India took a 36-run first-innings lead. The last time India took first-innings lead in an away Test was against England at Nottingham in 2011. India went on to lose that Test by 319 runs!
All 10 wickets of the South African innings were taken by Indian pacers (Zaheer 4, Ishant 4 and Shami 2). The last time this happened was also against South Africa at Cape Town in 2010-11. Overall, it was the 11th instance for India when pacers took all 10 wickets in the opposition’s innings – nine of them have come in away Tests.
Vernon Philander became the 15th South African and 165th bowler overall to claim 100 wickets in Test cricket when he dismissed Shikhar Dhawan.
By taking just 19 Tests, Philander became the quickest South African to accomplish this feat, taking the record away from teammate Dale Steyn, who took 20 Tests of reach this mark.
Philander is the fourth-quickest bowler in Test annals to claim 100 wickets, in terms of deliveries bowled. He reached the landmark after bowling 3792 deliveries. Only George Lohmann (3421), Johnny Briggs (3514) and Dale Steyn (3631) took fewer balls than Philander to claim 100 Test wickets.
Cheteshwar Pujara (135*) made his sixth Test ton – his first in an away Test.
Pujara's 135* is now the highest score by an Indian in South Africa in the third innings of a Test match. Kapil Dev’s 129 at Port Elizabeth in 1992-93 was the previous highest.
Virat Kohli (77*) became only the third Indian batsman to score a 100 and a 50 in the same Test against South Africa. Others to perform this feat are: Mohammad Azharuddin (109 and 52 at Kolkata in 1996-97) and Rahul Dravid (148 and 81 at Johannesburg in 1996-97).
Kohli’s match aggregate of 196 runs is his highest in a Test. He had made 154 (103 and 51*) against New Zealand at Bangalore in 2012.
The 191-run unbroken partnership between Kohli and Pujara is India’s 500th century partnership in Test cricket. India now join England (955), Australia (829) and West Indies (506) in reaching this milestone.
