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IND vs SA 1st Test Day 3 Highlights: Proteas win by innings and 32 runs

India vs South Africa 1st Test Day 3 Highlights: Proteas beat the Indian team by an innings and 32 runs thanks to heroic works from Elgar (185), Rabada (7 wickets), Burger (7 wickets) and Jansen (84*)

IND vs SA 1st Test: Elgar has no point to prove, wants to go out with bang

Dean Elgar's school of batsmanship on Wednesday was completely out of character but the stodgy left-hander is more intent on bidding adieu to international cricket with a bang than trying to prove a point to anyone. Elgar's unbeaten 140, laced with 23 boundaries, has put South Africa in a commanding position against India on the second day but the man, playing his penultimate Test, felt it was all about enjoying a day that belonged to him. "I don't think I wanted to prove any point. Just that I wanted to go out with a bang as that is standard I set for myself as there's no looking back now," Elgar said about his 14th hundred. Elgar assessed that the track had become better for batting as there was no sunshine, which would have resulted in cracks on the surface but it held firm. "It was quite a good wicket to bat on. Had there been more sun, it would have been tougher. It's just that it's been my way. Could have been another batter another day." Normally known for his defensive dog

India vs South Africa 1st Test Day 3: Centurion weather forecast on Dec 27

India vs South Africa 1st Test Day 3 weather forecast: Far more improved weather from the first two days of play will be on display on the third day in Centurion

IND vs SA 1st Test Day 2 Highlights: Dean Elgar's overshadows Rahul's ton

India vs South Africa 1st Test Day 2 Highlights: Dean Elgar's 140* took South Africa to 256/5 at the end of the day in Centurion as they led the Indian team by 11 runs. KL Rahul scored a ton as well

IND vs SA: When Virat Kohli's wizardry got India a wicket; watch video

Virat Kohli used the old Australian trick of changing the position of the bails and it helped India break the 93-run stand between de Zorzi and Elgar in the Boxing Day Test against South Africa

IND vs SA 1st Test: Elgar lights up Centurion with ton in farewell game

Dean Elgar brought up his 14th Test hundred in his last game at his home ground of SuperSport Park in Centurion. It came against India on Day 2 of the Boxing Day Test

IND vs SA: KL Rahul becomes 1st overseas player to hit 2 tons in Centurion

Before KL Rahul, no other overseas player hit two centuries at this venue where Tests have been played since 1995. Kl Rahul's 101 runs helped India post a respectable 245 on the board

IND vs SA 1st Test, Day 1 Highlights: Rabada 5-fer gives Proteas upper hand

India vs South Africa 1st Test, Day 1 Highlights: Only 59 overs of play was possible on the first day as Kagiso Rabada took a five-wicket haul and KL Rahul hit fifty as India remained 208/8

India vs South Africa 1st Test Day 2: Centurion weather forecast on Dec 27

India vs South Africa 1st Test Day 2 weather forecast: It has been raining cats and dogs in Centurion since yesterday night, and the weather prediction for today is not encouraging either.

IND vs SA 1st Test: Proteas skipper Bavuma injured, doubtful to continue

Temba Bavuma's further participation in the Boxing Day Test is in doubt

IND vs SA 1st Test: Kagiso Rabada deflates India with fifer on Day 1

Kagiso Rabada ran through the Indian batting order in the BVoxing Day Test with a five-wicket haul

IND vs SA 1st Test: Dravid suggests luck crucial for India winning series

India head coach Rahul Dravid on Tuesday said his team would not mind a bit of "luck" going its way as it aims to win a maiden Test series in South Africa and breach its 'final frontier' after 31 years of attempting. Having first visited South Africa in 1992, India have made seven more tours and won four Tests but are yet to win a series, even though the Asian giants though have won Test series in England, Australia and New Zealand. "We (have) come close a couple of times and we have played some good cricket here... just a few critical moments we have not been able to, maybe, get over the line, get the 34-40-50 runs that you probably need to be able to... to compete here," Dravid told Star Sports before the start of the opening Test at SuperSport Park. The batting great said the team will take a lot of confidence from the manner in which it bowled on the last tour two years ago, when India squandered a 1-0 advantage to lose the three-match rubber. "Having said that, we looked at a

India vs South Africa 1st Test: Prasidh Krishna makes debut in Centurion

South Africa vs India Playing 11: India have handed a Test debut to pacer Prasidh Krishna while all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was unavailable for the series-opener due to back spasm

India vs South Africa 1st Test, Day 1: Centurion weather forecast today

India vs South Africa 1st Test Day 1 weather prediction: According to Accuweather.com, there is a rain forecast at SuperSport Park in Centurion throughout the day on December 26.

IND vs SA: Here's what Rohit Sharma said on his plan for ICC T20 World Cup

Rohit Sharma went on to say, "I know what you want to ask." His statement broke laughter among the journalists present at the press conference.

India vs South Africa Test schedule, key stats, match time, live streaming

South Africa vs India Test series 2023-24: From IND vs SA live match timings to India vs South Africa head to head - check all details related to the two-match series here

IND vs SA 1st Test preview: Will India end 31-year wait for series win?

He endured the heartbreak of a lifetime 36 evenings back but Rohit Sharma will give his all to erase the memories of a World Cup final defeat as he trains his eyes on ending India's 31-year wait for a Test series win on South African soil. The two-match Test rubber, starting here on the Boxing Day, will be India's ninth away series in the Rainbow Nation since 1992, and captain Rohit will have an onerous task of traversing a difficult terrain in order to conquer what has always been dubbed the team's 'final frontier'. However, for the action to start at Supersport Park, the heavy rains predicted on the first two days need to subside. The Centurion track offers variable bounce and is one of the fastest in the region. And that makes up for a compelling contest between bat and ball in relatively cooler and windy conditions in an open ground where it can jag around a bit. In the last 50 over World Cup, skipper Rohit, at best would have emulated Kapil Dev and Mahendra Singh Dhoni, but if

IND vs SA 1st Test: Green pitch, tough weather for Boxing Day in Centurion

India vs South Africa 1st Test, 2023: How will the pitch and weather behave for the Boxing Day Test between India and South Africa?

IND vs SA 1st Test: Kohli joins Team India in Centurion after London trip

Virat Kohli left the team for a visit to London, which was pre-planned and he had informed both the team management and the BCCI about it

Last 3-4 months were mentally challenging: Sanju after hitting 1st ODI ton

India wicket-keeper batter Sanju Samson revealed that the past three-four months have been mentally challenging for him but he kept at it by working on himself and bounced back by scoring his maiden ODI ton. Samson was overlooked for the ODI World Cup in India with selectors preferring to go with the likes of Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav despite the Kerala batter averaging 55.7 with a strike rate of 104 in 13 ODI innings. "The last three, four months were challenging for me mentally," Sanju said after the 78-run win on Thursday. "So going through all that and coming here I think doing what I did today, I think I feel really happy and grateful." Samson was also not picked for the Asian Games, indicating that he is really low in the selectors' pecking order. On Thursday, however, he took things in his own hand and scored his maiden ODI century to help India win the third game and clinch the series 2-1 against South Africa. "I've been blessed in my genes. My father is also a ..