Match summary
India played South Africa in the 1st Test, Freedom Trophy 2015 at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh, from 5 Nov 2015 to 7 Nov 2015. India won by 108 runs.
India won the toss and chose to bat first. India made 201 in 68 overs, South Africa made 184 in 68 overs, India made 200 in 75.3 overs, South Africa made 109 in 39.5 overs.
Murali Vijay top-scored with 122 runs in the match; Ravindra Jadeja took 8/76 in the match; Ravindra Jadeja was named player of the match.
India Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Vijay lbw b SR Harmer |
lbw b SR Harmer | 75 | 136 | 12 | 0 | 55.15 |
| S Dhawan c HM Amla b VD Philander |
c HM Amla b VD Philander | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| CA Pujara lbw b D Elgar |
lbw b D Elgar | 31 | 66 | 6 | 0 | 46.97 |
| V Kohli c D Elgar b K Rabada |
c D Elgar b K Rabada | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| AM Rahane c HM Amla b D Elgar |
c HM Amla b D Elgar | 15 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 31.25 |
| WP Saha c HM Amla b D Elgar |
c HM Amla b D Elgar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| RA Jadeja lbw b VD Philander |
lbw b VD Philander | 38 | 92 | 4 | 0 | 41.30 |
| A Mishra c DW Steyn b D Elgar |
c DW Steyn b D Elgar | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 75.00 |
| R Ashwin not out |
not out | 20 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 47.62 |
| UT Yadav b Imran Tahir |
b Imran Tahir | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 71.43 |
| VR Aaron b Imran Tahir |
b Imran Tahir | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | (b 6, lb 1, w 0, nb 3) | 10 | ||||
| Total | 68 Ov (RR: 2.96) | 201/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (S Dhawan, 1.4 ov), 2-63 (CA Pujara, 21.4 ov), 3-65 (V Kohli, 22.2 ov), 4-102 (AM Rahane, 37.6 ov), 5-102 (WP Saha, 39.1 ov), 6-140 (M Vijay, 46.4 ov), 7-154 (A Mishra, 50.5 ov), 8-196 (RA Jadeja, 66.2 ov), 9-201 (UT Yadav, 67.3 ov), 10-201 (VR Aaron, 67.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DW Steyn | 11 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 2.73 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| VD Philander | 15 | 5 | 38 | 2 | 2.53 | 75 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SR Harmer | 14 | 1 | 51 | 1 | 3.64 | 61 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K Rabada | 10 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 3.00 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| D Elgar | 8 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 2.75 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Imran Tahir | 10 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 2.30 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
South Africa Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D Elgar c RA Jadeja b R Ashwin |
c RA Jadeja b R Ashwin | 37 | 123 | 2 | 0 | 30.08 |
| S van Zyl lbw b R Ashwin |
lbw b R Ashwin | 5 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 21.74 |
| F du Plessis b RA Jadeja |
b RA Jadeja | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| HM Amla st WP Saha b R Ashwin |
st WP Saha b R Ashwin | 43 | 97 | 6 | 0 | 44.33 |
| AB de Villiers b A Mishra |
b A Mishra | 63 | 83 | 6 | 0 | 75.90 |
| DJ Vilas c RA Jadeja b R Ashwin |
c RA Jadeja b R Ashwin | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| VD Philander c AM Rahane b RA Jadeja |
c AM Rahane b RA Jadeja | 3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
| SR Harmer lbw b A Mishra |
lbw b A Mishra | 7 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 28.00 |
| DW Steyn st WP Saha b RA Jadeja |
st WP Saha b RA Jadeja | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 42.86 |
| K Rabada not out |
not out | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Imran Tahir c CA Pujara b R Ashwin |
c CA Pujara b R Ashwin | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Extras | (b 6, lb 7, w 0, nb 1) | 14 | ||||
| Total | 68 Ov (RR: 2.71) | 184/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-9 (S van Zyl, 6.4 ov), 2-9 (F du Plessis, 8.2 ov), 3-85 (D Elgar, 37.4 ov), 4-105 (HM Amla, 45.2 ov), 5-107 (DJ Vilas, 45.6 ov), 6-136 (VD Philander, 54.3 ov), 7-170 (SR Harmer, 62.4 ov), 8-179 (DW Steyn, 65.5 ov), 9-179 (AB de Villiers, 66.3 ov), 10-184 (Imran Tahir, 67.6 ov)
India Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Vijay c T Bavuma b Imran Tahir |
c T Bavuma b Imran Tahir | 47 | 105 | 6 | 0 | 44.76 |
| S Dhawan c AB de Villiers b VD Philander |
c AB de Villiers b VD Philander | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| CA Pujara c HM Amla b Imran Tahir |
c HM Amla b Imran Tahir | 77 | 153 | 6 | 1 | 50.33 |
| V Kohli c DJ Vilas b S van Zyl |
c DJ Vilas b S van Zyl | 29 | 71 | 4 | 0 | 40.85 |
| AM Rahane c T Bavuma b SR Harmer |
c T Bavuma b SR Harmer | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 |
| WP Saha c DJ Vilas b Imran Tahir |
c DJ Vilas b Imran Tahir | 20 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 34.48 |
| RA Jadeja lbw b SR Harmer |
lbw b SR Harmer | 8 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 33.33 |
| A Mishra c F du Plessis b SR Harmer |
c F du Plessis b SR Harmer | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| R Ashwin c HM Amla b Imran Tahir |
c HM Amla b Imran Tahir | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| UT Yadav b SR Harmer |
b SR Harmer | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| VR Aaron not out |
not out | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| Extras | (b 9, lb 1, w 0, nb 0) | 10 | ||||
| Total | 75.3 Ov (RR: 2.65) | 200/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-9 (S Dhawan, 2.3 ov), 2-95 (M Vijay, 33.1 ov), 3-161 (V Kohli, 55.5 ov), 4-164 (CA Pujara, 57.1 ov), 5-164 (AM Rahane, 58.3 ov), 6-178 (RA Jadeja, 64.6 ov), 7-182 (A Mishra, 66.4 ov), 8-185 (R Ashwin, 69.1 ov), 9-188 (UT Yadav, 70.2 ov), 10-200 (WP Saha, 75.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VD Philander | 12 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 1.92 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SR Harmer | 24 | 5 | 61 | 4 | 2.54 | 109 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D Elgar | 7 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 4.86 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Imran Tahir | 16.3 | 1 | 48 | 4 | 2.91 | 69 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| K Rabada | 12 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 1.58 | 63 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S van Zyl | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1.25 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
South Africa Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D Elgar c V Kohli b VR Aaron |
c V Kohli b VR Aaron | 16 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 34.04 |
| VD Philander lbw b RA Jadeja |
lbw b RA Jadeja | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| F du Plessis c AM Rahane b R Ashwin |
c AM Rahane b R Ashwin | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| HM Amla b RA Jadeja |
b RA Jadeja | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| AB de Villiers b A Mishra |
b A Mishra | 16 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 88.89 |
| S van Zyl c AM Rahane b R Ashwin |
c AM Rahane b R Ashwin | 36 | 82 | 6 | 0 | 43.90 |
| DJ Vilas b RA Jadeja |
b RA Jadeja | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 31.82 |
| SR Harmer c AM Rahane b RA Jadeja |
c AM Rahane b RA Jadeja | 11 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 36.67 |
| DW Steyn c M Vijay b R Ashwin |
c M Vijay b R Ashwin | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 |
| K Rabada not out |
not out | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8.33 |
| Imran Tahir lbw b RA Jadeja |
lbw b RA Jadeja | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Extras | (b 8, lb 5, w 1, nb 0) | 14 | ||||
| Total | 39.5 Ov (RR: 2.74) | 109/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-8 (VD Philander, 1.1 ov), 2-9 (F du Plessis, 2.2 ov), 3-10 (HM Amla, 3.5 ov), 4-32 (AB de Villiers, 9.5 ov), 5-45 (D Elgar, 16.4 ov), 6-60 (DJ Vilas, 23.6 ov), 7-102 (SR Harmer, 35.1 ov), 8-102 (S van Zyl, 36.2 ov), 9-105 (DW Steyn, 38.2 ov), 10-109 (Imran Tahir, 39.5 ov)
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- Match
- 1st Test · Freedom Trophy 2015
- Venue
- Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
- Date
- 5 Nov 2015 to 7 Nov 2015
- Toss
- India, elected to bat first
- Result
- India won by 108 runs
- Player of the match
- RA Jadeja
- Format
- Test
- Season
- 2015/16
Frequently asked questions
Who won the India vs South Africa match on 5 Nov 2015?
India won by 108 runs.
Who was player of the match in India vs South Africa?
Ravindra Jadeja.
Who scored the most runs in India vs South Africa?
Murali Vijay (India) with 122 runs across 2 innings.
Who took the most wickets in India vs South Africa?
Ravindra Jadeja, with 8/76.
Who won the toss in India vs South Africa?
India, who chose to bat first.
Where was India vs South Africa played?
At Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh.