South Africa was 17/1 at stumps in response to India’s score of 223 all-out in the first innings on Day 1 of the decider third Test on Tuesday. South African Opener Aiden Markram and night-watchman Keshav Maharaj were on the crease scoring 8 and 6, respectively, at the end of Day 1 in cape town. Jasprit Bumrah dismissed the South African skipper Dean Elgar (3) early on, giving the momentum which India will look forward to carry on Day 2.
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India batted first and the returning skipper for the visitors, Virat Kohli top-scored in the first innings with a crucial 79 off 201 balls, hitting 12 boundaries and a six. Cheteshwar Pujara scored 43 and Rishabh Pant added 27 giving a bit of support to the skipper from the other end of the crease. Playing his 50th Test, Kagiso Rabada finished Day 1 with impressive figures of 4/73, while Marco Jansen snared 3/55.
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Brief Scores: India: First Innings: 223/10 (Virat Kohli 79, Cheteshwar Pujara 43; Kagiso Rabada 4/73) lead South Africa: First Innings: 17/1(Keshav Maharaj 8*; Jasprit Bumrah 1/0)