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

31.4: I Sharma to Elgar, Full and wide outside off, nice temptation but DE resists.

31.3: I Sharma to Elgar, Fuller this time, defended watchfully.

31.2: I Sharma to Elgar, THAT HITS THE GLOVES. On a length around off, Dean comes forward to defend but the ball bites off the surface, kicks up, then pings the batsman on the gloves. He wrings his hand in pain.

31.1: I Sharma to Elgar, Outside off, Elgar is once again in that should-i-play-or-should-i-leave zone, pushes forward initially but then at the last moment, takes his bat away.

30.6: J Bumrah to Amla, Back of a length this time, defended back to the bowler.

30.5: J Bumrah to Amla, On a good length outside off, Hashim gets across to flick but the ball goes off the inside edge onto his pads. Lobs in the air but gully cannot get to it.

30.4: J Bumrah to Amla, Stays back in his crease and blocks it out.

30.3: J Bumrah to Amla, Outside off, left alone.

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

30.1: J Bumrah to H Amla, Excellent fielding. Bumrah applauds his fielder and Rahane smiles. Short and outside off, Amla flashes hard and gets a thick outside edge. The ball lands just in front of Ajinkya Rahane at gully who throws himself to his left and half-stops it with one hand. The batsmen take a single. Amla moves to 30.

29.6: I Sharma to Amla, Landed outside off, dabbed to third man for a run. The stand is worth 70 now.

29.5: I Sharma to Amla, Full and wide outside off, Hashim gets across and then shoulders arms. The ball swings further away and poor Parthiv Patel has to dive in front of first slip to take that.

29.4: I Sharma to Amla, One more leave outside off.

29.3: I Sharma to Amla, Outside off, calmly left alone.

29.2: I Sharma to Amla, A little bit of a leg cutter there, landed outside off, Amla pushes at it but then the ball moves away past the outside edge. The speed gun shows 139 kph, but doubt that was 139.

29.1: I Sharma to Amla, Outside off, calmly left alone.

Ishant to continue his marathon.

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

28.5: J Bumrah to Elgar, Comes around the wicket, lands it on a length outside off, Dean hops and defends.

28.4: J Bumrah to Elgar, FOUR! On the thigh pads, Elgar gets across and comfortably tucks it to the fine leg fence! Moves to 33 and South Africa need another 167 for a win.

28.3: J Bumrah to H Amla, Close! On a good length outside off, Amla pushes at it but gets a thick inside edge which goes past the stumps to fine leg! Could have so easily dragged it back onto the stumps. A single taken.

28.2: J Bumrah to Amla, Stays back in his crease and blocks.

28.1: J Bumrah to Amla, Outside off, played straight to point.

Not much has happened for India so far today. With the sun beating down, will the cracks open up? Would the dampness have dried out? The answer will be clearer in this session. Jasprit Bumrah to Hashim Amla first up...

... DAY 4, SESSION 2 ...

The visitors will be slightly worried with that first session, not picking up a wicket and also the ball getting softer now. But this pitch is such that a wicket could suddenly open the floodgates. South Africa are still 172 runs behind, which is a lot on this track. Join us back at 1310 local (1110 GMT) for the second session.

India have managed to cut down the runs which means that scoring has become even more difficult for the Proteas. But apart from one loose shot from Elgar which went over the slips, both the batsmen have looked calm. Plenty of plays and misses for each, but both surviving.

India started off rather waywardly, probably trying too hard but the dampness in the pitch did not make the ball move as much as they would wanted it to. The runs started to come quickly initially but then India pulled it back nicely. Just to give a comparison - 23 runs came in the first 4.3 overs this morning. The remaining 15 overs have yielded only 29.

Attritional session. Just 52 runs in 19.3 overs but not a single wicket lost. South Africa will take this very happily and with the sun beating down now, hope that more good stuff will come.

27.6: I Sharma to Elgar, On a length on middle. Elgar hops and then crouches to defend, don't ask me how but he has managed to survive an entire session. Along with Amla. Elgar is straightaway walking fast to the dressing room. He needs a break. LUNCH ON DAY 4, SOUTH AFRICA NEED 172 RUNS, INDIA - 9 WICKETS!

27.5: I Sharma to H Amla, Full and straight, Amla gets across and eases it wide of mid on for a quick single.

27.4: I Sharma to Elgar, On a length outside leg, Dean hops and tucks it towards fine leg for a single.

27.3: I Sharma to Elgar, Pitched outside leg on a length, Elgar looks to work it to the leg side but misses and the ball goes off his pads towards gully.

27.2: I Sharma to Elgar, Wide outside off, left alone.

27.1: I Sharma to Elgar, Full and straight, defended back to the bowler.

26.6: J Bumrah to Elgar, Full and another one down the leg side, flicked just wide of leg gully for a run.

26.5: J Bumrah to Amla, Full and down the leg side, flicked towards fine leg for a single.

26.4: J Bumrah to Amla, Back of a length this time, pushed back to the bowler.

26.3: J Bumrah to Amla, On a good length around off, watchfully defended back to the bowler.

26.2: J Bumrah to Amla, FOUR! A rare bad ball, on a length around off, Amla gets across and tucks it fine, past the keeper and to the fence behind. The stand moves to 60 now and South Africa need another 176 runs.

26.1: J Bumrah to Amla, On a length outside off, Amla shoulders arms.

Just in case you are wondering why these guys are still playing, the early morning rain had delayed the start to the day. Hence Lunch will be taken at 1230 local, which is around 10 minutes from now.

25.6: I Sharma to Elgar, The batsman has punched that ball through the off side.

25.5: I Sharma to Elgar, Stays back in his crease this time and blocks.

25.4: I Sharma to Elgar, Very full on middle and leg, pushed towards mid on.

25.3: I Sharma to Elgar, Similar line and length, watchfully played out.

25.2: I Sharma to Elgar, On a length again, watchfully defended from the crease.

25.1: I Sharma to Amla, Full and outside off, a gentle tap to the off side for a quick single.

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