South Africans increased their lead in the match against India

• South Africans lead in the match with a score of 395 runs.
• India needs 522 runs to win the series.
• Ravindra Jadeja became India's best player with two wickets.

In the second test match between the teams of South Africa and India, which takes place in Gqeberha, the South Africans significantly increased their lead, reaching 395 runs on the fourth day of play. After the first half of the day, South Africa had a score of 107 for three wickets.

After a delayed start when the team was at 77-3, Temba Bavuma and Tristan Stubbs stabilized the game, adding 30 runs in the pair. Bavuma finished the session with 21 runs, while Stubbs scored 14.

Ravindra Jadeja became the standout player for India, taking two wickets during this session. Earlier, in the first innings, South Africa scored 489, while India managed only 201, meaning the South Africans gained a lead of 314 runs.

Not considering the possibility of bringing India to the second innings, South Africa decided to continue batting to set a huge target for the superiors. This gives them the opportunity to achieve the first victory in the test series on Indian soil since 2000-01.

At the beginning of the fourth day, South Africa started with 26-0, but quickly lost three wickets. Jadeja managed to dismiss Aiden Markram and Temba Bavuma, after which Zorzi and Stubbs lifted the team to a new level.

India, which has already won one match in the series, now needs 522 runs to win, and at the moment of writing the article, the score was 27-2 in their second innings.

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