Updated On: 29 December, 2023 07:00 AM IST | Centurion | R Kaushik
South Africa’s fast bowling trio of Rabada, Burger and Jansen claim 9 wickets to decimate Indian batting line-up as hosts humiliate visitors to win by an innings and 32 runs

South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada (left) celebrates India captain Rohit Sharma’s wicket at SuperSport Park yesterday. Pic/AFP
The capitulation was abject, the surrender complete. Having come to South Africa entertaining visions of finally securing a Test series win in the only country where it has remained elusive so far, India’s hopes were buried just three days into the series at SuperSport Park on Thursday.
Having seen Dean Elgar and Marco Jansen extend South Africa’s first-innings advantage in the first Test to a commanding 163, India faced the daunting task of batting with application and purpose if they were to make a match of it. Instead, in a lacklustre display totally out of sync with their standing as the No. 1 Test side, India rolled over for just 131 in 34.1 overs in the second innings, well beaten by an innings and 32 runs with more than two days remaining.