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INDv SA Day 3: Elgar's stunning 185, Jansen's unbeaten 84 boosts South Africa to 163-run lead

South Africa added 152 runs to their overnight score of 256 for 5 to take their overall lead to 163 runs

South Africa's Dean Elgar reacts on the third day of the first Test cricket match between India and South Africa PTI

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Centurion | Published 28.12.23, 05:44 PM

South Africa were all out for 408 in their first innings in reply to India's 245 on day 3 of the opening Test here on Thursday.

South Africa added 152 runs to their overnight score of 256 for 5 to take their overall lead to 163 runs.

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Marco Jansen was unbeaten on 84, while opener Dean Elgar (185), Gerald Coetzee (19), Kagiso Rabada (1), Nandre Burger (0) and Temba Bavuma (0) were the batters dismissed.

Scoreboard at Innings break

India 1st innings: 245 South Africa 1st innings: Aiden Markram c Rahul b Mohammed Siraj 5 Dean Elgar c Rahul b Thakur 185 Tony de Zorzi c Jaiswal b Bumrah 28 Keegan Petersen b Bumrah 2 David Bedingham b Mohammed Siraj 56 Kyle Verreynne c Rahul b Prasidh Krishna 4 Marco Jansen not out 84 Gerald Coetzee c Mohammed Siraj b Ashwin 19 Kagiso Rabada b Bumrah 1 Nandre Burger b Bumrah 0 Temba Bavuma (c) absent hurt Extras: (LB-13, NB-9, W-2) 24 Total: (All out in 108.4 overs) 408 Fall of wickets: 1-11, 2-104, 3-113, 4-244, 5-249, 6-360, 7-391, 8-392, 9-408.

Bowling: Jasprit Bumrah 26.4-5-69-4, Mohammed Siraj 24-1-91-2, Shardul Thakur 19-2-101-1, Prasidh Krishna 20-2-93-1, Ravichandran Ashwin 19-6-41-1. PTI AYG

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