25 November, Nagpur (CRICKETNMORE) - South Africa were batting at 11/2 in their first innings on the opening day after bowling out India for 215 in the third cricket Test of the four-match series at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium here on Wednesday.
Dean Elgar (7 not out) and skipper Hashim Amla (0 not out) remained unbeaten on the crease for the visitors at the end of day's play.
Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja picked one wicket each for India.
Earlier, opener Murali Vijay top scored for the hosts with his 40-run knock. For the visitors, spinner Simon Harmer (4-78) and seamer Morne Morkel (3-35) were the pick of the bowlers.
India has made two changes to their lineup, batsman Rohit Sharma and leg-spinner Amit Mishra come in place of seamer Varun Aaron and all-rounder Stuart Binny.
Whereas, the Proteas have made just one change bringing in off-spinner Simon Harmer in place of seamer Kyle Abbott.
The hosts lead the series 1-0 after winning the first match in Mohali and the second match being washed out in Bengaluru.
India vs South Africa 3rd Test Day 1 Live Scorecard and Match Report
Toss : Virat Kohli won the toss and opted bat first
Venue: Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur
Series Status: India lead the four-match series 1-0 after winning the first Test at Mohali while the second at Bengaluru ended in a draw due to heavy rain.
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Teams
South Africa (Playing XI) : Stiaan van Zyl, Dean Elgar, Faf du Plessis, Hashim Amla(c), AB de Villiers, Jean-Paul Duminy, Dane Vilas(w), Kagiso Rabada, Simon Harmer, Morne Morkel, Imran Tahir
India (Playing XI) : Shikhar Dhawan, Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli(c), Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Wriddhiman Saha(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Amit Mishra, Ishant Sharma