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India hit back after being bowled out for 201

India won the toss and opted to bat, but suffered an early setback as Shikhar Dhawan was dismissed by Vernon Philander for 0  BCCI
M Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara led India to some stability with a 63-run, second-wicket partnership  BCCI
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Dean Elgar's part-time spin provided the breakthrough for South Africa, accounting for Pujara  BCCI
Kagiso Rabada then struck to remove Virat Kohli for 1 and India went in to lunch at a shaky 82 for 3  BCCI
Elgar's strikes hurt India further and the hosts were soon struggling at 154 for 7  BCCI
Ravindra Jadeja, along with R Ashwin, added 42 for the eighth wicket to push India's score towards 200. The home side was finally dismissed for 201  BCCI
India's spinners pulled things back - Ashwin dismissed Stiaan van Zyl and Jadeja bowled Faf du Plessis - to leave South Africa at 28 for 2 at close of play  BCCI
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