Chasing a target of 481, South Africa were 40 for 1 in their second innings on the penultimate day of the fourth and final Cricket Test of the Gandhi-Mandela series at Delhi when reports last came in. Dean Elgar was the South African wicket that fell. He was out for 4 off R. Ashwin. Since then Skipper Hashim Amla and Temba Bavuma are at the crease playing cautiously. Earlier, after resuming play at the overnight score of 190 for 4, India declared their second innings at 267 for 5 setting a target of 481. Ajinkya Rahane scored a ton, his second of the match, to become the fifth Indian to score centuries in both the innings, and the first to do so against South Africa. Skipper Virat Kohli, however, missed out on a century, as he was out for 88.The hosts have already clinched the series, following wins at Mohali and Nagpur, while the Bengaluru Test was washed out.
News On AIR | December 6, 2015 2:17 PM
India set South Africa 481-run target after Rahane's 2nd century