IND vs SA 3rd Test Day-3: Rishabh Pant hits half-century, India 130/4 at lunch, lead by 143 runs

With both the teams leaving for lunch, India are 130 for four in their second innings and take a 143-run lead against South Africa on the third day of the third Test in Cape Town.

With both the teams leaving for lunch, India has scored 130 for four in their second innings and took a 143-run lead against South Africa on the third day of the third Test in Cape Town. Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant are currently unbeaten and will start batting in the next session. Despite some poor batting by India's top order, Kohli and Pant have kept their nerves to lead a fierce battle as they register half-centuries. 

Both will be aiming to add more runs and have done well against the pace attack of South Africa. Meanwhile, Kagiso Rabada and Marco Janssen are in good form for the home team's bowling department and have picked up two wickets each. In a 1-1 draw in the three-match series, both teams will be aiming to win the ongoing third Test to win the series.

Playing XI

India: KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (c), Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh Yadav.

South Africa: Dean Elgar (c), Aiden Markram, Keegan Pietersen, Rassi van der Dussen, Temba Bavuma, Kyle Veren (wk), Marco Jensen, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Duane Olivier, Lungi Ngidi.