South African skipper Dean Elgar said the DRS controversy offered them a “window” to have a go at the target with the Virat Kohli-led Indian team getting distracted by their on-field chatter during the series-deciding third Test.

Elgar’s LBW decision by umpire Marais Erasmus was overturned after HawkEye showed the ball trajectory going over the stumps. Chasing 212, South Africa were 60 for one when Elgar got the reprieve, but with the Indian camp busy with the DRS controversy, the hosts went on to score 40 runs in the next eight overs.