Tarpaulins cover the crease at the Newlands Stadium during a rain delay, during the third day of the first Test cricket match between South Africa and India at Newlands in Cape Town on January 7, 2018. Pic/ AFP

Rain prevented any play on the third day of the first Test between South Africa and India at Newlands yesterday, but with fine weather expected for the remaining two days there is still a good chance of a result. South Africa were on 65 for two in their second innings - an overall lead of 142 - at the close of play on Saturday.