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South Africa vs India Scorecard · Test Series 2018

Test Series 2018 · 1st Test · Fri 5 Jan 2018 Result
South Africa 286/9 & 130
South Africa won by 72 runs Newlands, Cape Town
India 209/9 & 135
Updated .

Top performers

Test Series 2018 · 1st Test
Top bat SA AB de Villiers 100 (134 balls, 13 fours, 2 sixes) › › Top bowl SA Vernon Philander 9/75 (29.7 ov) · 23 (45 balls) › ›

South Africa · 1st innings

286/9d (73.1 ov)
BatterDismissalRB4s6sSR
Dean Elgar c Wriddhiman Saha b Bhuvneshwar Kumar c Wriddhiman Saha b Bhuvneshwar Kumar 0 3000.0
Aiden Markram lbw b Bhuvneshwar Kumar lbw b Bhuvneshwar Kumar 5 111045.5
Hashim Amla c Wriddhiman Saha b Bhuvneshwar Kumar c Wriddhiman Saha b Bhuvneshwar Kumar 3 100030.0
AB de Villiers b Jasprit Bumrah b Jasprit Bumrah 65 8411077.4
Faf du Plessis (c) c Wriddhiman Saha b Hardik Pandya c Wriddhiman Saha b Hardik Pandya 62 10412059.6
Quinton de Kock (wk) c Wriddhiman Saha b Bhuvneshwar Kumar c Wriddhiman Saha b Bhuvneshwar Kumar 43 4070107.5
Vernon Philander b Mohammed Shami b Mohammed Shami 23 354065.7
Keshav Maharaj run out (Ravichandran Ashwin) run out (Ravichandran Ashwin) 35 473174.5
Kagiso Rabada c Wriddhiman Saha b Ravichandran Ashwin c Wriddhiman Saha b Ravichandran Ashwin 26 660139.4
Dale Steyn not out not out 16* 311051.6
Morne Morkel not out not out 2* 90022.2
Extras6 (b 2, lb 3, nb 1) Total286/9d (73.1 ov)
Did not batChris Morris
Fall of wickets1-0 Dean Elgar 0.3 ov, 2-7 Aiden Markram 2.6 ov, 3-12 Hashim Amla 4.5 ov, 4-126 AB de Villiers 32.6 ov, 5-142 Faf du Plessis 35.5 ov, 6-202 Quinton de Kock 44.5 ov, 7-221 Vernon Philander 50.2 ov, 8-258 Keshav Maharaj 62.2 ov, 9-280 Kagiso Rabada 69.3 ov

India bowling

BowlerOMRWEcon
Bhuvneshwar Kumar 1948744.58
Mohammed Shami 1664712.94
Jasprit Bumrah · 1 nb1 nb 1917313.84
Hardik Pandya 1215314.42
Ravichandran Ashwin 7.112122.93

India · 1st innings

209/9d (73.4 ov)
BatterDismissalRB4s6sSR
Murali Vijay c Dean Elgar b Vernon Philander c Dean Elgar b Vernon Philander 1 17005.9
Shikhar Dhawan c & b Dale Steyn c & b Dale Steyn 16 1330123.1
Cheteshwar Pujara c Faf du Plessis b Vernon Philander c Faf du Plessis b Vernon Philander 26 925028.3
Virat Kohli (c) c Quinton de Kock b Morne Morkel c Quinton de Kock b Morne Morkel 5 130038.5
Rohit Sharma lbw b Kagiso Rabada lbw b Kagiso Rabada 11 591018.6
Ravichandran Ashwin c Quinton de Kock b Vernon Philander c Quinton de Kock b Vernon Philander 12 312038.7
Hardik Pandya c Quinton de Kock b Kagiso Rabada c Quinton de Kock b Kagiso Rabada 93 9514197.9
Wriddhiman Saha (wk) lbw b Dale Steyn lbw b Dale Steyn 0 8000.0
Bhuvneshwar Kumar c Quinton de Kock b Morne Morkel c Quinton de Kock b Morne Morkel 25 864029.1
Mohammed Shami not out not out 4* 151026.7
Jasprit Bumrah not out not out 2* 130015.4
Extras14 (b 1, lb 13) Total209/9d (73.4 ov)
Fall of wickets1-16 Murali Vijay 4.4 ov, 2-18 Shikhar Dhawan 5.2 ov, 3-27 Virat Kohli 8.1 ov, 4-57 Rohit Sharma 28.2 ov, 5-76 Cheteshwar Pujara 36.1 ov, 6-81 Ravichandran Ashwin 38.5 ov, 7-92 Wriddhiman Saha 41.4 ov, 8-191 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 66.5 ov, 9-199 Hardik Pandya 69.1 ov

South Africa bowling

BowlerOMRWEcon
Vernon Philander 14.383332.28
Dale Steyn 17.365122.91
Morne Morkel 1965723.00
Kagiso Rabada 16.443432.04
Keshav Maharaj 602003.33

South Africa · 2nd innings

130 (all out · 41.2 ov)
BatterDismissalRB4s6sSR
Aiden Markram c Bhuvneshwar Kumar b Hardik Pandya c Bhuvneshwar Kumar b Hardik Pandya 34 437079.1
Dean Elgar c Wriddhiman Saha b Hardik Pandya c Wriddhiman Saha b Hardik Pandya 25 544046.3
Kagiso Rabada c Virat Kohli b Mohammed Shami c Virat Kohli b Mohammed Shami 5 330015.2
Hashim Amla c Rohit Sharma b Mohammed Shami c Rohit Sharma b Mohammed Shami 4 151026.7
AB de Villiers c Bhuvneshwar Kumar b Jasprit Bumrah c Bhuvneshwar Kumar b Jasprit Bumrah 35 502270.0
Faf du Plessis (c) c Wriddhiman Saha b Jasprit Bumrah c Wriddhiman Saha b Jasprit Bumrah 0 5000.0
Quinton de Kock (wk) c Wriddhiman Saha b Jasprit Bumrah c Wriddhiman Saha b Jasprit Bumrah 8 92088.9
Vernon Philander lbw b Mohammed Shami lbw b Mohammed Shami 0 10000.0
Keshav Maharaj c Wriddhiman Saha b Bhuvneshwar Kumar c Wriddhiman Saha b Bhuvneshwar Kumar 15 212071.4
Morne Morkel c Wriddhiman Saha b Bhuvneshwar Kumar c Wriddhiman Saha b Bhuvneshwar Kumar 2 40050.0
Dale Steyn not out not out 0* 4000.0
Extras2 (w 2) Total130 (all out · 41.2 ov)
Did not batChris Morris
Fall of wickets1-52 Aiden Markram 14.6 ov, 2-59 Dean Elgar 16.4 ov, 3-66 Hashim Amla 21.3 ov, 4-73 Kagiso Rabada 25.5 ov, 5-82 Faf du Plessis 28.4 ov, 6-92 Quinton de Kock 30.4 ov, 7-95 Vernon Philander 33.4 ov, 8-122 Keshav Maharaj 38.4 ov, 9-130 Morne Morkel 40.2 ov, 10-130 AB de Villiers 41.2 ov

India bowling

BowlerOMRWEcon
Bhuvneshwar Kumar · 2 wd2 wd 1153323.00
Jasprit Bumrah 11.213933.44
Mohammed Shami 1232832.33
Hardik Pandya 602724.50
Ravichandran Ashwin 10303.00

India · 2nd innings

135 (all out · 42.4 ov)
BatterDismissalRB4s6sSR
Murali Vijay c AB de Villiers b Vernon Philander c AB de Villiers b Vernon Philander 13 322040.6
Shikhar Dhawan c Chris Morris b Morne Morkel c Chris Morris b Morne Morkel 16 202080.0
Cheteshwar Pujara c Quinton de Kock b Morne Morkel c Quinton de Kock b Morne Morkel 4 130030.8
Virat Kohli (c) lbw b Vernon Philander lbw b Vernon Philander 28 404070.0
Rohit Sharma b Vernon Philander b Vernon Philander 10 300033.3
Wriddhiman Saha (wk) lbw b Kagiso Rabada lbw b Kagiso Rabada 8 192042.1
Hardik Pandya c AB de Villiers b Kagiso Rabada c AB de Villiers b Kagiso Rabada 1 50020.0
Ravichandran Ashwin c Quinton de Kock b Vernon Philander c Quinton de Kock b Vernon Philander 37 535069.8
Bhuvneshwar Kumar not out not out 13* 411031.7
Mohammed Shami c Faf du Plessis b Vernon Philander c Faf du Plessis b Vernon Philander 4 210200.0
Jasprit Bumrah c Faf du Plessis b Vernon Philander c Faf du Plessis b Vernon Philander 0 1000.0
Extras1 (lb 1) Total135 (all out · 42.4 ov)
Fall of wickets1-30 Shikhar Dhawan 7.5 ov, 2-30 Murali Vijay 8.5 ov, 3-39 Cheteshwar Pujara 12.2 ov, 4-71 Virat Kohli 21.4 ov, 5-76 Rohit Sharma 23.2 ov, 6-77 Hardik Pandya 24.1 ov, 7-82 Wriddhiman Saha 28.6 ov, 8-131 Ravichandran Ashwin 42.1 ov, 9-135 Mohammed Shami 42.3 ov, 10-135 Jasprit Bumrah 42.4 ov

South Africa bowling

BowlerOMRWEcon
Vernon Philander 15.444262.68
Morne Morkel 1113923.55
Kagiso Rabada 1224123.42
Keshav Maharaj 411203.00
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South Africa vs India: result and key facts

South Africa won by 72 runs in Test Series 2018 at Newlands on 5 January 2018. Hardik Pandya top-scored with 93 off 95 balls and Vernon Philander took 6/42.

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Frequently asked questions

Who won South Africa vs India?

South Africa won by 72 runs. The match was played at Newlands, Cape Town on 5 January 2018, in Test Series 2018. Hardik Pandya top-scored with 93 off 95 balls and Vernon Philander took 6/42.

When and where was South Africa vs India played?

South Africa vs India was played at Newlands, Cape Town on Friday 5 January 2018, in Test Series 2018.

What were the final scores in South Africa vs India?

South Africa scored 286/9 in 73.1 overs. India scored 209/9 in 73.4 overs. South Africa won by 72 runs. The full scorecard, with every batter's and bowler's figures, is on this page.

Who was the top run-scorer in South Africa vs India?

Hardik Pandya top-scored with 93 off 95 balls, a strike rate of 97.9. AB de Villiers made the next-highest score, 65 off 84 balls. Every innings is on the scorecard, with the fours, sixes and strike rate of each batter.

Who took the most wickets in South Africa vs India?

Vernon Philander took 6/42 in 15.4 overs.

Who played in South Africa vs India?

South Africa XI: Dean Elgar, Aiden Markram, Hashim Amla, Kagiso Rabada, AB de Villiers, Faf du Plessis (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Vernon Philander, Keshav Maharaj, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, Chris Morris. India XI: Murali Vijay, Shikhar Dhawan, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (c), Rohit Sharma, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah.