Mohammed Shami and Ravindra Jadeja took nine wickets between them as India outplayed South Africa, winning by 203 runs on the final day of the first Test on Sunday. (See detailed scorecard here) Set a daunting target of 395, the tourists were bundled out for 191 in the second session in Visakhapatnam, giving India a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
Shami returned figures of 5-35 while Jadeja took four wickets to help current leaders India grab 40 points in the World Test Championship.
Dane Piedt (56) and debutant Senuran Muthusamy (49 not out) put on 91 runs for the ninth wicket to frustrate the Indian bowlers after the visitors had slipped to 70 for eight.
Shami got last man Kagiso Rabada caught behind for 18 to trigger celebrations in the Indian camp.
Rohit Sharma put India in a commanding position with a century in each innings on his debut as a Test opener – a first by any batsman in Test history.
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