Freedom Test Series: Team India miss the golden opportunity to win their maiden test series and lost the test series by 1-2 against South Africa. They lost the 3rd and final test by 7 wickets. Now I am going to share day-to-day activity of this test match with all the details, records and milestones in my way.
3rd Test
Game Date: 11th January – 15th January 2022
Game Result: South Africa won by 7 wickets
Series Result: South Africa won Test series by 2-1
Man Of The Match: Keegan Petersen
Man Of The Series: Keegan Petersen
Day 1.
Indian skipper Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bat first in the 3rd and final test against South Africa at The Newlands, Cape Town. Virat Kohli comes back in the place of Hanuma Vihari and Umesh Yadav included in the place of injured Mohammed Siraj.
🚨 Toss Update from Cape Town 🚨
Virat Kohli has won the toss & #TeamIndia have elected to bat against South Africa in the third #SAvIND Test.
Follow the match ▶️ https://t.co/rr2tvBaCml pic.twitter.com/d4pwOM8OyF
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 11, 2022
A look at #TeamIndia's Playing XI for the third Test 🔽
Follow the game here – https://t.co/rr2tvBaCml #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/7Z8Ms8a82w
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 11, 2022
Team India bowled out for 223 in their 1st innings. Captain Virat Kohli scored 79 runs and Cheteshwar Pujara scored 43 runs. For South Africa Kagiso Rabada pick 4 wickets.
Innings Break!#TeamIndia all out for 223.
Scorecard – https://t.co/yUd0D0YyB7 #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/e4prGUAmwA
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 11, 2022
South Africa scored 17/1 at the end of day 1 stumps and they are still trailing by 206 runs with 9 wickets in hand. Jasprit Bumrah gets the wicket of skipper Dean Elgar.
IND: 223
SA: 17/1 on Day 1 stumps
Stats
– Virat Kohli toss record in Tests
vs SA: 10 toss wins in 12 Tests (83.3%)
vs other teams: 21 toss wins in 56 Tests (37.5%)
– Most balls to 50 for Kohli in Tests
171 vs Eng Nagpur 2012/13
158 vs SA Cape Town 2021/22 *
123 vs Aus Adelaide 2020/21
120 vs Eng Leeds 2021
– Only the second six for Virat Kohli in 26 innings in Tests since Jan 2020
– 13 inning since Pujara scored a 50 in first innings (last being 73 vs Eng in Chennai) – 21, 0, 17, 8, 4, 9, 1, 4, 26, 0, 0, 3, 43.
– Shardul Thakur wicket is first wicket in last five home Tests for Maharaj. Last wicket was Mark Wood in Port Elizabeth on 17 Jan 2020
– 79 is highest score for Kohli since Jan 2020 bettering 74 in Adelaide in Dec 2020 in Tests
That will be STUMPS on Day 1 of the 3rd Test.
South Africa 17/1, trail #TeamIndia (223) by 206 runs.
Scorecard – https://t.co/9V5z8QBOjM #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/PZx8Lil2gM
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 11, 2022
Day 2.
South Africa bowled out for 210 in their 1st innings and they are trail by 13 runs. Keegan Petersen scored 72 runs and Temba Bavuma scored 28 runs. For Team India, Jasprit Bumrah pick 5 wickets.
South Africa are all out for 210 (Bumrah 5/42)#TeamIndia with a 13-run lead going into the second innings.
Scorecard – https://t.co/yUd0D0Z6qF #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/amMGG2bNhb
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 12, 2022
Team India scored 57/2 in their 2nd innings at the day 2 stumps and now they have lead of 70 runs with 8 wickets in hand.
IND: 223 and 57/2 on Day 2 stumps
SA: 210
Stats
– 35 no-balls by Rabada is the most by a South African bowler in a series where the bowler has appeared in three or fewer Tests.
Previous most: 34 in 3 Tests by Dale Steyn vs Eng, 2004/05 (his debut series)
– Seventh five-fer for Bumrah is the joint-most for an Indian seamer after 27 Tests along side Kapil Dev & Irfan Pathan.
– Five-wicket hauls for India in Cape Town
7/120 Harbhajan 2010/11
5/114 S Sreesanth 2010/11
5/42 J Bumrah 2021/22 *
– Lowest avg by an opener vs an opponent (15+ inngs)
15.50 Daren Ganga v SA
16.21 Dennis Amiss v Aus
16.26 Aiden Markram v Ind
17.05 Mohd Hafeez v SA
STUMPS on Day 2 of the 3rd Test.#TeamIndia 223 & 57/2, lead South Africa (210) by 70 runs.
Scorecard – https://t.co/yUd0D0Z6qF #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/WX4MlYHoU9
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 12, 2022
Day 3.
Team India bowled out for 198 in their 2nd innings and set the target of 212 runs. Rishabh Pant scored unbeaten 100* runs and Virat Kohli scored 29 runs. For South Africa Marco Jansen pick 4 wickets each .
That will be Tea on Day 3 of the 3rd Test.@RishabhPant17 brings up a fantastic ton as #TeamIndia post a total of 198 in the second innings.
Over to the bowlers now.
Scorecard – https://t.co/yUd0D0YyB7 #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/aegWfv554C
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 13, 2022
South Africa scored 101/2 at the end of day 3 stumps and now they need 122 runs with 8 wickets in hand. Keegan Petersen is playing on 48*.
IND: 223 and 198
SA: 210 and 101/2 on Day 3 stumps
Stats
– Dismissed without adding to his overnight score most times
7 C Pujara
6 C Cairns/ J Kallis
5 G Gooch/ M Atherton/ D Powell/ R Dravid/ Misbah-ul-Haq
– Most batsmen out caught in a series for a team (Max 3 Tests)
49 Ind vs SA 2021/22 *
48 Pak vs NZ 2009/10
47 Ind vs SA 2006/07
47 SL vs SA 2011/12
– Ajinkya Rahane last 50 Tests
85 inngs
2659 runs
Avg 33.23
4 X 100s
16 X 50s
– Most wickets for SA in debut series (since re-admission)
17 Marco Jansen vs Ind 2021/22 *
16 Shaun Pollock vs Eng 1995/96
14 Vernon Philander vs Aus 2011/12
13 Brian McMillan vs Ind 1992/93
– First time since Trent Bridge 2018 Kohli has faced 100+ balls in both innings of a Test.
– This is the first instance of all 20 batsmen from a side getting dismissed out caught in a Test.
– There were five previous instances of 19 dismissals each.
Eng v Aus Brisbane 1982/83
Pak v Aus Sydney 2009/10
Ind v SA Durban 2010/11
Eng v Aus Brisbane 2013/14
SA v Eng Cape Town 2019/20
– Lowest all-out totals that include a century for India
198 v SA Cape Town 2021/22 (R Pant 100*)
208 v NZ Wellington 1998/99 (M Azharuddin 103*)
215 v SA Port Elizabeth 1992/93 (Kapil Dev 129)
219 v Eng Edgbaston 1996 (S Tendulkar 122)
– Most wickets for SA v Ind in a series
21 Dale Steyn in SA 2010/11
20 Allan Donald in SA 1992/93
20 Allan Donald in SA 1996/97
20 Kagiso Rabada in SA 2021/22 *
19 Marco Jansen in SA 2021/22 *
– Test 100s by Indian wicket-keepers outside Asia
118 V Manjrekar v WI Kingston 1952/53
115*A Ratra v WI St John’s 2002
104 W Saha v WI Gros Islet 2016
114 R Pant v Eng The Oval 2018
159*R Pant v Aus Sydney 2018/19
100*R Pant v SA Cape Town 2021/22
– Highest scores by a designated Asian wicket-keeper in SA
100*R Pant Cape Town 2021/22
90 MS Dhoni Centurion 2010/11
89 K Sangakkara Centurion 2002/03
70 Liton Das Bloemfontien 2017/18
A big wicket at the stroke of Stumps on Day 3.
Bumrah picks up the wicket of Dean Elgar as South Africa are 101/2.
An all important Day 4 awaits.
Scorecard – https://t.co/9V5z8QkLhM #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/XJQwKanywz
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 13, 2022
Day 4.
South Africa won the 3rd and final test by 7 wickets by scoring 212/3 and won the series 2-1. For South Africa Keegan Petersen scored 82 valuable runs.
IND: 223 and 198
SA: 210 and 212/3
South Africa win the final Test by 7 wickets and clinch the series 2-1.#SAvIND pic.twitter.com/r3pGCbbaTx
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 14, 2022
Stats
– This is first Test defeat under Kohli‘s captaincy while defending a target in excess of 139.
– Losing team scoring two+ 100s & winning team scoring no 100s in a series
Ind (0) vs Eng (2) in Eng 1971 | India won 1-0
Aus (0) vs WI (4) in Aus 2009/10 | Aus won 2-0
SL (0) vs Zim (2) in SL 2017 | SL won 1-0
SA (0) vs Ind (2) in SA 2021/22 | SA won 2-1
– This is only the second instance of India losing a 3-Test series after winning the first Test after 1-2 in South Africa in 2006/07.
India losing a series after going 1-0 up
1-2 vs Eng 1984/85 (H)
1-2 vs WI 2002 (A)
1-2 vs SA 2006/07 (A)
1-2 vs Eng 2012/13 (H)
1-3 vs Eng 2014 (A)
1-2 vs SA 2021/22 (A)
– South Africa coming from 0-1 behind to win a series
2-1 vs NZ 1994/95
2-1 vs Ind 2006/07
2-1 vs WI 2007/08
3-1 vs Aus 2017/18
2-1 vs Ind 2021/22 * – all five instances coming at home
– Pant’s 100* is the first instance since Jan 2019 of India losing a Test when one of their batsmen has scored a century. Last coming in a losing cause was Kohli‘s 123 in Perth in Dec 2018.
– Virat Kohli losing a Test after winning the toss
8 wickets vs Aus Adelaide 2020/21
innings & 76 runs vs Eng Leeds 2021
7 wickets vs SA Cape Town 2021/22 *
– Team successfully chasing 200+ twice in a series
Aus vs WI 1951/52 (236, 260)
Pak vs Ban 2003 (217, 261)
Eng vs NZ 2004 (282, 284)
Ind vs Aus 2010/11 (216, 207)
SA vs Ind 2021/22 (240, 212)
– Highest successful 4th innings chases vs India
339 Aus Perth 1977/78
276 WI Delhi 1987/88
240 SA Johannesburg 2021/22
213 NZ Wellington 1998/99
212 SA Cape Town 2021/22
South Africa win! 🔥
Bavuma and van der Dussen take them over the line!
A terrific victory for a young team – what a performance! 🙌
Watch #SAvIND live on https://t.co/CPDKNxpgZ3 (in select regions)#WTC23 | https://t.co/Wbb1FE2mW1 pic.twitter.com/uirBesoYdp
— ICC (@ICC) January 14, 2022
🚨 RESULT | 🇿🇦 #Proteas WON BY 7 WICKETS
With that victory Dean Elgar's men win the #BetwayTestSeries 2-1 🔥 Thank you to team @BCCI for a great series, we look forward to many more👏 #SAvIND #FreedomTestSeries #BePartOfIt | @Betway_India pic.twitter.com/B03ElFBxTK
— Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) January 14, 2022
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