IND vs SA 2nd Test Day 2 Highlights: Bumrah, Siraj help India level series

India vs South Africa 2nd Test Day 2 Highlights: It was the pairing of Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah with the ball who bowled Proteas out twice with their five-wicket hauls and helped India win

India beat South Africa by seven wickets to register a win on Day 2 of India vs South Africa's 2nd Test at the Newlands Stadium in Cape Town on Thursday, January 04, 2024. Courtesy of this, India levelled the two-match series 1-1, having lost the first Test in Centurion by an innings and 32 runs. 

Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj were the heroes with the ball for India as both took a five-wicket haul in each South African innings. While Siraj finished with figures of 6/15 in the first innings to roll Proteas over for 55, Bumrah's 6/61 was crucial in limiting the South Africans to 176 in their second innings. 

Earlier Bumrah took five of the seven wickets to fall in the morning session on Day 2 before India chased the target of 78 in only 12 overs. Aiden Markram though was class apart as he hit a 99-ball hundred to give his team an outside chance. However, Siraj snapped him and that spelt the end of Proteas' hopes in this game. South Africa started the second day of play with an overnight score of 62/3. 

Least balls taken to finish a Test 

2024 India vs South Africa, Cape Town (642 balls bowled)

1932 Australia vs South Africa, Melbourne (656 balls bowled)

1935 West Indies vs England, Bridgetown (672 balls bowled)

1888 England vs Australia, Lord's (792 balls bowled)

1888 England vs Australia, Manchester (788 balls bowled)

1889 South Africa vs England, Cape Town (796 balls bowled)

1912 England vs South Africa, The Oval (815 balls bowled)

2021- India vs England. Ahmedabad (842 balls)

1946 Australia vs New Zealand, Wellington (872 balls bowled)

2000 South Africa vs England, Centurion (883 balls bowled)

2002 Australia vs Pakistan, Sharjah (893 balls bowled)

IND vs SA 2nd Test: India first innings scorecard

India 1st Inning
153-10 (34.5 ov) CRR:4.39
Batter	Dismissals	Runs	Balls	Fours	Sixes	Strike Rate
Yashasvi Jaiswal	b K Rabada	0	7	0	0	0
Rohit Sharma (C)	c M Jansen b N Burger	39	50	7	0	78
Shubman Gill	c M Jansen b N Burger	36	55	5	0	65.45
Virat Kohli	c A Markram b K Rabada	46	59	6	1	77.97
Shreyas Iyer	c K Verreynne b N Burger	0	2	0	0	0
KL Rahul (WK)	c K Verreynne b L Ngidi	8	33	1	0	24.24
Ravindra Jadeja	c M Jansen b L Ngidi	0	2	0	0	0
Jasprit Bumrah	c M Jansen b L Ngidi	0	2	0	0	0
Mohammed Siraj	runout (N Burger)	0	1	0	0	0
Prasidh Krishna	c A Markram b K Rabada	0	3	0	0	0
Mukesh Kumar	Not out	0	0	0	0	0
Extras	24 (b 4, Ib 10, w 5, nb 5, p 0)
Total	153 (10 wkts, 34.5 Ov)
Bowler	Overs	Maiden	Runs	Wickets	No Ball	Economy rate
Kagiso Rabada	11.5	2	38	3	0	3.21
Lungi Ngidi	6	1	30	3	3	5
Nandre Burger	8	2	42	3	0	5.25
Marco Jansen	9	2	29	0	2	3.22

India vs South Africa 2nd Test: South Africa's first innings scorecard

South Africa 1st Inning
55-10 (23.2 ov) CRR:2.36
Batter	Dismissals	Runs	Balls	Fours	Sixes	Strike Rate
Aiden Markram	c YBK Jaiswal b M Siraj	2	10	0	0	20
Dean Elgar (C)	b M Siraj	4	15	0	0	26.67
Tony de Zorzi	c KL Rahul b M Siraj	2	17	0	0	11.76
Tristan Stubbs	c R Sharma b J Bumrah	3	11	0	0	27.27
David Bedingham	c YBK Jaiswal b M Siraj	12	17	2	0	70.59
Kyle Verreynne (WK)	c S Gill b M Siraj	15	30	1	0	50
Marco Jansen	c KL Rahul b M Siraj	0	3	0	0	0
Keshav Maharaj	c J Bumrah b M Kumar	3	13	0	0	23.08
Kagiso Rabada	c S Iyer b M Kumar	5	13	0	0	38.46
Nandre Burger	c YBK Jaiswal b J Bumrah	4	11	1	0	36.36
Lungi Ngidi	Not out	0	0	0	0	0
Extras	5 (b 4, Ib 1, w 0, nb 0, p 0)
Total	55 (10 wkts, 23.2 Ov)
Bowler	Overs	Maiden	Runs	Wickets	No ball	Economy rate
Jasprit Bumrah	8	1	25	2	0	3.13
Mohammed Siraj	9	3	15	6	0	1.67
Prasidh Krishna	4	1	10	0	0	2.5
Mukesh Kumar	2.2	2	0	2	0	0

5:35 PM

2nd Test Day 2 | India vs South Africa LIVE SCORE: Award winners

 

Mohammed Siraj was termed Player of the Match for achieving his career-best figures of 6/15 in the first innings while Dean Elgar and Jasprit Bumrah have been jointly awarded the Player of the Series for being outstanding performers. While Elgar scored 201 runs at an average of 67 in three innings, Bumrah picked up nine wickets. 

 

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5:20 PM

2nd Test Day 2 | India vs South Africa LIVE SCORE: How it all panned out

 

India beat South Africa by seven wickets to register a win on Day 2 of India vs South Africa's 2nd Test at the Newlands Stadium in Cape Town on Thursday, January 04, 2024. Courtesy of this, India levelled the two-match series 1-1, having lost the first Test in Centurion by an innings and 32 runs. 

 

Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj were the heroes with the ball for India as both took a five-wicket haul in each South African innings. While Siraj finished with figures of 6/15 in the first innings to roll Proteas over for 55, Bumrah's 6/61 was crucial in limiting the South Africans to 176 in their second innings. 

 

Earlier Bumrah took five of the seven wickets to fall in the morning session on Day 2 before India chased the target of 78 in only 12 overs. Aiden Markram though was class apart as he hit a 99-ball hundred to give his team an outside chance. However, Siraj snapped him and that spelt the end of Proteas' hopes in this game. South Africa started the second day of play with an overnight score of 62/3. 

 

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5:07 PM

2nd Test Day 2 | India vs South Africa LIVE SCORE: Iyer finishes it in style

 

After getting a reprieve on the previous ball, Iyer utilised the extra ball which was because the last ball was a no-ball and hit it straight down the ground for a four to win the match for India in just 12 overs. This is now the shortest-ever Test match in terms of number of balls bowled. India have won the match by 7 wickets. 

 

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5:03 PM

2nd Test Day 2 | India vs South Africa LIVE SCORE: Kohli departs

 

Virat Kohli has been given out caught behind after South Africa reviewed the on-field umpire’s call. There was a line on the snicko meter when the ball was passing Kohli's gloves and as a result, he was given out. India could have been four down had de Zorzi not dropped Rohit. 

 

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4:57 PM

2nd Test Day 2 | India vs South Africa LIVE SCORE: Tony de Zorzi drops Rohit

 

Probably one of the easiest catches in the game and Tony de Zorzi managed to spill it and stop Rabada from getting yet another wicket. 

 

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4:55 PM

2nd Test Day 2 | India vs South Africa LIVE SCORE: Just 11 away from win

 

Rohit Sharma hits a four down the ground and India are now just 11 runs away from a win here. 

 

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4:52 PM

2nd Test Day 2 | India vs South Africa LIVE SCORE: Proteas waste review

 

The South African team wasted a review as they appealed for a caught behind when the ball was nowhere near the bat of Virat Kohli. They wasted a review because they have only 21 more runs to defend now. 

 

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4:47 PM

2nd Test Day 2 | India vs South Africa LIVE SCORE: Rabada cleans up Gill

 

After being hit for a four Rabada gets a ball to come back in after pitching and since it kept low, it beat Shubman Gill and crashed through his stumps to give Proteas their second wicket. 

 

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4:44 PM

2nd Test Day 2 | India vs South Africa LIVE SCORE: Fifty up for India

 

India have brought up their fifty and it has come courtesy of a four by Shubman Gill. It was a sumptuous straight drive from the right-hander against Nandre Burger. 

 

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4:34 PM

2nd Test Day 2 | India vs South Africa LIVE SCORE: Jaiswal departs

 

So it is not going to be a 10-wicket win here for India as Yashasvi Jaiswal has been trapped in a plan by Burger and the Proteas. Short ball play worked as Jaiswal played a hook shot that went straight to deep backward square leg, where Tristan Stubbs made no mistake in catching the ball. 

 

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4:32 PM

2nd Test Day 2 | India vs South Africa LIVE SCORE: Rabada unable to get a wicket

 

Kagiso Rabada has been bowling well, but he has been unable to get any wickets here as the batters playing without fear of losing the wicket and all the shots are going haywire, but not into the hands of the fielders. 

 

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4:25 PM

2nd Test Day 2 | India vs South Africa LIVE SCORE: 5 wides by Burger

 

Nandre Burger is giving it his all to try and get Rohit Sharma out while pulling the ball. But he has been hit for a four and has also given five wides when even went over the keeper’s head. 

 

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4:22 PM

2nd Test Day 2 | India vs South Africa LIVE SCORE: Jaiswal on the move

 

Yashasvi Jaiswal is looking to waste no time here as he has hit 23 off just 15 balls and is all set to finish the game quickly. 

 

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4:14 PM

2nd Test Day 2 | India vs South Africa LIVE SCORE: Playing shots at every ball

 

Every ball is being played for a shot here by the Indian batters and as a result, Jaiswlw has tried to hit three different pull shots on the first three balls of Nandre Burger and has failed to connect even once. He connects on the forth one and it goes for a four.  

 

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4:09 PM

2nd Test Day 2 | India vs South Africa LIVE SCORE: Jaiswal starts the proceedings with a four

 

On the very first ball, Yashasvi Jaiswal hit a four to start the chase of 79 runs in the match. On the second ball though, he is saved as the ball falls just ahead of Markram in the second slip. 

 

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