Betway Test Series 2023: Historic test win against South Africa helps Team India to level the series. They won the 2nd and final test by 7 wickets and become first Asian Team to win a test at Newlands, Cape Town.
2nd Test
Game Date: 3rd January – 7th January 2024
Game Result: India won by 7 wickets
Series Result: Draw 1-1
Man Of the Match: Mohammed Siraj
Man Of the Series: Dean Elgar & Jasprit Bumrah
Now I am going to share day-to-day activity of this test match with all the details, records and milestones in my way.
Day 1
South Africa captain Dean Elgar won the toss against Team India and decided to bat first at Newlands, Cape Town. Two changes in Indian Team and Ravindra Jadeja & Mukesh Kumar is playing today in the place of Ravichandran Ashwin and Shardul Thakur.
π¨ Toss Update π¨
South Africa have elected to bat against #TeamIndia in the second #SAvIND Test.
Follow the Match βΆοΈ https://t.co/PVJRWPfGBE pic.twitter.com/EQeMi2WtdB
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 3, 2024
π¨ Team News
2β£ changes for #TeamIndia as Ravindra Jadeja and Mukesh Kumar are named in the team.
Here's India's Playing XI π½
Follow the Match βΆοΈ https://t.co/PVJRWPfGBE #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/YfAsLwhWLP
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 3, 2024
South Africa bowled out for just 55 runs in their 1st innings after batting first. Siraj leads India off the field as lunch is taken on Day 1. Who would’ve seen this coming after the hammering in Centurion? A spell of 6/15 from Siraj in 9 overs has absolutely demolished the hosts as they are bundled out for a total of 55 – South Africa’s lowest since readmission. It was Elgar who won the toss in his final Test, and he opted to bat first on a pitch with a fair amount of grass. What followed was carnage as Siraj bowled a magical spell. Swing, seam, accuracy – it had it all, and once he gets on a roll, we know how destructive he can be in helpful conditions. The heavy roller is being used on the pitch at the moment under the watchful eyes of Rahul Dravid who’s out in the middle while players take lunch. Is there any way back for South Africa from here? There’s no doubt they’re also going to get plenty of assistance out there, but they will need to be careful about trying too hard. Just be patient and the wickets will come, as Siraj showed. He was really immaculate with his line and length. Kyle Verreynne scored 15 runs and David Bedingham scored 12 runs. For Team India, Mohammed Siraj picked 6 wickets.
Innings Break!
A stupendous outing for our bowlers in the first innings as South Africa are all out for 55 runs in the first session of the 2nd Test.
This is the lowest Test score by an opposition against India.
Scorecard – https://t.co/j9tTnGLuBP #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/86iHajl5Yu
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 3, 2024
Team India bowled out for 153 runs in their 1st innings and they have 98 runs lead. Crazy! Last 11 balls – W 0 W 0 W 0 0 W 0 W W. A dramatic collapse (153/4 to 153/10) and India’s lead is less than 100 runs. Their lead was 56 with six wickets in hand at tea. Kohli and Rahul looked pretty comfortable and even Rabada, who bowled superbly in the middle session, conceded 28 runs in 5 overs after tea. But one loose shot from Rahul and it opened the floodgates. Extra bounce from Ngidi nipped out three Indians in an over. And if that wasn’t bizarre, India lost three more wickets within the next five deliveries. Unbelievable stuff happening. Less than 60 overs bowled, and 20 wickets have fallen. And we are not done yet. South Africa, who opted to bat, will come out to bat again. More than 100 minutes left in the day. How many more wickets will fall? Virat kohli scored 46 runs and skipper Rohit Sharma scored 39 runs. For South Africa, Rabada, Ngidi & Burger picked 3 wickets each.
Innings Break!
India are bowled out for 153 runs in the first innings, with a lead of 98 runs.
Scorecard – https://t.co/j9tTnGLuBP #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/F942A4AIMY
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 3, 2024
South Africa scored 62/3 in their 2nd innings at the end of Day 1 and they are trailing by 36 runs with 7 wickets in hand. An absolutely ridiculous day of Test cricket comes to an end. 23 wickets fell in total after South Africa won the toss and opted to bat. We had a six-fer from Siraj in a 9-over spell that blew the hosts away to their lowest total since readmission. We then had India losing their last six wickets for 0 runs, going from 153/4 to 153 all out. And now South Africa are already three down in their second innings, while they still trail by 36. Just bonkers cricket on a bonkers pitch where the ball is consistently rearing up off a good length, especially from the Wynberg end. Not just that, the odd ball is also shooting low. Good luck being a batter out there. Anyway, India are well ahead in the game at the moment, and it’s a great chance for them to finish level in the series. South Africa have to bat out of their skins tomorrow to even take it into Day 3.
SA: 55 & 62/3 on Day 1 stumps
IND: 153
An action-packed Day 1 in Cape Town comes to an end ππ»
A total of 2οΈβ£3οΈβ£ wickets were claimed on the opening day!
South Africa 62/3 in the second innings, trail by 36 runs.
Scorecard βΆοΈ https://t.co/PVJRWPfGBE#TeamIndia | #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/7lo71BWms0
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 3, 2024
Stats
– Today was just the fourth instance that South Africa lost both their openers for single digit scores in an innings in 42 home Tests since the start of 2014/15 season. The last three instances too, had come against India – two at the same venue in 2018 and 2022 and the other in Johannesburg in 2018.
– Best bowling returns for India in South Africa
7/61 – Shardul Thakur, Johannesburg, 2022
7/120 – Harbhajan Singh, Cape Town, 2011
6/15 – Mohammed Siraj, Cape Town, 2024
6/53 – Anil Kumble, Johannesburg, 1992
6/76 – Javagal Srinath, Gqeberha, 2001
6/138 – Ravindra Jadeja Durban, 2013
– Least expensive Test five-fors for India (by runs conceded)
5/7 – Jasprit Bumrah vs West Indies, North Sound, 2019
6/12 – Venkatapathy Raju vs Sri Lanka, Chandigarh, 1990
5/13 – Harbhajan Singh vs West Indies, Kingston, 2006
6/15 – Mohammed Siraj vs South Africa, Cape Town, 2024
5/18 – Subhash Gupte vs Pakistan, Dhaka, 1955
– Lowest all-out totals for South Africa since their readmission
55 vs India, Cape Town, 2024
73 vs Sri Lanka, Galle, 2018
79 vs India, Nagpur, 2015
83 vs England, Johannesburg, 2016
84 vs India, Johannesburg, 2006
– Lowest all-out totals vs India in Tests
55 – South Africa, Cape Town, 2024
62 – New Zealand, Mumbai WS, 2021
79 – South Africa, Nagpur, 2015
81 – England, Ahmedabad, 2021
82 – Sri Lanka, Chandigarh, 1990
– Least partnership runs added by the last five pairs in an all-out Test innings
0 – IND vs SA, Cape Town, 2024
3 – ENG vs AUS, Melbourne, 1990
4 – NZ vs PAK, Auckland, 2001
– Most Wickets in Day in South Africa
23 – SA vs AUS in 2016 at Cape town
21 – SA vs ENG in 1896 at Gqeberha
20 – SA vs ENG in 1889 at Gqeberha
20 – SA vs IND in 2006 at Johannesburg
20* – SA vs IND in 2024 at Cape Town
– Rohit Sharma in Tests in South Africa
Innings: 11
Runs: 167
Avg: 15.18
HS: 47
Rohitβs average of 15.18 in South Africa is his lowest in a country where he has batted at least twice.
– Most ducks recorded in a Test innings
6 – PAK vs WI, Karachi, 1980
6 – SA vs IND, Ahmedabad, 1996
6 – BAN vs WI, Dhaka, 2002
6 – IND vs ENG, Manchester, 2014
6 – NZ vs PAK, Dubai (DSC), 2018
6 – BAN vs SL, Mirpur, 2022
6 – BAN vs WI, North Sound, 2022
6 – IND vs SA, Cape Town, 2024
– Most wickets falling on a particular score in a Test innings
6 (153/4 to 153 all-out) – IND vs SA, Cape Town 2024
5 (37/2 to 37/7) – NZ vs AUS, Wellington, 1946
5 (59/4 to 59/9) – NZ vs PAK, Rawalpindi CC, 1965
5 (133/2 to 133/7) – NZ vs SA, Hamilton, 2012
5 (134/5 to 134 all-out) – BAN vs ZIM, Harare, 2013
– Most wickets on a single day in Tests
27 – ENG vs AUS, Lordβs, 1888 (Day 2)
25 – AUS vs ENG, Melbourne, 1902 (Day 1)
24 – ENG vs AUS, The Oval, 1896 (Day 2)
24 – IND vs AFG, Bengaluru, 2018 (Day 2)
23 – SA vs AUS, Cape Town, 2011 (Day 2)
23 – SA vs IND, Cape Town, 2024 (Day 1)
– Most wickets on Day 1 of a Test
25 – AUS vs ENG, Melbourne, 1902
23 – SA vs IND, Cape Town, 2024
22 – ENG vs AUS, The Oval, 1890
22 – AUS vs WI, Adelaide, 1951
21 – SA vs ENG, Gqeberha, 1896
Day 2
South Africa bowled out for 176 runs and set the target of 79 runs for Team India. South Africa had started the day trailing by 36 runs, and it took a great Test innings from Aiden Markram to give them some sort of a lead. He took his chances and pulled off some remarkable strokes even as Jasprit Bumrah struck consistently to deny him much support at the other end. Bumrah eventually finished with a six-fer. The bounce on this pitch remains inconsistent, so it’s not going to be easy out there. But India should feel they are ahead. Aiden Markram scored 106 runs and skipper Dean Elgar scored 12 runs. For Team India, Jasprit Bumrah picked 6 wickets.
Lunch on Day 2!
South Africa are all out for 176 runs in 2nd innings.#TeamIndia need 79 runs to win the 2nd Test.
Jasprit Bumrah picks up six wickets.
Scorecard – https://t.co/j9tTnGM2rn #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/xFA25tugvU
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 4, 2024
Team India scored 80/3 and won the game by 7 wickets and level the series 1-1. This New Year’s Test is done and dusted inside four and a half sessions is the shortest completed Test match. Dean Elgar’s international career comes to an end. This is going to be an emotional moment for him as players from both teams exchange handshakes. Opting to bat, South Africa were bundled out for 55 in the morning session is their lowest score in Tests since their readmission as Siraj ran riot with a six-fer. In reply, India were quick to get into the lead but they collapsed in an unbelievable manner as they lost their last six wickets without adding a run. After conceding a lead of 98, South Africa lost three wickets as 23 wickets fell on the opening day. The Test continued to progress at a brisk pace even today. Bumrah was on the money from the word go and picked up a fifer. For South Africa, Markram played one of his best Test knocks as he notched up a century on this devilish surface to take his team’s lead over 50. Siraj removed the big fish and Bumrah wrapped up the proceedings to finish with 6/61. Chasing 79 for victory, young Jaiswal came out all guns blazing. He threw his bat at almost everything and smashed six boundaries as he got his team off to a flier. India lost three wickets but they hardly broke a sweat in the fourth innings. Siraj and Bumrah bagged six-fers, Markram played one helluva innings. The pitch, undoubtedly, will be a major talking point. Live pictures, meanwhile, shows Virat Kohli presenting Elgar a signed Indian jersey.
πΌ ππ§πππ ππ§ π€π π π¬ππ£! β‘οΈ β‘οΈ#TeamIndia beat South Africa by 7β£ wickets in the second #SAvIND Test to register their first Test win at Newlands, Cape Town. π π
Scorecard βΆοΈ https://t.co/PVJRWPfGBE pic.twitter.com/vSMQadKxu8
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 4, 2024
SA: 55 & 176
IND: 153 & 80/3
India emerge victorious within five sessions of play in the Cape Town Test to level the #SAvIND series π#WTC25 | π: https://t.co/eiCgIxfJNY pic.twitter.com/XpqaIEBeGk
— ICC (@ICC) January 4, 2024
Stats
– Fastest Test hundreds for South Africa (by balls taken)
75 – AB de Villiers vs India, Centurion, 2010
87 – Hashim Amla vs Australia, Perth, 2012
95 – Denis Lindsay vs Australia, Johannesburg, 1966
95 – Jonty Rhodes vs West Indies, Centurion, 1999
95 – Shaun Pollock vs Sri Lanka, Centurion, 2001
99 – Aiden Markram vs India, Cape Town, 2024
– Highest percentage of runs in a completed Test innings for SA
60.22 – Aiden Markram vs India, Cape Town, 2024
59.89 – Herbie Taylor vs England, Durban (Lordβs), 1913
59.88 – Jimmy Sinclair vs England, Cape Town, 1899
59.2 – Graeme Pollock vs Australia, Cape Town, 1966
56.56 – Trevor Goddard vs Australia, Cape Town, 1957
– India seamers bagging all 20 wickets in a Test
vs South Africa, Johannesburg, 2018 (Bumrah 5/54 & 2/57)
vs England, Nottingham, 2021 (Bumrah 4/46 & 5/64)
vs South Africa, Cape Town, 2024 (Bumrah 2/25 & 6/61)
– Visiting bowlers with most Test wickets at Newlands
25 – Colin Blythe (England)
18 – Jasprit Bumrah (India)
17 – Shane Warne (Australia)
16 – James Anderson (England)
15 – Johnny Briggs (England)
– India bowlers with most Test five-fors in South Africa
3 – Javagal Srinath
3 – Jasprit Bumrah
2 – Venkatesh Prasad
2 – S Sreesanth
2 – Mohammed Shami
– India bowlers with most Test five-fors in SENA countries
7 – Kapil Dev
6 – Bhagwath Chandrasekhar
6 – Zaheer Khan
6 – Jasprit Bumrah
– India bowlers with most Tests wickets in South Africa
45 – Anil Kumble
43 – Javagal Srinath
38* – Jasprit Bumrah
35 – Mohammed Shami
30 – Zaheer Khan
– Shortest completed Test matches (by balls bowled)
642 – SA vs IND, Cape Town, 2024
656 – AUS vs SA, Melbourne, 1932
672 – WI vs ENG, Bridgetown, 1935
788 – ENG vs AUS, Manchester, 1888
792 – ENG vs AUS, Lordβs, 1888
– Indiaβs Test wins in South Africa
By 123 runs – Johannesburg, 2006
By 87 runs – Durban, 2010
By 63 runs – Johannesburg, 2018
By 113 runs – Centurion, 2021
By 7 wickets – Cape Town, 2024
*India is the first Asian team to win a Test match at Newlands, Cape Town.
– Lowest match aggregates in completed India vs South Africa Tests
464 – Cape Town, 2024
652 – Nagpur, 2015
660 – Durban, 1996
678 – Mumbai WS, 2000
694 – Mohali, 2015
– Biggest win-margins for India in SENA countries (by wickets)
By 10 wickets vs New Zealand, Hamilton, 2009
By 8 wickets vs New Zealand, Wellington, 1968
By 8 wickets vs New Zealand, Auckland, 1976
By 8 wickets vs Australia, Melbourne, 2020
By 7 wickets vs England, Nottingham, 2007
By 7 wickets vs South Africa, Cape Town, 2024
– Two-day Tests featuring India
India vs Afghanistan, Bengaluru, 2018
India vs England, Ahmedabad, 2021
South Africa vs India, Cape Town, 2024
– Lowest match aggregates against India (both innings all-out)
193 – England (Ahmedabad, 2021)
212 – Afghanistan (Bengaluru, 2018)
229 – New Zealand (Mumbai WS, 2021)
230 – England (Leeds, 1986)
231 – (South Africa, Cape Town, 2024)
For his breathtaking bowling display, which saw him scalp 7οΈβ£ wickets in the match, Mohd. Siraj bags the Player of the Match award as #TeamIndia win the second #SAvIND Test π π
Scorecard βΆοΈ https://t.co/PVJRWPfGBE pic.twitter.com/YGVZZ7hRCg
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 4, 2024
2β£ Tests
1β£2β£ Wickets @Jaspritbumrah93 led the charge with the ball for #TeamIndia & shared the Player of the Series award with Dean Elgar π π#SAvIND pic.twitter.com/emy6644GXh— BCCI (@BCCI) January 4, 2024
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