India wrap up impressive first Test victory over South Africa

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India completed a convincing 113-run win on the fifth day of the first Test against South Africa at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Thursday.

Resuming on 94 for four in a chase of 305 to win, South
Africa were bowled out for 191, losing their last three wickets in the first
two overs after lunch.

Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami took three wickets each.
Fellow fast bowler Mohammed Siraj took two wickets and off-spinner Ravichandran
Ashwin dismissed the last two batsmen off successive deliveries.

There was early resistance from South African captain Dean
Elgar and Temba Bavuma, with Elgar surviving a caught and bowled chance to
Shami when he was on 63.

Bumrah switched to bowling around the wicket and trapped
Elgar leg before wicket for 77 when the batsman played around a delivery angled
into his stumps.

Siraj ended an aggressive innings of 21 by Quinton de Kock
when the batsman edged an attempted drive into his stumps and Shami had Wiaan
Mulder caught behind with a ball which moved just enough off the seam to take
the outside edge of the bat.

Marco Jansen was caught behind off Shami in the first over
after lunch before Ashwin wrapped up the innings, leaving Temba Bavuma, South
Africa’s top-scorer in the first innings with 52, stranded on 35.

India were in command from the first day, when KL Rahul’s
century enabled them to make 272 for three after winning the toss.

The entire second day was lost to rain and conditions proved
more difficult for batsmen when play resumed on the third day, with fast
bowlers of both sides exploiting indentations on the pitch which caused
variable bounce.

Shami took five for 44 in the first innings to give India a
crucial lead of 130 runs. He finished with match figures of eight for 107.

The win gave India a 1-0 lead in the three-match World Test
Championship series and boosted their chances of winning a series in South
Africa for the first time.

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