16/12Result
1st Test, India tour of South Africa at Centurion, Dec 16-20 2010
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![India]( "India")
136 & 459 (128.1 ov) -
![South Africa]( "South Africa")
Player of the Match
16/12Result
1st Test, India tour of South Africa at Centurion, Dec 16-20 2010
-
![India]( "India")
136 & 459 (128.1 ov) -
![South Africa]( "South Africa")
Player of the Match
Best performances - Bowlers
M Morkel
- O12.4
- M5
- R20
- W5
- Eco1.57
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
DW Steyn
- O30.1
- M6
- R105
- W4
- Eco3.48
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
Partnerships
- IND - 1st
- SA - 1st
- IND - 2nd
India - 1st - Innings
South Africa - 1st - Innings
India - 2nd - Innings
Match Coverage
All Match NewsIndia have let themselves down
By not preparing well enough for South Africa and by not acknowledging Dravid's landmark as much as they should have
A statement of intent from South Africa
The home side turned in a near perfect assertion of superiority - a bruising performance with the ball and supremacy with the bat
First-Test blues for India
India have lost four of their last five first Tests in overseas series against the top teams, which suggests it's becoming an unwanted habit for the side
MS Dhoni worried by inept bowling
MS Dhoni has come down hard on his bowlers after India started yet another tour with a demoralising defeat
Smith praises dominant performance
Graeme Smith paid tribute to his team for a "dominant performance" after their innings-and-25-run win over India in the first Test in Centurion
