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

COMPLETED

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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03:44 PM (IST)

24.5 : South Africa:60/1

24.5: J Bumrah to Elgar, Full and outside off, a push and a miss from DE.

03:44 PM (IST)

24.4 : South Africa:60/1

24.4: J Bumrah to Elgar, A wild bouncer, way too high, comfortably ducked under.

03:43 PM (IST)

24.3 : South Africa:60/1

24.3: J Bumrah to Elgar, On a good length again, Elgar hops and defends.

03:42 PM (IST)

24.2 : South Africa:60/1

24.2: J Bumrah to Elgar, Defended off the back foot by the batsman.

03:42 PM (IST)

24.1 : South Africa:60/1

24.1: J Bumrah to Elgar, Outside off, played straight to point.

03:42 PM (IST)

Jasprit Bumrah is back on.

03:41 PM (IST)

23.6 : South Africa:60/1

23.6: I Sharma to Amla, FOUR! Nearly! A short ball on middle, Amla swivels and pull, uppishly, almost straight to Ajinkya Rahane at leg gully who has been placed for that shot. But somehow, the ball eludes that fielder and races to the square leg fence! Amla moves to 20.

03:40 PM (IST)

23.5 : South Africa:56/1

23.5: I Sharma to Amla, Full on middle, driven straight to mid on again.

03:39 PM (IST)

23.4 : South Africa:56/1

23.4: I Sharma to Amla, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

03:38 PM (IST)

23.3 : South Africa:56/1

23.3: I Sharma to Amla, Full on middle, driven straight to mid on.

03:37 PM (IST)

23.2 : South Africa:56/1

23.2: I Sharma to Amla, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot.

03:37 PM (IST)

23.1 : South Africa:56/1

23.1: I Sharma to Amla, Outside off, a play and a miss from Amla.

03:35 PM (IST)

22.6 : South Africa:56/1

22.6: B Kumar to Elgar, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

03:34 PM (IST)

22.5 : South Africa:56/1

22.5: B Kumar to Elgar, The batsman works it down the leg side.

03:34 PM (IST)

22.4 : South Africa:56/1

22.4: B Kumar to Elgar, FOUR! Edged and lucky! Full and outside off, Elgar throws his bat at that, pretty far from the body and gets a thick outside edge which flies over the slip cordon to third man!

03:33 PM (IST)

22.3 : South Africa:52/1

22.3: B Kumar to Elgar, On middle and leg, Elgar flicks it towards square leg.

03:32 PM (IST)

22.2 : South Africa:52/1

22.2: B Kumar to Amla, The batsman has played it to the point region. They pick up a single.

03:32 PM (IST)

22.1 : South Africa:51/1

22.1: B Kumar to Amla, Outside off, left alone.

03:31 PM (IST)

With a single, Dean Elgar brings up the 50 for South Africa

03:31 PM (IST)

21.6 : South Africa:51/1

21.6: I Sharma to Amla, On middle and leg, tucked to the leg side for a run.

03:30 PM (IST)

21.5 : South Africa:50/1

21.5: I Sharma to Amla, The batsman has done well to keep that yorker at bay.

03:30 PM (IST)

21.4 : South Africa:50/1

21.4: I Sharma to Elgar, Full and outside off, DE pushes it through the covers and takes a quick single. Virat Kohli gets to the ball from mid off and has a wild throw at the bowler's end, almost knocking off Ian Gould. Kohli seems to be frustrated and angry.

03:29 PM (IST)

Ian Gould now walks to the middle and throws some dirt off the pitch. Then asks Ishant to stay off the danger area.

03:28 PM (IST)

21.3 : South Africa:49/1

21.3: I Sharma to Elgar, Full again, but Dean stays back to defend.

03:27 PM (IST)

21.2 : South Africa:49/1

21.2: I Sharma to Elgar, The batsman was beaten and missed the line of the delivery.

03:27 PM (IST)

21.1 : South Africa:49/1

21.1: I Sharma to Elgar, On middle and leg, defended back to the bowler.

03:26 PM (IST)

20.6 : South Africa:49/1

20.6: B Kumar to Elgar, The batsman works it down the leg side. They pick up a single.

03:26 PM (IST)

Seems like Father Aleem does not like chats or sledging. He is immediately into Virat Kohli's ear who straightaway gives it back, complaining about something. Not sure what but Dar seemed to agree.

03:25 PM (IST)

20.5 : South Africa:48/1

20.5: B Kumar to Elgar, Full on middle and leg, flicked straight to square leg.

03:24 PM (IST)

20.4 : South Africa:48/1

20.4: B Kumar to Elgar, Around off, watchfully defended.

03:24 PM (IST)

20.3 : South Africa:48/1

20.3: B Kumar to Elgar, Outside off, moving away, Dean feels for it but misses.

03:23 PM (IST)

20.2 : South Africa:48/1

20.2: B Kumar to Elgar, Full and straight, pushed back to the bowler.

03:23 PM (IST)

20.1 : South Africa:48/1

20.1: B Kumar to Elgar, Landed on middle, defended from the crease.

03:22 PM (IST)

Bhuvneshwar Kumar is back on.

03:20 PM (IST)

DRINKS are on the field now. The first hour has been negotiated nicely by the Proteas. No wicket lost, 31 runs scored and 11.3 overs seen off.

03:18 PM (IST)

19.6 : South Africa:48/1

19.6: I Sharma to Amla, Full and around off, watchfully defended.

03:18 PM (IST)

Virat Kohli now sledges Elgar a bit.

03:17 PM (IST)

19.5 : South Africa:48/1

19.5: I Sharma to Elgar, Full on middle, Elgar looks to defend but the ball squirts off the inside edge through square leg. A single taken.

03:17 PM (IST)

19.4 : South Africa:47/1

19.4: I Sharma to Elgar, Brave leave! On a length outside off, DE initially looks to defend but then, at the very last moment, takes his bat away! The ball misses the glove by just a few centimetres.

03:16 PM (IST)

19.3 : South Africa:47/1

19.3: I Sharma to Elgar, On a good length again, Dean feels for it but the ball zips past the outside edge.

03:15 PM (IST)

19.2 : South Africa:47/1

19.2: I Sharma to Elgar, Around off, defended properly this time.

03:14 PM (IST)

19.1 : South Africa:47/1

19.1: I Sharma to Elgar, Very full on middle and leg, stays low a touch, Elgar crouches low to dig it out.

03:14 PM (IST)

Ishant Sharma to bowl now.

03:13 PM (IST)

18.6 : South Africa:47/1

18.6: B Kumar to Amla, Landed around off, on a good length, Hashim defends it back. A few minutes ago, there was some misbehaviour from that very same length.

03:12 PM (IST)

18.5 : South Africa:47/1

18.5: B Kumar to Amla, Landed pretty close to the off stump, left alone on length.

03:12 PM (IST)

18.4 : South Africa:47/1

18.4: B Kumar to Amla, Around off, defended to the off side.

03:11 PM (IST)

18.3 : South Africa:47/1

18.3: B Kumar to Amla, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

03:11 PM (IST)

18.2 : South Africa:47/1

18.2: B Kumar to Amla, One more leave outside off.

03:10 PM (IST)

18.1 : South Africa:47/1

18.1: B Kumar to Amla, Outside off, left alone.

03:09 PM (IST)

17.6 : South Africa:47/1

17.6: J Bumrah to H Amla, Full on off, Amla gets across and wrists it wide of mid on for a quick run.

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