2013 South Africa Vs India First Test Johannesburg Dec 18-22,2013

 The Captains Pose With The Trophy

Squads

South Africa
1 Graeme Smith (capt) 2 Alviro Petersen, 3 Hashim Amla 4 Jacques Kallis, 5 AB de Villiers (wk), 6 Faf du Plessis, 7 JP Duminy 8 Vernon Philander, 9 Dale Steyn, 10 Morne Morkel, 11 Imran Tahir

India
1 Murali Vijay, 2 Shikhar Dhawan, 3 Cheteshwar Pujara, 4 Virat Kohli, 5 Rohit Sharma, 6 Ajinkya Rahane, 7 MS Dhoni (capt & wk), 8 R Ashwin, 9 Ishant Sharma, 10 Zaheer Khan, 11 Mohammed Shami 

The Wanderers,Johannesburg Ground Report

The last time South Africa lost a Test at home was in December 2011, against Sri Lanka. They have won all six Tests since

There has not been a drawn Test in Johannesburg since December 2000, when the New Zealand - South Africa Test was ruined by rain. The last 12 matches at the Wanderers have had results

Day One Wednesday Dec 18,2013
India won the toss and chose to bat

India scored 255/5 in 90 Overs
Fall of Wickets(India)
Shikhar Dhawan       13(in 27 Balls with 4x2)
Murali Vijay              06(in 42 Balls with 4x1)
Cheteshwar Pujara    25(in 98 Balls with 4x2)
Rohit Sharma            14(in 42 Balls with 4x1)
Virat Kohli               119(in 181 Balls with 4x18)-5th Test Match Ton

M S Dhoni                17*
Ajinkya Rahane         43*

Day Two Thursdayday Dec 19,2013
Resuming from 255/5,India scored 280/10 in 103 Overs
Fall of Wickets(India)
M S Dhoni                     19(in 72 Balls with 4x3)
Ajinkya Rahane             47(in 137 Balls with 4x8)

Zaheer Khan                  00(in 1 Ball)
Ishant Sharma                00(in 4 Balls)
Mohammed Shammi      00(in 3 Balls)
R Aswin                          11*(in 13 Balls with 4x1)
Wicket Takers(SA)
Vernon Philander               4-61(27 Overs)
Morne Morkel                  3-34(23 Overs)
Jacques Kallis                   1-37(14 Overs)
Dale Steyn                        1-61(26 Overs)
South Africa scored 213/6 in 66 Overs
Fall of Wickets(SA)
Alviro Peterson               21(in 41 Balls with 4x4)
Hasim Amla                    36(in 74 Balls with 4x6)

Jacques Kallis                 00(in 1 Ball)
Graeme Smith                 68(in 119 Balls with 4x11)-38th Test Match Fifty

Jean Paul Duminy            02(in 12 Balls)
AB de Villiers                  13(in 21 Balls with 4x1)
Faf du Plesis                    17*
Vernon Philander              48*

Day Three Fridayday Dec 20,2013
Resuming from 213/6,SA scored 244/10 in 75.3 Overs
Fall of Wickets(SA)
Vernon Philander   59(in 86 Balls with 4x7)-3rd Test Match Fifty

Dale Steyn             10(in 12 Balls with 4x2)
Faf du Plesis          20(in 77 Balls with 4x1)
Morne Morkel       07(in 9 Balls with 4x1)
Imran Tahir             00*(in 4 Balls)
Wicket Takers(India) 
Ishant Sharma             4-79(25 Overs)

Zaheer Khan               4-88(26.3 Overs)

Mohammed Shammi    2-48(18 Overs)
South Africa trail by 36 runs in the 1st innings
India scored 284/2 in 78 Overs
Fall of Wickets(India)
Shikhar Dhawan       15(in 21 Balls with 4x1)
Murali Vijay              39(in 94 Balls with 4x5)
Cheteshwar Pujara   135*
Virat Kohli                 77*


Day Three Friday Dec 20,2013 - Highlights
Cheteshwar Pujara(105*)and Virat Kohli(77*)scored 191* Runs for the 3rd wicket

The 191-run unbroken partnership between Virat Kohli and Pujara is already India's 3rd highest in South Africa, and their highest in the second innings of a Test in South Africa. Mohammad Azharuddin and Sachin Tendulkar added 222 runs for the sixth wicket in Centurion in 1997 which is the highest partnership for India in South Africa for any wicket.

Cheteshwar Pujara scores his 6th Test Match Ton ( first Ton Overseas)in his 16th Test Match consisting of 16 Innings

 Cheteshwar Pujara also completed 2000 first-class runs in 2013 during the innings. He's scored 2043 runs at 102.15 in first-class matches this year. Only Chris Rogers, with 2391 runs at 48.79 from 28 matches, has more in 2013. 

Virat Kohli followed his century in the first innings with an unbeaten 77, becoming only the second Indian batsman after Rahul Dravid to get a hundred and a fifty in a Test in South Africa

For Virat Kohli, though, this is the second time he has hit a hundred and a fifty in a Test. He had done it against New Zealand in Bangalore in 2012

Vernon Philander takes 100 wickets in Test Matches and becomes the the fastest South African bowler and the joint 6th fastest of all time to the landmark, having reached it in 19 matches(Before Philander, Dale Steyn was the fastest South African bowler to take 100 wickets)

	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Debut	Time	Mat
	v South Africa	Johannesburg	2 Mar 1896	5 Jul 1886	9y 241d	16
	v England	Sydney	1 Feb 1895	28 Jan 1887	8y 4d	17
	v Australia	Sydney	23 Feb 1912	13 Dec 1901	10y 72d	17
	v West Indies	Brisbane	16 Jan 1931	27 Feb 1925	5y 323d	17
	v West Indies	Mumbai	14 Nov 2013	6 Nov 2011	2y 8d	18
	v South Africa	Cape Town	11 Mar 1910	13 Dec 1901	8y 88d	19
	v England	Georgetown	24 Feb 1954	8 Jun 1950	3y 261d	19
	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1976	6 Mar 1974	2y 138d	19
	v India	Lord's	2 Aug 1979	28 Jul 1977	2y 5d	19
	v England	Abu Dhabi	25 Jan 2012	4 Jul 2009	2y 205d	19
	v India	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013	9 Nov 2011	2y 39d	19

Day Four Saturday Dec 21,2013
Resuming from 284/2,India scored 421/10 in 120.4 Overs Fall of Wickets(India) Cheteshwar Pujara            153(in 270 Balls with 4x21)-6th Test Match Ton Rohit Sharma                      06(in 13 Balls with 4x1) Virat Kohli                          96(in 193 Balls with 4x9)-8th Test Match Ton Ajinkya Rahane                   15(in 27 Balls with 4x2) R Aswin                               07(in 12 Balls with 4x1) M S Dhoni                           29(in 44 Balls with 4x3) Ishant Sharma                       04(in 14 Balls) Mohammed Shami                04(in 5 Balls with 4x1) Zaheer Khan                         29*(in 31 Balls with 4x3 and 6x2) Wicket Takers(SA) Vernon Philander       3-68(28 Overs) Jacques Kallis           3-60(20 Overs) Imran Tahir               2-69(15.4 Overs) Jean Paul Duminy      2-87(24 Overs) South Africa scored 138/2 in 45 Overs - Target 458 Runs Fall of Wickets(SA) Graeme Smith                 44(in 73 Balls with 4x6) Hasim Amla                    04(in 13 Balls with 4x1) Alviro Petersen               76* Faf du Plesis                   10*
Day Four Saturday Dec 21,2013 -Highlights Cheteshwar Pujara(123)and Virat Kohli(90)scored 222 Runs for the 3rd wicket. The partnership is the highest against hosts South Africa, eclipsing the 176 between Gautam Gambhir and Sachin Tendulkar at Cape Town in January 2011 This was the second time that Kohli has scored a hundred and a fifty in the same Test. He had scored 103 and 51 in a Test against New Zealand at the Chinnaswammy Stadium in Bangalore in 2012
He is also only the second batsman to post a hundred and a fifty in the same Test match vs South Africa in South Africa. Rahul Dravid recorded scores of 148 and 81 at Johannesburg in January 1997. Graeme Smith(44)and Alviro Petersen (62)scored 108 Runs for the 1st wicket
Day Five Sunday Dec 22,2013 Resuming from 138/2,SA scored 450/7 in 136 Overs Fall of Wickets(SA) Alviro Petersen            76(in 162 Balls with 4x9) Jacques Kallis               34(in 37 Balls with 4x6) AB de Villiers              103(in 168 Balls with 4x12)-18th Test Match Ton Jean Paul Duminy          05(in 9 Balls with 4x1) Faf du Plesis                 134(in 309 Balls with 4x15)-3rd Test Match Ton Vernon Philander             25*9in 37 Balls with 4x3) Dale Steyn                        06*(in 10 Balls with 6x1) Wicket Takers(India) Mohammed Shami        3-107(28 overs) Ishant Sharma                1-91(29 Overs) Zaheer Khan                  1-135(34 Overs) Match Result - Drawn Scorecard India             -280 & 421 South Africa -244 & 450/7 Player of the Match -Virat Kohli Highlights This was the third-closest draw in Tests in terms of runs remaining.  There have been two instances of teams drawing a Test with just one run remaining,  which are the closest of draws in Tests. England drew against Zimbabwe with  one remaining in Bulawayo in 1996 and India against West Indies in Mumbai in 2011   AB de Villiers and Faf du Plesis scored 205 Runs for the 5th wicket The 205-run partnership beween AB de Villiers and Faf du Plessis was the  highest ever 5th wicket stand and the only double-century stand for that wicket to come in the  fourth innings of a Test, beating the 177-run partnership between  New Zealand's Bev Congdon and Vic Pollard against England at Trent Bridge in 1973.
Zhaeer Khan took his 300th Test Match Wicket when he claimed the wicket of Jacques Kallis Test     Innings     Wickets   Average    BBM      BBI           5-wickets      10-wickets 89        160          300                         7/87       10/149           10                    1
He's only the 2nd Indian Fast Bowler after Kapil Dev to take 300 or more wickets.