INDIA’S fast bowlers hit back as South Africa tumbled from 159-4 to 176-7 at tea Wednesday on Day 2 of the decisive third and final test.
Mohammed Shami had a key double strike near the end of the session when he dismissed Temba Bavuma for 28 and Kyle Verreynne for a duck two balls later.
Jasprit Bumrah picked up his third wicket of the innings soon after and South Africa was still 47 runs behind India’s first-innings total of 223.
India took four wickets in the second session.
Keegan Petersen was 70 not out and held South Africa’s hopes of eking out a lead, which might be crucial to the result of the series.
The series is level at 1-1, setting up the series finale at Newlands in Cape Town, where top-ranked India could clinch its first test series win in South Africa.
Earlier, South Africa had recovered from the
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