India vs South Africa Highlights, 1st Test Day 3: Kohli fifty only a consolation prize as IND slump to innings defeat

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: An outcome that will sting India. Inside three days. Against a 10-man team when rain and bad light had already ate up a chunk of time in the first two days. Pretty embarrassing we must say. A year that began with aplomb, ends in a whimper for Team India. The bowling fell flat… and the batting came unglued. Once again. It's a pattern that simply doesn't seem to break. An overwhelming defeat. The dream of winning a maiden Test series win in SA remains just that… A DREAM! Not too many positives, but KL Rahul's knock was a big gain. Also Kohli's batting in the second innings and his confident 30-odd in the first. But the bowling is a huge concern

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Rohit Sharma: "We were not good enough to win. Having put into bat, KL batted well to get us that score but then we didn't exploit the conditions with the ball and then again didn't show up today with the bat. If we have to win Test matches, we have to come together collectively and we didn't do that. Guys have come here before, we know what to expect and everyone has their own plan. Our batters were challenged and we didn't adapt well. This is a boundary scoring ground, we saw them score many but we need to understand the opposition and their strengths as well."

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: NO… it won't be a century for Virat Kohli. Instead, it’s an innings defeat for India. Jansen takes the final wicket as Kohli is out caught at long on for 76. He had no other option but to go after the bowling but the risk always lurked. INDIA ALL OUT FOR 121 and South Africa go 1-0 up. No maiden Test series win in SA yet for the Indians.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: With India closing in on a defeat, Kohli entertains a little, smashing Burger for consecutive boundaries. India still need 33 runs to make South Africa bat again, and while it’s still some distance away, a loss any day reads better than an innings defeat. Also, Kohli is nearing a century – he is into the 70s. If he gets there, it will give India and their fans something to cheer about.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: South Africa strike with DRS as Siraj gloves it behind the wicket. India 121/9. The ball pinged Siraj on the helmet before it was taken by Verreynne but SA saw the bigger picture. There was more to it. They took the DRS and it was a successful one. The ball had clipped the glove and the ultra-edge confirms it.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: Complete chaos as Jasprit Bumrah in run out at the non-striker's end. India 113/8. There was never a second run in there but Kohli pushed Bumrah for it nonetheless. Horrible call, and that's how the outcome is too.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: Blink and you may miss a wicket. That's how abysmal this batting show is turning out to be. Dropped the previous ball, taken the next. Rabada gets his second as he sends Shardul Thakur packing. Surely, this game is getting over today.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: Gets there with a boundary but there's hardly any happiness of his face. Just a small raise of the bat as a token of appreciation for the applause from his teammates from the dressing room. India need a daddy innings from him. Maybe even a grand-daddy. And it still may not be enough such deep is the hole India have dug themselves in.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: Two in two for Burger as Ashwin slashes to gully. India 6 down for 96. It's all falling apart here at the SuperSport Park. South Africa, who dropped four earlier in the innings, now have taken two in two. Kohli is stranded at the other end with a dismal look on his face. Can you blame him? Another Indian batting collapse unfolding in a SENA nation. Where have we seen this before? Oh wait, almost everytime, everywhere.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: Huge blow for India and an equally big wicket for South Africa as Nandre Burger has KL Rahul out caught behind for 4. India 96/5. Drives away from the body and a thick outside edge is gobbled up by Markram at second slip. Alright then. SA five strikes away. Will this be a three-day finish?

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: Kohli gets himself in a tangle and gets knocked on his helmet. Not exactly a blow but a ping nonetheless. Rabada has speed, boss. And some good, fiery pace. Uppish delivery and Kohli, looking to leave it down legside gets himself in an awkward position. No damage done, but there will be a concussion test with hopefully nothing to worry about.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: And why not? He's been SA's best bowler and the stand-in captain Markram realises it. Comes back just in the nick of time as Kohli nears a fifty and Rahul looks to settle in. Crucial spell this one promises to be. Rabada has been a thorn in Kohli and India’s eyes and you have the feeling that something's got to give.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: Six years ago, Virat Kohli got a century at this very venue in the second innings of a Test match, and India can really do with another here. The way he is going, it looks possible although we are a fair clip away from it. He hasn't missed out on a single boundary-hitting ball. First ball of the over… Coetzee drifts one onto his pads but Kohli's positive mindset gets him to purr it through midwicket for another four – his sixth of the innings so far. Finished the over with another BOUNDARY, this time just a tad squarer. Virat Kohli is on a roll, folks.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: Damn! Poetry in motion. The good thing is that despite wickets falling, Kohli hasn't gone into a shell which is a good sign. And that's how it should be. If it's in his range, he will go after it. Like this poor delivery from Janse. Short and wide… Kohli opens the face of the pad and slashes it over point for a SIX. As Mark Nicholas pointed out, 'Poetry in Motion' indeed.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: Another India batter plays all over a straight ball. Full from Jansen, has a boundary written all over it, but Iyer inside edges it onto his shoes and then onto the stumps. India in tatters at 4 down for 72. Out walks KL Rahul, the centurion from the first innings. India in desperate need of a rescue act. Not impossible but looks unlikely

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: Final session of the day. Plenty of work needs to be done and it’s up to Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer to dig India out of another hole. Kohli received a gift onto his pads and clips Marco Jansen for a four.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: 6 runs in this over as IND reach 62/3 in 16 overs, with Iyer (6*) and Kohli (18*) to resume batting in the next session. SA got some big wickets, removing Rohit, Jaiswal and Gill.

IND: 62/3 (16), trail by 101 runs

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: A full delivery by Jansen and it is drifting into the pads. Iyer clips it to deep square leg for a four!

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: An outswinger by Coetzee, outside off. Kohli tries to drive, but slices it! Goes over the jumping gully fielder for a four!

IND: 56/3 (14.5), trail by 107 runs

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: A yorker by Jansen, on middle stump. Gill fails to connect and it hits the middle stump, goes under the bat! WHAT A WICKET!

Gill b Jansen 26 (37)

IND: 52/3 (14), trail by 111 runs

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: 10 in this over as Kohli also gets dropped in the fifth delivery at first slip! It might have gone off his thigh! Kohli (8*) and Gill (17*) will look to build here!

IND: 39/2 (12), trail by 124 runs

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: Maiden over for Rabada as Kohli (0*) and Gill (13*) take a cautious approach. Kohli is yet to score his first run.

IND: 19/2 (9), trail by 144 runs

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: A short delivery by Burger, and Jaiswal flicks it to the wicketkeeper for a simple catch! WHAT A SHORT BALL! Jaiswal should have left it!

Jaiswal c Verreynne b Burger 5 (18)

IND: 13/2 (5.3), trail by 150 runs

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: A length delivery by Rabada, straight. Gill hammers it past mid-wicket region for a four!

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: A full delivery by Rabada, into middle stump. Rohit is beaten on the drive ad it hits the off stump! OUT! BIG WICKET!

Rohit b Rabada 0 (8)

IND: 5/1 (3), trail by 158 runs

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: A full delivery by Burger, outside off. Jaiswal drives it through cover for a four!

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: Jaiswal and Rohit to open for India. Meanwhile, Rabada will bowl the first over!

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: A yorker by Bumrah, on off. Burger fails to connect!

Burger b Bumrah 0 (20)

SA ARE ALL OUT!

SA also declare! ansen walks off to an ovation, misses out on his ton!

SA: 408 (108.4), lead by 163 runs

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: A full delivery by Bumrah, outside off. Jansen check-drives it wide of cover and mid-off for a four! SHOTTT! SA cross 400!

SA: 401/8 (102.5), lead by 156 runs

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: WHAT A DELIVERY! A full delivery by BUmrah, into off. Rabada is stuck and defends it. It outside edges to the off stump! OUT!

Rabada b Bumrah 1 (9)

SA: 392/8 (100.5), lead by 147 runs

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: Bumrah to open the bowling in the post-Lunch session! Jansen (72*) and Rabada (1*) are batting for SA!

SA: 392/7 (100), lead by 147 runs

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: Ashwin tosses it up, on middle. Jansen defends it. One run from this over and it is Lunch now!

SA: 392/7 (100), lead by 147 runs

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: A full length delivery by Ashwin, on off. Coetzee slices it to Siraj at mid-off.

Coetzee c Siraj b Ashwin 19 (18)

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: Back of a length delivery by Prasidh, Coetzee hamers it over long-on for a six! SHOTTT!

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: Jansen pitches it up, and straight. Jansen defends it back to Ashwin. No run.

SA: 381/6 (97), lead by 139 runs

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: Back of a length delivery by Thakur, down leg side. Elgar tries to let it pass through, but he nicks it through to the goalkeeper!

Elgar c Rahul b Thakur 185 (287)

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: A poor delivery by Shardul, Elgar pulls his shot to the right of KL Rahul for a four!

SA: 358/5 (93), lead by 113 runs

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: Four runs in this over as Jansen (59*) and Elgar (179*) cement their partnership! The Indians are finding it hard to remove them!

SA: 353/5 (91), lead by 108 runs

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: 100 partnership for Jansen (55*) and Elgar (179*)! Ashwin tosses it up, and Jansen drives it to long-on!

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: FOUR! A full delivery by Siraj, on the pads. Jansen glances it to fine leg boundary for a four! HALF-CENTURY FOR JANSEN!

SA: 338/5 (88), lead by 93 runs

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: A full length delivery by Jansen, on off. He defends it. A maiden over by Bumrah, good one by the pacer!

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: 8 runs in this over as Elgar smacks a four in the first ball off Siraj, squre of the wicket! SA lead by 78 runs now!

SA: 323/5 (84), lead by 78 runs

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: A full delivery by Thakur, outside off. Jansen drives it to the left of mid-off for a four! SHOT!

SA: 311/5 (81), lead by 66 runs

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: 5 runs in this over as SA get to 300! Jansen (26*) and Elgar (159*) are playing some good cricket and the partnership is really looking more lethal!

SA: 300/5 (79), lead by 55 runs

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: A full delivery by Prasidh, outside off. Elgar edges it, and it goes to right of third slip for a four! He crosses 150!

SA: 287/5 (75), lead by 42 runs

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: A full delivery by Prasidh and Jansen hammers it left of mid-wicket for a four! Then, he glances an attempted yorker behind square for another four!

SA: 266/5 (71), lead by 16 runs

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: Bumrah only concedes a single in this over! India are trying to get early wickets here, but can't be desperate in their approach. Elgar (144*) and Jansen (9*) are currently batting.

SA: 266/5 (71), lead by 16 runs

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: One run in this over as Elgar (142*) and Jansen (5*) take a patient and cautious approach. SA lead by 15 runs!

SA: 260/5 (68), lead by 15 runs

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: A full delivery by Bumrah, on off. Jansen directs it to mid-on. No run.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: Elgar and Jansen are on the pitch. Bumrah to open the bowling for India, massive session for the visitors!

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: Day 3 is set to begin as the Indian players walk into the field in Centurion!

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: According to Accuweather, it is expected to be a sunny and warm day, with an early shower predicted. THere is 55 percent chance of precipitation and temperature will be between 26-15 degrees Celsius.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: Day 3 is scheduled for 1:30 PM IST. Elgar (140*) and Jansen (3*) will resume batting for the hosts. Meanwhile, the visitors will look for some early wickets!

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: 2014: Best WI by inngs & 280 runs

2016: Beat Eng by 280 runs

2016: Beat NZ by 204 runs

2018: Beat Ind by 135 runs

2018: Beat Pak by six wkts

2019: Beat Eng by 107 runs

2020: Beat SL by inngs & 45 runs

2021: Lost to Ind by 113 runs

2023: Beat WI by 87 runs

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: Speaking in commentary, former India player Manjrekar also criticised Rohit's decision to start with Shardul and Prasidh in the post-Lunch session. He said, "Clearly India missed the trick. This is something Rahul Dravid and Rohit Sharma must have thought about during the break and then decided to go with Prasidh and Shardul."

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: Ahead of the match, Philander said, "Perhaps they wanted to preserve him (Bumrah) after the 6-over spell he bowled (before lunch). I think it's a window of opportunity that India lost. India gave away 42 runs and that gave South Africa the momentum after lunch. They lost an opportunity."

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: Opener Elgar's 140* put SA in control of the first Test vs India before bad light halted play. Elgar took his side to 256/5 in 66 overs, in reply to India's first inning total of 245. South Africa are currently leading by 11 runs.

David Bedingham (56) registered a half-century for SA. Meanwhile, Jasprit Bumrah took 2-48 for India, while fellow pacer Mohammed Siraj picked up 2-63. Meanwhile, during India's first innings, KL Rahul (101) also got a ton.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: Rohit will also be frustrated by the fact that Elgar has remained unbeaten and will resume batting on Day 2. Elgar registered 140* off 211 balls on Day 2, packed with 23 fours!

"It's a special game for me, my last international fixture here, and my family and friends are I haven't had a Test hundred at Centurion before -- it's the one that got away so I'm very happy to be on the board. I've now got hundreds at all the Test venues in South Africa, which is pretty cool. We spoke about it in the changeroom, some of the guys thought I had made a few centuries here, but I had to tell them I've been rubbish here. onditions were in favour of the bowlers with clouds overhead and the green of the pitch, but things went my way. With the intensity that the Indian bowlers brought, your mindset definitely has to be to look to score, combined with your defence and leaving the ball. The ball is moving around and there's going to be one with your name on it, no doubt. But if you're looking to score then you get into better positions and capitalise on the ball that's overpitched or sits up a bit," he said.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: Former India cricketer Ravi Shastri was not at all happy with Rohit Sharma's captaincy after lunch on Day 2 of the first Test vs South Africa. Rohit was criticised for starting the post-Lunch session with Shardul and Prasidh. The result? 42 runs in 8 overs. Shardul and Prasidh bowled the odd good ball but they were nowhere near as consistent with their lines and lengths as India would have liked to. There was no pressure on Elgar and de Zorzi. Elgar also got to his 24th Test half-century off just 79 balls.

"On any pecking order, these two (Shardul and Prasidh) would have been the last to start the proceedings (after lunch)," said Shastri on commentary. The former India all-rounder seemed bemused and a tad irritated by India's tactics. “That's something that we've had a discussion multiple times when I was the coach. And more often than not we decided to go with the best two bowlers at the start of the session.”

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of Day 3 of the opening Test of the series! India are in the hunt for quick wickets after Dean Elgar showed an uncharacteristically aggressive approach, taking on the Indian pacers under bowling-friendly conditions in Centurion and notching a fine ton.