South Africa set India 549 to win Guwahati Test

(Reuters) - South Africa declared their second innings at 260-5, setting India a huge victory target of 549 on day four of the second and final Test in Guwahati on Tuesday.

Tristan Stubbs (94) was the top scorer for South Africa, who are 1-0 up in the two-Test series, looking set for a 2-0 series sweep after winning the opener in Kolkata inside three days.

Wiaan Mulder remained unbeaten on 35.

Spinner Ravindra Jadeja was the pick of the India bowlers claiming 4-62.

Earlier, South Africa lost three wickets in the morning session of the day. Tony de Zorzi was adjudged leg before for 49 to Jadeja.

However, their top order looked ill at ease against the turning ball on Tuesday after resuming on 26 for no loss in the first ever Test at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in northeast India.

Ryan Rickelton (35) and Aiden Markram (29) added 59 runs for the opening stand before left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja removed both the batters.

Rickelton was snared at cover, while Markram was done for by a Jadeja delivery that drifted in from wide of the crease and spun past the bat to peg back the off stump.

Off-spinner Washington Sundar had Temba Bavuma caught at leg slip for three and could have claimed the wicket of Stubbs too had Rishabh Pant not missed a stumping opportunity.

India were bowled out for 201 in their first innings. Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal was the top scroer with 58. Washington Sundar was the other prominent batsman who contributed 48 runs to the team total.

Pant is leading India in the absence of their injured skipper Shubman Gill.