Pace, swing and accuracy - The secret to second-innings Shami
Agarkar shares his thoughts on Shami's five-for in Visakhapatnam. Watch India vs. South Africa on ESPN+
02/10Result
1st Test, ICC World Test Championship at Visakhapatnam, Oct 2-6 2019
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![India]( "India")
502/7d & 323/4d -
![South Africa]( "South Africa")
431 & 191 (63.5 ov)
Player of the Match
02/10Result
1st Test, ICC World Test Championship at Visakhapatnam, Oct 2-6 2019
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![India]( "India")
502/7d & 323/4d -
![South Africa]( "South Africa")
431 & 191 (63.5 ov)
Player of the Match
Agarkar: Jadeja is the best fielder in the world
Ajit Agarkar talks about the best bits of action from day five of the first India-South Africa Test in Visakhapatnam
Agarkar: Shami's lengths and extra pace make him special
Ajit Agarkar talks about the value the fast bowler brings to India's attack
Should India have declared sooner?
Agarkar believes given the forecast at Vizag, India could have gambled a bit. Watch India vs. South Africa on ESPN+.
Agarkar: SA could have used more seam and less spin
Ajit Agarkar also talks about India's slightly delayed declaration in Visakhapatnam
Agarkar: Rohit can better his own record for most sixes
Ajit Agarkar looks back on the top action from each session of the fourth day's play in Visakhapatnam
The de Kock-Gilchrist comparisons keep piling up
Ajit Agarkar talks about Quinton de Kock's counter-attacking century on day three of the first India-South Africa Test in Visakhapatnam. Watch India vs. South Africa on ESPN+.
Match Coverage
All Match News'Proud' Faf du Plessis backs South Africa to build from 2015's 'tough lessons'
For a team that has lost a Test by a margin of more than 200 runs, South Africa were unusually pleased with their performance in Visakhapatnam
'Shami a strike bowler for us in the second innings consistently' - Kohli
The India captain praised his pace bowlers for their attitude on unhelpful home pitches
Shami hits his stride to bust subcontinent stereotypes
Rather than bowling full and attacking the stumps, he gets batsmen bowled when they're rooted to the crease
Stats - Mohammed Shami, the second-innings specialist
Also, Ashwin joins Muralitharan as the fastest to 350 Test wickets, and a new record for most sixes in a match
Live Report - India v South Africa, 1st Test
ESPNcricinfo's live updates and analysis on the first India v South Africa Test, in Visakhapatnam
