December 7, Delhi (CRICKETNMORE) - South Africa produced a gritty defensive performance to battle their way to 72/2 in the second innings to trail by 408 runs at the close after India declared their second stint at 267/5 on the penultimate day of the fourth and final cricket Test at the Ferozeshah Kotla here on Sunday.
Full Scorecard : 4th Test - India vs South Africa
At the close, Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers were at the crease for South Africa.Amla scored 23 painstaking runs off 207 deliveries. He took 46 balls to open his account.De Villiers took 62 balls to get off the mark before posting 11 by the close.
Match Details
For India Umesh Yadav comes in for Amit Mishra. Three changes for South Africa Temba Bavuma will be opening and replaces Stiaan van Zyl. Kyle Abbott and Dane Piedt come in for KG (Rabada) and Simon Harmer.
Toss : Virat Kohli won the toss and opted bat first.
Venue : Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Teams
India (Playing XI): Shikhar Dhawan, Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli(c), Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Wriddhiman Saha(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav
South Africa (Playing XI): Temba Bavuma, Dean Elgar, Hashim Amla(c), AB de Villiers, Faf du Plessis, Jean-Paul Duminy, Dane Vilas(w), Dane Piedt, Kyle Abbott, Imran Tahir, Morne Morkel