Out! Frustration ends for Ravichandran Ashwin. Gerald Coetzee took on the Indian bowling since he came on to the crease and tried to go big again over the covers. Ashwin gets him to miscue and the ball straight goes into the hand of Mohammed Siraj. India has to wrap up the tail now quickly.
Out! Finally Dean Elgar is gone. A pretty unlucky dismissal at the end and Shardul Thakur finally gets the reward of relentless trying. Elgar tries to duck a short one but gets a bit late and the ball takes his glove on it’s way to the keeper’s gloves. India will breathe a little easy now.
Fifty! Crucial contribution from Marco Jansen as he stitches a partnership with Dean Elgar which almost throws India out of the game. Starting at a situation when South Africa lost two quick wickets, Jansen took his time and then used his long levers to put the Indian bowlers under pressure. Now he completes his half-century.
The partnership between Dean Elgar and Marco Jansen has now gone past the 100-run mark as South Africa’s total reaches 300. The home side leads by 55 runs with India failing to pick a wicket in the first hour of today’s play.
Hello, and welcome to our live coverage of India vs South Africa 1st Test 2023 Day 3. South Africa sit in a comfortable position and looks to extend their lead. It is bright and sunny in Centurion and action has just begun. Dean Elgar and Marcon Jansen are the two unbeaten batsmen at the crease.
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South Africa lost their wicket early for just 11 runs on day 2 as Mohammed Siraj went on to dismiss Aiden Markram. Till the lunch break on day 2 South Africa started to look a bit stable as they were at 49 runs at the loss of a single wicket. Dean Elgar and Tony de Zorzi start the session after lunch with as much control as they have ended it. Zorzi played a few shots that went to the boundary and South Africa looked to take things in their control with the duo spending more time on the pitch.
Dean Elgar went on to complete his half-century. Jasprit Bumrah opened up a small window of opportunity by dismissing Tony de Zorzi and Keegan Petersen but David Bedingham has partnered with Dean Elgar well who scored a fantastic century taking the air out of the Indian attack. Dean Elgar pushed the Indian bowling attack back with his century with support from Tony de Zorzi and David Bedingham. South Africa is in the lead and India has to come up with a solid plan to bring the game back in their favour.
