IND vs SA / South Africa need 111 runs to win, India looking for 8 wickets

IND vs SA : Chasing a target of 212 to win the Cape Town Test, South Africa made 101 runs for the loss of two wickets in their second innings at stumps on the third day. Keegan Pietersen is unbeaten on 48. Jasprit Bumrah got the hosts captain Dean Elgar caught by the wicketkeeper. Stumps was declared with this wicket. South Africa need 111 runs to win the series on the fourth day. At the same time, the Indian team needs 8 wickets.

Elgar is already out. Elgar was given out LBW by the umpire off Ravichandran Ashwin, but the African captain was saved by the DRS. The ball was going over the stumps. Aiden Markram was dismissed by Mohammed Shami, giving India the first breakthrough.

Earlier, India's second innings was reduced to 198 runs. Rishabh Pant scored an unbeaten 100 in difficult conditions, scoring a brilliant century. India got a 13-run lead on the basis of first innings. In this way, South Africa has got a target of 212 runs. For the first time in a Test match, India has lost all its 20 wickets as catches.

Pant has scored the fourth century of his Test career. This is his first century against South Africa, third in SENA countries. Pant has become the first Asian wicket-keeper batsman to score a century in South Africa.

Skipper Virat Kohli (29) and Pant took charge of the Indian innings after the early loss of the wickets of Cheteshwar Pujara (9) and Ajinkya Rahane (1) earlier in the day. After lunch, Virat Kohli could not continue his innings and scored 29 runs and was dismissed by Lungi Ngidi. Ngidi then also took the wickets of Ravichandran Ashwin and Shardul. Kagiso Rabada took the wicket of Umesh Yadav. Marco Jensen to Mohammed Shami.

Pujara-Rahane fail again

However, the start of the third day was poor for Team India and Cheteshwar Pujara scored 9 runs on the second ball of the day and was dismissed by Marco Jensen. Keegan Pietersen on leg gully took a very amazing catch from Pujara. In the very next over, Ajinkya Rahane also lost his wicket after scoring 1 run.

The third day of the third test match against South Africa in Cape Town is going to be very exciting. If the Indian team has to win this test match, then the batsmen have to perform well. If Team India gets ahead by more than 300 runs then it will be difficult for South Africa to win, because Africa's batting does not have much depth.