Dominant South Africa eye clean sweep as India start mammoth chase poorly

South Africa had India tottering at 97-2 after setting the hosts a mammoth target of 549 in the second Test on Tuesday, moving to the brink of a first series win in the country for 25 years.

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South Africa declared on 260-5 in the final session on day four in Guwahati after Tristan Stubbs made 94.

World Test champions South Africa lead the two-match series IO and even a draw would seal their first series victory in India since 2000.

The Proteas kept on batting despite the lead crossing 500 in the second session and coach Shukri Conrad said they wanted to make sure they ended India's hopes of a series-levelling win.

"We wanted them to really grovel... Bat them completely out the game and then say to them well come and survive on the last day and an hour this evening," Conrad told reporters.

"So far so good but we also know they're not just going to roll over. We're going to have to be at our very best tomorrow."