Bumrah continues.

SA 30/2 in 10 overs: Dropped! Shami squared up Markram and the edge to the right of Pant, who couldn’t latch on to the ball. Back of a length ball that straightened on off stump.  Pant dived in front of Pujara at first slip. The ball bounced off Pant’s glove, hit Pujara on the ribs and rolled down. Maiden over.

SA 30/2 in 9 overs: Bumrah. van der Dussen on strike. Maiden from Bumrah. Signs of variable bounce in that over. Indian bowlers will try and hit the deck hard.

SA 30/2 in 8 overs: GONE! Shami cleans up Petersen! He goes for 15. Petersen has chopped on, loose drive from the batter and he pays the price. Rassie van der Dussen at No.4. Markram gets one away to deep mid-wicket for four. Good length ball on middle and these are easy pickings for Markram.

Welcome back for the post-lunch session.

SA 21/1 in 7 overs: LUNCH | South Africa heads to the break after a scrumptious cover drive from Petersen. Bumrah nips the ball back in sharply but Petersen gets on top of the bounce and waltzes it through cover for FOUR.

SA 16/1 in 6 overs: Shami hits the deck hard and straightens the ball to Markram who steps out to see off the skiddy lengths. Shami maintains the line and starts off with a maiden.

Shami replaces Siraj

SA 15/1 in 5 overs: Bumrah continues to fire deliveries into the channel outside the off-stump. Makram employs neat leaves before presenting a dead bat to balls that angle in. 

SA 14/1 in 4 overs: Siraj overpitches once again and Markram whips it through point for FOUR. Siraj’s yet to gain control over his lengths in this new-ball spell.

SA 10/1 in 3 overs: Bumrah attempts to attack the off-stump and Petersen does well to cover the line and defend. Bumrah drops his length a couple of yards and Petersen easily shuffles and puts the ball to the mid-wicket fence for FOUR.

SA 6/1 in 2 overs: Siraj slides a bowl down leg and Markram easily tucks it away through mid-wicket for FOUR.

Siraj into the attack

SA 2/1 in 1 over: Bumrah to Elgar. OUT! There goes the SA captain! An absolute crackerjack from Bumrah induces the early edge, pouched safely by Pant. He slides the ball into the good length, with the ball tailing in sharply with some serious late movement. Elgar’s late to react and aims to get the bat down off the last second. The ball crashes past the outside-edge and Pant slips low to his left to take a fine catch. India’s seamers could be as menacing as their counterparts on this surface.  Dean Elgar c †Pant b Bumrah 1 (2b)

Back for the Proteas innings. Dean Elgar and Aiden Markram are at the crease. Jasprit Bumrah with the new ball.

A nightmarish morning for India. Kohli and Co. would have hoped to get themselves to a hefty total in the 400-zone before putting South Africa on the hook. Instead, a rejuvenated Ngidi and Rabada made up for their passive intent on Day 1 with a sensational hour of bowling. Rahul and Rahane failed to pick up on their overnight scores while the lower middle-order crumbled to poor strokes. Given the pace trio it possesses, India will bank on its chances to land an equal if not greater blow to the South Africans.

IND 327 all out in 105.3 overs: Jansen to Bumrah. OUT! There’s a wrap for the Indian innings! Jansen drops short outside off and Bumrah guides it straight to Mulder at third slip. Jasprit Bumrah c Mulder b Jansen 14 (17b 2×4)

IND 327/9 in 105 overs: Siraj holds his ground neatly with a firm defence. Mulder attacks the stumps before attempting draw Siraj forward.

Mulder into the attack

IND 327/9 in 104 overs: Boom says Bumrah! Jansen fends short from over the wicket and Bumrah hooks the ball well to square leg for FOUR. A tinge of gorgeous flourish follows as he lofts a fuller delivery from Jansen over mid-off for another FOUR.

Jansen replaces Rabada

IND 319/9 in 103 overs: Ngidi drags the ball short and Bumrah manages to clear the mid-wicket fielder with a rash pull for three runs. Ngidi pushes one into the slot and Siraj whacks him hard through cover for FOUR.

IND 312/9 in 102 overs: Bumrah gives a sighter at all three stumps but pushes Rabada through extra cover for two runs before finding another single. Siraj hangs around by a thread as Rabada nearly knocks him out with a fiery bouncer.

IND 308/9 in 101 overs: Ngidi to Shami. OUT! Wicket No. 6 for Ngidi! Another delivery short of good length outside Shami’s reach and this time he gets a thickish outside-edge that has de Kock back in business once again.  Mohammed Shami c †de Kock b Ngidi 8 (9b 2×4)

IND 304/8 in 100 overs: Rabada to Thakur. OUT! Another one for de Kock! Thakur slams Rabada for a blistering boundary over point, dismissing the short delivery outside off with a hard swing at it. Rabada deftly pushes the ball forward and draws the outside-edge with Thakur’s bat hanging well out from his front leg. Easy for de Kock and South Africa continues to steamroll the Indians.  Shardul Thakur c †de Kock b Rabada 4 (8b 1×4)

IND 300/7 in 99 overs: Ngidi to Pant. OUT! FIFER FOR NGIDI! Ngidi pumps the ball into Pant’s thighs. The ball thuds into the inside-edge and lobs up van der Dussen at short leg. Third Test fifer for Ngidi and what a scorching morning has it been for the host!  Rishabh Pant c van der Dussen b Ngidi 8 (13b 1×4)

IND 296/6 in 98 overs: Rabada to Ashwin. OUT! There goes another! Rabada drops the ball short and draws the leading edge from Ashwin as he aims a sheepish flick. The ball lobs up straight to Maharaj at short cover. South Africa is chipping away now! Ravichandran Ashwin c Maharaj b Rabada 4 (5b 1×4)

IND 291/5 in 97 overs: Ngidi to Rahane. OUT! Edged and GONE!  Rahane’s given it away. Ngidi gets the ball to nip back in ever so slightly from the length and Rahane attempts for a late cut with minimal room on offer. The ball springs up an extra bit and gets the outside edge before de Kock pouches another.  Ajinkya Rahane c †de Kock b Ngidi 48 (102b 9×4)

IND 291/4 in 96 overs: Another no ball from Rabada. He follows it up with a fiery delivery angled at Pant’s off-stump. Pant gets a thick outside-edge that skims past third slip down to third for FOUR.

IND 286/4 in 95 overs: Streaky from Rahane. Ngidi gets the ball to sway from Rahane, pushing his bat forward from his body. The ball clips the outside edge and flies through a vacant gully region for FOUR. Rahane gets off strike with a quick single. Ngidi finds some swing as he gets the ball to tail into Pant who flicks it to mid-wicket for two runs.

IND 278/4 in 94 overs: Rabada to Rahul. OUT! There’s the early breakthrough for SA! Rabada oversteps twice in the over but keeps the fire up throughout. He bumps one in quickly with the ball slanting into Rahul’s ribs. He shuffles to tuck it fine but the ball clips the blade and flies straight to de Kock who makes no mistake. Rabada is pumped up, some early reward for good aggressive bowling! KL Rahul c †de Kock b Rabada 123 (260b 17×4 1×6)

IND 276/3 in 93 overs: A couple of singles for Rahane and Rahul as Ngidi pumps the ball short before cramping Rahane on the back-foot. He still manages to slice the ball square and forces the point fielder to scamper to stop a boundary.

IND 274/3 in 92 overs: Rabada slides the ball into Rahane who easily puts it past mid-on for a single.Rahul leaves a couple of deliveries that zip off the length outside the off-stump with three slips and a gully in place.

Rabada from the opposite end

IND 273/3 in 91 overs: Sharp bowling from Ngidi to begin proceedings. He pushes the ball in hard at Rahane’s stumps. Rahane exuding confidence with his movement to the ball. He defends confidently before tucking the last ball to square leg for a single.

Lungi Ngidi to resume.

Back to Action! Out walk the Proteas, followed by KL Rahul and Ajinkya Rahane who are on 122* and 40* respectively.

1-00pm IST: The sun’s beating down at SuperSport Park today. KL Rahul and Rahane will hope to make merry in favourable conditions and push on a big first innings total against the Proteas. We’re 30 minutes away from the start of Day 3.

Persistent rain washed out day two at Centurion. Intermittent showers through the morning and afternoon ensured there was no possibility of play – REPORT

Playing XIs

India 11: KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

South Africa 11: Dean Elgar(c), Aiden Markram, Keegan Petersen, Rassie van der Dussen, Temba Bavuma, Quinton de Kock(w), Wiaan Mulder, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi

Toss: India wins toss, opts to bat

Kohli: We will bat first. Runs on the board playing away home has been our strength. The pitch tends to quicken up here on Day 2-3. Our success away from home started from the series we played here last time. Very challenging place to play. South African unit always strong and they know the conditions. The prep has been wonderful. Quite lucky to get the centre-wicket practice. Siraj, Shami, Bumrah, Ashwin and Thakur is the all-rounder.

Elgar: Nice and relaxed and looking forward to what is going to be a brilliant Test series. We had a good week’s camp in Johannesburg. We are prepared as best as we could. Debutant in Marco Jansen. Tall left-arm bowler. Mulder as all-rounder. Kesh is our spinner. KG, Lungi and Marco are the pacers

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