Bangalore - South Africa were bowled out for 214 in their first innings after tea on the opening day of the second Test against India in Bangalore on Saturday.
AB de Villiers, playing his 100th Test, top-scored with 85 after South Africa were sent in to bat in overcast conditions at the Chinnasamy stadium.
Spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja claimed four wickets each.
India won the first Test in Mohali by 108 runs to take the lead in the four-match series.
Teams:India: Virat Kohli (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Wriddhiman Saha, Ravindra Jadeja, Stuart Binny, Ravichandran Ashwin, Varun Aaron, Ishant Sharma
South Africa: Hashim Amla (captain), Dean Elgar, Stiaan van Zyl, Faf du Plessis, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Dane Vilas, Kyle Abbott, Kagiso Rabada, Morne Morkel, Imran Tahir