India vs South Africa 1st test match highlight, Elgar achieved his first hundred at Centurion, and with Rabada’s seven-wicket haul, South Africa won by an innings with 32 runs.
Date – December 26 to 30, 2023;
Time – 10am Local Time (1.30pm IST)
Venue – Centurion
Toss – South Africa have won the toss and opted to field
South Africa has two debutants one is Nandre Burger and David Bedingham. For India Prasidh Krishna made his debut. Ashwin is substituting Jadeja, as Jadeja experienced a minor back spasm.
Teams:
South Africa (Playing XI):
Temba Bavuma(c), Dean Elgar, Aiden Markram, Tony de Zorzi, Keegan Petersen, David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne(w), Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Kagiso Rabada, Nandre Burger
India (Playing XI):
Rohit Sharma(c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
India vs South Africa 1st test match highlight
India First Innings
On Boxing Day in the Test cricket match, South Africa dominated this session, Kagiso Rabada dismissed Rohit Sharma. Debutant Nandre Burger further contributed to Rabada’s success by dismissing Jaiswal and Gill. India lost three early wickets.
Despite encountering dropped catches, notably those of Shreyas Iyer and Virat Kohli providing a fightback, India successfully recovered from this precarious position at 24/3. Both Kohli and Iyer settled and showcasing positive setback. Iyer played some aggressive shots, while Kohli displayed a classical approach.
Particularly due to Kagiso Rabada’s outstanding performance, securing four wickets, creating difficulties for the Indian batsmen. His exceptional bowling accounted for the dismissals of Shreyas Iyer, Virat Kohli, R Ashwin, and Shardul Thakur.
For India, KL Rahul displayed a remarkable partnership, aiming to accumulate as many runs as possible. KL Rahul’s amazing century in challenging conditions, India imposed a total of 245/10. Rabada delivered a superb five-wicket haul.
India First Innings scorecard
India vs South Africa 1st test match highlight
South Africa First Innings
Captain Bavuma was sidelined due to a hamstring strain, leaving South Africa without his services. Despite the early loss of Aiden Markram, Dean Elgar showcased a superb and confident innings, maintaining the momentum. Alongside de Zorzi, Elgar navigated through the innings.
Bumrah’s returning spell proved fruitful for India, claiming a couple of wickets. However, South Africa further strengthened their position with a notable 131-run partnership between debutant Bedingham and Elgar. The newcomer reached a fifty before Siraj dismissed him. Jansen joined with Elgar.
Dean Elgar’s splendid century positioned South Africa strongly in this match. Although Bumrah and Siraj maintained tight control, the momentum couldn’t be sustained by the other Indian bowlers. Jansen secured his half-century, contributing to a substantial 111-run partnership for the 7th wicket before Elgar was dismissed by Shardul Thakur. Coetzee fell quickly to Ashwin in the final over, but Jansen continued to bat.
While Marco Jansen fell short of a century, his commendable innings remained unbeaten. The foundation for this lead was laid by Dean Elgar’s impressive 185, and debutant Bedingham, along with later contributions from Marco Jansen, further solidified South Africa’s commanding position in the match. South Africa scored a total of 408/10. South Africa lead by 163 runs.
South Africa First Innings Scorecard
India vs South Africa 1st test match highlight
India Second Innings
In the first innings, India posted a sub-total of 245 runs, while South Africa responded with a total of 408 runs, establishing a lead of 163 runs.
Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal opened the second innings, Rohit was dismissed for a duck. Once again Rohit dismissed by Rabada and Nandre Burger removed Yashasvi Jaiswal. Gill contributed 26 runs before departing, and Shreyas Iyer was dismissed by Marco Jansen. Four of the top seven batsmen scored in single digits, with only Virat Kohli performing well in the second innings. Kohli emerged as the lone fighter, but other batsmen failed to make significant contributions.
Nadre Burger shining in the second innings. South Africa’s bowlers utilized the pitch effectively, bringing India’s second innings to a close within 35 overs. India scored 131/10 in second innings.
India Second Innings Scorecard
Since 2014/15 season, South Africa performance in Centurion
2014 – Beat WI by 280 runs
2016 – Beat Eng by 280 runs
2016 – Beat NZ by 204 runs
2018 – Beat Ind by 135 runs
2018 – Beat Pak by six wickets
2019 – Beat Eng by 107 runs
2020 – Beat SL by 45 runs
2021 – Lost to Ind by 113 runs
2023 – Beat WI by 87 runs
2023 – Beat Ind by 32 runs
Squads:
South Africa Squad:
Dean Elgar, Aiden Markram, Tony de Zorzi, Temba Bavuma(c), David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne(w), Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Gerald Coetzee, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Keegan Petersen, Wiaan Mulder, Nandre Burger, Tristan Stubbs
India Squad:
Rohit Sharma(c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Ravichandran Ashwin, Srikar Bharat, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Mukesh Kumar
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