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Five greatest Proteas comeback Test victories
The Star
|November 17, 2025
THE Proteas have recorded a memorable first victory at India’s citadel of cricket since 1996. Independent Media's Zaahier Adams looks at five great come-from-behind Test victories by the Proteas.
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* Second Test | Sydney | January 2-6, 1994
South Africa: 169 & 239;
Australia: 292 & 111
South Africa won by five runs
After Shane Warne dismantled the Proteas with seven first innings wickets, the visitors trailed by 123 runs in the first innings. A 79 not out from Jonty Rhodes in the second innings helped set the Aussies a 117-run target. This set the stage for Fanie de Villiers to produce a bowling effort of 6/43 to drive the Proteas to a five-run win.
* Second Test | Melbourne | December 26-30, 2008
Australia: 394 & 247;
South Africa: 459 & 183/1
South Africa won by nine wickets
This story is from the November 17, 2025 edition of The Star.
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