SA vs IND, 1st Test, Day 5, Stats Review: India’s maiden win in Centurion
Team India made light work of the South African side in the first Test in Centurion. The visitors were immaculate with the ball on the final day’s play as they kept chipping away with the wickets. For his brilliant century in the first innings, KL Rahul was adjudged the Player of the Match.
Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers from South Africa vs India, 1st Test Day 5:
1 – First win for India in Tests at SuperSport Park, Centurion. They had played twice before and were on the losing side both times.
31 – With 31 wickets, Mohammed Siraj became the pacer with the most wickets for India in Tests in 2021.
5 – Overall, Mohammed Siraj became the fifth pacer with most Test wickets this year.
4 – Fourth Test win for India in South Africa. They have played 21 matches, losing ten times and managing a draw on seven occasions.
54 – R Ashwin took 54 scalps in Tests this year which is the most by any bowler.
2 – Second instance when India has won four Tests outside Asia in a calendar year. They did win as many matches in the year 2018.
442 – Captain Dean Elgar finished the year with 442 runs in Tests, the highest by any South African batter.
2 – Second POTM award for KL Rahul this year. He equals Rishabh Pant who also won it twice in 2021.
3 – Third time the Proteas got dismissed under 200 in both the innings since their re-admission. The previous two Tests were against Australia and India in 2002 and 2018 respectively.
2 – With four victories, India is second on the list for most away Test wins in 2021. Pakistan won five Tests away from home this year.
4 – Dean Elgar scored most 50 plus scores (4) for South Africa this year. Aiden Markram and Rassie van der Dussen struck three such scores each.
1 – India became the first Asian team to defeat South Africa in Centurion.
