Lagatar24 Desk
Cape town, Jan 13: India are 130 for four in their second innings and have a 143-run lead over South Africa on Day 3 of the third Test match in Cape Town, with both teams heading for lunch. Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant are unbeaten at the moment and will bat again in the following session.
Despite India’s top-dismal order’s batting, Kohli and Pant have held their cool to lead a valiant comeback, with the latter scoring a half-century. The two will look to add more runs to their total, as they have done so well against South Africa’s speed assault. Meanwhile, Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jansen have each claimed two wickets for the home side’s bowling attack. Both the teams are tied 1-1 in the three-match series and will be aiming to win the ongoing third Test to clinch the series.
Playing IX:
India: KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli(c), Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh Yadav.
South Africa: Dean Elgar(c), Aiden Markram, Keegan Petersen, Rassie van der Dussen, Temba Bavuma, Kyle Verreynne(w), Marco Jansen, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Duanne Olivier, Lungi Ngidi