South Africa pull off a series win for the ages

We review the third and final Test between South Africa and India – which South Africa won by seven wickets and rounded off a monumental series win.

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Talking Points:

• South Africa’s stirring victory against India’s best bowling attack
• A fast bowling shootout – with South Africa’s attack tailor-made for the Newlands pitch
• Rabada’s stupendous spell, and the absorbing battle with Kohli
• Keegan Petersen coming of age in Test cricket
• South Africa reaping the benefits of their long-term selection policy
• Rahane and Pujara – the end of the road?
• Rishabh Pant’s exceptional innings on a tricky pitch
• The Elgar DRS moment – and the outrage around the lbw decision
• Kohli’s chat via the stump mic – and angst against the broadcaster

Participants:

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)

Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview)

Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd)

Ashoka (@ABVan)

Related:

• A second-innings triumph for South Africa – Kartikeya Date – A Cricketing View
• The rise of Petersen, the wisdom of Elgar and a great SA victory – Firdose Moonda and Karthik Krishnaswamy – ESPNcricinfo
• South Africa needed Rabada at his best to stop Kohli – Telford Vice – Cricbuzz
• Petersen the hero of South Africa’s iconic home victory – Firdose Moonda – ESPNcricinfo
• Temba Bavuma, a cricketer with principles – Niren Tolsi – Newframe
• Why Virat Kohli is unlikely to get banned for his Cape Town outburst – Ben Gardner – Wisden
• What do broadcasters have to do with ball tampering? – Sidharth Monga – ESPNcricinfo
• Crime and Punishment – Alok Prasanna Kumar on penalties and breaches under the ICC’s code of conduct- The Cricket Monthly 

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Lead image from here.