Top 5 South African Test collapses against India

#4 1st innings at Mumbai, 2000

India's dustbowls have seen visiting teams gasping for breathe plenty of times over the years and the one that was served up in Mumbai back in 2000 in the first Test of the series induced another famous South African collapse.

India batted first and had it not been for Sachin Tendulkar's masterly 97, they would not have made 225. However, when South Africa batted, the pitch seemed to have eased out as openers Herschelle Gibbs and Gary Kirsten played the Indian bowlers with ease.

They reached 90 for no loss on the second day and seemed to be well placed to take the first innings lead.

That is when Tendulkar brought himself on and changed the course of the South African innings. He dismissed Gibbs and triggered the collapse. Suddenly the pitch looked full of spin, bounce and spite.

Batsmen came and went, as South Africa went from 90-0 to 101-4. There was no real recovery as they kept losing wickets and were eventually dismissed for 176. India took the lead out of nowhere but could not cash in.

India's own collapse for 113 in the second innings proved fatal and South Africa won the game by 4 wickets.