Third Test Match between India and South Africa, Nagpur

Day 1 Summary:-

South Africa dismissed India for 215 in the first innings with nine overs more to play on Day 1 of the third Test match at the VAC stadium in Nagpur, on Wednesday.

After pack up of the first inning of the Indian batting line up, South African team also got initial shock and South Africans have lost its two early wickets very quickly just at a score of 12 runs in their first innings.

South Africa's Morne Morkel, celebrates with AB de Villiers, right, after taking the wicket of India captain Virat Kohli

Ashwin got the important wicket of Van, who got caught out by Rahane and Jadeja got wicket of South African night watchman Imran Tahir who could not defend his wickets on a perfect delivery from Jadeja, which made South African score 12 runs at the loss of two wickets.

South Africans are trailing by 204 runs from the first inning total of Team India in the third test match of four test match series of the tour and now, the role of second day of the game has become too much important because It's going to be spin, spin and more spin from India. This game is moving very fast and we can expect the result of the game at fourth day of the match.

The South African off-spinner Simon Harmer did most of the damage of team India in the first inning as he took four big wickets of strong Indian batting line up by just giving a total 78 runs, which packed up Indian inning just at a total of 278 runs.

South African main pacer Morne Morkel took three wicket for 35 runs and other three wickets were equally shared by Rabada, Dean and Imran Tahir.

Murali Vijay again played a good inning at the top as he scored 40 runs and tried to give a slight stability to Indian first inning, but the two most important innings came lower down the order.

Ravindra Jadeja played a positive knock of 34 just on 54 balls, while Wriddhiman Saha scored a patient 32 on 106 balls, which formed a 48 runs partnership for seventh wicket between Ravindra and Saha, which helped team India to cross the 200-run mark.

After winning the toss, Indian captain Virat Kohli decided to bat first over this wicket due to the importance of role of spinners on this track in the fourth inning of the game.

The surface provided prodigious turn for the spinners from the first session of the match, which South Africa, currently the top-ranked Test team, needs to win to level the four-match series.

It all started early on in the day. The pacers were taken off after the new ball offered absolutely zip. And Harmer, Elgar started making things happen. And despite all this. Vijay was in a zone of his own. But by now, Morkel also had found some reverse-swing going. And bowled a corker of a spell aided by some loose stroke play from the Indian batsmen. India's lower order rallied courtesy a counter-attacking Jadeja and a steady Saha. Enabled the hosts to crawl over the 200-mark.

In the space of 15 overs after lunch, India lost four wickets for the addition of only 31 runs after being 85 for 2.

Morkel, lacking effective pace support at the other end in the absence of the injured Dale Steyn, was most impressive of the bowlers and his tea figures read 3 for 27.

Harmer, mostly bowling from around the wicket, also utilized the spin-friendly track well to have 2 for 65, while Elgar, the other wicket-taker, had figures of 1 for 7.

Both sides went in with an extra spinner, India opting for leg-spinner Amit Mishra and South Africa adding off-spinner Harmer to their line-up.

 Day 2 Summary:-

On the second day of the third test match between India and South Africa, spinners got tremendous support from the wicket of Nagpur as total wickets shared by spinners on the day is 17 wickets. 

Ashwin got 5 wickets and Jadeja got four wickets, which helped India to pack up the South Africans first inning just at a total of 79 runs, which is the least score of South Africa against India.

After South Africa, it was the turn of Indian batsmen who could not found the trick against Imran Tahir and Morkel as team India's second inning got packed up just at a total score of 176 runs. Imran 

Tahir got 5 wickets and Morkel got three, which packed up Indian batting line up just at a total score of 176 runs.

Now, India need 8 wickets to win this four match series and South Africa needs 278 runs to win the third test match at Nagpur as South Africa lost its two early wickets at just a total score of 32 runs in the fourth inning of the match. 
Day 3 Summary:-

With the help of 12 wicket tones of Ashwin and 4 wicket tones from both Amit Mishra and Jadeja, Team India defeated South Africa by 124 runs in the third test match of the four test match series played at Nagpur.

With this win, India have taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the test series of four matches, with just one more game to go. In the second match, none of the teams could get a result and hence only a single test match has been left in the series, which means that Team India has clinched off this series before the last game.

From the bowling department of team India, Ashwin got the best performance of his test career as he took 7 wickets in the second inning and 5 ones in the first, which collectively become 12 wicket tone from the most experienced spinner of India just for 98 runs.

Ashwin got man of the match for his 12 wickets just for 98 runs in both innings.

Day 3 Summary:-

With the help of 12 wicket tones of Ashwin and 4 wicket tones from both Amit Mishra and Jadeja, Team India defeated South Africa by 124 runs in the third test match of the four test match series played at Nagpur.

With this win, India have taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the test series of four matches, with just one more game to go. In the second match, none of the teams could get a result and hence only a single test match has been left in the series, which means that Team India has clinched off this series before the last game.

From the bowling department of team India, Ashwin got the best performance of his test career as he took 7 wickets in the second inning and 5 ones in the first, which collectively become 12 wicket tone from the most experienced spinner of India just for 98 runs.

Ashwin got man of the match for his 12 wickets just for 98 runs in both innings.