India vs South Africa 1st Test Day 5 Live Score Updates: South Africa Batters Positive Against Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami

Four – Elgar flicks a good length ball on the leg side for another boundary

Dean Elgar is gaining confidence with each passing ball

After nicking a ball, he flicks off the thin pads on the leg-side to claim yet another four off Bumrah

Live Score: SA 122/4 vs IND

Four – Elgar survives as he gathers an iffy boundary coming from an edge against a Bumrah ball

Bumrah does get successful in getting Elgar to edge a ball but it races away to the fence

Elgar moves into the 70s now and India are in desperate need of a wicket here now

Live Score: SA 122/4 vs IND

Dropped Catch and then a four – Mohammed Shami gives Elgar a chance to stay at the crease

Mohammed Shami drops a rather simple chance of his own bowling to give opener Dean Elgar another chance to stay at the crease

Elgar makes best use of the second chance as he immediately scores a boundary

Live Score: SA 115/4 vs IND

Four – Elgar directs a leg-sidish delivery by Bumrah for a four

Dean Elgar has started in a positive manner as he hits Bumrah for a four behind the stumps on the leg side

The Indian bowlers are keen on finding the right channel early on in the day

Live Score: SA 110/4 vs IND

Bavuma and Elgar survive a good over from Shami

Shami is sticking to the tough lines and lengths as he bowls a 1-run over

SA need less than 200 runs now

Live Score: SA 106/4 vs IND

Four – Bavuma hits a brilliant cover drive to make intentions pretty clear

Bavuma hits a classic cover drive that would have made even the likes of Kohli also proud

Bumrah just pitched it a bit fuller than expected and Temba pounced on it

Live Score: SA 105/4 vs IND

Four – Shami takes the ball from the other end, Elgar scores four with classy flick off the pads

After Bumrah’s only delivery to end the over, Mohammed Shami takes the ball from the other end

Elgar hits the first boundary of the day with a classy flick off the pads

Live Score: SA 101/4 vs IND

Day 5 action begins, Temba Bavuma and Dean Elgar are in the middle

Players are in the middle, the sun is shining and we are all set for the day to begin

Temba Bavuma and Dean Elgar are in the middle with Jasprit Bumrah starting proceedings for Team India

Live Score: SA 94/4 vs IND

Aakash Chopra was all praise for Team India pacer Mohammed Shami

Speaking on YouTube, Aakash Chopra lavished praise on Mohammed Shami for his five-wicket haul and also compared him to Dale Steyn and James Anderson

 “Mohammed Shami’s wrist position isn’t the best in the world? I think it is”, Chopra said.

Bumrah was in top form as he registered dismissals of Rassie van der Dussen, Keshav Maharaj

Jasprit Bumrah was in top form and took two wickets on Day 4 to leave South Africa reeling at 94 for four

Bumrah registered the dismissals of Rassie van der Dussen and Keshav Maharaj

Van der Dussen tried to evade a ball that ended up moving in sharply to hit his off stump as he scored 11 runs off 65 balls

Bumrah then sent a fantastic yorker on leg of Maharaj, which came angling in from outside off

The batter was aimless in his reaction and saw the ball go past him and hit the stumps 

Maharaj, who was sent in as the nightwatchman by the hosts, could only muster eight runs off 19 balls

Indian team batting coach Vikram Rathour had some suggestions for skipper Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli shouldn’t give up on expansive drives which has got him loads of runs but he does need to be judicious while choosing the right delivery for the perfect execution, feels Indian team batting coach Vikram Rathour

Kohli has been struggling to deal with balls pitched outside the off-stump

After Day 2 being marred by rain, the crucial final day can also be affected by the weather in Centurion

Hello and welcome to Day 5 of the 1st SA vs IND Test !

Hello and welcome to the Live Blog of Day 5 of the first Test between South Africa and India at the SuperSport Park in Centurion

The match is well poised as India need six wickets for a win while the home team are in need of 211 more runs to win

The Virat Kohli-led Team India will rely again on the expertise of their pacers to get them the much-needed wickets

However, all of this will only be possible if the weather permits.

So lets keep our fingers crossed and stay tuned for some Live action !