IND vs SA 2nd Test: India Bundle Out For 201; South Africa Choose Not To Enforce Follow-On, Lead By 288 Runs (Day 3)

India National Cricket Team vs South Africa National Cricket Team Match Scorecard: Marco Jansen's six-wicket haul bundled out India for 201 and South Africa have decided to bat again, hoping to increase their massive lead further on Day 3 of the second Test in the two-match series at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on Monday.

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After India's top order ultimately proved insurmountable, Kuldeep Yadav and Washington Sundar's resilient 72-run stand offered a glimmer of hope.

Sunder and Kuldeep gave a determined resistance after India were reduced to 122 for 7 in the second session, forming a 72-run partnership for the eighth wicket before the former was dismissed for 48 off 92 balls.

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The Proteas then covered up the two remaining Indian wickets, bowling the hosts out in 83.5 overs to take a tremendous first innings lead of 288 runs. Kuldeep was out for 19 off 134 balls after the Proteas took the new ball in the final session of the day.

Marco Jansen was the chief architect of India's collapse, taking figures of 6/48, while Simon Harmer took three wickets for 64 runs.

At lunch, India were struggling at 174 for 7 in 67 overs. Besides Yashasvi Jaiswal (58 off 97 balls) and Washington, no Indian batter contributed substantially after beginning the day at 9 for no loss.

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Four Indian wickets crumpled in the opening session, reaching 102 for 4 at tea. Three more Indian batters failed in the second session. Without the eighth-wicket partnership between Washington and Kuldeep, India would have been in much more resounding trouble.

The top order, including KL Rahul (22), Sai Sudharsan (15), Dhruv Jurel (0), captain Rishabh Pant (7), Ravindra Jadeja (6) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (10), fell cheaply.