South Africa were 35 for one at stumps in response to India's 202 all out on the opening day of the second Test against South Africa.

Dean Elgar and Keegan Petersen were batting on 11 and 14 respectively at the close of play. India, who reached 146 for five at tea, added 56 runs for the loss of five wickets during the final session. Stand-in skipper KL Rahul (50) was the top scorer for the visitors while R Ashwin (46) played a crucial knock towards the end of the innings.