The Times Of India | Jan 27, 2018, 20:52:50 IST

Live Cricket Score: South Africa vs India, 3rd Test, Day 4, Johannesburg - India three wickets away from winning in Johannesburg

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3rd Test at Johannesburg

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South Africa
177/10
73.3 Overs
194/10
65.5 Overs
India
247/10
80.1 Overs
187/10
76.4 Overs
India beat South Africa by 63 runs
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08:12 PM (IST)

67.6 : South Africa:157/7

67.6: M Shami to Phehlukwayo, OUT! Bowled! Second wicket in the over and this game could be done in the next 5 overs. Full and outside off, Phehlukwayo looks to drive but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads, then crashes onto the stumps. Superb reverse swing bowling, cleaning up the tail.

08:11 PM (IST)

67.5 : South Africa:157/6

67.5: M Shami to Phehlukwayo, Outside off, left alone again.

08:10 PM (IST)

67.4 : South Africa:157/6

67.4: M Shami to Phehlukwayo, Outside off, pretty full, Phehlukwayo looks to push but misses.

08:09 PM (IST)

OUT! Wicket no 2 for Mohammed Shami as Vernon Philander chops one back to be bowled on 10 off 18. South Africa 157/6, chasing 241

08:09 PM (IST)

Andile Phehlukwayo walks in at number 8, replacing Philander.

08:07 PM (IST)

67.3 : South Africa:157/6

67.3: M Shami to Philander, OUT! Dragged on! Well, when you live by the sword, you die by it too. Philander was looking to counter-attack and has paid the price for it. A short ball outside off, Philander looks to pull but gets a thick inside edge onto his stumps. Too loose. India hot favourites now.

08:06 PM (IST)

67.2 : South Africa:157/5

67.2: M Shami to Philander, Full and outside off, driven straight to mid off.

08:06 PM (IST)

67.1 : South Africa:157/5

67.1: M Shami to Philander, FOUR! Great shot. On a length outside off, Philander punches it on the up through the covers. Ishant Sharma starts to chase but then gives it up. Poor guy, he is tired after all the effort the whole day.

08:06 PM (IST)

Mohammed Shami into the attack now.

08:05 PM (IST)

66.6 : South Africa:153/5

66.6: B Kumar to Elgar, Defended off the back foot by the batsman.

08:04 PM (IST)

66.5 : South Africa:153/5

66.5: B Kumar to Elgar, NOT OUT. Nothing on the Snicko. India lose a review but it is worth the punt. It could have been Elgar's wicket here. On a length outside off, Dean looks to push but there is a massive deviation once the ball passes the bat. Kumar appeals and so does Karthik but then the latter quietens down. The entire slip cordon asks Karthik but he says no to the review. Kohli still goes for it but Snickometer shows nothing when the ball goes past the bat.

08:03 PM (IST)

Is that gone? The Indians seem confident that Elgar has nicked one behind. Dinesh Karthik says do not take the review but Kohli does exactly the opposite.

08:02 PM (IST)

66.4 : South Africa:153/5

66.4: B Kumar to Philander, Full on middle and leg, flicked uppishly through square leg for a single.

08:02 PM (IST)

66.3 : South Africa:152/5

66.3: B Kumar to Elgar, On middle and leg, tucked through the leg side for a single. 89 more needed to win.

08:01 PM (IST)

66.2 : South Africa:151/5

66.2: B Kumar to Elgar, The batsman defends it from within the crease.

08:01 PM (IST)

66.1 : South Africa:151/5

66.1: B Kumar to Elgar, Outside off, Elgar nearly guides it to the keeper.

08:00 PM (IST)

Bhuvneshwar Kumar is back on.

07:59 PM (IST)

65.6 : South Africa:151/5

65.6: J Bumrah to D Elgar, Close run. Outside off, Elgar pushes it to the off side and sets off for a quick single. It is Hardik Pandya at short extra cover who quickly gets to the ball but instead of under-arming it at the striker's end, he takes a couple of extra seconds and then has a wild shy at the striker's end. Philander gets in and there is a chance of an overthrow but Philander has backed up too far.

07:58 PM (IST)

65.5 : South Africa:150/5

65.5: J Bumrah to Elgar, Outside off, left alone.

07:57 PM (IST)

65.4 : South Africa:150/5

65.4: J Bumrah to Philander, Full on middle, flicked through mid-wicket for a single.

07:57 PM (IST)

65.3 : South Africa:149/5

65.3: J Bumrah to Philander, Defended off the back foot by the batsman.

07:57 PM (IST)

South Africa have lost their fifth wicket in Quinton de Kock who was out lbw for a first-ball duck

07:56 PM (IST)

65.2 : South Africa:149/5

65.2: J Bumrah to Philander, OUCH! Another one on the gloves. Back of a length outside off, Vernon looks to defend but the ball nips back in, then bounces and hits him hard on the gloves. Luckily for him, the ball goes just past the stumps. Philander is in pain again.

07:55 PM (IST)

65.1 : South Africa:149/5

65.1: J Bumrah to Philander, Outside off, Philander plays at it away from his body, a bit uppishly towards point.

07:54 PM (IST)

64.6 : South Africa:149/5

64.6: I Sharma to Elgar, Full and outside off, Elgar shoulders arms.

07:54 PM (IST)

64.5 : South Africa:149/5

64.5: I Sharma to Philander, This one nips back in a long way, somehow Philander works it through square leg for a single.

07:53 PM (IST)

64.4 : South Africa:148/5

64.4: I Sharma to Philander, Outside off, VP plays at that but the ball cuts back in to beat the inside edge.

07:52 PM (IST)

64.3 : South Africa:148/5

64.3: I Sharma to Philander, Outside off, Vernon plays at that a bit loosely and punches it off the inner half of the bat towards the bowler.

07:52 PM (IST)

64.2 : South Africa:148/5

64.2: I Sharma to Philander, Good shot. On a length outside off, Philander punches it past point and gets a couple.

07:51 PM (IST)

64.1 : South Africa:146/5

64.1: I Sharma to Philander, Outside off, left alone.

07:50 PM (IST)

63.6 : South Africa:146/5

63.6: J Bumrah to Philander, Full and outside off, swinging in, VP looks to drive but perhaps the reverse on that makes the ball tail in and go off the inside edge through mid on. Gets off the mark. This could be all over pretty quickly. South Africa's lower order against a reversing ball on a defensive pitch.

07:49 PM (IST)

63.5 : South Africa:145/5

63.5: J Bumrah to Philander, That has taken off as well! Bumrah hits the crack and gets the ball to bounce, Vernon comes forward as it is on a length. He is taken aback by the bounce and takes a blow on the glove.

07:48 PM (IST)

63.4 : South Africa:145/5

63.4: J Bumrah to Philander, On a good length outside off, pushed to the off side. Philander wants a single but is sent back.

07:48 PM (IST)

63.3 : South Africa:145/5

63.3: J Bumrah to Philander, On a good length outside off, cutting back in, Philander looks to defend but misses and gets hit on the box. Ouch.

07:47 PM (IST)

63.2 : South Africa:145/5

63.2: J Bumrah to Philander, Outside off, solidly defended.

07:45 PM (IST)

Vernon Philander walks in at number 7, replacing de Kock.

07:45 PM (IST)

63.1 : South Africa:145/5

63.1: J Bumrah to Kock, OUT! Dead plumb. India all over South Africa now. All the hard work done by Elgar and Amla is going to waste. On a length outside off, comes back in sharply, de Kock comes half forward to defend but misses and is hit right in front of the stumps. Bumrah appeals and umpire Ian Gould does not take much time to raise his finger. That is so plumb that de Kock does not even bother taking a review. Hitting leg stump, says Hawk Eye. South Africa need a MASSIVE 96 RUNS now, only 5 wickets left.

07:42 PM (IST)

62.6 : South Africa:145/4

62.6: I Sharma to Elgar, One more leave outside off, this time a normal one.

07:42 PM (IST)

62.5 : South Africa:145/4

62.5: I Sharma to Elgar, Outside off, Elgar makes an exaggerated leave.

07:41 PM (IST)

62.4 : South Africa:145/4

62.4: I Sharma to Elgar, Around middle and leg, defended to the leg side.

07:40 PM (IST)

62.3 : South Africa:145/4

62.3: I Sharma to Elgar, Outside off, Dean pushes it towards point.

07:40 PM (IST)

62.2 : South Africa:145/4

62.2: I Sharma to Elgar, That would have hurt. Comes back in from a length, Elgar is forward to defend but gets a thick inside edge onto his ribs.

07:39 PM (IST)

62.1 : South Africa:145/4

62.1: I Sharma to Elgar, Outside off, pretty wide, left alone.

07:38 PM (IST)

Ishant strikes again! This time he cleans up SA captain Faf du Plessis with a delivery that nipped back in and kept low. He scored 2.

07:37 PM (IST)

61.6 : South Africa:145/4

61.6: J Bumrah to Elgar, On middle and leg, flicked through mid-wicket for a single.

07:37 PM (IST)

61.5 : South Africa:144/4

61.5: J Bumrah to Elgar, The batsman defends it from within the crease.

07:37 PM (IST)

61.4 : South Africa:144/4

61.4: Bumrah to Elgar, On a good length outside off, DE looks to defend but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads. Bumrah starts to appeal but the umpire has spotted the edge.

07:36 PM (IST)

61.3 : South Africa:144/4

61.3: J Bumrah to Elgar, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

07:35 PM (IST)

61.2 : South Africa:144/4

61.2: J Bumrah to D Elgar, Full on middle, pushed towards mid on.

07:35 PM (IST)

61.1 : South Africa:144/4

61.1: J Bumrah to Elgar, Around off, defended watchfully.

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