JOHANNESBURG: Ishant Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah sparked a dramatic collapse as India beat South Africa by 63 runs on the fourth day of the third and final Test at the Wanderers Stadium on Saturday.
Dean Elgar and Hashim Amla shared a century second-wicket partnership which took South Africa more than halfway towards their target of 241 before Amla’s dismissal for 52 started a collapse in which nine wickets fell for 53 runs.
Sharma and Bumrah claimed two wickets each to start the slide before Mohammed Shami ripped through the lower order, taking five for 28. Elgar was left to fight alone, carrying his bat for 86 off 240 balls.
The win ensured India stayed comfortably on top of the ICC Test rankings.
The hosts were looking comfortable as Elgar and Amla compiled a partnership of 119, although it took four hours and 50.4 overs of hard work on a difficult pitch.
But India hit back with the wickets of Amla and AB de Villiers in quick succession shortly before tea. Amla fell with the total on 124 when he clipped Sharma firmly towards midwicket and Hardik Pandya dived to his right to hold a good catch.
De Villiers was out for six when he was squared up by a lifting delivery from Jasprit Bumrah which flew to Ajinkya Rahane at gully.
South African captain Faf du Plessis was bowled by a ball from Sharma which cut back and kept low and the out-of-form Quinton de Kock was trapped leg before wicket first ball by Bumrah.
Vernon Philander batted brightly to make 10 before he pulled a ball from Shami onto his stumps, to be followed in quick succession by Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada and Morne Morkel, all without scoring.
Elgar, having batted with unflappable concentration for more than five hours, tried to play some shots and keep the strike after being joined by last man Lungi Ngidi. He hit a six off Kumar before Ngidi was caught behind off Shami.
Score Board
India won toss
India 1st innings 187 all-out (V Kohli 54; K Rabada 3-39)
South Africa 1st innings 194 all-out (H Amla 61; J Bumrah 5-54)
India 2nd innings 247 all-out (A Rahane 48; M Morkel 3-47)
South Africa 2nd Innings
A K Markram c Patel b Shami 4
D Elgar not out 86
H M Amla c Pandya b Sharma 52
A B de Villiers c Rahane b Bumrah 6
*F du Plessis b Sharma 2
†Q de Kock lbw b Bumrah 0
V D Philander b Shami 10
A L Phehlukwayo b Shami 0
K Rabada c Pujara b Kumar 0
M Morkel b Shami 0
L Ngidi c b Shami 4
Extras (b 7, w 6) 13
Total (all-out; 73.3 Overs) 177
Fall: 1-5, 2-124, 3-131, 4-144, 5-145, 6-157, 7-157, 8-160, 9-161, 10-177
Bowling: Kumar 18-4-39-1; Shami 12.3-2-28-5; Bumrah 21-3-57-2; Sharma 16-3-31-2; Pandya 6-1-15-0
Result: India won by 63 runs
Series: South Africa won the 3-match series by 2-1
Man of the Match: B Kumar (India)
Man of the Series: V Philander (South Africa)
Umpires: I Gould (England) and Aleem Dar (Pakistan). TV Umpires: M Gough (England). Match Referee: A Pycroft (South Africa)
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