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India vs South Africa 3rd Test Day 1 Highlights: Bumrah removes Elgar; South Africa 17/1 at stumps after India fold for 223

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jan 11, 2022, 22:16:59 IST

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India vs South Africa 3rd Test Day 1 Highlights: Bumrah removes Elgar; South Africa 17/1 at stumps after India fold for 223

Jasprit Bumrah got rid of skipper Dean Elgar (3) early as South Africa were 17 for one at stumps on Day 1 in reply to India's first innings 223 in the third and final series-deciding Test. Virat Kohli (79) to scored for India while Kagiso Rabada bagged 4 wickets. Get live cricket score updates of 3rd Test match between India vs South Africa. Check live scorecard, ball by ball commentary, cricket score online on Times of India.

14:00 (IST) Jan 11

The final battle begins with series on the line!

KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal are in the middle to open India innings. Kagiso Rabada has the ball in hand for South Africa. Three slips and a gully in place for him. Overcast conditions and Rahul is on strike. Here we go!

13:57 (IST) Jan 11

Toss luck going India's way this series!

All the three tosses went India's way in this Test series. A couple of tosses were won by Virat Kohli (first and third Test) and coin landed in KL Rahul's favour in the second Test.

13:45 (IST) Jan 11

The grass will give a bit more pace, there seems to be some moisture on this surface. So it could be slow to start with. There is a bit of tackiness to it and as a captain you have to think about day 4 and day 5. One end offers more bounce and the other end offers more lateral movement, and to be effective you might wanna err little bit on the fuller side. There are a few cracks and if those open up it might be trouble for the batters. A decent surface, but a tale of two ends.

Pommie Mbangwa, Vernon Philander and Hashim Amla in Pitch report

13:41 (IST) Jan 11

Team news!

So, a couple of changes for Team India in the series decider. A fit-again Virat Kohli comes back into the playing XI, replaces Hanuma Vihari. Umesh Yadav comes in for injured Mohammed Siraj. South Africa remain unchanged!

13:40 (IST) Jan 11

Ideally you want to bat first on this surface and given the overhead conditions it might not be a bad idea to bowl first. The cricket we have been playing the last few months been very special given the number of players we lost. One good thing about having younger guys come in is that they come with a fresh, new mindset which is quite warming for us and then me who has this old school mentality which has been a balancing act for us and obviously we try to implement that with what we have in the change room. We are unchanged.

South Africa skipper Dean Elgar at the toss

13:38 (IST) Jan 11

South Africa XI

Dean Elgar(c), Aiden Markram, Keegan Petersen, Rassie van der Dussen, Temba Bavuma, Kyle Verreynne(w), Marco Jansen, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Duanne Olivier, Lungi Ngidi

13:38 (IST) Jan 11

India XI

KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli(c), Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh Yadav

13:36 (IST) Jan 11

You cannot control what's above your head. Runs on this venue have always worked out well at this venue. I am fit and fine. I come in for Vihari. Siraj missed out because of a niggle and Umesh comes in for him. Umesh has been very potent with the ball recently, very handy in the field and with the bat as well. It was a tough decision to choose between the two. We are expected to win every Test we play overseas and that fourth innings chase from South Africa was a special one from them. It is a beautiful stadium and we are very excited.

India skipper Virat Kohli at the toss

13:34 (IST) Jan 11

Toss news!

Bold decision! India skipper Virat Kohli wins the toss and opts to bat first against South Africa in a bit of overcast conditions.

13:22 (IST) Jan 11

Looking a bit overcast at the moment but Team India is all set!

13:21 (IST) Jan 11

India-South Africa head-to-head in Cape Town

13:15 (IST) Jan 11

STAT ATTACK

13:11 (IST) Jan 11

India-South Africa Head to Head

13:04 (IST) Jan 11

Kohli on Ashwin

12:57 (IST) Jan 11

Kohli backs Pant

12:56 (IST) Jan 11

Rishabh Pant has suffered a troubled stint in his last 13 outings – 4, 41, 25, 37, 22, 2, 1, 9, 50, 8, 34, 17, 0

12:55 (IST) Jan 11

Tuesday's weather forecast for Cape Town

12:52 (IST) Jan 11

I can't pinpoint when we'll have a transition in the team. The way Pujara and Rahane batted in the last Test - that experience is priceless for us. . . I feel transitions do happen, but they happen naturally, you can't force them.

Virat Kohli

12:43 (IST) Jan 11

Both Pujara and Rahane have been under pressure from critics in recent months but they shared an impressive century partnership in Johannesburg before being dismissed for 53 and 58 respectively

12:35 (IST) Jan 11

Here is Gautam Gambhir's interesting take on Team India XI for the 3rd Test

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India vs South Africa 3rd Test Day 1 Highlights: Bumrah removes Elgar; South Africa 17/1 at stumps after India fold for 223

Pommie Mbangwa, Vernon Philander and Hashim Amla in Pitch report

South Africa skipper Dean Elgar at the toss

India skipper Virat Kohli at the toss

Virat Kohli

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