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Team India continued to be on top of the Pune Test match against South Africa as the visitor’s trail by runs in the first innings. However, the tailenders – Vernon Philander and Keshav Maharaj resisted well before Ravichandran Ashwin finished the proceedings with two quick wickets.

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The visitors resumed at 36 for three with de Bruyn and nightwatchman Nortje in the crease trailing by 565 runs. Shami, who bowled brilliantly in the last session, made an immediate effect removing the nightwatchman in the second over of the day.

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Ravichandran Ashwin celebrates a wicket. Credit: AP

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With skipper Faf du Plessis by his side, Theunis de Bruyn looked composed and played some delightful shots. After failing to put runs in the first Test, the South African batter would have been desperate to put runs on the board to stake claim for his place in the playing XI. But an outstanding diving catch from Wriddhiman Saha put curtains on his innings.

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Virat Kohli immediately brought the spinners and Ravichandran Ashwin struck with a brilliant delivery to get Quinton de Kock out. Ravindra Jadeja followed the suit to get Senuran Muthusamy out before Ashwin sent back skipper Faf du Plessis to have South Africa at 162 for eight.

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Keshav Maharaj. Credit: AP

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Since then, Keshav Maharaj and Vernon Philander resisted the stretch their total adding 100+ runs for the ninth wicket. In the process, Maharaj registered his fifty and looked to go back at the end of the day’s play unscathed.

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But a moment of brilliance from Ravichandran Ashwin gave India the breakthrough at the fag end of the day as he removed Vernon Philander to claim South Africa’s ninth wicket. Ashwin kept up his good work to remove Kagiso Rabada to bowl out South Africa for 275, thus taking a lead of 326 runs.

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