ONI Bureau: For the first time in the history of Indian Test cricket, pacers took all 20 wickets, as India registered an emphatic 63-run win over South Africa in Johannesburg Test. The Proteas win Series 2-1.
Chasing a victory target of 241, South Africa resumed from the overnight score of 17/1. Dean Elgar who was stranded at 86*, added 119 runs with Hashim Amla for the second wicket, as the Proteas looked all set for a comfortable victory.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who took 4 wickets in the match and played two valuable innings of 30 and 33, was declared ‘Player of the Match’. Vernon Philander was declared ‘Player of the Series’.
Scores:
India 187 & 247
South Africa 194 & 177.