India vs South Africa 2nd Test Day 2 HIGHLIGHTS : India defeats South Africa by seven wickets.

India vs South Africa 2nd Test Day 2 HIGHLIGHTS : India defeats South Africa by seven wickets –

India shared the spoils in the two-match series after defeating South Africa by seven wickets in the final five hours of the second Test on Thursday. Thus, after losing the first Test at Centurion by an innings and 32 runs, the visiting team of India pulled off an incredible comeback. Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah achieved fantastic figures of 6/61 to help India achieve their aim of 79 by bowling out South Africa for 176. Prior to lunch, Aiden Markram had hit a brilliant counterattacking 106 from 103 balls. In the second session, the hosts’ skipper Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer finished the chase with scores of 17 and 4, respectively, without conceding a wicket.

In terms of the number of overs bowled, this Test match has surpassed the previous record set by Australia and South Africa at the MCG back in 1932. The match saw 106.2 overs bowled in total. The opening day’s play saw a remarkable 23 wickets fall on a very quick Newlands pitch with uneven bounce. Later, India’s pace spearhead, Bumrah, bowled wonderfully. After dismissing South Africa for 55 in the first session, India slumped to 153 all out in their first innings. Overnight, South Africa was 62 for 3, behind by 36 runs.

India for the third time Africa was bundled out for less than a hundred scores –

For the third time in his Test career, Siraj claimed five or more wickets in a single innings. The. Against India, Africa was out for fewer than a hundred runs three times. In Johannesburg in 2006, they were out for 84 runs, and in Nagpur in 2015, they were out for 79 runs. A side was out against India on a score of less than 100 for the eleventh time in Test history. India broke its record of defeating any team in the fewest balls when they defeated the African side in 23.2 overs. Prior to this, at Johannesburg in 2006, Africa was trounced in 25.1 overs. The. In the African innings, only two batters managed to score more than ten runs.

India vs South Africa : Bumrah worked miracles –

In the second innings of the game, Bumrah claimed six wickets for India. Mukesh Kumar took two wickets in addition to himself. Krishna and Siraj both had one success. Hitler’s six wicket haul set several records. On African territory, he became the second Indian player to capture three five-wicket hauls. Srinath Javagal had done this before. Mohammed Shami even finished third when it came to taking wickets in Africa. The batsman’s record stands at 38 wickets. With 40 wickets, Srinath leads Kumble, who has 45 wickets.

India vs South Africa : Indian batsmen Played Well –

The second session of the second day of the match marked the beginning of the fourth innings. The Indian batters did not waste any time in reaching their target of 79 runs to win. From the opening ball of play, Rohit and Yashasvi batted energetically. They combined for a first-wicket partnership of 44 runs in 34 balls. Although Yashasvi was out after hitting 28 runs off of 23 balls, half the job had already been completed. Shubman Gill was then out as well, but Rohit and Kohli helped India win. Ultimately, Shreyas struck the game-winning run to give India a historic triumph, but Virat Kohli was also out.

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