South African first innings closed by 55 runs. South African best batting performed by Aiden Markram total run 106 runs. And South African bowler Kagiso Rabada and Nandre Burger both took 4 wicket. India’s first innings dismissed by 153 runs and India lead by 98 runs. Mohammed Siraj took total 7 wicket and Jasprit Bumrah claimed 8 wicket. Second innings South African batters stopped 176 runs and India was given a target of 79 runs by South Africa.
In the second Test at Newlands on Thursday , India beat hosts South Africa by seven wickets to level the two match series at one following an incredible five session contest. India had set a low target of 79 runs.
Dominant bowling performances from Mohammad Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah helped India win at Newlands in Cape Town. India launched an attack to try and deny a challenging wicket that was still aiding the bowlers and they concluded their second innings at 80 for three. With Shreyas Iyer 4 and Rohit Sharma 16, wickets were taken by Virat Kohli (12), Shubman Gill (10) and Yasshwi Jaiswal (28).India won by Shreyas Iyer’s last shot stroke.
With six wickets from Jasprit Bumrah and Muhammad Siraj, India won by an unprecedented seven wickets. Bumrah finished the Proteas at 176 to start Day 2. South African batter Century in 2nd innings in Cape Town, Aiden Markram making 106 runs from 103 balls with hit two sixes and seventeen fours. He was the lone batter to reach the century mark.
For first time in 13 years India leveled the two match series 1-1 with the win, also this match marks the shortest Test match in cricket History. Man of the series Jasprit Bumrah and Dean Elgar:
Jasprit Bumrah and Dean Elgar were declared as Man of the Series. The Player-of-the-Series title is shared by the highest run scorer and highest wicket taker of the series. Elgar closed the series with 201 runs and announced his retirement from cricket, while Bumrah took 12 wickets in three innings to make his Test comeback. Despite the fact that India had two six wicket in innings in this match. Mohammed Siraj won the man of the match award. Jasprit Bumrah who took 6/61 in the second innings , accompanied Siraj as interpreter in the post match presentation.
