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South Africa Registers A Dominating Win Over India In Johannesburg
By CricShots - Jan 6, 2022 9:56 pm
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The three-match series between India and South Africa is now leveled at 1-1 with the hosts winning the second Test in Johannesburg by 7 wickets. It was a brilliant chase by South Africa in the rain-affected Day 4 as only 34 overs were possible with the hosting needing 122 runs but they finished the game in just 27.4 overs. India left no stone unturned in defending the total, Dean Elgar, but the South African captain was the immovable object.

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South Africa skipper, Dean Elgar was brilliant in both the innings

Dean Elgar, who won the man of the match award remained unbeaten on 96 and despite the fact that he missed the century, he will be relishing the series leveling win more.  South Africa came into this Test under the pump, the clear underdogs despite being the hosts for the first time against India. The Indians had breached a fortress at Centurion and they were pumped, however, South Africa came back stronger by breaching a castle of their own, as India had never lost a Test at the Wanderers before.

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This is a stunning and fantastic victory as chasing 240 in such difficult conditions against the fierce bowling attack of the Indian team, even though Mohammed Siraj was hardly at his average self because of his hamstring – took some doing. Elgar stood strong despite all the body blows, edges, balls whistling past – but remained bloody-mindedly at the crease.

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Dean Elgar and Temba Bavuma took South Africa over the line

One also needs to understand the crucial contributions of the South Africa batters, Keegan Petersen (62, 28) and Temba Bavuma (51, 23*) in both innings, as well as some of the brilliant spells of the young pacer, Marco Jansen (4/31, 3/67). And the bowling spell that turned the tide, with Kagiso Rabada (3/64, 3/77) spitting fire on the third day of the Test moving day.

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India had their moments in the game like the brilliant 7-fer of Shardul Thakur in the first-innings, dependable knock of stand-in skipper, KL Rahul (50), and Ravichandran Ashwin (46) in the first innings, and then the brilliant quickfire partnership of 11 runs from Cheteshwar Pujara (53) and Ajinkya Rahane (58) stand in the second innings against South Africa.

However, despite all the small efforts of the various Indian players, South Africa managed to make a brilliant comeback in the match each time and eventually pulled off a dominating win. This has to count as among South Africa’s finest victories in the history of Test cricket because they’ve beaten a top-class team.

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