Published: Dec 05, 2015, 02:12 PM (IST)
Edited: Dec 05, 2015, 02:23 PM (IST)
India take tea at 116 for 4 in the fourth Test, Day Three against South Africa at Delhi. Ajinkya Rahane and skipper Virat Kohli are still at the crease and will look to continue from where they had left off once play resumes after tea. India have therefore extended their lead to 329 runs. Rahane and Kohli have gotten off to an excellent start and will want to make it count. Rahane scored a big hundred in the first innings, but Kohli managed to score just 44. India went into lunch at 51 for 1 and lost Shikhar Dhawan immediately after the break for 21. Morkel bowled a full delivery, bowling from around the wicket, which took Dhawan by surprise. The ball crashed into the stumps, which gave Morkel his third wicket of the innings. LIVE CRICKET SCORECARD: India vs South Africa 2015, 4th Test at Delhi
Cheteshwar Pujara was the next one to go as he was cleaned up by Imran Tahir for 28. Once again, Pujara has failed to cash in on a good start, just like he has for the entire series. Kohli got a lucky break in this innings as well. He was caught behind of Piedt, but Tahir overstepped and Kohli was called back into the crease as a result. Kohli has looked good in his innings so far and will look to make full use of the slice of luck he got. India are in command at the moment but it will be up to Kohli as to when he wants to declare. South Africa will have to pull off one of the highest chases in Test history to win this match. Live Cricket Updates: India vs South Africa 2015, 4th Test, Day 3 at Delhi
India had lost Murali Vijay before lunch, caught behnd off Morkel. Vijay was unhappy with the decision as he believes that he did not nick the ball. India scored 334 in the first innings with Ajinkya Rahane scoring a superb century. This was his first ton in India and the first century by any player in this series. Ravichandran Ashwin too made a handy 56. Kyle Abbott and Dane Piedt shared nine wickets between them. In reply, South Africa were bundled out for just 121 and as a result they conceded a first innings lead of 213. Ravindra Jadeja was the pick of the bowlers, finishing with 5 for 30. On Day One, India had won the toss and elected to bat first. India lead the Gandhi-Mandela series 2015 2-0.
Brief Scores:
India 334 (Ajinkya Rahane 127, Ravichandran Ashwin 55; Kyle Abbott 3 for 40, Dane Piedt 4 for 117) & 116 for 4 (Cheteshwar Pujara 28, Virat Kohli 39*; Morne Morkel 2 for 10)Â lead South Africa 121 (Temba Bavuma 22, AB de Villiers 42; Ravichandran Ashwin 2 for 26, Ravindra Jadeja 5 for 30) by 329 runs.
(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)
