In its 10th Test match on South African soil, India claimed its 1st Test match victory in SA by 123 runs! On a Wanderers track which had everything every seam bowler dreamed of, this Indian team turned the tables on SA's pace battery and batsmen more accomplished and suited for these conditions. India put up a fighting total in the 1st innings and then the bowling (especially Sreesanth) made optimum use of the conditions to give India a lead of a 165 runs. With that lead, India needed to put up at least a 150+ score to really press for a victory. India managed 236 and then dismissed SA for 278 as the track eased out on the 3rd and 4th days. Apart from VRV Singh's important cameo of 29 off 19 balls in the 1st innings and Sehwag's 33 off 29 balls in the 2nd innings, it was interesting to note that the Indian batsmen quickly shelved their flamboyant strokes and decided to be very, very selective in their shot making. The batsmen really did the hard yards in terms of applying themselves and gritting it out. Zaheer and Sreesanth bowled with great discipline and stuck to their plans. They were the stand-out bowlers by a long way and Kumble picked up 5 wickets in total while effortlessly slipping into the support role once Zaheer and Sreesanth had set up the match. VRV Singh did a reasonable job as support seamer even though he only took 1 wicket. And the bowlers success would not have been possible without good support in the field. The catching was excellent while the ground fielding did a fair job too.

In all, India outplayed SA in all 3 departments producing a thoroughly professional performance and deserved to win by the big margin of 100+ runs.