Debutant Ngidi's 6 for 39 seals series for South Africa
It was a brown banana peel for South Africa, but they adapted to a subcontinent-style track with great skill to win back the Freedom Trophy
13/01Result
2nd Test, India tour of South Africa at Centurion, Jan 13-17 2018
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
335 & 258 -
![India]( "India")
307 & 151 (50.2 ov)
Player of the Match
13/01Result
2nd Test, India tour of South Africa at Centurion, Jan 13-17 2018
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
335 & 258 -
![India]( "India")
307 & 151 (50.2 ov)
Player of the Match
Day 5
Du Plessis calls for 'collective' effort to maintain pitch standards in SA
Despite success in the second Test, South Africa's captain was concerned with the uncharacteristic SuperSport Park surface it was played on
Ngidi emulates Klusener, India's top six struggles
Stats highlights from the fifth day of the second Test between South Africa and India in Centurion
South Africa's desire to win on display in the field
After the kick to the gut that was their previous tour to India, South Africa really, really wanted to get their own back. And their eagerness to do so showed through clearly
'I'm not sitting here comforting my guys' - Kohli
India's captain said he wanted his players 'be hard on themselves' after the defeat in Centurion, while responding combatively to questions about selection and his team's overseas record in his post-match press conference
'So many soft dismissals in one match hurt a lot' - Kohli
India's captain has asked every member of the team to reflect on the soft dismissals and errors made by them
Day 4
Ngidi leaves India reeling in 287 chase
Chasing 287 on a pitch with treacherous low bounce, India ended day four of the Centurion Test 35 for 3, with both their openers and Virat Kohli back in the dressing room
Making sense of India's unusual tactics
Why did India delay taking the new ball? And why did Shami bowl only one over in the middle session? Here's Sidharth Monga's take on those questions and others
Did India lose the plot in the middle session?
In Test cricket, as in life, there comes situations that define you as a team. For India, that moment arrived during the post-lunch session of the fourth day
South Africa hit their straps on subcontinental-style pitch
The home side has had a lot to say about nature of the SuperSport Park track, but on the field they have found a way to make it work for them
Markram in race to be fit for Wanderers Test
South Africa opener picked up a mild left-quadricep strain in Centurion and did not take the field in India's second innings
Elgar hopes to heal the scars from India
South Africa's defeat on turning tracks in India in 2015 ended a nine-year unbeaten run and they are burning for revenge
Day 3
Kohli, Bumrah lead India's fight but South Africa still ahead
Virat Kohli's 21st Test hundred and two early wickets from Jasprit Bumrah kept India's bid for a series-levelling win alive, but AB de Villiers' skill and enterprise ensured South Africa remained in control of the Centurion Test
SuperSport Park conditions '100%' like bowling in India - Morkel
"I have played cricket here all my life, I have never seen a wicket like this at SuperSport Park. It's unheard of that a spinner bowls that amount of overs on the first day. There's a very subcontinental feel to it," said South Africa's fast bowler
Virat Kohli penalised for poor on-field behaviour
The India captain was fined 25% of his match fee and received one demerit point for his conduct with on-field umpire Michael Gough on the third day in Centurion
Kohli's stellar conversion rate from 100 to 150
No other batsman has scored as many 150-plus scores as Virat Kohli in the last seven years
Kohli's excellence in isolation
Surely he remembers Adelaide when he carried them almost all alone? He is desperate to avoid a repeat
A start-stop final session stalls India's momentum
In 5.1 overs, the visitors went from not wanting to take the field because of a wet outfield to wanting to stay on after seeing the ball swing around
Day 2
Kohli's 85* keeps South Africa's attack at bay
An aggressive unbeaten 85 from Virat Kohli led India's response to South Africa's 335, but South Africa kept chipping away at the other end to end the second day firmly in front
Fit-again Ngidi scales new high at home ground
After months of rehabilitation following a stress fracture, the quick claimed his maiden Test wicket at SuperSport Park and asked questions of a world-class batting line-up
SA throw the bait again but Kohli doesn't bite this time
Kagiso Rabada and Lungi Ngidi tried to fox the India captain the same way Vernon Philander had done at Newlands but he left balls outside off and survived the ones that nipped in
Kohli's unscrambled mind cashes in on conditions
India's captain might have the conditions going for him, but he still had to face some high-quality bowlers executing their plans to near perfection
R Ashwin's rare feat in Centurion
Stats analysis from the second day in Centution where R Ashwin finished with four wickets and South Africa were bowled out for 335
I have to take responsibility as the senior fast bowler - Ishant
Having gathered a reputation for being India's difficult-pitch bowler, the Ishant Sharma said he was "always up" for the challenge of doing the dirty work of bowling long spells
Day 1
India fight back with three last-hour wickets
Half-centuries from Aiden Markram and Hashim Amla led South Africa to a dominant position before a late collapse brought India roaring back to life
I was just dogged enough - Ashwin
Ashwin found a pitch that gave him some turn, and he has not just kept India alive but he has given them the upper hand despite losing the toss and watching their main fast bowlers give away runs like millionaires
We would have liked the pitch quicker - Markram
It was not quicker, bouncier or scarier than Newlands but the uncharacteristic SuperSport Park pitch has not drawn any criticism from the men who have to play on it. At least, not yet.
Amla holds South Africa together at SuperSport Park again
South Africa claimed the first session and India the last hour but the SuperSport Park belongs to Hashim Amla and he has the numbers to show it
Pandya's brilliance, fine. Then what?
It shouldn't always take pieces of magic for India to create the best chance to win a Test in South Africa. There are still 14 wickets to be taken, and India cannot afford to rely on magic for them
Others
Let's not be too harsh on Virat and Co
To play well, India need to plan well
Ngidi's journey
Where South Africa's latest spearhead came from
The seven quicks that South Africa can choose from
With seven fast-bowling options in South Africa's squad, here's a look at their certainties, contenders and outsiders for the second Test against India
SuperSport curator feels the heat ahead of Test debut
Bryan Bloy, the curator at Centurion, described the intensity of his job as being higher than in any of his previous positions
Kohli's subcontinent habit that doesn't work in South Africa
Virat Kohli's habit of striding in to defend a wide delivery - through which he exposes himself to a dismissal by playing them - hasn't changed since 2015
Not saying Rahane will not start in this game - Kohli
India's captain mocked those asking for Rahane's inclusion in the XI, claiming that "no one" had wanted him to play in the last Test
Can India pull off a heist at SA's stronghold?
After India fell short in the first Test in Cape Town, their next challenge - at SuperSport Park, where South Africa have their best win percentage - would be to save the series
