09:39 (IST)
After 6 overs,South Africa 16/3 ( Zubayr Hamza 7 , Temba Bavuma 0)
Just when it was looking Umesh Yadav didn't start the first over the way he wanted to, the pacer comes up with a ripper. Just the enough away movement to dismiss an important player of South Africa. The first four balls are down the stumps and bit on the leg-side. Hamza gets a four and a three with his flicks before the Du Plessis dismissal.
09:36 (IST)
Yet another grey morning in Ranchi. Thankfully we have started on time. No immediate threat of any rain but much like the previous couple of days, the forecast is not very encouraging after 2 o'clock.
09:36 (IST)
WHAT A BALL! WHAT. A. BALL.
On the stumps, bit of away movement and Du Plessis is beaten. The off-stump is disturbed. Just too good from Umesh. Du Plessis b U Yadav 1(9)
09:33 (IST)
Down the leg from Umesh and Hamza flicks to the fine-leg for a four. Frst boundary of the day.
09:30 (IST)
Faf du Plessis and Zubayr Hamza are walking in. For India, Umesh Yadav will start the proceedings. Here we go then.
09:24 (IST)
So we are minutes away from the start of day's play. Indian bowlers will aim to cause more mayhem. South Africa batsmen will look to salvage the innings and the Test with some big knocks. Also, it will be interesting to see how the pitch will behave. Mind you, India are playing with three spinners and this track was supposed to be a rank-turner.
09:04 (IST)
Point to be noted.
Monday Morning Musings—we are in the East of India (gets dark early). We’ve already lost so much play due to rain. Why can’t we start the match at 9am? I understand the prevailing rules but shouldn’t there be an allowance to ensure we get maximum play? #indvsa
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) October 21, 2019
08:54 (IST)
Rohit Sharma struck his maiden double century in Test cricket to put India on course for a big total against South Africa on day two of the third Test match on Sunday. The in-form opener reached the milestone with a six off paceman Lungi Ngidi in the third over after lunch to a standing ovation from the raucous home crowd in Ranchi.Twitter exploded after having witnessed a blistering double ton from the Hitman's blade. Here's a look at how Twitterati reacted to his heroics.
08:45 (IST)
Rohit Sharma says scoring double ton in ongoing Ranchi Test was his 'most challenging' knock
"So it was about making most of the opportunities I got. I knew I had to make full use of it, otherwise media would have written against me. Now I know everyone will write good things about me."
Click here to read what else he said after his superb double ton.
08:31 (IST)
George Linde rues 'unfortunate' opportunity to dismiss double-centurion Rohit Sharma on opening day of Ranchi Test
"Those catches they stick or they don't. Unfortunately, it wasn't our way, it was Rohit's. He played well, so well done to him."
More quotes from Linde here.
08:20 (IST)
In Rohit Sharma's first crack with a name and number on his India whites, also the beginning of his second lease of life as a Test cricketer – as opener – he came close, falling for 176, with a double (or better) there for the taking. If he felt any disappointment, it was short-lived, for he had twin tons in the Test just two days later.
Read more on Rohit by Yash Jha here.
08:11 (IST)
Rohit Sharma struck his maiden double Test century on Sunday to put India on top of the third match against South Africa after the hosts declared on 497 for nine.
Read Day 2 report of third Test here.
08:00 (IST)
Hello and welcome to coverage of Day 3 of Ranchi Test. Proteas will resume innings at overnight score of 9/2. They trail by 488 runs.
India vs South Africa, 3rd Test, Day 3, Latest Updates: Just when it was looking Umesh Yadav didn't start the first over the way he wanted to, the pacer comes up with a ripper. Just the enough away movement to dismiss an important player of South Africa. The first four balls are down the stumps and bit on the leg-side. Hamza gets a four and a three with his flicks before the Du Plessis dismissal.
Day 2 report: Rohit Sharma once again provided unbridled joy with his maiden Test double hundred before India's pacers dented an already scarred South Africa top-order to gain complete control in the third and final match here on Sunday.
Revelling in his new avatar, the stylish Mumbaikar smashed his way to 212 off 258 balls in the company of vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane (115), as India declared their first innings at 497 for nine.
Before bad light stopped play on the second day, South Africa were reduced to nine for two in five overs. Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav removed Dean Elgar (0) and Quinton de Kock (4) respectively in their single over bursts, creating all sorts of discomfort.
The second day again belonged to Rohit, who scored his first double century in the longest format, having scored 176 and 127 in his 'debut' as Test opener in Visakhapatnam.
His innings had 28 boundaries and six sixes but, more importantly, it was the languid grace that stood out. The extra second to play those square cuts and the pull shots were exactly what a sparse Sunday crowd needed to rejuvenate themselves.
Batting on 199, the effortlessness with which he dispatched an express delivery from Lungi Ngidi into the mid-wicket stands with a front-foot pull, was worth a million dollars. His double hundred completed, Rohit, as if to taunt the pacer, repeated the shot and the result was same.
Rahane, who has been back in form since the tour of the West Indies, also looked solid during his 11th Test hundred and the first in India in three years -- the last coming against New Zealand (October, 2016) in Indore.
The duo added 267 runs for the fourth wicket to set a solid platform before Ravindra Jadeja (51 off 119 balls) and Umesh Yadav (31 off 10 balls with five sixes) provided the final impetus.
Rohit, who has already broken the world record for most number of sixes in a series, has so far amassed 529 runs to become only the fifth Indian opener to score 500-plus runs in a bilateral face-off.
Gavaskar had achieved it five times in his Test career and Sehwag was the last Indian to achieve the feat, having scored 544 runs against Pakistan in a three-Test series at home in 2004-05.
Rohit also joined Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and Chris Gayle to notch 200-plus scores in both ODI and Test formats.
The lack of penetration in the Proteas attack, save Kagiso Rabada (3/85 in 23 overs), has been the real problem for the visitors.
In the three Tests so far, India have had three double centurions -- Mayank Agarwal, skipper Virat Kohli and now Rohit -- which tells the tale.
While debutant left-arm spinner George Linde (4/133 in 31 overs) was the most successful bowler, Yadav took him to the cleaners, scoring all his sixes off his bowling.
When South Africa batted under fading light, the Indian pacers were too hot to handle.
Shami looked ominous, extracting extra bounce as he struck off the second ball. Elgar tried to remove his bat but the ball kissed the gloves en route to Wriddhiman Saha's waiting hands.
De Kock was done in by a brilliant bouncer, failing miserably in his attempt to evade as Saha timed his jump to perfection.
Faf du Plessis and Zubayr Hamza survived the remaining three overs as debutant Shahbaz Nadeem bowled two tidy maidens under floodlights.
With light deteriorating quickly in this part of the world, the Indian bowling attack would like to take advantage of the pitch on which cracks are beginning to open up, and the uneven bounce could only make life more difficult for the beleaguered South African batting line-up.
Squads
India
Virat Kohli (capt), Mayank Agarwal, Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant, Wriddhiman Saha, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Shubman Gill
South Africa
Faf du Plessis (capt), Temba Bavuma, Theunis de Bruyn, Quinton de Kock, Dean Elgar, Zubayr Hamza, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Senuran Muthusamy, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Vernon Philander, Dane Piedt, Kagiso Rabada, Rudi Second
With inputs from PTI
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