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India vs South Africa, LIVE Cricket Score, 1st Test Day 3 at Visakhapatnam: Elgar, de Kock complete fifty partnership

13:25 (IST)

After 69 overs,South Africa 227/5 ( Dean Elgar 110 , Quinton de Kock (W) 31)

Hanuma Vihari comes into the attack, replacing Ashwin who was hit for boundaries in the last over. But de Kock is not stopping here. He hits one more boundary in this over and quickly gets to 31 off 41 balls. 

13:23 (IST)

FOUR! Short ball from Vihari and de Kock rocks back quickly and cuts it away for four runs. 

13:21 (IST)

After 68 overs,South Africa 220/5 ( Dean Elgar 108 , Quinton de Kock (W) 26)

Jadeja is frustrated. Six and then a four on two consecutive deliveries. 11 from it. It appeared as if after Faf's exit, things would go India's away. QDK however has other plans. 

13:20 (IST)

FOUR! And that's one more boundary for de Kock, this time a delicate touch to steer the ball to third man boundary. 

13:19 (IST)

SIX! Big hit from de Kock, slog sweep from him. Sound of 'catch it'  but the ball sailed over the deep mid-wicket ropes easily. 

13:18 (IST)

After 67 overs,South Africa 209/5 ( Dean Elgar 107 , Quinton de Kock (W) 16)

Ashwin continues. Bowling round the wicket to QDK. But the left-handed batsman has taken him on. Two boundaries in the over and it seems de Kock has taken over the baton from Elgar to keep the run score ticking. 

13:18 (IST)

FOUR! One more boundary for Kock, this time he drives it a square drive to fetch runs. Always a tough chase that for the fielder 

13:17 (IST)

FOUR! Aggression from de Kock, flight from Ashwin and Quinny makes room and hits it to long off boundary as there was no fielder there. 

13:15 (IST)

After 66 overs,South Africa 201/5 ( Dean Elgar 107 , Quinton de Kock (W) 8)

Jadeja continues. A maiden over from him. Elgar has gone back to being defensive after Faf's wicket. Right approach at the moment. 

13:13 (IST)

Praise coming in from the legend himself

13:12 (IST)

After 65 overs,South Africa 201/5 ( Dean Elgar 107 , Quinton de Kock (W) 8)

Ashwin continues. Better over from him. Just 1 off the over. De Kock settling in quickly as well. 

13:09 (IST)

After 64 overs,South Africa 200/5 ( Dean Elgar 106 , Quinton de Kock (W) 8)

200 comes up for South Africa after drinks. De Kock smashes one to mid-wicket, reached to Vihari placed there on one bounce. Need to be careful here de Kock and not get carried away. 

13:05 (IST)

Hundred for Elgar. This will be one to remember. He has gritted hard through it, dropped on 74, but he carried on. Even yesterday when the spinners were on top, he battled through, tightening his defence and opened up to play shots today. It is not easy coming here and getting a hundred, but Elgar has shown his side how to bat in India. 

13:03 (IST)

After 63 overs,South Africa 198/5 ( Dean Elgar 105 , Quinton de Kock (W) 7)

Change of ends for Ashwin as well. Elgar hits him for four in the over. Drinks taken, first in the session. Remember, we will have a two and a half hour session to make up for the time lost on Day 1 thanks to rain. 

13:01 (IST)

FOUR! Elgar plays it late,  close to body, around the leg stump and it goes for four runs to fine leg. 

13:01 (IST)

After 62 overs,South Africa 194/5 ( Dean Elgar 101 , Quinton de Kock (W) 7)

Jadeja has changed ends, maybe to make use of rough patches on the other end from which he was previously bowling. A run-out chance in the over but Elgar was safely in.  

13:00 (IST)

Ashwin with the breakthrough and resistance is broken. Credit where due, but Shami had equal part in this wicket. His spell from the other end just cut off those easy boundaries and created that pressure. Either way, it was a superb partnership that was great to watch but how long can South Africa resist here? It also underlines that South Africa missed a trick by not playing the additional pacer. 

12:57 (IST)

After 61 overs,South Africa 193/5 ( Dean Elgar 100 , Quinton de Kock (W) 7)

Well, Jadeja is off now and Hanuma Vihari is into the attack and quite interestingly, he has caused a few problems to de Kock on back foot. The next few overs will be interesting to watch. 

12:54 (IST)

After 60 overs,South Africa 193/5 ( Dean Elgar 100 , Quinton de Kock (W) 7)

Ashwin continues and Elgar continues to hit him out of the ground. Has brought up his century, in the first innings on the tour. SA want him to hang around for some more time. 

12:53 (IST)

SIX and Dean Elgar raises his bat as he completes his century, his second in Asia. What a way to bring it up really, with a massive six over cow corner. 

12:50 (IST)

After 59 overs,South Africa 187/5 ( Dean Elgar 94 , Quinton de Kock (W) 7)

Right then, Shami is off and Jadeja comes into the attack. Quinton de Kock has joined Elgar in the middle and is already up and running with a boundary. 

12:50 (IST)

FOUR! Excellent shot from de Kock, just a mere push on front foot and it went for four to deep extra cover boundary. Ashwin chased it but could not cut it off. 

12:47 (IST)

After 58 overs,South Africa 181/5 ( Dean Elgar 94 , Quinton de Kock (W) 1)

Pressure building on Ashwin as Faf and Elgar continued to attack him. One mistake from Faf and the spinner is back into business. The partnership has been broken and we suddenly see a superb effort from Mayank to stop a four. That's what a wicket does to the body language. 

12:45 (IST)

OUT! Ashwin strikes, what a wicket for India and just at the right time. It's Faf du Plessis who falls. Ashwin brings it in and Faf decided to play it to leg side, ended up hitting it to Pujara at leg slip. The fifth wicket is here for India. Partnership broken. du Plessis c Agarwal b Ashwin 55(103)

12:42 (IST)

After 57 overs,South Africa 178/4 ( Dean Elgar 92 , Faf du Plessis (C) 55)

Elgar started off on a cautious note and was nervy in the morning but he is now playing his shots. looking to hit the bad balls for boundaries. Has moved into 90s now. Ashwin misfields on one occasion, adding more to Kohli's frustration. 

12:41 (IST)

FOUR! Elgar plays a lovely on drive and Ashwin messes it up at mid-on, ball races away for four runs to long on. 

12:38 (IST)

FOUR! One more boundary for Elgar, Shami angling in on to his pads and he flicked it for four through mid-wicket. 

12:36 (IST)

After 56 overs,South Africa 169/4 ( Dean Elgar 84 , Faf du Plessis (C) 55)

Ashwin continues over the wicket to du Plessis. He is looking to flight the ball and tempt the batsman to come out and attack. Du Plessis used sweep to good effect again to score a boundary. Kohli looking frustrated now. 

12:35 (IST)

FOUR! Faf sweeps Ashwin again and yet again he succeeds to get the boundary to deep mid-wicket. 

12:34 (IST)

After 55 overs,South Africa 165/4 ( Dean Elgar 84 , Faf du Plessis (C) 51)

Shami continues. He sticks to over the wicket plan for du Plessis and round the wicket for Elgar. Looking to bring it back to both. Faf and Elgar have spent enough time to negate the plan. 

12:29 (IST)

After 54 overs,South Africa 164/4 ( Dean Elgar 84 , Faf du Plessis (C) 50)

South Africa continues to dominate. They are not dropping guard. Elgar, in fact, is looking to attack Ashwin, aiming to unsettle him. Great contest between bat and ball right now. 

12:28 (IST)

FOUR! Elgar is taking on the spinner here. This time Ashwin bowls fuller and Elgar smashes it over the umpire's head for a boundary. 

12:27 (IST)

After 53 overs,South Africa 158/4 ( Dean Elgar 78 , Faf du Plessis (C) 50)

Shami continues. Du Plessis completes maiden fifty on Indian soil. Surprising stat really. But his previous best before today was 39. Shami continues to produces unplayable deliveries, this time it left Faf shocked as it pitched on middle and off and straightened.

12:25 (IST)

Superb effort from South Africa captain Faf du Plessis, gets to his fifty, his first in India. He needs to stay put and bat for as long as possible

12:20 (IST)

After 52 overs,South Africa 155/4 ( Dean Elgar 78 , Faf du Plessis (C) 48)

And Ashwin will share the ball with Shami. There is a rough patch around the off stump as he bowls over the wicket to Faf du Plessis. The Proteas captain need to watch out for the one that comes in sharply. 

12:17 (IST)

After 51 overs,South Africa 155/4 ( Dean Elgar 78 , Faf du Plessis (C) 48)

Shami resumes the action after lunch. India bowled 50 overs till lunch on Day 3 and he had bowled only 5 overs. Sanjay Manjrekar mentioned that Shami has not looked in best of shape today and it might have led to him not bowling as much as Kohli would have liked. Penultimate ball of the over was a jaffa from Shami, beat Elgar all ends up. Maiden for Shami. 

12:13 (IST)

Alright, we are back from lunch. Elgar takes strike against Shami. Crucial session for both the teams.

11:35 (IST)

Wow, finally a good session for South Africa. It didn't start too well but then they have dominated after Bavuma's wicket. Elgar and du Plessis have batted to a set template and have not meandered from it. India have had no response to their counter attack and they are on the backfoot. Perhaps the only ploy was to search from some reverse swing but the fact that Ishant bowled ahead of Shami meant that there is not much reverse on offer either. Much thinking to do during the lunch break. 

11:34 (IST)

After 50 overs,South Africa 153/4 ( Dean Elgar 76 , Faf du Plessis (C) 48)

Du Plessis whips the ball through square leg to collect a boundary off the first delivery. Gets beaten by the extra bounce three balls later.

Lunch taken at the end of this over, with the Proteas heading into the break at 153/4, a massive improvement from their display on the second day. Elgar's setting his sights on a ton now while du Plessis is two short of his fifty, the pair adding 90 runs so far for the fifth wicket.

The South African camp will have hope of putting up a fitting response to India's humongous score with these two around. 

11:28 (IST)

FOUR! Flatter delivery from Jadeja, du Plessis whips this through square leg. Substitute Kuldeep gives the ball a chase in vain. Brings up the 150 for the Proteas. SA 153/4

11:27 (IST)

After 49 overs,South Africa 149/4 ( Dean Elgar 76 , Faf du Plessis (C) 44)

Dean Elgar does an exaggerated, Steve Smith-like leave off the third delivery, before getting his defence beaten off the fourth with a ball that stays a touch low. Maiden over for Ishant, his second of this innings. 

11:23 (IST)

After 48 overs,South Africa 149/4 ( Dean Elgar 76 , Faf du Plessis (C) 44)

Couple of easy singles collected in Jadeja's 15th over. Has turned out to be a solid session for the Proteas so far, and Elgar and du Plessis will hope to keep their partnership intact heading into the lunch break, which is now a little over five minutes away.

11:20 (IST)

After 47 overs,South Africa 147/4 ( Dean Elgar 75 , Faf du Plessis (C) 43)

Ishant continues with a slip and gully in place. Du Plessis clips the ball behind square off the second delivery to collect a single, the only run collected this over. 

11:20 (IST)

Dean Elgar-Faf du Plessis' stands v India in Tests:

Before today: 0, 1, 0, 7, 13
Today: 84* 

11:15 (IST)

Dean Elgar's last four Test innings v India:

75* (Today), 86*, 4, 61

11:14 (IST)

Elgar dropped on 74 by Saha.... best keeper in the world needs to take those chances, even if it was a tough one. Well, that's what Rishabh Pant fans would say! 

11:14 (IST)

After 46 overs,South Africa 146/4 ( Dean Elgar 75 , Faf du Plessis (C) 42)

Attacking over from Jadeja. First, Saha lets go of a chance off the second delivery after an outside edge off Elgar's bat, which then is followed by an lbw appeal two balls later that is turned down, the impact well outside off. Two singles collected off the over. 

11:12 (IST)

This is Faf du Plessis' highest score in India in Tests, going past his previous highest score of 39 (at Nagpur in 2015).

11:11 (IST)

After 45 overs,South Africa 144/4 ( Dean Elgar 74 , Faf du Plessis (C) 41)

Ishant brought back into the attack in place of Vihari. Du Plessis plays a beautiful on drive off the second delivery, placing it between mid on and midwicket with a well-timed whip. Ishant beats du Plessis with a jaffa off the last delivery. 

11:07 (IST)

FOUR! Full and quick from Ishant, du Plessis adjusts beautifully and clips this between mid on and midwicket to collect his sixth four. SA 144/4

India vs South Africa, LIVE Cricket Score, Test Match, Day 3 at Visakhapatnam Latest Updates: Hanuma Vihari comes into the attack, replacing Ashwin who was hit for boundaries in the last over. But de Kock is not stopping here. He hits one more boundary in this over and quickly gets to 31 off 41 balls.

First Test, Day 2 report: Opening batsman Mayank Agarwal completed a double century Thursday as India put South Africa's bowlers to the sword in the first Test.

Agarwal made 215 out of India's 502 for seven declared in Visakhapatnam.

South Africa then lost cheap wickets before the second day ended, reaching 39 for three at the close, with Ravichandran Ashwin leading a spin rout of the top order.

Ashwin bowled Aiden Markram for five and Theunis de Bruyn caught behind for four. Nightwatchman Dane Piedt was bowled middle stump by Ravindra without scoring.

Opener Dean Elgar, on 27, and Temba Bavuma, on two, were at the crease, with their side needing another 264 to avoid a follow-on.

The 28-year-old Agarwal put on a record 317-run opening stand with opening partner Rohit Sharma to set the tone for India's dominance.

"We are very happy with the way we have played in the first innings but there is no room for complacency," Agarwal told reporters.

"We are going to make sure that since we have the upper hand we will keep coming back keep putting the pressure on South Africa."

He added: "It was great batting alongside him (Sharma). It was good that we can get these big partnerships for India early on. It's nice obviously... getting a 300-run partnership feels great."

The right-hand batsman smashed six sixes and 23 fours in a 371-ball knock, using the reverse sweep to good effect as he made his mark in just his fifth Test.

Agarwal eventually fell to part-time spinner Elgar before leaving to handshakes from South African players.

He said that "long-distance running" and batting for long hours in the nets during practice was the reason behind his marathon knock.

Sharma fell for 176, stumped off Keshav Maharaj before lunch. Sharma, who resumed the day on 115, smashed the ball to all parts of the ground.

India then suffered two quick blows. Cheteshwar Pujara went for six and skipper Virat Kohli for 20.

Paceman Vernon Philander bowled Pujara on the first delivery of the second session. Debutant spinner Senuran Muthusamy had Kohli caught and bowled as his maiden Test wicket.

Jadeja, who made 30 not out, and wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha, who hit 21, gave useful support in building up the huge total.

Maharaj took three wickets from 55 overs of left-arm spin and said it was among the "toughest" conditions he had bowled in.

"I think it was probably one of the toughest surfaces I bowled on in terms of it being a lot slower and not biting as much," said Maharaj.

"Obviously you get slow turn, but I just felt the ball didn't really kick off the wicket.

"But the cracks have been opening up because of the heat around, so there is a little of bit of assistance now opposed to when we first started off."

The pitch had started turning as India sent in Ashwin and Jadeja to make quickfire strikes on the South African batsmen.

Squads

India

Virat Kohli (capt), Mayank Agarwal, Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant, Wriddhiman Saha, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Shubman Gill

South Africa

Faf du Plessis (capt), Temba Bavuma, Theunis de Bruyn, Quinton de Kock, Dean Elgar, Zubayr Hamza, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Senuran Muthusamy, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Vernon Philander, Dane Piedt, Kagiso Rabada, Rudi Second

With inputs from AFP



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