Live Cricket Score: India vs South Africa, 2nd ODI, Centurion – India crush South Africa by nine wickets

The pitch provided ample resistance to the pacers yesterday and it's expected to play the same way out. South Africa though have a slight advantage, they can't afford any slip-up in this innings. Expect a cracking contest between bat and ball. Stay tuned...

Quickly summarizing Australia's first innings batting performance and the first word comes to mind is disappointing. David Warner provided a brisk start and Cameron Bancroft also played a handy knock but the middle order faltered against Kagiso Rabada and Morne Morkel. The 9th wicket stand for the Aussies though frustrated the home team and also ate out 66 runs from the deficit. The bowlers mentioned above bagged four wickets apiece and were the tormentors-in-chief.

So, South Africa took 17 balls to pick the last wicket and Australia managed to score 10 runs in it to reduce the deficit to 56 runs. Kagiso Rabada picked up his fifth 4-wicket haul in Tests and all in all, the hosts will be relieved to dislodge the last stand fairly quickly.

K Rabada to Hazlewood, OUT! 4-fer for Rabada! Hazlewood perishes but after adding 9 precious runs today. Rabada bowls it on a length around off, it shapes away after pitching. Josh could have left it but he tries to play it away from his body. The ball takes the outside edge and goes into the hands of Amla at first slip who accepts it. AUSTRALIA HAVE BEEN BOWLED OUT FOR 255!

K Rabada to Paine, A bumper on middle, Paine takes on the challenge of pulling it. He does so as the ball goes towards square leg for a run.

K Rabada to Hazlewood, Well played! Hazlewood got a boundary by playing this shot in the last over but this time they have a fielder there. Another short ball on middle, Hazlewood upper cuts it towards third man for a run.

K Rabada to Hazlewood, A yorker on middle, Josh digs it out really well. That was nicely bowled and equally well played by Hazlewood.

K Rabada to Hazlewood, Rabada bowls it wide outside off, wanting Hazlewood to go after it. Josh does throw his bat at it and gets beaten.

M Morkel to Paine, The second over of the day is a maiden! The ball is outside off, Tim plants his front foot ahead and shoulders his arms to it.

M Morkel to Paine, Beauty! Morkel goes wide of the crease and then angles it into the off pole. It shapes away after pitching. Paine tries to defend it but the ball whizzes past the outside edge. Excellent delivery by the big man.

M Morkel to Paine, A touch fuller this time outside off, also gets good carry to the keeper. Paine leaves it alone.

M Morkel to Paine, Another ball outside off, Paine need not play at it.

M Morkel to Paine, Good length around off stump, Paine makes a good leave.

M Morkel to Tim Paine, Short and wide outside off, Paine cuts it through point. There is a man in the deep and a single is on offer but Paine does not take it.

Morne Morkel will bowl from the other end.

K Rabada to Hazlewood, FOUR! Clever shot! 8 runs from the first over! Short again by Rabada on off, Hazlewood was maybe expecting it as he arches his back and upper cuts it over the slip cordon for a boundary. Excellent start for the Aussies.

K Rabada to Hazlewood, Fires it full on middle, Josh covers the line of the delivery and pushes it to mid on.

K Rabada to Hazlewood, Fuller this time on off, no swing on offer. Hazlewood plays it to the man at covers.

K Rabada to Hazlewood, BEATEN! The length the South African bowlers should be bowling. Lands it on the good length area around off, it straightens after pitching. Josh hangs his bat out and gets beaten.

K Rabada to Hazlewood, FOUR! First runs for the day and all these are bonus runs for Australia. Poor by Rabada, he bowls it short and down the leg side. Josh helps it on its way and the ball runs down to the fine leg fence. 62 is the trail now.

K Rabada to Hazlewood, A loosener by the pacer! Down the leg side on a shorter length. Hazlewood watches it go into the mitts of the keeper.

We are all set for the action to begin. It is bright and sunny here and it is expected to be a sell-out crowd for the next two days. Let us also hope the cricket lives up to its expectations as the umpires and the players make their way out to the middle. Josh Hazlewood will take strike. He will be facing Kagiso Rabada who has three slips and a short leg in place. A wicket in the first over? We will have to wait and watch. Here we go as Kagiso comes running in...

Tim Paine is now up for an interview. He starts by saying it was a pretty tough game yesterday. Admits they did not get as many runs as they would have wanted from the top four. Credits the way Bancroft played. Reckons the cracks on the wicket has started to make a difference now as the pitch is playing a little up and down. States he was trying to score runs as that was the key when they were 120-130 runs behind. Mentions Lyon is a good batter and he can hit the cricket ball really well. Ends by saying they aim to reduce the deficit as much as possible and then bowl well.

Keshav Maharaj, who is interviewed by Mike Haysman, says yesterday did not go according to plan as they could have got a bigger lead. Credits Nathan Lyon for his knock. Admits the ninth wicket stand was frustrating but they still can get a good lead. Reckons there will be swing if it gets cloudy but it is sunny at the moment. Feels it is a really good batting wicket and if the batters get their eye in, they can capitalize. Adds further it won't be changing a lot and the bowlers might get a little more bounce. Appreciates all that Morne Morkel has achieved in his career. Ends by saying they are hoping to get a good lead and then bat well.

Australia, on the other hand, will hope the pair out there can add as many runs as possible and get close to the hosts' first innings total. We are surely in for another cracking day. There is rain predicted for Day 3 but at the moment it's bright and sunny. Let us hope it stays this way throughout and we get a full day's play.

Hello and welcome to the third day of the third Test between Australia and South Africa in Newlands, Cape Town. We head into, what is considered as the moving day, with the home side having their noses slightly in front. They could have been way ahead had it not been for the 9th wicket partnership between Lyon and Paine. The Proteas have still one wicket to take and Faf du Plessis would hope to take it as soon as possible and have a lead of more than 50.

... Day 3, Session 1 ...

So, we are heading into Day 3 now - the moving day as it's called. Australia still have a wicket left and would hope that Tim Paine and Josh Hazlewood narrow the gap as much as possible. Also, the forecast says that there's an 80 percent chance of rain tomorrow which is most likely to affect the afternoon and evening sessions. We can only hope that it somehow misses us and we get in as many overs as we can. On that positive note, we take your leave. Do join us at 1030 local (0830 GMT) for all the action. Cheers!

Cannot leave without touching Australia's batting. The start they gained was quickfire. David Warner batted like a train on fire and probably tried to put Rabada off. He succeeded for a little while but that was it. Apart from Cameron Bancroft, who stroked a half century and also stitched in a 78-run stand with Shaun Marsh, everyone struggled against the skill and quality of the South African speedsters. It's a sorry looking scorecard for them and had Tim Paine and Nathan Lyon not done what they did, things would have been uglier.

For South Africa, once again it turned out to be a day where they did almost everything right but failed to keep the momentum on their side. They still have the advantage, though they will know that things could have been a lot better had they not bowled poorly towards the end. Anyway, one cannot take anything away from the way they bowled to the Aussie top order. Morne Morkel and Kagiso Rabada did most of the damage and received good support from Vernon Philander. They were breathing fire and with the conditions providing good assistance, they turned out to be too hot to handle. A special mention for Morne Morkel, who completed 300 Test wickets today and bowled with a lot of intent.

Another cracking day of Test cricket and much like yesterday, Australia made some sort of a comeback in the last session after spending most part of the day's play on the back foot. If it was Pat Cummins on day 1, it's the pair of Tim Paine and Nathan Lyon today. Their 66-run stand for the 9th wicket, in which the off spinner contributed 47 runs, has saved Australia the blushes. When these two joined forces, the tourists were in danger of conceding a lead in excess of hundred but courtesy their partnership, the deficit has now come down to 66 runs.

The umpires get together to have a chat. This is around the same time when they called off the day's play yesterday. The light has faded considerably and the players are going off. Faf du Plessis has a chat with umpire Nigel Llong, clearly not looking pleased but he needs to understand that the umpires are following the rules. They took a reading on day 1 and that's the standard set for all the days of this Test match. Right then, that will be STUMPS ON DAY 2!

M Morkel to Paine, An away swinger this time, from a fuller length outside off, Paine lets it through.

M Morkel to Paine, Some inward movement this time. From a length around off, it curves back in, Paine tries to work on the leg side but misses. There is extra bounce as well and it strikes Tim on his thigh pad.

M Morkel to Tim Paine, Pitches it full and on off, Paine drives but finds the cover fielder.

M Morkel to Paine, Good length delivery in the region outside off, another leave made by Paine.

M Morkel to Paine, Outside off, left alone.

M Morkel to Tim Paine, Too full in length and on middle, Paine covers the line and pushes it out to mid on.

K Rabada to Hazlewood, A length ball on off, Hazlewood stays back and defends it to the off side.

K Rabada to Hazlewood, Rabada switches to round the wicket and bowls it on a length outside off, Hazlewood initially looks to push at it but then withdraws his bat.

K Rabada to Paine, Straighter in line, worked in the gap at mid-wicket for one.

K Rabada to Paine, In the channel outside off, it's left alone by Paine.

K Rabada to Paine, Back of a length ball on middle, Paine gets it away off his thigh pad to fine leg. Turns down the single.

K Rabada to Paine, Lands it on a length outside off, Paine allows it through.

Kagiso Rabada is back on.

M Morkel to Hazlewood, Fuller and on off, driven to mid off to end the over.

M Morkel to Paine, Moving back into the batsman from around off, Paine closes the face of the bat to help it in the gap at mid-wicket. A single taken.

M Morkel to Hazlewood, Hazlewood this time does well to push it in the gap on the off side. Rotates strike.

M Morkel to Paine, Full and outside off, pushed in the gap at covers for one.

M Morkel to Paine, Bowls it outside off, shaping in a bit, Paine leaves it alone.