Jansen continues and he comes around the wicket to Rahul who starts the over with a forward defence.
Rahul then plays the ball to backward point for a dot. That is a front-foot no-ball.
Next one's a beauty as Rahul is beaten on the outside edge.
Rahul then lets the next one go through to the keeper. A dot later, Jansen bowls a sharp bouncer that Rahul plays and misses.
A dot to end the over as a single comes off it.
Rabada continues, a back of length ball rises up, Kohli gets the leading edge but falls in no man's land. He survives.
Short ball next and Kohli hangs back and swivel pulls it over backward square leg for a six, the first maximum of the innings.
Three dots later, full and wide and Kohli latches on to it and creams it through covers for a four as 10 come off it.
Jansen comes around the wicket to Kohli and after a dot, Kohli chips the full ball over cover-point for four. That is a fortunate boundary as he failed to control the shot.
A dot later, Kohli gets a single to square leg before Rahul plays two dots as 5 come off the over.
Rabada is back in the attack as the 3rd session gets underway and after a dot, Kohli gets a couple to mid-wicket.
Kohli then leaves the next two balls alone before the turns his wrists and plays the ball down to square leg for a single.
Rahul then lets the next one go as 3 comes off the over.
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