Openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul perished early as India fumbled in the chase of a mammoth 549-run target to end day four of second Test against South Africa at a precarious 27 for 2, here Tuesday.
Trailing 0-1 in the two-match series, India lost Jaiswal 13 to pacer Marco Jansen in the seventh over and KL Rahul 6 to spinner Simon Harmer in the 10th over.
At stumps, Sai Sudharsan 2 not out off 25 balls and night watchman Kuldeep Yadav 4 not out off 22 balls were at the crease with India requiring another 522 runs to win and level the two-Test series.