India beat South Africa by 113 runs, takes 1-0 lead in 3 match Test series

South Africa started at 94/4 on the 5th day of the Test. The Proteas were bowled out for 191 in 68 overs. 

India beat South Africa by 113 runs, takes 1-0 lead in 3 match  Test series

Centurion: Bowlers powered India to victory against host South Africa by 113 runs in the 1st test match at SuperSport Park, Centurion, to take 1-0 lead in three-match series.

India's second innings ended as they were all out for 174 runs on Day 4 and the host lost 4 crucial wickets on the same day while chasing. The Indian side had set the target of 305-run to victory. 

South Africa started at 94/4 on the 5th day of the Test. The Proteas were bowled out for 191 in 68 overs. 

Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami took three wickets each and Mohammed Siraj and off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin scalped two wickets each in the second inning of South Africa.  

The series will next head to Johannesburg for the second Test before concluding with the final Test in Cape Town.

Indian captain Virat Kohli has said that pacer Mohammed Shami is the current among the best three seamers in the world at the moment. He has also lauded Indian openers for the way they batted on Day 1 in challenging conditions.

South Africa captain Dean Elgar has said his team's batters let the team down in the first Test. He also lauded South Africa pacers for the way they came back in the Test after a poor Day 1. 

India (327 & 174) beat South Africa (197 & 191) by 113 runs 

The India cricket team are touring South Africa from December 2021 and January 2022 to play three Tests and three One Day International (ODI) matches. The Test matches will form part of the 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship, and the ODI series will form part of the 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League. Ahead of the tour, Rohit Sharma was named as the captain of India's ODI squad, replacing Virat Kohli.