South Africa tour of India 2015, 4th Test: India vs South Africa at Delhi, Dec 3-7, 2015
Venue: Played at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Toss: India won the toss and elected to bat first
Yadav, Ashwin completes 3-0 cleansweep as beat South AFrica by 337-runs in the fourth and final Test at Kotla on Monday. Now India move to second spot in ICC Test ratings.
South Africa scores 22-runs in 35 overs and lost one wicket in morning session on the final day of the fourth Test at Kotla on Monday.
South Africa add 35 runs from the 34 overs in the second session in difficult chase against India in the fourth and final Test in New Delhi on Sunday. SA were 40 for one at tea on day 4.
Kohli and Rahane fifties takes India to 190 for 4 at stump on the third day and stretched their overall lead to 403 runs in the final test against South Africa at Kotla on Saturday.
Jadeja takes 5 for 30 to restrict South Africa to just 121 in their first innings before stumps on day 2. Earlier Rahane scores first ton of the series takes India to 334.
Rahane scores first century in the series and Ashwin's 56 helps India post the highest team total of the series - 334 in the fourth and final Test at Feroz Shah Kotla on Friday. Abbott picked up five wickets.
Rahana maiden test fifty in home as takes India past 200-run mark in the fourth and final Test at Feroz Shah Kotla on Thursday. India were 231 for 7 at stumps.
Dane Piedt picked up fourth wicket remove Virat Kohli on 44 and Rohit on 1 on opening day in the fourth and final Test at Feroz Shah Kotla on Thursday. India were 139 for six at tea.
Piedt removes Dhawan for 33 and Abbott dismiss Pujara on 14 after lunch on opening day, India reduce to 66-3 in the fourth and final Test at Feroz Shah Kotla on Thursday.
India have won the toss, for the fourth time in the series, and they will bat first. "Generally, the Delhi surface tends to produce a lot of runs," Virat Kohli says. An interesting change in their line-up. Umesh Yadav comes in for Amit Mishra. Kohli says it might swing early in the morning, given the wintry conditions. Six batsmen, a wicketkeeper, two seamers, two spinners. It's been a while since we've seen this combination.
Hashim Amla says it "looks like a decent surface", which might "break up on the second or third or fourth day". Temba Bavuma, Kyle Abbott and Dane Piedt come in for Stiaan van Zyl, Kagiso Rabada and Simon Harmer. Amla says Bavuma will open the batting.
India Playing XI:
Shikhar Dhawan, Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (c), Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav
South Africa Playing XI:
Dean Elgar, Temba Bavuma, Hashim Amla (c), AB de Villiers, Faf du Plessis, Jean-Paul Duminy, Dane Vilas (wk), Dane Piedt, Kyle Abbott, Morne Morkel, Imran Tahir
