India v South Africa 2nd Test
ICC World Test Championship - 2019 (2019-2021) · Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune · 10 October 2019
India won by an innings and 137 runs
India won by an innings and 137 runs. Virat Kohli top-scored with 254* for India. Ravichandran Ashwin took 4/69.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- ICC World Test Championship - 2019 (2019-2021)
- Ground
- Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
- Dates
- 10 October 2019 to 13 October 2019
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- India won by an innings and 137 runs
- Player of the match
- Virat Kohli
- Captains
- Virat Kohli (India), Faf du Plessis (South Africa)
- Debut
- Anrich Nortje (South Africa)
- Umpires
- CB Gaffaney and NJ Llong
- Match referee
- RB Richardson
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat. It was Anrich Nortje's first Test.
India batted first and made 601 for 5 declared. Virat Kohli top-scored with 254 not out off 336 balls, and Mayank Agarwal made 108. Kagiso Rabada took 3 for 93 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 225-run stand for the fifth wicket between Ravindra Jadeja and Virat Kohli.
South Africa replied with 275 all out. Keshav Maharaj top-scored with 72 off 132 balls, and Faf du Plessis made 64. Ravichandran Ashwin took 4 for 69 for India. The innings was built on a 109-run stand for the ninth wicket between Vernon Philander and Keshav Maharaj. India led by 326 on first innings. South Africa followed on.
South Africa made 189 all out in their second innings. Dean Elgar top-scored with 48 off 72 balls. Umesh Yadav took 3 for 22 for India.
India won by an innings and 137 runs. India's 601 is the highest total at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium. Virat Kohli's 254 not out is the highest individual score at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium.
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 601 FOR 5 DECLARED
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayank Agarwal | c Faf du Plessis b Kagiso Rabada | 108 | 195 |
| Rohit Sharma | c Quinton de Kock b Kagiso Rabada | 14 | 35 |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | c Faf du Plessis b Kagiso Rabada | 58 | 112 |
| Virat Kohli | not out | 254 | 336 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | c Quinton de Kock b Keshav Maharaj | 59 | 168 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | c Theunis de Bruyn b Senuran Muthusamy | 91 | 104 |
Did not bat: Wriddhiman Saha, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav
Extras 17 · Total 601 for 5 declared
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon Philander | 26 | 6 | 66 | 0 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 30 | 3 | 93 | 3 |
| Anrich Nortje | 25 | 5 | 100 | 0 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 50 | 10 | 196 | 1 |
| Senuran Muthusamy | 19.3 | 1 | 97 | 1 |
| Dean Elgar | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Aiden Markram | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-25 (Rohit Sharma, 9.6 ov), 2-163 (Cheteshwar Pujara, 50.6 ov), 3-198 (Mayank Agarwal, 60.6 ov), 4-376 (Ajinkya Rahane, 117.2 ov), 5-601 (Ravindra Jadeja, 156.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Rohit Sharma (14) and Mayank Agarwal (9) | 25 | 61 |
| second | Cheteshwar Pujara (58) and Mayank Agarwal (72) | 138 | 249 |
| third | Virat Kohli (8) and Mayank Agarwal (27) | 35 | 60 |
| fourth | Virat Kohli (114) and Ajinkya Rahane (59) | 178 | 343 |
| fifth | Ravindra Jadeja (91) and Virat Kohli (132) | 225 | 237 |
SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 275 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Elgar | b Umesh Yadav | 6 | 13 |
| Aiden Markram | lbw b Umesh Yadav | 0 | 2 |
| Theunis de Bruyn | c Wriddhiman Saha b Umesh Yadav | 30 | 58 |
| Temba Bavuma | c Wriddhiman Saha b Mohammed Shami | 8 | 15 |
| Anrich Nortje | c Virat Kohli b Mohammed Shami | 3 | 28 |
| Faf du Plessis | c Ajinkya Rahane b Ravichandran Ashwin | 64 | 117 |
| Quinton de Kock | b Ravichandran Ashwin | 31 | 48 |
| Senuran Muthusamy | lbw b Ravindra Jadeja | 7 | 20 |
| Vernon Philander | not out | 44 | 192 |
| Keshav Maharaj | c Rohit Sharma b Ravichandran Ashwin | 72 | 132 |
| Kagiso Rabada | lbw b Ravichandran Ashwin | 2 | 9 |
Extras 8 · Total 275 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ishant Sharma | 10 | 1 | 36 | 0 |
| Umesh Yadav | 13 | 2 | 37 | 3 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 36 | 15 | 81 | 1 |
| Mohammed Shami | 17 | 3 | 44 | 2 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 28.4 | 9 | 69 | 4 |
| Rohit Sharma | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-2 (Aiden Markram, 1.2 ov), 2-13 (Dean Elgar, 3.5 ov), 3-33 (Temba Bavuma, 9.1 ov), 4-41 (Anrich Nortje, 17.2 ov), 5-53 (Theunis de Bruyn, 20.6 ov), 6-128 (Quinton de Kock, 37.6 ov), 7-139 (Senuran Muthusamy, 44.2 ov), 8-162 (Faf du Plessis, 58.3 ov), 9-271 (Keshav Maharaj, 101.4 ov), 10-275 (Kagiso Rabada, 105.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Dean Elgar (2) and Aiden Markram (0) | 2 | 8 |
| second | Dean Elgar (4) and Theunis de Bruyn (7) | 11 | 15 |
| third | Temba Bavuma (8) and Theunis de Bruyn (12) | 20 | 32 |
| fourth | Anrich Nortje (3) and Theunis de Bruyn (5) | 8 | 49 |
| fifth | Faf du Plessis (6) and Theunis de Bruyn (6) | 12 | 22 |
| sixth | Faf du Plessis (44) and Quinton de Kock (31) | 75 | 102 |
| seventh | Faf du Plessis (4) and Senuran Muthusamy (7) | 11 | 38 |
| eighth | Faf du Plessis (10) and Vernon Philander (13) | 23 | 85 |
| ninth | Vernon Philander (29) and Keshav Maharaj (72) | 109 | 259 |
| tenth | Vernon Philander (2) and Kagiso Rabada (2) | 4 | 24 |
SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 189 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aiden Markram | lbw b Ishant Sharma | 0 | 2 |
| Dean Elgar | c Umesh Yadav b Ravichandran Ashwin | 48 | 72 |
| Theunis de Bruyn | c Wriddhiman Saha b Umesh Yadav | 8 | 18 |
| Faf du Plessis | c Wriddhiman Saha b Ravichandran Ashwin | 5 | 54 |
| Temba Bavuma | c Ajinkya Rahane b Ravindra Jadeja | 38 | 63 |
| Quinton de Kock | b Ravindra Jadeja | 5 | 9 |
| Senuran Muthusamy | c Rohit Sharma b Mohammed Shami | 9 | 44 |
| Vernon Philander | c Wriddhiman Saha b Umesh Yadav | 37 | 72 |
| Keshav Maharaj | lbw b Ravindra Jadeja | 22 | 65 |
| Kagiso Rabada | c Rohit Sharma b Umesh Yadav | 4 | 5 |
| Anrich Nortje | not out | 0 | – |
Extras 13 · Total 189 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ishant Sharma | 5 | 2 | 17 | 1 |
| Umesh Yadav | 8 | 3 | 22 | 3 |
| Mohammed Shami | 9 | 2 | 34 | 1 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 21 | 6 | 45 | 2 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 21.2 | 4 | 52 | 3 |
| Rohit Sharma | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Virat Kohli | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Aiden Markram, 0.2 ov), 2-21 (Theunis de Bruyn, 5.4 ov), 3-70 (Faf du Plessis, 23.3 ov), 4-71 (Dean Elgar, 25.2 ov), 5-79 (Quinton de Kock, 28.2 ov), 6-125 (Temba Bavuma, 43.2 ov), 7-129 (Senuran Muthusamy, 44.5 ov), 8-185 (Vernon Philander, 66.1 ov), 9-189 (Kagiso Rabada, 66.6 ov), 10-189 (Keshav Maharaj, 67.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Dean Elgar (0) and Aiden Markram (0) | 0 | 2 |
| second | Dean Elgar (9) and Theunis de Bruyn (8) | 21 | 32 |
| third | Faf du Plessis (5) and Dean Elgar (38) | 49 | 107 |
| fourth | Dean Elgar (1) and Temba Bavuma (0) | 1 | 11 |
| fifth | Temba Bavuma (3) and Quinton de Kock (5) | 8 | 18 |
| sixth | Temba Bavuma (35) and Senuran Muthusamy (9) | 46 | 90 |
| seventh | Vernon Philander (4) and Senuran Muthusamy (0) | 4 | 9 |
| eighth | Vernon Philander (33) and Keshav Maharaj (22) | 56 | 128 |
| ninth | Keshav Maharaj (0) and Kagiso Rabada (4) | 4 | 5 |
| tenth | Keshav Maharaj (0) and Anrich Nortje (0) | 0 | 2 |
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