After leading by 288 runs in the first innings, South Africa ended Day 3 of the second Test against India at 26 without loss in their second innings, asserting their control in the match.
Openers Ryan Rickelton and Aiden Markram ended the day’s play with scores of 13 and 12, as South Africa faced eight overs in their final session after bowling India out for 201 runs in 83.5 overs during India’s first innings.
The Proteas lead by 314 runs after scoring 489 in their first innings, with two days remaining in the Test. In India’s first innings, only Yashasvi Jaiswal (58) and Washington Sundar (48) made significant contributions as the team faced a batting collapse, starting the day at 9 for no loss. The visitors had secured victory in the first Test by 30 runs in Kolkata.
India was at 102 for 4 at tea, losing four wickets in the opening session, followed by three more in the second session.
Washington and Kuldeep Yadav provided resistance with a 72-run partnership for the eighth wicket, reaching 19 runs off 134 balls after India was reduced to 122 for 7 in the second session.
South Africa concluded the innings by dismissing the last two Indian batsmen with ease, with Kuldeep being dismissed after the Proteas took the new ball in the final session.
Marco Jansen took 6 wickets for 48 runs, while Simon Harmer claimed 3 wickets for 64 runs.
India was in a difficult position at lunch, scoring 174 for 7 after 67 overs, with KL Rahul (22), Sai Sudharsan (15), Dhruv Jurel (0), captain Rishabh Pant (7), Ravindra Jadeja (6), and Nitish Kumar Reddy (10) all contributing to the low total with cheap dismissals.
