South Africa beat India by 72 runs in first Test

Cape Town, Jan 8 : South Africa bowled out India for 135 in their second innings, registering a 72-run victory on the fourth and penultimate day of the opening cricket Test here on Monday.

Chasing 208 to win the match after bowling out South Africa for 130 in their second innings, India capitulated with paceman Veron Philander scalping six wickets.

Allrounder Ravichandran Ashwin top-scored for India with 37.
South Africa: 1st innings: 286
India: 1st innings: 209

South Africa: 2nd innings —
Aiden Markram c Bhuvneshwar b Hardik Pandya 34
Dean Elgar c Saha b Hardik Pandya 25
Kagiso Rabada c Kohli b Shami 5
Hashim Amla c Rohit b Shami 4
AB de Villiers c Bhuvneshwar b Bumrah 35
Faf du Plessis c Saha b Bumrah 0
Quinton de Kock c Saha b Bumrah 8
Vernon Philander lbw b Shami 0
Keshav Maharaj c Saha b Bhuvneshwar 15
Morne Morkel c Saha b Bhuvneshwar 2
Dale Steyn not out 0
Extras (b 0, lb 0, w 2, nb 0, p 0) 2
Total (all out in 41.2 Overs) 130

Fall of Wickets: 52-1 (Aiden Markram, 14.6), 59-2 (Dean Elgar, 16.4), 66-3 (Hashim Amla, 21.3), 73-4 (Kagiso Rabada, 25.5), 82-5 (Faf du Plessis, 28.4), 92-6 (Quinton de Kock, 30.4), 95-7 (Vernon Philander, 33.4), 122-8 (Keshav Maharaj, 38.4), 130-9 (Morne Morkel, 40.2), 130-10 (AB de Villiers, 41.2)

Bowling: Bhuvneshwar Kumar 11-5-33-2, Jasprit Bumrah 11.2-1-39-3, Mohammed Shami 12-3-28-3, Hardik Pandya 6-0-27-2, Ravichandran Ashwin 1-0-3-0

India: 2nd Innings —
Murali Vijay c de Villiers b Philander 13
Shikhar Dhawan c (sub)Chris Morris b Morne Morkel 16
Cheteshwar Pujara c de Kock b Morne Morkel 4
Virat Kohli lbw b Philander 28
Rohit Sharma b Philander 10
Wriddhiman Saha lbw b Rabada 8
Hardik Pandya c de Villiers b Rabada 1
Ravichandran Ashwin c de Kock b Philander 37
Bhuvneshwar Kumar not out 13
Mohammed Shami c du Plessis b Philander 4
Jasprit Bumrah c du Plessis b Philander 0
Extras (b 0, lb 1, w 0, nb 0, p 0) 1
Total (all out in 42.4 Overs) 135

Fall of Wickets: 30-1 (Shikhar Dhawan, 7.5), 30-2 (Murali Vijay, 8.5), 39-3 (Cheteshwar Pujara, 12.2), 71-4 (Virat Kohli, 21.4), 76-5 (Rohit Sharma, 23.2), 77-6 (Hardik Pandya, 24.1), 82-7 (Wriddhiman Saha, 28.6), 131-8 (Ravichandran Ashwin, 42.1), 135-9 (Mohammed Shami, 42.3), 135-10 (Jasprit Bumrah, 42.4)

Bowling: Vernon Philander 15.4-4-42-6, Morne Morkel 11-1-39-2, Kagiso Rabada 12-2-41-2, Keshav Maharaj 4-1-12-0.

IANS