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1st Test, Chandigarh, Nov 5 - 9 2015, South Africa tour of India
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India

201 & 200
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South Africa

(39.5 ov, target 218)184 & 109
India won by 108 runs
player of the match
Ravindra Jadeja
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Statistics
India 1st INNINGS
BATSMEN RBM4s6sSR
Murali Vijay lbw b Harmer7513620312055.15
Shikhar Dhawan c Amla b Philander047000.00
Cheteshwar Pujara lbw b Elgar3166876046.97
Virat Kohli (c)c Elgar b Rabada1450025.00
Ajinkya Rahane c Amla b Elgar1548672031.25
Wriddhiman Saha †c Amla b Elgar015000.00
Ravindra Jadeja lbw b Philander38921124041.30
Amit Mishra c Steyn b Elgar68181075.00
Ravichandran Ashwin not out 2042750047.62
Umesh Yadav  b Imran Tahir5761071.43
Varun Aaron  b Imran Tahir032000.00
Extras(b 6, lb 1, nb 3)10
TOTAL(68 Ov, RR: 2.95, 298 Mts)201
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Shikhar Dhawan, 1.4 ov), 2-63 (Cheteshwar Pujara, 21.4 ov), 3-65 (Virat Kohli, 22.2 ov), 4-102 (Ajinkya Rahane, 37.6 ov), 5-102 (Wriddhiman Saha, 39.1 ov), 6-140 (Murali Vijay, 46.4 ov), 7-154 (Amit Mishra, 50.5 ov), 8-196 (Ravindra Jadeja, 66.2 ov), 9-201 (Umesh Yadav, 67.3 ov), 10-201 (Varun Aaron, 67.6 ov)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
Dale Steyn1133002.73554000
Vernon Philander1553822.53756000
Simon Harmer1415113.64619000
Kagiso Rabada1003013.00464003
Dean Elgar812242.75322000
Imran Tahir1032322.30471000
South Africa 1st INNINGS
BATSMEN RBM4s6sSR
Dean Elgar c Jadeja b Ashwin371231512030.08
Stiaan van Zyl lbw b Ashwin523231021.74
Faf du Plessis  b Jadeja049000.00
Hashim Amla (c)st †Saha b Ashwin43971476044.33
AB de Villiers  b Mishra63831166075.90
Dane Vilas †c Jadeja b Ashwin1340033.33
Vernon Philander c Rahane b Jadeja327270011.11
Simon Harmer lbw b Mishra725300028.00
Dale Steyn st †Saha b Jadeja614181042.86
Kagiso Rabada not out 1390033.33
Imran Tahir c Pujara b Ashwin4751057.14
Extras(b 6, lb 7, nb 1)14
TOTAL(68 Ov, RR: 2.70, 274 Mts)184
Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Stiaan van Zyl, 6.4 ov), 2-9 (Faf du Plessis, 8.2 ov), 3-85 (Dean Elgar, 37.4 ov), 4-105 (Hashim Amla, 45.2 ov), 5-107 (Dane Vilas, 45.6 ov), 6-136 (Vernon Philander, 54.3 ov), 7-170 (Simon Harmer, 62.4 ov), 8-179 (Dale Steyn, 65.5 ov), 9-179 (AB de Villiers, 66.3 ov), 10-184 (Imran Tahir, 67.6 ov)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
Ravichandran Ashwin2455152.131125000
Umesh Yadav611202.00302000
Varun Aaron811802.25351000
Ravindra Jadeja1805533.06796001
Amit Mishra1233522.92533000
India 2nd INNINGS
BATSMEN RBM4s6sSR
Murali Vijay c sub (T Bavuma) b Imran Tahir471051336044.76
Shikhar Dhawan c de Villiers b Philander0812000.00
Cheteshwar Pujara c Amla b Imran Tahir771532206150.33
Virat Kohli (c)c †Vilas b van Zyl2971924040.85
Ajinkya Rahane c sub (T Bavuma) b Harmer29110022.22
Wriddhiman Saha †c †Vilas b Imran Tahir2058693034.48
Ravindra Jadeja lbw b Harmer824231033.33
Amit Mishra c du Plessis b Harmer2560040.00
Ravichandran Ashwin c Amla b Imran Tahir3990033.33
Umesh Yadav  b Harmer1460025.00
Varun Aaron not out 17170014.29
Extras(b 9, lb 1)10
TOTAL(75.3 Ov, RR: 2.64, 303 Mts)200
Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Shikhar Dhawan, 2.3 ov), 2-95 (Murali Vijay, 33.1 ov), 3-161 (Virat Kohli, 55.5 ov), 4-164 (Cheteshwar Pujara, 57.1 ov), 5-164 (Ajinkya Rahane, 58.3 ov), 6-178 (Ravindra Jadeja, 64.6 ov), 7-182 (Amit Mishra, 66.4 ov), 8-185 (Ravichandran Ashwin, 69.1 ov), 9-188 (Umesh Yadav, 70.2 ov), 10-200 (Wriddhiman Saha, 75.3 ov)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
Vernon Philander1232311.92612000
Simon Harmer2456142.541098000
Dean Elgar713404.86265000
Imran Tahir16.314842.91692100
Kagiso Rabada1271901.58633000
Stiaan van Zyl41511.25200000
South Africa 2nd INNINGS (target: 218 runs)
BATSMEN RBM4s6sSR
Dean Elgar c Kohli b Aaron1647661034.04
Vernon Philander lbw b Jadeja1240050.00
Faf du Plessis c Rahane b Ashwin1640016.67
Hashim Amla (c) b Jadeja066000.00
AB de Villiers  b Mishra1618202088.89
Stiaan van Zyl c Rahane b Ashwin36821076043.90
Dane Vilas † b Jadeja722300031.82
Simon Harmer c Rahane b Jadeja1130421036.67
Dale Steyn c Vijay b Ashwin29130022.22
Kagiso Rabada not out 11213008.33
Imran Tahir lbw b Jadeja4541080.00
Extras(b 8, lb 5, w 1)14
TOTAL(39.5 Ov, RR: 2.73, 159 Mts)109
Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Vernon Philander, 1.1 ov), 2-9 (Faf du Plessis, 2.2 ov), 3-10 (Hashim Amla, 3.5 ov), 4-32 (AB de Villiers, 9.5 ov), 5-45 (Dean Elgar, 16.4 ov), 6-60 (Dane Vilas, 23.6 ov), 7-102 (Simon Harmer, 35.1 ov), 8-102 (Stiaan van Zyl, 36.2 ov), 9-105 (Dale Steyn, 38.2 ov), 10-109 (Imran Tahir, 39.5 ov)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
Ravichandran Ashwin1453932.79665000
Ravindra Jadeja11.542151.77572000
Amit Mishra802613.25323000
Varun Aaron30311.00160010
Umesh Yadav30702.33141000
MATCH DETAILS
Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
TossIndia, elected to bat first
SeriesSouth Africa tour of India
Season2015/16
Player Of The Match
Ravindra Jadeja
Ravindra Jadeja
Series resultIndia led the 4-match series 1-0
Match numberTest no. 2186
Hours of play (local time)09.30 start, Lunch 11.30-12.10, Tea 14.10-14.30, Close 16.30
Match days5,6,7 November 2015 - day match (5-day match)
Test debut
Kagiso Rabada
Kagiso Rabada
Umpires
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Kumar Dharmasena
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Richard Kettleborough
TV Umpire
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Vineet Kulkarni
Reserve Umpire
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Anil Chaudhary
Match Referee
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Jeff Crowe
CLOSE OF PLAY
Thu, 05 Nov - day 1 -South Africa 1st innings 28/2 (Dean Elgar 13*, Hashim Amla 9*, 20 ov)
Fri, 06 Nov - day 2 -India 2nd innings 125/2 (Cheteshwar Pujara 63*, Virat Kohli 11*, 40 ov)
Sat, 07 Nov - day 3 -South Africa 2nd innings 109/10 (39.5 ov) - end of match
MATCH NOTES
Day 1
  • India 1st innings
  • Drinks: India - 38/1 in 13.0 overs (M Vijay 25, CA Pujara 13)
  • India: 50 runs in 16.6 overs (102 balls), Extras 0
  • 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 92 balls (M Vijay 27, CA Pujara 24, Ex 0)
  • Lunch: India - 82/3 in 27.0 overs (M Vijay 40, AM Rahane 3)
  • India: 100 runs in 36.2 overs (220 balls), Extras 7
  • M Vijay: 50 off 115 balls (8 x 4)
  • Drinks: India - 116/5 in 41.0 overs (M Vijay 60, RA Jadeja 2)
  • India: 150 runs in 48.6 overs (296 balls), Extras 9
  • Tea: India - 168/7 in 55.0 overs (RA Jadeja 26, R Ashwin 4)
  • India: 200 runs in 66.4 overs (403 balls), Extras 10
  • Innings Break: India - 201/10 in 68.0 overs (R Ashwin 20)
  • South Africa 1st innings
  • End Of Day: South Africa - 28/2 in 20.0 overs (D Elgar 13, HM Amla 9)
Day 2
  • South Africa: 50 runs in 27.6 overs (168 balls), Extras 4
  • 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 131 balls (D Elgar 27, HM Amla 17, Ex 7)
  • Drinks: South Africa - 77/2 in 35.0 overs (D Elgar 35, HM Amla 29)
  • South Africa: 100 runs in 43.5 overs (263 balls), Extras 12
  • South Africa: 100 runs in 43.6 overs (264 balls), Extras 12
  • Lunch: South Africa - 127/5 in 49.0 overs (AB de Villiers 26, VD Philander 2)
  • South Africa: 150 runs in 56.3 overs (340 balls), Extras 13
  • AB de Villiers: 50 off 63 balls (6 x 4)
  • Drinks: South Africa - 176/7 in 65.0 overs (AB de Villiers 62, DW Steyn 4)
  • Innings Break: South Africa - 184/10 in 68.0 overs (K Rabada 1)
  • India 2nd innings
  • Tea: India - 13/1 in 7.0 overs (M Vijay 11, CA Pujara 2)
  • India: 50 runs in 17.2 overs (104 balls), Extras 0
  • 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 118 balls (M Vijay 25, CA Pujara 25, Ex 0)
  • Drinks: India - 67/1 in 25.0 overs (M Vijay 39, CA Pujara 28)
  • India: 100 runs in 35.5 overs (215 balls), Extras 4
  • CA Pujara: 50 off 93 balls (5 x 4)
  • End Of Day: India - 125/2 in 40.0 overs (CA Pujara 63, V Kohli 11)
Day 3
  • 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 89 balls (CA Pujara 25, V Kohli 21, Ex 4)
  • India: 150 runs in 48.3 overs (291 balls), Extras 8
  • Drinks: India - 161/2 in 55.0 overs (CA Pujara 76, V Kohli 29)
  • Lunch: India - 185/8 in 69.1 overs (WP Saha 8)
  • India: 200 runs in 74.5 overs (449 balls), Extras 10
  • Innings Break: India - 200/10 in 75.3 overs (VR Aaron 1)
  • South Africa 2nd innings
  • South Africa: 50 runs in 17.3 overs (105 balls), Extras 1
  • Tea: South Africa - 56/5 in 21.0 overs (S van Zyl 15, DJ Vilas 6)
  • South Africa: 100 runs in 34.6 overs (210 balls), Extras 14
Match Coverage
All Match News
India v South Africa, 2015-16
Wisden's review of the first Test, India v South Africa, 2015-16
India v South Africa, 2015-16
India's rule of three
Ashwin, Jadeja and Mishra's performance in Mohali took you back to the heady days of the sixties, seventies, and some of eighties
India's rule of three
Why Ashwin could be exceptional for India
He is unlike his spin predecessors in a few ways, and though he hasn't impressed overseas, that seems likely to change
Why Ashwin could be exceptional for India
Neither a bad pitch nor a good one
Batsmen from both sides made a turning Mohali surface look worse than it actually was, but the cricket it produced was one-dimensional. A series of this stature deserves a greater variety of skills to be on display
Neither a bad pitch nor a good one
Learning the sounds of Indian cricket in Mohali
ESPNcricinfo's South Africa correspondent gets caught up in the chanting of a rather sparsely populated PCA Stadium on her first time covering Test cricket in India
Learning the sounds of Indian cricket in Mohali
Videos
All Match Videos
2:56
'Disappointing we didn't apply ourselves better' - Amla
'Disappointing we didn't apply ourselves better' - Amla
2:56
'We made errors rather than fear of spin' - Kohli
3:19
Manjrekar: 'Lightning' Jadeja a big plus
4:31
South Africa Innings
Player NameRB
D Elgarcaught1647
VD Philanderlbw12
F du Plessiscaught16
HM Amlabowled06
AB de Villiersbowled1618
S van Zylcaught3682
DJ Vilasbowled722
SR Harmercaught1130
DW Steyncaught29
K Rabadanot out112
Imran Tahirlbw45
Extras(b 8, lb 5, w 1)
Total109(10 wkts; 39.5 ovs)
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