Twitter reacts as India defeat South Africa in Johannesburg Test
In a match that was marred by a dangerous pitch, India fought all the way to secure their first victory of the tour and keep their record of being unbeaten at the Wanderers. The Twitterati, unsurprisingly, went berserk after the Indian team capped off a memorable overseas test victory.
Brief scores : India 187 (Virat Kohli 54, Cheteshwar Pujara 50; Kagiso Rabada 3/39, Andile Phehlukwayo 2/25) & 247 (Ajinkya Rahane 48, Virat Kohli 41; Morne Morkel 3/47, Vernon Philander 3/61) beat South Africa 194 (Hashim Amla 61, Vernon Philander 35; Jasprit Bumrah 5/54; Bhuvneshwar Kumar 3/44) & 177 ( Dean Elgar 86*, Hashim Amla 52; Mohammed Shami 5/28) by 63 runs.Here are the tweets from the game:Oh, what a sight it was!
South Africa:
— CricBlog (@cric_blog) January 27, 2018
124/1 to 160/8...#SAvIND #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/LxyVTCOqzN
This would've haunted every Indian fan!
Can Elgar produce a Laxman Mohali 2010 knock here? #SAvIND
— Jonathan Augustus (@JCAugustus) January 27, 2018
So rain wasn't the reason behind the delay!
SA v IND will have a delayed start after Kedar Jadhav got sold for over 7 crores. Players are protesting. #IPLAuction
— Silly Point 🏏 (@FarziCricketer) January 27, 2018
Finally!
The Number one side finally arrived to South Africa...
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) January 27, 2018
Second Innings Shami - can we start calling him that?
Mohammad Shami in this series:
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) January 27, 2018
1st inns - 3 wkts at ave 50.33
2nd inns - 10 wkts at 9.90
Huge difference! #SAvInd
Mohammed Shami is the VVS Laxman with the ball. Somehow is a different bowler in the second inning #SAvIND
— Ankit Mishra (@editedidea) January 27, 2018
Virat Kohli just before he went on a rampage!
Guys! What Kohli actually said - "Shami ko khelenge toh inki gand phat jayegi" #SAvIND
— cricBC (@cricBC) January 26, 2018
The reason behind the lack of wickets in the 1st session!
Seems Bowlers Focus Was On #IPLAuction During The Day. Now That It's Over They're Back On Track. 💪🙏🇮🇳 #INDvSA #SAvIND
— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) January 27, 2018
The beginning of a new era!
Virat Kohli becomes only third Indian Captain after Dravid and Dhoni to win a test in South Africa...
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) January 27, 2018
Fact!
Indians can Play anywhere !
— Hariharan Durairaj (@hari_durairaj) January 26, 2018
Turning Tracks
Bouncy Pitches
Air-Polluted Conditions
Seaming Wickets
Swinging Conditions#SAvIND
What football can do to a person! :P
SA in India= 3-0 to India
— Rehan Ulhaq (@Rehan_ulhaq) January 27, 2018
India in SA= 2-1 to SA
Aggregate= 4-2 to India
India the better Test team over two legs.
Overall...
What a great day for Cricket Twitter. #SAvIND #IPLAuction
— SAGAR (@sagarcasm) January 27, 2018