RESULT: Proteas crush hopeless India by an innings in Centurion

The Proteas went 1-0 up in their two-Test series against India after winning the opening match at SuperSport Park in convincing fashion on Thursday.

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South Africa needed less than three days to win the opening clash by an innings and 32 runs.

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After winning the toss and asking India to bat, the visitors were dismissed for 245.

The Proteas replied with 408 and then skittled India for 131 runs in their second innings.

Dean Elgar scored 185 for the Proteas in his penultimate Test, while Kagiso Rabada and Nandre Burger both took seven wickets in the match.

In the post-match interviews, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma said: “We were not good enough to win. Having put into bat, KL batted well to get us that score but then we didn’t exploit the conditions with the ball and then again didn’t show up today with the bat. If we have to win Test matches, we have to come together collectively and we didn’t do that. Guys have come here before, we know what to expect and everyone has their own plan. Our batters were challenged and we didn’t adapt well. This is a boundary scoring ground, we saw them score many but we need to understand the opposition and their strengths as well.”

The second New Year’s Test will be played at Newlands in Cape Town from 3-7 January 2024.

More to follow …

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