1st Test: Elgar helps South Africa edge ahead on Day 1
If this is the template for the rest of the series, its going to be some series. The PCA Stadium in Mohali dished out a dry, cracking surface for the two teams, India picked three spinners and chose to...
View ArticleAshwin spins a web around South Africa
India’s premier off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin hoodwinked the South African top-order to bag three wickets this morning, leaving the visitors reeling at 127 for five at lunch on Day 2 of the first...
View ArticleIndian spinners pack off South Africa
Ravindra Jadeja is the Man of the Match. Made a crucial 38 in the first innings to go with his eight wickets M Vijay says that "till lunch on day one, it was a good pitch to bat on, but later it became...
View ArticleInd vs SA: Twelve wickets fall on Day 1
South African part-time spinner Dean Elgar turned out to be the unlikely hero as India squandered the advantage of winning the toss after being bundled out for a paltry 201 on an engrosssing opening...
View ArticleKohli praises Jadeja after India's emphatic win against Proteas
Mohali, Nov.7 (ANI): Test skipper Virat Kohli on Saturday showered praise on left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja, saying that the all-rounder can turn out to be a valuable asset in the future. Speaking...
View ArticleIndia and South Africa send wickets tumbling on even opening day
• First Test, day one: India 201, South Africa 28-2...
View ArticleDay 2, Ind vs SA first Test: India look to bounce back after sorry start
Mohali: Part-time spinner Dean Elgar ripped through India's batting line-up with four wickets as South Africa made the hosts rue their decision to bat first on the opening day of the first test on...
View ArticleIndia v/s South Africa: India's turn to triumph
Ravindra Jadeja celebrates with teammates after dismissing Hashim Amla in Mohali on Saturday Reuters It was well before the start of...
View ArticleIndia vs South Africa match report: Tourists skittled by spin of Ravindra...
South Africa crashed to defeat by 108 runs in the First Test against India in Mohali as 18 wickets fell on a remarkable third day. The visitors were set a teasing target of 218 to win on a turning...
View ArticleAshwin fifer helps India steal lead
Off-spinner R Ashwin's five-wicket haul trumped A B de Villiers' gritty half-century as India grabbed a narrow 17-run lead after dismissing South Africa for 184 on Day 2 of the first cricket Test here...
View ArticleIndia extend lead after Ashwin hauls in five wickets
Cheteshwar Pujara’s unbeaten 63 yesterday gave India a firm hold on the opening Test against South Africa after off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin picked up his 13th five-wicket haul to restrict the...
View ArticleIndia left in a spin by part-time South Africa bowler Dean Elgar
Mohali, India Part-time spinner Dean Elgar ripped through India's batting line-up with four wickets as South Africa made the hosts rue their decision to bat first on the opening day of the first Test...
View ArticleIndia gain strong-hold in Mohali after Ashwin's five-star show
MOHALI: Offspinner Ravichandran Ashwin finished with a five-for as India took control of the first test against South Africa on the second day Friday. Ashwin's 5-51 included a couple of crucial...
View ArticleIndia get slender lead courtesy Ashwin's five-for
MOHALI: Ravichandran Ashwin picked up his 13th fifth-wicket haul, and India's spinners shared all 10 South African first-innings wickets, as the hosts took a slender lead on the second day of the...
View ArticleAshwin turns Mohali Test India's way (ECB - England and Wales Cricket Board)
(Source: ECB - England and Wales Cricket Board) Ravichandran Ashwin returned the 13th five-wicket haul of his career to turn the course of the first Test against South Africa in Mohali. The Proteas...
View ArticleStats Box: South Africa collapses chasing 218
Disappointment writ large on their faces Indian spinners led the team from the front to defeat the South Africans by 108 runs in the first Test match at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in...
View ArticleRavichandran Ashwin spins India into ascendancy over South Africa
• First Test day two: India 201 & 125; South Africa 184...
View ArticleIndia v South Africa: 1st Test, Day One – Spinners dominate as twelve wickets...
Murali Vijay's 75 gave the Indian total some respectability When India won the toss and chose to bat, captain Virat Kohli expected a track conducive to batting. However, what ensued was far from the...
View ArticleIndia v South Africa: Ravindra Jadeja spins hosts to victory
Share this page Share this with Copy this link http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/34755199 Read more about sharing. First Test, Mohali, day three:India 201 & 200: Pujara 77, Tahir 4-48, Harmer...
View ArticleSpinners script emphatic 108-run win for India
Ravindra Jadeja made a memorable comeback to Test cricket with a five-wicket haul as India relied on the spinners to fashion a resounding 108-run victory against South Africa in the low-scoring first...
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