India vs South Africa 1st Test Day 5: India Beat South Africa By 113 Runs, Take 1-0 Lead In Three-Match Series

India Beat South Africa By 113 Runs In Centurion Test!

Ashwin to Ngidi, OUT!! Caught by Pujara. That’s it India win the first Test match by 113 runs. Ashwin has two wickets to his name in the end.

Ngidi c Pujara b Ashwin 0(1)

India beat South Africa by 113 runs to go 1-0 in the three-match Test series

#TeamIndia WIN at Centurion #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/35KCyFM4za

— BCCI (@BCCI) December 30, 2021

India Need One Wicket To Win!

Another wicket!! Ravichandran Ashwin has taken his first wicket of the ongoing Test match as he has removed Kagiso Rabada. Easy catch for Shami in the end and the visitors are just one wicket away from their fourth win in South Africa.

Shami Removes Jansen, India Two Wickets Away From Win!

Shami to Jansen, OUT!! Caught by Pant!! Finally Shami wins the small battle with a brilliant delivery to get the all-rounder out. India are just 2 wickets away from a win as South Africa have lost their eight wicket.

Marco Jansen c Pant b Shami 13(14) (4s-3)

Welcome Back!

Welcome back to the post-Lunch session!

India need three wickets to win while South Africa are 123 runs away from the target. Jasprit Bumrah has bowled exceptionally well in the second innings and this was the venue where he took his first five-wicket haul in 2018 on his debut series.

Two back-to-back boundaries from Marco Jansen on first two balls after Lunch against Shami.

SA vs IND, Live Score: South Africa 190/7, need 115 runs to win

Lunch – South Africa survive till the end of the first session but a hard grind is yet to follow

Lunch – Day 5!

South batters Bavuma and Jansen saw off Ashwin in the over just before Lunch

The Indian contingent will be extremely happy to have taken three wickets and need just three more to register their first Test win of the series

Lunch on Day 5 of the 1st Test.

South Africa 182/7. #TeamIndia 3 wickets away from victory.

Scorecard – https://t.co/eoM8MqSQgO #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/lvTnoegkGx

— BCCI (@BCCI) December 30, 2021

Four – Bavuma hits Shami for a much-needed four

Shami goes off the track and Bavuma makes full use of it to guide it through the gully region for a splendid four

Wicket – Shami removes Mulder for 1 run as India claim 7th wicket

Mohammed Shami comes back into the attack to dismiss Mulder for 1 run 

India now only need three wickets to win

Live Score: SA 164/7 vs IND

Wicket – Siraj gives India breakthrough as De Kock departs

South Africa lose Quinton de Kock for 21 runs as Siraj gives India their sixth wicket

SA need 144 more runs to win while India need four more wickets

Live Score: SA 161/5 vs IND

Ashwin starts with a decent over against De Kock and Bavuma on Day 5

Ravichandran Ashwin bowls a decent over, giving away two runs to start with

De Kock tried a reverse sweep and could very well look to attack more against Ashwin

Live Score: SA 153/5 vs IND

Twin Fours – De Kock guides a full toss and then another one straight down the ground off Bumrah

Quinton de Kock is showcasing why he is regarded as a dangerous batter by opposition captains

He hits two boundaries off Bumrah to continue the work that was being done by Elgar since morning

Live Score: SA 148/5 vs IND

Four – Bavuma edges Siraj towards the slips but it drops short and races though the hands

Bavuma is lucky as his edges off Siraj’s bowling towards the slips but the ball falls short

South Africa need more luck to shine on them instead the sun, which definitely has Virat Kohli smiling for now

Live Score: SA 138/5 vs IND

Bumrah is getting his lines and lengths right with each passing over

Jasprit Bumrah suddenly has a spring to his run-up now after Elgar’s wicket

De Kock and Bavuma will need to be at their best to counter the inspired bowling by the Indian bowlers

Mohammed Siraj is into the attack now, replacing Shami

Live Score: SA 131/5 vs IND

Wicket – Jasprit Bumrah claims Dean Elgar again, LBW for 77 runs

South Africa have finally yielded as Bumrah claims Elgar for 77 runs through LBW

The batter did review but the replays showed that the ball was going on to hit the stumps

Live Score: SA 130/5 vs IND

SA are showcasing great fighting spirit as they need 175 more runs to win

South Africa need 175 more runs to win as Elgar and Bavuma have shown nothing but positive intent this morning on Day 5

Indian pacers will be looking to make early in-roads soon 

Live Score: SA 130/4 vs IND

Four – Elgar flicks a good length ball on the leg side for another boundary

Dean Elgar is gaining confidence with each passing ball

After nicking a ball, he flicks off the thin pads on the leg-side to claim yet another four off Bumrah

Live Score: SA 122/4 vs IND

Four – Elgar survives as he gathers an iffy boundary coming from an edge against a Bumrah ball

Bumrah does get successful in getting Elgar to edge a ball but it races away to the fence

Elgar moves into the 70s now and India are in desperate need of a wicket here now

Live Score: SA 122/4 vs IND

Dropped Catch and then a four – Mohammed Shami gives Elgar a chance to stay at the crease

Mohammed Shami drops a rather simple chance of his own bowling to give opener Dean Elgar another chance to stay at the crease

Elgar makes best use of the second chance as he immediately scores a boundary

Live Score: SA 115/4 vs IND

Four – Elgar directs a leg-sidish delivery by Bumrah for a four

Dean Elgar has started in a positive manner as he hits Bumrah for a four behind the stumps on the leg side

The Indian bowlers are keen on finding the right channel early on in the day

Live Score: SA 110/4 vs IND

Bavuma and Elgar survive a good over from Shami

Shami is sticking to the tough lines and lengths as he bowls a 1-run over

SA need less than 200 runs now

Live Score: SA 106/4 vs IND

Four – Bavuma hits a brilliant cover drive to make intentions pretty clear

Bavuma hits a classic cover drive that would have made even the likes of Kohli also proud

Bumrah just pitched it a bit fuller than expected and Temba pounced on it

Live Score: SA 105/4 vs IND

Four – Shami takes the ball from the other end, Elgar scores four with classy flick off the pads

After Bumrah’s only delivery to end the over, Mohammed Shami takes the ball from the other end

Elgar hits the first boundary of the day with a classy flick off the pads

Live Score: SA 101/4 vs IND

Day 5 action begins, Temba Bavuma and Dean Elgar are in the middle

Players are in the middle, the sun is shining and we are all set for the day to begin

Temba Bavuma and Dean Elgar are in the middle with Jasprit Bumrah starting proceedings for Team India

Live Score: SA 94/4 vs IND

Aakash Chopra was all praise for Team India pacer Mohammed Shami

Speaking on YouTube, Aakash Chopra lavished praise on Mohammed Shami for his five-wicket haul and also compared him to Dale Steyn and James Anderson

 “Mohammed Shami’s wrist position isn’t the best in the world? I think it is”, Chopra said.

Bumrah was in top form as he registered dismissals of Rassie van der Dussen, Keshav Maharaj

Jasprit Bumrah was in top form and took two wickets on Day 4 to leave South Africa reeling at 94 for four

Bumrah registered the dismissals of Rassie van der Dussen and Keshav Maharaj

Van der Dussen tried to evade a ball that ended up moving in sharply to hit his off stump as he scored 11 runs off 65 balls

Bumrah then sent a fantastic yorker on leg of Maharaj, which came angling in from outside off

The batter was aimless in his reaction and saw the ball go past him and hit the stumps 

Maharaj, who was sent in as the nightwatchman by the hosts, could only muster eight runs off 19 balls

Indian team batting coach Vikram Rathour had some suggestions for skipper Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli shouldn’t give up on expansive drives which has got him loads of runs but he does need to be judicious while choosing the right delivery for the perfect execution, feels Indian team batting coach Vikram Rathour

Kohli has been struggling to deal with balls pitched outside the off-stump

Centurion Weather Report For Day 5

After Day 2 being marred by rain, the crucial final day can also be affected by the weather in Centurion

Hello and welcome to Day 5 of the 1st SA vs IND Test !

Hello and welcome to the Live Blog of Day 5 of the first Test between South Africa and India at the SuperSport Park in Centurion

The match is well poised as India need six wickets for a win while the home team are in need of 211 more runs to win

The Virat Kohli-led Team India will rely again on the expertise of their pacers to get them the much-needed wickets

However, all of this will only be possible if the weather permits.

So lets keep our fingers crossed and stay tuned for some Live action !