South Africa will look to level the series at Nagpur © AFP
India take on South Africa in the third Test of the Gandhi –Mandela 2015 series at Jamtha, Nagpur. India already lead the series 1-0 after their emphatic win in the first Test at Mohali. Virat Kohli will hope India perform well and win the third Test, which will mean that India have won two back-to-back series under his captaincy. This is the first away series South Africa would have lost in nine years, if they go down in Nagpur. Dale Steyn is an unlikely starter for the match. Marchant de Lange was called as cover for Steyn. He his however unlikely to feature in the playing XI even if Steyn is unfit as South Africa have Kyle Abbott, Kagiso Rabada and Morne Morkel at their disposal. FULL CRICKET SCORECARD: India vs South Africa 2015, 3rd Test at Nagpur
The second Test at Bengaluru was washed out. The only positive for the Proteas from that Test was the fact that AB de Villiers struck a brilliant 85. Dean Elgar offered some resistance but South Africa were bowled for 214. India through their openers Murali Vijay and Shikhar Dhawan had gotten their teams off to a good start. India had all their wickets intact at the end of Day 1, but rain prevented play from starting over the next 4 days. Live Cricket Updates: India vs South Africa 2015, 3rd Test at Nagpur, Day 1
A win for India will give them an unassailable lead in the series, which is a major boost as South Africa have won the T20 International (T20I and One-Day International (ODI) series before the Test series. A win for the visitors on the other hand will give them just the momentum they need going into the fourth and final Test at Delhi