Johannesburg, Dec 24 - After helping his side to the brink of a world record Test victory, Faf du Plessis has said that he is impressed with the guts shown by his team-mates, according to reports.

According to Sport24, South Africa ended 450 for seven, eight runs short of the 458 target set by India in the first Test match at the Wanderers in Johannesburg on Sunday.

He said that he is very satisfied that his team pulled it through, adding that a lot of people had written them off at the start of the day but the character and pride of the South African team pulled them through again.

Du Plessis (134) and AB de Villiers (103) shared in the highest ever fifth wicket partnership in the fourth innings of a Test match, amassing 205 runs while at the crease, the report said.

Du Plessis said the match conditions were more difficult than his Test debut in Adelaide, in November last year, against Australia where he famously batted out the match to salvage a draw, the report added. (ANI)