The
Proteas
going
through
one
of
their
toughest
transition
phases
embarrassed
the
mighty
Indians
in
two
games
on
the
trot,
which
in
itself
is
a
no
mean
feat
given
the
history
of
Indians
coming
back
strongly
after
losing
a
game.
The
target
of
212
wasn’t
a
tough
ask
and
starting
the
day
at
101
for
two,
young
pretender
Keegan
Petersen
(82,
113
balls)
along
with
Rassie
van
der
Dussen
(41
not
out)
added
54
runs
for
the
third
wicket
to
seal
the
match
before
Temba
Bavuma
(32
not
out)
helped
in
putting
the
final
touches.
Petersen
walked
away
with
both
the
player
of
the
match
as
well
as
the
player
of
the
series
honours.
It
was
especially
sweet
for
the
hosts
who
lost
premier
pacer
Anrich
Nortje
to
injury
before
the
series
and
were
then
hit
by
Quinton
de
Kock’s
sudden
mid-series
retirement.
“It’s
a
great
spectacle
of
Tests
for
everyone
to
watch;
hard-fought
series.
Great
first
game
but
SA
did
amazingly
well.
In
both
Tests
they
won,
they
were
clinical
with
the
ball
in
crunch
moments,”
India
skipper
Virat
Kohli
admitted
after
the
game.
With
this
series
defeat,
India’s
record
of
never
having
won
a
Test
series
in
the
Rainbow
Nation
for
three
decades
remained
intact.
Mahendra
Singh
Dhoni
is
the
only
India
captain
to
have
managed
a
drawn
series
back
in
2010.
It
was
one
of
the
strongest
Indian
teams
on
paper
against
one
of
the
weakest
South
African
teams
on
paper.
However,
the
operative
word
here
was
“on
paper”
as
Elgar’s
unheralded
bunch
showed
a
lot
of
character
in
punching
above
their
weight
and
also
getting
heavily
rewarded
for
their
relentless
efforts.
“The
way
our
bowling
unit
delivered
throughout
the
series
is
brilliant.
I
threw
down
the
challenge
after
the
first
game
and
the
guys
responded
brilliantly,”
said
an
elated
Elgar.
India’s
batters
were
far
too
dependant
on
bowlers
to
bail
them
out
for
the
past
few
years
but
this
series
showed
that
this
attack
is
human
too
even
though
they
put
their
best
foot
forward,
which
wasn’t
complemented
at
all
by
the
willow
wielders.
The
only
hope
for
India
was
the
first
spell
from
Jasprit
Bumrah
and
Mohammed
Shami
in
sultry
conditions
with
the
semi-new
ball
and
they
did
their
bit
with
all
sincerity.
Petersen
was
beaten
time
and
again
but,
in
between,
scored
his
runs
to
keep
the
scoreboard
ticking.
Their
strategy
was
to
see
off
the
first
spell
and
capitalise
when
Umesh
Yadav,
who
is
known
to
bowl
boundary
balls,
was
brought
into
the
attack.
Bumrah,
in
his
second
spell,
did
get
one
to
straighten
but
Cheteshwar
Pujara,
enduring
a
poor
series
with
the
bat,
dropped
a
crucial
regulation
slip
catch
with
the
batter
on
59.
The
scores
of
202,
223
and
198
are
the
reason
India
lost
and
the
second
innings
effort
at
both
Wanderers
and
Newlands
showed
that
Indian
bowlers
could
only
do
as
much.
The
heavy-duty
tirade
against
the
host
broadcasters
Supersport
with
their
customised
diatribe
did
not
look
good
in
the
face
of
dismal
performance.
Kohli
is
the
only
captain
who
has
now
lost
two-Test
series
in
South
Africa.
But
a
lot
has
got
to
do
with
how
India
have
persisted
with
two
completely
out
of
sorts
middle-order
players.
Cheteshwar
Pujara
and
Ajinkya
Rahane
are
no
longer
bringing
any
value
to
the
team
and
they
are
unlikely
to
retain
their
places
in
the
time
to
come.
Yes,
the
transition
phase
ought
to
start
and
it
better
be
soon.
Updated
WTC
2021-23
Points
Table
After
3rd
Test
Between
India
And
South
Africa:
With
this
series
defeat,
Team
India
have
also
slipped
to
the
fifth
spot
in
the
World
Test
Championship
table.
Before
the
start
of
the
series,
Kohli
and
Co.
were
at
the
fourth
spot
in
the
WTC
2021-23
table
and
now
South
Africa
have
replaced
them.
South
Africa’s
brilliant
series
win
has
placed
them
nicely
in
the
latest
#WTC23
standings
????
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ICC
(@ICC)
January
14,
2022
Sri
Lanka
–
24
Points
–
2
Wins
–
0
Loss
–
0
draw
–
1
series
Australia
–
40
Points
–
3
wins
–
0
loss
–
1
draw
–
1*
series
Pakistan
–
36
Points
–
3
wins
–
1
loss
–
0
draw
–
2
series
South
Africa
–
24
points
–
2
wins
–
1
loss
–
0
draw
–
1
series
India
–
53
points
–
4
wins
–
3
losses
–
2
draws
–
3
series
New
Zealand
–
16
points
–
1
win
–
2
losses
–
1
draw
–
2
series
Bangladesh
–
12
points
–
1
win
–
3
losses
–
0
draw
–
2
series
West
Indies
–
12
points
–
1
win
–
3
losses
–
0
draw
–
2
series
England
–
10
points
–
1
win
–
5
losses
–
2
draw
–
2*
series
“*”
ongoing
series
(With
PTI
inputs)
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