Player of the Match
Player of the Match

Dean Elgar and Aiden Markram. They have some work to do. Play will go on till 6 PM. 24 overs left today. We won't get all of them in. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, two slips, a gully and a cover.

4.25pm This game is still on, thanks to Pandya's blitz. He smashed a vital 93 on a pitch with plenty for the bowlers. But that also means South Africa have accumulated a very, very handy lead of 77 runs. South Africa will have about 85 minutes to bat tonight. Back soon.

73.4
W
Rabada to Bumrah, OUT, edged and the innings is done. 140 kph, full delivery outside off, the ball swings away. Bumrah's outside edge is found and flies to Elgar at fourth slip for a comfortable catch

JJ Bumrah c Elgar b Rabada 2 (20m 13b 0x4 0x6) SR: 15.38

73.3
0
Rabada to Bumrah, no run, full delivery outside off, the ball seams away and beats the bat.
73.2
0
Rabada to Bumrah, no run, short around off, Bumrah sways out of the line, 137 kph
73.1
0
Rabada to Bumrah, no run, short but down leg, Bumrah tries to pull but is nowhere near the pull

END OF OVER:
73 | 4 Runs | IND: 209/9

  • Mohammed Shami4 (15b)
  • Jasprit Bumrah2 (9b)
  • Morne Morkel19-6-57-2
  • Kagiso Rabada16-4-34-2
72.6
0
Morkel to Mohammed Shami, no run, full and wide again, 138 kph, Shami swings but makes no contact
72.5
4
Morkel to Mohammed Shami, FOUR, runs, vital runs. Full outside off, Shami swings, gets a thick outside edge which flies down to the third man boundary
72.4
0
Morkel to Mohammed Shami, no run, four in four. Shami swings, the ball goes past the edge. Just enough swing. The nick cannot be far off
72.3
0
Morkel to Mohammed Shami, no run, full and wide again, Shami drives but the ball goes past the edge
72.2
0
Morkel to Mohammed Shami, no run, and again. Full delivery outside off, Shami drives with his feet rooted to the crease, the ball goes past the edge

James: "The short ball tactic certainly slowed down his innings slightly. It would be interesting to see how he would have gone if Bhuvi (or any batsmen in future innings) was still at the other end. "

72.1
0
Morkel to Mohammed Shami, no run, full outside off, 135 kph, Shami drives but the ball goes past the outside edge

END OF OVER:
72 | 4 Runs | IND: 205/9

  • Jasprit Bumrah2 (9b)
  • Mohammed Shami0 (9b)
  • Kagiso Rabada16-4-34-2
  • Morne Morkel18-6-53-2
71.6
0
Rabada to Bumrah, no run, full delivery outside off, 140 kph, defended to cover.
71.5
0
Rabada to Bumrah, no run, 141 kph, full and straight, off the outside edge down to third slip. Nothing is going past Faf and AB
71.4
0
Rabada to Bumrah, no run, good length on middle and leg, off the thigh pad to short leg. But no bat
71.3
4lb
Rabada to Bumrah, 4 leg byes, there's four leg byes. Short down leg, off the thigh pad down to fine leg.
71.2
0
Rabada to Bumrah, no run, full around off, skewed away off the outside half
71.1
0
Rabada to Bumrah, no run, full and wide outside off, Bumrah tries to drive but reaches too late

END OF OVER:
71 | 1 Run | IND: 201/9

  • Mohammed Shami0 (9b)
  • Jasprit Bumrah2 (3b)
  • Morne Morkel18-6-53-2
  • Kagiso Rabada15-3-34-2
70.6
0
Morkel to Mohammed Shami, no run, well played. 135 kph, short on leg. Shami watches the ball carefully onto his bat and blocks.

IND in SA 2017-18 News

Philander's best

6/44

Vernon Philander's figures in the second innings - his career-best in Tests. He ended the Test with three wickets in four balls.

Another bowlers' session

7/82

Score in the second session of day 4. In the first session, 8 wickets fell for 65 runs. 15 wickets have fallen in first two session so far.

India's session

8/65

South Africa's score in the first session on Day 4. They began the day at 65 for 2 but were all out for 130, adding just 65 more runs.

Rare high for pacers

1

This is the first time 4 India fast bowlers have taken at least a wicket in both innings of a Test - Bhuvneshwar, Shami, Bumrah and Pandya.

Amla fails again

23.10

Hashim Amla's average in first or only Tests of a series since 2015, in 19 inns. He has just 2 50+ scores in this period. Before 2015, he averaged 70.42 in first Tests with 23 50+ scores in 52 inns.

Solid recovery

92

Runs added by India's first 7 wickets. Pandya and Bhuvneshwar have added more than that so far.

Philander's hundredth

100+

Wkts for Philander in Tests at home in 23 Tests. Pujara was his 100th wicket.

Top-order busted

39

Runs aggregated by top-3 wickets for both teams in their first inns of this Test - 12 for SA and 27 for Ind - is the lowest in a Test in SA since their readmission and second-lowest in any Test in last 15 years.

Pacers' day

2

No. of instances in last 10 years when four India fast bowlers picked at least a wicket in a Test innings, including this game. The only other occasion was against Australia at WACA in 2011-12.

Standing strong

2013

Last time AB de Villiers and Faf du Plessis shared a partnership of 50+ runs in Tests, before doing it today. Their last such stand was also against India, 205 runs while chasing in J'Burg in Dec 2013.

Three-down quickly

1

No. of times India have got three wickets conceding fewer runs in their first inns of a tour outside Asia, than this match's 12 for 3. They had begun the 2006-07 tour of SA with 5 for 3 in Johannesburg.

Striking start

1992

Last time India got their first wicket of the tour earlier than this tour as Bhuvneshwar dismissed Elgar off the third ball. Kapil Dev had dismissed Jimmy Cook first ball of the 1992-93 tour.

Toss matters?

7-1

South Africa's win-loss record in 11 Tests at Newlands in Cape Town, in last 10 years. However, they have won the toss only twice in those 11 matches.