IND vs SA Day 3 Highlights, First Test: South Africa wins by an innings & 32 runs; Burger, Rabada push India to huge defeat

Jansen into the attack. Wicket!! Kohli goes down the ground but finds Rabada who takes an excellent catch running in from long on.

Kohli c Rabada b Marco Jansen 76(82)

A victory by an innings and 32 runs for SA and it takes a 1-0 lead in the two-match test series. 

Four!! Wide outside off from Burger, Kohli throws the kitchen sink and gets a boundary through gully. Four!! Steps down the next ball and lofts it over long off for another boundary. He moves to 76. Takes a single of the fourth ball. Prasidh survives!!

Rabada continues. Spread out field for Kohli. Plays some gorgeous shots for no run though. Takes a single off the penultimate ball. Two balls against Prasidh for Rabada.

Four!! Burger bowls one on the pads, Siraj flicks it behind to fine leg for a boundary. 

Siraj is surprised by a short ball. Is hit on the helmet before the ball flies to the keeper. SA go up for a review thinking there is glove involved. Wicket!! Clear spike as ball passes the glove and Siraj has to depart. 

Siraj c Verreynne b Nandre Burger 4(5)

Kohli gets a couple, turning a short of a length ball to the leg side for a double. Wicket!! Bumrah is run out. Kohli looked to get a couple by tapping one to the offside but proved to be the wrong call.

Bumrah run out (Elgar/Rabada) 0(5)

Four!! Length outside off stump, Kohli finds the gap in the slip cordon and gets a boundary.

Four!! Burger goes short, Kohli pulls and finds the boundary at deep square leg. Short again, pulled in front of square this time for a single. 

Rabada continues. Full and straight to Thakur, defended to mid on. Wicket!!! A soft dismissal. Short of a length, jumps up to get the shoulder of the bat and an easy catch for gully.

Thakur c Bedingham b Rabada 2(8)

A yorker on off stump to welcome Bumrah, he manages to keep it out.

Burger with the hat-trick delivery. Back of a length and it bounces way more than Kohli expects. Beats the outside edge. So close to a hat-trick. 

Full from Burger and Kohli puts it away with an on drive. Four and that brings up his fifty. Wide and short from Burger. Shardul has pop at it. Edge, but it is spilled by Jansen at second slip. 

Rabada continues. Kohli nudges one to covers for a single. New batter Shardul Thakur on strike and is welcomed with a bouncer, which he ducks under. 

GOLDEN DUCK!! Wide and short from Burger and Ashwin guides it straight to point. 

Ravichandran Ashwin c Bedingham b Burger 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)

Full and wide from Burger and it is too tempting for Rahul. Drives at it and Markram gobbles it up at second slip. 

KL Rahul c Markram b Burger 4 (24b 1x4 0x6)

Jansen continues his around the wicket strategy. Kohli clicks one away to deep cover to take a single and that is the only run from the over. 

Rabada continues his battle with Kohli. Unhittable length from the pacer and Kohli is happy to leave a few. Maiden over. 

Jansen with a tight over against KL Rahul. Maiden. 

Rabada back and is now up against Kohli. On the pads and Kohli tucks it away for a couple of runs to start of the over. A single follows. 

Coetzee continues. Overpitched and on the pads. Kohli needs no second invitation. Flicked away for another four. Taps one to the off side and a misfield from Elgar allows Kohli to gather a double. Once again, on the pads from Coetzee and once again ticked away for a four by Kohli. 

Short and wide from Coetzee. Enough time for Kohli to pick his spot over the the backward point fence. SIX!!

KL Rahul is the new batter for India. Full and wide from Jansen and Rahul punches it through covers for a classy four. 

Jansen around the wicket. Too much onto Kohli’s pads and it is crashed away for a four on the leg side. 

But once again, Jansen corrects his line and once again he is rewarded with a wicket. Swings one in and it nicks off Shreyas’ front pad and hits the stump. 

Shreyas Iyer b Jansen 6 (12b 1x4 0x6)

Kohli on strike for the first ball of the third session. Full from Coetzee and glided away for a triple by Kohli. Coetze cuts Shreyas into half with one that jagged back in. 

Full and on the pads from Jansen. Perfect ball for Shreyas to get off the mark. Clipped away for a four. Jansen almost repeats his trick. Induces an edge from Shreyas. But this time it is dropped at the slip cordon. 

Tea taken

Coetzee goes very wide and Kohli chases at it, uncharacteristically. Almost an edge. Another wide one. This time it is fuller and Kohli manages to get bat on it this time. Edged and it flies over point for a four. 

Second over for Jansen. Gill on strike. Full and wide and Gill flashes at it. Easy four. Jansen goes around the wicket. But he repeats the same ball. This time a far more convincing shot from Gill. FOUR MORE!!

But Jansen has the last laugh. Full length and swinging in. Gill misses the line completely and is bowled. 

Shubman Gill b Jansen 26 (37b 6x4 0x6)

Coetzee into the attack. Gill mistimes his pull shot but it has just enough to beat the close in fielders. Four!! On the pads, Kohli flicks it through the leg side for a boundary.

Four!! Rabada attempts a bouncer. Way too short, goes over the keeper for a boundary. Six runs from the over.

Jansen into the attack. Four!! Full and straight, Kohli gets off the mark with a glorious straight drive down the ground. Four!! Short and wide, Kohli lofts it over the infield for a boundary. Chance!! The ball shoots up from a length and goes through first slip. Markram prevents the boundary by chasing after the misfield.

Maiden over from Rabada.

Four!! Full and straight from Burger, Gill drives it straight down the ground for a boundary.

Burger gets one to move away from Shubman from over the wicket. Very very close to the outside edge. Just one run from the over, a wide.

Four!! Rabada finds Gill’s outside edge, but it runs past the slip cordon and to the boundary for four. Length on the stumps, just beats Gill’s outside edge.

Wicket!! Short just outside off stump from Burger, Jaiswal tries to get his bat out of the way, but the ball clips his gloves on the way to the keeper. India in deep trouble.

Jaiswal c Verreynne b Nandre Burger 5(18)

Wicket Maiden!!

Maiden over from Burger. Four!! Short from Rabada, Gill pulls it through midwicket for a boundary. Four!! Length ball, on middle stumps, Gill drives it through midwicket for another boundary.

Rabada continues. Maintains the off stump line. Rohit solid in his defence. Wicket!! The Indian captain goes for nought. Angling into the right hander and straightening just enough to remove off stump off its grooves. Early breakthrough for SA.

Rohit b Rabada 0(8)

Burger in from the other end. Short of a length outside off, left alone by Jaiswal. Four!! Length ball outside off, Jaiswal drives off the back foot through the covers for a boundary. Quite a lot of movement off the pitch for Burger. 

Chance!! Rabada to Jaiswal, manages to square him up first ball and induce the edge. Markram drops it at second slip. Had to dive to his right, in front of first slip, quite a difficult catch. Jaiswal gets off the mark with a single.

Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal make their way out to the middle. A huge task cut out for them with a 163-run lead to overcome.

Bumrah again. Wicket!! Bouncer on the body followed by a yorker on off stump. Four wickets for Bumrah! A twenty-ball duck on debut for Burger.

Nandre Burger b Bumrah 0(20)

Bavuma will not be coming out to bat and South Africa finish on a strong 408.

Ashwin with his nineteenth over. Burger manages to prod forward and defend as Ashwin angles it in from around the wicket. Maiden over. 

Another harmless over from Siraj. His line is too wide and the South African batters are happy to just leave those. 

Bumrah continues from the other end. Sharp bouncer. Jansen swings at it and misses. Hesitant appeal. But no review. Full now and Jansen and smashes it straight back for a four. 

Siraj gets a crack at Burger. He tries from both over and around the wicket. But now reward. 

Now, Bumrah against Jansen. Good length ball. No swing. Jansen pushes it for an easy single to the leg side. 

Bumrah draws an edge from Jansen. Runs away to deep third. Jansen declines the single. Pitched up by Bumrah and Jansen drives it through covers for a four and that is South Africa’s 400. 

Down the leg side from Prasidh. Clips off Jansen’s pads and runs away for a four. Lead has now crept over 150. Short now and Jansen pulls it away. Just a single. 

South Africa ahead by 147 runs. Bumrah with the first over after Lunch. 

Beats Rabada’s outside edge to start with. Surprises Rabada with a bouncer now. He goes around the wicket now and skids one away from Rabada. Hits the top of off stump. 

Kagiso Rabada b Bumrah 1 (9b 0x4 0x6)

Length from Prasidh and Coetzee smacks it over long on for a massive six. But his stay doesn’t last too long. Full from Ashwin and Coetzee tries to clear mid on. Easy catch for Siraj there. 

Gerald Coetzee c Mohammed Siraj b Ashwin 19 (18b 2x4 1x6)

SA 392/7 in 100 overs

Lunch Taken!

DROPPED!! Coetzee goes for a reverse sweep. The ball ricochets off his pad and then the bat. Gill reacts late at first slip and drops a simple catch. Ashwin is livid. Three singles from the over. 

Around with wicket from Shardul Thakur. Surprises Coetzee with a couple of bouncer. Coetzee is ready for the third bouncer. Composed pull shot behind deep fine. FOUR!!

Shardul goes short against Jansen too. Jansen was better prepared than Coetzee. Pulled over fine leg fence. SIX!!

Full from Ashwin and Coetzee shuffles down the track to drive it on the up for a four. Two more singles from the over. 

Ashwin squeezes in a maiden over against Jansen. 

Thakur continues on. Leg gully in place for Elgar and Thakur bowls a sharp bouncer down the leg side. Elgar can’t get his gloves away from it. Easy catch for Rahul. 

Dean Elgar c †Rahul b Thakur 185 (287b 28x4 0x6)

Tad short from Ashwin. Elgar pushes it to deep cover for a single. Ashwin slides one onto Jansen’s pads. Loud appeals. No reaction from the umpire and no review taken. 

Thakur from the other end. Short from the pacer and Elgar goes after it. Not in complete control, but it still runs away for a four past the keeper. 

Thakur continues. Full on the stumps, moving away, finds the leading edge of Jansen but he gets a couple to cover. Four runs from the over.

Ashwin back into the attack. Four!! Full outside offy, Jansen drives through cover for four. Lead crosses 100. A single brings up the 100-run partnership as well. 

Thakur into the attack. Four!! Full on the stumps, driven through mid wicket for another boundary. Five runs from the over.

Siraj continues. Four!! Length on off stump, Jansen lofts it over cover for a boundary. Four!! Full down leg and Jansen clips it behind for another boundary. 50 for Jansen!

Two tight overs from Siraj and Bumrah. Better control of the line from the two strike bowlers. But the partnership has swelled to 82. India very much on the backfoot.

Bumrah continues. Full ball moving into the right hander, Jansen flicks to deep fine leg. Two runs from the over. 

Four!! Length ball outside off stump from Siraj, Elgar punches it through the off side for another boundary. Eight runs from the over.

Bumrah back into the attack. Finds Jansen’s inside edge first ball, runs down to fine leg for a single. Appeals for LBW but clearly pitched way outside leg stump.

Siraj goes short first ball, Elgar ducks. Second new ball taken by India! Extra pace and bounce first ball. Too straight, Jansen clips to fine leg for a single.

New ball not taken. Shardul from over the wicket. Beats Elgar’s outside edge with one that nibbles away. Shardul manages to get an edge out of Jansen now. But it runs away for a four through the slip cordon. Full from Shardul and Jansen pushes it through covers for a four. India’s frustrating morning session continues. 

Shardul Thakur into the attack. Elgar slides one ahead of point and adds three runs. A single of the last ball brings up South Africa’s 300. 

Last over before the new ball becomes available. Ashwin with it. Just two singles from the over. 

MISSED CHANCE!!

Ashwin draws and edge out of Jansen. It pops onto Rahul’s thigh pad and dies down before it reaches Gill at first slip. Ashwin has his hands on head. 

Ashwin over the wicket to Jansen. Uneventful over. Maiden. 

Prasidh continues from the other end. Elgar clicks one to the off side to take a single first ball of the over. Short from Prasidh. Draws a top edge from Jansen. But it lands painfully short of Ashwin at deep third. Short and wide from Prasidh and Jansen slices it with total control. FOUR!!

Length outside off from Prasidh, Jansen punches to deep point for a single. Four!! Full toss outside off, Elgar punches through cover for a boundary and brings up his 150!! Four!! Wide outside off, gets Elgar’s edge but runs through the gap in the slip cordon for another boundary.

Ashwin brought into the attack. Tight over to start with from the spinner. Just two runs from it. India will hope he can plug the runs from one end. 

Prasidh into the attack. Good start for the debutant. Length on off stump, defended. Four!! Length angled into the stumps, Jansen hoicks across the line and manages to find the boundary through midwicket. Four!! Consecutive fours as Jansen clips a ball down leg to the fine leg boundary.

Siraj continues. The first ball jumps off the surface and raps Elgar on the gloves. Just a couple from the over.

Bumrah to Elgar, short of a length outside off, punched to deep point for a single. Short and wide to Jansen, he lets it go. Slower delivery outside off, Jansen dabs it to point.

Siraj continues. Jansen gets a single to mid on off the first ball. Elgar mistimes a pull short, no damage done though, gets off strike with a single.

Bumrah finds Jansen’s edge but it falls just short of KL Rahul. So close to the first breakthrough for India. After beating Jansen outside off a couple of times, Bumrah strays in line and the batter gets an easy couple to deep fine.

Siraj to begin from the other end. Full on off stump, Jansen prods forward and defends. Full again, moves into the right hander, Jansen defends to the leg side and a misfield hands a single.

All set for start of play. Bumrah with the first over. 

Jansen on strike. Full on the stumps, Jansen drives to mid on. Length ball angled into the batter, stifled appeals but was quite high. On the pads from Bumrah, clipped to deep fine for a single. A couple for Elgar off the last ball.

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After scoring his second hundred in as many Tests on the challenging wicket of the SuperSport Park, K.L. Rahul said he quite enjoyed it. “I enjoyed playing here and the wicket keeps reminding you to stay focussed,” he said. “There is outfield and runs could be scored.”

His hundred two years ago here was made as an opener. “I have found that in the middle order you can’t plan your innings that much,” he said. “The situation in the game tells you how you need to play at that point of time. That I try to do what the game demands of me.”

The sun barely made an appearance on Wednesday. That didn’t matter as two sparkling hundreds lit up the second day of the first Test at the SuperSport Park.

If K.L. Rahul (101, 137b, 14x4, 4x6) helped India post a decent total – it looked more than that in the first half of the day – Dean Elgar (140 batting, 211b, 23x4) ensured South Africa had its nose in front. The host was 256 for five at stumps, with a lead of 11.