South Africa were 138 for two in their second innings chasing India's 458 at stumps on day four in the first Test at the Wanderers here Saturday.
Alviro Petersen and Faf du Plessis were batting on 76 and 8.
Earlier Saturday, India went on to score 421 thanks to Cheteshwar Pujara (153) and Virat Kohli (96).