Virat Kohli (India captain): I think it's a great spectacle of Test cricket for all to see. We played well in the first game to win but South Africa bounced back well in the second and carried on the momentum in the third as well. There was some lapse of concentration from us as well in key moments. I thought South Africa performed better in those key moments and totally deserved the win. One of the challenges that we have faced touring abroad is to capitalise on momentum when it is on our side. Whenever we have done that, we've won games. But on other hand, when we haven't done so, we have lost matches due to 30-45 minutes of cricket where we have batted badly. The opposition bowlers bowled well this series but generally, we haven't been consistent. We have had too many batting collapses. Of course, it (batting) has been the reason, no doubt about us. Their bowlers were just better in terms of their execution and applying pressure. Batting is certainly something to be looked at. No excuses there. It's really disappointing for sure. We did well in Australia and England but that doesn't guarantee us success in South Africa. The reality is that we haven't won here in South Africa and we have to deal with it. KL's batting as an opener. Mayank getting stuck in and then Rishabh's innings this game, these are some positives that we can take home. Also obviously, our win at Centurion was special.
63.34
Ravichandran Ashwin to T Bavuma, Four, full length, on the middle stump Temba Bavuma plays the along the ground slog sweep, of the frontfoot to the mid wicket for four
63.2 5
Ravichandran Ashwin to HE van der Dussen, 5 runs, off break good length, outside off, Rassie van der Dussen plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to point for 5 run.
63.10
Ravichandran Ashwin to HE van der Dussen, no run, dot ball!! full length, on the middle stump, Rassie van der Dussen plays flick, to mid wicket.
END OF OVER 633 runs
Score after 63 overs203/3
Rassie van der Dussen
36(93)
Temba Bavuma
28(57)
Umesh Yadav
9-0-36-0
62.60
UT Yadav to T Bavuma, no run, inswinger good length, on the off stump, Temba Bavuma plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to silly point
62.5 3
UT Yadav to HE van der Dussen, 3 runs, outswinger full length, outside off, Rassie van der Dussen plays along the ground drive, of the frontfoot to cover for 3 run
62.40
UT Yadav to HE van der Dussen, no run, dot ball!! outswinger good length, outside off, Rassie van der Dussen plays, but fails to act on ball.
62.30
UT Yadav to HE van der Dussen, no run, full length, on the middle stump, Rassie van der Dussen plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to mid on
62.20
UT Yadav to HE van der Dussen, no run, dot ball!! good length, on the middle stump, Rassie van der Dussen plays flick, of the frontfoot to mid wicket.
62.10
UT Yadav to HE van der Dussen, no run, full length, on the middle stump, Rassie van der Dussen plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to mid wicket
END OF OVER 625 runs
Score after 62 overs200/3
Rassie van der Dussen
33(88)
Temba Bavuma
28(56)
Ravichandran Ashwin
11-1-42-0
61.60
Ravichandran Ashwin to T Bavuma, no run, full length, on the middle stump, Temba Bavuma plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to back to bowler
61.50
Ravichandran Ashwin to T Bavuma, no run, off break full length, outside off, Temba Bavuma plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to silly point
61.40
Ravichandran Ashwin to T Bavuma, no run, off break full length, on the off stump, Temba Bavuma plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to mid on
61.30
Ravichandran Ashwin to T Bavuma, no run, dot ball!! off break good length, outside off, Temba Bavuma plays, but fails to act on ball.
61.24
Ravichandran Ashwin to T Bavuma, Four, full length, on the middle stump Temba Bavuma plays the along the ground sweep, of the frontfoot to the square leg for four
61.1 1
Ravichandran Ashwin to HE van der Dussen, 1 run, off break good length, on the middle stump, Rassie van der Dussen plays punch, of the backfoot to cover for 1 run
END OF OVER 612 runs
Score after 61 overs195/3
Rassie van der Dussen
32(87)
Temba Bavuma
24(51)
Umesh Yadav
8-0-33-0
60.60
UT Yadav to T Bavuma, no run, inswinger good length, outside off, Temba Bavuma plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to back to bowler
60.50
UT Yadav to T Bavuma, no run, dot ball!! inswinger good length, outside off, Temba Bavuma plays drive, of the frontfoot to cover.
Match Information
Time11-Jan-2022, 02:00 PM
VenueNewlands, Cape Town, Cape Town
TossIndia won the toss & elected to bat
UmpiresAdrian Holdstock (South Africa), Marais Erasmus (South Africa), Allahudien Paleker (South Africa, TV)
Virat Kohli (India captain): I think it's a great spectacle of Test cricket for all to see. We played well in the first game to win but South Africa bounced back well in the second and carried on the momentum in the third as well. There was some lapse of concentration from us as well in key moments. I thought South Africa performed better in those key moments and totally deserved the win. One of the challenges that we have faced touring abroad is to capitalise on momentum when it is on our side. Whenever we have done that, we've won games. But on other hand, when we haven't done so, we have lost matches due to 30-45 minutes of cricket where we have batted badly. The opposition bowlers bowled well this series but generally, we haven't been consistent. We have had too many batting collapses. Of course, it (batting) has been the reason, no doubt about us. Their bowlers were just better in terms of their execution and applying pressure. Batting is certainly something to be looked at. No excuses there. It's really disappointing for sure. We did well in Australia and England but that doesn't guarantee us success in South Africa. The reality is that we haven't won here in South Africa and we have to deal with it. KL's batting as an opener. Mayank getting stuck in and then Rishabh's innings this game, these are some positives that we can take home. Also obviously, our win at Centurion was special.
Ravichandran Ashwin to T Bavuma, Four, full length, on the middle stump Temba Bavuma plays the along the ground slog sweep, of the frontfoot to the mid wicket for four
Ravichandran Ashwin to HE van der Dussen, 5 runs, off break good length, outside off, Rassie van der Dussen plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to point for 5 run.
Ravichandran Ashwin to HE van der Dussen, no run, dot ball!! full length, on the middle stump, Rassie van der Dussen plays flick, to mid wicket.
END OF OVER 633 runs
Score after 63 overs203/3
Rassie van der Dussen
36(93)
Temba Bavuma
28(57)
Umesh Yadav
9-0-36-0
UT Yadav to T Bavuma, no run, inswinger good length, on the off stump, Temba Bavuma plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to silly point
UT Yadav to HE van der Dussen, 3 runs, outswinger full length, outside off, Rassie van der Dussen plays along the ground drive, of the frontfoot to cover for 3 run
UT Yadav to HE van der Dussen, no run, dot ball!! outswinger good length, outside off, Rassie van der Dussen plays, but fails to act on ball.
UT Yadav to HE van der Dussen, no run, full length, on the middle stump, Rassie van der Dussen plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to mid on
UT Yadav to HE van der Dussen, no run, dot ball!! good length, on the middle stump, Rassie van der Dussen plays flick, of the frontfoot to mid wicket.
UT Yadav to HE van der Dussen, no run, full length, on the middle stump, Rassie van der Dussen plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to mid wicket
END OF OVER 625 runs
Score after 62 overs200/3
Rassie van der Dussen
33(88)
Temba Bavuma
28(56)
Ravichandran Ashwin
11-1-42-0
Ravichandran Ashwin to T Bavuma, no run, full length, on the middle stump, Temba Bavuma plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to back to bowler
Ravichandran Ashwin to T Bavuma, no run, off break full length, outside off, Temba Bavuma plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to silly point
Ravichandran Ashwin to T Bavuma, no run, off break full length, on the off stump, Temba Bavuma plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to mid on
Ravichandran Ashwin to T Bavuma, no run, dot ball!! off break good length, outside off, Temba Bavuma plays, but fails to act on ball.
Ravichandran Ashwin to T Bavuma, Four, full length, on the middle stump Temba Bavuma plays the along the ground sweep, of the frontfoot to the square leg for four
Ravichandran Ashwin to HE van der Dussen, 1 run, off break good length, on the middle stump, Rassie van der Dussen plays punch, of the backfoot to cover for 1 run
END OF OVER 612 runs
Score after 61 overs195/3
Rassie van der Dussen
32(87)
Temba Bavuma
24(51)
Umesh Yadav
8-0-33-0
UT Yadav to T Bavuma, no run, inswinger good length, outside off, Temba Bavuma plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to back to bowler
UT Yadav to T Bavuma, no run, dot ball!! inswinger good length, outside off, Temba Bavuma plays drive, of the frontfoot to cover.