India vs South Africa 3rd Test, Day 4: India beat South Africa to clinch series 3-0

S Nadeem to Bruyn, Nadeem starts with a flighted delivery on middle and leg, de Bruyn defends it off the front foot towards the leg side.

Shahbaz Nadeem to bowl from the other end. 5-0-18-0 so far.

M Shami to Nortje, BEATEN! Excellent delivery from Shami! Good length delivery around off, Nortje attempts to defend it but fails to put any bat on it.

M Shami to Nortje, Short ball on middle, Nortje rocks on his back foot and pushes it towards short leg.

M Shami to Nortje, Fullish delivery on off, Nortje defends it towards the cover region for nothing.

M Shami to Nortje, Short delivery on middle, Nortje rocks on his back foot and defends it towards short leg.

M Shami to Bruyn, LEG BYE! Good length ball on the middle and leg stump line, Bruyn looks to flick it but gets hit on the pads. The ball goes towards square leg for a leg bye.

M Shami to Bruyn, Starts with a good length ball on middle, Theunis defends it towards the mid-wicket region.

The Indian players walk out to the middle. The two overnight batters, Theunis de Bruyn and Anrich Nortje walk are in too. Mohammed Shami to start the proceedings for the hosts, de Bruyn to face him first up. Wriddhiman Saha is back for the wicketkeeping duties after suffering an injury on his hand on Day 3. Here we go.

Weather report - It is a perfect day to play cricket as it is bright and sunny at the moment.

Pitch report - Sunil Gavaskar is there near the pitch. He says that the cracks have opened up a little but that will not affect the game. Further says that the South African batters were looking to get to the pitch of the ball but were getting out between bat and pad. Further says that the Protea bowlers were bowling too short. Adds that the Indian bowlers have been so good that they have not been able to cope with it.

2 deliveries? 20 deliveries? 200 deliveries? How long Day 4 will last? Any chance for a South African redemption? Doesn't look like that way? Then, any possibility of a draw? Yes, the two batters at the crease dig in, play and play and keep playing. And then rain to their rescue. Anything is possible in cricket. What will happen? We will find out soon. Welcome to our coverage of Day 4.

... Day 4, Session 1 ...

Now, just two more wickets. How long will the Indians take to get them? Can the remaining two wickets frustrate the Indians? We will have the answers on Day 4. Join us for that at 0930 local (0400 GMT).