India became the third team to beat South Africa at Centurion. South Africa has lost three tests at Centurion. India won this test by 113 runs.

No	Team	Res	Margin	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Eng	won	002 wkts	SAF	Centurion	14 Jan 2000
2	Aus	won	281 runs	SAF	Centurion	12 Feb 2014
3	Ind	won	113 runs	SAF	Centurion	26 Dec 2021

South Africa lost this test by 113 runs to provide the 40^th occasion of South Africa losing a test by 100 plus runs margin. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	SAF	lost	530 runs	Aus	Melbourne	17 Feb 1911
2	SAF	lost	337 runs	Ind	Delhi	03 Dec 2015
3	SAF	lost	313 runs	Srl	Col-SSC	11 Aug 2004
4	SAF	lost	312 runs	Eng	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957
5	SAF	lost	288 runs	Eng	P Elizabeth	13 Feb 1896
6	SAF	lost	281 runs	Aus	Centurion	12 Feb 2014
7	SAF	lost	280 runs	Ind	Kanpur	08 Dec 1996
8	SAF	lost	278 runs	Srl	Galle	12 Jul 2018
9	SAF	lost	246 runs	Aus	Adelaide	14 Dec 2001
10	SAF	lost	245 runs	Aus	Cape Town	01 Mar 2014
11	SAF	lost	241 runs	Eng	Durban	26 Dec 2015
12	SAF	lost	239 runs	Eng	The Oval	27 Jul 2017
13	SAF	lost	211 runs	Eng	Lord’s	06 Jul 2017
14	SAF	lost	210 runs	Eng	Cape Town	01 Apr 1899
15	SAF	lost	208 runs	Srl	Durban	26 Dec 2011
16	SAF	lost	203 runs	Ind	Vizag	02 Oct 2019
17	SAF	lost	199 runs	Srl	Col-SSC	20 Jul 2018
18	SAF	lost	191 runs	Eng	Jo’burg	24 Jan 2020
19	SAF	lost	191 runs	Aus	Adelaide	28 Jan 1994
20	SAF	lost	189 runs	Eng	Cape Town	03 Jan 2020
21	SAF	lost	184 runs	Aus	Melbourne	26 Dec 2005
22	SAF	lost	177 runs	Eng	Manchester	04 Aug 2017
23	SAF	lost	175 runs	Aus	Durban	06 Mar 2009
24	SAF	lost	174 runs	Eng	Leeds	08 Jul 1912
25	SAF	lost	169 runs	Aus	Melbourne	31 Dec 1931
26	SAF	lost	162 runs	Aus	Jo’burg	26 Feb 2009
27	SAF	lost	159 runs	Aus	Jo’burg	18 Oct 1902
28	SAF	lost	137 runs	NZl	Jo’burg	25 Nov 1994
29	SAF	lost	131 runs	Eng	Jo’burg	24 Dec 1956
30	SAF	lost	130 runs	Win	Kingston	19 Apr 2001
31	SAF	lost	128 runs	Win	P Elizabeth	26 Dec 2007
32	SAF	lost	124 runs	Ind	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015
33	SAF	lost	123 runs	Ind	Jo’burg	15 Dec 2006
34	SAF	lost	118 runs	Aus	Durban	01 Mar 2018
35	SAF	lost	113 runs	Ind	Centurion	26 Dec 2021
36	SAF	lost	112 runs	Aus	Durban	24 Mar 2006
37	SAF	lost	109 runs	Eng	Durban	16 Feb 1923
38	SAF	lost	108 runs	Ind	Mohali	05 Nov 2015
39	SAF	lost	103 runs	Aus	Sydney	03 Jan 2009
40	SAF	lost	100 runs	Eng	Birmingham	09 Jun 1960

South Africa lost this test by 113 runs to provide the sixth occasion of South Africa losing a test by 100 plus runs margin against India. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	SAF	lost	337 runs	Ind	Delhi	03 Dec 2015
2	SAF	lost	280 runs	Ind	Kanpur	08 Dec 1996
3	SAF	lost	203 runs	Ind	Vizag	02 Oct 2019
4	SAF	lost	124 runs	Ind	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015
5	SAF	lost	123 runs	Ind	Jo’burg	15 Dec 2006
6	SAF	lost	113 runs	Ind	Centurion	26 Dec 2021

South Africa lost this test by 113 runs to provide the sixth occasion of South Africa losing a test by 100 plus runs margin against India on home soil. Both such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	SAF	lost	123 runs	Ind	Jo’burg	15 Dec 2006
2	SAF	lost	113 runs	Ind	Centurion	26 Dec 2021

With this win India has won 40 tests under V Kohli’s captaincy. V Kohli became the fourth captain in the annals of test cricket to win 40 or more tests. Others are – GC Smith {51}, RT Ponting {48} and SR Waugh {41}

V Kohli’s run aggregate in winning tests read 3573 runs. He is the third captain to score 3500 plus runs in winning tests. Others are GC Smith {4673} and RT Ponting {4434}

V Kohli has appeared in India’s 51 winning tests. He is one of the 35 cricketers who have appeared in a team’s 50 plus winning tests. He is also one of the four cricketers who have appeared in India’s 50 plus winning tests. Others are – SR Tendulkar {72}, R Dravid {56} and CA Pujara {54}

V Kohli’s run aggregate in India’s winning tests read 4206 at the end of this test. He is one of the four Indian batsmen who have scored 4000 plus runs in winning tests.

No	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	C	HC	0
1	Tendulkar	72	113	17	5946	248*	20	24	2
2	R Dravid	56	92	14	5131	270	15	23	2
3	V Kohli	51	83	7	4206	254*	13	15	7
4	CA Pujara	54	89	7	4148	206*	12	22	7

V Kohli is one of the 22 batsman in the annals of test cricket who have scored 4000 plus in a team’s winning tests

Mohammad Shami returned with figures of 8 for 107 in this test to provide the 14th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing eight or more wickets in a test against South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	R Ashwin	46.0	13	098	12	SAF	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015
2	BKV Prasad	44.0	10	153	10	SAF	Durban	26 Dec 1996
3	Harbhajan	51.3	09	141	09	SAF	Kolkata	28 Nov 2004
4	J Srinath	31.0	11	068	08	SAF	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996
5	RA Jadeja	29.5	04	076	08	SAF	Mohali	05 Nov 2015
6	R Ashwin	38.0	10	090	08	SAF	Mohali	05 Nov 2015
7	Sreesanth	35.0	11	099	08	SAF	Jo’burg	15 Dec 2006
8	J Srinath	47.0	15	104	08	SAF	P Elizabeth	16 Nov 2001
9	Mohd Shami	33.0	08	107	08	SAF	Centurion	26 Dec 2021
10	A Kumble	70.0	30	113	08	SAF	Jo’burg	26 Nov 1992
11	Harbhajan	72.3	25	123	08	SAF	Kolkata	14 Feb 2010
12	Sreesanth	43.0	07	188	08	SAF	Durban	26 Dec 2006
13	R Ashwin	66.2	16	189	08	SAF	Vizag	02 Oct 2019
14	Harbhajan	78.5	05	265	08	SAF	Chennai	26 Mar 2008

Mohammad Shami’s 8 for 107 in this test provide the sixth occasion of an Indian medium pace bowler to capture eight wickets in a test against South Africa.

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	BKV Prasad	44.0	10	153	10	SAF	Durban	26 Dec 1996
2	J Srinath	31.0	11	068	08	SAF	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996
3	Sreesanth	35.0	11	099	08	SAF	Jo’burg	15 Dec 2006
4	J Srinath	47.0	15	104	08	SAF	P Elizabeth	16 Nov 2001
5	Mohd Shami	33.0	08	107	08	SAF	Centurion	26 Dec 2021
6	Sreesanth	43.0	07	188	08	SAF	Durban	26 Dec 2006

Mohammad Shami’s 8 for 107 in this test provides the fifth occasion of an  Indian medium pace bowler to capture eight wickets in a test against South Afirca on South African soil.

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	BKV Prasad	44.0	10	153	10	SAF	Durban	26 Dec 1996
2	Sreesanth	35.0	11	099	08	SAF	Jo’burg	15 Dec 2006
3	J Srinath	47.0	15	104	08	SAF	P Elizabeth	16 Nov 2001
4	Mohd Shami	33.0	08	107	08	SAF	Centurion	26 Dec 2021
5	Sreesanth	43.0	07	188	08	SAF	Durban	26 Dec 2006

Mohammad Shami’s 8 for 107 in this test provides the sixth occasion of an  Indian medium pace bowler to capture eight wickets in a test against South Afirca on South African soil.

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	BKV Prasad	44.0	10	153	10	SAF	Durban	26 Dec 1996
2	Sreesanth	35.0	11	099	08	SAF	Jo’burg	15 Dec 2006
3	J Srinath	47.0	15	104	08	SAF	P Elizabeth	16 Nov 2001
4	Mohd Shami	33.0	08	107	08	SAF	Centurion	26 Dec 2021
5	A Kumble	70.0	30	113	08	SAF	Jo’burg	26 Nov 1992
6	Sreesanth	43.0	07	188	08	SAF	Durban	26 Dec 2006

JJ Bumrah’s five wickets in this test fetched him an aggregate of 102 wickets on away soil. He became the eleventh Indian bowler to capture 100 plus wickets on away soil. The following table lists all these bowlers.

No	Player	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	F	T
1	A Kumble	69	121	20058	9645	269	10	1
2	N Kapil Dev	66	108	15529	7064	215	12	0
3	Z Khan	54	095	11476	6516	207	08	1
4	I Sharma	62	109	12146	6718	204	09	1
5	Harbhajan	48	087	11591	5913	152	07	1
6	Mohd Shami	38	070	07146	4069	137	04	0
7	BS Bedi	37	064	10973	4350	129	06	1
8	J Srinath	35	064	09074	4322	128	05	0
9	R Ashwin	32	057	07968	3891	125	06	1
10	JJ Bumrah	22	043	04851	2147	102	06	0
11	Chandrasekhar	26	042	06778	3266	100	08	1

JJ Bumrah’s five wickets in this test fetched him an aggregate of 102 wickets on away soil. He became the sixth Indian pace bowler to capture 100 plus wickets on away soil. The following table lists all these bowlers.

No	Player	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	F	T
1	N Kapil Dev	66	108	15529	7064	215	12	0
2	Z Khan	54	095	11476	6516	207	08	1
3	I Sharma	62	109	12146	6718	204	09	1
4	Mohd Shami	38	070	07146	4069	137	04	0
5	J Srinath	35	064	09074	4322	128	05	0
6	JJ Bumrah	22	043	04851	2147	102	06	0

It is interesting to note that JJ Bumrah has captured 102 wickets on away soil out of his 106 wickets in his test career. He has played 25 tests in his career. He has played 22 tests on away soil. He has played just two tests on home soil – at Chennai against England and at Ahmedabad against England in Feb 2021. At Chennai he captured four wickets and at Ahmedabad he went wicket less. He has also played a test on away soil – against New Zealand at Southampton in England in which he went wicket less.