Third day’s play was washed out due to incessant rain. South Africa won the test by 72 runs on the fourth day of the test.

WP Saha became the fifth wicket keeper in the annals of test cricket to effect ten dismissals in a test. He also become the first Indian wicket keeper to achieve the distinction. The complete list read thus

No	Player	Dis	Ct	St	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	RC Russell	11	11	0	Eng	SAF	Johannesburg	30 Nov 1995
2	AB de Villiers	11	11	0	SAF	Pak	Johannesburg	01 Feb 2013
3	RW Taylor	10	10	0	Eng	Ind	Mumbai	15 Feb 1980
4	AC Gilchrist	10	10	0	Aus	NZl	Hamilton	31 Mar 2000
5	WP Saha	10	10	0	Ind	SAF	Cape Town	05 Jan 2018

He also became the second wicket keeper to effect ten or more dismissals in a test against South Africa after RC Russell of England. RC Russell had effected eleven dismissals at Johannesburg against England in Nov 95

The interesting fact about these five wicketkeepers who have effected ten dismissals in a test is that all the five have pouched ten catches.

WP Saha emulated AC Gilchrist of Australia to become the second wicket keeper in the annals of test cricket to pouch five catches in each innings of the test. AC Gilchrist had pouched five catches in each inning against New Zealand at Hamilton in Marr 2000

RC Russell of England and AB de Villiers of South Africa share the record for most dismissals in a test match. Both the wicket keepers have effected eleven dismissals – all caught

WP Saha became the first Indian wicket keeper to effect ten dismissals in a test. The previous record of nine dismissals was held by MS Dhoni against Australia at Melbourne in Dec 2014

AB de Villiers’ run aggregate against India read 1223 at the end of this match. He became the third South African batsman to compile 1200 plus runs against India. Others are – JH Kallis {1734} and HM Amla {1332}

HM Amla now holds the record of playing most test innings against India. He has played 33 innings. Others to play 30 plus test innings against India are – JH Kallis {31} and AB de Villiers {31}. HM Amla went past JH Kallis to own the record. AB de Villiers joined the three member’s lost.

M Morkel’s wicket tally against India at home read 28 at the end of this game. He bagged four wickets in this test. He became the fourth South African bowler to capture 25 or more wickets against India at home. Others are – AA Donald {40}, SM Pollock {39} and DW Steyn {39}

VD Philander’s 6 for 42 in the second innings of this test provides the 12^th occasion of his capturing five or more wickets in a test innings. He became the fifth South African bowler to capture five or more wickets on 12 plus occasions. Others are – DW Steyn {26}, AA Donald {20}, M Ntini {18}, SM Pollock {16} and HJ Tayfield {14}

VD Philander’s 6 for 42 in the fourth innings of this test provides the 38^th occasion of a South African bowler capturing five plus wickets in the fourth innings of a test. He became the third South African bowler to perform such a feat against India. Others are –  L Klusener and M Ntini.

No	Player	Overs	M	R	W	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	L Klusener	21.3	4	64	8	4	v India	Kolkata	27 Nov 1996
2	M Ntini	19.0	6	48	5	4	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2006
3	VD Philander	15.4	4	42	6	4	v India	Cape Town	05 Jan 2018

VD Philander became  the  sixth bowler and  the  fourth South African bowlers to capture five or more wickets in the fourth innings of a test at Cape Town. The feats of these six bowlers are tabulated below

No	Player	O	M	R	W	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	S Haigh	11.4×4	66	11	6	4	Eng	SAF	Cape Town	01 Apr 1899
2	AE Hall	37.3×6	12	63	7	4	SAF	Eng	Cape Town	01 Jan 1923
3	JH Wardle	19.0×8	3	36	7	4	Eng	SAF	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957
4	JH Kallis	27.4	4	90	5	4	SAF	Win	Cape Town	02 Jan 1999
5	K Rabada	17.0	3	55	6	4	SAF	Srl	Cape Town	02 Jan 2017
6	VD Philander	15.4	4	42	6	4	SAF	Ind	Cape Town	05 Jan 2018

F du Pleassis failed to open his account  in South Africa’s second innings to provide the 48^th occasion of a South African captain scoring a duck in a test innings and  also provide the seventh  such occasion against  India. All the seven occasions are tabulated below. F du Plessis became the second South African captain to score a duck against India at Cape Town after KC Wessels.

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	KC Wessels	0	2	v India	Port Elizabeth	26 Dec 1992
2	KC Wessels	0	1	v India	Cape Town	02 Jan 1993
3	WJ Cronje	0	2	v India	Mumbai	24 Feb 2000
4	SM Pollock	0	2	v India	Bloemfontein	03 Nov 2001
5	GC Smith	0	1	v India	Kolkata	28 Nov 2004
6	HM Amla	0	4	v India	Mohali	05 Nov 2015
7	F du Plessis	0	3	v India	Cape Town	05 Jan 2018

South Africa was dismissed all out  for 130 in  its  second innings to provide the ninth occasion of it being dismissed for a total less than 150 runs against  India. All such occasions are listed below

No	Team	Score	Overs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	South Africa	079	33.1	2	v India	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015
2	South Africa	084	25.1	2	v India	Johannesburg	15 Dec 2006
3	South Africa	105	38.5	4	v India	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996
4	South Africa	109	39.5	4	v India	Mohali	05 Nov 2015
5	South Africa	121	55.5	3	v India	Kanpur	11 Apr 2008
6	South Africa	121	49.3	2	v India	Delhi	03 Dec 2015
7	South Africa	130	41.2	3	v India	Cape Town	05 Jan 2018
8	South Africa	131	37.2	2	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2010
9	South Africa	143	143.1	4	v India	Delhi	03 Dec 2015

South Africa was dismissed all out  for 130 in  its  second innings to provide the third occasion of it being dismissed for a total less than 150 runs against  India at home. All such occasions are listed below

No	Team	Score	Overs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	South Africa	084	25.1	2	v India	Johannesburg	15 Dec 2006
2	South Africa	130	41.2	3	v India	Cape Town	05 Jan 2018
3	South Africa	131	37.2	2	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2010

VD Philander’s 6 for 42 in this test represent his best innings bowling effort. His previous best innings bowling effort was 6 for 44 against New Zealand at Hamilton in Mar 2012

VD Philander returned with match figures of 9 for 75 in this test which represent his best match bowling effort against India. His previous best was 7 for 129 at Johannesburg in Dec 2013.

VD Philander’s 6 for 42 provides the 18^th occasion of a South African bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against India. It also represents the eleventh occasion of a South African bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against India at home.

VD Philander’s 6 for 42 provides the second occasion of a South African bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against India at Cape Town. Prior to VD Philander, DW Steyn had captured 5 for 75 in Jan 2011. Thus VD Philander’s 6 for 42 represent the best innings bowling effort against India at Cape Town.

VD Philander’s 6 for 42 provides the second best innings bowling effort by a South African bowler against India at home. The best is 7 for 84 by AA Donald at Port Elizabeth in Dec 1992

India was dismissed all out for 135 in  its  second innings to provide the eighth occasion of it being dismissed for a total less than 150 runs against South Africa. All such occasions are listed below

No	Team	Score	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	066	34.1	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1996
2	India	076	20.0	v South Africa	Ahmedabad	03 Apr 2008
3	India	100	39.1	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1996
4	India	113	50.2	v South Africa	Mumbai	24 Feb 2000
5	India	135	42.4	v South Africa	Cape Town	05 Jan 2018
6	India	136	38.4	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Dec 2010
7	India	137	53.3	v South Africa	Kolkata	27 Nov 1996
8	India	144	66.2	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 1997

India was dismissed all out for 135 in  its  second innings to provide the fifth occasion of it being dismissed for a total less than 150 runs against South Africa in South Africa. All such occasions are listed below

No	Team	Score	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	066	34.1	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1996
2	India	100	39.1	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1996
3	India	135	42.4	v South Africa	Cape Town	05 Jan 2018
4	India	136	38.4	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Dec 2010
5	India	144	66.2	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 1997

India was dismissed all out for 135 in  its  second innings to provide the second occasion of it being dismissed for a total less than 150 runs against South Africa at Cape Town. Both the occasions are listed below. Thus India’s 135 in this test represent the lowest team total by India against South Africa at Cape Town.

No	Team	Score	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	135	42.4	v South Africa	Cape Town	05 Jan 2018
2	India	144	66.2	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 1997

South Africa won the test by 72 runs to provide the tenth occasion of South Africa winning a test against India. All wins are tabulated below

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	South Africa	won	009 wkts	v India	Port Elizabeth	26 Dec 1992
2	South Africa	won	329 runs	v India	Kolkata	27 Nov 1996
3	South Africa	won	328 runs	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996
4	South Africa	won	004 wkts	v India	Mumbai	24 Feb 2000
5	South Africa	won	inns & 071 runs	v India	Bengaluru	02 Mar 2000
6	South Africa	won	009 wkts	v India	Bloemfontein	03 Nov 2001
7	South Africa	won	174 runs	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2006
8	South Africa	won	005 wkts	v India	Cape Town	02 Jan 2007
9	South Africa	won	010 wkts	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2013
10	South Africa	won	072 runs	v India	Cape Town	05 Jan 2018

South Africa won the test by 72 runs to provide the seventh occasion of South Africa winning a test against India at home. All wins are tabulated below

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	South Africa	won	009 wkts	v India	Port Elizabeth	26 Dec 1992
2	South Africa	won	328 runs	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996
3	South Africa	won	009 wkts	v India	Bloemfontein	03 Nov 2001
4	South Africa	won	174 runs	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2006
5	South Africa	won	005 wkts	v India	Cape Town	02 Jan 2007
6	South Africa	won	010 wkts	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2013
7	South Africa	won	072 runs	v India	Cape Town	05 Jan 2018

South Africa won the test by 72 runs to provide the second occasion of South Africa winning a test against India at Cape Town. Both the wins are tabulated below

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	South Africa	won	005 wkts	v India	Cape Town	02 Jan 2007
2	South Africa	won	072 runs	v India	Cape Town	05 Jan 2018