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SOUTH AFRICA 335 (113.5 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Hashim Amla82 (153)
- Aiden Markram94 (150)
- Ravichandran Ashwin4/113 (38.5)
- Ishant Sharma3/46 (22)
INDIA 307 (92.1 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Murali Vijay46 (126)
- Virat Kohli153 (217)
- Morne Morkel4/60 (22.1)
- Vernon Philander1/46 (16)
SOUTH AFRICA 258 (91.3 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- AB de Villiers80 (121)
- Dean Elgar61 (121)
- Mohammed Shami4/49 (16)
- Jasprit Bumrah3/70 (20)
INDIA 151 (50.2 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Rohit Sharma47 (74)
- Mohammed Shami28 (24)
- Lungi Ngidi6/39 (12.2)
- Kagiso Rabada3/47 (14)
Scorer: M Venkat Raghav | Commentator: Varun Shetty
12:45pm A match that was attritional for the longest time has ended in a quick collapse. No doubt anymore about which session was series-defining. We hope you enjoyed our coverage of this game, it was a pleasure having you. Be sure to check out all the post-match content we have lined up, including match highlights. On behalf of Karthik, Raghav, Firdose and Monga - it's a goodbye from me.
Lungi Ngidi: At the moment it hasn't sunk in, I'm chaffed and very happy. It's been quick turnaround for me. There's been some good form in franchise cricket. When I got the call out I felt I was in good form. Luckily enough, it [the debut] was on my home ground. The support was great. [Stuck] to the basics you know. The odd one that nipped back was getting the wickets. Definitely wasn't the fastest SuperSport pitch but we had to make do with what we were given. We pretty much put them under pressure.
Lungi Ngidi is the Man of the Match
WATCH - Faf du Plessis post-match reaction (Indian subcontinent and UAE only)
Faf du Plessis: It took a lot of work. I thought we were on top most of the time. Especially in the field, we did well. Our main focus after day one was to show character. We were very disappointed after the last 45 minutes on day one. Our chat was that we needed to show more character. We were a little bit short in the first innings. We needed to get 400 after the position we were in. But for me the vital part was in the second innings when we kept pushing what they needed to get. We knew anything above 250 would be tough and that's why our batsmen grinded. We're looking forward to Ngidi and KG leading this attack in a few years. [Better catch] Morne definitely! He's going to tell us about that catch over the next few days.
WATCH - Virat Kohli post-match reaction (Indian subcontinent and UAE only)
Virat Kohli: We thought the wicket was really flat. It was surprising. We though we have our best chance to put runs on the board. Especially after the way SA ended the first innings, we had the momentum. We should have got the lead. It's the batsmen who have let the team down again. The thinking it very simple, I wanna leave everything on the field. The 150 means nothing now that we've lost the series. Having not won the game, personal milestones do not matter at all. You go out there and you give your best shot. We tried our best and we just weren't good enough. They were better than us, especially with the fielding.
WATCH - Ngidi gets Bumrah's wicket and hands South Africa the series (Indian subcontinent and UAE only)
12:30pm Bringing you the presentation shortly...
Avneet: "AB! My Man of the Match. Was robbed of one in the first test on a bowlers paradise. This time, he should be getting it for game changing 80 and amazing runout of pujara, alongwith the catching brilliance. "
Siraj Shaikh: "Splendid performance by Ngidi.. india undone with his fast bowling. He's single-handedly responsible for India's collapse. Hence my MAN OF THE MATCH!"
Sagar: "First, SAf deserves to be the winner, no denying that. The loss wouldn't have been as heartbreaking if India did not self-destruct as much as they did (thinking about all the dropped catches and the three run-outs)"
Ravish Chandel: "On tough wickets, if lower order can add runs, why can't the top order??? Is it like that after penetrating through top order, fielding side turns casual OR the lower order plays with less fear OR top order - in order to show more intent - tend to forget the very basic rules of batting? OR whatt??? I can't understand "
Farhan Khan: "what a win by South Africa!!! So many great moment. Century of Kholi & 6 wickets of Nigidi. Without Styen, South Africa done a Brilliant Job. Well Done... #SAvsIND "
Satyam: "Gutted as an Indian fan. This team had everything to win in South Africa. To add to that, they had a pitch they could take advantage off. But some selection blunders and fielding mishaps have caused a crushing defeat.
Thys: "Ngidi joins a impressive list of South African bowlers that have taken 5 wicket hauls on debut. List includes Philander, Langeveldt, Abbott, De Lange and Klusener" --- Correct. And he's the 25th South African to do it.
12:18pm, Day 5 A crushing defeat for India, by 135 runs. Undone completely by South Africa's bowlers in the second innings. They gifted a few wickets over the course of this matcha s well - Pujara gave them both his wickets, Pandya threw it away in the first. Hardly any resistance from India's batsmen, other than a top-class 153 from Kohli. South Africa managed to climb out of trouble with the bat. They were always going to be difficult with the ball. 2-0 is a fair reflection. Markram, Amla, Elgar, AB complemented Morkel's four in the first innings and Ngidi's six in the second, to set up the foundation for this big win.
JJ Bumrah c Philander b Ngidi 2 (9m 6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33
END OF OVER:50 | 4 Runs | IND: 151/9
- Ishant Sharma4 (10b)
- Jasprit Bumrah2 (4b)
- Kagiso Rabada14-3-47-3
- Lungi Ngidi12-3-39-5
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