India vs South Africa Day 4 Highlights: Harmer, Jansen pile further pressure on IND; Rahul, Jaiswal fall at stumps

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 4, IND vs SA: First hour's play is done and dusted. South Africa add 40 more runs to their total, extending the lead to 354. Aiden Markram and Tristan Stubbs looking really comfortable in the middle and the signs are not looking good for India.

South Africa 66/1 in 24 overs, lead 354.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 4, IND vs SA: Tristan Stubbs gets a single off the bowling of Jadeja and gets off the mark. With this, South Africa's lead also goes past the 350-run mark. India might have gotten the wicket of Rickelton but the hosts are well and truly on the backfoot.

South Africa 63/1, lead 351.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 4, IND vs SA: At last, India have the much-needed strike. Ravindra Jadeja strikes in his opening over of the day as he sends Rickelton back to the pavilion for 35. The left-hander tried to be aggressive and only managed to loft the ball through the on-side.

South Africa 59/1, lead 347.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 4: Rickelton survives by the barest of margins. Siraj pulled off a remarkable direct hit with a one-handed pick-up and throw. However, the left-hander just manages to slid his bat in at the non-striker's end and India's search for first wicket continues.

South Africa 56/0, lead 344.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 4: Stand-in captain Rishabh Pant is bringing in changes thick and fast. Now Jasprit Bumrah is taken out of the attack. Just the three overs for him as he is replaced by Mohammed Siraj. Rickelton and Markram are looking ever so comfortable as the runs are coming at a rapid pace. Siraj continues to overpitch, and the Proteas keep getting easy boundaries.

South Africa 49/0 in 15 overs, lead 337.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 4: As South Africa continue to pile on pressure on India, former players Dinesh Karthik and Deep Dasgupta are involved in a debate over the conditions of pitches in India. The Kolkata Test, which provided a turner, saw severe criticism coming in the way for Gautam Gambhir and the rest of the management. And now India are struggling even on a good batting wicket.

South Africa 44/0, lead 332.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 4: Ryan Rickelton gets the rub off the green. The inside edge off the bowling of Jasprit Bumrah was ever so close to the stumps, but the ball somehow managed to go past the stumps for a boundary. South Africa's lead goes past 320. Early alarming bells for India.

South Africa 42/0, lead 330.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 4: The official broadcaster Star Sports pays condolences after the demise of India superstar Dharmendra. The veteran actor died on Monday and his last rites were held on the same day. Dharmendra was one of the most famous actors of his times and was fondly known as the ‘He-Man’.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 4: Rishabh Pant brings the first change of the day. Just the one over for Mohammed Siraj as Washington Sundar is called into the attack. Let's see whether the pitch shows any sort of assistance for the spinner from the get go.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 4: Mohammed Siraj bowls a long-hop, and Rickelton plays a pitch-perfect cover drive. Exquisite timing and precision. There is no chatter from the Indian team in the middle as morale remains on the lower side following a horrendous batting display on Day 3. No sense of urgency so far.

South Africa 33/0, lead 321.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 4: Jasprit Bumrah keeps it tidy in the opening over of the day, and the left-handed Ryan Rickelton plays it safe. Just one run is scored off the first over. There is not much bite off the pitch for starters, and South Africa would look to make the most of the conditions.

South Africa 27/0 in 9 overs, lead 315

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 4: And the proceedings are underway. Aiden Markram and Ryan Rickelton are in the middle for South Africa. Jasprit Bumrah with the ball in hand. Let the action begin!

IND vs SA Live Score, 2nd Test Day 4, India vs South Africa: After leading an animated chat in the team huddle before the start of play, Gambhir goes over to the pitch to have a closer look at how the surface is expected to play on the fourth day. The series is on the line and India have to make a move on Day 4 if they are to have any chance of levelling the five-match series.

IND vs SA Live Score, 2nd Test Day 4, India vs South Africa: The live visuals show Gautam Gambhir giving an animated pep-talk to his team. The Indian head coach looks in no mood to take the beating against South Africa lying down. The players look on as Gambhir continues to point fingers and lay out the brutal truth before his players.

Sai Sudharsan can also be seen doing some shadow practice. The pressure is firmly on the left-hander after he failed once again.

IND vs SA Live Score, 2nd Test Day 4, India vs South Africa: We are getting closer and closer to the live action beginning on the fourth day of the Test. All eyes would be on whether India show the stomach for a fight and whether they can bundle out the visitors cheaply. South Africa's lead has already swelled up to 314.

The Proteas would be looking to take the lead past the 400-run mark and move the game forward. All set for a riveting day of Test cricket.

IND vs SA Live Score, 2nd Test Day 4, India vs South Africa: Former India captain Kris Srikkanth tore into the team management for picking Nitish Kumar Reddy ahead of Axar Patel. He also put Gautam Gambhir under the scanner for constantly picking all-rounders in Tests.

“Who calls Nitish Reddy an allrounder? Can anyone see his bowling and say he is an all-rounder. He hit a hundred in MCG but what has he done after that. One swallow doesn’t make a summer, as they say. If Nitish Reddy is an all-rounder then I am great allrounder. Just saying..how can you call him an allrounder?” said Srikkanth on his YouTube channel.

"Does he have movement, pace? He is not some deadly batsman either. Let’s call spade a spade. How is Nitish in odi team also? What has he done? Is Nitish replacement for Hardik Pandya?! Why not Axar Patel?” he added.

IND vs SA Live Score, 2nd Test Day 4, India vs South Africa: Washington Sundar, who scored 48 runs for India in the first innings, admitted that it was just a case of poor execution and the pitch wasn't a snake pit. He said that the batters could have scored more had they applied themselves.

"It wasn't a snake pit or whatever you may call it. It was a very good wicket. It was a true wicket. Not many days you will get to bat on such tracks, especially in India. Honestly, it is a true wicket. If you spend time there, runs are there for the taking," said Sundar.

IND vs SA Live Score, 2nd Test Day 4, India vs South Africa: As India continues to struggle in the Guwahati Test, former India wicketkeeper-batter Sreevats Goswami opined that Virat Kohli should have continued playing in Tests, and rather he should have bid adieu to ODIs.

Ideally, Virat should have left playing ODIs & continued playing test cricket until he had nothing to give. Test cricket misses him. Not just as a player but just the energy he brought, the love & passion playing for 🇮🇳 where he made the team believe that they can win in any condition,” Goswami said on his X profile.

“The winning mentality & that fire which was there under Virat Kohli feels missing in this team,” he had said in an earlier post.

IND vs SA Live Score, 2nd Test Day 4, India vs South Africa: If India are to have any chance of staging a comeback in the second Test, Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav need to come to the party. These two bowlers can take the pitch out of the equation and the need of the hour is to dismiss South Africa cheaply in the second innings.

The Proteas would also be looking to score quick runs hence there can be chances of some wickets as well. Day 4 promises to be riveting and it needs to be seen whether India have it in them to stage a comeback and pull off a great escape.

IND vs SA Live Score, 2nd Test Day 4, India vs South Africa: Marco Jansen, who returned with six wickets in the first innings, spoke to the host broadcaster after stumps on Day 3. It was then that he said that the pitch will start offering more and more turn for the spinners from Day 4 and the surface is expected to deteriorate further.

“There’s obviously nice pace and bounce in the wicket. Not a lot of nip or swing, a little bit here at the end. Once we saw there was a bit of bounce and better pace in the wicket, we tried to utilize that. I just want to be like you, Shaun. Obviously a good day for the chaps and for myself in particular. But yeah, I feel the spinners did a really good job when the ball wasn’t moving as much and there was a dead period at some stage. I really feel the spinners did a brilliant job and I’m just lucky to be the one who cashed in,” said Jansen.

“Who said we didn’t fight hard? Like I said, there was a bit of pace and bounce in the wicket, which was nice. We did think we were probably going to field, or we were preparing to field, for at least two days. The boys did a really good job today. I took most of the steam off last night. Today was just all about trying to do a job for the team, which I’m glad I did. I still think it’s a good wicket. The ball is starting to turn now and then the ball is holding up a little bit. So I think the spinners are definitely going to come into play more in the second innings, probably tomorrow and the day after,” he added.

IND vs SA Live Score, 2nd Test Day 4, India vs South Africa: On Day 3, South Africa raced ahead in the third Test after bundling out the hosts for 201 in the first innings and gaining a lead of 288 runs. Rishabh Pant, Dhruv Jurel and Sai Sudharsan were all guilty of playing loose shots and this saw the hosts staring down the barrel.

The Proteas then concluded Day 3 at the score of 26/0, extending lead to 314. The pitch is still good for batting and hence the visitors will look to bat out at least two more sessions, giving a target of more than 420 for India.

IND vs SA Live Score, 2nd Test Day 4, India vs South Africa: Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the fourth day of the second and final Test between the two teams. The Proteas are well and truly ahead in the Test and the chances look bleak when it comes to an India victory.

The hosts are staring down the barrel and the side is running the risk of losing a home Test series for the second occasion in a span of one year. Let's see if India can stage a comeback or not. Stay tuned for more updates!