Chasing a historic 2-0 series sweep, South Africa took three wickets in the session and now sit just five away from victory with two sessions remaining. B Sai Sudharsan has faced 138 balls for 14 runs and has been engaging in a blockathon.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Ravindra Jadeja (23 not out) has also contributed to a fightback against the Proteas, but India\u2019s chances of survival remain slim in terms of saving the game. However, the session belonged to South Africa and Harmer, who delivered a masterclass in flight, guile, and subtle variations to become the leading wicket-taker in the series.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the morning, Sudharsan was dismissed by Marco Jansen but narrowly escaped when replays showed the fast bowler had overstepped, while Kuldeep Yadav had a reprieve when Aiden Markram dropped his catch at first slip.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Kuldeep\u2019s nightwatchman duty ended at five when Harmer\u2019s straighter delivery went through the gate to rattle the middle-stump. Three balls later, Harmer took another wicket when Dhruv Jurel looked to defend but got an outside edge and was caught by slip for two.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Rishabh Pant briefly lifted the hosts with his counterattack \u2013 hammering Keshav Maharaj for four, before dancing down the pitch to launch him for a towering six. But in an attempt to defend a slower delivery from Harmer, Pant was dismissed for 13 when extra bounce on the ball took the shoulder edge of the bat and lobbed to slip.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Kuldeep\u2019s nightwatchman duty ended at five when Harmer\u2019s straighter delivery went through the gate to rattle the middle-stump. Three balls later, Harmer took another wicket when Dhruv Jurel looked to defend but got an outside edge and was caught by slip for two.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Brief Scores: South Africa 489 and 260\/5d in 78.3 overs (Tristan Stubbs 94; Ravindra Jadeja 4\/62) lead India 201 and 90\/5 in 47 overs (Ravindra Jadeja 23 not out, B Sai Sudharsan 14 not out; Simon Harmer 4-23, Marco Jansen 1-16) by 459 runs<\/p>\r\n\r\n