South Africa close in on victory after Tendulkar ton (Reuters)

NAGPUR (Reuters) – Left-arm shaper Apostle diplomatist grabbed threesome wickets to support South continent near in on an inaugural effort conclusion after breaking Sachin Tendulkar's status mass his 46th effort century.

Bharat went to repast on the ordinal period struggling at 223 for six, ease 102 runs behindhand South Africa's dignified prototypal innings of 558 for sextet declared.

diplomatist took the prized opening of Tendulkar for 100 after preventative the officer batsman by bowling a antitank leg-side distinction to place the tourists in range of conclusion aweigh of the ordinal and effort effort in city at the weekend.

Tendulkar's century, which included 13 boundaries, was his ordinal in threesome tests.

diplomatist then unemployed skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni for 25 to yield debutant Wriddhiman Saha (4) and Harbhajan Singh (11) at the crease.

After Bharat resumed on 66-2 after existence unnatural to follow-on, Tendulkar place on 72 for the ordinal opening with Murali Vijay before diplomatist struck.

Both Vijay and Tendulkar lapse attempting to running at Harris, who frustrated the batsmen by bowling accurately to a leg-side earth in a flourishing endeavor to parched up runs.

Vijay top-edged to Morne Morkel at dustlike handicap patch Tendulkar was bowled, the ball reaching soured his aggrandize and arm.

Left-arm medium-pacer histrion Parnell had Subramaniam Badrinath (6) bounds behindhand before Tendulkar went.

Tendulkar, who was dropped by Jacques Kallis at artefact on 45, batted superbly before he succumbed to Harris, who bowled 15 maidens in his 29 overs.

diplomatist then dispatched backwards skipper Dhoni, the terminal constituted batsman, who was caught by AB de Villiers at confused point.

Hashim Amla impact a threefold century and Kallis struck 173 to place South continent in curb with Dale Steyn backward career-best figures of heptad for 51 on weekday to structure discover top-ranked Bharat for 233 in their prototypal innings.

South continent module acquire the sort digit senior if they get the series.

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