• South Africa defeated India in the second Test on Thursday.

  • Dean Elgar stayed unbeaten at 96 to take Proteas over the finish line.

Twitter reactions: Dean Elgar stars in South Africa’s historic win over India in Johannesburg
South Africa beat India in the 2nd Test (Image Source: Twitter)

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South Africa defeated India by seven wickets in the second Test at the Wanderers in Johannesburg to level the three-match series 1-1.

Proteas captain Dean Elgar led his side from the front, smashing an unbeaten half-century to help hosts upstage the visitors in the rain-marred encounter to register their first-ever triumph at the Bullring.

Elgar batted outstandingly well in front of the high-quality Indian bowling attack and stood like a rock in the successful chase of 240. Elgar remained unbeaten for 96 to take his side over the finish line. Apart from Elgar, batter Rassie van der Dussen (40 off 92) and Temba Bavuma (23 no) made valuable contributions as the home team won the contest.

For India, Mohammed Shami (1/55), Shardul Thakur (1/47), and Ravichandran Ashwin (1/26) picked one wicket each.

Highest successful 4th innings chases vs India:

  • 339 – Australia, Perth 1977/78
  • 276 – West Indies, Delhi 1987/88
  • 240 – South Africa, Johannesburg 2021/22*
  • 213 – Ner Zealand, Wellington 1998/99
  • 211 – South Africa, Cape Town 2006/07

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