South Africa beat India by innings and 32 runs to win first test

28.12.2023 - 15:43 channelnewsasia.com

PRETORIA :South Africa shredded through the Indian batting line-up to claim victory by an innings and 32 runs in the first test on Thursday, securing the win inside three days and ensuring their proud home record against the tourists remains intact.The home attack dismissed India for 131 in their second innings after South Africa had earlier scored 408 for a 163-run first innings lead at Centurion.Only Virat Kohli provided any resistance in an alarming collapse as debutant Nandre Burger took four wickets, Marco Jansen three and Kagiso Rabada two.With only two tests being played, South Africa cannot lose the series and remain the only country where India have yet to win an away series.It was a devastating bowling performance, from the first ball of India’s second innings where South Africa could have had a wicket had Aiden Markram, at second slip, not dropped an edge from Yashasvi Jaiswal off Rabada.But in his next over the fiery paceman bowled India’s captain Rohit Sharma and Jaiswal then gloved a searing delivery from Burger to depart for five.Shubman Gill led a brief fightback for his beleaguered team as he scored 26 runs off 37 balls.

He was bowled by Jansen to leave India reeling at 62-3 at tea.But while Kohli proved a bulwark, wickets continued to fall at the start of the last session with Shreyas Iyer castled by Jansen (6) and then Burger taking two wickets in as many balls.

KL Rahul, who scored a century in the first innings, went cheaply for four as he edged to Markram and Ravichandran Ashwin was caught next ball as hit the ball to gully.David Bedingham then took a second catch at gully as Shardul Thakur (2) became Rabada’s seventh wicket of the test before Jasprit Bumrah was run out without scoring.A slight

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