It's 5-2 in favour of South Africa, who already have the T20I (2-0) and ODI trophies (3-2) in the bag having swept the limited-overs leg on a marathon 72-day tour, dominating in equal measure with both bat and ball.
Virat Kohli leading India for the first time at home and only the seventh time overall
Hashim Amla has been in charge for just eight matches, and has not lost yet. His own form, though, is under scrutiny. Amla has not scored a fifty on this tour of India and is struggling for runs
India v South Africa test series is now called as 'The Mahatma Gandhi-Nelson Mandela Series' for the Freedom Trophy, from 2015 onwards.
Head to Head :
29 tests = 13 won by South Africa, 7 by India + 9 draws.
In India = 12 = 5 won by India, 5 by South Africa, 2 draws.
In South Africa = 17 = 8 won by South Africa, 2 by India, 7 draws
| India vs South Africa, Head to head all test match list - most recent first. | |||||||||
| Match No. | Winner | Margin | Venue | Date | |||||
| 29th India v South Africa test match | South Africa | 10 wkts | Durban | 26 Dec 2013 | |||||
| 28th India v South Africa test match | Draw | Jo'burg | 18 Dec 2013 | ||||||
| 27th India v South Africa test match | Draw | Cape Town | 2 Jan 2011 | ||||||
| 26th India v South Africa test match | India | 87 runs | Durban | 26 Dec 2010 | |||||
| 25th India v South Africa test match | South Africa | inn + 25 runs | Centurion | 16 Dec 2010 | |||||
| 24th India v South Africa test match | India | inn + 57 runs | Kolkata | 14 Feb 2010 | |||||
| 23rd India v South Africa test match | South Africa | inn + 6 runs | Nagpur | 6 Feb 2010 | |||||
| 22nd India v South Africa test match | India | 8 wickets | Kanpur | 11 Apr 2008 | |||||
| 21st India v South Africa test match | South Africa | inn + 90 runs | Ahmedabad | 3 Apr 2008 | |||||
| 20th India v South Africa test match | Draw | Chennai | 26 Mar 2008 | ||||||
| 19th India v South Africa test match | South Africa | 5 wickets | Cape Town | 2 Jan 2007 | |||||
| 18th India v South Africa test match | South Africa | 174 runs | Durban | 26 Dec 2006 | |||||
| 17th India v South Africa test match | India | 123 runs | Johannesburg | 15 Dec 2006 | |||||
| 16th India v South Africa test match | India | 8 wickets | Kolkata | 28 Nov 2004 | |||||
| 15th India v South Africa test match | Draw | Kanpur | 20 Nov 2004 | ||||||
| 14th India v South Africa test match | Draw | Port Elizabeth | 16 Nov 2001 | ||||||
| 13th India v South Africa test match | South Africa | 9 wickets | Bloemfontein | 3 Nov 2001 | |||||
| 12th India v South Africa test match | South Africa | inn + 71 runs | Bangalore | 2 Mar 2000 | |||||
| 11th India v South Africa test match | South Africa | 4 wickets | Mumbai | 24 Feb 2000 | |||||
| 10th India v South Africa test match | Draw | Johannesburg | 16 Jan 1997 | ||||||
| 9th India v South Africa test match | South Africa | 282 runs | Cape Town | 2 Jan 1997 | |||||
| 8th India v South Africa test match | South Africa | 328 runs | Durban | 26 Dec 1996 | |||||
| 7th India v South Africa test match | India | 280 runs | Kanpur | 8 Dec 1996 | |||||
| 6th India v South Africa test match | South Africa | 329 runs | Kolkata | 27 Nov 1996 | |||||
| 5th India v South Africa test match | India | 64 runs | Ahmedabad | 20 Nov 1996 | |||||
| 4th India v South Africa test match | Draw | Cape Town | 2 Jan 1993 | ||||||
| 3rd India v South Africa test match | South Africa | 9 wickets | Port Elizabeth | 26 Dec 1992 | |||||
| 2nd India v South Africa test match | Draw | Johannesburg | 26 Nov 1992 | ||||||
| 1st India v South Africa test match | Draw | Durban | 13 Nov 1992 | ||||||
Smallest Victories
India : 64 runs, Ahmedabad, 20 November 1996.
India : 123 runs, Johannesburg, 15 Dec 2006.
Largest victories
RSA : inns & 90 runs, Ahmedabad, April 2008.
RSA : inns & 71 runs, Bangalore, 2 Mar 2000.
RSA : 329 runs, Kolkata, November 1996.
Ind : 280 runs, Kanpur, December 1996.
Lowest Totals
066 : India, Durban, December 1996.
076 : India, Ahmedabad, April 2008.
084 : South Africa, Johannesburg, December 2006.
100 : India, Durban, December 1996.
105 : South Africa, Ahmedabad, November 1996.
Partnerships
340 = Hashim Amla + Jacques Kallis, Nagpur, February 2010 : 3rd wkt.
268 = Virendra Sehwag + Rahul Dravid, Chennai, March 2008 : 2nd wkt.
259* = VVS Laxman + MS Dhoni, Kolkata, February 2010 : 7th wkt.
256 = Jacques Kallis + AB de Villiers, Ahmedabad, April 2008 : 5th wkt.
Best bowling
Allan Donald : 55-15-139-12, Port Elizabeth, December 1992.
Dale Steyn : 34.5-7-108-10, Nagpur, February 2010.
Shaun Pollock : 48.4-18-147-10, Bloemfontein, November 2001.
Venkatesh Prasad : 44-10-153-10, Durban, December 1996.
In an Innings
Lance Klusner : 21.3-4-64-8, Kolkata, November 1996.
Most wickets
Anil Kumble = 21 tests, 84 wickets
Javagal Srinath = 13 tests, 64 wickets
Allan Donald = 11 tests, 57 wickets
Highest scores
319 : Virendra Sehwag (304b, 42x4, 5x6), Chennai, March 2008.
253* : Hashim Amla (473b, 22x4, 0x6), Nagpur, February 2008.
217* : AB de Villiers (333b, 17x4, 2x6), Ahmedabad, April 2008.
173 : Jacques Kallis (351b, 15x4, 2x6), Nagpur, Febuary 2010.
196 : Herschelle Gibbs (354b, 25x4, 1x6), Port Elizabeth, November 2001.
169 : Sachin Tendulkar (254b, 26x4), Cape Town, January 1997.
Most runs
1415 = 22 tests = Sachin Tendulkar
1162 = 12 tests = Virendra Sehwag
1132 = 18 tests = Rahul Dravid
1087 = 13 tests = Jacques Kallis
0947 = 17 tests = Sourav Ganguly.
Highest totals
643/6d = India = 153.0 ovs = Kolkata, February 2010.
627/10 = India = 155.1 ovs = Chennai, March 2008.
563/10 = RSA = 143.o ovs = Bloemfontein, November 2001.
558/6d = RSA = 176.0 ovs = Nagpur, February 2010..
Stats and Trivia
- India have only lost one home Tess series in the last 11 years, to England in 2012. Between November 2004 and November 2015, they played 17 series at home, winning 12 and drawing five. They have not had any home Tests for the last two years.
- South Africa's unbeaten nine-year streak on the road has included 13 series in all 10 Test countries other than their own where Test cricket is hosted, including Pakistan. Of those, there are only two places where South Africa have not won, but drawn series: India and the UAE, both twice.
India: Virat Kohli (capt), Murali Vijay, Shikhar Dhawan, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Wriddhiman Saha (wkt), Ravindra Jadeja, Amit Mishra, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, R Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, Lokesh Rahul, Stuart Binny, Varun Aaron.
South Africa: Hashim Amla (captain), AB de Villiers (vice-captain), Temba Bavuma, Jean-Paul Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Dean Elgar, Simon Harmer, Imran Tahir, Morne Morkel, Vernon Philander, Dane Piedt, Kagiso Rabada, Dale Steyn, Stiaan van Zyl, Dane Vilas (wkt).
Day One Thursday Nov 05,2015
India won the toss and chose to bat first
India scored 201/10 in 68 Overs
Fall of Wickets(India)
Shikhar Dhawan 00(4 Balls)
Cheteshwar Pujara 31(66 Balls 4x6)
Virat Kohli 01(4 Balls)
Ajinkya Rahane 15(48 Balls 4x2)
Wriddhiman Saha 00(1 Ball)
Murali Vijay 75(136 Balls 4x12)
Amit Mishra 06(8 Balls 4x1)
Ravindra Jadeja 38(92 Balls 4x4)
Umesh Yadav 05(7 Balls 4x1)
Varun Aaron 00(3 Balls)
Ravichandran Ashwin 20*(42 Balls)
Wicket Takers(South Africa)
Dean Elgar 4/22(8 Overs)
Imran Tahir 2/23(10 Overs)
Vernon Phikander 2/38(15 Overs)
Kagiso Rabada 1/30(10 Overs)
Simon Harmer 1/51(14 Overs)
South Africa scored 28/2 in 20 Overs
Fall of Wickets(SA)
Stiaan van Zyl 05(23 Balls 4x1)
Faf du Plesis 00(4 Balls)
Dean Elgar 13*
Hasim Amla 09*
Cheteshwar Pujara was unbeaten at 63 and Virat Kohli at 11 on the second day of the first Test against South Africa in Mohali on Friday Nov 06,2015
Overnight batsmen Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli began well, looking largely untroubled in their 66-run stand.
Part-timer Van Zyl claimed the vital breakthrough for South Africa when he induced an edge from Kohli (29) and Vilas, standing up, took a good catch behind the stumps.
Tahir struck a crucial blow with his first delivery of the day to dismiss Pujara, whose 77 turned out to be the highest individual score in the spinner-dominated contest.
Harmer then joined the party and dismissed Ajinkya Rahane, Jadeja and Mishra in quick succession.
18 wickets tumbled on an extraordinary third day as South Africa wobbled quickly in their pursuit of a 218-run victory target before being shot out for just 109 as India took a 1-0 lead in the four-match series.
Virat Kohli has now won three Test matches in a row, including his first at home. This 108-run victory was India's fourth in a row at home inside three days.
Ravindra Jadeja took five second innings wickets and his match haul of eight wickets, to go with the 38 crucial runs he had contributed to India's first innings, earned him the man-of-the-match award
Scorecard
India 201 and 200
South Africa 184 and 109(Target 218 Runs)
Match Result -India won by 108 Runs
MOM - Ravindra Jadeja for his 38 Runs and 3/55(18 Overs in the 1st Innings and 5/21 in 11.5 Overs in the 2nd Innings
Series Result - India led the 4-match series 1-0
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