Published 17:38 IST, October 24th 2019
Kagiso Rabada signs off with a message for India: "Hats off"
South Africa's Kagiso Rabada bid goodbye to India as the Proteas prepared to head back home after a humiliating series loss to India in the longer format
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South Africa's Kagiso Raba bid goodbye to India as Proteas prepared to he back home after a humiliating series loss to India in longer format of game. India whitewashed South Africa 3-0 to leapfrog to 240 points on World Test Championship table and are w comfortably settled at top without any opposition whatsoever. Kagiso Raba's fiery spells proved to be ineffective as Indian batsmen were too good for visitors. As Kagiso Raba heed back home, he h a mess for 'better team' and took to Twitter to bid goodbye to India.
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Kagiso Raba's special mess for India
India complete whitewash
India took only two overs to wrap South Africa’s second innings on Tuesday as y won third Test by an innings and 202 runs at Ranchi. In process, y whitewashed South Africa (SA) 3-0. This is t just 4th biggest innings defeat for SA, but also only third time since re-mission that team has lost all matches in a series involving three or more Tests. last occasion on which SA lost two or more consecutive Tests in a series by an innings margin was against Australia at home in 1935-36 season. Furrmore, on his own, swashbuckling opener Rohit Sharma scored more runs in an innings (212) than what entire SA team could man in each innings respectively.
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Proteas fail to mount any challenge
SA’s woes were summed up by fact that pacer Umesh Yav also hit a quickfire 31 from simply 10 balls with 5 huge sixes. On or hand, SA could t handle India’s fiery pace attack and wily spinners, collapsing for 162. Only Zubayr Hamza put up some fight scoring a half-century. reafter, India imposed follow-on. But SA’s response failed to be different as y lost ir top order batsmen very early in innings. Apart from Ravichandran Ashwin, every bowler rose to occasion. Debutant left-arm spinner Shahbaz Neem picked two wickets in each innings. He took final wicket of SA innings to secure an 11th straight series win for India on home soil.
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17:28 IST, October 24th 2019