Fluffed it

[Tailender]

^ they choked regardless. match was never there to draw the way they flogged india's toothless attack on a fourth day pitch

[saneindian]

Showed us why they are number 1. Thwarted everything we threw at them. Great batting by Faf and ABDV

[Switchblade]

Streak of overseas losses broken finally. Yes we did not win in the end but what a performance, way beyond my expectations.

+1 You have to give it to this young team they were expected to roll over but still fought till the end :hatsoff: to them.

[ravishingravi]

Without sounding arrogant, I was expecting this scenario

[Clarke]

Bach Gaye :giggle: Isn't anyone relieved ? No new threads ?

[don_corleone840]

Really?? I think this was pathetic display by No1 side of the world.They had 3 wickets at end but they still went for draw.They are biggest chickens i have ever seen. Hats of to India for pulling out a Draw from Defeat.At the end,Indians will be more happy

[fineleg]

I fully expected SA to draw at least if not win, even at end of india 2nd inn. These guys are the best of best 4th inn chasers ever. #1 team :hatsoff: Msd and bowlers need to rethink plans.

[Shunya]

Great batting by saffers....We should be happy dat all the talk from last so many months of overseas dummy players has changed...we even saved a loss and should be happy to go into 2nd test hoping to win series... Rahane's runout were game changer....epic

[cндябеяs]

thanks to philander

[Number]

Jaan bachi lakho paaye.

[StriKe]

Showed they are #1 team :hatsoff: DOT !

[amiret]

Not trying to take wkts in the end did not make sense. Shami bowling 4 bouncers and trying to avoid the bat was inexplicable. At least could have tried to knock out the tailenders.

[Shunya]

Rahane the saviour....also can give Ishant some credit aswell for ABDV wicket....but Rahane's both runout ...oh man...wat a relief...for a change great moment of fielding saved our ass...

[zaqw222222]

Really gutted.......for me this test is more disappointing than 8-0 whitewash

[Cricketics]

Really?? I think this was pathetic display by No1 side of the world.They had 3 wickets at end but they still went for draw.They are biggest chickens i have ever seen. Hats of to India for pulling out a Draw from Defeat.At the end,Indians will be more happy

Yes they should have won, but the courage they showed to come there was enough to give them credit. They were gone man. Who has chased 400 before? Not many. And 450? in South Africa? wHAT A fight. Du Plesis and ABD played like champions.

[Cricketics]

Yes freddie. Agree. BALL BAAL BACH GAYE.

[zep1706]

SA choked there is no way to describe what they did in the last 3 overs.

[punjabi_khota]

Give MOM to ****ing Rahane for all i care.

[putrevus]

just hats off to SA for gumption they have shown but they were so near and then they choked which is their bugaboo. They simply choked and let India off the hook, Steyn hitting the six shows all you need to say about Indian bowling who were bowling on fumes.

[JourneyMan]

Not trying to take wkts in the end did not make sense. Shami bowling 4 bouncers and trying to avoid the bat was inexplicable. At least could have tried to knock out the tailenders.

And once Steyn hit him for a couple of sixes you would have been on ICF abusing him for it.