South Africa vs India, 1st Test at Cape Town, SA v Ind 2018, Jan 05 2018 - Cricket Photos

RESULT

1st Test, Cape Town, January 05 - 08, 2018, South Africa v India 2018

South Africa

286 & 130

India

(T:208) 209 & 135

South Africa won by 72 runs

Player Of The Match

Vernon Philander

, SA

23, 3/33 & 6/42

Shikhar Dhawan plays a ball to leg•Jan 08, 2018•BCCI

Vernon Philander is pumped after wrapping up South Africa's win, South Africa v India, 1st Test, Cape Town, 4th day, January 8, 2018

Vernon Philander is pumped after wrapping up South Africa's win•Jan 08, 2018•BCCI

Vernon Philander took three wickets in four balls to seal South Africa's win, South Africa v India, 1st Test, Cape Town, 4th day, January 8, 2018

Vernon Philander took three wickets in four balls to seal South Africa's win•Jan 08, 2018•Getty Images

Kagiso Rabada relished the wicket of Hardik Pandya, South Africa v India, 1st Test, Cape Town, 4th day, January 8, 2017

Kagiso Rabada relished the wicket of Hardik Pandya•Jan 08, 2018•AFP

Morne Morkel is ecstatic after dismissing Cheteshwar Pujara, South Africa v India, 1st Test, Cape Town, 4th day, January 8, 2018

Morne Morkel is ecstatic after dismissing Cheteshwar Pujara•Jan 08, 2018•BCCI

A decision went against Vernon Philander when M Vijay's lbw was overturned by DRS, South Africa v India, 1st Test, Cape Town, 4th day, January 8, 2018

A decision went against Vernon Philander when M Vijay's lbw was overturned by DRS•Jan 08, 2018•BCCI

Mohammed Shami bowled an incisive spell on the fourth morning, South Africa v India, 1st Test, Cape Town, 4th day, January 8, 2018

Mohammed Shami bowled an incisive spell on the fourth morning•Jan 08, 2018•AFP

Keshav Maharaj was tested by bouncers, South Africa v India, 1st Test, Cape Town, 4th day, January 8, 2018

Keshav Maharaj was tested by bouncers•Jan 08, 2018•BCCI

Jasprit Bumrah celebrates a wicket, South Africa v India, 1st Test, Cape Town, 4th day, January 8, 2018

Jasprit Bumrah celebrates a wicket•Jan 08, 2018•AFP

Jasprit Bumrah struck early on the fourth day, South Africa v India, 1st Test, Cape Town, 4th day, January 8, 2018

Jasprit Bumrah struck early on the fourth day•Jan 08, 2018•BCCI

The South Africa players celebrate after Faf du Plessis completes the winning catch, South Africa v India, 1st Test, Cape Town, 4th day, January 8, 2018

The South Africa players celebrate after Faf du Plessis completes the winning catch•Jan 08, 2018•BCCI

Keshav Maharaj fluffed at catch at fine leg, South Africa v India, 1st Test, Cape Town, 4th day, January 8, 2018

Keshav Maharaj fluffed at catch at fine leg•Jan 08, 2018•BCCI

Hardik Pandya throws his head back after nicking off, South Africa v India, 1st Test, Cape Town, 4th day, January 8, 2018

Hardik Pandya throws his head back after nicking off•Jan 08, 2018•BCCI

Shikhar Dhawan was undone by the short ball, South Africa v India, 1st Test, Cape Town, 4th day, January 8, 2018

Shikhar Dhawan was undone by the short ball•Jan 08, 2018•BCCI

M Vijay defends a short ball with soft hands, South Africa v India, 1st Test, Cape Town, 4th day, January 8, 2018

M Vijay defends a short ball with soft hands•Jan 08, 2018•BCCI

Jasprit Bumrah's pitch maps, South Africa v India, 1st Test, Cape Town, 8 January, 2018

Jasprit Bumrah's pitch maps•Jan 08, 2018•ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Bhuvneshwar Kumar celebrates a wicket, South Africa v India, 1st Test, Cape Town, 4th day, January 8, 2018

Bhuvneshwar Kumar celebrates a wicket•Jan 08, 2018•BCCI

The many faces of Virat Kohli , South Africa v India, 1st Test, Cape Town, 4th day, January 8, 2018

The many faces of Virat Kohli •Jan 08, 2018•BCCI

AB de Villiers middles a defence, South Africa v India, 1st Test, Cape Town, 4th day, January 8, 2018

AB de Villiers middles a defence•Jan 08, 2018•AFP

The memorial wall at Newlands, South Africa v India, 1st Test, Cape Town, 3rd day, January 7, 2018

The memorial wall at Newlands•Jan 07, 2018•ESPNcricinfo Ltd/Sidharth Monga

Match Coverage

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India's batsmen need to develop South African instincts

They've not had much time to adjust yet, but they need to swap their Indian mindsets for local ones

Big Vern reels in the big fish

Over the course of 13 balls delivered from his favourite Wynberg End, Vernon Philander set Virat Kohli up and sent him back with the most artful of knockout blows

'A master of his craft'

Vernon Philander took the plaudits after a career-best effort gave South Africa the series lead in a low-scoring encounter at Newlands

India should rue fatal first day

It's easy to fall for recency bias and blame a fourth-innings collapse for losing a winnable contest, but India know their bowlers and batsmen really let the Newlands Test slip in the first innings

Rohit, Dhawan and the limits of 'current form'

Runs against Sri Lanka earned Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan their places in India's XI for Cape Town, ahead of Ajinkya Rahane and KL Rahul respectively, but neither justified his selection

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Videos

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1:13

'I wanted to make a difference in this game' - Philander

6:09

#PoliteEnquiries - A 3-0 whitewash in the making?

4:57

Cullinan: Rain pushes out potentiality of an India win

India Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
M Vijay	caught	13	32
S Dhawan	caught	16	20
CA Pujara	caught	4	13
V Kohli	lbw	28	40
RG Sharma	bowled	10	30
WP Saha	lbw	8	19
HH Pandya	caught	1	5
R Ashwin	caught	37	53
B Kumar	not out	13	41
Mohammed Shami	caught	4	2
JJ Bumrah	caught	0	1
Extras	(lb 1)
Total	135(10 wkts; 42.4 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
VD Philander	15.4	4	42	6	2.68
M Morkel	11	1	39	2	3.54
K Rabada	12	2	41	2	3.41
KA Maharaj	4	1	12	0	3

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	30	Shikhar Dhawan	Murali Vijay
2nd	0	Cheteshwar Pujara	Murali Vijay
3rd	9	Cheteshwar Pujara	Virat Kohli
4th	32	Rohit Sharma	Virat Kohli
5th	5	Rohit Sharma	Wriddhiman Saha
6th	1	Wriddhiman Saha	Hardik Pandya
7th	5	Ravichandran Ashwin	Wriddhiman Saha
8th	49	Ravichandran Ashwin	Bhuvneshwar Kumar
9th	4	Bhuvneshwar Kumar	Mohammed Shami
10th	0	Bhuvneshwar Kumar	Jasprit Bumrah

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