 The recalled Yuvraj Singh (right) congratulates Ishant Sharma |
India fought back superbly on day one of the third and final Test in Kanpur to bowl South Africa out for 265.
Graeme Smith (69) and Hashim Amla led the Proteas to 152-1 after tea, before India's spinners and paceman Ishant Sharma (3-55) took control.
Spin pair Harbhajan Singh and Piyush Chawla, 19, shared five wickets.
India, skippered by Mahendra Dhoni in the absence of the injured Anil Kumble, need to win the game to level the three-match series.
If they do, it will be without captain Kumble, who failed a morning fitness test on his injured groin and must sit out the decisive encounter.
The Proteas made an impressive start in Kanpur, knowing a draw in the Test would be enough to move them up to number two behind Australia in the ICC's Test rankings.
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