Resolute Rassie van der Dussen plays forgotten hero amid Wanderers glory
His 40 was an important innings for South Africa and himself; it showed he can be a matchwinner
03/01Result
2nd Test, India tour of South Africa at Johannesburg, Jan 3-6 2022
-
![India]( "India")
202 & 266 -
![South Africa]( "South Africa")
229 & 243/3 (67.4 ov)
Player of the Match
03/01Result
2nd Test, India tour of South Africa at Johannesburg, Jan 3-6 2022
-
![India]( "India")
202 & 266 -
![South Africa]( "South Africa")
229 & 243/3 (67.4 ov)
Player of the Match
Day 5
Day 4
Elgar's unbeaten 96 seals Johannesburg Test for South Africa on rain-hit fourth day
Series moves to Cape Town for the decider, with the contest tied 1-1
Down but not out: Tough Dean Elgar hands South Africa their best moment
Long been compared to Graeme Smith, the captain stands tall to inspire South Africa with a gutsy performance
Virat Kohli expected to return for final Test in Cape Town
Question marks remain over Siraj's availability for the decider after he picked up a hamstring niggle at the Wanderers
Stats - South Africa end losing streak in Tests against India with record chase
All the statistical highlights from South Africa's successful 240 chase in Johannesburg
'Immensely proud' Dean Elgar lauds South Africa's character in 'tough conditions'
"It's something I think we lacked in the previous game, and I think we ticked those boxes pretty well towards the end of today."
Elgar: 'When KG's got his tail up, there's no better bowler than him'
South Africa captain on sparking the flame that lit up Rabada's performance in the Wanderers Test
Dravid says management will have a chat with Pant over shot selection
Dravid and stand-in captain Rahul both felt India were short on runs in the first innings, and expect Kohli to return for the decider
How South Africa won the pace-bowling battle at the Wanderers
Thanks to their being a lot taller than India's attack, they were able to extract more out of a pitch with extra bounce
Day 3
Gutsy Dean Elgar has South Africa's nose in front on testing Wanderers pitch
Captain goes to stumps unbeaten on 46, with hosts needing 122 more to keep the series alive
Why did Rishabh Pant play that shot?
His moment of step-out-and-hope was perhaps born less of sky-high self-confidence than a lack of it
Rabada rocks up and lets it rip like old times
Despite injuries and form issues, South Africa's bowling leader can still land knockout blows
Day 2
Cheteshwar Pujara counters for India after Shardul Thakur's 7 for 61 limits South Africa lead
Keegan Petersen, Temba Bavuma helped South Africa take a slender lead before India moved ahead again
Elgar meets match officials to discuss van der Dussen dismissal
The batter was given out caught behind, but replays suggested that the ball may or may not have carried to the wicketkeeper
Stats - Shardul Thakur scripts history with best Test haul by an Indian against South Africa
All the statistical highlights from the quick's record bowling performance in the second Test in Johannesburg
Shardul 'Beefy' Thakur's day out at the Wanderers
He isn't quite Botham, but he's a perfectly good fourth seamer who produced a Bothamesque spell to live up to his dressing-room nickname
Day 1
Elgar, Petersen survive fighting last hour after quicks wrap up India for 202
Shami removed Markram after Rahul's 50 led India in the absence of injured Kohli
New-look Olivier carries same old threat for South Africa
Duanne Olivier may be slower, fuller and blonder than he was three years ago, but he remains just as effective to South Africa
How Ashwin stopped worrying about technique and started loving his old game again
He seems to have gone back to trusting his hands and eye, and allowing his innate attacking game to flourish
India's rope-a-hope with Pujara and Rahane is wearing thin
There probably isn't a lot of time left for the pair to turn things around, nor is there an easy way out of their ruts
Others
How do you bowl to a batter like Dean Elgar?
He has an enviable ability to dismiss the previous delivery from his mind and it accounts for a lot of his success
Elgar on de Kock retirement: 'I was pretty shocked'
He wants his team to get over the news as soon as possible as they look to bounce back against India
Dravid: 'Virat has been phenomenal in spite of all the noise around him'
"I really feel there's going to be a big run of really good scores coming in from someone like him"
Dravid 'disappointed' with losing points for slow over-rate
India coach understands the need to quicken things up, but hopes for a reasonable amount of leeway as well
Red-hot India look to wrap up series at favourable Wanderers
India have never lost a Test at this ground, but can expect South Africa to put up more of a fight than they did in Centurion
