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Indian bowlers bowl out South Africa for 130 runs, India need 209 runs for victory

| @indiablooms | Jan 08, 2018, at 09:47 pm

Cape Town, Jan 8 (IBNS): Giving a chance to batsmen to clinch the first Test, Indian bowlers bowled wonderfully to bowl out South Africa for 130 runs.

With South Africa taking just 207 runs lead, India need just 208 runs to win the match.

After South Africa ended the second day's play at 65 runs for the loss of two wickets, Indian bowlers came out strongly on the fourth morning of the first Test match and picked up one wicket after another.

All the four Indian pacers were brilliant in the morning after the third day of the match was called off due to rain.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar picked up two, while Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah took three wickets each to destroy the South African batting line up.


Hardik Pandya had given India early lead on the second day of the match when he had picked up two wickets in the second innings of the hosts.

AB de Villiers remained the top scorer for South African side with his 35 runs knock.

India were bowled out for 209 runs in the first innings after South Africa had scored 286 runs in the first innings.

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