Mohammad Shami ended with 8 wickets in the match, while KL Rahul made 123 in 1st innings.
India batted first after winning the toss and thanks to KL Rahul’s 123, Mayank Agarwal’s 60 and 48 from Ajinkya Rahane put on a competitive 327 on the board. Lungi Ngidi picked 6/71, while Kagiso Rabada picked three wickets.
In reply, South Africa managed just 197 with Temba Bavuma making 52, while Mohammad Shami picked 5/44 and Shardul Thakur and Jasprit Bumrah picked two wickets each.
India’s second innings ended on 174 with Rishabh Pant top-scoring with 34 runs. Rabada and debutant Marco Jansen picked four wickets apiece. India earned a lead of 304 runs and set South Africa a target of 305 to win the Test.
South Africa folded for 191 runs and India won the Test match by 113 runs and became the first Asian side to register a Test win at this venue in Centurion.
The next Test will begin in Johannesburg on January 3rd.
The cricket fraternity was all praises for the Indian team on social media, as it was a brilliant performance from both the batters and the bowlers alike, which gave India a 1-0 lead in the three-Test series.
Here are some of the tweets: