Why Indian Team Lost Test Match Against South Africa In Just 3 Days, Know 3 Big Reasons

India Vs South Africa Test Match- Why Indian Team Lost Test Match Against South Africa In Just 3 Days, Know 3 Big Reasons:

The Indian team has faced defeat in the Centurion Test match against South Africa in just three days. With this, Team India’s wait to win the series in South Africa has increased further.

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Why Indian Team Lost Test Match Against South Africa In Just 3 Days, Know 3 Big Reasons:

In the match, the Indian team had to face defeat by an innings and 32 runs. In the second innings, the Indian team was all out on a paltry score of 131 runs.

This is a bit surprising because on this pitch South Africa had scored 408 runs in the first innings. India has faced defeat within three days and there are some reasons behind this.

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1. 13 Batsmen Score Very Low (India Vs South Africa Test Match)

The Indian team has flopped badly in terms of batting in both the innings of this match. Barring KL Rahul’s century in the first innings and Kohli’s 76 runs in the second innings, no batsman could survive.

In the first innings, 5 batsmen were out in single digits and the second innings this figure went up to 8 batsmen. How will the match last long if runs are not scored? This was the main reason for the defeat of Team India.

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2. Shardul And Krishna Wasted Runs

Prasidh Krishna was playing his first Test but he has a lot of experience of playing in domestic cricket. There was a complete lack of line and length in his bowling. The opposition batsmen easily hit him for fours.

The same was the condition of Shardul Thakur. Shardul Thakur spent 101 runs in 19 overs. Prasidh Krishna gave a total of 93 runs in 20 overs. Both of them spent approximately 200 runs. This gave Africa a chance to score big.

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3. Dean Elgar’s Played Big Innings

African opener batsman Dean Elgar scored runs by holding a corner of the crease. Indian bowlers failed to dismiss him, he went after scoring 185 runs.

Apart from scoring runs himself, he also formed partnerships with other batsmen and took the team to a huge lead of 163 runs. From there their bowlers did the job and ended the match within 3 days by bowling out India for 131.

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