Young Indian batsman Shubman Gill failed to score big goals for the second time in two days. Cape Town. He scored 36 in the first innings and his runs were crucial considering that India only scored 153 in his first innings. Overall, the young batsman scored 74 runs in the two Test matches at an average of 18.50.
In the second innings, with India well poised to win the Test match, Gill fell to Kagiso Rabada in India’s ninth innings on a score of 57. The ball that dismissed Gill stayed lower than the batsman expected. and lost its wood. They fired him for only 10.
India lost the wicket of Virat Kohli soon after losing Gill and it was Shreyas Iyer who scored the winning runs for India with the Men in Blue needing four runs to win. This was India’s first Test victory at Newlands, Cape Town, and fifth overall in South Africa.
India are the first Asian team to win at Newlands and Rohit Sharma remains unbeaten on 17 off 22 deliveries in the tough chase. Kohli’s leg-side wicket was unfortunate for India as he looked good to take India home.
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This is also the shortest Test match ever played in terms of balls played. Only 642 balls were bowled in the second Test in Cape Town. A total of 33 wickets were lost in two days and a century was also scored. South Africa, who batted first, were bowled out for 55 in the first innings. India, in response, were bowled out for 153 with the last wickets falling for 0 runs.
In the second innings, riding Aiden Markram’s sixth Test ton, South Africa scored 176, leaving India 79 runs to win. The Men in Blue chased down the target in 12 overs and Mohammed Siraj won the men’s series. Jasprit Bumrah and Deal Elgar for their performances won the Player of the Series awards.
Bowlers from both teams reaped their rewards on bowling-friendly ground in Cape Town. Siraj took six wickets in the first innings, while Bumrah took another six in the second innings. Kagiso Rabada was the best South African bowler in the test match and took four wickets in the test match. Lungi Ngidi and Nandre Burger also took three each during India’s first innings.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma was relieved after leveling the series against South Africa. This is the first time since the 2010-11 series that India has not lost a Test series in South Africa. The last time, in 2021-22, they lost 2-1.
“A great feat. At Centurion we had to learn from mistakes. We have come back very well, especially our bowlers. He had some plans and the boys were rewarded. We applied ourselves, batted well to take a 100-run lead, and were not pleased to see the last six wickets. We knew it was going to be a short game, we knew the run mattered, getting that lead was very important.
“(About Siraj) Very special, something you don’t see very often. We talked about keeping things simple and that’s what happened. The field did the rest. Much credit to Siraj, Bumrah, Mukesh and Prasidh. Every time you come here, it’s a challenge. “We have played very good cricket outside India and we are very proud.” said Rohit Sharma about India’s performance in the Test match.
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