India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: South Africa’s captain Temba Bavuma plays a shot.
India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: It is proving to be a tough affair for batters in the ongoing opening Test between India and South Africa at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Temba Bavuma (29*) and Corbin Bosch (1*) will resume batting for the visitors on Day 3, hoping to take the South African second innings past 100 runs. The Proteas had a disastrous showing with the bat on Day 2, reaching 93/7 in 35 overs in their second innings and have a lead of 63 runs. The pitch has been a mystery for batters in this Test match. For pacers, there has been uneven bounce which keeps them interested. For spinners, there is plenty of turn and bounce. India began Day 2 at 37/1 in their first innings. KL Rahul and Washington Sundar took the score to 75 with ease, before Simon Harmer was introduced into the attack. He beat Sundar with his first ball and then sent Rahul packing with the second. Gill came in, and soon left with a neck spasm. Rahul top-scored with 39, showing how tough it is for batters in that track.
Bavuma has been the only decent batter for South Africa in the second innings, and he will hope to take his side past the 100-run mark. Ravindra Jadeja took a four-wicket haul on Day 2, and Kuldeep Yadav struck twice. Speaking after Stumps on Day 2, Axar Patel said, “From one end it feels like it’s going straight, but from the other end everything is happen. Have to play attacking cricket as a batter. Have to convert loose balls and keep an attacking mindset. Can’t have a defensive mindset because you’re never in. When you know there’s something in it for the bowlers, you can get carried away by the thought of bowling some magic balls. Patience is key. If we can keep them under 125, it should be chaseable.”
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Bavuma has been the only decent batter for South Africa in the second innings, and he will hope to take his side past the 100-run mark. Ravindra Jadeja took a four-wicket haul on Day 2, and Kuldeep Yadav struck twice. Speaking after Stumps on Day 2, Axar Patel said, “From one end it feels like it’s going straight, but from the other end everything is happen. Have to play attacking cricket as a batter. Have to convert loose balls and keep an attacking mindset. Can’t have a defensive mindset because you’re never in. When you know there’s something in it for the bowlers, you can get carried away by the thought of bowling some magic balls. Patience is key. If we can keep them under 125, it should be chaseable.”
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Nov 16, 2025 9:35:56 AM IS
India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: SA – 96/7 (36), lead by 66 runs
India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: Three runs conceded in the 36th over of the second innings. Axar keeps it tight. Bavuma (30*) and Bosch (3*) will look to add more runs to the total.
SA – 96/7 (36), lead by 66 runs
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India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: Action begins
India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: The action begins! Bosch and Bavuma begin the first session for SA. Axar to bowl the opening over.
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India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: First session coming up!
India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: Stay tuned folks! The first session is coming up! It is scheduled for 9:30 AM IST.
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India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: IND assistant coach on Shubman Gill
India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: Speaking after Day 2, Morkel said, “Gill is a very fit guy, he looks after himself very well. So, it’s just unfortunate this morning that he woke up with a stiff neck and that carried him into the day, which was crucial for us. Another sort of partnership with him batting around was going to be needed for us at the time and just bad timing.”
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India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: Axar dissects pitch
India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: From one end it feels like it’s going straight, but from the other end everything is happen. Have to play attacking cricket as a batter. Have to convert loose balls and keep an attacking mindset. Can’t have a defensive mindset because you’re never in. When you know there’s something in it for the bowlers, you can get carried away by the thought of bowling some magic balls. Patience is key. If we can keep them under 125, it should be chaseable.
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India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: IND look to keep SA under 100
India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: India will look to keep SA under 100 as it will get tougher to bat on the surface now. The effect of the roller might mean that it will be a little bit easier to bat for the first few overs.
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India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: Kuldeep in good form
India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: Jansen’s wicket was the final wicket lost on Day 2 as the South African fell to Kuldeep. It looked like he would stay with Bavuma ,but a wrong’un saw him top-edging Kuldeep on the slogsweep and Rahul caught it at slips. It was Kuldeep’s second wicket and he was also in good form.
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India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: Ashwin defends Eden Gardens pitch
India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: Responding to Finch on X, Ashwin wrote, “Hey Finchy, Bavuma clearly showed that this pitch was manageable with his sound defensive technique, defending on top of the bounce and not picking length as a batter is recipe for disaster”.
Nov 16, 2025 7:34:54 AM IS
India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: Eden Gardens pitch
India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: The Eden Gardens pitch has been receiving criticism. Initially, it looked like a normal subcontinent track, good for batting for the first two days. But then the top surface began to come off on Day 1 itself. On Day 2, it was almost unplayable, as fast bowlers contributed to the fall of 11 of the 26 wickets.
Nov 16, 2025 7:32:13 AM IS
India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: Jadeja scripts history
India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: On Day 2, Jadeja scripted history, becoming only the fourth player in cricket history to register the double of 4000 runs and 300 wickets in Test cricket. He is also the second Indian to reach the milestone, after Kapil Dev.
Nov 16, 2025 7:05:27 AM IS
India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: Bavuma looks to frustrate IND
India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: Bavuma is the only SA batter to get to 20s. Four batters ot single-digit scores, and the rest got scores below 13. Huge day ahead for both India and South Africa. The Indian bowlers will look to remove the remaining batters fast. Meanwhile, Bavuma and Bosch will look to frustrate India.
Nov 16, 2025 6:48:25 AM IS
India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: Hello and welcome everyone!
India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: Hello and welcome everyone, to our live coverage of Day 3 of the ongoing opening IND vs SA Test. The visitors only lead by 63 runs in what is turning out to be an impossible track to bat on. Bavuma (29*) has been the only batter, who has showed that he can bat in this track. He will look to stage a comeback for the visitors today.
