India salvaged lost pride by pulling off a dramatic 63-run win against South Africa in the third Test as relentless pacers scripted a sensational turnaround on an unpredictable track at the Wanderers on Saturday.
Mohammed Shami led India’s fightback with a five-wicket haul as India snapped nine wickets for 53 runs to bundle South Africa out for 177 and avoided a humiliating whitewash in the three-match series.
It is first time that an all-pace attack has fashioned victory for India on overseas soil. Overall, the four full- time seamers shared all 20 wickets in the match, which ended on the fourth day.
A memorable series win, without a doubt and the Indian team was roundly applauded, starting from cricketers - present and former.
Kohli got a lot of praise obviously...
And let’s not forget Dean Elgar...
Indeed, a lot of praise for bowlers and plenty of good wishes for team India...
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