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Ranchi Test: India eye 40 points to cement spot at top of world leaderboard

India dominated the first two matches in all the three aspects of the game and dented the confidence of South Africa severely

We can still get 40 points by winning the Ranchi Test, says Dean Elgar

After managing a 1-1 draw in the T20 series, South Africa suffered big defeats in the first Two Tests of the three-match rubber against a dominant outfit led by Virat Kohli

India vs S Africa: Aiden Markram ruled out of Ranchi Test over wrist injury

Markram, who averaged only 11 in the two tests played against India, felt he was letting his team down.

It's not easy to get replacements for Amla, de Villiers: Faf du Plessis

South Africa were thrashed by 203 runs in the first Test and lost by an innings and 137 runs in the second Test here, already losing the series.

Virat Kohli becomes 1st Indian captain to enforce follow-on against Proteas

England were the last side that had enforced a follow-on against the Proteas in July 2008 at Lord's.

Ind vs SA, 2nd Test Day 3: Proteas tail wags before India take 326-run lead

Coming together at 152 for eight, Philander-Maharaj pair not only had a century- plus stand but more importantly consumed 43.1 overs, taking away a lot of second innings overs from India

Ind vs SA, 2nd Test, Day 1: India make steady start, reach 77/1 at lunch

The South African bowlers hit better lengths during the first session, especially Rabada (1/26 in 10 overs), who got first Test hero Rohit (14 off 35 balls)

1st Test, Day 4: India sniff victory after Rohit's ton dents SA fightback

At close of play, the Proteas were 11/1 in their second innings with last innings's centurion Dean Elgar trapped in front by Ravindra Jadeja for just two

Ind vs SA: Jasprit Bumrah ruled out of Test series, Umesh replaces him

Bumrah has sustained a minor stress fracture in his lower back

Kohli one demerit point away from getting banned from international cricket

With three demerit points, Kohli needs to keep his on-field aggression in check as India have just started a hectic home season; one more demerit point before January 16 next year will trigger a ban

Ind vs SA 3rd T20 highlights: de Kock guides Proteas to victory by 9 wckts

India managed to put a paltry 134/9 in 20 overs. Quinton de Kock continued the top form with a fifty and took South Africa easily towards victory.

Rohit needs only 8 runs to regain top spot in highest run getters in T20Is

Kohli surpassed Rohit during the second T20 international when he smashed an unbeaten 72 as India took a 1-0 lead in the series by registering a facile seven-wicket victory in Mohali

We are here to play in traditional South African way: Van der Dussen

The new-look team will have a chance to draw level in the third and final game at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday

Ind vs SA 3rd T20I Preview: India looks to extend lead as washout looms

With a washout in the first game in Dharamsala, both the teams were looking to take the upper hand and take an unassailable lead in the series in Mohali

India vs South Africa 3rdT20I: Rain likely to play spoilsport in Bengaluru

The first match of the series was also abandoned due to rain at Dharamshala whereas the second T20I was won by India by seven wickets

Will try out new players and test them in South Africa series: Kohli

Kohli credited his bowlers for restricting the visitors to a modest 149 for five

Virat Kohli surpasses Rohit Sharma as all-time leading run-scorer in T20s

Kohli now has 2,441 runs from 66 innings to Rohit's 2,434 from 89 innings

Youngsters were under pressure, did well against world-class side: de Kock

Asked to bat first, South Africa rode new captain de Kock's 52 and Temba Bavuma's 49 to post a modest 149/5 in 20 overs

I don't think we were outplayed by beatable India, Bavuma after 2nd T20I

South Africa looked set for 180 when skipper Quinton de Kock and Bavuma were in the middle before the southpaw's dismissal put the brakes on the scoring rate, limiting the total to 149 for five

Ind vs SA 2nd T20I: India win by 7 wickets as Kohli shines with the bat

Shikhar Dhawan gave a fine start to India while Virat Kohli was at his best as he remained unbeaten on 72, surpassing Rohit Sharma as the highest T20I scorer