India defeated South Africa by 203 runs in the first test and took a 1-0 lead in series. A 5-wicket haul for Mohammed Shami and four wickets for Ravindra Jadeja on Day 5 contributed to India’s victory. Rohit Sharma hit twin centuries in his first match as Test opener while Mayank Agarwal converted his maiden century into a double hundred. Ravichandran Ashwin picked up his 27th 5-wicket haul while also becoming the joint-fastest bowler to claim 350 Test scalps. Centuries from Dean Elgar and Quinton de Kock proved to be a minor blip but India managed to take over.