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South Africa (229 and 243/3) defeat India (202 and 266) by 7 wickets at the Wanderers

SA should try to finish it today itself. Once SA get in the range of 30 runs away from the target go into T20 mode.
 
Mesozoic said:
Our wanderers fortress about to be breached. :inti
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Let's hope the actual thing is breached (Winning series in South Africa, and hence winning in all official test playing nations of world including SENA) Probably first Asian team to do it?
 
46 to win.

Can finish it today if light holds up / no more rain
 
Rahul is a failure as captain! He should be far from it. Hopefully Rohit also joins the test team soon... And more importantly Kohli gets back his form and fitness... And even more important is to find a proper solution about Pujara & Rahane. We are losing this match because of "batting"
 
Bavuma wasting time here. Just 40 runs needed they can't collapse now but what can happen is if they won't get the chance to score the remaining 15-20 runs tomorrow if rain arrives .
 
SA go past 200, didnt think they could do it.
 
Moot point, but would India have had more intensity in the field if Kohli was captain today? Sure there are some bowlers that aren't fully fit, but the overall effort has been quite lethargic.
 
India should drop Pujara and Pant for the next match. Siraj is clearly unfit to bowl, so bring Umesh for him.

Rahul
Agarwal
Vihari
Kohli*
Rahane
Iyer / Ashwin
Saha
Thakur
Umesh
Shami
Bumrah
 
Only Rain can save India now like how it saved South Africa in the same ground in 1997 (by a small margin). But India seem to have completely forgotten the safe approach and always look to be aggressive! For instance the bowlers could have cooled after few overs today and tried to keep it tight instead of going for wickets... Also batsmen in the 3rd innings should have calmed down after Pujara & Rahane's partnership got broken... Who knows we could have bit out some time with this rain around...
 
It's gonna be a comprehensive win by South Africa. One of the best chase ever.
 
Amazing win from South Africa and congratulations to all their fans for this comprehensive performance.

Good for the series to be decided in Capetown in the decider now. No dead rubbers.
 
Lol Siraj and his stupid antics again.....

Ok next test match, it looks like Siraj and Shami may not be fully fit, does this open up the door for Ishant ?
 
Pretty bad from Siraj. Pretty weird to see players with few good performances start acting like tough guys. Usually comes to bite them back.
 
Unbiased-Fan said:
India should drop Pujara and Pant for the next match. Siraj is clearly unfit to bowl, so bring Umesh for him.

Rahul
Agarwal
Vihari
Kohli*
Rahane
Iyer / Ashwin
Saha
Thakur
Umesh
Shami
Bumrah
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Yep Pant needs to be dropped, a message needs to be sent to him...

I say drop him for a few series, humble him a little bit and make him realize cant take anything for granted..
 
I think now we will see an era in India cricket where bowlers will be let down by our batters in overseas. Like how bowlers used to let down our great batting lineup let by Sachin, Dravid, etc. With Kohli losing his form completely, Rahane/Pujara eventually moving out of the team, Rahul's inconsistency (he can any time get mentally sick), Rohit's aging (not sure if he is anyhow going to continue this new found test form), Pant's magic coming to an end (opposition may have found him out), there is going a huge "black space" in Indian batting in coming days in this transition time!
 
South Africa are 9 runs out and Elgar is on 91*.

Deserves a ton.
 
Poor effort by Indian bowlers...should have defended 240 here against this SA team
 
silentkiller187 said:
talk of 170/180 being enough yesterday , seems like these batsmen would have chased 300 easily
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No the equation would have been totally different keeping that total in mind from the beginning, it could have been bit too much for South African batsmen to cope with. At the most they would have chased it with some difficulty! So its the fault of Indian batsmen, especially the way they batted in first innings after winning the toss and deciding to bat...
 
First India beat strong Australia with their B team. Then Bangladesh beat Newzealand without Shakib and Iqbal. And now depleted RSA beat India when there were very few hopes from them.
Test cricket continues to surprise us.
👌
 
India would have won if this was burns and sibly opening instead of elgar and markram
 
well done SA brilliant run chase.

Indias bowlers werent as good in 2nds inns as the 1st.
 
South African wickets are a lot more challenging than Australian wickets. You don't see batsmen get hit that often on the body, fingers, head in Australian wickets anymore.
 
Romali_rotti said:
Yep Pant needs to be dropped, a message needs to be sent to him...

I say drop him for a few series, humble him a little bit and make him realize cant take anything for granted..
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Instead of dropping he should be forced to play in all test matches including home ones. If he still fails to show consistency then we can see about other alternatives. At the moment he has earned a long run (at least in Tests). Don't forget the victories when you are feeling the pain of a defeat!

Just that he is not a veteran of 100 tests opting to sit out of some matches! As a youngster he should play as many as possible unless injured...
 
Savak said:
South African wickets are a lot more challenging than Australian wickets. You don't see batsmen get hit that often on the body, fingers, head in Australian wickets anymore.
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I think you forgot Pujara's innings in Australia! South African wickets are more challenging because of lateral movement...
 
RamLakhan said:
No the equation would have been totally different keeping that total in mind from the beginning, it could have been bit too much for South African batsmen to cope with. At the most they would have chased it with some difficulty! So its the fault of Indian batsmen, especially the way they batted in first innings after winning the toss and deciding to bat...
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240 is a good enough total to defend in the 4th inning, especially against this weak South African batting unit. :inti
 
Yet another magnificent run chase. Been quite a few in the last couple of years..

Sri Lanka against South Africa in Durban

England against Pakistan at Old Trafford

India against Australia at the Gabba

West Indies against Bangladesh in Dhaka

Now here from South Africa...

Think maybe it's getting easier to bat last on most wickets or the bowlers are getting too exhausted by days 4/5.
 
Bhaag Viru Bhaag said:
240 is a good enough total to defend in the 4th inning, especially against this weak South African batting unit. :inti
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No, it is not that difficult in SENA countries to chase manageable totals compared to sub-continent if you apply yourself (like how even India chased in Australia)
 
As I said earlier, our bowlers won't save us in every game they play. Our pathetic batting has lost us this test.

It was during our first innings was when we lost this test. Should have scored minimum 300 on this pitch.

And Rahul is such a mental midget. No way he deserves to lead any team in any format at any level.
 
Congrats to South African fans you should be proud...this was against all odds. Best bowling lineup and probably the weakest South African batting lineup in recent history. Well done!
 
Incredible run chase by South Africa. Superb stuff. India just needs to. Move on and focus on the next test.
 
India lost this yesterday evening itself. Bumrah and Shami were atrocious with the new ball and that set the tone nicely for SA and gave them the much needed self-belief.
 
What A run chase by South Africa, this will give their inexperienced middle order a Hugh confidence boost for the next test, as for India siraj badly hampered their attack
 
Mesozoic said:
India lost this yesterday evening itself. Bumrah and Shami were atrocious with the new ball and that set the tone nicely for SA and gave them the much needed self-belief.
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Bumrah and Shami were atrocious all test. One of the main reason SA could win this test.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Highest successful 4th innings run chases by South Africa at home:<br><br>340/5 v Australia in March 2002<br>287/9 v England in January 1906<br>243/3 v India today<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SAvIND?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SAvIND</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) <a href="https://twitter.com/SajSadiqCricket/status/1479124933519282176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 6, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The 243/3 today against India is South Africa's 6th highest successful 4th innings run chase <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SAvsIND?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SAvsIND</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) <a href="https://twitter.com/SajSadiqCricket/status/1479125452102983685?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 6, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
Great performance by South Africa and will go down as a fighting come back by them.

Its no mean feat to beat the greatest asian test team of all time without your top bowler and by including quota picks.

Top achievement.
 
A magnificent win — Elgar fantastic — epic stuff!!
 
DeadlyVenom said:
Great performance by South Africa and will go down as a fighting come back by them.

Its no mean feat to beat the greatest asian test team of all time without your top bowler and by including quota picks.

Top achievement.
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which top bowler? Nortje?
 
SA batted really well. The third test should be exciting. India needs to do a better job at fitness / injury management.
 
DeadlyVenom said:
Great performance by South Africa and will go down as a fighting come back by them.

Its no mean feat to beat the greatest asian test team of all time without your top bowler and by including quota picks.

Top achievement.
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This Indian team is not greatest Asian team of all time.India did well in England due to crap English batting(bar Root).Australia was without Smith and Warner and South Africa is rebuilding it’s batting line up.
 
Set up the third test perfectly here. No fun watching dead rubbers.
 
Manunited18 said:
What A run chase by South Africa, this will give their inexperienced middle order a Hugh confidence boost for the next test, as for India siraj badly hampered their attack
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Yah, it becomes easier if one main bowler is out of the picture, but SA will take huge confidence from this win. They actually fought even in the first test. That's what you want to see. Surrendering without a fight is something you don't want to see.
 
Dean Elgar and a few other SA players in their side played out of their skin to win this test match. They know how bad it is to lose a test series 2-0 at home , especially the first two tests.

This is a special win for South Africa and they have saved themselves from an embarrassment here, courtesy their captain's fighting knock.
 
MP2011 said:
Bumrah and Shami were atrocious all test. One of the main reason SA could win this test.
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They were okay in the first innings. Didn't pick many wickets but kept the pressure on with tight bowling which Thakur made full use of.

The second innings though... whole another story.
 
Bewal Express said:
I am in no doubt that had Nortje played at Centurion, SA would have won on that uneven wicket.
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And I'm in no doubt that we would have won this game comfortably had Rohit, Jadeja, Kohli were playing and if Siraj didn't pull his hammy on day 1.

Works both ways doesn't it?
 
Team India head coach Rahul Dravid on Thursday admitted that there is a need to have conversations with wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant regarding his shot selection. Dravid's remarks came after India stumbled to a seven-wicket loss in the second Test against South Africa at the Wanderers, Johannesburg. Pant had thrown away his wicket in the second innings while looking to go over the top and he was dismissed for a duck. "In the sense that, we know Rishabh is a positive player and he plays in a particular manner which has gotten him success. But yeah, of course, there are times, we will have a level of conversations with him around, it is just about the timing of that shot you know. No one is going to tell Rishabh not to be a positive or aggressive player. Sometimes it is about choosing the timing to do that," said Dravid while replying to an ANI query during a virtual press conference.

"When you have just come in, giving yourself some more time would be more advisable. We know what we are getting with Rishabh, he is a very positive player, he is someone who can change the course of the game for us, so we won't take that away from him and ask him to become something very different. It is about figuring out when is the right time to attack. He is learning, he plays in a particular way but he will keep learning," he added.

Dean Elgar played a captain's knock scoring an unbeaten 96 to take the hosts to a 7-wicket win levelling the 3-match series 1-1 against India. After the rain interruption, the play finally started on the penultimate day of the Test match where South Africa resumed the day with an overnight score of 118/2. Elgar and Bavuma comfortably took South Africa home with the captain fittingly scoring the winning runs as the hosts levelled the 3-match Test series 1-1.

"Dean Elgar played well, you need to give him credit. He stuck it out there, both the Test matches, he stuck out there, fought through some difficult periods and we beat his bat quite a few times. We have beaten the bat, we just have not been lucky. Credit to him, in spite of not looking very comfortable he stuck it out there and he showed determination to fight his way through. As I said, he really showed great character to keep fighting," said Dravid.

"We came here knowing that we will have to do something really special to get those eight wickets with South Africa needing 122 to win on the final day. We knew the outfield was wet and the ball was going to get wet. Probably the ball did not swing much as the ball got wet. But credit to the South Africa batters, they played really well. Whenever the bad balls were bowled, they cashed in. We were excited to go out there and give our best but on the day, South Africa played better," he added.

https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/we-...-selection-2693510#pfrom=home-ndtv_topstories
 
South Africa registered their first-ever win over India in Johannesburg with skipper Dean Elgar's unbeaten 96 leading the fourth innings run chase.

Four years after losing a Test to India at the venue, South Africa, led by a defiant skipper Dean Elgar, created history at the Wanderers in Johannesburg on day four of the second Test match against India with a seven-wicket win, chasing down 240 in the fourth innings, their highest successful run chase at the venue.

It was also their highest successful run chase in the fourth innings since pulling off an incredible run chase of 414 in Perth in 2008 against Australia.

Elgar, who had made 86 not out in 240 balls in South Africa’s loss to India in 2018, defied the odds again for the home side, putting on crucial partnerships with Rassie van der Dussen and Temba Bavuma to turn the tide South Africa’s way on a rain-marred day in Johannesburg.

Earlier in the day, we had a lengthy delay because of persistent rains with two sessions lost to it. When it finally relented, there was a maximum of 34 overs possible in the day on a moisture-laden surface.

Jasprit Bumrah started off proceedings with a terrific delivery that seamed away to beat Rassie van der Dussen’s edge, but for the next half an hour, that remained one of the only few times the South African batters looked genuinely uncomfortable. Dean Elgar and van der Dussen started on a positive note, adding 43 runs in the first 10 overs of the day.

In the search for wickets, India started off with Ravichandran Ashwin from one end but quickly aborted that plan to bring Mohammed Shami into the attack alongside Bumrah. The surface helped seam movement, and the uneven bounce saw South African batters cop a few blows. But they kept the scoreboard constantly ticking, helped by a couple of overhead wides for four by the Indian quicks.

In his fifth over, Shami, who was constantly probing the off-stump of the duo, finally broke the defiant 82-run stand, forcing an edge to the cordon off van der Dussen with one that shaped away from him. Cheteshwar Pujara hung on at first slip and India found an opening to exploit with a new batter at the crease. Shami found an outside edge off Elgar next over, but it flew over the slip cordon for a boundary much to India’s agony.

India had another chance to wrestle control in the game when Temba Bavuma, just one ball into his innings, offered a return chance to Thakur, only for the bowler to drop the catch. Just as it seemed India would break through again, Elgar transferred the pressure back onto the Indians with back-to-back boundaries off Shami.

South Africa grew in confidence as the Elgar-Bavuma partnership flourished. India turned to Mohammed Siraj, who had bowled just four overs in the innings after pulling his hamstring, and soon the South African opener was dealing in boundaries, smashing three in Siraj’s second over.

Fittingly, it was Elgar that hit the winning runs, flicking Ashwin for a four to finish on an unbeaten 96 and lead his side to a memorable series-levelling win.

https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2441250
 
Investing in Rahul as a captain is going to be terrible no wonder Kohli wanted him
 
JaDed said:
Yeah similar to how if we had Siraj here we would won.. ifs
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India missed Kohli and Rohit the most. But nonetheless, after Gabba, even depleted Indian XI is expected to win games in the opposition’s den on a consistent basis. That’s the standard India has set. So Indian fans gotta be disappointed.
 
Stand-in captain KL Rahul blamed the lack of runs in India’s first innings total of 202-all out as the main reason why the team succumbed to a seven-wicket defeat against South Africa in Johannesburg. Chasing 240, South Africa were powered by an unbeaten 96 from their captain Dean Elgar as they overhauled the target to beat the tourists for the first time in a Test at The Wanderers on Thursday.

India opted to bat first and were skittled for a low total with Marco Jansen taking four wickets while Kagiso Rabda and Duanne Olivier chipping in with three wickets each. In reply, the hosts took a 27-run lead.

“If I want to be harsh, the first innings total of 202 was at least 50-60 runs short, we should have scored more and put them under pressure," said Rahul who top-scored in the innings with 50 when asked to analyse what went wrong in the game for his side.

The play on day four began late thanks to rain that washed out the opening two sessions. When it cleared, 34 overs were scheduled with South Africa still needing 122 runs more to win and eight wickets in hand.

Rahul praised the way Elgar and co batted under overcast conditions. “We were looking to get on the field today, try and do something special, 122 to get, the pitch was playing up and down, we had a good chance, but their batters played really well," said Rahul.

The win means the three-match series is now nicely poised at one-all with the third and final contest at Newlands becoming the decider.

“We expected this when we came here, every Test will be competitive and challenging, we’ll be more hungrier after this disappointing loss. Looking forward to Cape Town and the third Test," said Rahul.

One of the positives for India from the contest was the duo of Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane scoring freely and hitting half-centuries in the process during India’s second innings as they were bowled out for 266. The pair has been battling indifferent form for some time now with their place coming under close scrutiny.

“They (Pujara and Rahane) have been great players for us and have always done the job for us over the years. They have been under the pump recently but we believe they are our best middle-order players. To go out there, bat in that mindset and play such an innings will give them confidence and make them do even better in the next Test," said Rahul.

He said South Africa deserves the victory.

“Every Test match we play, we want to win, we go out there and compete hard, but South Africa played really well and deserved this victory," he said.

https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/...-rahul-after-seven-wicket-defeat-4630166.html
 
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