Ind vs SA 3rd Test: South Africa reach 6/1 after packing off India for 187 on Da

South African bowler Andile Pehlukwayo celebrates with his teammates the dismissal of Indian batsman Cheteshwar Pujara Pic AFPSouth Africa reached 61 at stumps losing opener Aiden Markram on the opening day of the third and final cricket Test after a collective effort from their bowlers skittled out India for a paltry 187 at the New Wanderers Stadium here on WednesdayOpener Dean Elgar 4 and night watchman Kagiso Rabada 0 went back undefeated when the umpires dislodged the bails for the dayReturning to the team after being dropped from the second Test paceman Bhuvneshwar Kumar got the early break of Markram 2 caught behind by stumper Parthiv PatelEarlier on a wicket that promised good carry and bounce for the faster bowlers India won the toss and surprisingly elected to bat to find only three of their batsmen Cheteshwar Pujara 50 skipper Virat Kohli 54 and Bhuvneshwar 30 reach double figuresFor the Proteas it was a collective effort from the likes of Morne Morkel 247 Vernon Philander 231 Kagiso Rabada 339 Lungisani Ngidi 127 and Andile Phehlukwayo 225It was once again a disappointing story for the Indian batsmen barring Kohli and Pujara who struck contrasting fifties to bail out the team from another dismal start which saw the opening duo of Murali Vijay 8 and Lokesh Rahul 0 succumbing with just 13 runs on the boardPujara known for his dogged approach consumed as many as 54 balls to get off the mark in the morning session and in the company of Kohli defied the odds to take the team to 451 at the lunch breakKohli on the other hand looked fluent with his trademark drives bringing up his 16th Test half century in the second sessionBut the happiness was shortlived as the 29yearold Kohli who was dropped on scores of 11 and 32 couldnt ride his luck for the third time when he drove a Lungi Ngidi delivery away from the body and edged it to third slip where Ab de Villiers made no mistake this timeDe Villiers had earlier dropped Kohli off Morne Morkel when the India skipper was batting on 32 while Vernon Philander dropped one early in the first session when Kohli was on 11Kohlis fall brought in his deputy Rahane 9 who had a lucky escape when Philander overstepped and had him caught behindBut the Mumbai batsman soon fell to Morkel even as the review showed that the ball would have kissed his leg stickIndia crawled to 1144 at tea with Pujara and Parthiv 2 heading to the break undividedThe Saurashtra batsman continued to dig deep reaching his 17th Test fifty off 179 deliveries but was immediately dismissed caught behind by Quinton de Kock off PhehlukwayoTowards the end Bhuvneshwar provided some meat to the Indian total scoring a 49ball 30 even as the lower order comprising Parthiv Hardik Pandya 0 Mohammed Shami 8 and Ishant Sharma 0 fell like nine pinsCatch up on all the latest sports news and updates hereDownload the new midday Android and iOS apps to get updates on all the latest and trending stories on the go