India vs South Africa, 2nd Test: South Africa 36/3 at stumps on Day 2, India 601/5d

R Jadeja to Philander, Away from the off pole, Vernon shoulders arms to it.

R Jadeja to Philander, Floated on off, VP blocks it.

R Jadeja to Maharaj, On the pads, Keshav glances it to the on side for a single.

R Jadeja to Maharaj, FOUR! Maharaj decides enough of leaving and defending. He has taken the aerial route. Flighted on off and middle, Maharaj swings his bat and lofts it over mid-wicket for a boundary.

R Jadeja to Maharaj, Lovely ball. Tossed up on off, Maharaj comes forward to defend it but the ball spins away missing the outside edge of the bat.

R Jadeja to V Philander, Floated on middle and leg, Philander pushes it to mid off for one.

Ravindra Jadeja to bowl from the other end. 2 overs left for the second new ball.

M Shami to Maharaj, First over after Tea well negotiated by Maharaj. He blocks this length ball on the off pole line back towards the bowler.

M Shami to Maharaj, Length ball outside off, Maharaj initially looks to play at it but then leaves it alone.

M Shami to Maharaj, Good length ball outside off, pushed towards cover.

M Shami to Maharaj, Goes for the shorter one this time, down the leg side. Maharaj ducks under it.

M Shami to Maharaj, Length ball on middle and off, Maharaj blocks it out.

M Shami to Maharaj, Good length ball, nipping into Maharaj. He blocks it by coming onto the front foot.

The Indian players are back out on the field and are in a huddle. They are followed by the South African batters, Vernon Philander and Keshav Maharaj with the latter being on strike. He is carrying a slight niggle in his right shoulder and India might be looking to take advantage of it. Mohammed Shami to continue the proceedings with the ball.

... Day 3, Evening session ...

A comparatively frustrating session for the Indian bowlers. They did not concede too many runs but would be frustrated not to wrap up the tail. They came close but for a change the rub of the green went the other way. India would now hope that the Tea break brings in a lapse of concentration and they can end the innings quickly. South Africa, on the other hand, would hope that Maharaj and Philander continue to be a thorn for the hosts. What will happen? Join us after the break to find out.

India got rid of Muthusamy and Faf du Plessis in the first hour of the session. The latter played really well before his departure and when he fell it looked like South Africa would bundle out under 200 but Maharaj and Philander fought it out and made sure they frustrated the Indian bowlers, in the process ensuring that South Africa had no more casualties heading into Tea.

Commendable performance from Keshav Maharaj and Vernon Philander. Forget about batting through the session, it felt like South Africa would bat twice in this session but Philander and Maharaj had other ideas.

R Jadeja to V Philander, Flatter on middle and off, Philander looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads. THAT WILL BE TEA ON DAY 3!

R Jadeja to V Philander, Full and floated on off again, Philander prods forward to defend but gets a thick outside edge on it. However, it goes on the bounce to the fielder at first slip.