3 recent Overseas Test matches that India should have won but didn't

#1 India vs South Africa, Cape Town, 2018

Big Vern does it, again

The Proteas skipper, Faf du Plessis had promised of redemption prior to the series and the first day at Newlands proved every word of his, as the ball jagged around prodigiously both in the air and off the seam; the problem was it was South Africa's batsmen who were facing the music as Bhuvneshwar Kumar ripped through the top-3 to leave the hosts reeling at 3-12.

But AB de Villers was South Africa's men who stood tall on either side of Hardik Pandya's 95- the only contributor in India's rather insipid display (209 all-out) in the first innings, to help South Africa post a fighting total of 208 on a spicy Newlands' deck.

South Africa was without Dale Steyn in their second innings after he'd pulled up due to injury while bowling in the second innings, and when Indian openers in Vijay (13) and Dhawan (16) stitched a cautious 30-run stand, it looked India were on course for chasing down 209. But, then 'Big Vern' struck. 0-30 soon became 3-39 as Philander (6-42) with able support from Morne Morkel (2-39) and Rabada (2-41) ripped the heart out India's top-order. But, the pivotal moment in the game came when Virat Kohli (28) was pinned by Philander to give a match-defining blow to the visitors.

After Kohli's wicket, there was a sense of inevitability of what the result would be, and though R Ashwin (37) and B Kumar (13) tried valiantly, South Africa wrapped up the innings in a mere 42.4 overs, and India's dream of winning at Newlands was shattered, again.