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After a superb bowling performance led by Mohammed Shami, India took control of the second Test. They will resume batting today with a 146-run lead.

After 18 wickets fell on day 3, what's in store on day 4?

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🚨 A couple of Test cricket milestones for India on day three.

✅ Rishabh Pant reached 100 dismissals, quicker than MS Dhoni: scroll.in/field/1013843/…

✅ Mohammed Shami reached 200 Test wickets, fifth Indian pacer to get there: https://t.co/qbN2Lz3sfG

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India's lead: 146 runs
Wickets in hand: 9
Days left: 2

But, there is the threat of rain to consider as well.

Which way will day 4 go?

KL Rahul, Shardul Thakur in the middle. Play!
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South Africa lose a review early. Shardul Thakur shoulders arms to a delivery that seams back in from Marco Jansen. No shot offered, but the ball is just missing the stumps. SA asking questions early.

🇮🇳 22/1 (Lead 152)

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WICKET! Shardul Thakur falls early in the day. Extra bounce for Rabada from a good length delivery, the outside edge is taken sharply by Mulder.

A big innings coming up for Pujara.

🇮🇳 34/2 (Lead 164)

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DROPPED! What a chance. Pujara lobs one to midwicket and it is the easiest of catches for Rabada, but he puts it down. Ngidi can't quite believe it. Huge let off for the Indian batter on 4. Can he make the most of it?

🇮🇳 45/2 (Lead 175)

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End of the first hour and it's been tough for the batters. Thakur fell, Pujara should have, Rahul not finding fluency but going steady.

🇮🇳 50/2 (Lead 180)

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WICKET! Ngidi strikes to send back KL Rahul. The batter had taken a blow on the hand earlier in the over and this time threw his bat at a wide delivery. He made 23.

Ind 54/3

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Kohli in the middle now. India lead by 184 runs.

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Kohli survives the review. It comes down to umpire's call.

Ind 66/3

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India lead by 201 runs. The highest ever successful chase at Centurion is 249.

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And that is lunch. India have slowly but surely pushed ahead to a lead of 209 runs.

26 overs, 63 runs, 2 wickets in the session.

Ind 79/3

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Wicket! Kohli gone the first ball after lunch after making 18. It was angled away and wide of the off-stump. The Indian skipper could have left it well alone. Jansen the bowler.

Ind 79/4

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Rahane has played some cracking shots since walking out to bat. 4-6-4 in the Jansen over. He has 20 off 18 balls.

Ind 109/4

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WICKET! The ball was going down the leg-side but Pujara only got a faint edge through to the keeper. Another wicket for Ngidi.

Ind 109/5

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WICKET! Short ball, man in the deep but Rahane (20) went for the shot anyway. He found the fielder and Jansen found another wicket. It got a bit too big on him.

Ind 111/6

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India lead by 252 runs. No side has successfully chased more than 249 at Centurion.

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Ashwin, on 13, gets the review right. It came off the arm. He survives and the partnership continues.

Ind 140/6

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WICKET! Ashwin gone after making 14. He gloved the short delivery and was caught at gully. The review didn't help.

Ind 146/7

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WICKET! Pant falls after an important run-a-ball 34. Short ball from Rabada did the trick. Got too big on him as he was giving it the charge.

Ind 166/8

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WICKET! Rabada gets his fourth. Mulder with an easy catch to send back Shami.

Ind 169/9

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Bumrah gets a four through the slips and India's lead is now up to 303 runs.

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India 174 all out. SA need 305 runs to win. Jansen picks up his fourth wicket.

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SA openers Elgar and Markram are out in the middle. A challenging chase ahead of them.

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Bumrah from one end and Shami from the other for India.

SA 1/0

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WICKET! Shami strikes in his first over. Inside edge back onto the stumps for Markram (1). Perfect start for India.

SA 1/1

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And that is tea. SA have reached 22/1 after 9 overs. Elgar and Petersen have done well for the hosts.

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Players are back on the field for the final session of Day 4. SA 22/1. 42 overs remaining in the day.

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India go for the review but it comes down to umpire's call. Petersen still there in the middle. Siraj was so confident.

SA 34/1

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WICKET! Siraj gets India the breakthrough that they wanted. Edged behind the wicket by Petersen (17), well caught by Pant.

SA 34/2

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Shami sitting in the dugout now with an ice pack on his right shoulder.

SA 51/2

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The pitch certainly not doing as much as it did during the Indian innings. We haven't seen as much inconsistent bounce. Elgar and van der Dussen batting well.

SA 59/2

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Ashwin coming into the attack after 28 overs. Cana he make some inroads?

SA 66/2

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Siraj making something happen now. Beating Elgar a few times. Bumrah coming into the attack now.

SA 74/2

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BOWLED! Got him. Bumrah got that to come back a long, long way. van der Dussen shouldered arms and his off-stump went for a walk. Too good!

SA 74/3

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Maharaj has been sent up the order by SA. Just another 15 minutes to close of play.

SA 79/3

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FIFTY! SA skipper Elgar gets to a gutsy fifty with a flick for four. 182 minutes in the middle already.

SA 84/3

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WICKET! Bumrah strikes with a 143 kmph yorker. Too good for Maharaj. Crashed into the leg-stump.

SA 94/4

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And that is stumps too. SA have battled hard but they will have to do more of the same on Day 5 too. Rain might have a role to play too. South Africa need 211 runs. India need 6 wickets.

SA 94/4