Play was known as off as a consequence of a dangerous pitch at Wanderers Stadium on Friday after South African batsman Dean Elgar was hit on the grille of his helmet by a short ball.
Umpires Aleem Dar and Ian Gould had consulted earlier as a consequence of unusual bounce and deviation on a pitch which former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar described as “dangerous”.
After Elgar was struck late throughout the afternoon by a sharply lifting provide from India's Jasprit Bumrah, match referee Andy Pycroft joined the umpires on the sector and the third day of the third and supreme Check out was halted.
South Africa, set 241 to win, had been 17 for one.
Solely two Check out matches have beforehand been abandoned as a consequence of dangerous conditions.
In January 1998, England had been 17 for three in the direction of the West Indies at Sabina Park in Jamaica when the umpires stopped play as a consequence of a hazardous pitch.
And a match between the an identical two teams in Antigua in February 2009 was known as off after 10 balls because of a young outfield was thought-about dangerous for bowlers and fielders.
India seize administration
Indian captain Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane had set an attacking occasion as India took administration of the match, scoring 247 of their second innings.
Umpires Aleem Dar and Ian Gould known as off play after they'd been joined on the sector by match referee Andy Pycroft.
The captains and match officers met after the stoppage and the one official phrase was that play had been known as off for the day.
There had been concepts via the day that play could possibly be halted as a consequence of a dangerous pitch nonetheless with India having completed their innings any dedication to abandon the match was on a regular basis vulnerable to be controversial.
It turned clear that demons remained throughout the pitch when Mohammed Shami had Aiden Markram caught behind throughout the second over and Bhuvneshwar Kumar hit Elgar with a painful blow on the correct hand throughout the subsequent over.
The availability which dismissed Markram lifted and seamed away, whereas the ball which struck Elgar lifted sharply off an excellent measurement.
The pitch was the subject of intense discussions by the umpires and a gathering in match referee Pycroft's office, attended by groundsman Bethuel Buthelezi and native officers, via the lunch break, when India had been 100 for four.
There have been areas on an excellent measurement on every ends of the pitch the place the bounce was unpredictable.
Kohli and Rahane added 34 in quick time after lunch sooner than an excellent spell by Kagiso Rabada, who bowled Kohli for 41 after which caught Hardik Pandya off his private bowling, lowered India to 148 for six.
Nevertheless with the ball going softer, Rahane and Kumar, adopted by Shami, attacked some wayward bowling. India's last four wickets added 99 runs — important in a low-scoring match.
The innings was marked by good working between the wickets, whereas the lower order batsmen went for his or her images, to the frustration of the South African bowlers.
Rahane, who was not chosen for the first two Checks, made his runs off 68 balls and hit six fours in a courageous stand given the conditions.
After his partnership with Kohli set the tone for the afternoon, he and Kumar added 55 for the seventh wicket, with Kumar taking place to realize 33 to complete a sequence the place he made useful contributions in each of his four innings.
With India already in an excellent place, Shami swung onerous after Rahane had been dismissed, hitting two sixes in an innings of 27 off 28 balls.
Rabada, Vernon Philander and Morne Morkel each took three wickets amid often inconsistent bowling.
Dropped catches moreover weighed intently. Elgar put down a straightforward catch at gully off Morne Morkel when Kumar had 15 and the whole was on 178, then Rahane was dropped at deep stage by Andile Phehlukwayo off Kagiso Rabada when he was on 38 and the whole was 180.