In this match, under the leadership of captain Virat Kohli, the Indian team defeated the host team by 113 runs.
-Vinay Kumar
The first match of the ongoing 3-match Test between India and South Africa cricket team (India vs South Africa Test Series, 2021-2022) was played between December 26 and December 30 at Centurion’s SuperSport Park Cricket Stadium. Gone. In this match, under the leadership of captain Virat Kohli, the Indian team defeated the host team by 113 runs. All the players of the team performed well in this match. While the team’s opener and vice-captain of the team in this series, KL Rahul scored the seventh century of his international Test career, lethal fast bowler Mohammed Shami scored an innings for the sixth time in his Test career. He also set a record for taking 5 wickets.
Brilliant way to start the tour. 🇮🇳💪 pic.twitter.com/1WdrHwfP2X
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) December 30, 2021
The history of Test cricket shows that in the field of Centurion, before this any team of any country could not conquer South Africa. But, captain Virat Kohli’s strategy created new history. On this historic victory of the Indian team, Virat Kohli (Virat Kohli Captain Indian Test Team) also congratulated all the players of the team with his official Twitter handle. Captain Virat Kohli wrote in a tweet, “Great start to the tour.”
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Talking about the performance of captain Virat Kohli in the first Test match of the series played in Centurion, he scored 35 runs in the first innings of this match, facing 94 balls, which included 4 fours. And, in the second innings, 18 runs came off his bat in 32 balls.
It is worth noting that captain Virag Kohli was sent to the pavilion by Lungi Ngidi in the first innings of this match. And, in the second innings, the 21-year-old young fast bowler of the South African team fell victim to the ball of Marco Jansen.