13/01Result
2nd Test, India tour of South Africa at Centurion, Jan 13-17 2018
South Africa won by 135 runs
Player of the Match
Lungi Ngidi
Lungi NgidiSouth Africa
13/01Result
2nd Test, India tour of South Africa at Centurion, Jan 13-17 2018
South Africa won by 135 runs
Player of the Match
Lungi Ngidi
Lungi NgidiSouth Africa
, play 01:07
Cullinan: It's a hardworking pitch for both batsman and bowlers

Daryll Cullinan and Raunak Kapoor dissect the nature of the Supersport Park surface, following the first day's play which witnessed a fair bit of assistance for offspinner R Ashwin

, play 00:30
Wessels: 'Kohli should temper his aggression a little bit'

Former South African captain Kepler Wessels weighs in on the incident that led to Kohli being fined after play on the third day of the Centurion Test

, play 01:35
Cullinan: "You're fooling yourself if you think you can play without preparation"

Daryll Cullinan on where it all went wrong for India in the second Test

, play 04:47
#PoliteEnquiries - Does Kohli have a review reserved for himself?

Firdose Moonda and Raunak Kapoor field your tweets after day four at Centurion

, play 02:16
One of the hardest spells I've bowled - Morkel

South Africa bowler Morne Morkel talks about the difficult conditions at SuperSport Park after the third day of the second Test against India

, play 00:56
We were focusing on creating pressure - Bumrah

The India fast bowler talks about the state of play at the end of the third day of the Centurion Test

, play 08:09
WATCH: Kohli's fiery press conference

The India captain wasn't particularly pleased with some of the questions directed at him

, play 03:59
Chopra: Things looking grim for India

Aakash Chopra and Gaurav Kalra review the penultimate day of the second Test from Centurion

, play 00:58
Holding: India has an outstanding chance of chasing 270-280

Michael Holding believes that scoring runs is still difficult but so is taking wickets on this SuperSport Park surface

, play 04:21
Chopra: Ashwin negated by SA batsmen in second innings

Aakash Chopra and Daryll Cullinan talk about how play was stopped by bad light and how much of a role the pitch may play on the last two days

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Unwanted run

1

Cheteshwar Pujara is the first India player to be run out twice in a Test. He's the 23rd overall and first since Stephen Fleming v Zimbabwe in December 2000.

Record chase needed

249

The highest run-chase at SuperSport Park in Centurion, which was by England in 2000. India are set a record target of 287 to chase. There have been only six successful chases at the venue and five of those have been by the home team.

Faf's feat

3000+

Runs for Faf du Plessis in Tests. Since his debut, only Amla has scored more runs for SA than du Plessis.

Going on and on

2

No. of century partnerships in this series. The one between De Villiers and Elgar is the biggest of the two, going past 114 added by De Villiers and Du Plessis in the last Test.

Captain steps up

2

No. of centuries by India captains in South Africa - Tendulkar (169) in Cape Town 1996-97 and Kohli in this Test.

Opening with spin

1912

Last time a spinner opened the bowling for South Africa in the first innings - Aubrey Faulkner v Australia. SA opened with Keshav Maharaj in this Test.

Shami's century

100

Wickets for Mohammad Shami in Tests, becoming only the 7th India fast bowler to the milestone.

Spin in Centurion

3

Wickets for Ashwin so far, which is already 2nd-best for a spinner in the first innings of a Centurion Test; Swann's 5 for 110 in 2009 is the best. Ashwin's 31 overs is 3rd-highest by a spinner in the 1st inngs in Centurion

A first for de Kock

1

Number of ducks at home for de Kock in all international matches. He has 7 in away games - 3 in NZ, 2 in Ban, 1 each in Aus and SL - but this one in Centurion was his first in South Africa

A long time coming

76

Innings between two run-outs for Amla in Tests. The last time he was run out in this format was way back in November 2012, in Perth

Centurion's king

1267

Previous most runs by a batsman at SuperSport Park in Centurion, by Jacques Kallis. Hashim Amla has gone past that mark.

Markram's home

164

Aiden Markram's average in last 6 innings in Centurion (his home ground) across all formats in last six innings, before this match. His scores have been: 161, 119, 87, 51*, 56*, 18*. He has got to another fifty in this innings.

Solid pair

5

No. of 50+ partnerships between Aiden Markram and Dean Elgar in 7 Test innings, including this innings. They average over 100 as a pair.

South Africa's den

17-2

Win-loss record for South Africa in Centurion, in 22 previous Tests. Their win-loss ratio of 8.50 at the venue is the second-best for any team playing 10+ Tests at a ground.