India lost Virat Kohli on the first ball after lunch on the fourth day of the first Test against South Africa, despite the captain looking in control in the first session.
Indian batters had slowly and steadily extended their overall lead to 209 despite losing a couple of wickets in the morning session as the visitors reached 79 for 3 at lunch.
But Kohli's wicket provided a twist in the tale as his wicket was picked up by the young Marco Jansen.
Kohli went for a loose drive and ended up edging the ball to wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock. It was a big wicket for Jansen who is playing his Test debut.
With the dismissal, Kohli ends 2021 without a Test century, his second consecutive calendar year without one.
Earlier, Pujara was lucky that Kagiso Rabada dropped a dolly off Lungi Ngidi at short mid-wicket.
The highest-ever successful fourth-innings chase at the Centurion was England's 251 back in the 2000-01 season and for this South African batting line-up that distinctly lacks quality of bygone era, it would be more than an onerous task to counter Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj on this track.
The morning session primarily belonged to South Africa as night-watchman Shardul Thakur (10) was snapped in the second slip by Wiaan Mulder off Rabada.
First innings centurion KL Rahul (23 off 74 balls) showed admirable patience during the first hour leaving a lot of deliveries outside the off-stump before Ngidi softened him up with one that came in sharply hitting him on the knuckle.
A close look showed considerable swelling and Rahul needed medical treatment and there was a lapse of concentration as he fished at one outside the off-stump and skipper Dean Elgar at first slip took an overhead catch.
Latest score: India 109/5 (Rahane 20 not out, Ngidi 2/29). India lead by 239 runs.
- With inputs from PTI