South Africa captain Dean Elgar won the toss and elected to bat first against India in the must-win second and last Test of the two-match series here at Newlands on Wednesday.
Australia have maintained their unbeaten Test status at home this summer and closed in on booking a spot at next year's World Test Championship final with a decisive six-wicket victory over a disappointing South Africa in the first Test in Brisbane on Sunday.
South Africa captain Dean Elgar believes that the Proteas could have defended a target of around 100 runs in a quick match but the Gabba pitch prevented a "fair combat" between bat and ball.
Port Elizabeth [South Africa], April 11 (ANI): After South Africa registered a series win by 2-0 against Bangladesh on Monday, spinner Keshav Maharaj said he felt "really happy" with the team's performance and gave full credit to Proteas for the win.
Gqeberha [South Africa], April 11 (ANI): After their 2-0 Test series win against Bangladesh on Monday, South Africa captain Dean Elgar said he felt "extremely happy" with the team's clean sweep of the visitors in the last two Test matches.
Johannesburg [South Africa], January 2 (ANI): South Africa captain Dean Elgar was initially "shocked" after Quinton de Kock announced his sudden retirement from Test cricket.
Centurion [South Africa], December 24 (ANI): South Africa captain Dean Elgar feels that the strength of the Indian Test team lies in their bowling attack.