South Africa’s towering pace spearhead Marco Jansen delivered a stellar performance, claiming six wickets to edge his team closer to a historic Test series victory in India. On day three of the second Test in Guwahati, Jansen’s figures of 6-48 dismantled India’s first innings, restricting them to 201 in response to South Africa’s commanding 489. Despite a 288-run deficit, the tourists opted not to enforce the follow-on, choosing instead to bat again and extend their lead. At stumps, South Africa were 26-0, with Ryan Rickelton (13) and Aiden Markram (12) at the crease, pushing their overall lead to 314. Jansen’s brilliance, coupled with disciplined bowling from the spinners, left India reeling. Yashasvi Jaiswal’s 58 and a resilient 72-run partnership between Washington Sundar (48) and Kuldeep Yadav (19) offered brief resistance, but India’s batting crumbled under pressure. South Africa, having won the first Test in Kolkata, are now on the verge of their first Test series win in India since 2000. The hosts, meanwhile, face mounting scrutiny after their fourth defeat in six home Tests.