India pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar (left) celebrates the dismissal of South Africa's batsman AB de Villiers during the second day of the third and final Test at the Wanderers ground in Johannesburg yesterday; (inset) A disappointed De Villiers walks off with five against his name. PIC/AFP, PTI 

For the third time in three Test matches India found themselves in a position so good that fans had to pinch themselves to make sure that reality did not differ from dreams. After bowling SA out for 204, conceding a slender and inconsequential lead of seven, India ended the second day on 49 for one yesterday. The rains that had been predicted for each day of this Test stayed away once more even as wickets continued to tumble. Eleven fell on the first day and 10 on the second, the pitch continuing to assist fast bowlers of all kinds and hues.