After a sluggish start on Day One, Senuran Muthusamy (109) and Marco Jansen (93) made crucial lower-order contributions to propel the Proteas to 489 in the first innings.
Jansen continued his magic with the ball, snapping figures of 6/48, as the hosts were bundled out for merely 201.
South Africa chose to not enforce the follow-on, instead extending their advantage to past 500, with Tristan Stubbs (94) leading the way in their third innings total of 260/5 before the declaration.
Simon Harmer, South Africa’s Player of the Match in Kolkata, was at his very best in the second innings as well. Adding to his 3/64 in the first innings, Harmer (6/37) ran through India’s batting line-up on Day 5 morning.
