New Delhi. The Indian cricket team suffered a humiliating defeat in the first match of the two-match Test series in South Africa. Before this series, host team legend Dean Elgar announced his retirement. In the first match of his last series, he played an innings that will be remembered for a long time. His matchless innings against the Indian team gave us a lead of 163 runs and won by an innings margin.
The Boxing Day match was a great one for South African legend Dean Elgar, who came to play the last Test series of his career. After announcing his retirement, he got the chance to captain the team and also got a big win against a powerful team like India. The last series of his career is one of the most memorable for any player. In which he became the hero of victory by playing useful innings for the team and became the icing on the cake.
Elgar became the hero of the match
Dean Elgar played a brilliant innings of 185 runs in the first innings against India in the Centurion Test match. Batting first, the Indian team scored 245 runs in the first innings, while in the second innings, the Indian team was bundled out for just 131 runs. After facing 257 balls, Elgar scored 185 runs with the help of 28 fours. In the first innings, South Africa scored 408 runs and took a lead of 163 runs. Elgar’s innings made the team’s road to victory easy.
Elgar suddenly got the captaincy
Captain Temba Bavuma, who came to toss on the first day of the Centurion Test match, stayed on the field for only a few overs. After being injured while fielding, he went off the field and did not play again. He was able to get down there to bat in the first innings as well. Dean Elgar captained the team throughout the match and led the team to victory.
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Tags: Dean Elgar, India vs South Africa
First published: December 29, 2023, 05:46 IST