South Africa Shock India In Low-scoring Thriller

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First Test, Kolkata (day 3 of five):

South Africa 159 (Markram 31, Bumrah 5-27) & 153 (Bavuma 55*, Jadeja 4-50)

India 189 (Rahul 39, Harmer 4-30) & 93 (Sundar 31, Harmer 4-21)

South Africa won by 30 runs

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South Africa secured their first Test triumph successful India since 2010 arsenic they triumphed successful a low-scoring thriller wrong 3 days successful Kolkata.

The Proteas, who won nan World Test Championship astatine Lord's successful nan summer, had trailed by 30 runs connected first innings - but reversed that to propulsion disconnected a 30-run triumph arsenic nan hosts, needing only 124 to win, were bowled retired for 93 successful 35 overs.

Veteran spinner Simon Harmer, 36, did nan harm pinch 4 wickets successful each innings for lucifer figures of 8-51.

India were a batter short successful their 2nd innings aft skipper Shubman Gill suffered a cervix wounded connected time two.

Gill remains successful infirmary for observation, pinch India having announced earlier play connected Sunday that he would return nary further portion successful nan game.

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