Man of the Match today IND vs SA: Who was awarded Man of the Match in India vs South Africa Johannesburg Test?

Dixit Bhargav | 06/01/2022
Man of the Match today IND vs SA: Who was awarded Man of the Match in India vs South Africa Johannesburg Test?

Man of the Match today: The South African captain was awarded with the match award for the fourth time in his Test career.

During the fourth day of the second Test of the ongoing India’s tour of South Africa in Johannesburg, South Africa beat India by 7 wickets to level the series 1-1 with a match to go.

Chasing a 240-run target, South Africa scored 243/3 in 67.4 overs to seal a dominating chase. Captain Dean Elgar’s match-winning 19th Test half-century was an eye-witness to each and every ball of their second innings at the Wanderers.

Elgar, who didn’t appear to care about looking awkward in the middle in front of an in-form Indian bowling attack or copping blows on the body, might have missed a century but him scoring 96* (188) in a winning cause will be remembered for the years to come.

Elgar, who has been part of South Africa’s multiple losses across conditions in the recent years, being the anchor of this victory has come as as apt result more so because of the developments regarding South African cricket.

Elgar was well-assisted by other batters namely Rassie van der Dussen (40), Aiden Markram (31), Keegan Petersen (28) and Temba Bavuma (23*), all of whom made it a point to contribute in this victory.

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Elgar, who had won his last ‘Man of the Match’ award in 2021’s New Year’s Test at the same venue, has won one today. In what is his fourth match award in 71st Test, it is also his first as a Test captain.

“I am yet to see the bruises but it’s a big motivation to go and play for your country. Whatever I’m going through, it’s important to see the bigger picture and the bigger picture is to win games for your country,” Elgar told SuperSport during the post-match presentation ceremony.

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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