In the third test at Johannesburg, India were 13 for 2 opening day against South Africa when reports last came in. Earlier India won the toss and elected to bat. India, which has already lost the series with defeats in the first two games, will be looking to avoid a whitewash and go into the 6-match ODI series against the Proteas, beginning on the 1st of next month, on a positive note. The ODI series will be followed by 3 Twenty-20 matches.