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India’s R Ashwin celebrates the wicket of South African batsman Simon Harmer during the second day of the 3rd test match in Nagpur. |PTI

South Africa were bowled out for 79 — the lowest Test total against India — as 20 wickets fell on the second day of the third Test in Nagpur.
Resuming on 11-2 in reply to 215, the tourists slipped to 12-5 before being dismissed in only 33.1 overs.

Ravichandran Ashwin took 5-32 and Ravindra Jadeja 4-33 for India, who lead 1-0 in the four-match series.

Although South Africa bowled India out for 173, they were 32-2 at the close in pursuit of 310 for victory.

All 10 wickets fell to spin in South Africa’s first innings, and eight in India’s second innings, on a pitch described by former England captain Michael Vaughan as “shocking”.

The Proteas, the world’s top-ranked Test side, have not lost an away Test series since 2006.

South Africa, set a victory target of 310 runs, were 32/2 in their second innings at stumps on the second day of the third Test against India in Nagpur today.

Dean Elgar was unbeaten on 10 and skipper Hashim Amla was on three, with the tourists still 278 runs away from a win with eight wickets in hand.

Earlier, South Africa were bowled out for 79 runs in their first innings and India were dismissed for 173 in their second knock.

As many as 32 wickets have fallen so far over two days on the dusty, deteriorating pitch at the VCA stadium.

South Africa need a win to level the four-match series after losing the first Test in Mohali by 108 runs. The rain-hit second game in Bangalore was drawn.

Meanwhile, rival captains Steve Smith and Brendon McCullum said they were excited about what the first-ever day-night Test could mean for the future of cricket.

Big crowds will be thronging Adelaide Oval for tomorrow’s pink-ball third Test between Australia and New Zealand, with the cricket world watching the first day-night match in 138 years of Tests with keen interest.

Just like the advent of one-day internationals in the 1970s and the glitzy Twenty20 format in the last decade, Test cricket stands on the threshold of a game-changer and both skippers are keen to buy into the concept.

“People are voting with their feet and they are encouraged by what the pink ball Test has to offer and for us to play in front of 40,000 people in a Test match is pretty amazing,” New Zealand skipper McCullum said. “So we’re really excited about it and hopefully it goes off brilliantly, with no challenges and no problems.— Sport24.