New Delhi:
India shall be taking on South Africa in the third Test of series at the Wanderers in Johanesburg. Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bat first. Kohli and his Brigade would look for a complete change in fortunes after being handed heavy defeats by the hosts in the first two matches.
The Indian team has been found wanting in its batting department succumbing to the pace and bounce on the South African wickets.
Meanwhile the hosts shall be looking for a series whitewash and close the gap with India in the ICC Test rankings.
Live Cricket Score: Ind vs SA, 3rd Test match
Here are the Ind vs SA live match updates:
# After 6 overs, SA 6/1 with Elgar(6) and Rabada(0) out in the middle.
# Bhuvneshwar scalps Markram as an early wicket, SA 6/1 after 4 overs.
# Bhuvneshwar departs, India all out at 187 in the first innings.
# Rabada strikes again, Ishant Sharma goes for not, Ind 166/9 after 72.2 overs.
# After 68 overs, Ind 163/8 with Kumar(12) and Ishant(0) out in the middle.
# Bhuvaneshwar Kumar hits FOUR!
# Philander strikes again, Hardik Pandya is OUT! Ind 144/7 after 63.2 overs.
# Morkel scalps Parthiv Patel, India loses another wicket, Ind 144/6 after 62 overs.
# Cheteshwar Pujara departs towards pavilion at 50, caught behind by de Kock.
# After 58 overs, Ind 131/4 with Patel(1) and Pujara(39) out in the middle.
# India are 114 for 4 at tea
# Parthiv Patel comes into bat
# Morkel strikes big blow, scalps Rahane
# After 45 overs, Ind 99/3 with Rahane(2) and Pujara(21) out in the middle.
# Ajinkya Rahane comes out in the middle.
# Ngidi strikes a big blow to India, scalps Virat Kohli
# Skipper Virat Kohli score his 16th Test fifty Ind 97/2 after 42.1 overs.
# Virat Kohli comes close to his half-century, Ind 83/2 after 36 overs
# Pujara hits back-to-back FOURS! Ind 59/2 after 30 overs with Kohli (28) and Pujara(15) out in the middle.
# After 25 overs, Ind 45/2 with Virat Kohli (24) and Cheteshawar Pujara (5) out in the middle.
# Indian skipper Virat Kohli comes out to bat
# India in trouble as Rabada dismisses Vijay
# Cheteshwar Pujara comes into bat
# Philander strikes early, dismisses Rahul for a duck
#Murali Vijay and KL Rahul have come out to bat for India
#Rohit Sharma has been dropped, Rahane included in playing eleven
#India win toss, elect to bat
