CENTURION, South Africa (AFP) — India completed a convincing 113-run win on the fifth day of the first Test against South Africa at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Thursday to make a “perfect start” to the series.

Resuming on 94 for four in a chase of 305 to win, South Africa were bowled out for 191, losing their last three wickets in the first two overs after lunch.

Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami took three wickets each. Fellow fast bowler Mohammed Siraj claimed two wickets and off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin dismissed the last two batsmen off successive deliveries.

The win gave India a 1-0 lead in the three-match World Test Championship series and boosted their chances of winning a series in South Africa for the first time.

There was early resistance from South African Captain Dean Elgar and Temba Bavuma, with Elgar surviving a caught and bowled chance to Shami when he was on 63.

Bumrah switched to bowling around the wicket and trapped Elgar leg before wicket for 77 when the batter played around a delivery angled into his stumps.

Siraj ended an aggressive innings of 21 by Quinton de Kock when the batter edged an attempted drive into his stumps and Shami had Wiaan Mulder caught behind with a ball, which moved just enough off the seam to take the outside edge of the bat.

Marco Jansen was caught behind off Shami in the first over after lunch, before Ashwin wrapped up the innings, leaving Bavuma, South Africa’s top-scorer in the first innings with 52, stranded on 35.

India were in command from the first day, when KL Rahul’s century enabled them to reach 272 for three after winning the toss.

The entire second day was lost to rain and conditions proved more difficult for batters when play resumed on the third day, with fast bowlers of both sides exploiting indentations on the pitch, which caused variable bounce.

Shami took five for 44 in the first innings to give India a crucial lead of 130 runs. He finished with match figures of eight for 107.

Scoreboard

India, first innings: 327

South Africa, first innings: 197

India, second innings: 174

South Africa, second innings

(overnight 94-4)

A Markram b Mohammed Shami 1

D Elgar lbw b Bumrah 77

K Petersen c Pant b Mohammed Siraj 17

H van der Dussen b Bumrah 11

K Maharaj b Bumrah 8

T Bavuma not out 35

Q de Kock b Mohammed Siraj 21

W Mulder c Pant b Mohammed Shami 1

M Jansen c Pant

b Mohammed Shami 13

K Rabada c Mohammed Shami

b Ashwin 0

L Ngidi c Pujara b Ashwin 0

Extras (lb2, nb5) 7

Total (68 overs) 191

Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Markram), 2-34

(Petersen), 3-74 (Van der Dussen), 4-94

(Maharaj), 5-130 (Elgar), 6-161 (De Kock),

7-164 (Mulder), 8-190 (Jansen), 9-191

(Rabada)

Bowling: Bumrah 19-4-50-3 (2nb),

Mohammed Shami 17-3-63-3,

Mohammed Siraj 18-5-47-2, Thakur 5-0-

11-0 (2nb), Ashwin 9-2-18-2

Result: India won by 113 runs

Series: India lead the three-match series

1-0

Toss: India

Umpires: Marais Erasmus, Adrian

Holdstock (both RSA)

TV umpire: Allahuddien Paleker (RSA)

Match referee: Andy Pycroft (ZIM)