Guwahati, Nov. 25 -- South Africa tightened their stranglehold over the second Test at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium by setting India a towering target after declaring at 260 for 5 in their second innings, with a massive 549-run lead, before reducing the hosts to 27 for 2 under fading light on Day Four.
The visitors had resumed after lunch at 220 for 4, with Tristan Stubbs and Wiaan Mulder extending their control over the contest. Their fifth-wicket partnership was steady and calculated, bringing up fifty runs in 93 balls as Mulder grew in fluency with crisp drives, cuts and glances, while Stubbs continued to sweep and reverse with authority.
South Africa crossed 250 in the 77th over, pushing India further on the defensive with little res...