The Indian captain Rohit Sharma and South African Captain Dean Elgar get the Freedom Trophy when the series concludes with a 1-1 tie. In the first test in Centurion, India suffered a decisive defeat at Centurion within three days. This two-Test series concluded within a span of five days. In the second test in Cape Town, India, having been outperformed in all three areas, the fast bowlers’ strong comeback led to a memorable victory.
India won a spectacular seven wickets over Proteas at Cape Town.
— South One (@SouthOneNews) January 4, 2024
🏏 Lasting just 642 balls, it's the shortest Test ever to produce a result in Test history.
🏏Jasprit Bumrah’s 6 for 61 paved the way for India's victory.
🏏Aiden Markram scored a stunning hundred – 106 off 103… pic.twitter.com/zzL691Z0K6
Interesting Facts: India Vs South Africa, 2nd Test
- This is the shortest Test match ever played. The match ended with 642 balls.
- India is the first Asian team to win a test match at New Lands, Cape Town.
- India won five test matches in South Africa.
- This is the lowest match aggregates in completed India vs South Africa Tests 464 – Cape Town, 2024
- Virat Kohli’s 12 off 11 balls (SR 109.09) today is his only second 100+ strike rate knock of his Test career, spanning 113 Tests and 191 innings.
- Eight Five-plus wickets for Jasprit Bumrah in the 28 Test matches outside Asia.
- 60.23 Percentage of South Africa’s second-innings total scored by Aiden Markram
- Being the highest run-getter and highest wicket-taker, Dean Elgar and Jasprit Bumrah share the Player of the Series award
- 8.83 Ratio between Markram’s 106 and the second-highest innings score (Dean Elgar’s 12) in the fourth innings. It is the second-highest ratio between the highest and second-highest individual score in an all-out innings in men’s Tests.
🏏🏏India’s Test wins in South Africa 🏏🏏
— South One (@SouthOneNews) January 4, 2024
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#WTC25, #ViratKohli #INDvsSA #SAvIND #Bumrah #Markram #JaspritBumrah #AidenMarkram… pic.twitter.com/WPOdZg5hxX
Match Summary
South Africa chose to bat and were dismissed for 55 runs during the morning session, marking their lowest score in Test matches. Siraj performed exceptionally well, taking six wickets for 15 runs. In response, India quickly took the lead but suffered an astonishing collapse, losing their final six wickets without adding any runs, eventually ending in the first innings with 153 runs.
In the second inning’s of Proteas, Markram delivered an exceptional century and aided his team to score 176. Indian pace bowler Bumrah bowled brilliantly and took six wickets. While chasing 79 runs, young gun Jaiswal scored a quick 28 and ensured the victory in proteas soil.
India won the Second Test Match against South Africa at Cape Town
— South One (@SouthOneNews) January 4, 2024
🏏India seal the chase to level series
🏏Rohit Sharma becomes the only Asian captain to win a test match in Cape town
🏏India clinch 7-wicket win at Newlands#INDvsSA #SAvIND #Bumrah #Markram #JaspritBumrah… pic.twitter.com/D6TdeYgQXc
Words of the Skippers:
Indian Captain Rohit Sharma: A great feat. In Centurion, we had to learn from the mistakes we made in that test. We came back pretty well, especially our bowlers. Even though the conditions were tough for batters, you still go to put the ball in the right areas.
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Proteas Captain Dean Elgar: We might have had a few more runs to try and defend. Still very proud of my performance that I had in Centurion. Some really tough batting conditions throughout. It (3-Test series) would have been fantastic, maybe back in Centurion (laughs). You want to challenge yourself and play against the best in the world. Bumrah is a world-class bowler; he deserves this Man of the Series award.
