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India vs South Africa Scorecard, 1st Test, South Africa vs India 2023/2024

Result · Dec 26 2023, Tue - 01:30 PM (IST)
INDIA
245, 131
SOUTH AFRICA
408
South Africa won by an innings and 32 runs
CRR:3.83
Player Of The Match
Bowler O M R W Eco
କାଗିସୋ ରବାଡ଼ା 20 4 59 5 3
ମାର୍କୋ ଜନସେନ୍ 16 2 52 1 3.3
Nandre Burger 15.4 4 50 3 3.2
Gerald Coetzee 16 1 74 1 4.6
Bowler O M R W Eco
କାଗିସୋ ରବାଡ଼ା 12 3 32 2 2.7
Nandre Burger 10 3 33 4 3.3
ମାର୍କୋ ଜନସେନ୍ 7.1 1 36 3 5
Gerald Coetzee 5 - 28 0 5.6
Match Info
Series: India in South Africa 2023/2024
Date: Dec 26 2023, Tue - 01:30 PM (IST)
Country: South Africa
City: Centurion
Venue: SuperSport Park
Toss: South Africa won the toss and elected to bowl.
South Africa Playing XI: Temba Bavuma (c), Dean Elgar, Keegan Petersen, Aiden Markram, Tony de Zorzi, David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Kagiso Rabada, Nandre Burger
India Playing XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Lokesh Rahul (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
  • South Africa defeated India 2-1 in their most recent men’s Test series (January 2022); the Proteas will be aiming for back-to-back Test series wins against India for the first time since November 2001.
  • South Africa are the only undefeated team in men’s Tests in 2023 (W2 D1); the last time the Proteas completed a calendar year without losing a match in the format was 2012 (W5 D5).
  • India have lost only one of their last seven men’s Test series (W5 D1) and have won each of their last four; the last time they recorded a longer series winning run in the format was a span of five from October 2018 to November 2019.
  • South Africa have won eight of their last nine men’s Tests at SuperSport Park in Centurion (L1) – the Proteas’ only defeat in that span was a 113-run loss against India (December 2021).
  • India have a batting good connection rate of 73% in men’s Tests in 2023, four percentage points more than any other team this year; only Afghanistan (58%) have a lower rate than South Africa (64%) in this category.
  • Batters have played and missed at 12.3% of South Africa’s balls bowled in men’s Tests in 2023, the highest rate of any team this year; India (10.9%) are ranked third in this category (Afghanistan – 11.8%).
  • Shubman Gill (966) is 34 away from scoring 1,000 runs for India in men’s Tests; his Test batting average in 2023 (32.9) is his best in a calendar year (min. 3 innings).
  • Temba Bavuma (2,997) is three away from becoming the 17th player to score 3,000 runs for South Africa in men’s Tests; although, Bavuma has been dismissed for zero runs in each of his last two Test innings at SuperSport Park in Centurion.
  • Keshav Maharaj (49) is one away from reaching 50 appearances for South Africa in men’s Tests; his Test bowling average against India (94.8) is his highest against any team.
  • Yashasvi Jaiswal has scored 26% of India’s runs when he’s played in men’s Tests in 2023, the second-best rate of any player for their team this year (Gary Ballance – 30% for Zimbabwe).

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