India vs South Africa 1st Test Day 5 Highlights: India Beat South Africa By 113 Runs, Take 1-0 Lead In Three-Match Series

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India vs South Africa 1st Test Day 5 Highlights: India took South Africa's three remaining wickets shortly after lunch to seal a 113-run victory on the fifth day of the opening Test against South Africa in Centurion on Thursday. South Africa lost Quinton de Kock for 21 runs to Mohammed Siraj while Wiaan Mulder also departed soon after for one run off the bowling of Mohammed Shami to give India their sixth and seventh wicket respectively shortly before lunch to put India in control. Earlier, Dean Elgar was finally dismissed for 77 runs for LBW off a Jasprit Bumrah delivery to give Team India their first breakthrough of Day 5. The victory gives India crucial 1-0 lead in the three-match Test series against South Africa. The series will next head to Johannesburg for the second Test before concluding with the final Test in Cape Town. (SCORECARD)

India vs South Africa 1st Test Day 5 Highlights From SuperSport Park In Centurion

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Lunch - South Africa survive till the end of the first session but a hard grind is yet to follow

Four - Bavuma hits Shami for a much-needed four

Wicket - Shami removes Mulder for 1 run as India claim 7th wicket

Wicket - Siraj gives India breakthrough as De Kock departs

Ashwin starts with a decent over against De Kock and Bavuma on Day 5

Twin Fours - De Kock guides a full toss and then another one straight down the ground off Bumrah

Four - Bavuma edges Siraj towards the slips but it drops short and races though the hands

Bumrah is getting his lines and lengths right with each passing over

Wicket - Jasprit Bumrah claims Dean Elgar again, LBW for 77 runs

SA are showcasing great fighting spirit as they need 175 more runs to win

Four - Elgar flicks a good length ball on the leg side for another boundary

Four - Elgar survives as he gathers an iffy boundary coming from an edge against a Bumrah ball

Dropped Catch and then a four - Mohammed Shami gives Elgar a chance to stay at the crease

Four - Elgar directs a leg-sidish delivery by Bumrah for a four

Bavuma and Elgar survive a good over from Shami

Four - Bavuma hits a brilliant cover drive to make intentions pretty clear

Four - Shami takes the ball from the other end, Elgar scores four with classy flick off the pads

Day 5 action begins, Temba Bavuma and Dean Elgar are in the middle

Aakash Chopra was all praise for Team India pacer Mohammed Shami

Bumrah was in top form as he registered dismissals of Rassie van der Dussen, Keshav Maharaj

Indian team batting coach Vikram Rathour had some suggestions for skipper Virat Kohli

Centurion Weather Report For Day 5

Hello and welcome to Day 5 of the 1st SA vs IND Test !