14:10 (IST)
After 18 overs,India 58/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 14 , Ajinkya Rahane 1)
Outstanding start for the Proteas as Jansen removes Pujara off the second delivery of the day, with Petersen following up his superb 72 with a one-handed stunner at leg slip to send Pujara back to the pavilion for 9. Ajinkya Rahane is in next, and gets off the mark with a single.
14:06 (IST)
OUT! WHAT A START TO DAY 3! Keegan Petersen flies to his right at leg slip to pull off a stunning catch after Pujara gloves a short ball aimed at his ribs off Jansen's bowling. The Proteas break the partnership in just the second delivery of the day! IND 57/3
Pujara c Petersen b Jansen 9(33)
14:02 (IST)
Right then, Marco Jansen to start things off for the Proteas. Cheteshwar Pujara's on strike, batting in the company of Virat Kohli. And the third day's underway!
13:48 (IST)
Back where it all started four years back, rejuvenated Jasprit Bumrah rediscovers feared zing
At the same venue where he cut his teeth in Test cricket four years back, Bumrah put South Africa through a searching examination on Wednesday. A symphony that began late on Tuesday evening peaked to a crescendo by mid-afternoon on day two. A seventh five-wicket haul wasn’t just a formality, it was an inevitability, a reaffirmation of Bumrah’s effectiveness when he sticks to being the naturally smiling assassin.
R Kaushik writes more.
13:38 (IST)
Jasprit Bumrah shut his critics with one of his best five-wicket hauls in the traditional format as the Indian fast bowling unit gave the team slight edge over South Africa on an exhilarating second day of the third and final Test in Newlands on Wednesday.
Bumrah (23.3-8-42-5) was at the heart of India's swift and brutal counter-attack as he got his seventh five-wicket haul with fine complementary acts from Mohammed Shami (16-4-39-2) and Umesh Yadav (16-3-64-2) that helped them bundle out the Proteas for 210.
The lead of 13 that India managed was less about the quantum and more about the psychological advantage that they gained and despite losing Mayank Agarwal (7) and KL Rahul (10) cheaply, the visitors scored runs at a fair clip to reach 57 for 2 at stumps.
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13:00 (IST)
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the third day of the third and final Test between South Africa and India at the Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town. Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara will resume the innings from the overnight score of 57/2 in an hour's time, hoping to convert their 33-run stand into a big one that helps the visitors set the Proteas a challenging target in the series decider.
India vs South Africa, Live Cricket Score, 3rd Test at Cape Town, Day 3, Latest Scorecard and Updates: Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara resume India's innings from their overnight score of 57/2, hoping to set South Africa a challenging target.
Day 2 report: India was 57-2 in its second innings at stumps Wednesday for a lead of 70 runs over South Africa in the decisive final test.
The game progressed rapidly on Day 2 at Newlands after South Africa started on 17-1 in its first innings and was bundled out for 210.
Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah was India's star again with 5-42 as South Africa threatened to overhaul India's first innings of 223, then tumbled under the pressure created by Bumrah.
The Proteas went from 159-4 to 210 all out in the kind of collapse that has dominated the series because of the two strong bowling lineups.
Keegan Petersen made 72 for South Africa but the next highest score for South Africa was 28 by Temba Bavuma.
Petersen was one of Bumrah's five, a ball that angled in and moved off the seam to catch an outside edge and travel to Cheteshwar Pujara at first slip.
India extended its advantage to 70 by stumps but at the expense of losing both openers.
Virat Kohli, back in the team after missing the second test with injury, was 14 not out after top-scoring in the first innings with 79. Pujara was with him on 9.
Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jansen had struck for South Africa but India had a strong chance at a first test series win ever in South Africa if it took its lead past 200.
The three-test series is level at 1-1, setting up the series finale at Newlands in Cape Town.
With inputs from AP
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