the ground.

26.1

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Come around the wicket and tosses it up on off, de Kock keeps it out.

25.6

4

EDGED AND FOUR! Good length ball on off, Faf looks to defend it with soft hands. The ball takes an outside edge and goes all along the ground through the vacant third slip region for a boundary. Rohit Sharma at second slip dives but had no chance stopping that.

25.5

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Good length ball outside off, Faf leaves it alone.

25.4

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Fuller on off, du Plessis pushes it to mid off.

25.3

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Back of a length ball around off, du Plessis defends it off his back foot.

Ishant Sharma has been given the first OFFICIAL warning by umpire Gaffaney. Ishant Sharma is treading into the danger area in his followthrough and the umpire has told Ishant that two more warnings and he will be off his bowling duties.

25.2

4

FOUR! Good timing! Full around off, Faf plants his front foot out and drives it through point with brilliant timing for a boundary.

25.1

1

Length ball on off, de Kock pushes it to cover for one.

24.6

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On the pads, du Plessis flicks it to the on side.

24.5

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Floated outside off, du Plessis looks to play the sweep but misses. The ball hits him on the pads. There is excitement from the Indian players.

24.4

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Flighted on off, Faf keeps it out.

24.3

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Darts one on middle and leg, du Plessis turns it to the on side.

24.2

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Tossed up on off, du Plessis blocks it off the front foot.

24.1

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Floated on off, Faf defends it. No spin for Ash first up.

Change from both ends. Ravichandran Ashwin into the attack for the first time in this game.

23.6

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On top of middle, de Kock tucks it to square leg. Just a run off Ishant's first.

23.5

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Goes back to bowling full. It is on off, de Kock pushes it to mid off.

23.4

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Good length ball pitching on off, it goes away with the angle. Quinton does not trouble this time.

23.3

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First good ball from Sharma in the morning. Fuller ball outside off, it zips away off the deck. De Kock goes chasing after it and the ball just about beats his outside edge on its way to the keeper.

23.2

1

Full and pitching on off and middle, this one comes in with the angle. Du Plessis glances it towards fine leg for a single.

23.1

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Ishant starts with a length ball outside off, Faf shoulders arms to it. No swing first up for the tall bowler.

First bowling change of the day. Ishant Sharma replaces Mohammed Shami. 4-0-17-0, his figures on Day 2.

22.6

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Fuller on off, de Kock defends it right of the middle to the off side.

22.5

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Around middle and leg, de Kock blocks it to the on side.

22.4

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Good length ball outside off, de Kock leaves it alone.

22.3

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Slightly pulls his length back, de Kock pushes it to mid off.

22.2

4

FOUR! Gorgeous! This is right off the meat! Full on off, de Kock this time commits himself to the drive and creams it through covers for a boundary.

22.1

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Uppish but safe! Fuller on off, the ball sticks on the surface as it comes to de Kock. Quinton looks to defend but he checks his shot. He ends up hitting it uppishly. Luckily for South Africa it is away from the fielder at cover.

21.6

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Full on off, du Plessis gets behind it and defends it to the off side.

21.5

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Good length ball on off, Faf keeps it out.

21.4

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Full on off, Faf keeps it out.

21.3

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Another one away from the stumps and du Plessis does not disturb that.

21.2

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Outside off, du Plessis leaves it.

21.1

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On the pads, du Plessis glances it to the on side.

Quinton de Kock is the new man in for the Proteas. They are in deep trouble here and he needs to stick with his skipper at the crease.

20.6

W

OUT! Cuaght! Excellent catch from Saha! Umesh strikes and the man who was looking very good departs. South Africa have half their side back in the pavilion. Brilliant ball from Umesh. He hits the deck hard around off, it is in the channel of uncertainty. The ball moves away off the deck. Theunis looks to punch it on the up but the ball takes a thick outside edge and goes to the right of Saha. He dives on that side and takes a superb catch. India are all over South Africa. Forget the spinners, the pacers are troubling the Proteas.

20.5

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On a length, de Bruyn defends it with a straight bat.

20.4

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Around off, Theunis pushes it to cover.

20.3

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Good length ball on off, De Bruyn blocks it

20.2

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Fuller on off, de Bruyn defends it off the front foot.

20.1

2

Nice punch. Length ball around off, Theunis gets on his back foot and punches it through covers for a couple. He is looking very good against the pacers. Moves to 30 with that.

19.6

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On top of off, Faf defends it to get through the over.

19.5

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This one shapes away. Good length ball outside off, Faf shoulders arms to it. The ball moves away once it goes past the stumps.

19.4

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Slightly shorter around off, Faf defends it off his back foot and shouts a loud no to his partner.

19.3

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Way outside off, this is an easy leave for du Plessis.

19.2

2

On the pads, Faf glances it to the on side and gets a couple.

19.1

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BEAUTY! Shami is bowling some real gems here. Good length ball outside off, the balls venomously comes back in. Faf offers a dangerous leave and the ball just about goes over the stumps.

18.6

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Outside off, De Bruyn shoulders arms to this one.

18.5

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Good shot but straight to the fielder. Length ball around off, de Bruyn punches it cleanly off his back foot but straight to the man at cover.

18.4

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De Bruyn smartly follows the boundary with a calm front foot defense.

18.3

4

FOUR! Easy! Slightly overpitched on off, Theunis just times his push through extra cover. Ishant Sharma goes behind it with no motivation to stop it and the ball eases away to the fence.

18.2

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Away from the off stump, Theunis does not go chasing after it.

18.1

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Length delivery on off, Theunis defends it off the front foot.

17.6

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Fuller outside off, it shapes in after pitching. Faf offers a confident leave to get through the over. End of a brilliant over from Shami. 4 runs and a wicket from the over. That boundary too came in a streaky way.

17.5

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Outside off, du Plessis leaves it alone.

17.4

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Length delivery on off, Faf defends it right off the middle of his bat.

17.3

4

BOTTOM EDGE AND FOUR! Faf du Plessis gets off the mark in a lucky way. Excellent ball by Shami. He steams in and hits the deck hard around off, Faf looks to play but then decides to leave. The ball comes back in sharply. Faf is late in getting his bat away. The ball takes the inside edge and goes past the stumps to the fine leg region for a boundary. Sometime the game is cruel on the bowlers and this is one such occasion.

South African skipper, Faf du Plessis walks out to bat. He will have to play a big knock if his side are to get out of trouble.

17.2

W

OUT! Caught! The night watchman goes early in the morning. Back of a length ball closer to the body, Anrich looks to defend but the ball takes a thick outside edge and goes to the right of fourth slip. Indian captain, Virat Kohli there dives to that side and takes a good low catch. He cannot do anything wrong in this game, can he? South Africa lose their first wicket on Day 3. India strike early and Shami gets his second of the game.

17.1

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Bouncer! First effort ball of the day. It is on off and middle. Anrich keeps his eyes on the ball and sways away from it.

16.6

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Similar to the previous one. Full and angling in. De Bruyn pushes it to Ashwin at mid on.

16.5

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Full on off, it comes in after pitching. Theunis plays it with the angle and pushes it to the left of mid on.

16.4

1

Nortje gets his first run of the day. On the pads, Anrich turns it to fine leg and gets a single.

Short leg is in now. Mayank Agarwal to stand in there.

16.3

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Edged and goes on the bounce. Length delivery on off, this one shapes away. Nortje looks to defend but gets a thick outside edge. He plays it with soft hand and hence the ball goes to the man at gully on a bounce.

16.2

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Nice ball! Length ball on middle and leg, it is pacy and comes in with the angle. Nortje looks to drive but the ball hits him on the pads.

16.1

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Umesh starts with a good length ball on off. Unlike Shami, Umesh does not get any swing first up. Nortje defends it off the front foot.

Umesh Yadav to partner Shami from the other end to start the morning.

15.6

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Length ball outside off, de Bruyn lets it carry to the keeper. No swing on the last ball. 4 runs off the first over of the day.

15.5

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Goes back to bowling on the fourth stump line. Theunis does not disturb that.

15.4

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Length ball on off, Theunis defends it off the front foot.

15.3

4

FOUR! Beautiful shot to get the first runs of the day. First ball which is on the stumps. It is on middle and leg, de Bruyn uses his wrists and flicks it between mid on and mid-wicket for a glorious boundary.

15.2

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Bowls on the fourth stump line. Theunis leaves this alone as well. The ball jags back in after it goes past the stump. Good carry to the keeper as it goes to Saha.

15.1

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Beauty to start the day. Shami steams in and bowls a full length ball outside off, it comes in after pitching. Theunis shows his awarness regarding his off stump and the ball goes just outside off stump. Good ball but also a good leave.

We are all set to begin the first session of Day 3. The Indian team walk out to the field as they take their respective positions. Overnight batsmen, Theunis de Bruyn and Anrich Nortje walk out to resume their innings. The former will take the strike. Mohammed Shami to bowl the first over of the day. He was amazing yesterday with the ball.

PITCH REPORT - Murali Kartik and Sunil Gavaskar are the pitch analyst for the day. Gavaskar says that there is rough for Jadeja outside the off stump of the left-hander and there will be odd balls that will turn but Gavaskar thinks that the visitors should not worry much as it is still a good wicket to bat on. Sunil thinks there is no devil in the pitch and South Africa need to fight the devil that is just in their head. Kartik tells the texture of the surface is hard. Sunil then adds that the spinner will come into play but tells it is not a crumbly wicket and it is still good to bat on. Kartik adds that there is grass on the middle of the pitch which will help the pacer and some of the balls from there have kept low. He asks Gavaskar on how should one face such deliveries, Gavaskar jokes and says that the batsman can just pray.

Welcome to the Day 3 of the Freedom Trophy. India are well and truly on top of this one. India managed to get 3 wickets towards the end of Day 2. Kohli would be hoping that his boys continue their good work today as well. The question is if India restrict the visitors under 300 will they give the follow-on? As for the visitors, if they manage to avoid the follow-on score then that would be a morale booster for them. Can South Africa put on a fight or will India continue their dominance.

... Day 3, Morning Session ...

So, what is in store for us on Day 3? Will South Africa collapse meekly or will they put up a resistance similar to the one they put up at Vizag in the first innings? Join us tomorrow at 0930 Local (0400 GMT) to find out. Till then, Adios and take care!

Harsha Bhogle is having a chat with Ajinkya Rahane. Rahane says that the way they batted they thought they have super-fast bowlers and hence they wanted to play the one hour well. Admits that they were looking at 500-plus but the way Jadeja and Kohli batted made it look easy. Rahane feels that this is not a 600 wicket. On batting with Kohli, Rahane says they enjoy each other's company and they knew they were one batsman short and needed to build a partnership. On the conditions, Rahane says it is better than Vizag as it was very hot and humid there. On whether the game will be spin dominated, Rahane tells it is hot and there is moisture in the wicket, so the pacers can exploit that. As far as spin is concerned, Jinx says the ball is turning and feels Ashwin and Jadeja are world-class bowlers, calling them dangerous on every wicket.

South Africa came into bat later in the third session and their top order was dismantled by the Indian bowling attack. Umesh Yadav took 2 wickets while Mohammed Shami also bagged one as they made full use of the new ball. Markram, Elgar and Bavuma were the victims who were dismissed in single digits as the quality of the Indian bowling attack was too much for them.

Earlier in the day, India cruised along as they posted a mammoth total of 601 runs on the board with three 100-plus run stands in the innings. The star of the day was King Virat Kohli who scored a double ton and formed century stands with Rahane and Jadeja respectively. Rahane scored a half ton and so did Jadeja, but one must say that had Jadeja been a bit selfish, he would have got to his ton as well. He fell for 91 trying to hit quick runs for his side. Kohli was unbeaten at the other end and declared the innings as soon as Jadeja departed with Kohli scoring 254 runs. South Africa were toothless in their bowling and not one bowler stood out. Rabada took 3 wickets while Maharaj and Muthusamy had one each. They leaked runs however and the wickets that fell were too late.

So, India walk back to the pavilion led by their skipper Virat Kohli amongst huge applause from the crowd. South Africa lost three wickets later in the evening but the night watchman has done his job as the visitors finish Day 2 on 36/3.

14.6

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Tossed up on off, Nortje comes down the track and looks to defend. The ball goes off the outside edge towards the fielder at point. And that will be STUMPS ON DAY 2.

14.5

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This one is tossed up on off, AN does well to block it.

14.4

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Floated outside off, Nortje leaves it alone.

14.3

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On off, Nortje bends his back and defends it.

14.2

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Shorter on off, Anrich blocks it.

14.1

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Tossed up on off and middle, Nortje defends it to the on side.

13.6

1

Full on off, Nortje turns it behind square on the leg side and gets to the other end. He will keep the strike. That is a risky move.

13.5

.

Full on off, Nortje keeps it out.

13.4

.

Another one that swings past the stumps. Length ball outside off, Nortje leaves it alone. The ball raises and swings in after the stumps. Credit to Saha who does well to gather it.

13.3

.

Good length ball outside off, Nortje leaves it alone. The ball swings in late after it goes past the stump.

13.2

.

Bouncer around the body. Anrich ducks under it.

13.1

.

Good length ball on off, Nortje defends it by getting right behind the ball.

Nortje sees something behind the sightscreen and withdraws as Shami steams in. He though still goes and bowls the ball.

12.6

.

Floated around off, Thenuis lunges forward and blocks it.

12.5

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On the stumps, TdB keeps it out.

12.4

.

Shorter on off, Theunis punches it off the back foot.

12.3

.

Slightly shorter on off and middle, Bruyn defends it.

12.2

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Gives this air on off, de Bruyn keeps it out.

12.1

.

Flighted on the stumps, Theunis defends it.

11.6

.

Very full on off, Nortje does well to get his bat down and negotiate it.

11.5

.

Jaffa! Shami hits the deck hard around off, Nortje looks to defend but the ball zips away and goes past the outside edge.

11.4

1

On the pads, de Bruyn flicks it towards mid-wicket for one.

11.3

1

EDGED AND DROPPED! Shami should have had his second. Mayank Agarwal is the culprit here. Good length ball on middle and off. Nortje looks to defend but the ball takes the outside edge and goes towards fourth slip. Mayank Agarwal there reacts late and hence goes with just one hand, his right hand. The ball lobs of his hand and goes behind. They take a single.

11.2

.

Full and pacy on middle and off, Nortje looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

11.1

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Back of a length ball on off, Nortje looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

10.6

.

Another one outside off, TdB has nothing to do with it.

10.5

.

Outside off, Theunis leaves it alone.

10.4

.

Theunis gets on the front foot and calmly defends this one.

10.3

.

On the stumps, de Bruyn lunges forward and defends it.

10.2

.

Flighted on off, de Bruyn keeps it out.

10.1

.

Tossed up on the pads, de Bruyn looks to flick but gets an inside edge on it.

9.6

.

Full on off, Nortje pushes it towards point.

9.5

.

Excellent review from Anrich Nortje. Excellent delivery from Shami. Back of a length ball on off, the ball rises onto the batsman. Nortje looks to defend but the ball hits something on its way to the keeper. The Indian players go up in appeal and the umpire raises his finger. Nortje takes the review straightaway. It shows it was kissing his arm on its way to the keeper. Kohli knew it and hence he was not up in celebration earlier. The night watchman survives but one cannot say for how long.

Review time! This time South Africa have taken the review as Anrich Nortje has been adjudged out off a beauty by Shami.

9.4

.

Back of a length ball on off, Anrich defends it off the back foot.

9.3

.

Bouncer! Nortje ducks under it.

9.2

.

Huge appeal but turned down by the umpire. Looked to be missing leg. Full and pacy ball on middle and leg, Nortje looks to defend but the ball hits him flush on the pads. There is a huge appeal but the umpire is unmoved. India don't take the review as they too think it is going down leg.

Anrich Nortje, the night watchman is the new man in.

9.1

W

OUT! Caught! Shami strikes on his very first ball. What a start this is for Shami. Brilliant review too by Virat Kohli. He cannot do anything wrong today, can he? Shami comes steaming in and hits the deck hard around the channel just outside off. Bavuma looks to punch it on the up. The ball goes behind to the keeper who takes it. The Indian players put in a huge appeal but the umpire is unmoved. Kohli signals the 'T' and takes it upstairs. Ultra Edge rolls in and shows a spike on it as the ball goes past the bat. Bavuma has to walk back and South Africa in deep trouble now.

Review time! India have appealed for a caught behind and Temba Bavuma is the man in question.

Mohammed Shami is into the attack now, replacing Umesh Yadav.

8.6

.

EDGED AND JUST SHORT. Tossed up outside off, Theunis looks to defend but gets a thick outside edge. Rahane at first slip, comes forward and looks to take it but he gets it just on the bounce.

8.5

.

Flighted on off, de Bruyn blocks it.

8.4

.

Floated on off, Theunis leaves it alone.

8.3

.

In the air but in no man's land. Flighted on off, Theunis looks to flick but gets a leading edge. Luckily it falls wide of long on.

8.2

.

The batsman gets a leading edge on that one. However it falls safe and no harm done.

8.1

.

Jadeja starts with a flighted delivery on off, de Bruyn defends it off the front foot.

Spinner is into the attack. Ravindra Jadeja is into the attack.

7.6

.

Length ball on off, Bavuma looks to play it on the leg side but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

7.5

.

On off, Bavuma pushes it to point.

7.4

.

EDGED BUT JUST SHORT! Good length ball around off, it angles away a bit. Bavuma looks to drive but gets a thick outside edge. It falls short of Virat Kohli who dives to his right at third slip.

7.3

.

The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

7.2

.

Fuller around off, Bavuma defends it towards point.

7.1

.

On the fourth stump line, Temba leaves it alone.

We can see on the cameras that Jadeja is warming up to bowl a few overs. Bad signs for South Africa?

6.6

.

On off, de Bruyn pushes it to mid off.

6.5

.

Theunis follows a lovely boundary with a sensible front foot defense.

6.4

4

FOUR! Gorgeous! Fuller on off, de Bruyn gets on his front foot and drives it with class through mid off for a boundary. De Bruyn looks in the mood.

6.3

.

Nicely blocked! Fuller on middle, Theunis defends it with authority towards mid on.

6.2

.

Full down the leg side, Theunis looks to flick but misses. Saha stretches to his left and does well to take it.

6.1

1

Length ball on off, Bavuma defends it with soft hands towards cover and gets a quick single.

5.6

.

Another one on the fourth stump line, Theunis leaves it alone.

5.5

.

Outside off, de Bruyn is in no mood to play at that.

5.4

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After two consecutive boundaries, Theunis calmly defends this one with a straight bat.

5.3

4

FOUR! This is even better from de Bruyn! Fuller around off, Theunis gets on his front foot and strokes it through point for a boundary.

5.2

4

FOUR! This should give Theunis some much needed confidence. On the pads, de Bruyn flicks it uppishly through the vacant mid-wicket region for a boundary.

5.1

.

Umesh hits the deck hard on off, de Bruyn blocks it off the back foot.

4.6

.

Good length ball on off, Bavuma blocks it.

4.5

.

NOT OUT! Bump ball it is! Very full on the pads, Bavuma looks to flick but the ball hits the toe end of the bat and goes fine down the leg side. Saha dives to his left, stretches to his left and gathers a fine take. The umpires have a word and then take it upstairs with the soft signal as OUT. Replay rolls in and shows that the ball had hit the bottom edge of his bat and bumped on its way to the keeper. Nonetheless a fine take from Saha.

The umpires have gone upstairs. Saha has taken a fantastic catch here. The soft signal is out. Let's see what the replays have to say.

4.4

2

Full and swinging in, Bavuma plays it nicely wide of mid on and gets a couple as Shami goes behind it and mops it up.

4.3

.

Length ball outside off, Temba leaves it alone.

4.2

.

Bavuma follows it up with a calm defense.

4.1

4

FOUR! Beautiful! Overpitched on off, Bavuma gets on his front foot and plays a delightful drive through covers for a boundary.

3.6

1

On the pads, Bavuma works it towards the leg side for a single. Bavuma is off the mark.

Temba Bavuma is the new man in.

3.5

W

OUT! TIMBER! Chopped on by Elgar and it looks like South Africa are going to collapse here. Length ball just outside off, Elgar is caught in two minds whether to play at it or not. Initially he looks to play at it but then tries to leave it alone. It is too late by then as the ball goes off the inside edge onto the pads and then hits the stumps. Dean looks distraught at how his wicket has fallen but the Indians are ecstatic.

3.4

1

De Bruyn has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. The batsmen have run through for a single.

3.3

.

Woah! That has stayed very low! Too low! Full ball just outside off, de Bruyn looks to play at it but the ball stays extremely low. It goes to the keeper after a couple of bounces. Weird stuff.

3.2

4

FOUR! Superb shot this! Length delivery just outside off, de Bruyn gets on his back foot and punches this through the cover region for a boundary.

3.1

.

Length ball on off, de Bruyn shoulders arms to let that one through.

2.6

4

FOUR! First boundary of the innings and it is off the bat of Dean Elgar. Down the leg side, Elgar flicks it fine down the leg side and the ball races to the fence.

2.5

.

Length ball on middle and off, defended off the back foot by the batsman.

2.4

.

Good length delivery on middle and off, pushed towards mid off.

It is getting dark and the floodlight have been lit here now.

2.3

.

Sharma bowls this one on a length, Elgar gets onto the back foot and defends it.

2.2

.

Another fuller ball on middle and off, Elgar pushes it back to the bowler.

2.1

.

Full ball on off, Elgar drives it down the ground.

1.6

2

Full again, de Bruyn pushes this one towards mid on. Shubman Gill, the substitute fielder there misfields and the ball rolls towards long on which allows the batters to take two.

1.5

.

Fullish delivery outside off, de Bruyn is late in bringing down his bat and inside edges it onto the pads.

1.4

.

De Bruyn comes onto the front foot and defends it with the full face of the bat.

1.3

.

Good length ball on middle and off, pushed back towards the bowler.

Theunis de Bruyn is the next batsman in for South Africa.

1.2

W

OUT! LBW! What a comeback into the squad by Umesh Yadav! He has taken the wicket of Aiden Markram on just his second ball and South Africa have already lost their first wicket. Bowls a good length delivery just outside off, the last ball nipped away, this one kept on going straight and beat the inside edge of Markram's bat. The Indian players go up in appeal and the umpire raises his finger. Markram does not review it and that is a good decision as the Ball Tracker later on rolls and shows three reds and it is a good decision that they opted against taking the review.

1.1

.

Length ball outside off, Markram lets it go.

Umesh Yadav to partner Ishant Sharma from the other end.

0.6

.

Good length ball on middle and off, Elgar pushes it back towards Ishant.

0.5

.

Length ball on off, Elgar lets the ball go.

0.4

2

Loose shot this by Elgar and this is not what South Africa want. Full length ball outside off, Elgar goes for a drive towards cover but thick edges it uppishly towards point. Luckily for him there is no fielder there and the ball rolls towards deep point where Jadeja mops it up. Two runs taken.

0.3

.

Back of a length ball outside off, Dean leaves it alone.

0.2

.

This time on middle, Elgar defends this off the back foot onto the pitch.

0.1

.

Ishant Sharma starts with a length ball just outside off, Elgar leaves it alone.

So South Africa would look and hope to negotiate around 20 remaining overs of the day. India would be looking to cap off the day with a couple of wickets to make it another successful day of Test.

A gruesome day for the visitors. They were made to toil hard on Day 1. They would have hoped a new day could bring new hope but that was not to be. As on a hot and humid day their bowlers were made to work ultra hard and in the process they made some mistakes. Muthusamy should have had Kohli's wicket when the Indian skipper was on 208 but that was not to be as the spinner overstepped. Keshav Maharaj had a long spell but just a wicket to show for it. Muthusamy too picked up one in the end. Rabada was the standout bowler with three wickets.

The day belonged to one man - King Kohli! He was excellent from the start of the day and built on his start he got on Day 1. After Mayank Agarwal with his century and Pujara with his fifty set the platform. Kohli built on that with Rahane. First he continued, last night's good work with sides vice captain. Once Rahane got dismissed, the Indian skipper joined hands with Ravindra Jadeja. The duo added a massive 225-run stand with Kohli not just getting to his 100 but then going onto convert it into 250. Jadeja after taking his time, took the charge and fell just 9 short of a well deserved ton.

After dominating the day, India have finally declared. The tired South Africans will now have to come out and bat which won't be an easy task.

156.3

W

OUT! Jadeja holes out and with that India have decided to declare! And guess what? Muthusamy has not overstepped this time. Tossed up on middle, Jadeja looks to whack it over long off. He gets the height but not the distance. It goes to the right of long off, Theunis de Bruyn runs to his right and takes a very good catch. Jadeja misses out on a well-deserved ton but this shows the heart of this man. He could have taken his time to achieve the milestone but he decides to go for the big one and falls. Nonetheless, the man has played an innings worth being called as 'Sir'. India declare on 601/5.

156.2

.

Tossed up on off, Jadeja defends it to the on side.

156.1

1

Flatter outside off, Kohli looks to flat bat it through covers but this one comes off the lower half of his bat. Just a single.

155.6

1

Tossed up on off, Kohli pushes it towards cover for a single. 600 comes up for India.

155.5

4

FOUR! Kohli brings his 250 in style. I am out of words. The only thing I can talk abiut Kohli is, he has been batting for so long but has not broken a sweat. Top-class fitness! Floated on middle, Kohli whacks it over mid-wicket for a boundary to achieve this feat.

155.4

1

Flighted on off, Jadeja comes down the track and nudges it to long off for a run.

155.3

1

Around off and short, Kohli dabs it down towards third man for a single.

155.2

1

Short from Elgar, Jadeja pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

155.1

.

On the pads, Jadeja flicks it to the man at mid-wicket.

154.6

1

Jadeja strokes it to deep point and keeps the strike.

154.5

1

Short around off, Kohli punches it off the back foot towards cover for one.

154.4

4

FOUR! Demolished! Shorter on off, Kohli gets on his back foot and hammers his pull through mid-wicket for a boundary.

154.3

.

That has spun off the rough! Flighted outside off, Kohli looks to drive but misses. The ball spins away and beats de Kock as well. Du Plessis at first slip dives to left and saves runs for his side.

154.2

1

Short and wide outside off, Jadeja cuts it to deep point and walks to the other end.

154.1

1

Floated on middle and leg, Kohli milks it to long on for one.

153.6

1

Shorter around off, Kohli late cuts it towards third man and keeps the strike.

153.5

.

Tosssed up on off, VK pushes it to mid off.

153.4

.

Straighter one outside off, Kohli looks to cut but misses. The ball just about misses the edge. Elgar goes up in confidence but nothing from the umpire. Kohli and de Kock look at Elgar and both of them have a huge smile on their faces.

153.3

1

Short around off, Jaddu cuts it towards deep point for one.

153.2

4

FOUR! It goes with double the pace that came in. Elgar bowls it slower and flight it on off, Jadeja smashes it over the bowler's head. The ball bounces inside the ropes and goes away for a boundary.

153.1

1

Tossed up on off, Kohli milks it to long on and eases to the other end.

Dean Elgar is back into the attack.

152.6

.

Flighted on off, Jaddu keeps it out.

152.5

3

On the pads, Kohli tickles it fine down the leg side. Faf du Plessis gives it a chase and saves it before the ropes. The batsmen come back for the third. 200-run stand comes up between the two.

152.4

1

Flighted on off, Jadeja slams it to long off for one.

152.3

1

Short outside off, Kohli cuts it towards point for a single. 100 comes up for the session.

152.2

.

Short on top of middle, Kohli gets on his back foot and punches it wide of mid on but gets no runs for it.

152.1

.

Floated on off, Kohli defends it towards cover-point.

151.6

1

Kohli punches this one off the back foot towards cover for a single.

151.5

2

Another couple! This time Kohli opens the face of the bat and helps it to third man. The batters take two off it.

151.4

3

Great running! Commendable fitness of the Indian batters this! Down the leg side this one, Jadeja tickles it down the leg side. Kohli is still fresh like he is batting on 32 not 232 and he completes the third run easily.

The physio is out in the middle now. It looks like Keshav Maharaj has hurt his right shoulder in an attempt to save the run for his side. This just is adding insult to injury at the moment.

151.3

1

Shortish on middle and leg, Kohli punches this one towards long on for a single. Maharaj dives to his right in an attempt to save the single but the ball goes past him. He might have hurt himself in the process too.

151.2

.

Kohli pushes this one towards the man at point.

151.1

1

Short of a length ball outside off, Jadeja cuts this one towards cover-point for a single.

150.6

1

Jadeja pushes this one off the back foot towards cover for a single.

150.5

.

Off the back foot, Jadeja cuts this towards point.

150.4

6

SIX! Jadeja now dances down the track and slams this one over the bowler's head for a flat maximum. Powerful hitting this!

150.3

1

Kohli pushes this off the back foot towards long on for a single.

150.2

1

Wide outside off, Jadeja guides this one towards third man for a single.

150.1

4

FOUR! Short ball wide outside off, Jadeja rocks back in his crease and cuts it towards the cover-point region for a boundary.

149.6

4

FOUR! Now on the off side. Disastrous return for Maharaj. 21 runs of the over. Short outside off, Kohli cuts it with sheer venom and gets a boundary. That also takes Virat Kohli's international run count to 21,000. India have cut loose here and are in T20 mode now.

149.5

4

FOUR! Typical Kohli whip here. Floated on the pads, Kohli uses his wrists and whips it through mid on for a boundary.

149.4

.

Short again, Kohli finds the fielder at mid-wicket with his pull.

149.3

6

SIX! Kohli too now takes the aerial route! Floated on off, Virat comes down the track and smashes it over long off for a biggie.

149.2

1

Maharaj goes short, Ravindra pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

149.1

6

SIX! Jadeja goes downtown! Tossed up on off, Jadeja comes down the track and whacks it over the bowler's head for a handsome biggie.

Change of ends for Maharaj.

148.6

4

EDGED AND FOUR! How lucky can Kohli be? Shorter and outside off, Kohli tries to cut it but the ball goes off the inside edge towards the left of Faf du Plessis. However, he has already shifted his body-weight towards the right side and cannot hold onto it. The ball races to the third man fence for a boundary.

148.5

1

Jadeja pushes this one towards point and takes a single.

148.4

1

Kohli punches this short ball towards long on for a single.

148.3

1

Floated outside off, Jadeja lofts it inside out over the cover fielder for a single.

148.2

.

Short delivery outside off, Jadeja looks to cut it but is beaten by the bounce on it.

148.1

4

FOUR! Powerful shot! Floated on middle and leg, Jadeja lifts this one over the bowler's head and the ball goes into the long on fence for a boundary.

Senuran Muthusamy is back on. 15-1-59-0, his figures so far. Don't want to rub salt on the wound but had he been a bit careful, he would have had a wicket to his name.

147.6

.

Kohli gets on the back foot and defends it. End of a very expensive over, 13 runs off it.

147.5

1

Jadeja opens the face of his bat and guides this one towards third man for a single.

147.4

2

Another shorter delivery outside off, Jadeja pushes this off the back foot towards covers for a couple. This brings up the 12th fifty for Ravindra Jadeja and he brings out his trademark celebration.

147.3

2

Jadeja cuts this shorter one outside off in front of point and gets a couple of runs.

147.2

4

FOUR! Another short delivery punished by Jadeja! Shorter and outside off, Jadeja pulls this towards deep mid-wicket for another boundary.

147.1

4

FOUR! Short of a length delivery on off, Jadeja rocks back and pulls this one towards mid-wicket for a boundary.

Aiden Markram is back. 1-0-4-0, his figures so far.

146.6

.

Short on off, Kohli punches it to cover.

146.5

1

Milked to long on for one.

146.4

1

In the air but safe. Flighted on off, Kohli looks to go over covers but gets no timing on it. Luckily it falls short of the man in the deep so just a single.

146.3

1

Floated on middle, Jadeja strokes it to long on for one.

146.2

1

On the pads, Kohli flicks it to the on side and gets a single.

146.1

.

Short around off, Kohli looks to cut but gets a bottom edge which goes to the keeper on the bounce.

145.6

4

FOUR! Jadeja puts his foot down on the paddle now. He drives this full and floated one through the cover region for a majestic boundary.

145.5

1

Full and floated on middle and leg, pushed towards mid on for a single.

145.5

1nb

No ball! What has Muthusamy done here! It looked to everyone like he had got the wicket of Virat Kohli twice in two Tests but MUTHUSAMY HAS OVERSTEPPED! This is criminal from him, especially being a spinner. The ball is floated just outside off, Kohli prods forward and looks to defend but edges it. Faf du Plessis at first slip takes a very good low catch. Kohli starts walking off the pitch but the umpire wants to check the No Ball and he stops Kohli. He goes to the third umpire and the replays show that Muthusamy has indeed overstepped.

145.4

.

Kohli opens the face of his bat and guides it towards third man.

145.4

1nb

No ball! Muthusamy oversteps! The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

145.3

6

SIX! Bad ball and taken full toll off it! Short of a length ball on middle and leg, Kohli rocks back and slams this one over mid-wicket for a biggie!

145.2

1

Short delivery outside off, Jadeja cuts this one towards cover-point for a single.

145.1

.

Floated on off, pushed back to the bowler.

144.6

1

Another single which is milked down to long on.

144.5

1

Tossed up on middle, Kohli lofts it over mid on towards long on for a single.

144.4

1

Flicked to the on side for a single.

144.3

1

Shorter on off, Kohli punches it to the off side for one.

144.2

1

Flighted on off, Jadeja pushes it to long off for a single.

144.1

.

Shorter on off, Jadeja punches it to the off side.

143.6

.

Darted on the pads, Kohli flicks it to square leg.

143.5

.

The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball.

143.4

2

DOUBLE HUNDRED FOR VIRAT KOHLI! His 7th Test double ton. This man is just pure class. All the adjectives in the world is just not enough to describe this man. On the pads, Kohli turns it behind square on the leg side and gets a couple to get to his double hundred. He raises his bat with a huge smile on his face. His teammates and the crowd stand up to applaud the King! The King is back! This has not been his best year in Test according to his 'out of the world' standards but boy doesn't he make his bat do all the talking?

143.3

.

Shorter on off, Kohli punches it back to the bowler.

143.2

1

Flighted on off, Jadeja defends it with soft hands towards cover and gives the strike to Kohli who is on 198.

143.1

1

On the pads, Kohli turns it to the on side and gets an easy single.

142.6

2

Short on off, Jadeja punches it towards covers for a couple.

142.5

.

On the pads, turned away to square leg.

142.4

.

Once again Jadeja calmly blocks it.

142.3

.

On the stumps, Jadeja defends it.

142.2

1

Record making run! On the pads, Kohli whips it to the on side and gets a single. With that single, Kohli goes past Sir Don Bradman's tally of 6996 runs in Tests.

142.1

.

Flighted on the stumps, Kohli defends it off the front foot.

Keshav Maharaj to bowl from the other end.

141.6

.

Short on off, Jadeja pulls it but to the man at deep mid-wicket.

141.5

1

Another one which is short and on the pads, Kohli turns it towards deep mid-wicket for one. This brings up the 100-run stand between the two.

141.4

.

The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads.

141.3

1

Darted on the pads, Jadeja flicks it towards square leg for one.

141.2

1

First run of the final session. Shorter on the pads, Kohli whips it towards mid-wicket for one.

141.1

.

Floated on middle, Kohli pushes it back to the bowler.

We are back for the final session of the day. Indian skipper, Virat Kohli walks out with Ravindra Jadeja to resume their innings. The skipper who is on 194 will be on strike. Senuran Muthusamy to bowl the first over of the final session.

... Day 2, Evening session ...

India have strolled through yet another session and out of the 5 sessions played in this match, they have dominated all 5. Kohli is just 6 runs short off his double ton and the next session will be all about on what total do India want to declare their innings because quite honestly, it does not seem like South Africa will be able to take 6 more wickets. South Africa look down and out and will just be waiting when do India declare. Only the wicket of Rahane fell in this session but except for that, nothing good happened for the visitors. Stay tuned for the final session on Day 2 which resumes at 1430 Local (0900 GMT).

117 runs in 28 overs for the hosts. Just 1 wicket of Rahane for the visitors. There seems to be no light at the end of the tunnel for the visitors here as India are on their race cars speeding away from them.

140.6

.

Jadeja defends this one by presenting the full face of the bat. AND THAT WILL BE TEA ON DAY 2!

140.5

.

On the pads, Jadeja flicks it away but straight to the man at square leg.

140.4

2

A touch short again, Jadeja this time pushes this one towards cover-point for a couple. A bit of yes and no between Jadeja and Kohli for the third but in the end they decide against it.

140.3

2

Short and outside off, Jadeja cuts it towards backward point for a couple.

140.2

1

On the pads, pushed towards long on for a single.

140.1

.

Flatter delivery on off, Kohli blocks it towards the off side.

Change of ends for Keshav Maharaj. 44-10-150-1 so far.

139.6

.

On the pads, Jadeja flicks it towards short mid-wicket.

139.5

1

This time Kohli pushes it towards mid on for a single.

139.4

1

Floated on middle and leg, Jadeja pushes this one towards mid on for a single.

139.3

.

On the pads, Jadeja tucks this one towards the leg side.

139.2

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Flatter on middle and off, Jadeja blocks it out.

139.1

1

Full toss on the pads, flicked in front of square leg for a single by Kohli.

Senuran Muthusamy (11-1-35-0) is back on.

138.6

.

Good length ball just outside off, Jadeja pushes this one towards point where the fielder does well to gather it.

138.5

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Going down the leg side, Jadeja looks to flick but misses to get hit on the thigh pad.

138.4

1

Fullish ball just outside off, Kohli pushes this one towards short extra cover for a single.

138.3

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On the fourth stump line, pushed back to the bowler.

138.2

1

Quick single! Nicely done! A slightly fullish length, Jadeja pushes it towards mid off and takes a quick single.

138.1

1

Philander bowls this around off on a good length, Kohli taps it towards point and changes end.

137.6

1

Kohli punches the last ball of the over towards point and takes a single. He is just 11 short of 200 runs and Kohli will be looking to get there before the end of this session.

137.5

4

FOUR! Another similar delivery and again given the treatment by Kohli! Back of a length, Kohli rocks back and slams it through mid-wicket for a boundary.

137.4

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The batsman has driven it straight down the ground.

137.3

4

FOUR! Short of a length ball and punished by Kohli! He rocks back in his crease and pulls this one through mid-wicket for a boundary.

137.2

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Superb fielding by Faf du Plessis at first slip. Kohli rocks onto the back foot and tries to guide it towards third man. Faf dives low to his right and parries it straight towards de Kock.

137.1

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Floated on middle, Kohli works this one towards the leg side.

136.6

1

Great running this by Kohli! He flicks this one towards mid-wicket and takes off, Jadeja responds and the batters take one.

136.5

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Kohli drives this one towards the mid off fielder.

136.4

2

On the pads of Kohli, he flicks this one through mid-wicket for a couple.

136.3

1

Length ball on off, Jadeja pushes this one towards point and takes a single.

136.2

1

Kohli has driven this full ball superbly through the cover region but he gets just a single off it.

136.1

4

FOUR! Beautiful shot by Kohli this, full ball on middle and off, Kohli smashes this past Philander for a boundary through mid on.

Vernon Philander is back on.

135.6

1

The batsman has driven it through mid-off. One run added to the total.

135.5

1

Once again on the pads, Jadeja glances it to the on side for one.

135.4

4

FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for Jadeja. Shorter on middle and off, Jadeja whips it through mid-wicket for a boundary.

135.3

4

FOUR! Easy picking! Full toss on off, Jadeja slams it through long off for a boundary.

135.2

1

On middle, Kohli strokes it towards mid on for a run.

135.1

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Flighted on off, Kohli runs it down to point.

134.6

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Short on off, RJ blocks it.

134.5

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Back of a length ball on off. Jadeja taps it towards backward point and comes down for a single. Kohli says 'no'. Ravindra comes down but realises he was on the danger end so he hops away.

134.4

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Outside off, Jadeja offers a very good leave.

134.3

1

Length delivery on off, Kohli defends it with soft hands towards cover and gets a single.

134.2

.

Length delivery on off, Kohli defends it towards cover.

134.1

2

Fuller on off and middle, Kohli drives it through covers, wide of sweeper cover for two.

133.6

2

On the pads, Jadeja turns it towards mid-wicket and gets a couple.

133.5

.

On the stumps, Jadeja keeps it out.

133.4

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Tossed up on middle, RJ pushes it back to the bowler.

133.3

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Floated outside off, Ravindra leaves it alone.

133.2

1

Short around off, Kohli cuts it wide of point and gets a single.

133.1

.

Floated around off, Kohli defends it towards cover-point.

132.6

.

Length delivery on off and middle, Jadeja looks to defend but does so off the inner half of his bat.

132.5

.

Good length ball outside off, Jadeja leaves it alone.

132.4

.

Good length ball on off, Jadeja keeps it out.

132.3

.

On middle and off, Jadeja glances it to square leg and shouts a loud no to his skipper.

132.2

.

Length ball outside off, Jadeja knows where his off pole is and leaves it alone.

132.1

.

Good length ball on off, Jadeja blocks it.

131.6

1

On the pads of Jadeja, he flicks it towards fine leg and takes a single.

131.5

.

The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

131.4

1

Kohli pushes this one towards cover and takes a single to bring up the 50-run stand between Jadeja and Kohli. It has come in good time as India look to increase their run rate.

131.3

.

Kohli prods forward and defends this off the front foot.

131.2

2

Shortish ball outside off, Kohli cuts this one towards cover-point and takes a couple.

131.1

1

Floated just outside off, Jadeja pushes this one towards cover and takes a single.

130.6

.

Good length ball on off, pushed towards the man at short cover.

130.5

2

On the pads of Kohli, he flicks it towards square leg for a couple.

130.4

4

FOUR! Bouncer down the leg side, Kohli just helps it along towards the fine leg fence. The man in the deep cannot stop it inside the ropes.

130.3

.

Full and on the off pole line, pushed towards the man at cover.

130.2

.

Good length ball on off, Virat pushes it towards cover.

130.1

.

Length ball on off, Kohli strokes it to point.

129.6

.

The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

129.5

.

On the pads, Jadeja pads it away.

129.4

.

Shorter on off, Jadeja defends it off the back foot.

129.3

.

Funny! Floated around off, Jadeja looks to defend but the ball spins in and lobs up off his pad. The ball goes behind de Kock. Quinton runs to his right and in an attempt to turn slips and falls in the process.

129.2

.

The batsman has driven it straight down the ground.

129.1

1

Tossed up on off, Kohli pushes it towards point for one.

128.6

.

On the pads, Jadeja looks to leave it alone and the ball hits his pad and goes to the fine leg fence. No run will be counted as Jadeja was not offering any shot.

128.5

.

Length delivery on off, Jadeja blocks it off the back foot.

128.4

.

Bouncer! A very well directed short ball. It is around the body, Jadeja ducks under it. Anrich Nortje has a stare at Jadeja and Ravindra gives him back too.

128.3

.

Length ball on off, RJ defends it.

128.2

.

Good length ball on off, Jadeja taps it towards point and comes out for a single but Kohli sends him back. Umpire Chris Gaffaney gives Jadeja his first official warning as Jadeja was running from the danger area.

128.1

.

Length ball on middle and leg, it comes in just a bit off the surface. Jadeja looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

Drinks Break. Though South Africa got a wicket in the first hour of play after Lunch, it is India who are well and truly on top. It is a warm day and the frustration has started to show on the Proteas players' body language. They though will need to stay positive and find some ways to get the Indian wickets rather than waiting for India to declare.

127.6

.

Flighted on off, Kohli strokes it to mid off.

127.5

.

Shorter on off, Kohli plays it to the man at short third man.

127.4

.

Floated on off, Kohli pushes it back towards the bowler.

127.3

4

EDGED AND FOUR! Flighted on off, Kohli looks to drive but once again he ends up edging it. The ball goes wide of first slip and races away to the fence.

127.2

.

Flighted delivery on off, Kohli defends it off the front foot.

127.1

.

Shorter around off, Kohli cuts it to point.

126.6

.

Length ball on off, Ravindra keeps it out.

126.5

1

Good length ball on off, Kohli taps it to the off side on side of the pitch and calls for a quick single. Bavuma comes running in from short cover, gets to the ball and hits the stumps at the non-striker's end with a dive. Jadeja though was well in.

126.4

.

Fuller on off, VK pushes it to mid off.

126.3

.

Good length ball on off, Kohli defends it off the front foot.

126.2

1

On the pads, Jadeja turns it down to square leg for one.

126.1

.

Length ball on off, Jadeja dabs it to gully.

Anrich Nortje is back into the attack. 20-3-89-0 so far from him in this innings.

125.6

4

EDGED AND FOUR AGAIN! Kohli gets to his 150 with a bit of luck! Flighted on off, Kohli looks to drive it on the up. The ball turns and finds the outside edge of Kohli's willow. It goes to the right of Faf du Plessis at first slip. He is late to react once again and the ball races away to the fence. Things starting to happen for the left-arm spinner. Subdued celebration from the Indian skipper. Looks like he is eyeing a double ton.

125.5

.

Tossed up on middle, Virat strokes it to mid on.

125.4

.

On the pads, Kohli flicks it to square leg.

125.3

.

Shorter on off, Virat punches it to cover.

125.2

4

EDGED AND FOUR! Short and wide outside off, Kohli looks to play the cut with hard hands. The ball takes the outside edge and goes well wide of Faf du Plessis at first slip. The South African skipper is a bit late to react even though the ball was well wide of him.

125.1

.

Flighted on off, Kohli pushes it to cover.

124.6

1

Length delivery on off, Kohli pushes it off his back foot and takes a single.

124.5

.

Oh! Length ball outside off, it comes back in. Kohli has a poke at it but gets beaten.

124.4

.

Fuller on off, Kohli this time just eases it to cover.

124.3

4

FOUR! Delightful! Fuller ball around off, Kohli gets on his front foot and caresses it through covers with absolute class for a boundary. Jeez, you could watch this shot on loop and you will always admire it.

124.2

.

Outside off on a length, Kohli leaves it alone.

124.1

2

Back of a length ball on off, Kohli pulls it wide of short mid-wicket and gets a couple as Vernon Philander cleans it up coming from mid on.

123.6

1

On off, Kohli nudges it towards cover and keeps the strike.

123.5

2

Poor from Vernon Philander. Flighted on middle, Kohli whips it to the right of mid on. Vernon Philander at mid on moves to that side but misfields allowing them to get two runs. Tiredness starting to show in South Africa's fielding now.

123.4

.

Flighted outside off, Virat drives it but straight to cover.

123.3

.

Tossed up on off, Virat plants his front foot forward and blocks it.

123.2

.

Floated on off, Kohli plays it late towards short third man.

123.1

2

Excellent running! Shorter on off, Kohli turns it behind square on the leg side and looks for two straightaway. Jadeja is quick too and they get it with ease.

122.6

.

Length ball on middle and off, defends this one off the back foot.

122.5

.

Jadeja is completely bamboozled by this length delivery bowled by Rabada as the ball goes between his body and his bat as Ravindra looks to defend.

122.4

1

Short of a length ball outside off, Kohli pulls this one towards fine leg for a single.

122.3

4

FOUR! Down the leg side, Kohli flicks it off his pads towards mid-wicket for a boundary. Nonchalant!

122.2

.

The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

122.1

1

Bad fielding overall by South Africa. Length ball on middle and off, Jadeja pushes it back towards the bowler. Rabada collects it and throws it towards de Kock but he is late in reacting to collect it as he didn't expect the throw. The batters snatch a single and both de Kock and Rabada are angry with each other.

121.6

.

Length ball just outside off, Kohli does well to push it towards the point region.

121.5

.

Kohli prods forward and defends this one.

121.4

.

Again floated on middle and leg, pushed towards mid on by Kohli.

121.3

1

Jadeja pushes this floated delivery towards mid on for a single.

121.2

.

The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

121.1

.

Pitched full and outside off, Jadeja makes the leave.

120.6

.

Length ball just outside off, Kohli looks to flick it towards the leg side but misses it. The ball goes off his thigh pad towards de Kock. The South African players think that there is some bat on it. They appeal but the umpire is unmoved and they decide against taking the review. Replays roll in, Ultra Edge shows no bat on that. Ball Tracker comes in to show that it was clipping the off pole so would not have mattered had they taken the review.

120.5

.

Kohli drives this one beautifully towards mid on but Rabada there stops it.

120.4

.

Length delivery just outside off, it pitches and nips away. Kohli goes after it but the ball whizzes past his outside edge. Lucky for him he does not connect.

120.3

1

Short of a length delivery outside off, Jadeja cuts this one towards gully. Markram dives to his left to stop the ball and he parries it. Kohli spots the opportunity to snatch a single and the batters complete it comfortably.

120.2

.

Good length ball on middle and off, pushed back towards the bowler.

120.1

.

Length delivery way outside off, Jadeja leaves it alone.

119.6

.

Flighted on off, Virat pushes it to cover.

119.5

.

Oh! Good back up from Jadeja. Tossed up on off, Virat drives it straight to the right of Maharaj. Keshav dives and gets his hand to the ball. The ball deflects onto the stumps but Jadeja at the non-striker's end was inside his crease so he is safe.

119.4

.

Short around off, Kohli punches it to the left of mid-wicket.

119.3

.

Tossed up on off, Virat defends it with authority.

119.2

.

Floated on off, Kohli strokes it to cover.

119.1

.

Short outside off, it stays low a bit. Virat whips it to mid-wicket.

118.6

.

Length delivery outside off, Jadeja leaves it alone.

118.5

.

Jadeja defends it from within the crease.

118.4

.

Length ball on off, Jadeja blocks it off the front foot.

118.3

1

On the pads, Virat glances it towards mid-wicket for one.

118.2

.

Just short! Good length ball outside off, it comes back in off the surface. Kohli initially looks to play but then decides to leave. The ball takes the edge of the bat and goes to the right of de Kock on the bounce. Quinton takes it with his right hand. Faf goes forward thinking it has carried but de Kock does not celebrate at all.

118.1

.

Good length ball on off, Kohli drives it on the up to cover.

117.6

.

Floated on off, Jadeja blocks it.

117.5

3

On the pads, Kohli stretches forward and takes it as a full toss. He glances it through square leg and takes three as the ball does not have the legs to reach the fence.

117.4

.

Floated on off, Kohli drives it to cover.

117.3

1

Jadeja is off the mark straightaway. Flighted on middle, Ravindra strokes it towards mid on and gets a single.

Ravindra Jadeja is the next man in for the hosts. He will be looking to up the ante along with his captain.

117.2

W

OUT! Caught! Finally some success for South Africa on the day. Maharaj has found a way to get past the defense of Ajinkya Rahane. Keshav gives this air on off, the ball turns and bounces away from Rahane. He looks to defend but the ball kisses the outside edge of the bat and goes straight into the mitts of de Kock. The South African players appeal and the umpire after a slight delay raises his finger. This has been a tough tour for Keshav Maharaj but this might act as a sweetener as Rahane becomes his 100th Test victim.

117.1

1

Maharaj starts with a flighted ball on middle and leg, Kohli defends it towards cover-point and gets a single.

Keshav Maharaj is back into the attack. 33-9-98-0 so far from him.

116.6

1

On the pads, Virat glances it through square leg and takes a single. Rahane asks for the second as there is an overthrow but Kohli says no.

116.5

.

Another good looking cover drive but this is straight to the man.

116.4

.

On off, defended by Kohli.

116.3

.

Back of a length, VK blocks it off the back foot.

116.2

4

FOUR! Gorgeous! Don't know what Kohli ate for lunch because from yesterday all he is eating is runs in this Test. Fuller on off, Kohli gets on his front foot and plays a wonderful cover drive. Bavuma dives and takes the pace off the ball but Kohli hit it with such power that the ball still managed to beat the fielder to the fence.

116.1

.

Good length ball on off, Virat blocks it.

115.6

.

On off, Ajinkya defends it to get through the over.

115.5

.

Floated on off, Ajinkya blocks it.

115.5

2nb

No ball from a spinner. Not a good sign. Muthusamy oversteps. He darts one on the pads, Kohli flicks it to the on side and eases to the other end.

115.4

.

Short around off, Kohli cuts it but finds the man at point.

115.3

1

Floated on off, Rahane strokes it towards point and gets to the other end to score his first run of the session.

115.2

.

Short and spinning in, Rahane gets on his back foot and punches it to point.

115.1

.

Flighted on middle and leg, Rahane glances it to mid on.

114.6

.

Fuller on off, Kohli blocks it to get through the over.

114.5

.

Kohli now shows his defensive skill and blocks it off the back foot.

114.4

4

FOUR! WOW! This is just a batting masterclass! Slightly overpitched on middle by Rabada. He could have got away with it had he bowled it to some other batsman but not to Kohli. He gets on his front foot and plays another crisp on drive for a boundary.

114.3

.

Good length ball which zips back in. Kohli looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

114.2

4

FOUR! Creamed! One of the toughest shot to play in cricket and Kohli does it with ease. Full on off and middle, Virat gets on his front foot and plays the on drive to perfection for a boundary.

114.1

.

Fuller on off and middle, Kohli turns it to square leg.

Kagiso Rabada to partner Muthusamy from the other end.

113.6

.

First ball after Lunch for Rahane. He resumes his innings with a solid front foot defense.

113.5

1

On the pads, Virat flicks it to the on side and gets to the other.

113.4

2

Musthusamy continues to bowl short. This is outside off, Virat cuts it through point for a couple.

113.3

.

Shorter on middle, Kohli this time shows his back foot defense.

113.2

.

Floated on middle, Kohli plants his front foot forward and blocks it.

113.1

.

Senuran starts with a flatter delivery outside off. Kohli lunges forward and leaves it alone.

The South Africans are back on the field along with the Indian batters, Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane. Virat Kohli to face the first delivery post Lunch. Senuran Muthusamy to bowl the first over after the Lunch.

... Day 2, Afternoon session ...

As for the South African bowlers, they have toiled hard but to no avail. Either luck has denied them wickets or the sheer brilliance of the two opposing batters. The task for them is getting tougher by the minute with the spinners not being able to get much off the surface. Stay tuned for the second session which will start at 1210 Local (0640 GMT).

A session where India found it difficult to score runs in the morning, but as time went on, the captain and the vice captain got into their groove. First, Rahane reached his half ton and then probably the best batsman in the world right now, Virat Kohli got to his maiden Test ton in 2019. Both of them edged some deliveries but were lucky as some fell short while others didn't carry. However, after the Lunch break, they might be looking to come out all guns blazing and cross the 500-run mark having already crossed 350 runs.

27.5 overs, 83 runs and 0 wickets have fallen in the first session on Day 2 and India are cruising along. The only question that pops to mind right now is when will the Indian batters actually start attacking the South African bowlers?

112.6

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Tossed up on off, Rahane keeps it out and that will be Lunch on Day 2.

112.5

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Shorter on off, Ajinkya keeps it out.

Looks like Rahane has hurt himself while putting in that dive. However, he gets back up, has a smile on his face and is ready to continue.

112.4

1

Direct hit and Rahane might have been back to the pavilion. Flighted on off, Kohli defends it with soft hands towards cover and calls for a quick single. Rahane responds. Bavuma gets to the ball quickly and sends it at the keeper's end. Rahane puts in a desperate dive to get back in and Bavuma misses his shy at the stumps by just a whisker.

112.3

1

Shorter around off, Rahane cuts it towards backward point. Philander dives and saves runs for his side. However, the batters are able to take a single.

112.2

2

Markram corrects his line and bowls it closer to the off pole, Rahane strokes it through point for a couple.

112.1

.

Markram starts with a wild ball. Way outside off, Rahane lets it be.

Aiden Markram to bowl his off spinners now.

111.6

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Shorter on off, Kohli punches it towards cover-point and looks for a run but Rahane says no.

111.5

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Loopy ball on the stumps, Kohli lunges forward and blocks it.

111.4

3

Shorter on off and middle, Rahane whips it through square leg and takes three as Theunis de Bruyn cleans it up before the ropes. 350 comes up for India with that.

111.3

.

Tossed up on middle and off, Virat pushes it back to the bowler.

111.2

1

Slightly shorter on middle, Kohli turns it towards square leg and gets to the other end.

111.1

.

Bowls it slower through the air on middle, Kohli defends it off the inner half of his bat to the on side.

110.6

.

Philander maintains his line and bowls it fuller. Ajinkya defends it.

110.5

.

Length ball around off, Rahane defends it late off his front foot.

110.4

.

Good length ball on off, Rahane blocks it with a straight bat.

110.3

1

Full on middle, Kohli tucks it wide of mid on and gets a single to bring up the 150-run stand between the duo.

110.2

.

Full ball on off, Virat defends it towards cover.

110.1

.

Good length ball on off, Kohli keeps it out.

109.6

.

Floated delivery on middle and off, pushed back towards the bowler.

109.5

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Outside off, pushed towards the cover fielder.

109.4

.

Full and floated on middle and leg, pushed back towards the bowler.

109.3

2

Muthusamy bowls it down the leg side, Rahane gets down on one knee and sweeps this one fine towards the leg side for a couple.

109.2

.

Full and floated on off, pushed towards the cover-point region.

109.1

.

Shorter on the middle pole line, tucket towards mid-wicket.

108.6

.

On the stumps, Kohli keeps it out.

108.5

.

On the fourth stump line, Virat leaves it alone.

108.4

4

HUNDRED FOR VIRAT KOHLI! Captaining in his 50th Test, the skipper has marked this occasion with a delicious century. The world's best batsman is back doing what he does best, scoring tons. Full ball on middle and leg, Kohli plays a glamorous on drive to get to the milestone. He removes his helmet and raises his bat as the fans and his teammates applaud his terrific knock. Surprisingly, this is Kohli's first Test ton in 2019! Number 26 in Tests! Can he convert this into a double hundred?

108.3

.

Length ball around off, Kohli defends it.

108.2

.

Length ball outside off, Kohli offers a good leave to it.

108.1

.

Starts his new spell with a good length ball on off. Kohli pushes it to cover-point.

Vernon Philander is back into the attack. He looked good in the first hour of today's play. Quinton de Kock has come upto the stumps for him.

107.6

.

Tossed up around off, Rahane lunges forward and blocks it to get through the over.

107.5

.

Better from Senuran. Gives it air and bowls fuller on off, Rahane defends it with a straight bat.

107.4

1

Short again, this is on off. Kohli gets on his back foot and punches it to the off side this time for one. Moves to 97 with that.

107.3

.

Shorter on middle, Kohli gets on his back foot and punches it to mid on.

107.2

.

Floated on the stumps, Virat defends it off the front foot.

107.1

.

Shorter around off, Kohli dabs it towards short third man.

Senuran Muthusamy is into the attack for the first time today. He bowled just 6 overs on Day 1 conceding 22 runs.

106.6

.

Short around off, AR cuts it but to the man at point.

106.5

.

Gives this air on off, Rahane drives it to mid off.

106.4

1

Floated on middle, Kohli nudges it wide of mid on. Muthusamy runs across and dives to his left, keeping it down to one.

106.3

.

Oh! Maharaj getting some help from this end. Slightly shorter outside off, Kohli looks to cut it but the ball comes quicker and goes between the bat and body, missing the inside edge by just a fraction.

106.2

.

Floated on middle and leg, Kohli strokes it to mid on.

106.1

.

Tossed up on middle, Kohli pushes it back to the bowler.

105.6

1

Good length ball around off, Kohli gets on his back foot and punches it with authority towards point and keeps the strike.

105.5

.

Anrich steams in and hits the deck hard on off, Kohli blocks it with minimum of fuss.

105.4

.

Length ball, Kohli defends it towards cover.

105.3

.

On the fourth stump line, Kohli leaves it alone.

105.2

.

Fuller on off and middle, Kohli pushes it to mid on.

105.1

1

FIFTY FOR RAHANE! He has had to work really hard for this but after taking his time he has looked solid and got into his own. Good length ball on off, Rahane gets across and tucks it to the on side to get to his 20th Test fifty. He raises his bat as the crowd applaud his effort. There were questions regarding his place before the West Indies tour but since that tour the Indian Test vice captain has answered his critics with solid performances.

104.6

1

Follows it up with a gentle nudge towards long on for one.

104.5

4

FOUR! Lovely shot! Short around off, Rahane gets on his back foot, waits for the ball to turn and then cuts it with it through point. Theunis de Bruyn gives it a chase and tries to pull it back with a dive but he fails to do so.

104.4

.

Flighted on off, Ajinkya strokes it to point.

104.3

.

Shorter on middle and leg, Rahane punches it to the on side.

104.2

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Tossed up on off, Rahane blocks it.

104.1

1

Good stop! Floated on middle and leg, Kohli whips it to the right of short mid-wicket. The fielder there dives to his right and saves runs for his side. Keeping it down to one.

The physio is out now. Seems like Rahane is dealing with some cramp on his right leg. A few stretches and he should be fine to carry on.

103.6

.

Length delivery on off, Rahane taps it towards cover-point and looks for a quick run. Kohli though sends him back and rightfully so as that would have been very risky.

103.5

.

Fuller around off, Rahane pushes it to cover.

103.4

2

Short ball on off, Rahane pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a couple.

103.3

.

Good length ball around off, Rahane defends it with a straight bat towards mid on.

103.2

.

Slightly fuller on middle and off, Rahane gets across and defends it towards mid on.

103.1

1

Back of a length ball around off, Kohli gets on his back foot and punches it on the up towards point for one.

102.6

.

On the pads, AR turns it to mid-wicket.

102.5

1

Looped up on off, Virat milks it to long off and calmly gets to the other end.

102.4

.

Gives this one air on off, Kohli plants his front foot forward and defends it.

102.3

.

Tossed up on off, Kohli strokes it to mid off.

102.2

1

Show of aggression from Ajinkya. Floated on off and middle, Rahane comes down the track and hits it towards long on for a single. He did not time the ball well though there.

102.1

.

Flighted on off, Rahane lunges forward and blocks it.

101.6

.

Excellent ball. Yorker on middle and leg, Kohli jams it out towards mid on.

101.5

1

Around the pads, Rahane turns it to the on side and gets to the other end.

101.4

.

Good length delivery on off, Rahane gets on his front foot and defends it classically.

101.3

.

On the stumps, Rahane blocks it astutely.

101.2

1

Length ball on off, Virat defends it with soft hands towards cover for one.

101.1

4

FOUR! Kohli gets into the nervous 90s in a nervous looking way. Nortje steams in and hits the deck hard around off, Virat looks to defend but the ball takes a thick outside edge and flies low and wide of second slip for a boundary.

100.6

.

Flighted on the off, Ajinkya cuts it to the man at point.

100.5

.

The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

100.4

.

On the stumps, AR calmly blocks it.

100.3

.

Floated on off, Rahane blocks it away.

100.2

.

Calmly taps this one back to the bowler.

100.1

.

SAFE! The pitching looked to be an issue and it turns out to be the actual issue. South Africa lose one of their 2 reviews. Flighted around leg, Rahane looks to defend but the ball spins in beating his defense. The ball hits him on the back pad. The South African players put in a loud appeal but the umpire turns it down. Faf has a word with his bowler and then signals the 'T'. Replay rolls in and Ultra Edge first confirms no involvement of bat. Ball Tracker then comes in and it shows the ball is pitching outside leg. Excellent umpiring this. Rahane survives!

Review Time! Rahane is the man in question for an LBW. Looks like it is pitching outside leg.

Keshav Maharaj is into the attack for the first time today. His figures so far are 29-8-89-0.

99.6

1

Another cut but this is just wide of point so just a single.

99.5

4

FOUR! Classic Rahane cut! Length ball around off, Ajinkya gets on his back foot and cuts it with class through point for a boundary. He is getting into his groove now. Rahane had to battle for his run early on but now he is getting it.

99.4

1

Good length delivery on off, Kohli taps it towards cover-point and gets to the other end.

99.3

.

Beaten! Length delivery outside off, Kohli goes fishing for the delivery outside off. The ball though keeps a bit low and goes past Kohli's edge. A rare lapse of concentration for Virat in this innings.

99.2

.

Gets his length a little bit further. This one tails in a bit, Kohli defends it to the off side.

99.1

.

Back of a length ball outside off, Kohli leaves it alone. De Kock behind the stumps fails to gather it but it does not cost any run.

Drinks Break! An excellent hour for India. They have managed to get through the hour without losing a wicket. To be precise, 41 runs, 13.5 overs 0 wickets. India going on strong but they are still giving away a few chances. South Africa will be ruing their luck that none of the edges have carried but the only thing they can do is remain positive and keep bowling well. However, the thing that they can change is to bring on the spinners and attack the stumps more often. Stay tuned for the resumption of play after this short break.

98.6

.

Back of a length ball on middle and leg, Rahane pushes this one off the back foot towards mid on.

98.5

.

Length ball on middle and off, Rahane blocks this one off the back foot.

98.4

.

On middle and off, Rahane pushes it back to the bowler.

98.3

.

Outside off again, Rahane pushes this one towards the off side.

98.2

.

Good length delivery on off, Rahane blocks this one off the back foot.

98.1

.

Length ball outside off, Rahane cuts this one towards the man at point.

97.6

.

Kohli defends this one from within the crease.

97.5

1

Short of a length ball outside off, Rahane gets onto the back foot and pulls this one towards backward square leg for a single.

97.4

.

BEATEN! Beauty by Nortje! Bangs it hard on the surface, Rahane looks to get on top of the bounce and play but the ball whizzes past his outside edge due to the movement on it.

97.3

.

The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot.

97.2

4

FOUR! Elegant shot by Rahane! Short of a length ball outside off, Rahane gets onto his toes and cuts this one towards backward point for a boundary.

97.1

1

Kohli pushes this one off the front foot towards the cover region for a single.

96.6

4

FOUR! On the pads again, Rahane flicks this one nicely between the gap at square leg and fine leg for a boundary.

96.5

.

Length ball on off, Rahane defends this one off the back foot.

96.4

.

On the pads, Rahane flicks this one straight towards the man at square leg.

96.3

.

Rahane tries to defend this one but gets the bottom edge onto the pitch.

96.3

2nb

No ball! Rabada oversteps for the 6th time in this match. Full ball on off, Kohli pushes this one towards extra cover.

96.2

.

Length ball outside off, Kohli leaves it alone.

96.1

4

FOUR! On the pads of Kohli, he flicks it away towards square leg for a boundary. Great batting by the Indian skipper here.

Kagiso Rabada is back on! South Africa desperately looking for a wicket but that keeps eluding them. 22-2-55-3, his numbers so far.

95.6

.

The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

95.5

1

100 partnership up between Kohli and Rahane and this is the 10th time they have achieved this milestone. Some consistency one must say! On the pads of Kohli, he flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single. A very important partnership for the Indians this.

95.4

.

Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

95.3

.

Length ball on middle and leg, Kohli defends this off the back foot.

95.2

1

Length ball on middle and off, Rahane rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball towards cover for a single.

95.1

.

Good fielding by Markram, like a goalkeeper! Short of a length ball outside off, Rahane cuts this one towards the right of gully where Markram dives and saves a certain boundary of his side.

94.6

.

Outside off by Philander, Kohli dabs it near the pitch on the off side.

94.5

.

Fullish ball outside off, pushed towards the man at mid off.

94.4

.

Another one outside off, Kohli pushes this one towards point again.

94.3

1

On the off side, Rahane pushes this one towards point for one.

94.2

.

Good length ball just outside off, pushed towards the cover fielder by Rahane.

94.1

.

Good length ball on the off pole line, Rahane defends it back to the bowler.

93.6

.

Wide outside off, left alone by Kohli.

93.5

.

Length ball outside off, Kohli leaves it alone.

93.4

4

FOUR! Pulls and pulls hard at it! Shortish ball on middle and leg, Kohli rocks back and pulls this one through mid-wicket for a boundary.

93.3

.

EDGED BUT SAFE! Good length ball just outside off, Kohli looks to fend at it with soft hands. It goes off the outside edge but falls short of Faf du Plessis at second slip.

93.2

.

Fullish ball just outside off, pushed towards the man at cover.

93.1

.

Short of a length ball just outside off, Kohli goes for a rash cut shot but does not connect.

Anrich Nortje replacing Kagiso Rabada into the attack.

92.6

.

Good length ball angling in. Rahane looks to defend it but it comes off the inside edge and onto the pads.

92.5

1

Full ball outside off, Kohli drives it towards cover. Bavuma runs towards it and puts in a dive to keep it down to a single. Good fielding this by the young South African.

92.4

.

Good length ball on off, he pushes this one towards point.

92.3

.

Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

92.2

1

On the pads, Rahane works this one towards square leg for a single.

92.1

4

EDGED AND FOUR! How unlucky can Philander be? Another beauty by him, pitching this one fullish and a touch outside off, Rahane looks to drive but gets a thick outside edge on it. The ball flies towards the left of the gully fielder, Aiden Markram who dives but cannot get to it. The ball flies to the third man fence for a boundary.

91.6

4

FOUR! First intentional boundary of the day and it comes off the bat of the skipper! Full on middle and leg, Kohli punches this one fiercely, down the ground, through mid on for a boundary.

91.5

.

Good length ball on middle and off, Kohli pushes this one towards the bowler.

91.4

.

Full length ball outside off, Kohli pushes this one with firm hands straight to the man at cover.

91.3

.

Length ball outside off, Kohli chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.

91.2

.

Too wide outside off, Kohli does not fiddle with it.

91.1

.

Good length ball outside off, Kohli pushes this one towards point.

90.6

.

Finally a ball played off the bat! Length ball outside off, pushed towards point by Rahane.

90.5

.

Five balls, all of them left alone by Rahane. South Africa need to make the Indian batters play.

90.4

.

Outside off, left alone by Ajinkya.

90.3

.

Much closer to the off pole this time but Rahane knows exactly where his stumps are and makes a confident leave.

90.2

.

Another one outside off, Rahane shoulders arms.

90.1

.

Length ball outside off, Rahane does not fiddle with it.

89.6

.

Kohli shoulders arms to let that one through to the keeper.

89.5

1

On the pads of Rahane, he flicks this one towards square leg and takes a single.

89.4

.

The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

89.3

.

Length ball outside off, pushed towards the point region.

89.2

.

Rahane defends this one off the front foot by presenting the full face of the bat towards mid off.

89.1

.

Rahane shoulders arms to let that one through.

88.6

4

EDGED AND FOUR! Almost, almost Philander did the trick for South Africa here! Bowls a good length delivery in the corridor of uncertainty. Kohli has a poke at this one with soft hands and outside edges it towards the keeper but it is just wide of de Kock's right hand. It goes from underneath his gloves towards the third man fence for a boundary.

88.5

.

Length ball outside off, Kohli lets it be.

88.4

.

Good length delivery around the off pole line, Kohli pushes this one towards mid off.

88.3

.

BEATEN! Jaffa by Philander now! Length ball on the fourth stump line, it pitches and nips away with some extra bounce. Kohli looks to initially play at it but withdraws his bat at the last moment.

88.2

.

Length ball outside off by Philander, Kohli lets it through to de Kock.

88.1

.

Good length ball on the off pole line, Kohli blocks it out.

87.6

.

Rahane defends this one off the front foot towards the off side.

87.5

1

Good length ball on middle and leg, Kohli defends this one with perfect timing back past the bowler and the batters take one as the fielder from mid on mops it up.

87.4

.

Fourth ball in a row outside off, left alone by VK.

87.3

.

Outside off, Kohli shoulders arms to let that one through. The Protea bowlers need to get their lines and lengths right.

Two slips and a gully in place for Rabada, South Africa trying their best to dismiss the Indian skipper.

87.2

.

Another ball way outside off by Rabada, Kohli has no interest in playing at that.

87.1

.

Length ball outside off, left alone by Virat.

86.6

.

Good leave by Rahane to end the over. Not getting lured into the drive to this full delivery outside off.

86.5

.

Good length ball outside off, Rahane pushes it off the back foot towards point.

86.4

.

Length ball outside off, Rahane shoulders arms to it.

86.3

.

Good length ball on middle and off, pushed back towards Vernon by Rahane.

86.2

.

Length ball outside off, left alone by Rahane.

86.1

1

Good length ball, nipping back in. Kohli looks to defend this one but it goes off the inside edge towards square leg for a single. Kohli off the mark on Day 2.

Vernon Philander (17-5-37-0) to partner Rabada from the other end.

85.6

.

Good length ball just outside off, pushed towards mid off.

85.6

1nb

No ball! Rabada oversteps in the first over of Day 2. Bowls a rank one down the leg side, Rahane looks to flick but can't get his bat on it.

85.5

.

Length ball on the off pole line, pushed back towards Rabada by Ajinkya.

85.4

.

Length ball on middle and off, pushed towards cover off the back foot by Rabada.

85.3

.

Jaffa this one! Length delivery just outside off, nipping away from Rahane. He tries to feel it but does so inside the line. The ball beats his outside edge and whizzes towards de Kock.

85.2

.

Good length ball to start off the day, jagging back in. Rahane gets his bat down just in time to keep the ball out as he inside edges it onto the pads.

The South African players, after a tiring Day 1, walk out onto the field again. They are followed by Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane, the Indian captain and vice captain respectively. Kagiso Rabada to continue his over that he had left incomplete yesterday with Ajinkya Rahane on strike.

Kagiso Rabada is down with South African great Shaun Pollock for an interview. Rabada says that there was a tinge of green on the surface and it was a decent Test wicket. Feels that they were a bit unlucky but states that it is how Test cricket works. He quips that that this wicket is a bit similar to the ones in Mumbai. Looking on the positives on Day 1, Rabada says that they bowled well and restricted the run rate a bit. Feels that had luck been on their side, they could have had some more wickets and gone back in with a smile on their faces.

Pitch report - Murali Kartik is down with Sunil Gavaskar for the pitch report. Kartik states that some rough areas started to form on the pitch after just 10 overs of play on Day 1. Mr. Gavaskar states that the pitch has dried up today and that is why it will play much better today for the batters. Adds that yesterday there was some moisture due to the rain and that helped the bowlers. Gavaskar thinks that with the second new ball in hand now, they should be looking to hit the perfect lines and lengths to trouble the batters. Further suggests that the South African bowlers should be looking to bowl in the area of uncertainty and mix it up with the short ball. The South African bowlers need to tighten up and not bowl loose deliveries.

On Day 1, South Africa started well as they kept the explosive pair of Mayank Agarwal and Rohit Sharma at bay, which resulted in Rohit Sharma being dismissed cheaply. However, from there on in, it was India all along. Mayank Agarwal was the star of the day as he got to his ton. Pujara and Kohli both got to their half tons with the latter still unbeaten. Rahane is with his skipper at the crease and both have combined for an unbeaten 75-run stand. India will be looking to continue their strong performance on Day 2 and as stated by Mayank Agarwal yesterday, they will be looking to post a total around the 500-run mark. As for the South African bowlers, Kagiso Rabada was the only successful bowler as he took all the wickets yesterday.

Welcome to the coverage of the second day of the Test match between India and South Africa. Will India continue to dominate the proceedings and outbat the visitors on Day 2? Or do South Africa have the bowling prowess to enforce a collapse? Stay tuned to find out!

... Day 2, Session 1 ...

So the day belonged to India but there were some positives for the South Africans as well. Will South Africa find a way to restrict India under 400 or will India continue to pile on the South African misery? Join us on 11th October, i.e., Friday for Day 2 of this Freedom Trophy. Till then, cheers!

Centurion from the day, Mayank Agarwal is caught down for a chat with Harsha Bhogle. Agarwal says he is very happy to get back-to-back hundreds. Tells he is happy as the team is in a good position having lost just 3 wickets. Mayank says he was happy with how he was playing today. Mayank says that long distance running and meditation has helped him to play big innings. Adds that reading his own game has also played its part. Tells there was moisture in the wicket and credits Rabada and Philander for the lines and lengths they bowled. On what will be a good score, Mayank says 450-500 will be good if they don't want to bat again.

It was a gruesome and tiring day for the South African bowlers. They started off well but were not consistent with their line and length. They were on and off throughout the day. Kagiso Rabada did not start well but at the end of the day, he was the only successful bowler as he got all 3 wickets. Nortje was impressive with his pace on debut but struggled for consistency. Philander bowled well but had nothing to show for it. Faf du Plessis would be looking for a better showing on Day 2 from his bowlers.

Pujara though fell against the run of play. Kohli replaced him out in the middle and played second fiddle to Mayank who got his second century of the series. Unlike the first innings of the first Test, he could not convert this into a double ton and fell prey to Rabada. Rahane and Kohli then took their time. The captain and vice-captain of the side then added an unbeaten 75 before bad light ended play.

A day that clearly belonged to India. After winning the toss and opting to bat, the hosts did not get off to a good start. Losing the Man of the Match from the previous game early on, it looked like on a green wicket South Africa would make the hosts pay. But Pujara and Mayank Agarwal had other ideas. The duo added a 138-run stand for the second wicket and solidified the innings with both the batters getting to their respective fifties.

The umpires are having a check. The light metre is out and they are not happy. They have taken the bails off meaning that is Stumps on Day 1. Faf du Plessis is having a word with the umpires though.

85.1

4

FOUR! Short and angled into the batsman at 145.4 kph, Rahane goes for the pull but misses, it takes the top edge and runs over the keeper to the fine leg fence. It has gone really dark in the middle.

84.6

.

Good length ball outside off, Kohli leaves it alone.

84.5

.

On the stumps, VK defends it with authority.

84.4

.

Good comeback! Length ball around off, Kohli goes chasing after it but the ball zips away after pitching, beating the outside edge of his bat.

84.3

4

FOUR! CLASS! Overpitched on off, Kohli drives it between cover and mid off. Finding the gap to perfection and finds the fence.

84.2

.

On the fourth stump line, Kohli leaves it.

84.1

.

Length delivery on off, Kohli tucks it to square leg.

83.6

.

Defended off the back foot by Rahane.

83.5

.

Length ball on middle and leg, Rahane plays it to mid-wicket.

83.4

.

Back of a length ball outside off, Rahane lets it pass to the keeper.

83.3

.

The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

83.2

.

It's bowled full on off, that's firmly defended off the front foot by Rahane.

83.1

1

Fuller outside off, Kohli jumps up with the bounce and plays the ball to deep point for a single.

82.6

.

Outside off, no worries for Rahane as he leaves it alone.

82.5

1

Fuller on off, Kohli strokes it towards extra cover. The fielder there deflects the ball towards mid off and they take a single.

82.4

4

FOUR! Lucky or intentional? Length ball outside off, Kohli looks to play at it but then decides to leave it. He is too late in his decision though as the ball still hits the lower half of his bat and goes through second slip and gully for a boundary.

82.3

1

Good length ball on middle, Rahane looks to flick it but it goes off the inner half of his bat towards fine leg for one.

82.2

.

Full around off, Rahane defends it towards cover and shouts 'no, no' to his partner.

82.1

.

Good length delivery around off, Rahane defends it off the front foot.

81.6

.

Same line as the last two deliveries, Kohli deals with it the same way. It's left alone.

81.5

.

Outside off, let alone.

81.4

.

On a good length outside off, Kohli shoulders arms.

81.3

.

Angles it too far down the leg side. Kohli misses his flick shot.

81.2

1

Same line and length it moves in after pitching and Rahane gets another inside edge onto the pads. This time he is able to cross over for a single.

81.1

.

With the new cherry, Rabada hurls in a back of a length delivery around off. Rahane goes on his toes to defend the ball but it goes off the inside edge and on to the thigh pad.

Kagiso Rabada is back. 16-2-42-3 so far.

80.6

.

Length delivery outside off, Virat leaves it alone.

80.5

4

FOUR! Kohli gets his fifty in style. Good length ball on off, Kohli gets on his front foot and creams his drive through covers to bring up his 23rd Test fifty. The skipper has taken his time and has hardly been troubled. He will be looking to convert this into a big one.

80.4

.

Full on middle and leg, Kohli defends it towards mid on.

80.3

4

FOUR! Bad ball and rightfully punished. You cannot bowl on the pads of Kohli and Philander has just done that. Virat eases his flick through mid-wicket for a boundary.

80.2

.

Fuller on off it shapes in. Kohli looks to defend but does so off the inner half of his bat.

80.1

.

Stifled appeal but nothing from the umpire. Good length ball on off, it nips back in. Kohli looks to defend but it hits him high on the pad. Philander is the only one going up in his appeal. He later suggests it is too high and they do not take the review. Replay then rolls and Ultra Edge shows that there was a slight inside edge as well.

Second new ball is available and it has been taken by South Africa. Vernon Philander to operate with it. 14-5-19-0, his figures so far.

79.6

.

Defends the ball off the back foot to the off side.

79.5

.

Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

79.4

2

Camps on the back foot and opens the face of the bat late to guide it to third man for a couple of runs. The 50-run stand comes up.

79.3

.

Full outside off, Rahane played it to the off side.

79.2

1

Floated outside off, it's played through the covers for a single.

79.1

2

Elgar tosses it up on middle, Kohli comes inside out and plays the ball to long off for a couple. The long off fielder does well to keep it down.

So Nigel Llong has got the light meter in one pocket and the new ball in the other.

78.6

.

On the stumps, Ajinkya blocks it.

78.5

.

Slightly shorter on off, Ajinkya defends it.

78.4

.

Tossed up on off, AR blocks it.

78.3

.

Flighted on off, Rahane lunges forward and defends it.

78.2

.

Tossed up on the stumps, Ajinkya defends it off the front foot.

78.1

.

On the pads, Rahane tucks it to square leg.

77.6

1

Around off, Rahane strokes it to cover and keeps the strike.

77.5

1

Tossed up on off, Kohli milks it to long off and gets to the other end.

77.4

.

Floated on off, Kohli pushes it to cover.

77.3

.

Another drag down but this one is punched straight to cover.

77.2

.

Shorter on off, Kohli angles it towards short third man.

77.1

4

FOUR! Part-timer gets a harsh welcome. Elgar starts with a drag down around off. Kohli's eyes lit up looking at that. He pulls it with sheer power through mid-wicket for a boundary.

Part-timer Dean Elgar to have a go now.

76.6

.

Ajinkya stays on the back foot and lets the ball pass to the keeper.

76.5

.

Floated outside off, Rahane blocks it to point.

76.4

.

Stays in his crease and defends the ball.

76.4

1nb

No ball! He covered the line of the ball and defended it. Muthusamy overstepped for the second time.

76.3

4

FOUR! Short ball outside off, Rahane looks to cut it but he doesn't middle it. It runs away to the third man fence for a boundary.

76.2

.

Rahane stays on the back foot and waits for the ball to turn. He blocks it in the end.

76.1

1

Floated on middle and off, Kohli drives it to long off for a single.

75.6

1

Floated on off, Kohli milks it to cover and keeps the strike.

75.5

4

FOUR! Brilliant shot! Floated on middle and off, Kohli whips it through mid-wicket. Bavuma gives it a chase and puts a desperate dive to save it but he comes second in the race.

75.4

.

Flighted on off, Kohli keeps it out.

75.3

.

Flighted on off, Kohli drives it on the up but straight to the man at cover.

75.2

4

FOUR! Short, wide and punished. Maharaj bowls it short outside off, Kohli gets on his back foot and cuts it through point for a boundary.

75.1

.

Floated on the stumps, Kohli defends it off the front foot.

74.6

.

Floats it in on middle and leg, Rahane drives it to mid on.

74.5

.

Another front foot defense by Rahane.

74.4

.

Goes on the back foot and guides the ball towards gully.

74.4

1nb

No ball! Flighted outside off, Rahane defends it to covers off the front foot.

74.3

.

Rahane comes on the front foot and defends it.

74.2

1

Pulls the length back a bit and it's slower though the air. Kohli off the back foot works it to the on side for a single.

74.1

.

Tossed up outside off, Kohli strides out and defends.

73.6

.

Loopy ball on middle, AR defends it to get through the over.

73.5

.

On the stumps and once again Rahane blocks it.

73.4

.

Flighted on the stumps, Rahane shows his composure and blocks it.

73.3

1

Darted around the pads, Kohli turns it to square leg for one.

73.2

.

Tossed up on off, Virat pushes it back to the left of the bowler.

73.1

.

Shorter on off, Kohli punches it towards backward point. Kohli looks for a risky single but Rahane rightfully sends him back.

72.6

.

Slightly quicker on off and middle, Rahane looks to defend but does so off the inner half of his bat.

72.5

.

Another calm front foot defense from Rahane.

72.4

1

Tossed up on off, Virat strokes it towards long off and gets an easy single.

72.3

.

Tossed up on off, Virat blocks it off the front foot.

72.2

.

Beauty! Muthusamy gives this air on off, it spins away after pitching. Kohli looks to defend but gets squared up.

72.1

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Flighted on off, Kohli pushes it to cover.

Senuran Muthusamy is back on. Just 2 overs for him today so far. Went for 13 runs in those.

Drinks Break! India have had another successful hour today but South Africa will be happy seeing the back of the well-set Mayank Agarwal. After that wicket, they have managed to keep the run flow at bay but they will hope to take another couple of wickets before the end of the day. Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane are out in the middle. They are taking their time and would look to get their eyes in before taking any risks.

71.6

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Floated on off, Rahane defends it to get through another over.

71.5

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Gives this air on middle, Ajinkya defends it to the on side.

71.4

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Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

71.3

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Shorter on off, Rahane punches it to the man at cover.

71.2

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On the stumps, AR blocks it off.

71.1

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Flighted on off, Rahane keeps it out.

70.6

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Fuller on off, Kohli looks to drive but only gets a bottome edge.

70.5

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Bouncer! Kohli ducks under it.

70.4

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On the fourth stump line, Virat leaves it alone.

70.3

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Length delivery outside off, Virat drives it towards mid off.

70.2

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Good length ball on off, Kohli defends it off the front foot.

70.1

.

The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

69.6

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Shorter on off, Rahane cuts it to the man at point.

69.5

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On off, AR is in no hurry and defends it with ease.

69.4

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Gives this one air on middle, Ajinkya defends it with calmness.

69.3

.

Tossed up on off, Ajinkya defends it off the front foot.

69.2

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Drifts one on middle and leg, Rahane looks to flick but the ball takes the leading edge towards backward point.

69.1

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Floated on middle and off, Rahane keeps it out.

68.6

1

Another short ball, Rahane looks to pull but gets a bottom edge towards mid on. A quick single taken.

68.5

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On the pads yet again Rahane stands tall to clip it to mid on. No run.

68.4

4

FOUR! Full on middle and leg again Rahane wristily flicks the ball to the mid-wicket boundary.

68.3

1

On the pads of Kohli, clips it to mid-wicket for a single.

68.2

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Kohli tries to turn the ball to the on side but it goes off the leading edge of his bat.

68.1

4

FOUR! Pulled with power. Back of a length ball on off, Kohli gets on his back foot and pulls it with venom through mid-wicket for a boundary.

67.6

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The batsman drives this through the covers.

67.5

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On the stumps, Rahane keeps it out.

67.4

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Floated on off, Rahane strokes it to point.

67.3

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Tossed up on off, Ajinkya defends it off the front foot.

67.2

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Tossed up on off, Ajinkya looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

67.1

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Floated on off, Rahane keeps it out off the inner half of his bat to the leg side.

66.6

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Full ball outside off, Kohli plays it to point.

66.5

.

Kohli shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

66.4

.

Shortish ball, defended off the back foot.

66.3

4

FOUR! A lucky escape for Kohli. Short and fast delivery angled into Kohli, it gets too high on him after bouncing. He went for a pull but the ball went off the the gloves just wide of de Kock to the fine leg fence.

66.2

.

Again blocks the short ball off the back foot to the off side.

66.1

.

Short ball around off, Kohli goes on his toes to defend the ball.

Anrich Nortje replaces Kagiso Rabada. 10-2-46-0, his figures so far.

65.6

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The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

65.5

.

Gives this air around off, Rahane keeps it out.

65.4

5

FOUR OVERTHROWS! School boy stuff from Rabada. Completely unnecessary. Flighted on off, Virat nudges it wide of point and takes a single. Rabada gets to the ball and sends a wild throw, way wide of the keeper. The batters don't even bother running the second because there is no backup and are completely sure that it will go to the fence.

65.3

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Tossed up on the stumps, Virat calmly blocks it.

65.2

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On the pads, Kohli turns it to square leg.

65.1

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Floated on the stumps, Kohli strokes it back to the bowler.

64.6

.

Fullish ball on off, Rahane works it to point.

64.5

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On a good length on off, Rahane gets properly behind the line of the ball and plays it to mid off.

64.4

1

Short ball on middle and leg, Kohli pulls and sets off for a single. He checks his run as Rabada is blocking his way. May be to avoid yet another fine! 200 comes up for India.

64.3

.

The batsman defends it from within the crease.

64.2

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Kohli stays on the back foot and plays the ball to gully.

64.1

.

Good length ball, outside off, it swings in after pitching, de Kock collects.

63.6

1

Floated on off, Kohli strokes it towards point and keeps the strike.

63.5

.

Pushed to the cover region by the batsman.

63.4

.

On the pads, Kohli flicks it to square leg.

63.3

.

Floated on off, Kohli pushes it to cover.

63.2

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On stumps, defended.

63.1

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Floated on the stumps, Kohli keeps it out.

62.6

.

Short ball around off, Rahane was about to pull the ball but he misses the shot. The ball his the grill of his helmet. Umpire Chris Gaffaney calls out to the Indian team physio to check on Rahane.

62.5

.

Outside off, Rahane pushes the ball to the covers.

62.4

.

On the pads, Rahane clips it to the on side.

62.3

.

Full ball outside off, swings in and de Kock collects it to his left.

62.2

.

Back of a length ball outside off, Rahane gets on top of the bounce and keeps it down.

62.1

.

Bouncer outside off, Rahane sways away from it.

61.6

.

Another one full and floated outside off, Kohli pushes this one towards cover.

61.5

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Floated outside off, pushed towards the off side.

61.4

.

On the pads again, pushed towards the man at short mid on.

61.3

.

On the pads, tucked towards the leg side.

61.2

.

Flatter outside off, left alone by Virat Kohli.

61.1

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Floated outside off, pushed towards cover.

Ajinkya Rahane, the vice captain of India walks out to partner the skipper in the middle.

60.6

W

OUT! The centurion has been dismissed by none other than the sole wicket-taker of the day, Kagiso Rabada! It was a good length ball, which was angled into Agarwal, it pitched and straightened a bit. Mayank had committed to the shot and the ball went off the outside edge to first slip. Just like his last wicket, the skipper of South Africa, Faf du Plessis at first slip takes a good catch. Mayank Agarwal walks off the pitch to a standing ovation from the crowd and the players. A great knock by him comes to an end.

60.5

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Plays the ball on the front foot to the cover region.

60.4

.

Good length ball outside off, comes in a tad, Agarwal safely lets it go to the keeper.

60.3

.

Agarwal shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

60.2

2

Short outside off, Agarwal camps on the back foot and plays the ball late to deep point for a couple.

60.1

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Back of a length ball on off, Agarwal is firmly behind it to defend it.

Kagiso Rabada is back. He replaces Vernon Philander. 13-1-39-2, his figures so far.

59.6

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Short and on the pads, Kohli whips it to the man at mid-wicket.

59.5

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On the pads, Virat flicks it to square leg.

59.4

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Tossed up on the stumps, Kohli blocks it.

59.3

4

FOUR! Nobody moves. Maharaj gets his length wrong as he drags it short and wide outside off. Kohli gets on his back foot and slashes it through point for a boundary.

59.2

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On the stumps, Kohli defends it with confidence.

59.1

1

Gives this one air around off, Mayank looks to defend but it goes off the outer half of his bat wide of first slip for one.

58.6

.

On a good length, Philander get the ball to come back in with the angle. Kohli on his front foot to defend the ball, works it from the inside half of the bat to mid on.

58.5

.

Good length ball outside off, left alone.

58.4

.

Goes on the back foot to not such a short ball to punch it to short cover.

58.3

.

Good length outside off again, Kohli comes far forward on the front foot to play it to the covers.

58.2

.

Fuller on on off, Kohli cover the line to block the ball.

58.1

.

On a good length outside off, Kohli comes forward to defend the ball.

57.6

.

Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

57.5

.

Flights one on off, MA pushes it to cover.

57.4

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On the stumps, Mayank keeps it out.

57.3

1

Has Maharaj dropped Kohli here? Oh yes, he has. Tough chance but certainly a chance. Slower through the air on off, Kohli hits it hard and straight. But he also hits it uppishly straight back towards the bowler. Keshav gets down to his left and gets his fingertips to it. Unfortunately for him he cannot hold onto it. The ball goes behind to long off and the batsmen take a single.

57.2

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Tossed up on off, Virat defends it off the front foot.

57.1

1

Floated on off, Agarwal strokes it towards point for one.

56.6

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Good length ball, angling into Kohli, who looks to drive but it goes off the inside half of the bat to mid on.

56.5

1

Plays the ball towards deep cover for a single.

56.4

4

CENTURY FOR MAYANK AGARWAL! This has been an excellent knock from the young batter. 200 in the first innings of the first Test and another century here. He has made that opening slot his. Good length ball outside off, Mayank looks to cut but it goes off the outer half of his bat wide of the man at gully. The fielder there dives but cannot get close to the ball and it races away to the fence. He fist pumps the air in delight. He removes his helmet and has a big, joyful hug with his skipper. Take a bow, young man!

56.3

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Angled too far across, Agarwal lets it pass to de Kock down the leg side.

56.2

1

Angled into the batsman, Kohli woks it to square leg for a single. Agarwal on strike, he is on 99.

56.1

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Full outside off, Kohli comes on the front and blocks it towards mid off.

55.6

6

SIX! Make that two in a row. Agarwal just one short of a well-deserved ton. Floated on off and middle, Agarwal comes down the track and smashes it over the bowler's head for another biggie.

55.5

6

SIX! This one is out of here. Flighted on off, Mayank comes down the track and smashes it over long off for a maximum. Gets into the 90s with that. Six to get into the 90s, well this is Sehwag-esque from the young Karnataka batter.

55.4

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Shorter on off, Agarwal punches it to cover.

55.3

1

Good shot but also brilliant stop from Muthusamy. Floated on middle and leg, Virat drives it wide of mid on. Senuran Muthusamy runs to his right and saves a certain boundary with a dive.

55.2

.

Flighted on the stumps, Virat lunges forward and defends it.

55.1

.

On off, Kohli defends it off the front foot.

54.6

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Good length ball on off, Mayank drives it to mid off. No run.

54.5

.

Floated on off, MA covers the line of the ball and pokes it to the off side.

54.4

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Back of a length, generates extra bounce, Agarwal off the back foot plays it to the off side.

54.3

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On off again, Agarwal plays off his front foot towards mid off.

54.2

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Plays the ball straight to the cover fielder.

54.1

.

Good length ball on off, Agarwal comes on the front foot and blocks it to the cover region.

Vernon Philander is back on. 11-3-13-0, his figures. He has not got a wicket so far but he has been impressive.

53.6

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Tossed up on middle, VK defends it to get through the first over after the break unharmed.

53.5

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Tossed up on off, Virat keeps it out.

53.4

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Shorter on off, Kohli defends it off the back foot.

53.3

1

Short outside off, Mayank cuts it towards point and rotates the strike.

53.2

1

The Indian skipper is off the mark. On the pads, Virat glances it towards square leg and gets to the other end.

53.1

.

Beauty to start with! Flighted outside off, Virat looks to defend but the ball spins away beating Kohli all ends up.

We are back for the last session of the day. It has gone a bit dark here but let's hope that there is no rain interruption. The South African players are all set to take the field. Mayank Agarwal walks out with his skipper, Virat Kohli to resume their innings. Keshav Maharaj to bowl the first over of the session.

... Day 1, Final session ...

The session belong vastly to the duo of Agarwal and Pujara. The duo continued on their impressive batting display from the first session and added a total of 138-runs with both the batters getting to their respective fifties in this session. It looked like India would end the session without any casualty but just about 10 minutes before the break Rabada found a way to get past Pujara. It was a tough session for the visitors but towards the end it looked like they found their energy back which was lacking prior. With one new batsman at the crease, South Africa will be looking to build on it and get on top in this Test. The question is can they? Join us after the break for the final session of the first day.

Tea! India's session but South Africa got into the groove right at the tail end.

52.6

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Fuller on off, MA pushes it to cover and that will Tea on Day 1.

52.5

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Length delivery on off, Mayank keeps it out.

The second slip in place now. Rabada signalled after the edge from Mayank Agarwal to his skipper that he wanted a second slip and now Faf obliges after having a chat with his partner, Quinton de Kock.

52.4

4

EDGED AND FOUR! Rabada is finding his steam back. Hits the deck hard on off and middle and makes the ball shape in. Mayank looks to defend but the ball takes the outside edge and goes between first slip and gully for a boundary. Would have been interesting to see if it would have carried to second slip if that was there.

52.3

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Outside off, Mayank does not disturb it.

52.2

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Length delivery on the pads, Mayank glances it towards mid-wicket and shouts a loud no to his partner.

52.1

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Bouncer! A well directed one too. It is closer to the body. Agarwal though gets under it.

51.6

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On the stumps, Virat lunges forward and blocks it to get through the over.

51.5

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This time Kohli gets right behind the ball and keeps it down.

51.4

.

Beauty! Tossed up outside off, Kohli gets on his front foot to defend this but it turns away just a bit. Enough to beat the outside edge of Kohli's willow.

51.3

.

Floated on middle and leg, Kohli starts his innings with a solid front foot defense.

51.2

1

Short around off, Agarwal punches it towards cover and gets a single.

51.1

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Short outside off, Mayank cuts it to the man at point.

Out walks the Indian skipper, Virat Kohli to a huge reception from the crowd. This is his 50th match as Test captain and he will be looking to make a mark on this game.

50.6

W

OUT! CAUGHT! A wicket right near the end of the second session of play and just what the doctor ordered for South Africa! Rabada is the man again to give the visitors a breakthrough. Bowls it on a length just outside off, it nips back in. Pujara is stuck in his crease and on the back foot. He tries to defend it but the ball goes off the outside edge low towards the left of first slip. Faf du Plessis, the South African skipper there makes no mistake there as he takes a very difficult catch. He is down on the ground after taking the catch almost in relief. A very important breakthrough for the Proteas as they break the 138-run stand.

50.5

4

FOUR! Punched with ease! Back of a length ball on off, Pujara just stands tall and punches this off his toes towards the point region for a boundary.

50.4

2

On the pads again, full ball. Pujara flicks this one towards mid-wicket again and takes a couple. That has been a very busy zone in Pujara's innings.

50.3

.

Full one on off, Pujara looks to defend but it comes off the inside half of the bat and goes on to hit the pads.

50.2

1

On the pads, Mayank flicks it towards mid-wicket and takes a single.

50.1

.

Full delivery on middle, pushed back towards Rabada.

49.6

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On the stumps, Pujara comes down the track and keeps it out.

49.5

4

FOUR! Pujara gets to his fifty in style. Short around off, Pujara gets on his back foot and cuts it with grace through point for a boundary. Back-to-back fifties for Cheteshwar. He raises his bat as the crowd applaud his knock. He was dropped on 0 and he has made full use of it.

49.4

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Follows it up with a calm front foot defense.

49.3

4

FOUR! Excellent use of the feet. Floated on middle, Pujara comes down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and whips it between mid-wicket and mid on for a boundary. 150 up for India with this boundary.

49.2

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Tossed up on off, Pujara blocks it.

49.1

.

Flighted on off, Pujara looks to defend but it goes off the inner half of his bat towards square leg.

48.6

2

Full around off, Mayank strokes it wide of sweeper cover for a couple.

48.5

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Full on middle, Agarwal pushes it to mid on.

48.4

.

Full on off, MA pushes it to cover.

48.3

.

Length delivery around off, Mayank square drives it to point.

48.2

.

Good length ball on off, Agarwal blocks it.

48.1

.

Starts with a good length ball around off, Mayank keeps it out.

Kagiso Rabada is back into the attack now. 10-1-26-1 so far from him.

47.6

.

Sharp turn. Flighted on off, Pujara looks to defend but the ball spins away off the deck missing the outside edge and the off pole by only a fraction.

47.5

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The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot.

47.4

1

Short around off, Mayank cuts it towards point and gets to the other end.

47.3

.

Floated on off and middle, Mayank comes down the track and looks to hit it straight down the ground but it comes off the lower half of his bat and goes straight to Keshav.

47.2

.

Short around off, Agarwal guides it down to short third man.

47.1

.

On the pads, Mayank looks to defend but gets hit on the pads.

46.6

1

Flighted on off, Mayank milks it to long off and keeps the strike.

46.5

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On the stumps, Agarwal blocks it away.

46.4

4

FOUR! Poor ball. Drag down on the pads, Agarwal pulls it with ease through mid-wicket to fetch himself another boundary.

46.3

.

The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot.

46.2

.

Once again it is short on off, Mayank taps it to point.

46.1

.

Short on middle, Agarwal pushes it back to the bowler.

45.6

.

Normalcy restored as this tossed up ball is kept out by CP.

45.5

.

Turn and bounce. Short outside off, Pujara gets on his back foot to punch it through the off side but the ball spins away and Cheteshwar after looking at that retracts from the shot.

45.4

.

Gives it air on middle, Che glances it to mid-wicket.

45.3

.

Tossed up on middle and leg, Pujara glances it towards square leg and looks for one but Mayank sends him back.

45.2

.

Floated on middle, Cheteshwar keeps it out.

45.1

.

On the pads, Pujara turns it to square leg.

44.6

1

Once again short, this time Pujara cuts it towards point and keeps the strike.

44.5

6

SIX! A very impressive ball is followed by a sub-par delivery. Short on middle and leg, Pujara gets on his back foot and whacks it over the mid-wicket fence for the first maximum of the game.

44.4

.

Excellent ball. Muthusamy bowls it slower on off and middle. Pujara looks to defend but the ball grips and turns away beating the outside edge of Cheteshwar's willow. First ball that has actually spun today.

44.3

.

Floated on middle, Pujara blocks it away.

44.2

1

A very good start is followed by a drag down. Short outside off, Mayank punches it to deep cover for one. Senuran is lucky that it is just a one.

44.1

.

Starts with a floated ball on off, Agarwal defends it off the front foot.

Bowling change. Senuran Muthusamy is finally introduced into the attack.

43.6

.

On the stumps, Puji defends it off the front foot.

43.5

1

Floated on off, Agarwal strokes it towards cover for a run.

43.4

.

On the stumps, Agarwal keeps it out.

43.3

1

Misfield and they get a quick single. Short on off, Pujara guides it towards point. Rabada misfields and they set off for a quick single. De Bruyn gets to the ball and sends an ordinary throw at the keeper's end. Quinton looks to flick it onto the stumps but misses.

43.2

.

Tossed up on middle, Pujara flicks it to the man at mid-wicket.

43.1

.

Floated on off, Pujara defends it off the front foot.

42.6

1

On the pads, Pujara tucks it fine down the leg side and keeps the strike.

42.5

.

Good length ball around off, Pujara looks to play it on the off side but it goes back to the bowler off the edge of his bat.

42.4

1

Once again short, Mayank this time pulls it just wide of mid-wicket for one.

42.3

4

FOUR! Pulled with power, aggression and control. Short ball on off, Mayank transfers his weight onto his back foot and pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary. Brings up the 100-run stand in style.

42.2

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On the pads, Agarwal flicks it to square leg.

42.1

4

FOUR! One trick too many maybe. Another short ball, Mayank gets on his back foot and hooks it through backward square leg for a boundary. He was not in complete control of that but he won't mind it. Partnership now moves to 99 with that.

41.6

4

FOUR! He was looking to pierce the gap on the leg side and after finding the fielder on the previous two occasions, he has finally managed to get it. On the pads, Pujara comes down the track and whips it behind square on the leg side to get a boundary.

41.5

.

On middle, Pujara comes down the track and whips it to mid-wicket.

41.4

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On off, Pujara keeps it out.

41.3

.

Floated on off, Pujara comes down the track and whips it but finds square leg.

41.2

.

Tossed up on off, Cheteshwar defends it to the on side.

41.1

.

Floated on off, Pujara keeps it out.

40.6

.

Another short one. Mayank once again goes under the ball.

40.5

.

Comes around the wicket to Agarwal and bangs it in short. Agarwal ducks under it.

40.4

1

Good length delivery on off, Pujara nudges it towards point and gets one.

40.3

.

Back of a length on the body, Che tucks it towards square leg.

40.2

.

Hits the deck hard on off, Pujara comfortably taps it back to the bowler.

40.1

.

Bouncer around off, Pujara sways away from it.

Drinks Break! India continue to dominate. Mayank Agarwal and Cheteshwar Pujara have continued to dominate the South African bowling. The duo is looking strong and comfortable out in the middle. The former has reached his 50 and would like to convert this into a big one. Faf du Plessis needs wickets here and his bowlers are unable to find them. Can they find any source of inspiration after the break?

39.6

.

Once again drives it straight to the man at extra cover.

39.5

.

Floated on off, Mayank drives it straight to the man at catching position at short extra cover.

39.4

.

This one bounces off the surface. It is on off, Mayank defends it off the upper half of his bat.

39.3

.

Once again slightly short, Mayank tucks it to the right of short leg.

39.2

.

Shorter on off and middle, Mayank guides it towards point with a flat bat.

39.1

.

Floated on off, Mayank keeps it out.

38.6

.

The batsman defends it from within the crease.

38.5

1

On the pads, Agarwal flicks this one down the leg side for a single.

38.4

.

Bouncer outside off, Agarwal leaves it alone.

38.3

4

FOUR! Bouncer again but this time Agarwal does not shy away! Down the leg side, Agarwal gets on top of the bounce and rolls his wrists as he hooks this one all along the ground towards the fine leg boundary. However, this is a risky shot as there is a leg gully and a deep fine leg in place and the South African players are trying to lure Agarwal into that shot.

38.2

.

Bouncer down the leg side, Agarwal gets under it.

38.1

.

On the pads, Agarwal flicks it towards the leg side.

37.6

1

Full and floated outside off, Agarwal pushes this one towards long off for a single.

37.5

.

Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

37.4

1

On the pads again, flicked towards mid on for a single.

37.3

.

Fuller on the pads, pushed towards mid on.

37.2

1

Another one, a touch short, Agarwal cuts it towards cover-point and takes a single.

37.1

2

Short of a length outside off, Agarwal drives it towards point for a couple.

36.6

.

Pujara works it down the leg side.

36.5

2

A mix up again but luckily no harm done! Shorter delivery outside off, Pujara cuts this one towards cover-point. The man there runs after it and mops it up. There is a chance for the third but Pujara is not interested with Agarwal halfway down the track. However, the throw is at the keeper's end and that allows Agarwal to get back in as de Kock has a shy at the bowler's end. The bowler fails to collect the ball and the ball rolls towards mid on. Now Pujara wants a run but Mayank refuses. These two need to sort things out in their running.

36.4

.

Length ball on middle and off, Pujara defends it from within the crease.

36.3

.

Length ball on middle and leg, Pujara pushes it towards short mid on off the back foot.

36.2

.

Bouncer down the leg side, Pujara ducks under it.

36.1

1

Nortje still bowling quick, at 141.2 kph. Agarwal flicks it towards square leg and takes a single.

35.6

.

On the pads, pushed towards the man at mid on.

35.5

1

Shortish outside off, cut towards cover-point for a single.

35.4

.

Flatter on off, pushed towards the bowler again.

35.3

.

Tossed up on the fourth stump line, pushes it back to the bowler.

35.2

.

Floated outside off, pushed to the man at short cover.

35.1

.

Tossed up outside off, pushed towards the off side.

34.6

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On the body, Pujara tucks it towards square leg. Maiden for Nortje to start off his new spell.

34.5

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Another short one. This is outside off, Pujara sways away from it.

34.4

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Back of a length ball on middle, Pujara tucks it to backward square leg.

34.3

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Full on off, Cheteshwar defends it.

34.2

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Another short one. Once again Pujara sits under it. This is further down the leg side. Anrich needs to correct his line if he wants to trouble the batter with these short stuff.

34.1

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Bouncer! Nortje starts his new spell with the effort ball. It is around the body but down the leg side. Cheteshwar ducks under it.

Anrich Nortje is back on. 5-1-27-0 so far from him. He has been a touch expensive but bowled quick deliveries throughout his last spell.

33.6

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On the stumps, kept out by MA.

33.5

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Follows it up with a very calm front foot defense.

33.4

4

FIFTY FOR MAYANK AGARWAL! He continues his impressive run in Tests. Short around off, Mayank slams it through point for a boundary. He raises his bat as the crowd and his teammates applaud his knock. Agarwal will now look to convert this into a hundred. Brings up the 100 for India too.

33.3

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Gives this one air on off, Agarwal blocks it.

33.2

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Bounce on this one. It is short on off, it shoots up. Mayank defends it off the upper half of his bat towards point.

33.1

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Flighted on off, Mayank keeps it out.

32.6

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Length delivery on off, Pujara keeps it out to get through the over.

32.5

1

Ohh! Full on middle, Mayank looks to defend but the ball nips in. It takes the inside edge of his bat and goes behind square on the leg side for a single.

32.4

.

Good length ball on middle and leg, Mayank defends it late to the off side.

32.3

.

Full on off, Mayank drives it but cannot get it past the fielder at cover as the man there dives to his right and saves runs for his side.

32.2

.

Good length ball on the stumps, Mayank defends it off the back foot.

32.1

.

Full on off, Agarwal pushes it towards mid off.

31.6

4

FOUR! Cut and cut in typical Pujara style. Short on middle and off, Pujara gets on his back foot and cuts it late through backward point for a boundary.

31.5

1

What happened there? Flighted on off, Agarwal strokes it towards mid-wicket and looks for a single. Pujara is also in agreement but the bowler blocks him while he looks to take off. Luckily he manages to find a way and get to the other end without any casualty.

31.4

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Beaten! Shorter outside off, Agarwal gets down on one knee and looks to play the late cut. The ball once again misses the outside edge of the bat by just a whisker.

31.3

.

Beauty! This one is floated around off, it spins and grips away after pitching. Agarwal looks to defend but misses. That was not too far away from the outside edge.

31.2

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Floated on middle and leg, Mayank defends it to the on side.

31.1

.

Drag down outside off as he sees Mayank come down the track. Agarwal still manages to punch it towards cover.

30.6

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Full and swinging away. Pujara pushes it with the swing towards mid off.

30.5

.

Once again full and close to off, Pujara defends it to the on side.

30.4

.

Full around off, Cheteshwar pushes it to mid on.

30.3

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Continues to bowl in the channel outside off, Pujara is in no mood to disturb that.

30.2

.

Full outside off, Pujara shoulders arms to it.

30.1

.

Full around off, Pujara looks to defend it. It goes towards mid on off the inner half of his bat.

29.6

.

Loopy ball outside off, Agarwal leaves it alone.

29.5

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Flighted on off, MA pushes it to cover.

29.4

.

Shorter around off, Mayank cuts it to point.

29.3

.

Excitment and nothing else. Quicker one on middle and off, Mayank looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads. There is a little excitment from the South African players but the umpire is unmoved.

29.2

.

Flighted on off, Mayank defends it off the front foot.

29.1

.

On the stumps, Agarwal keeps it out.

28.6

.

Way outside off, Pujara lets it carry to the keeper.

28.5

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Tempts Pujara to drive but he is in no mood to fall for that trap.

28.4

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On top of off, Che keeps it out.

28.3

.

Sensibly follows the boundary with a calm leave outside his off stump.

28.2

4

FOUR! Glorious! Good length ball outside off, Pujara gets on his back foot, transfers the weight on it and punches it beautifully through cover-point for a boundary.

28.1

.

Good length ball on off, Che keeps it out.

27.6

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This time finds the fielder. Floated on off, Mayank drives it but straight to cover.

27.5

4

FOUR! Poor ball and rightfully punished. Overpitched on the pads, Mayank will have those for lunch as well. He whips it through mid-wicket for a boundary.

27.4

4

FOUR! Excellent use of the feet here from Mayank. Slightly overpitched on off, Mayank comes down the track a bit and smashes it through mid on for a boundary.

27.3

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On the stumps, defended.

27.2

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Flighted on the stumps, Mayank punches it to cover.

27.1

.

Maharaj tosses it up on middle, Mayank hits it back to the bowler off the inner half of his bat.

26.6

.

On middle and off, Pujara defends it to get through the over.

26.5

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Goes back to the fourth stump line. This one moves away off the deck. Pujara shoulders arms to it.

26.4

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Goes full and closer to the off pole. Pujara plants his front foot forward and blocks it.

26.3

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Continues to bowl on the fourth stump line. Pujara continues to leave it alone.

26.2

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Outside off once again. Pujara has nothing to do with it.

26.1

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Bowls it on the channel outside off, Pujara leaves it alone.

Vernon Philander is back on. 7-1-8-0, his figures so far.

25.6

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Shorter on off, Agarwal keeps it out to get through the over unharmed.

25.5

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On the stumps, Mayank keeps it out.

25.4

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Gives this one air on off, Mayank pushes it to cover.

25.3

2

Floated on the pads, Agarwal flicks it off the inner half of his bat towards the vacant short fine leg region and gets a couple.

25.2

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Shorter around off, Mayank punches it but straight towards cover.

25.1

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Keshav bowls a flighted delivery on off. Mayank gets on his front foot and defends it with confidence.

We are back for the second session. The South African players are in a huddle before they take their position in the field. Mayank Agarwal and Cheteshwar Pujara stride out to resume their innings. Keshav Maharaj to bowl the first over in the post-Lunch session.

... Day 1, Afternoon session ...

As for the Proteas, the wicket taker was Rabada but he was all over the place with his bowling. The positive that they can take from this is the bowling of Vernon Philander who was unlucky not to get a wicket as he bowled consistently good lines and lengths. They will be looking to break this budding stand as soon as possible before it takes the game out of their hands. Join us back for the second session at 1210 Local (0640 GMT).

This one might well be called as a shared session between the two sides but India might have edged it towards the end. The day started on a positive note for the visitors as their pace attack got some purchase off the pitch and kept India strangled. However, chances came and went but they could not find a breakthrough until Rabada out of nowhere got a wicket to his name dismissing Rohit Sharma. That would have come as a huge relief to the visitors as he attacked them throughout the Test match in Vizag. However, there was no let up from the other end as Mayank after a shaky start settled down and started to express himself. Pujara also has got in now and they will be eyeing to continue the good work in the second session.

Lunch! A solid 2nd wicket stand sees India end the first session on a solid note.

24.6

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Length ball just outside off, Pujara opens the face of his bat but it goes off the outside edge towards gully. It falls just short of the man there. THAT WILL BE LUNCH ON DAY 1!

24.5

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Length ball on middle and off, Pujara defends this one off the back foot.

24.4

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The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through.

24.3

4

FOUR! On the pads, Pujara flicks this one towards mid-wicket with power. The fielder from mid on hares after it but is unable to keep it in play. This also brings up the 50-run stand between Agarwal and Pujara.

24.2

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The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump.

24.1

.

Good bouncer to start the over by Rabada. Near the off pole line, initially Pujara looks to play at it but sways away at the end.

23.6

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Floated outside off, pushed towards short third man.

23.5

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Floated on middle and off, Agarwal blocks this one out.

23.4

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Shortish outside off, punched off the back foot towards the bowler.

23.3

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The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

23.2

.

Length ball outside off, it spins back in. Agarwal is rooted to his crease. He looks to defend but the ball has taken the inside edge of the bat and thudded into his pads.

23.1

.

Shortish on middle and off, Agarwal defends this off the back foot onto the pitch.

22.6

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Length ball outside off, left alone.

22.5

.

The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.

22.4

3

Misfield! Good length delivery on off, Agarwal pushes this towards cover. It goes through the legs of Muthusamy and in the deep. The back up fielder runs from mid off mops it up near the fence and the batters take three.

22.3

.

Good length ball on middle and off, Agarwal blocks this one out off the front foot.

22.2

.

Another one on middle and off, defended off the back foot by the batsman.

22.1

.

Length ball on middle and off, blocked out by Mayank.

21.6

1

Full and on off, Agarwal pushes this towards mid off. Maharaj dives to his left but misses however there is a backup in the deep so just a single.

21.5

.

Agarwal shows the full face of the bat and blocks this one out.

21.4

.

Floated on middle and off, Agarwal blocks this one out.

21.3

.

Shortish around off, the batsman has punched the ball off the back foot.

21.2

1

Pujara dances down the track and flicks this one towards mid-wicket. Nortje there puts in a dive and stops the ball but the batters take a single in between a mix-up.

21.1

.

Floated just outside off, Pujara defends this off the front foot.

20.6

.

No foot movement and Mayank was beaten this time. Length ball around off, moving away. Agarwal looks to fend at it but gets beaten as he plays inside the line. Agarwal looks disappointed with himself.

20.5

.

Bouncer by Rabada to Agarwal, this time he ducks in time and evades it.

20.4

.

Length ball on middle and off, defended from within the crease.

20.3

.

Fullish around off, Agarwal defends this one off the front foot.

20.2

.

Good length ball on middle, Mayank has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

20.1

.

Rabada falls over! The landing area has been a problem for the bowlers and Rabada is feeling it. Delivers this one fuller, Agarwal pushes this one towards mid on. However, Rabada falls over in his followthrough.

19.6

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The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

19.5

4

FOUR! Again Pujara dances down the track and drives this one through mid on. Another boundary for Pujara in this over. Not letting the spinner settle.

19.4

4

FOUR! Pujara takes the attack to Maharaj as he dances down the track. He flicks this one wide of mid-wicket, the fielder from mid-wicket gives it a chase but cannot keep the ball in play.

19.3

.

Another one floated on the pads, tucked towards mid-wicket.

19.2

.

Tossed up on middle, Pujara defends it out.

19.1

.

Floated on middle and leg, pushed towards mid on.

Spin time! Keshav Maharaj is into the attack now.

18.6

.

Down the leg side, Mayank looks to flick this one towards the leg side but misses.

18.5

.

Length ball on middle and off, Agarwal defends it from within the crease onto the pitch.

18.4

.

Short of a length ball, Agarwal does well to stand tall and block it onto the pitch.

18.3

.

The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

18.2

.

Length ball on middle and leg, Agarwal defends this one off the back foot.

18.1

1

On the pads, Pujara flicks this one towards fine leg and takes a single.

18.1

1nb

No ball! 4th No Ball of the day and all have come by Rabada. He needs to re-check his run up. Bowls this one full and on the pads, Pujara pushes this straight towards the man at mid on.

17.6

.

Length ball on off, Agarwal pushes this one towards point.

17.5

.

Fullish ball just outside off, Agarwal pushes this one straight back towards Philander.

17.4

.

Outside off, left alone by Mayank.

17.3

1

On the pads of Pujara, he flicks it towards the man at deep backward square leg for a single.

17.2

.

Another good length ball around off, pushed towards mid off.

17.1

.

Good length ball just outside off, Pujara defends this one towards point.

16.6

4

FOUR! Similar ball to the last one but Agarwal is in the sort of form that he will put those away 9 times out of 10. Full and wide outside off, Agarwal drives this through the gap at cover-point for a boundary.

16.5

3

Full and wide outside off, Pujara pushes it towards cover and in the gap. The ball trudges towards the fence but does not have the legs to reach it. The fielder from cover hares after it and mops it up as the batters take three.

The groundsmen are out on the field as there is some issue on the landing area for the bowlers. They have brought some sawdust along with them and are sprinkling it over there to resolve the issue.

16.4

.

Length ball outside off, left alone by CP.

16.3

.

Good length ball on middle and off, Pujara defends it from within the crease.

16.2

.

Yorker by Nortje, a good nut! Pujara does well to jam it out.

16.1

.

Length ball outside off, Pujara leaves this one alone.

15.6

.

Good length ball on off, Agarwal blocks this one out.

15.5

.

Length ball just outside off, nipping back in. Agarwal covers the stumps and makes the leave.

15.4

.

This time a touch fuller, Agarwal pushes this one towards the off side.

15.3

.

Length ball on off, blocked onto the pitch.

15.2

.

Length ball on middle and off, pushed towards point.

15.1

1

50 up for India! Down the leg side, Pujara flicks this one towards backward square leg and takes a single. India will be looking at this partnership to take them to a much more comfortable position.

14.6

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Defended off the back foot by the batsman.

14.5

4

FOUR! This time through the covers and third boundary of the over! Full and wide outside off, Agarwal drives this one through the cover region for a boundary.

14.4

.

Length ball on middle and off, defended from within the crease.

14.3

.

Good length ball outside off, Agarwal defends this one off the back foot.

14.2

4

FOUR! Another beautiful shot and Agarwal getting into the groove now. Full and wide outside off, leans into the drive and pushes this one towards the cover-point region for a boundary.

14.1

4

FOUR! Shot of the day so far! Straight as an arrow, perfect hand-eye co-ordination, just a treat to the eyes! Full ball just outside off, Agarwal just gets on the front foot, pushes at this one and the ball races towards the fence down the ground.

13.6

1

On the pads of Agarwal, he pushes this one towards square leg for a single.

13.5

.

Length ball outside off, left alone by Mayank.

13.4

.

Another one outside off, pushed towards cover again.

13.3

.

Good length ball outside off, pushed towards the man at cover by Agarwal.

13.2

.

Good length ball on middle, pushed back to the bowler by Agarwal.

13.1

.

Length ball outside off, left alone by Mayank.

Bowling change. Vernon Philander is back into the attack. He was impressive in his first spell. 4-1-5-0, his figures in his first spell.

Drinks Break! In the opening hour of the second Test match, it seems like South Africa will be the happier side. They will be happy especially after getting the priceless wicket of Rohit Sharma as he was dismissed for just 14 runs. The score stands at 36/1 and South Africa will be looking to make further inroads before the first session ends.

12.6

.

Length ball outside off, Pujara shoulders arms to let that one through.

12.5

.

Good length ball on middle and leg, Pujara gets an inside edge and the ball hits him on the pads.

12.4

.

Another fuller one outside off, Pujara pushes this one towards cover. A little bit of yes and no games in the middle and in the end they decide against taking the run.

12.3

.

Fullish outside off, Pujara blocks it out.

12.2

.

Good length ball on middle and off, Pujara plays this one off the front foot and into the ground.

12.1

.

Good length ball on the pads, Pujara tucks this one but straight to Bavuma at short leg. This time on the bounce though.

11.6

.

Stifled appeal but nothing from the umpire. Good length ball on middle and leg, Mayank looks to defend but it hits him on the thigh pad. Rabada asks the question but the umpire is unmoved. Height seemed to be an issue.

11.6

1nb

Another no ball. Once again Rabada oversteps his line. Length delivery on middle and leg, Agarwal defends it towards point.

11.5

1lb

On the pads, Pujara looks to flick but the ball goes off his thigh pad behind square on the leg side and they take a leg bye.

11.4

.

Length ball just outside off, Pujara shows awareness of his off pole and leaves it alone.

11.3

.

DROPPED! Tough chance but Bavuma is known to pluck these off at short leg but not on this occasion. Good length ball on the pads, Pujara flicks it uppishly straight towards short leg. The ball arrives quickly to Bavuma. It hits him on the grill of his helmet and comes down but unfortunately Temba fails to hold onto it. A life for Pujara. How costly will that prove to be?

11.2

.

Good length ball on off, Pujara defends it towards mid on.

11.1

.

Once again Rabada hits the deck hard. This one is a legitimate delivery though. Pujara defends it towards point off the outer half of his bat and shouts a loud no to his partner.

11.1

1nb

No Ball! Rabada oversteps. Back of a length ball on off, Pujara starts his innings with a solid back foot defense.

10.6

.

Wide outside the off pole, left alone by Agarwal. End of an eventful over, 8 runs off the over.

10.5

4

FOUR! Gorgeous! What a reply by Agarwal! Nortje bowls this one full and outside off, Agarwal leans forward and creams this one through covers for a boundary. Superb hand-eye co-ordination on that one.

Mayank Agarwal has been hit on the helmet and the physios are out for the mandatory concussion test.

10.4

4lb

FOUR LEG BYES! OUCH! That has hit Agarwal on the helmet! Short ball on middle and leg, Agarwal is late in ducking under it and is hit on the helmet. The ball flies over the keeper and into the fine keg fence but that will be a hard blow to Agarwal.

10.3

.

Length ball on middle and off, defended out by Agarwal.

10.2

.

Length ball outside off, Agarwal leaves it alone.

10.1

.

The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump.

Cheteshwar Pujara is the next man in.

9.6

W

OUT! CAUGHT! The man on a red-hot streak is out of here and the man who looked least likely to take a wicket since morning has done the trick. Length ball outside off by Rabada, Sharma looks to fend at this one. The ball goes off his outside edge and straight into the gloves of de Kock who will not drop those. One of the most potent threats to the visitors is out of here and this might just be the spark that Rabada needs to ignite himself after a dull morning so far.

9.5

.

Down the leg side, Sharma tries to flick but misses again.

9.4

2

On the pads of Sharma, he flicks this one towards fine leg for a couple.

9.3

.

Length delivery outside off, nipping away. Sharma looks to defend and missed the line of the delivery.

9.2

.

Down the leg side, Sharma tries to flick this one towards the leg side but misses.

9.1

.

Length ball outside off, Sharma leaves it alone.

8.6

.

The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

8.5

.

Agarwal opens the face of his bat and guides this one towards backward point off the outer half of his bat.

8.4

.

Agarwal chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.

8.3

4

EDGED AND FOUR! Mayank is riding his luck here and it may run out soon it seems. Good length ball outside off, nipping away. Agarwal looks to cut at it but the ball takes the outside edge, goes to the right of de Kock. He tries to dive and take it but misses. The ball hits the boot of Faf du Plessis at first slip and runs into the third man fence.

8.2

.

Length ball on middle and off, Agarwal cuts this one towards point.

8.1

.

Length ball on off, defended off the back foot by the batsman.

Anrich Nortje to bowl now. The debutant will be trying to make his mark now as he replaces Philander.

7.6

4

EDGED AND FOUR! Length ball outside off, Sharma looks to cut but it flies off his outside edge between third slip and gully and into the third man fence.

7.5

.

Length ball outside off, Sharma is beaten and missed the line of the delivery.

7.4

1lb

Leg bye! On the pads, Agarwal looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. The ball rolls towards the leg side and the batters take a leg bye.

7.3

.

The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through.

7.2

.

Good length ball outside off, Agarwal pushes this one towards point.

7.1

.

Length ball just outside off, pushed towards the man at point.

6.6

.

Down the leg side, Sharma looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pads.

6.5

.

Outside off, left alone by Sharma.

6.4

.

Good length ball on off, Sharma defends this one onto the ground.

6.3

.

Good length ball outside off, Sharma opts to leave again.

6.2

.

Another ball outside off, Sharma moves across and makes the leave.

6.1

.

The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.

5.6

1

Short of a length down the leg side, Sharma hooks. It falls short of the fielder at backward square leg and the batters take one.

5.5

.

Good length ball outside off, Sharma tries to defend this but in the end withdraws it. It goes off the bottom edge towards gully on the bounce.

5.4

.

Landed outside off, Rohit feels for it but misses.

5.3

.

Good length ball on off, Sharma defends it out.

5.2

.

Length ball on middle and off, Sharma defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

5.1

.

Outside off, extra bounce, fended towards point.

4.6

.

Another length ball outside off, left alone by the batter.

4.5

.

Wide outside off stump, Agarwal leaves it alone.

4.4

.

NOT OUT! That looked plumb at first but the umpire's call has saved Agarwal here! Philander bowls a good length ball just outside off, jagging back in. Agarwal looks to defend it but misses. The South African players go up in appeal, they are convinced that they have got their man but the umpire is unmoved. South Africa take the review almost immediately. Ultra Edge confirms no bat involved. Ball Tracker comes in, shows umpire's call on impact and wickets as well as this one is clipping the top of off. Mayank survives, barely!

Review time! Agarwal is the man in question and the umpire has given this one not out. Mayank just turns around after the review was taken as if he knows he is safe.

4.3

1

On the pads, Sharma flicks this one towards fine leg and takes a single.

4.2

.

The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through.

4.1

.

Length ball outside off by Philander, Sharma leaves it alone.

3.6

.

Outside off, left alone by Agarwal.

3.5

.

Fullish this time, Agarwal pushes this one straight down the ground but the bowler stops it.

3.4

.

Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

3.4

1nb

No ball! Rabada oversteps! Length ball on middle and off, Agarwal defends this one off the back foot.

3.3

4

EDGED AND FOUR! Length ball wide outside off, Agarwal looks to fend at it. He gets a thick outside edge on it as the ball flies towards the gap between gully and third slip. The fielder at gully tries to catch it with a dive to his left but the ball races away to the third man fence. Agarwal riding his luck!

3.2

.

Good length ball outside off, Agarwal pushes this one towards point off the back foot.

3.1

.

Length ball outside off by Rabada, Agarwal makes the leave.

2.6

.

Sharma shuffles across, covers his stumps and makes the leave.

2.5

.

Good length ball again, nipping back in to Sharma. He plays a forward defense but he gets an inside edge on it. The ball thuds into his pads.

2.4

.

Good length ball on middle and off, pushed back towards the bowler.

2.3

2

On the pads of Sharma, he flicks this one towards fine leg and takes a couple.

2.2

.

Philander bowls this one too wide. Sharma does not do anything to make any contact on this one.

2.1

.

Beautiful ball to start off the over! Good length ball just outside off, Sharma looks to defend it by getting on the front foot but he misses the ball due to the away movement on it. Beaten all ends up!

1.6

.

Way wide outside off, swinging even further away. Agarwal makes a comfortable leave.

1.5

.

Length ball outside off, Mayank shoulders arms to let that one through.

1.4

3

Runs! On the pads this time, Sharma flicks this one towards mid-wicket. The batters take off as the fielder from mid on hares after the ball to stop it. He does so inside the fence and the batters take three.

1.3

.

Length ball on middle and off, pushed towards point by Sharma.

1.2

.

Length ball outside off, left alone by Sharma.

1.1

.

Sharma defends this off the front foot by presenting the full face of the bat.

Kagiso Rabada to share the new ball from the other end.

0.6

.

Good ball to end the over by Philander. This one pitches on a length, nips away from the batter. Agarwal looks to play at it but does so inside the line and is beaten.

0.5

.

On the pads, Agarwal flicks this one towards the mid-wicket region.

0.4

.

Length ball outside off, nipping away. Agarwal looks to fend at it initially but pulls his bat away at the last moment. Close call!

0.3

1

Good length ball outside off, Rohit pushes at it. The ball finds the edge of the bat and goes towards the man at gully. He misfields and that allows the batters to take the run. Rohit Sharma is off the mark.

0.2

.

Length ball outside off, Rohit Sharma shoulders arms to it.

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Not a very good ball to start off and India are underway. Philander bowls this one on the pads. Agarwal flicks this one towards square leg and takes a single to get off the mark.

The South African players walk out to the middle and are taking their fielding positions. Indian openers Mayank Agarwal and Rohit Sharma are on the pitch as well with the former taking strike. Vernon Philander to start the proceedings with the new ball for the visitors.

Cheteshwar Pujara is down with Laxman Sivaramakrisnan for an interview. Pujara states that each and every Test match is important and it was good to start the series off with a win. On his innings in Vizag, he states that the pitch was tough to start off with but once he came to know the pace of the pitch it was easier to bat on. The preparation for this match has been going well and the team morale is high. Further says that definitely there will be more pace and bounce on the pitch compared to Vizag and spin will come into play later on in the Test.

SOUTH AFRICA PLAYING XI - Aiden Markram, Dean Elgar, Theunis de Bruyn, Temba Bavuma, Faf du Plessis (C), Quinton de Kock (WK), Senuran Muthusamy, Vernon Philander, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje (DEBUT, IN FOR DANE PIEDT).

INDIA PLAYING XI - Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (C), Ajinkya Rahane, Wriddhiman Saha (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav (IN FOR HANUMA VIHARI) and Mohammed Shami.

Faf du Plessis, the South African skipper states that probably losing the last toss was a bigger disappointment as this pitch is a touch harder than the one in Vizag. There is one change for South Africa as Anrich Nortje makes his Test debut replacing Dane Piedt. Faf states that another seamer comes in which would help them. Taking 20 wickets in India is their main task which they were unable to do in the last match. A Test debut for any player is special and states that Anrich Nortje will be happier playing on this pitch as compared to the one in Vizag.

Indian skipper, Virat Kohli says that the first couple of days will be good for batting as the pitch will start deteriorating after that. Further states that runs on the board always help on putting pressure on the opposition. Unfortunately, Hanuma Vihari misses out as Umesh Yadav replaces him. They needed the fifth bowler as in hot and humid conditions, Shami and Ishant have been bowling their hearts out and Umesh Yadav can give them some respite in that sense.

Toss - Up goes the coin... tails is the call and heads it is. Virat Kohli wins the toss and has chosen to bat first.

Pitch Report - Murali Kartik is down with Indian legend Sunil Gavaskar for the Pitch Report. Kartik states that the pitch has superficial grass on it. This will be a pretty good pitch to bat on. Mr. Gavaskar says that the pitch is dry and that means there will be spin on offer for the bowler's. Congratulates the ground staff for their work on the pitch. There are some damp patches on the outfield which might delay the start a bit. Mr. Gavaskar states that the team who wins the toss should bat first as the pitch will start deteriorating after the first day itself.

There was a heavy rain rain yesterday and a little bit today in the morning as well which might delay the start of the match as there are some wet patches on the outfield.

Good morning everyone as we welcome you to the second Test match of the series between India and South Africa.

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2nd Test, Pune, October 10, 2019, 09:30 AM

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