Cricket-South Africa skipper guides team to victory against India

FILE PHOTO: Cricket - Second Test - South Africa v India - Imperial Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa - January 5, 2022 South Africa's Dean Elgar reacts after being hit by the ball on the helmet grill off the bowling of India's Jasprit Bumrah as Virat Kohli checks he is ok REUTERS/Rogan Ward

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa captain Dean Elgar produced a heroic unbeaten innings of 96 runs to lead his team to a seven-wicket victory over India in the second test at the Wanderers on Thursday.

Elgar defied a hostile Indian attack and body blows from balls that struck him on a difficult pitch to deliver a match-winning performance as he led a successful 240-run chase, fittingly hitting a boundary to secure the victory.