Cricket BallIndia and South Africa battled each other in the 1st 5-Day Test at Mohali, India, and it was supposed to run from 5 to 9 November 2015.

India won the toss and elected to bat 1st.

South Africa made some early inroads and after 35 Overs India was on 97 / 3. Dean Elgar hit again twice in quick succession, with India reeling at 102 / 5.

At Drinks on Day 1 India were on 116 / 5 and 41 Overs had been bowled in the day. At Tea on Day 1 India was on 168 / 7 after 55 Overs. India were ALL OUT for 201, off 68 Overs on Day 1, with 20 or so Overs left in the Day.

South Africa lost their 1st and 2nd wickets with only 9 runs on the board. At Stumps on Day 1, SA was at 28 / 2.

South Africa was bowled out after 68 Overs, for 184, still 17 runs short of India’s 1st Innings.

India started their 2nd Innings in Session 2 of Day 2, and lost their 1st wicket with their score on 9.

At Tea on Day 2 India was on 13 / 2, 7 Overs into their 2nd innings. Quite some time after play resuming a very sharp catch saw the 2nd Indian wicket fall on 95 / 2. India were on 125 / 2 at Stumps on Day 2, having withstood 40 Overs of bowling.

India were eventually all out for 200 runs on Day 3, after 75.3 Overs, setting South Africa a target of 218 for a win.

On Day 3 South Africa never came near the total and fell 108 runs short, all out for a measly 109 runs.

 

India:

  • 1st Innings: 201 All Out (68 Overs)
  • 2nd Innings: 200 All Out (75.3 Overs)

South Africa:

  • 1st Innings: 184 All Out (68 Overs)
  • 2nd Innings: 109 All Out (39.5 Overs)

 

India won by 108 runs

 

Freedom Trophy – 1st Test
Test no. 2186 | 2015 / 2016 season
Played at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
5 – 9 November 2015 (5-day match)

 

India 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR
M Vijay lbw b Harmer 75 203 136 12 0 55.14
S Dhawan c Amla b Philander 0 7 4 0 0 0.00
CA Pujara lbw b Elgar 31 87 66 6 0 46.96
V Kohli* c Elgar b Rabada 1 5 4 0 0 25.00
AM Rahane c Amla b Elgar 15 67 48 2 0 31.25
WP Saha† c Amla b Elgar 0 5 1 0 0 0.00
RA Jadeja lbw b Philander 38 112 92 4 0 41.30
A Mishra c Steyn b Elgar 6 18 8 1 0 75.00
R Ashwin not out 20 75 42 0 0 47.61
UT Yadav b Imran Tahir 5 6 7 1 0 71.42
VR Aaron b Imran Tahir 0 2 3 0 0 0.00
Extras (b 6, lb 1, nb 3) 10
Total (all out; 68 overs; 298 mins) 201 (2.95 runs per over)

Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Dhawan, 1.4 ov), 2-63 (Pujara, 21.4 ov), 3-65 (Kohli, 22.2 ov), 4-102 (Rahane, 37.6 ov), 5-102 (Saha, 39.1 ov), 6-140 (Vijay, 46.4 ov), 7-154 (Mishra, 50.5 ov), 8-196 (Jadeja, 66.2 ov), 9-201 (Yadav, 67.3 ov), 10-201 (Aaron, 67.6 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s
DW Steyn 11 3 30 0 2.72 55 4 0
VD Philander 15 5 38 2 2.53 75 6 0
SR Harmer 14 1 51 1 3.64 61 9 0
K Rabada 10 0 30 1 3.00 46 4 0 (3nb)
D Elgar 8 1 22 4 2.75 32 2 0
Imran Tahir 10 3 23 2 2.30 47 1 0
South Africa 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR
D Elgar c Jadeja b Ashwin 37 151 123 2 0 30.08
S van Zyl lbw b Ashwin 5 23 23 1 0 21.73
F du Plessis b Jadeja 0 9 4 0 0 0.00
HM Amla* st †Saha b Ashwin 43 147 97 6 0 44.32
AB de Villiers b Mishra 63 116 83 6 0 75.90
DJ Vilas† c Jadeja b Ashwin 1 4 3 0 0 33.33
VD Philander c Rahane b Jadeja 3 27 27 0 0 11.11
SR Harmer lbw b Mishra 7 30 25 0 0 28.00
DW Steyn st †Saha b Jadeja 6 18 14 1 0 42.85
K Rabada not out 1 9 3 0 0 33.33
Imran Tahir c Pujara b Ashwin 4 5 7 1 0 57.14
Extras (b 6, lb 7, nb 1) 14
Total (all out; 68 overs; 274 mins) 184 (2.70 runs per over)

Fall of wickets: 1-9 (van Zyl, 6.4 ov), 2-9 (du Plessis, 8.2 ov), 3-85 (Elgar, 37.4 ov), 4-105 (Amla, 45.2 ov), 5-107 (Vilas, 45.6 ov), 6-136 (Philander, 54.3 ov), 7-170 (Harmer, 62.4 ov), 8-179 (Steyn, 65.5 ov), 9-179 (de Villiers, 66.3 ov), 10-184 (Imran Tahir, 67.6 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s
R Ashwin 24 5 51 5 2.12 112 5 0
UT Yadav 6 1 12 0 2.00 30 2 0
VR Aaron 8 1 18 0 2.25 35 1 0
RA Jadeja 18 0 55 3 3.05 79 6 0 (1nb)
A Mishra 12 3 35 2 2.91 53 3 0
India 2nd innings R M B 4s 6s SR
M Vijay c sub (T Bavuma) b Imran Tahir 47 133 105 6 0 44.76
S Dhawan c de Villiers b Philander 0 12 8 0 0 0.00
CA Pujara c Amla b Imran Tahir 77 220 153 6 1 50.32
V Kohli* c †Vilas b van Zyl 29 92 71 4 0 40.84
AM Rahane c sub (T Bavuma) b Harmer 2 11 9 0 0 22.22
WP Saha† c †Vilas b Imran Tahir 20 58 3 0 34.48
RA Jadeja lbw b Harmer 8 23 24 1 0 33.33
A Mishra c du Plessis b Harmer 2 6 5 0 0 40.00
R Ashwin c Amla b Imran Tahir 3 9 9 0 0 33.33
UT Yadav b Harmer 1 4 0 0 25.00
VR Aaron not out 1 7 0 0 14.28
Extras (b 9, lb 1) 10
Total (all out; 75.3 overs) 200 (2.64 runs per over)

Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Dhawan, 2.3 ov), 2-95 (Vijay, 33.1 ov), 3-161 (Kohli, 55.5 ov), 4-164 (Pujara, 57.1 ov), 5-164 (Rahane, 58.3 ov), 6-178 (Jadeja, 64.6 ov), 7-182 (Mishra, 66.4 ov), 8-185 (Ashwin, 69.1 ov), 9-188 (Yadav, 70.2 ov), 10-200 (Saha, 75.3 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s
VD Philander 12 3 23 1 1.91 61 2 0
SR Harmer 24 5 61 4 2.54 109 8 0
D Elgar 7 1 34 0 4.85 26 5 0
Imran Tahir 16.3 1 48 4 2.90 69 2 1
K Rabada 12 7 19 0 1.58 63 3 0
S van Zyl 4 1 5 1 1.25 20 0 0
South Africa 2nd innings (target: 218 runs) R B 4s 6s SR
D Elgar c Kohli b Aaron 16 47 1 0 34.04
VD Philander lbw b Jadeja 1 2 0 0 50.00
F du Plessis c Rahane b Ashwin 1 6 0 0 16.66
HM Amla* b Jadeja 0 6 0 0 0.00
AB de Villiers b Mishra 16 18 2 0 88.88
S van Zyl c Rahane b Ashwin 36 82 6 0 43.90
DJ Vilas† b Jadeja 7 22 0 0 31.81
SR Harmer c Rahane b Jadeja 11 30 1 0 36.66
DW Steyn c Vijay b Ashwin 2 9 0 0 22.22
K Rabada not out 1 12 0 0 8.33
Imran Tahir lbw b Jadeja 4 5 1 0 80.00
Extras (b 8, lb 5, w 1) 14
Total (all out; 39.5 overs) 109 (2.73 runs per over)

Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Philander, 1.1 ov), 2-9 (du Plessis, 2.2 ov), 3-10 (Amla, 3.5 ov), 4-32 (de Villiers, 9.5 ov), 5-45 (Elgar, 16.4 ov), 6-60 (Vilas, 23.6 ov), 7-102 (Harmer, 35.1 ov), 8-102 (van Zyl, 36.2 ov), 9-105 (Steyn, 38.2 ov), 10-109 (Imran Tahir, 39.5 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s
R Ashwin 14 5 39 3 2.78 66 5 0
RA Jadeja 11.5 4 21 5 1.77 57 2 0
A Mishra 8 0 26 1 3.25 32 3 0
VR Aaron 3 0 3 1 1.00 16 0 0 (1w)
UT Yadav 3 0 7 0 2.33 14 1 0

Match details


Toss – India, who chose to bat
Series – India led the 4-match series 1-0
Test debut – K Rabada (South Africa)
Player of the match – RA Jadeja (India)
Umpires – HDPK Dharmasena (Sri Lanka) and RA Kettleborough (England)
TV umpire – VA Kulkarni
Match referee – JJ Crowe (New Zealand)
Reserve umpire – AK Chaudhary

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