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South Africa 105/4 at lunch on Day 3, 3rd Test vs India; Need 205 runs more to win

South Africa will be looking to have a good post-lunch session vs India.

India will be reasonably happy with how things have gone in the first session © AFP
India will be reasonably happy with how things have gone in the first session © AFP

South Africa go to lunch at 105 for 4 on Day 3 of the third Test at Nagpur chasing 310 to win the match and level the series at 1-1. South Africa started the day on 32 for 2. Dean Elgar was the first to go, caught at silly point off the bowling of Ashwin. Elgar took on Ashwin in that over smacking him for a huge six, but was dismissed a couple of deliveries later. His dismissal brought AB de Villiers to the middle, which meant that two of South Africa’s most experienced were present at the crease. De Villiers played his usual innings. He was willing to take on the bowlers, not afraid to hit Ashwin over the top as well. Full cricket Scorecard: India vs South Africa, 3rd Test, Day 3

But after a getting a few good deliveries, de Villiers was trapped in front. Faf du Plessis, who has been short of runs walked in. He was looking much relaxed after he faced a few deliveries. He was playing the ball late and even smashed Ravindra Jadeja over long on for a huge six. Amla too looks quite settled at the moment. With JP Duminy to follow, South Africa will believe that they can still go on to win this match. It will be an incredible win if they manage to pull this off. Live Cricket Update India vs South Africa 2015, 3rd Test at Nagpur, Day 3

Ashwin has picked up 3 wickets in this innings so far, following up his 5 wickets in the first innings. Amit Mishra has the other wicket. India were bowled out for 215 in the first innings and South Africa replied with 79, which is the lowest score by a visiting team against India, thereby conceding a lead of 166 runs. India scored 173 in their second innings and that gave South Africa a total of 310 to chase down. The post-lunch session is going to be a crucial session for both sides. The match could be won or lost in that session.

Brief scores:

India 215  (Murali Vijay 40, Wriddhiman Saha 32, Ravindra Jadeja 34; Morne Morkel 3 for 35, Simon Harmer 4 for 78) & 173 (Shikhar Dhawan 39, Cheteshwar Pujara 31; Morne Morkel 3 for 19, Imran Tahir 5 for 38) lead South Africa 79 (JP Duminy, Simon Harmer 13; Ravichandran Ashwin 5 for 32, Ravindra Jadeja 4 for 33) & 105 for 4 (Dean Elgar 18, Hashim Amla 28*; Ravichandran Ashwin 3 for 34, Amit Mishra 1 or 20) by 204 runs.

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(Pramod Ananth is a reporter at CricketCountry. He has represented Karnataka table tennis under-15, and is a hardcore supporter of Liverpool FC. His Twitter handle is @pramz)

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