IND vs SA LIVE – Day 3 Stumps at Centurion, India lead by 146 runs: Mohammed Shami’s brilliant fifer has put India back in the driver’s seat after batting collapse in the morning. After losing 7 wickets for just 55 runs in the first session, M Shami, Shardul Thakur, and M Siraj bowled beautifully in tandem to shot out the hosts for just 197 runs, providing a crucial 130-run first-innings lead. Follow India vs South Africa LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN
At stumps India led by 146 runs with loss of Mayank Agarwal’s wicket. Agarwal departed cheaply but nightwatchman Shardul Thakur & first-innings centurion KL Rahul ensured the tourists don’t lose any more wickets. On day 3 Stumps, India’s score read 16/1 with 146 runs lead.
Indian Fast Bowlers Shine Again: Earlier, Indian pacers lived up to their reputation by running through the South African top half, reducing the hosts to 109 for 5 at tea. Mohammed Shami (5/44), Jasprit Bumrah (2/16), Mohammed Siraj (1/45), and Shardul Thakur (2/51) all got into the act on a spicy deck with a lot of underlying moisture and eventually bowled out the hosts at the score of 197.
Credit to India that despite losing Bumrah for a better part of the second session due to sprained ankle, they didn’t let the intensity down even after Temba Bavuma (31 batting) and Quinton de Kock (34) had added 72 runs for the fifth wicket.
De Kock’s loose shot off a long hop from Thakur that saw him drag one back onto his stumps literally put the Proteas in the dumps. This was after Bumrah bowled a beautiful length with the tiniest movement that had Dean Elgar edging one to Rishabh Pant.
Coming in as one change, Shami bowled an in-cutter that breached Keegan Peterson’s defence and then bowled a late leg cutter that beat Aiden Markram’s outside edge. Rassie van der Dussen found Siraj’s pace too hot to handle and the outside edge was comfortably snapped at gully by Ajinkya Rahane.
In the morning session, KL Rahul and Ajinkya Rahane resumed Day 3 play at 272/3. Unfortunately, the duo got out cheaply which triggered a collapse. Lungi Ngidi completed a fifer and Kagiso Rabada returned with key wickets after a dismal Day 1 show. India tried to reach a decent total but could manage just 55 runs for 7 wickets in the first session.
IND vs SA Day 3 Stumps: India in commanding position despite losing Mayank Agarwal cheaply at stumps, lead by 146 runs
Stumps on Day 3 of the 1st Test.#TeamIndia 327 and 16/1, lead South Africa (197) by 146 runs.
Scorecard – https://t.co/eoM8MqSQgO #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/CZrptKnPi8
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 28, 2021
IND vs SA LIVE Score, 3rd session: India 2nd innings:
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KL Rahul | 5 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 26.32 | |
| Mayank Agarwal | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 28.57 | |
| Shardul Thakur | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 | |
| Extra | 3 (b 0, w 0, nb 2, lb 1) | |||||
| Total | 16/1 (6) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | CA Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant, Ravichandran Ashwin, M Shami, JJ Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kagiso Rabada | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2.33 |
| Lungi Ngidi | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Marco Jansen | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4.00 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| MA Agarwal | 1-12 | 5.1 |
IND vs SA LIVE Score, 3rd session:
- India 16/1 — lead by 146 runs at the end of Day 3’s play
- That’s the end of 3rd session and today’s play as well.
- Shardul Thakur comes as a night watchman. He survives!
- WICKET! Jansen strikes and Mayank Agarwal departs cheaply as India lose their first
- KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal walk out to the middle to extend India’s lead
- Kagiso Rabada will open the attack for the hosts
IND vs SA LIVE Score, 3rd session: South Africa innings:
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Elgar (C) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Aiden Markram | 13 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 38.24 | |
| Keegan Petersen | 15 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 68.18 | |
| Rassie van der Dussen | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 | |
| Temba Bavuma | 52 | 103 | 10 | 0 | 50.49 | |
| Quinton de Kock (WK) | 34 | 63 | 3 | 1 | 53.97 | |
| Wiaan Mulder | 12 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 36.36 | |
| Marco Jansen | 19 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 45.24 | |
| Kagiso Rabada | 25 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 55.56 | |
| Keshav Maharaj | 12 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 63.16 | |
| Lungi Ngidi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Extra | 11 (b 0, w 0, nb 7, lb 4) | |||||
| Total | 197/10 (62.3) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasprit Bumrah | 7.2 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 2.18 |
| Mohammed Siraj | 15.1 | 3 | 45 | 1 | 2.97 |
| Mohammed Shami | 16 | 5 | 44 | 5 | 2.75 |
| Shardul Thakur | 11 | 1 | 51 | 2 | 4.64 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 13 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 2.85 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| D Elgar | 1-2 | 0.5 |
| KD Petersen | 2-25 | 7.3 |
| AK Markram | 3-30 | 11.5 |
| HE van der Dussen | 4-32 | 12.5 |
| Q de Kock | 5-104 | 34.1 |
| Wiaan Mulder | 6-133 | 42.6 |
| T Bavuma | 7-144 | 46.4 |
| M Jansen | 8-181 | 56.6 |
| K Rabada | 9-193 | 61.5 |
| KA Maharaj | 10-197 | 62.3 |
IND vs SA LIVE Score, 3rd session:
- J Bumrah is back into the attack
- FOUR! Back to back boundaries from Maharaj
- FOUR! Keshav Maharaj cuts it nicely through the point region
- M Shami is back into the attack. Can he get his 200th Test wicket?
- WICKET! Shardul Thakur breaks the partnership. Marco Jansen departs after fine innings of 19. India will be eying to pick the remaining two wickets quickly
- 33 runs partnership between Rabada and Jansen now. The duo seems to have started frustrating the tourists
- SIX! Superb from Kagiso Rabada. Too full from R Ashwin & Rabada lofts it straight over the bowler’s head for a huge six.
- FOUR! Excellent shot from Marco Jansen. A slightly fullish delivery from Thakur and Jansen guides it towards long-on
- The partnership between K Rabada and M Jansen now gets past 20 run mark
- FOUR! Rabada hits his second boundary. Thick outside edge goes flying over the slips towards third man boundary
- FOUR! Kagiso Rabada gets off the mark with a boundary
- Stat alert: Rishabh Pant completes 100 dismissals in Test cricket
A century of dismissals for @RishabhPant17 from behind the stumps in whites👏👏
He becomes the fastest Indian wicket-keeper to achieve this feat.#SAvIND pic.twitter.com/6pHpfnLDO1
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 28, 2021
- WICKET! M Shami strikes again. Bavuma departs at 52 as R Pant grabs a regulation catch behind the wicket.
- FOUR! Fifty comes up for Temba Bavuma. His 16th Test fifty!
- Debutant Marco Jansen comes to bat.
- WICKET! M Shami strikes again. Wiaan Mulder departs as South Africa lose their sixth
- South Africa 129/5 after 42 overs –trail by 198 runs
- Follow-on saved for South Africa. Bavuma moves into 40s now
- FOUR! Boundary again for Bavuma, this time through the third man
- FOUR! Excellent straight drive from Bavuma
- Bavuma and W Mulder will resume the innings in today’s final session while Shardul Thakur will begin the proceedings for the tourists
IND vs SA LIVE Score, 2nd session: South Africa innings:
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Elgar (C) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Aiden Markram | 13 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 38.24 | |
| Keegan Petersen | 15 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 68.18 | |
| Rassie van der Dussen | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 | |
| Temba Bavuma | 31 | 79 | 6 | 0 | 39.24 | |
| Quinton de Kock (WK) | 34 | 63 | 3 | 1 | 53.97 | |
| Wiaan Mulder | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 25.00 | |
| Extra | 8 (b 0, w 0, nb 6, lb 2) | |||||
| Total | 109/5 (38) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | M Jansen, KA Maharaj, K Rabada, L Ngidi | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasprit Bumrah | 5.5 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2.06 |
| Mohammed Siraj | 11.1 | 4 | 29 | 1 | 2.60 |
| Mohammed Shami | 9 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 1.78 |
| Shardul Thakur | 6 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 4.50 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 6 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 3.83 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| D Elgar | 1-2 | 0.5 |
| KD Petersen | 2-25 | 7.3 |
| AK Markram | 3-30 | 11.5 |
| HE van der Dussen | 4-32 | 12.5 |
| Q de Kock | 5-104 | 34.1 |
IND vs SA LIVE Score, 2nd session:
That's Tea on Day 3 of the first #SAvIND Test! #TeamIndia pick 4 wickets in the second session.👌
Third & final session of the Day to commence shortly. 👍
Scorecard 👉 https://t.co/oe9OWgQSPS pic.twitter.com/h9HVp0gKZu— BCCI (@BCCI) December 28, 2021
- That’s the end of the second session. South Africa 109/5 — trail by 218 runs
- Siraj comes to bowl the last over before Tea break. It’s a maiden!
- South Africa 109/5 after 36 overs — need 19 runs to avoid the follow-on
- WICKET! BOWLED! Q de Kock departs at 34 & South Africa lose their fifth
🔴 BOWLED
Quinton de Kock (34) chops the ball onto his off-stump and has to depart.
🇿🇦#Proteas are 104/5 after 34.1 overs
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📝 Ball by Ball https://t.co/c1ztvrT95P#SAvIND #FreedomTestSeries #BetwayTestSeries #BePartOfIt— Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA) December 28, 2021
- Shardul Thakur is back into the attack, replaces M Shami
- Bumrah is back on the field. Good news for India!
- LBW Appeal against Bavuma. Umpire denies and Kohli opts for a review. “Wickets missing” goes down the leg. India loses the review
- South Africa 103/4 after 33 overs — trail by 224 runs
- Half an hour remaining for the Tea today. The extra time is being used to cover yesterday’s play which was washed out due to rain
- 100 up for South Africa! Partnership 68 off 116 deliveries. Both the batters have moved into 30s
Still going strong 🤝🔥#SAvIND #FreedomTestSeries #BetwayTestSeries #BePartOfIt pic.twitter.com/jNTV4XWJSR
— Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA) December 28, 2021
- FOUR! Bavuma pulls Ashwin’s short ball towards mid-wicket. He moves up to 30s
- SIX! De Kock smashes it over long off. was full and outside off stump from R Ashwin
- Fifty run partnership up! De Kock and Bavuma have stitched 51 off 92 deliveries
- FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for Bavuma. Thickish outside edge flies through the gully
- FOUR! This time from Bavuma through covers
- FOUR! Q de Kock pulls it towards mid-wicket. His third boundary
- Siraj continues from the other end with three slips and a gully
- Time for some spin. R Ashwin comes into attack from the pavilion end. Just a single
- Drinks break! The duo of De Kock & Bavuma have shown resistance against fiery spells from Siraj, Shami, and Shardul. But they still face an uphill task
- FOUR! Lovely shot from Bavuma. Was slightly fuller on off-stump from Siraj and Bavuma guides it down the ground
- FOUR! Back to back boundaries for De Kock; this time down the ground
- FOUR! De Kock opens his account with a boundary through backward point
- 11 wickets have fallen today in 34 overs of play till now
- M Siraj continues his spell. De Kock is yet to open his account after playing 11 deliveries
Bumrah Injury Update
Update: Jasprit Bumrah has suffered a right ankle sprain while bowling in the first innings.
The medical team is monitoring him at the moment.
Shreyas Iyer is on the field as his substitute.#SAvIND
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 28, 2021
- Right-arm medium-fast Shardul Thakur comes into attack from the pavilion end. He begins with a No-ball. Overstepped & it’s a big one! Just 2 runs from the over.
- Dropped! Q de Kock dropped on the first ball by KL Rahul at third slip
- WICKET! R van der Dussen departs too, edged it to gully. M Siraj gets his first wicket in South Africa
Indian Fast Bolwer @mdsirajofficial Does @Cristiano Celebration 😍!
After taking a wicket!#SAvIND #INDvsSA pic.twitter.com/atdfhefoVE— BlackThoughttxxx (@BlackthoughttZ) December 28, 2021
- WICKET! M Shami gets his second for the day. Markram departs at 13
- Injury Scare! Bumrah has twisted his ankle and he is walking off the ground. M Siraj will finish his overs
- FOUR! Third boundary from Aiden Markram
- WICKET! M Shami strikes early on, cleans up Petersen with a beauty. Inside edge onto leg stump. South Africa lose their second
- K Petersen and A Markram will resume the innings post-lunch while M Shami will begin the attack for the tourists
IND vs SA LIVE Score, 1st Test: South Africa innings:
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Elgar (C) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Aiden Markram | 9 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 42.86 | |
| Keegan Petersen | 11 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 57.89 | |
| Extra | 0 (b 0, w 0, nb 0, lb 0) | |||||
| Total | 21/1 (7) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | HE van der Dussen, T Bavuma, Q de Kock, Wiaan Mulder, M Jansen, KA Maharaj, K Rabada, L Ngidi | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasprit Bumrah | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 3.00 |
| Mohammed Siraj | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4.00 |
| Mohammed Shami | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| D Elgar | 1-2 | 0.5 |
🥙 LUNCH
We head into lunch on Day 3 with Petersen (9*) and Markram (11*) in the middle and the #Proteas on 21/1 after 7 overs
📺 Catch it live on SuperSport Grandstand and SABC 3
📝 Ball by Ball https://t.co/c1ztvrT95P#SAvIND #FreedomTestSeries #BetwayTestSeries #BePartOfIt— Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA) December 28, 2021
- That’s the end of the 1st session. South Africa 21/1 –trail by 306 runs
- FOUR! Superb shot from Petersen. Full-length delivery from Bumrah, Petersen drives it through cover with pure timing
- South Africa 16/1 after 6 overs –trail by 311 runs
- FOUR! Keegan Petersen opens his account with a boundary
- FOUR! Lovely shot from Markram. Siraj bowled a good length angling in but Markram guides it towards mid-wicket boundary
- Keegan Petersen is the new man in.
- WICKET! That’s out. Excellent stuff from Bumrah, angling towards off-stumps. Elgar edges it and it goes into R Pant’s gloves
Dean Elgar and Aiden Markram walk out to the crease to begin South Africa innings
Jasprit Bumrah will open the attack for the tourists with a traditional test match field – three slips and a gully!
IND vs SA LIVE Score, 1st Test: Day 3- 1st session: 7 wickets, 55 runs
Fighting Spirit 🇿🇦🔥#SAvIND #FreedomTestSeries #BetwayTestSeries #BePartOfIt pic.twitter.com/7DCWwBuvad
— Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) December 28, 2021
- WICKET! First wicket for Marco Jansen on debut, India bowled out for 327
- Back to back boundaries for Jasprit Bumrah, he punishes debutant Marco Jansen
- FOUR! Cracking stroke from Mohd Siraj, nothing to lose mentality
- WICKET! Kagiso Rabada gets rid of Mohd Shami, India on verge of all out
- WICKET! Rabada gets Shardul Thakur caught behind
- FOUR! Shardul Thakur with pure class
- FIFER for Lungi Ngidi, South Africa having a brilliant session
- WICKET! Rabada to Ashwin, out Caught by Maharaj!!
- WICKET! Ajinkya Rahane fails to score big, departs for 48
- FOUR! Rishabh Pant brings up his first boundary with an edge between slips and gully.
- FOUR! Ajinkya Rahane brings the first boundary of the morning
- WICKET! KL Rahul was trapped via a bouncer behind the wicket to Kagiso Rabada
🔴 CAUGHT
Rabada gets the wicket of Rahul (123) with an edge that carries to De Kock.
🇮🇳 @BCCI are 278/4 after 94 overs
📺 Catch it live on SuperSport Grandstand and SABC 3
📝 Ball by Ball https://t.co/c1ztvrT95P#SAvIND #FreedomTestSeries #BetwayTestSeries #BePartOfIt— Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) December 28, 2021
- KL Rahul, Ajinkya Rahane resume Day 3. Rahane to take the strike against Lungi Ngidi.
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KL Rahul | 123 | 260 | 17 | 1 | 47.31 | |
| Mayank Agarwal | 60 | 123 | 9 | 0 | 48.78 | |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Virat Kohli (C) | 35 | 94 | 4 | 0 | 37.23 | |
| Ajinkya Rahane | 48 | 102 | 9 | 0 | 47.06 | |
| Rishabh Pant (WK) | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 61.54 | |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 | |
| Shardul Thakur | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Mohammed Shami | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 88.89 | |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 14 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 82.35 | |
| Mohammed Siraj | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Extra | 20 (b 4, w 1, nb 11, lb 4) | |||||
| Total | 327/10 (105.3) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | ||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kagiso Rabada | 26 | 5 | 72 | 3 | 2.77 |
| Lungi Ngidi | 24 | 5 | 71 | 6 | 2.96 |
| Marco Jansen | 18.3 | 4 | 69 | 1 | 3.73 |
| Wiaan Mulder | 19 | 4 | 49 | 0 | 2.58 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 18 | 2 | 58 | 0 | 3.22 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| MA Agarwal | 1-117 | 40.2 |
| CA Pujara | 2-117 | 40.3 |
| Virat Kohli | 3-199 | 68.2 |
| KL Rahul | 4-278 | 93.6 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | 5-291 | 96.4 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 6-296 | 97.4 |
| Rishabh Pant | 7-296 | 98.2 |
| Shardul Thakur | 8-304 | 99.6 |
| M Shami | 9-308 | 100.5 |
12:54 PM IST:
A very good morning here in Centurion 😃
It’s bright and sunny ☀️☀️
Updated Playing times for Day 3 👇🏻
1st session: 10:00 – 12:00
2nd session: 12:40 – 15:10
3rd session: 15:30 – 17:30Overs for the day – 98 overs
**All listed timings in SAST#SAvIND pic.twitter.com/fV49ITWx8c
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 28, 2021
Updated Playing times for Day 3
- 1st session: 10:00 – 12:00
- 2nd session: 12:40 – 15:10
- 3rd session: 15:30 – 17:30
- Overs for the day – 98 overs
12:45 PM IST: Bright sunny morning awaits Day 3 start
Picture perfect 🤩 #SAvIND #sscricket pic.twitter.com/b0fwKPfDtC
— Kass Naidoo (@KassNaidoo) December 28, 2021
🇿🇦The #Proteas dive into action once again on Day 3 of the 1st Test in the #FreedomTestSeries 💥
📺 Catch it live on SuperSport Grandstand and SABC 3
📝 Ball by Ball https://t.co/c1ztvrT95P#SAvIND #BetwayTestSeries #BePartOfIt pic.twitter.com/PPA5qxyUUE— Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) December 28, 2021
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