South Africa secured a thrilling 2 wicket victory over India with minutes remaining of this Delhi Test. Chasing a target of 439 on a pitch helpful to spin, the tourists built their innings on a chanceless Barry Richards ton & an outstanding 153 from night watchman Vernon Philander. This incredible win had looked unlikely on day 3 when MS Dhoni decided not to enforce the follow on with S Africa 224 behind. Kumble (5-50 off 27 overs) had devastated the S African 1st inns batting. However, S Africa bowled with aggression & control in restricting the home side to 214 in their 2nd inns. They then batted with genuine belief & skill on the last day. Tendulkar's opening day 102 will live long in the memory but this was Philander's match. Twice he put Ashwin into the stands & it is a shame he was not there at the end to hit the winning runs.
India: SM Gavaskar; V Sehwag; R Dravid; SR Tendulkar; V Kohli; MS Dhoni [w] [c]; RA Jadeja; Kapil Dev; R Ashwin; A Kumble; JJ Bumrah
South Africa: GC Smith [c]; BA Richards; HM Amla; AB De Villiers; JH Kallis; MJ Procter; MV Boucher [w]; SM Pollock; VD Philander; DW Steyn; HJ Tayfield
India 1st Innings 395-10 (121.5 Ov)
SR Tendulkar 102, V Sehwag 90, V Kohli 88, MJ Procter 4-54, DW Steyn 2-78
South Africa 1st Innings 171-10 (76 Ov)
MV Boucher 65, SM Pollock 49*, BA Richards 27, A Kumble 5-50, Kapil Dev 2-34
India 2nd Innings 214-10 (81 Ov)
RA Jadeja 67*, V Kohli 46, R Dravid 42, DW Steyn 4-53, SM Pollock 3-40
South Africa 2nd Innings 440-8 (167.2 Ov)
VD Philander 153, BA Richards 122, AB De Villiers 59, R Ashwin 4-109, A Kumble 2-91
South Africa win by 2 wickets
Man of the match: VD Philander
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