India vs South Africa
South Africa won by an innings and 32 runs
India: 245 & 131
South Africa: 408
Player Of The Match
Dean Elgar: SA 185 Runs
Ind vs SA 2520 Test: An abject surrender by India. If you grew up in the 1990s, this must feel like a proper throwback. Over their last five fours in these shores, India have competed hard and won at least one Test. That proud record is on the line here with one more to come in Jo’burg next week. India were briefly in it, courtesy KL Rahul’s magnificent first-innings hundred but there’s been very little else of note.
Lots and lots of things to mull over and they’ll have two extra days to do a de-brief, before preparing for Newlands. South Africa have been absolutely sensational. SuperSport Park seems like a giant party waiting to take off. They’re dancing in the grass banks.
Dean Elgar plucks a stump out for posterity. It’s his farewell series and he’s started it with a magnificent match-winning 185, full of pluck and guts. There was a five-for from Rabada, wickets for debutant Nandre Burger and runs for debutant David Bedingham. The only real concern – or maybe it’s not – heading into Cape Town is the fitness of Temba Bavuma. Can it be scripted any better for Elgar to lead his time in his farewell Test?
Ind vs SA Match details
Ground: SuperSport Park, Centurion
Toss: South Africa, elected to field first
Series
India tour of South Africa
ICC World Test Championship
Season: 2023/24
Match number: Test no. 2520
Hours of play (local time) 10.00 start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 14.40-15.00, Close 17.00
Match days 26,27,28,29,30
December 2023 – First day
Ind vs SA 2520 First Test
Day 1
First India Cricket Team Innings
- Wet Pitch: India – 0/0
- Over 11.1: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – L Rusere, Batter – Shubman Gill (Upheld)
- Drinks: India – 38/3 in 13.0 overs (V Kohli 4, SS Iyer 8)
- India: 50 runs in 15.5 overs (95 balls), Extras 2
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 71 balls (V Kohli 26, SS Iyer 23, Ex 2)
- Lunch: India – 91/3 in 26.0 overs (V Kohli 33, SS Iyer 31)
- India: 100 runs in 29.2 overs (176 balls), Extras 9
- Drinks: India – 148/6 in 40.0 overs (KL Rahul 23, SN Thakur 14)
- India: 150 runs in 41.1 overs (247 balls), Extras 10
- Tea: India – 176/7 in 50.0 overs (KL Rahul 39, JJ Bumrah 0)
- KL Rahul: 50 off 80 balls (7 x 4, 2 x 6)
- India: 200 runs in 57.4 overs (347 balls), Extras 12
- Bad Light: India – 208/8 in 59.0 overs (KL Rahul 70, Mohammed Siraj 0)
- Rain: India – 208/8 in 59.0 overs (KL Rahul 70, Mohammed Siraj 0)
- End Of Day: India – 208/8 in 59.0 overs (KL Rahul 70, Mohammed Siraj 0)
Ind vs SA 2520 First Test
Day 2
- Rain: India – 208/8 in 59.0 overs (KL Rahul 70, Mohammed Siraj 0)
- Wet Ground: India – 208/8 in 59.0 overs (KL Rahul 70, Mohammed Siraj 0)
- Over 60.6: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – PR Reiffel, Batter – Mohammed Siraj (Struck down)
- Over 61.6: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – L Rusere, Batter – Mohammed Siraj (Struck down)
- Over 65.1: Review by India (Batting), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – L Rusere, Batter – Mohammed Siraj (Struck down)
- KL Rahul: 100 off 133 balls (14 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Innings Break: India – 245/10 in 67.4 overs (M Prasidh Krishna 0)
South Africa Cricket Team Frist Innings
- Over 12.5: Review by India (Bowling), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – PR Reiffel,
- Batter – D Elgar (Struck down)
- Lunch: South Africa – 49/1 in 16.0 overs (D Elgar 29, T de Zorzi 12)
- South Africa: 50 runs in 18.1 overs (111 balls), Extras 3
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 93 balls (D Elgar 33, T de Zorzi 16, Ex 2)
- D Elgar: 50 off 79 balls (10 x 4)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 27.6 overs (172 balls), Extras 6
- Drinks: South Africa – 113/3 in 30.2 overs (D Elgar 71)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 39.4 overs (243 balls), Extras 8
- D Elgar: 100 off 140 balls (19 x 4)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 71 balls (D Elgar 30, DG Bedingham 21, Ex 3)
- Tea: South Africa – 194/3 in 49.0 overs (D Elgar 115, DG Bedingham 32)
- South Africa: 200 runs in 50.4 overs (311 balls), Extras 12
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 138 balls (D Elgar 49, DG Bedingham 41, Ex 10)
- DG Bedingham: 50 off 80 balls (6 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Over 61.5: Review by India (Bowling), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – L Rusere, Batter – K Verreynne (Upheld)
- South Africa: 250 runs in 62.1 overs (381 balls), Extras 18
- Drinks: South Africa – 254/5 in 64.0 overs (D Elgar 139, M Jansen 2)
- Bad Light: South Africa – 256/5 in 66.0 overs (D Elgar 140, M Jansen 3)
- End Of Day: South Africa – 256/5 in 66.0 overs (D Elgar 140, M Jansen 3)
Ind vs SA 2520 First Test
Day 3
- D Elgar: 150 off 228 balls (24 x 4)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 102 balls (D Elgar 23, M Jansen 25, Ex 2)
- South Africa: 300 runs in 78.6 overs (483 balls), Extras 20
- New ball taken at 81.3 overs
- Drinks: South Africa – 323/5 in 84.0 overs (D Elgar 170, M Jansen 38)
- M Jansen: 50 off 87 balls (7 x 4)
- 6th Wicket: 100 runs in 169 balls (D Elgar 43, M Jansen 55, Ex 2)
- South Africa: 350 runs in 90.1 overs (550 balls), Extras 20
- Over 94.5: Review by South Africa (Batting), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – PR Reiffel, Batter – D Elgar (Struck down)
- Lunch: South Africa – 392/7 in 100.0 overs (M Jansen 72, K Rabada 1)
- South Africa: 400 runs in 102.5 overs (626 balls), Extras 24
- Innings Break: South Africa – 408/10 in 108.4 overs (M Jansen 84)
India Cricket Team Second Innings
- India: 50 runs in 13.3 overs (81 balls), Extras 7
- Tea: India – 62/3 in 16.0 overs (V Kohli 18, SS Iyer 6)
- India: 100 runs in 27.3 overs (165 balls), Extras 7
- V Kohli: 50 off 61 balls (8 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Over 31.5: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – PR Reiffel, Batter – Mohammed Siraj (Upheld)
Ind vs SA Lesser Known Things
Test debut
Prasidh Krishna
David Bedingham
Nandre Burger
Umpires
Langton Rusere
DRS
Paul Reiffel
DRS
TV Umpire
Ahsan Raza
Reserve Umpire
Stephen Harris
Match Referee
Chris Broad
Dean Elgar is the Player
of the Match For His 185
“Pretty special for me, rather just smile than cry (this is his farewell series) and enjoy the moment. Contribute to this team is what I’ve always wanted to do. Hasn’t worked out sometimes, but it did here, massive effort to pick 20 wickets. It was a juicy wicket. Got to keep nice and simple, batting in Tests you have to simplify things. Focus on the ball, play nice and straight, play late. Wickets like that, one’s got your name on it, got to ride the wave when it’s in your favour. Good partnerships with Tony, David and Jans. You need fast bowlers and spinner potentially to take 20 wickets, need guys firing. KG was amazing, and a guy like Nandre just came to the fore. Awesome to see his performances. Really great team performance going forward. Glad to leave here on a high.
Rohit Sharma: Not Good Enough
Got decent runs having been put in. KL Rahul batted brilliantly, but we failed to exploit conditions with the ball. Batting was poor in the second innings, Virat batted brilliantly but if you have to win Tests, have to come together collectively. We failed to do that. Guys have come here before, we understand what to expect from the conditions. Every individual has his own plan. Our batters were challenged at different times. We didn’t adapt well. We didn’t bat well both times which is why we stand here. There were some positives. Not a lot when you finish the game inside three days. KL the way he batted, he showed what you need to do on that kind of pitch. Don’t want to be too critical on the bowlers, they haven’t played much here. We’ll regroup and come back. It’s important to regroup as quickly as we can, tough from a loss like these but as sportsmen you go through these times. Got to pick ourselves up.
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