After 4 days of attritional cricket on a very slow pitch this Port Elizabeth Test match between a South Africa 2010s team and their Indian counterparts ended in a nervy draw.
Batting was not easy and the scoring rate rarely exceeded 2 runs per over. South Africa captain du Plessis shone brightest on day 1 with 82 out of 177-6, in which there were 28 maiden overs! South Africa's last 5 wickets fell for 14 but India struggled too, being at one stage 78-4. Rahane's 6 hour 74 helped the tourists to a lead of 51.
Day 4 was truncated by rain and bad light but the pitch was improving and batting made slightly easier. At the close South Africa were 211-5, a lead of 160, but Elgar (85) was 1 of 5 wickets to fall for 46 on the 5th morning as India found themselves requiring 216 to win in 42 overs plus the last hour. India soon discovered their task would not be easy as they limped to 73-4 at tea, and then 131-7 an hour later. But thanks to Kohli's 54 and then Shami's unbeaten 30 India avoided defeat. Philander's 9 wickets earned him MOM.
South Africa 2010s: HM Amla; AK Markram; D Elgar; JP Duminy; F du Plessis [c]; Q de Kock [w]; VD Philander; KJ Abbott; M Morkel; WD Parnell; Imran Tahir
India 2010s: S Dhawan; CA Pujara; V Kohli [c]; AM Rahane; PA Patel [w]; RA Jadeja; R Ashwin; Mohammed Shami; Bhuvneshwar Kumar; UT Yadav; K Yadav
South Africa 2010s 1st Innings 185-10 (101 Ov)
F du Plessis 82, VD Philander 44, Mohammed Shami 5-23, UT Yadav 2-24
India 2010s 1st Innings 236-10 (124.3 Ov)
AM Rahane 74, S Dhawan 47, RA Jadeja 43, VD Philander 6-36, KJ Abbott 2-27
South Africa 2010s 2nd Innings 266-10 (127.2 Ov)
D Elgar 85, F du Plessis 59, HM Amla 45, Bhuvneshwar Kumar 3-41, R Ashwin 3-54, UT Yadav 2-35
India 2010s 2nd Innings 178-8 (57 Ov)
V Kohli 54, Mohammed Shami 30*, PA Patel 28, VD Philander 3-44, Imran Tahir 2-36
Match Drawn
Man of the Match: VD Philander
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