CAPE TOWN: South Africa notched up a remarkable victory by seven wickets here on Friday to win the third Test and clinched the three-match series 2-1.
The victory completes a great comeback by the Proteas, who turned the tables on the Indians after losing the first Test match of the series in Centurion.
Top order batter Keegan Petersen was the star of the show as he scored 82 invaluable runs in the second innings, while chasing a target of 212 runs.
Petersen was his team’s highest scorer in the first innings also, as he had scored crucial 72 runs to ensure India managed to take a meagre lead of 13 runs.
Marco Jansen picked up 7 wickets in the match while Kagiso Rabada contributed with 6 wickets to ensure India’s below par batting performance in both the innings. Virat Kohli’s well-grafted knock of 79 had helped India post 223 runs in the first innings.
The South Africans looked good at once stage to take a big first innings lead but a Jasprit Bumrah five-wicket haul dragged India back in the match and ensured they took a slender lead as the hosts were bowled out for 210.
