Cricket BallIndia and South Africa battled each other in the 3rd 5-Day Test at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur, India, and theTest was scheduled to run from 25 to 29 November 2015, but took only 3 Days to complete, with India running out comfortable winners.

India won the toss and elected to bat first.

India were on 48 / 0 at morning Drinks and at 85 / 2 at Lunch on Day 1, At afternoon Drinks they had stumbled to 121 / 5 and at Tea on Day 1 they were on 149 / 6.

India were eventually ALL OUT for 215, with a few overs spare in Day 1.

South Africa lost their 1st wicket with only 4 runs in the bag and then lost the 2nd wicket with only 9 runs on the board.

South Africa finished Day 1 at 11 / 2, after 9 overs, still trailing by 204 runs and with 8 wickets remaining in their 1st innings.

Day 2 was a total shambles for South Africa, with them ALL OUT for a measly 79 runs. India then proceeded to really put the boot in and at Tea on Day 2 they were on 108 / 5 after 31 overs, already leading by a mammoth 244 runs and still with 5 wickets remaining.

Late on Day 2, India were eventually ALL OUT in their 2nd innings for 173, after withstanding 46.3 overs.

South Africa started their 2nd innings and at Stumps on Day 2 were already reeling at 32 / 2 after 14 overs.

India wrapped up the South African 2nd innings, for a win by 124 runs, a real humiliating drubbing in all respects.

 

India:

  • 1st Innings: 215 ALL OUT (78.2 Overs)
  • 2nd Innings: 173 ALL OUT (46.3 Overs)

South Africa:

  • 1st Innings: 79 ALL OUT (31.1 Overs)
  • 2nd Innings: 185 ALL OUT (89.5 Overs)

 

India won by 124 runs

 

Freedom Trophy – 3rd Test
Test no. 2189 | 2015/16 season
Played at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur
25 – 27 November 2015 (Finished in 3 days of a 5-day match)
India 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR
M Vijay lbw b Morkel 40 97 84 3 1 47.61
S Dhawan c & b Elgar 12 68 23 2 0 52.17
CA Pujara lbw b Harmer 21 64 43 2 0 48.83
V Kohli* c †Vilas b Morkel 22 73 55 2 0 40.00
AM Rahane b Morkel 13 28 25 0 1 52.00
RG Sharma c de Villiers b Harmer 2 41 28 0 0 7.14
WP Saha† c Duminy b Harmer 32 145 106 4 0 30.18
RA Jadeja b Rabada 34 73 54 6 0 62.96
R Ashwin b Imran Tahir 15 57 44 1 0 34.09
A Mishra lbw b Harmer 3 22 9 0 0 33.33
I Sharma not out 0 3 0 0 0
Extras (b 15, lb 3, w 2, nb 1) 21
Total (all out; 78.2 overs; 340 mins) 215 (2.74 runs per over)

Fall of wickets: 1-50 (Dhawan, 13.6 ov), 2-69 (Vijay, 21.2 ov), 3-94 (Pujara, 30.1 ov), 4-115 (Rahane, 37.2 ov), 5-116 (Kohli, 39.2 ov), 6-125 (RG Sharma, 46.2 ov), 7-173 (Jadeja, 63.6 ov), 8-201 (Saha, 72.6 ov), 9-215 (Ashwin, 77.6 ov), 10-215 (Mishra, 78.2 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s
M Morkel 16.1 7 35 3 2.16 85 7 0 (1nb)
K Rabada 17 8 30 1 1.76 90 3 0 (2w)
SR Harmer 27.2 2 78 4 2.85 119 5 2
D Elgar 4 0 7 1 1.75 17 0 0
Imran Tahir 12.5 1 41 1 3.19 51 4 0
JP Duminy 1 0 6 0 6.00 3 1 0
South Africa 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR
D Elgar b Ashwin 7 36 35 1 0 20.00
S van Zyl c Rahane b Ashwin 0 14 7 0 0 0.00
Imran Tahir b Jadeja 4 11 12 1 0 33.33
HM Amla* c Rahane b Ashwin 1 15 10 0 0 10.00
AB de Villiers c & b Jadeja 0 11 6 0 0 0.00
F du Plessis b Jadeja 10 21 20 1 0 50.00
JP Duminy lbw b Mishra 35 72 65 1 2 53.84
DJ Vilas† b Jadeja 1 18 15 0 0 6.66
SR Harmer b Ashwin 13 19 10 2 0 130.00
K Rabada not out 6 23 17 1 0 35.29
M Morkel c & b Ashwin 1 5 2 0 0 50.00
Extras (lb 1) 1
Total (all out; 33.1 overs; 127 mins) 79 (2.38 runs per over)

Fall of wickets: 1-4 (van Zyl, 3.1 ov), 2-9 (Imran Tahir, 6.5 ov), 3-11 (Elgar, 9.5 ov), 4-12 (Amla, 11.1 ov), 5-12 (de Villiers, 12.3 ov), 6-35 (du Plessis, 16.6 ov), 7-47 (Vilas, 22.2 ov), 8-66 (Harmer, 27.2 ov), 9-76 (Duminy, 32.1 ov), 10-79 (Morkel, 33.1 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s
I Sharma 2 1 4 0 2.00 11 1 0
R Ashwin 16.1 6 32 5 1.97 79 3 0
RA Jadeja 12 3 33 4 2.75 57 2 2
A Mishra 3 0 9 1 3.00 13 1 0
India 2nd innings R M B 4s 6s SR
M Vijay c Amla b Morkel 5 19 15 1 0 33.33
S Dhawan c †Vilas b Imran Tahir 39 120 78 6 0 50.00
CA Pujara b Duminy 31 57 45 5 0 68.88
V Kohli* c du Plessis b Imran Tahir 16 49 30 2 0 53.33
AM Rahane c Duminy b Imran Tahir 9 14 13 1 0 69.23
RG Sharma c Elgar b Morkel 23 77 39 1 1 58.97
WP Saha† c Amla b Imran Tahir 7 16 13 1 0 53.84
RA Jadeja b Harmer 5 4 6 1 0 83.33
R Ashwin lbw b Morkel 7 22 22 1 0 31.81
A Mishra b Imran Tahir 14 29 18 2 0 77.77
I Sharma not out 1 4 3 0 0 33.33
Extras (b 8, lb 5, nb 3) 16
Total (all out; 46.3 overs; 210 mins) 173 (3.72 runs per over)

Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Vijay, 4.2 ov), 2-52 (Pujara, 17.3 ov), 3-97 (Dhawan, 26.5 ov), 4-102 (Kohli, 28.1 ov), 5-108 (Rahane, 30.3 ov), 6-122 (Saha, 34.1 ov), 7-128 (Jadeja, 35.3 ov), 8-150 (Ashwin, 41.4 ov), 9-171 (RG Sharma, 45.4 ov), 10-173 (Mishra, 46.3 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s
M Morkel 10 5 19 3 1.90 49 2 0
SR Harmer 18 3 64 1 3.55 75 6 1
K Rabada 5 1 15 0 3.00 25 3 0 (1nb)
JP Duminy 2 0 24 1 12.00 5 5 0 (1nb)
Imran Tahir 11.3 2 38 5 3.30 50 5 0 (1nb)
South Africa 2nd innings (target: 310 runs) R M B 4s 6s SR
D Elgar lbw b Ashwin 18 68 58 1 1 31.03
S van Zyl c RG Sharma b Ashwin 5 30 29 0 0 17.24
Imran Tahir lbw b Mishra 8 12 7 2 0 114.28
HM Amla* c Kohli b Mishra 39 219 167 2 0 23.35
AB de Villiers lbw b Ashwin 9 18 21 1 0 42.85
F du Plessis b Mishra 39 185 152 3 1 25.65
JP Duminy lbw b Ashwin 19 50 44 2 0 43.18
DJ Vilas† c †Saha b Ashwin 12 45 16 1 0 75.00
SR Harmer not out 8 29 24 0 0 33.33
K Rabada c Kohli b Ashwin 6 17 17 1 0 35.29
M Morkel b Ashwin 4 6 8 1 0 50.00
Extras (b 9, lb 5, nb 4) 18
Total (all out; 89.5 overs; 344 mins) 185 (2.05 runs per over)

Fall of wickets: 1-17 (van Zyl, 7.4 ov), 2-29 (Imran Tahir, 11.1 ov), 3-40 (Elgar, 17.5 ov), 4-58 (de Villiers, 23.4 ov), 5-130 (Amla, 69.6 ov), 6-135 (du Plessis, 71.5 ov), 7-164 (Duminy, 81.1 ov), 8-167 (Vilas, 81.6 ov), 9-177 (Rabada, 87.4 ov), 10-185 (Morkel, 89.5 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s
I Sharma 15 6 20 0 1.33 79 1 0 (4nb)
R Ashwin 29.5 7 66 7 2.21 145 6 1
RA Jadeja 25 12 34 0 1.36 130 2 1
A Mishra 20 2 51 3 2.55 90 5 0

Match details


Toss – India, who chose to bat
Series – India led the 4-match series 2-0
Player of the match – R Ashwin (India)
Umpires – IJ Gould (England) and BNJ Oxenford (Australia)
TV umpire – AK Chaudhary
Match referee – JJ Crowe (New Zealand)
Reserve umpire – C Shamshuddin

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