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IND vs SA Live Score, 1st Test, Day 3: Virat Kohli has been joined by KL Rahul as four-down India continue to fight in the ongoing first Test against South Africa in Centurion. Kagiso Rabada bowled a peach of a delivery to get better of Rohit Sharma while Neandre Burger dismissed Yashasvi Jaiswal. Marco Jansen removed Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer. Earlier, Jasprit Bumrah returned a four-wicket haul (4 for 69) as India bowled out South Africa for 408, conceding a 163-run lead. Dean Elgar starred for the Proteas with a 185-run knock while Marco Jansen also contributed with a fine-tuned 84. (Live Scorecard)
Here are the LIVE Updates of 1st Test Day 3 between India and South Africa, straight from Centurion –
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December28202319:14 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: OUT!
Shreyas Iyer’s struggle in the crease comes to an end as he has been dismissed by Marco Jansen. It was a fuller ball that took the inside edge of Iyer’s bat, then hit his shoes and crashed onto the stumps.
IND 72/4 (17.5)
December28202319:10 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: FOUR!
A fuller ball onto the pads of Virat Kohli from Marco Jansen and the Indian batter flicked it away for a four. The ball went through the backward square leg for the boundary.
IND 69/3 (17.3)
December28202319:07 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: Last session of Day 3 underway!
Gerald Coetzee bowled the first over post tea. Three runs came off it.
IND 65/3 (17)
December28202318:45 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: Tea time!
That is Tea on the third day of the ongoing first Test. Virat Kohli has played really well so far but India have lost three wickets. They still trail South Africa by 101 runs. India not only have to get past the lead but also have to set a fighting total for South Africa if they wish to remain in the game.
IND 62/3 (16)
December28202318:39 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: FOUR!
Marco Jansen bowls it fuller on the pads of Shreyas Iyer and the batter flicks it away for a four towards deep square leg.
IND 60/3 (15.3)
December28202318:33 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: Gill is OUT!
A brilliant yorker from Marco Jansen and he gets the wicket of Shubman Gill. The batter wanted to flick the ball down the leg side but missed it completely. The ball rattled his stumps. Gill departs for 26 off 37 balls.
IND 52/3 (14)
December28202318:30 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: Solid Gill!
A fuller ball from Marco Jansen outside off stump and Shubman Gill drove it away for a four through deep extra cover.
December28202318:26 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: FOUR!
Gerald Coetzee bowls it fuller on the pads of Virat Kohli and the star batter flicks it away for a four towards the square leg region. These are really good signs for India as both Kohli and Shubman Gill now seem well set in the crease.
IND 44/2 (12.4)
December28202318:20 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: FOUR!
Virat Kohli welcomes Marco Jansen into the attack with a four. It was a fuller ball and Kohli just showed the full face of his bat to it. The ball ran away through the vacant mid-off region for a four. The Indian batters are growing in confidence now as there is not much help for the pacers now.
IND 33/2 (11.1)
December28202318:14 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: Five wides!
A bouncer delivery from Kagiso Rabada and that goes away for a four despite getting a hand from wicketkeeper Kyle Verreynne. Those are crucial runs for India as South Africa have made them to fight for every run here in this game.
IND 28/2 (10)
December28202318:11 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: FOUR!
A fuller ball from Nandre Burger and Shubman Gill has brought out a beautiful front foot straight drive for a four. This is a picture-perfect shot.
December28202317:57 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: FOUR!
The ball from Kagiso Rabada took an outside edge of Shubman Gill’s bat and ran away for a four beating the gully fielder. South Africa won’t mind it though.
IND 17/2 (6.1)
December28202317:55 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: WICKET!
Nandre Burger has got the wicket of Yashasvi Jaiswal. The ball rose really well off the surface and Jaiswal removed his bat from the line of the ball, which infact brushed his glove before being carried by wicketkeeper Kyle Verreynne.
IND 13/2 (5.3)
December28202317:51 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: Another FOUR!
Kagiso Rabada bowls it fuller on the pads of Shubman Gill and the result is a four. The Indian batter brings out a flick shot and that goes towards the midwicket fence for for a four.
IND 13/1 (4.5)
December28202317:48 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: FOUR!
This is good intent from Shubman Gill. Kagiso Rabada bowled a short ball and Gill quickly transfered his weight on the backfoot and pulled it away for a four through to wide long-on.
IND 9/1 (4.3)
December28202317:45 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: OUT! What a ball!!!
Kagiso Rabada has bowled a peach of a delivery to get better of Rohit Sharma. He bowled it around middle stump at good length. The ball got some superb movement off the surface, left the oustide edge of Rohit’s willow and hit the off stump.
IND 5/1 (2.5)
December28202317:36 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: FOUR!
A good length delivery from Nandre Burger and Yashasvi Jaiswal has driven it away for a four.
IND 5/0 (1.3)
December28202317:34 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: Jaiswal dropped!
Kagiso Rabada trapped Yashasvi Jaiswal on the first ball of the first over but Aiden Markram at second slip dropped the catch diving low to his right.
IND 1/0 (1)
December28202317:23 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: South Africa all out for 408!
Jasprit Bumrah has cleaned up Nandre Burgerm and that will be the end of the South African innings as their captain Temba Bavuma won’t come out to bat due to injury.
SA 408 (108.4)
December28202317:13 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: FOUR!
Superb shot from Marco Jansen! After a bouncer, Jasprit Bumrah bowled a fuller delivery and Jansen was ready for it. He brought his bat down in time to bring out a straight drive for four.
SA 407/8 (107)
December28202317:09 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: Good bowling from India!
The Indian pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj have made sure they don’t leak runs even if they don’t get more wickets. Only two runs have come off the last three overs with Siraj bowling two of them.
SA 403/8 (106)
December28202316:58 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: Injury scare!
A short pitched delivery from Jasprit Bumrah hit Marco Jansen on the latter’s fingers while he was trying to defend. Jansen got some treatment from physio and then the play resumed after that.
December28202316:46 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: OUT!
Jasprit Bumrah has struck in the first over of the post-Lunch session. He cleans up Kagiso Rabada with a peach of a delivery. Rabada departs at the score of one run off 9 balls. South Africa are eight down.
SA 392/8 (100.5)
December28202316:06 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: Lunch!
A successful over from Ravichandran Ashwin comes to an end. One run came off it and the wicket of Gerald Coetzee. With it, it is Lunch on Day 3. South Africa have extended their lead to 147. They still have three wickets remaining.
SA 392/7 (100)
December28202315:57 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: Coetzee is gone!
South Africa have lost Gerald Coetzee and they are now 7 down. Coetzee fails to hit the ball over the mid-off fielder.
SA 391/7 (99.1)
December28202315:48 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: SIX! FOUR!
That’s the second six of Shardul Thakur’s over. It was a short ball down the leg side and Marco Jansen pulled it away for a six. The very next ball goes for a four towards fine leg. A costly over from Shardul thus comes to an end. 15 runs came off it.
SA 381/6 (97)
December28202315:38 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: WICKET!
This is big fish for Shardul Thakur and for the Indian cricket team. Dean Elgar is out at the score of 185. He edged a delivery down the leg side to wicketkeeper KL Rahul and umpire raised his finger. Elgar reviewed but UltraEdge showed a clean spike there.
SA 360/6 (94.5)
December28202315:35 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: India on the backfoot!
This is brilliant display of batting from Dean Elgar and his companion Marco Jansen. The partnership is already of 111 runs. No need to mention that India badly need a breakthrough.
December28202315:15 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: FOUR!
Ashwin offer flight this and Marco Jansen drove that half-volley away for a four past the mid-off fielder.
SA 348/5 (89.2)
December28202315:08 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: 50 for Jansen!
50 up for Jansen! Back-to-back boundaries for him and he gets the milestone in style. Just his 2nd Test fifty. What an effort this has been from Jansen
SA: 338/5
December28202314:57 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: SA remain in control!
This is game is slipping away, as far as India are concerned. The lead is now 82. Another 60 min of play before Lunch. Elgar has his sights set on a 200 now
SA: 327/5
December28202314:44 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: Four runs!
New ball taken, Elgar says hold my bat! Shuffles a touch and flays this length ball behind point. Great timing on that shot
SA: 319/5
December28202314:35 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: New ball taken!
India have finally taken the second new ball mid over. And Siraj almost gets an edge off Jansen. He should stick to this exact line.
SA: 312/5
December28202314:25 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: India Need To Wake Up!
SA have crossed 300 and Sunil Gavaskar has seen enough. He feels India need to wake up
“India will have to wake up. they have been listless till now. they had to be full of energy at the start of the day but they have been all over the place. listless stuff. At tea, maybe the spirits can be down. Not at the start of the day,” Gavaskar said on-air.
December28202314:21 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: Missed chance!
KL Rahul has dropped this! Good delivery from Ashwin. It looked like a carrom ball. Jansen had no answer to that.
SA: 295/5 (78)
December28202314:15 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: SA cruising at the moment!
The game is slipping away from India. Krishan and Ashwin have not been able to pose any threat to Jansen and Elgar.
SA: 287/5 (76)
December28202314:09 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: Another milestone for ELGAR!
Dean Elgar slams 150 in 228 balls, South Africa 283/5 in 74.2 overs against India (245) on Day 3 in Centurion. This gets better and better for SA
December28202314:01 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: Prasidh Krishna is into the attack!
The captaincy from Rohit Sharma has been bad so far. Why would you bring Prasidh Krishna on so early? Jansen has whacked him for two boundaries. Poor bowling and captaincy
December28202313:58 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: SA going at ease!
Indian bowlers have bowled just 10 maiden overs, with Siraj yet to not concede a run so far. This has been a point of concern. Too many loose deliveries yesterday
December28202313:52 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: The wait goes on!
Already 5 overs done this morning and not a single wicket. Jansen and Elgar will feel more confident with each passing over. India need some inspiration from Bumrah, Siraj or someone else
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