10:35am Hello! Crowd's come alive as India's openers walk out. Philander has the ball. Slip, gully, short midwicket.
Time for me to hand over to Varun Shetty for the first time today, but not before reminding you that while most of you were sleeping, Avinash Sable set a new national record in the men's steeplechase, and also qualified for the 2020 Olympics in the process. Here is his story
10.26am With a 71-run deficit, South Africa will now fancy their chances of drying up the run-scoring opportunities for India. The pitch, while placid, has shown some signs of variable bounce, and that is something India will be slightly mindful of. Some special individual performances from both sides, but you have to stand up and applaud Ashwin's persistence with the ball, that gives him seven wickets, and leaves him one shy of 350!
K Rabada lbw b Ashwin 15 (17b 3x4 0x6) SR: 88.23
Ashwin replaces Jadeja
END OF OVER:131 | 5 Runs | SA: 431/9
- Senuran Muthusamy33 (106b)
- Kagiso Rabada15 (15b)
- Ishant Sharma16-2-54-1
- Ravindra Jadeja40-5-124-2
Supradeep: "Another word for lazy elegance... Andrea Pirlo." --- Effortless, yes. Lazy? I am not so sure (but the point is valid)
Bharath Seervi tells me that it's been 11 years since a team visiting India trailed by less than 100 after conceding 500 in the first innings. That team was Australia here
Ishant
END OF OVER:130 | (maiden) | SA: 426/9
- Senuran Muthusamy29 (102b)
- Kagiso Rabada14 (13b)
- Ravindra Jadeja40-5-124-2
- Ravichandran Ashwin46-11-145-6
END OF OVER:129 | 8 Runs | SA: 426/9
- Kagiso Rabada14 (13b)
- Senuran Muthusamy29 (96b)
- Ravichandran Ashwin46-11-145-6
- Ravindra Jadeja39-4-124-2
