South Africa were firm favourites before this series began, so consequently India will take far more away from the 1-1 scoreline than the Springboks. Ball dominated bat for the first two Tests as the sides traded victories in Port Elizabeth and Durban, and India’s batting held together in the final Test in the face of a mammoth South African first innings.
A drawn series denied South Africa the chance to claim outright the number one spot in the ATG rankings, although success in their upcoming trip to the Caribbean could yet mean that they take over at the top. Goddard’s form with the ball should keep him in the side for that series, but he will have to fire with the bat in order to remain at the helm. Sunil Gavaskar meanwhile is at the top of his game, and India should be looking to maintain their form under his leadership for some time to come.
South Africa - BattingRG Pollock 303 runs @ 75.75, JN Rhodes 139 @ 46.33, BA Richards 189 @ 37.80, AD Nourse 142 @ 35.50, EAB Rowan 117 @ 29.25
South Africa - BowlingTL Goddard 18 wkts @ 14.00, MJ Procter 15 @ 23.33, NBF Mann 11 @ 24.18, PM Pollock 5 @ 38.60, AA Donald 4 @ 56.00
India - BattingSM Gavaskar 323 runs @ 53.83, Kapil Dev 222 @ 44.40, PR Umrigar 209 @ 34.83, NS Sidhu 208 @ 34.67, M Prabhakar 105 @ 26.25
India - BowlingBS Bedi 14 wkts @ 21.79, BS Chandrasekhar 10 @ 24.60, Kapil Dev 7 @ 32.86, M Prabhakar 5 @ 33.20
SERIES DRAWN 1-1
Players of the Series: RG Pollock & SM Gavaskar
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