Centurion 28 Dec : .India beat South Africa by 197 runs in the opening innings.
They also took 130 runs advantage on Tuesday, the third day, of Test 1 at SuperSport Park.South Africa was struggling to score 109 runs at tea in their opening innings.
They added 88 runs in the second session, and then lost five wickets.
Mohammed Shami, the Indian’s most consistent bowler, had 5/44.
Shardul Thakur 2/16 and Md Siraj 1/5 were also wicket-takers.
India suffered a sudden collapse earlier in the day.This was triggered by Lungi Nadi’s pace pair (6/71), Kagiso Rahbada (3/72).The visitors lost seven wickets, scoring 55 runs, and were bowled out of the afternoon session for 327.
Brief scores:India 327 in 105.3 overs (KL Rahul 123, Mayank Agarwal 60; Lungi Ngidi 6-71, Kagiso Rabada 3-72) lead South Africa 197 all out (Temba Bavuma 52, Quinton de Kock 34; Mohammed Shami 5/44) by 130 runs
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