4th Test: India v South Africa at Delhi - Dec 3-7, 2015 Highlights

 4th Test: India v South Africa at Delhi - Dec 3-7, 2015 Highlights
India 334 & 267/5d
South Africa 121 & 143 (143.1 ov)
India won by 337 runs
South Africa RR 0.99
Last 10 ovs 12/5 RR 1.20
Min overs remaining 18.5
    Current time 16:06 local, 10:36 GMT     Test Career
Batsmen     R     B     4s     6s     SR     This bowler     Last 10 ovs
Imran Tahir (rhb)     0     1     0     0     0.00     0 (0b)     0 (1b)
   
Mat     Runs     HS     Ave
20     130     29*     9.28
Bowlers     O     M     R     W     Econ     0s     4s     6s     This spell
Ravichandran Ashwin (ob)     49.1     26     61     5     1.24     267     7     1     2.1-1-3-2
Umesh Yadav (rfm)     21.0     16     9     3     0.42     120     1     0     6-6-0-3
   
Mat     Wkts     BBI     Ave
32     176     7/66     25.39
17     53     5/93     36.05
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Last bat M Morkel b Ashwin 2 (9m 6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33

Fall of wicket 143/10 (143.1 ov); Partnership: 0 runs, 0.2 overs, RR: 0.00 (Imran Tahir 0, Morkel 0)

3.25 pm And with that Virat Kohli goes up to receive the Freedom Trophy. India win 3-0, and are now ranked the no. 2 Test side in the world. His team-mates join him and it's party time.

I don't have very much more to add. Well played India, thoroughly the better team in this Test series. Well played South Africa, they've faced some tough conditions and been gracious about it.

Thank you for all your emails, today, over the course of this Test and over the course of this series. On behalf of the scorers and all the other commentators who have brought you the T20s, the ODIs and the Tests, thank you for reading. Have a good evening.

3.15 Here's the post-match and series presentation ...

Hashim Amla: "We knew we had to bat long and hard, we tried our exceptional best, AB had a fantastic effort ... You got to do what is best for the team, it is easy to go out there and get some runs, but we tried to take it as deep as possible, get something from this game , unfortunately we were outplayed by India throughout the whole series, they batted and bowled better than us. Winning the T20s and the ODIs was brilliant ... It was a tough series for our batters, we didn't manage to get enough runs ... credit to our seamers on these pitches, just unfortunate we couldnt get the runs to back them up."

Man of the match is the twin centurion Ajinkya Rahane: "Really enjoyed that, I would like to dedicate this to the people in Chennai who are suffering from the floods and the Indian army who is helping out, this one is for them ... Really happy for myself and my team. I always like to improve my game, my cricketing skills, believe in my process because the results will follow."

The man of the series is R Ashwin, for taking 31 wickets and scoring some runs too. Ashwin: "I think it is a great feeling, a fitting finale to a wonderful series, we were going for it, we fought really hard, they dug in really deep ... generally all these black soil wickets .. there's not much bounce .., massive support from Jadeja, he hits the stumps so often, amazing support from me, and let's not forget Umesh ..."

Here's Virat Kohli: All the wins were special, but this one because we had to work harder, the South African batsmen put their head down and played for the draw, always hard work. I just asked the bowlers to put their hands up and that's what happened after tea ... That really depends on how much energy the team is showing, standing on my own I can't do anything, all 11 guys deserve the credit ... we were surprised with how they were defending, their approach ... the bowlers did not lose patience .. they can be really proud of their effort today. We have bowlers who have the pace it is important to back them on any surface ... it is important to give them confidence at the right times and they have to respond as well. I just want to thank the crowd, it has been tremendous playing in front of a packed stadium. Thank you for your support."

3.10 pm I'll have the presentation for you as soon as it takes place.

Vignesh: "This has been one amazing test match right from the start. South Africa bowled well on Day 1, we saw tremendous batsmanship from Rahane and Ashwin, and some great bowling performance from Indians on Day 2, again momentum going back a little to SA credit to Morne who bowled tremendously well, it was back to Virat and Rahane who held Fort again and then came the Blockathon from the South Africans. But what was really good to see was how the Indian Bowlers never let up at any point in time and finally game finishing on Day 5 on final session. Brilliant Ad to test cricket. #WellDoneEveryBody " Vignesh: "What a game!!!!!. Test cricket at its best. Take a bow ABD, Amla and indian bowlers who kept plugging in despite tough situations. Biggest gain of this match is Umesh Yadav. Awesome experience to see an indian bowler at its reverse swinging best after zak. Congrats. Ultimate winner is Test Cricket"

2.57 pm India have wrapped up the series 3-0. They had to work incredibly hard for this 337-victory, in the face of some stupendous resistance from South Africa. Ashwin, Jadeja, Umesh and Ishan have toiled manfully, never letting the intensity drop. South Africa lost five wickets in 31 balls after tea, after their first five wickets lasted 138.4 overs.

Kuldeep: "And what a score in the end - 143/10 in 143.1 (143.10) overs!!!!!"

Sooryanarayanan: "In India's last six test series wins, Ashwin has been India's leading wicket-taker in all of them. What a match-winner he has proved to be."

PitchPerfect: "Superb Test Cricket! Runs, wickets, spin, reverse swing, defense and above all final-session Result! "

Shikhar Dhawan (the real one) to Star Sports: "We had to work really hard and our bowlers did a great job. they batted very well but we kept our discipline, tremendous and amazing. When they were playing well it felt like maybe a draw but we knew that one or two wickets would create a low of pressure ... amazing reverse swing from Umesh. Lovely to see ... Ashwin and Jadeja have been tremendous whole series, I would like to congratulate them."

jacq: "What inspirational captaincy from Kohli....right from selecting Umesh instead of Mishra, with inspirational bowling changes, batted well himself and declared at the right time...did not let intensity to drop when the going was tough....He takes India to 2nd rank in ICC test ranking...well done"

Navin: "First time in my life feeling a bit low for india winning a match.. AB & co deserved a draw atleast if not a win. Hats off to those 3 musketeers. Also bowing to our bowling unit, they are proving to be world class atleast in subcontinent pitches.. Cocktail of emotions."

Murali: "Now this is is a proper test wicket and proper test match! It was "bloody hard" for both bowlers and batsmen, with the main difference being a guy scoring 2 centuries where noone else came close."

143.1

Ashwin to Morkel, OUT, bowled him! Ashwin has taken the final wicket, fittingly, to complete a five-for! Huge celebrations break out in the middle and in the stumps. Morkel left the ball go outside off but it did not spin away, it went on with the arm from around the wicket and clipped off stump

M Morkel b Ashwin 2 (9m 6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33

GirishKumar: "What an asset Umesh has proved to be! His raw pace and swing, combined with Ashwin's brilliance, has cleanup the Proteas!!"

End of over 143 (wicket maiden) South Africa 143/9

        Imran Tahir 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)
        M Morkel 2 (5b 0x4 0x6)
        UT Yadav 21-16-9-3
        R Ashwin 49-26-61-4

142.6

Yadav to Imran Tahir, no run, cuts the ball hard to point
142.5

Yadav to Piedt, OUT, what a sensational catch from Saha! He's been incredible behind the stumps on a tough pitch and this is the icing on his cake. Umesh hit the pitch short of a length and swerved the ball in at Piedt, who began to push at the ball before trying to pull his bat away. The ball followed him at around chest height and deflected off the face of the bat. Saha was almost going towards his left when he changed direction and leapt to his right, catching that ball with one hand in front of first slip.

DL Piedt c †Saha b Yadav 1 (13m 11b 0x4 0x6) SR: 9.09
142.4
rdly towards short l

Umesh steaming in, watch out stumps.
End of over 142 (3 runs) South Africa 143/8

        M Morkel 2 (5b 0x4 0x6)
        DL Piedt 1 (6b 0x4 0x6)
        R Ashwin 49-26-61-4
        UT Yadav 20-15-9-2

Pranay: "Two thumbs up to Indian bowlers for not losing intensity after 140 overs!"

141.6

Ashwin to Morkel, 2 runs, pushed off the front foot with an angled bat towards third man

Rudra Varma: "I am feeling the same pain that I felt when Sehwag got out for 293 :( "

141.5

Ashwin to Morkel, no run, defended on the front foot on the off side
141.4

Ashwin to Morkel, no run, defended on the back foot
141.3

Ashwin to Morkel, no run, tossed up on middle, defended on the front foot, inside edge on to the pad, was missing leg too
141.2

Ashwin to Morkel, no run, gets on the front foot and defends with a straight bat
141.1

Ashwin to Piedt, 1 run, nudged off the front foot on the off side

A matter of time now. India have surged through the breach after tea.

End of over 141 (wicket maiden) South Africa 140/8

        DL Piedt 0 (5b 0x4 0x6)
        UT Yadav 20-15-9-2
        R Ashwin 48-26-58-4

140.6

Yadav to Abbott, OUT, the stump has been broken. That ball is unplayable. Full, fast, swinging in late. Sensational reverse swing. Abbott has no chance as he pokes from his crease without protecting his stumps. That ball swerves past the inside edge and hits leg stump so hard that it cracks

KJ Abbott b Yadav 0 (10m 7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

Andy Zaltzman @ZaltzCricket de Villiers out after not so much shutting up shop as liquidating an entire shopping mall. 43 off 297. #TakeThatTavare

140.5

Yadav to Abbott, no run, nearly in the blockhole on off stump, defended from the crease

Sooryanarayanan: "Amidst all the drama, let's take our hat off to Ashwin, who now has 30 wickets in the series, more than the 29 he took against Australia in 2013."

140.4

Yadav to Abbott, no run, banged in short and at the body, Abbott moves inside the line and lets the ball go
140.3

Yadav to Abbott, no run, a full ball sears into the right-hander, such sharp swing, crashes into the pad but it was missing leg
140.2

Yadav to Abbott, no run, a length ball hits Abbott high on the pad as he tried to defend

As AB walked off the field, Abbott came up to him to offer words of appreciation.

140.1

Yadav to Abbott, no run, a full ball outside off stump, Abbott lets it go, he did not try and cover his off stump as he did so

End of over 140 (4 runs, wicket maiden) South Africa 140/7

        DL Piedt 0 (5b 0x4 0x6)
        KJ Abbott 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)
        R Ashwin 48-26-58-4
        UT Yadav 19-14-9-1

139.6

Ashwin to Piedt, no run, the legbreak, played off the back foot on the off side
139.5

Ashwin to Piedt, no run, the carrom ball bowled short, defended on the back foot
139.4

Ashwin to Piedt, no run, pitches outside off and goes straight on, Piedt stays back and plays and misses outside off
139.3

Ashwin to Piedt, 4 byes, again sharp spin from outside off past leg stump, Saha cannot collect this one
139.2

Ashwin to Piedt, no run, beaten outside the off stump on the back foot





Yadav to Abbott, no run, a full toss, fast and swinging sharply down leg side, again Saha does well to stop it

India are only four wickets away now. Surely AB will begin to farm strike with the bowlers for company?

Kyle Abbott is the new batsman. A short leg and two other close catchers on the leg side

138.5

Yadav to Vilas, OUT, bowled him! Vilas has played on. Umesh bowls the offcutter, jagging back at the right-hander from outside off, Vilas is late in bringing his bat down and when he does he can only edge it on to the stumps

DJ Vilas b Yadav 13 (57m 50b 2x4 0x6) SR: 26.00
138.4

Yadav to Vilas, no run, banged in short, very wide outside off, seams away off the pitch, Vilas lets it go
138.3

Yadav to Vilas, no run, full and straight, Vilas gets behind the line and defends with a straight bat
138.2

Yadav to Vilas, no run, a fuller ball outside off, left alone by the batsman

Commentator: George Binoy

Scorer: Thilak Gowda

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