{ "id": "34118", "author": "13", "cnmid": "213004", "title": "2nd Test: South Africa reach 90\/2 after Kohli lifts India to 307 on Day 3", "lang": "en", "series": "325", "cup_year": "2017", "article_type": "General", "excerpt": "Centurion, Jan 15 (Cricketnmore) South Africa reached 90\/2 in their second innings after bowling out India for 307 in their first innings on the third day of the second cricket Test at the SuperSport Park here on Monday.\r\n", "subtype": "South Africa,Sports,Cricket", "editor1": "

Centurion, Jan 15 (CRICKETNMORE):  <\/strong>South Africa reached 90\/2 in their second innings after bowling out India's first outing for 307 runs on the third day of the second cricket Test at the SuperSport Park here on Monday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

AB de Villiers (50) and Dean Elgar (36) were at the crease for South Africa, who have a lead of 118 runs over the visitors after the latter conceded a 28-run first-innings lead despite a stellar 153 from their captain Virat Kohli.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

De Villiers and Elgar put together an unbeaten partnership of 87 as bad light and rain disrupted majority of the post-tea session.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Earlier in the day, Kohli registered his 21st century in Test cricket with his knock, that featured 15 fours, rallying the Indian innings which resumed Monday's play 183\/5. <\/p>\r\n\r\n

Kohli, who was the last Indian wicket to fall, forged a crucial 71-run partnership for the seventh wicket with Ravichandran Ashwin (38) to stabilise the innings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The partnership helped India to recover from the early loss of overnight batsman Hardik Pandya (15), who ran himself out. The Baroda all-rounder wanted to take a single off pacer Kagiso Rabada with a tap to mid-on but Kohli refused and the former ran back only to see a direct throw from Vernon Philander catch him short of the crease.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Before the run out, Kohli completed his century with a tap to mid-wicket for a single off Lungisani Ngidi to get to his three-figure mark before running back after an overthrow.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Kohli continued from where he left on Sunday's unbeaten knock of 85. He stamped his authority over the Proteas bowlers and kept on punishing the bad balls.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Ashwin played a stroke-filled knock of 38 in 54 balls. He supported Kohli perfectly at the other end to put pressure on the opponents.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Just when things seemed good in the middle for India, Ashwin was dismissed through a poor shot selection off Philander, edging it to Faf du Plesis at the second slip. At this moment, India were 280\/6, still 55 runs behind South Africa's first innings of 335.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Mohammad Shami (1) then came in the middle and survived only seven deliveries. He failed to fend off a rising delivery from Morne Morkel, managing only an edge to Hashim Amla at first slip.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Morkel made Ishant Sharma (3) his third victim. He threw down a barrage of bouncers. One of the bouncers forced Ishant to meet the ball with his bat. And the ball went straight at Aiden Markram at short-leg.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Kohli, while trying to pace up the innings at his end, was then caught by de Villiers at long-on off Morkel to end the Indian innings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The hosts began their second innings on a disastrous fashion. With only three runs on the board, pacer Jasprit Bumrah pegged back South Africa with two quick wickets of in-form Aiden Markram (1) and experienced batsman Hashim Amla (1). Both Proteas batsmen were adjudged leg before wicket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Afterwards, Elgar and de Villiers resurrected the innings. Elgar survived some nervy moments with outside edges and inside edges not going to the Indian fielders.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Rain interrupted play for an hour. And when the match resumed, luck continued to favour Elgar. At his personal score of 29, the left-hander edged a delivery from Bumrah. But wicket-keeper Parthiv Patel let it go, thinking it was first slip fielder Cheteshwar Pujara's catch.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

At the other end, de Villiers played a dominating knock. A batsman of high pedigree, de Villiers struck six fours as he had answers to whatever Ishant, Bumrah and Ashwin bowled at him.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Later, due to bad light, umpires decided to suspend the match for a while before taking the final call of ending the day's play.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2018\/01\/vk1.jpg", "alt_img": "Images for S. Africa reach 90\/2 on Day 3", "alt_title": "S. Africa reach 90\/2 on Day 3", "image1": "", "video": "", "seo_title": "S. Africa reach 90\/2 on Day 3", "seo_desc": "Centurion, Jan 15 (Cricketnmore) South Africa reached 90\/2 in their second innings after bowling out India for 307 in their first innings on the third day of the second cricket Test at the SuperSport Park here on Monday.\r\n", "seo_keywords": "", "tag": "", "tagging": "", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "1", "google": "0", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": "0", "slug": "second-test-south-africa-reach-902-on-day-3", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": "2018-01-15", "ians_time": "21:30:04", "server_time": "2018-01-15 21:36:05", "trash": "0", "view_count": "3273", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "0", "auto_link": "0", "created": "2018-01-15 21:36:50", "updated": "2018-01-16 13:17:40", "img_from": "", "img_source": "", "schedule_publish": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "news_keywords": null, "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "1", "jio_date": "2018-01-15 21:36:50", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2018-01-15 21:36:50", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "england_cricket": "0", "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/second-test-south-africa-reach-902-on-day-3-34118" }