India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: Harmer dismantles IND with four-fer as SA win by 30 runs
India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: Speaking in the post-match presentation, SA skipper Bavuma said, “Very exciting. We want to be a part of these games and be on the right side of the result. It was tough for us and we needed the bowlers to brings us back in. We were able to change our bowlers frequently and that worked for us. Our bowlers, as and when they were called brought us in.[Turning point] My stand with Bosch was nice. The wicket played better this morning, wasn't as extreme. It is not all the time that you score 120 and believe you are in the game. [Form] The captaincy, you only as good as the players. That I give it to them. Batting, I am just comfortable with myself and technique. I stand as still as I can, watch the ball. I have come here wanting to do well. Not a great record, but I have come here with exuberance and wanting to do well. It was about awareness, the leg opening up a little bit. The way I played it.”“[Changes from first innings] Second innings, I didn't change too much. I have played here before and I understand the conditions, and luck also played the part. [Bowlers] We didn't have KG, he is the leader. But we have Kesh, Simon, our bowling attack is bolstered by the two. Something for the spinners, they can handle, and then for the pacers, we have them as well. [Axar catch] That was not easy. Crucial moment, Axar had momentum on his side. Fortunately, he was able to make a mistake and I was able to grab it with my small hands.”India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: Speaking in the post-match presentation, India vice-captain Pant said, “After a game like this, you can't dwell into it too much. We should have been able to chase it. The pressure kept on building. We didn't capitalise enough. Temba and Bosch had a good stand in the morning. That partnership between them hurt us. There was help from the wicket. A score of 120 can be tricky on these surfaces. But having said that, we should be able to soak in the pressure and capitalise. We haven't thought on the improvements but we will come back strong for sure.”India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 3: Speaking after the match, Maharaj said, “I felt a little bit of nerves. It's hard to catch your breath with that sun setting, tried to be clear on my plans. Yeah, luckily I got the reward and a brilliant catch by Temba (on being first smashed by Axar and then taking his wicket). He was phenomenal (on Simon Harmer). He showed why he's got 1,000 first-half wickets. It's a privilege to bowl alongside him. It's been a brilliant feeling. There was a real hunger and desire to cross over the line. Very much so (on if the win in Pakistan set them up well for this tour). I think we take a lot of confidence, but we know the task at hand here in India. It's a different ball game when you come here.”“The guys are highly skilled, conditions are very different, but, you know, for our team to come a long way and tick the first box of this tour has been a phenomenal effort. I think we know there's always a ball with your name on it, so consistency is key, and Simon showed it a lot better than I did in this Test, but also the fact that Temba showed us and gave us the field sets to allow us to ball the way we wanted to, one must give a lot of credit to him as well. Like I said, it's probably the one assignment that we hadn't ticked from a box perspective ( a Test win in India), but, you know, it's our first leg forward, we can be really, really, really proud of what we've achieved today.”
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