India vs South Africa Highlights, 3rd Test, Day 1: SA reach 17/1 at Stumps, trail IND by 206 runs; Kohli shines with 79

An enthralling day of Test cricket comes to an end. The series decider is off to a fantastic start. India opted to bat and yet, posted just 223 runs. Kagiso Rabada bagged four wickets, while Marco Jansen bagged 3. Fit-again skipper Virat Kohli scored his highest score in 26 innings, with a gritty 201-ball 79. Towards the end of the day, Jasprit Bumrah removed Dean Elgar for 3 as Aiden Markram (8) and Keshav Maharaj (6) remained unbeaten.

We will be back tomorrow with action from Day 2. Until then, this is Shivansh Gupta bidding you all goodnight. CIAO!

South Africa end Day 1 at 17/1 after 8 overs, trail India by 206 runs.

SA are 13/1 after 7 overs, trail by 210 runs

Mohammed Shami is into the attack.

OUCH! Looks like Maharaj has done his hamstring here, for the looks of it. Markram and Maharaj run for a quick single after a mix-up. The physio is out.

After a small break, the play is underway again.

SA are 13/1 after 6 overs, trail by 210 runs

OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Yet again, Bumrah gets Elgar, sends him packing on 3. Pitched on length, on middle and leg and angling away. Not much Elgar could have done except try and defend it. The ball takes the edge and is puched by Pujara at first slip

SA are 10/1, trail by 213 runs

Nightwatchman Keshav Maharaj walks out

LOVELY SHOT! Markram drives the ball superbly down the ground for a double.

FOUR! SENSATIONAL SHOT! This time, Markram holds the pose and drives the ball exquisitely through mid-on for 4.

SA are 10/0 after 4 overs, trail by 213 runs

SA are 3/0 after 3 overs, trail by 220 runs

SA ON THE BOARD! Aiden Markram takes a single on the second ball of the second over to get off the mark

NICE SHOT! Elgar punches the ball through cover for a double. He is off the mark too

SA are 3/0 after 2 overs, trail by 220 run

Umesh Yadav is sharing the new ball with Bumrah in his first match of the series

 A SENSATIONAL MAIDEN ends with Bumrah beats Elgar all ends up. 

SA are 0/0 after 1 over, trail by 223 runs

South Africa openers Dean Elgar and Aiden Markram have walked out to open. Jasprit Bumrah to open the attack.

The hosts trail by 223 runs. 

30 minutes of play left today. LET'S PLAY!!

They lost the toss but didn't lose hope at any point. Apart from Kohli's 79, no other Indian batter could get going and only Virat knows how hard he was made to work during his 201-ball knock. KG Rabada, with 4 wickets, and Marco Jansen, with 3, were the pick of the bowlers. 

Lungi Ngidi, after 14.3 overs of relentless, finally has a wicket to his name as Shami is caught by Temba Bavuma at backward point.

He is gone for 7

After 77 overs, IND are 223/9. 

Umesh (4*) and Shami (7*) have put on 12 runs so far for the 10th wicket

22 overs, 77 runs and five wickets. Safe to say, this has been South Africa's session. 15 more overs left in the day. Will take a tough fight for India to prevent South Africa from batting today evening.

South Africa hoping to wrap this up quickly. Playing his 50th Test, Kagiso Rabada has been the bowler to look out for. He has picked up 4/67 so far, approaching another five-wicket-haul here. Shami and Umesh swinging their bats, while Kohli Kohli and his teammates are getting ready in their whites.

Heartbreak for Indian fans as Kohli perished for 79. The India captain is out caught behind off the bowling of Rabada. Walks across and while trying to guide the ball, edges it to the keeper. India 211/9. On another day, had there been some more resistance shown by India's batters, things might have been different.

OUT! It’s a top edge and Elgar completes the catch. Third wicket for Rabada as India go 8 down for 210. Kohli beginning to run out of partners here.

Streaky but safe. Kohli reaches out wide to that ball and edges it for a four. This is now his highest score in 26 Test innings.

Bumrah tries to play the late cut off Maharaj but the ball goes straight to the fielder. Kohli enjoyed it. Maharaj followed it with a floater that rapped Bumrah on the pads. A huge appeal endued but no harm done. It will be interesting to watch how Kohli approaches this with seven wickets down.

FOUR! Thakur now smacks Maharaj for a boundary! A drag down from Keshav and Thakur hammers the ball of the backfoot through extra-cover for 4

OUT! Softest of dismissals you'll see all day. Thakur has to go! First wicket of the series for Maharaj. Tosses it up and Thakur looked to nudge the ball softly. Gets the leading edge and is caught by Petersen at short cover. The umpires needed the TV umpire to confirm whether the fingers were under the ball.

IND are 205/7 after 67.3 overs.

Jasprit Bumrah walks in next

SIX! YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME, SHARDUL! Short but just wide of the off stump from Rabada. Shardul rocks onto the backfoot, makes some room for himself and smacks the ball over deep point for 6. Yet again, he brought out the “reverse nataraj” shot with his front leg in the air at the point of contact

IND are 200/6 after 67 overs.

In a bid to remove Kohli and open the floodgates, Dean Elgar has turned to Kagiso Rabada.

He concedes just 4 runs from it.

IND are 192/6 after 66 overs.

FOUR! WOW, JUST WOW! Kohli moves to 65 with another picture-perfect, textbook cover drive. 

FOUR! SUPREME TIMING! This was just a gentle check-drive through cover and it raced to the boundary for 4.

IND are 188/6 after 65 overs.