Sa Close To First Series Win In India Since 2000

Second Test, Guwahati (day 4 of five)

South Africa 489 (Muthusamy 109; Kuldeep 4-115) & 260-5d (Stubbs 94; Jadeja 4-62)

India 201 (Jaiswal 58; Jansen 6-48) & 27-2 (Jaiswal 13, Harmer 1-1)

India request 522 runs to win

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South Africa are connected nan brink of a first Test bid triumph successful India for 25 years aft reducing nan hosts to 27-2 successful pursuit of 549 connected time 4 successful Guwahati.

India, who were skittled for 201 successful their first innings, must bat passim nan last time to debar a 2nd whitewash successful 3 location Test series.

Prior to past October's 3-0 conclusion by New Zealand, they hadn't mislaid a Test bid connected location ungraded for 12 years.

South Africa won nan two-Test bid opener successful Kolkata by 30 runs.

Resuming connected 26-0, South Africa wobbled to 77-3, losing 3 wickets for 18 runs successful a 13-over spell, earlier Tristan Stubbs took charge.

Top-scoring pinch 94, he shared a period business pinch Tony de Zorzi and added a further 82 alongside Wiaan Mulder to powerfulness South Africa's overnight lead of 314 to beyond 500.

He missed retired connected a 3rd Test period erstwhile he was bowled by a slower shot from spinner Ravindra Jadeja (4-62), prompting South Africa's declaration.

In reply, India mislaid 2 wickets wrong 10 overs, pinch Yashasvi Jaiswal caught down disconnected Marco Jansen and KL Rahul bowled by Simon Harmer.

Kuldeep Yadav, who faced 134 deliveries for his 19 successful nan first innings, was sent retired arsenic nightwatch and remained not retired connected 4 astatine stumps. Sai Sudharsan has six.