South African veteran Dean Elgar missed out on a well-deserved maiden double century but inflicted enough damage on India in company of young Marco Jansen to potentially bat the visitors out of the opening Test as Proteas advanced to a mighty 392 for even at lunch on the third day of the SA vs IND 1st Test.

Elgar (185 off 287 balls), whose previous highest Test score is 199, was inching towards his maiden double hundred before a faint tickle to leg-side bouncer from Shardul Thakur brought about his end. But, that didn't deter the lanky Jansen (72 batting, 119 balls), not exactly famous for his batting prowess, to easily negotiate a deflated Indian attack that looked out of sorts as well bereft of ideas.