South Africa vs India, Live Score and Commentary, IND vs SA, 26 December, 2023
COMPLETED / 1st Test / SuperSport Park, Centurion
408/10 (108.4 ov)
245/10 (67.4 ov) & 131/10 (34.1 ov)
South Africa won by an inning and 32 runs.
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Player of the match
Dean Elgar,
South Africa
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virat Kohli | 76 | 82 | 12 | 1 | 92.68 |
| Prasidh Krishna | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Marco Jansen | 7.1 | 1 | 36 | 3 | 5.02 |
| Nandre Burger | 10 | 3 | 33 | 4 | 3.30 |
South Africa won by an inning and 32 runs.
South Africa vs India, Live Cricket Commentary
Recent Performance (Last 5 Matches)
| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
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| Zimbabwe (SA won by 5 wickets) | Super 8 Group 1 (X2 v X4) | 1 Mar 2026 |
| West Indies (SA won by 9 wickets) | Super 8 Group 1 (X3 v X4) | 26 Feb 2026 |
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| West Indies (IND won by 5 wickets) | Super 8 Group 1 (X1 v X3) | 1 Mar 2026 |
| Zimbabwe (IND won by 72 runs) | Super 8 Group 1 (X1 v X2) | 26 Feb 2026 |
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Key Stats
- Partnership: 10 run (2.2 ov): Prasidh Krishna: 0 (5), Virat Kohli: 9 (9)
- Last Bat: Virat Kohli 76(82) - c K Rabada b M Jansen Marco Jansen
- Fall of Wickets: 5 - 1 Rohit Sharma, 13 - 2 Yashasvi Jaiswal, 52 - 3 Shubman Gill, 72 - 4 Shreyas Iyer, 96 - 5 KL Rahul, 96 - 6 Ravichandran Ashwin, 105 - 7 Shardul Thakur, 113 - 8 Jasprit Bumrah, 121 - 9 Mohammed Siraj, 131 - 10 Yashasvi Jaiswal
- Reviews Remaining: India - 0 of 0, South Africa - 0 of 0
- Toss: South Africa elected to bowl
Match Info
- Match: 1st Test
- Series: India vs South Africa
- Date: Tuesday, December 26, 2023
- Time: 01:30 PM
- Venue: SuperSport Park, Centurion
- City: Centurion
- Umpires: Langton Rusere(Zimbabwe), Paul Reiffel(Australia), Ahsan Raza(Pakistan, TV)
- Referee: Chris Broad(England)
Nandre Burger to Jasprit Bumrah, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, full length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, played it to the short cover.
End of over 30 (5 runs)
Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, 2 runs, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, Virat Kohli hangs in the crease to make a confident pull, sending the ball towards deep mid wicket for 2 runs.
Jasprit Bumrah runout (K Rabada / D Elgar) 0 (5) Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, 1 run, runout (K Rabada / D Elgar), Run out !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Oh, what a disaster! Virat Kohli hangs in the crease, plays push straight to short cover and calls for double, but Dean Elgar threw it right on time, Kagiso Rabada got hold of the ball, and Shattered the stumps. Jasprit Bumrah was found short of the crease. Run out!
Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot to the short cover.
Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot.
Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, Four, Four !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Virat Kohli hangs in the crease and caresses cut to third man, it raced away to the fence for four.
Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, goes forward, tried inside out shot but fails to get bat on it.
End of over 31 (7 runs)
Nandre Burger to Mohammed Siraj, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, tried cut but fails to get bat on it.
Nandre Burger to Mohammed Siraj, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, tried defensive shot but fails to get bat on it.
Nandre Burger to Mohammed Siraj, Four, Four !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, Mohammed Siraj hangs in the crease and caresses cut to deep fine leg, it raced away to the fence for four.
Nandre Burger to Mohammed Siraj, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Mohammed Siraj hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at point, who halts the ball.
Mohammed Siraj c K Verreynne b N Burger 4 (5) Nandre Burger to Mohammed Siraj, no run, c K Verreynne b N Burger, Caught out!! inswinger good length on the stumps, Mohammed Siraj hangs in the crease to take the gamble with cut towards slip, edged!! and expertly caught by Kyle Verreynne. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Nandre Burger to Prasidh Krishna, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot to the short cover.
End of over 32 (4 runs)
Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Virat Kohli goes forward, tucks push toward the fielder at deep mid wicket, who halts the ball.
Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Virat Kohli hangs in the crease, tucks push toward the fielder at deep cover, who halts the ball.
Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, full length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, plays push to the short cover.
Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, 1 run, inswinger, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays push, towards the deep mid wicket for 1 run.
Kagiso Rabada to Prasidh Krishna, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Prasidh Krishna hangs in the crease to the delivery, letting it go to the keeper without offering a shot.
Kagiso Rabada to Prasidh Krishna, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, fulltoss, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot to the mid on.
End of over 33 (1 runs)
Nandre Burger to Virat Kohli, Four, Four !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, delivers cut in the gap to the deep point for four.
Nandre Burger to Virat Kohli, Four, Four !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Virat Kohli goes forward and caresses inside out shot to deep cover, it raced away to the fence for four.
Nandre Burger to Virat Kohli, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, tried inside out shot but fails to get bat on it.
Nandre Burger to Virat Kohli, 1 leg bye, Leg Bye !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, Virat Kohli hangs in the crease to slash it, but ball strikes the pad, batter steals 1 run off leg bye.
Nandre Burger to Prasidh Krishna, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, tried defensive shot but fails to get bat on it.
Nandre Burger to Prasidh Krishna, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, tried defensive shot but fails to get bat on it.
End of over 34 (9 runs)
Virat Kohli c K Rabada b M Jansen 76 (82) Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, no run, c K Rabada b M Jansen, Caught out !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Virat Kohli hangs in the crease to hit inside out shot to long on but it resulted in a catch taken by Kagiso Rabada. Virat Kohli is dismissed.