South Africa beat India by an innings and 32 runs to win the first Test

Dean Elgar’s century and his partnership with Marco Johnson helped South Africa beat India by an innings and 32 runs in the two-match series on the third day of the first Test cricket match here today, thanks to a brilliant performance by the bowlers led by Nandre Berger. Has taken the lead with 1-0. After trailing by 163 runs in the first innings, India managed just 34.1 overs in the second innings in front of Berger (four wickets for 33 runs), Johnson (three wickets for 36 runs) and Kagiso Rabada (two wickets for 32 runs) He piled up on 131 runs. Earlier, South Africa scored 408 runs in the first innings with a partnership of 111 runs for the sixth wicket between opener Elgar (185 runs off 287 balls) and Johnson (84 runs off 147 balls). India scored 245 runs in the first innings. The second Test will be played in Cape Town from January 3.