IND beat SA Highlights: Centurion Test: India win by 113 runs: After Gabba & The Oval, The Centurion too has been conquered as Virat Kohli & Co. have scripted history with a memorable 113 runs victory in the Boxing Day Test at SuperSport Park, Centurion. The tourists were right on top from Day 1, courtesy KL Rahul’s brilliant century, & even the complete Day 2 whitewash couldn’t reduce the deficit as Mohd Shami & Jasprit Bumrah proved out too hot to handle for the Proteas as India registered their first-ever Test victory in Centurion. Follow India vs South Africa LIVE updates with InsideSport.IN
Needing six wickets to win on Day 5, India’s first roadblock was Dean Elgar. His resistance of 77 runs was crucial. However, India had to remove Temba Bavuma and Quinton de Kock, two important batsmen who could lead South Africa to win.
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IND beat SA Highlights: KL Rahul, Shami & Bumrah shine as India eke out famous victory on South Africa soil only 4th time – Check Highlights
IND beat SA Highlights: KL Rahul, Shami & Bumrah shine as India eke out famous victory on South Africa soil only 4th time – Check Highlights
But Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj hunted in packs, removing the six wickets within five minutes after lunch to register a 113-run victory.
#TeamIndia go 1-0 up in the series with their first ever Test win at Centurion.#SAvIND pic.twitter.com/DB68dMunHL
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The foundation of the victory was laid by KL Rahul in the first innings. His 123 and Mayank Agarwal’s 60 helped India post 327. In response, South Africa could only score 197 as Mohammed Shami rattled the hosts with a fantastic five-wicket haul.
IND beat SA: Stat Attack:
- This is India’s only 4th Test win in South Africa. India won first time in SA was back in 2006-07 by 123 runs. In the 2010-11 tour, India won by 63 runs at Johannesburg.
- This is India’s first win in three attempts in Cenurion.
- This is India’s fourth Test victory outside Asia in a calendar year. India beat Australia in Brisbane, England at Lord’s and Oval and South Africa in Centurion.
IND beat SA Highlights: KL Rahul, Shami & Bumrah shine as India eke out famous victory on South Africa soil only 4th time – Check Highlights
Although India’s batsmen struggled in the second innings, setting only 305 run target, South Africa needed a record-breaking chase to get a victory. In the end, three wickets each from Shami and Bumrah besides two each from Mohammed Siraj and Ravichandran Ashwin helped India breach Centurion fortress.
IND beat SA Highlights: KL Rahul, Shami & Bumrah shine as India eke out famous victory on South Africa soil only 4th time – Check Highlights
“Got off to the perfect start. Have to understand one day was washed out – shows how well we played. It’s always a difficult place to play against SA (Centurion). The discipline that the batters showed. Credit to Mayank and KL the way they set it up. Knew the bowlers will do the job. Spoke about it in the change room – the fact he (Bumrah) didn’t bowl much in the first innings, it allowed SA to get around 40 more runs,” India skipper Virat Kohli said after the match.
“Just the way these guys bowl together has been a hallmark of our team getting a result in difficult situations. Absolutely world-class talent (Shami). For me, he’s in the best three seamers in the world at the moment. His strong wrist, his seam position and his ability to hit a length consistently. Got so much confidence out of Johannesburg last time. It’s a ground we love playing at,” Kohli added.
IND beat SA Highlights: KL Rahul, Shami & Bumrah shine as India eke out famous victory on South Africa soil only 4th time – Check Highlights
South Africa 2nd Innings: 191 all out
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiden Markram | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 | |
| Dean Elgar (C) | 77 | 156 | 12 | 0 | 49.36 | |
| Keegan Petersen | 17 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 47.22 | |
| Rassie van der Dussen | 11 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 16.92 | |
| Keshav Maharaj | 8 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 42.11 | |
| Temba Bavuma | 35 | 80 | 4 | 0 | 43.75 | |
| Quinton de Kock (WK) | 21 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 75.00 | |
| Wiaan Mulder | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Marco Jansen | 13 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 92.86 | |
| Kagiso Rabada | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Lungi Ngidi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Extra | 7 (b 0, w 0, nb 5, lb 2) | |||||
| Total | 191/10 (68) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasprit Bumrah | 19 | 4 | 50 | 3 | 2.63 |
| Mohammed Shami | 17 | 3 | 63 | 3 | 3.71 |
| Mohammed Siraj | 18 | 5 | 47 | 2 | 2.61 |
| Shardul Thakur | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2.20 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 9 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 2.00 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| AK Markram | 1-1 | 1.3 |
| KD Petersen | 2-34 | 14.1 |
| HE van der Dussen | 3-74 | 36.4 |
| KA Maharaj | 4-94 | 40.5 |
| D Elgar | 5-130 | 50.5 |
| Q de Kock | 6-161 | 59.3 |
| Wiaan Mulder | 7-164 | 60.2 |
| M Jansen | 8-190 | 66.5 |
| K Rabada | 9-191 | 67.5 |
| L Ngidi | 10-191 | 67.6 |
IND beat SA Highlights: KL Rahul, Shami & Bumrah shine as India eke out famous victory on South Africa soil only 4th time – Check Highlights
IND beat SA 1st Test summary:
South Africa started at 94 for 4 and the team reached the triple-figure mark with skipper Dean Elgar hitting a boundary in the fifth ball of the day to Mohammed Shami. In the 46th over of the South African innings, Shami dropped a caught and bowled chance of well set Dean Elgar on 63.
The Proteas captain Elgar punished Indian pacers Shami and Jasprit Bumrah from there on hitting three boundaries. But India finally got the big wicket as Bumrah dismissed Elgar leg before the wicket for 77. Dean Elgar was Bumrah’s third wicket in 2nd innings and South Africa’s fifth wicket with a score of only 130.
Resuming the post-lunch session at 182/7 Mohammed Shami dismissed debutant Marco Jansen caught behind by wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant for just 13. Shami got his third wicket in the second innings and his eighth wicket overall in the match. In the very next over Ravichandran Ashwin dismissed tailenders Kagiso Rabada and Lungi Ngidi to wrap up the Proteas for a paltry 191 and guide India to their first-ever win at Centurion. This is Virat Kohli’s second Test win in South Africa the first one came in Johannesburg in 2018.
IND beat SA Highlights: KL Rahul, Shami & Bumrah shine as India eke out famous victory on South Africa soil only 4th time – Check Highlights
After the fall of Elgar’s wicket Quinton de Kock walked in and along with Temba Bavuma took the hosts total past the 150-run mark. The partnership could not last long as Mohammed Siraj got the prized scalp of de Kock. The southpaw inside-edged Siraj’s delivery onto the stumps.
In the next over Shami was introduced into the attack and the pacer dismissed Wiaan Mulder for just 1 as India inched closer to victory. Post lunch it was a mere formality for Virat Kohli led side as they registered a convincing 113 run victory to help India win their first Test in Centurion and also take a 1-0 lead in 3-match series
IND beat SA Highlights: KL Rahul, Shami & Bumrah shine as India eke out famous victory on South Africa soil only 4th time – Check Highlights
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