03/01Result
2nd Test, India tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Jan 3-4 2024
India won by 7 wkts
Player of the Match
Mohammed Siraj
Mohammed SirajIndia
03/01Result
2nd Test, India tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Jan 3-4 2024
India won by 7 wkts
Player of the Match
Mohammed Siraj
Mohammed SirajIndia

Meanwhile, the Ranji Trophy begins on January 5 and Devdutt Padikkal, the Karnataka batter, is looking to carry forward his impressive white-ball form. He spoke very candidly with Shashank Kishore on the IPL trade, his challenges, an illness that hampered his previous season and much more.

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Mohan : "Mukesh Kumar exhibited great control over line and length, he bowled as if he were playing on home ground. Mukesh should be the change bowler, not Prasidh from now on."

Mazher: "Why no comment so far on the pitch. No pitch report either to judge why would SA decide to bat first. Is it the pitch, Siraj or SA considering this as world cup, the issue? or combination of all." --- It's not an unplayable pitch. Definitely not a 55 all-out one. There has been movement on offer but the credit goes to the Indian bowlers as well for bowling the right lengths and the fielders to take every catch that came their way.

12.02pm What a first session we have had. South Africa won the toss but it all went downhill from their onwards. Siraj was on a roll, bowling nine overs on the trot and picking up 6 for 15. He has had similar spells in ODIs as well recently, but this one reminded me of one of those Stuart Broad spells. This is South Africa's lowest total since 1932, and the lowest by any team against India.

23.2
W
Mukesh Kumar to Rabada, OUT, We don't need 30 minutes. A length ball in the channel. Rabada hangs his bat out, gets an outside edge, and Iyer does the rest at fourth slip. Tumbles to his right to complete the catch. South Africa have been bundled out for 55, and it's lunch as well

K Rabada c Iyer b Mukesh Kumar 5 (26m 13b 0x4 0x6) SR: 38.46

Four slips

Raj: "That was Gavaskar's last test, famous for his 96 in last inns"

23.1
0
Mukesh Kumar to Rabada, no run, a length ball in the channel. Left alone

Rahul: "How many more overs to go before lunch?" --- Given SA are nine down now, play can be extended by another 30 minutes

END OF OVER:
23 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | SA: 55/9

  • Kagiso Rabada5 (11b)
  • Jasprit Bumrah8-1-25-2
  • Mukesh Kumar2-2-0-1
22.6
W
Bumrah to Burger, OUT, Nine down. Full outside off. Burger slashes at it and gets an outside edge. It was flying towards third slip, where Jaiswal leans back and takes it with fingers point upwards. Third catch for him

N Burger c Jaiswal b Bumrah 4 (13m 11b 1x4 0x6) SR: 36.36

22.5
4
Bumrah to Burger, FOUR, length ball outside off. Burger opens the face and guides it between gully and point for four
22.4
0
Bumrah to Burger, no run, full outside off. Might have been a slower ball. Burger steers it towards gully
22.3
0
Bumrah to Burger, no run, a short ball from Bumrah but no trouble for Burger who ducks under it
22.2
0
Bumrah to Burger, no run, length ball angling in. Gets an outside edge but it falls well short of the slip cordon
22.1
1
Bumrah to Rabada, 1 run, shouts of catch it but it's away from the fielder. Length ball at the stumps and it lobbed towards midwicket

Sampath Bandarupalli: "Before Mohammed Siraj, only one Indian bowler bagged a five-wicket haul before lunch on day 1 - Maninder Singh vs Pakistan in Bangalore 1987." "India lost that Test," adds Rajesh

END OF OVER:
22 | (maiden) | SA: 50/8

  • Nandre Burger0 (6b)
  • Kagiso Rabada4 (10b)
  • Mukesh Kumar2-2-0-1
  • Jasprit Bumrah7-1-20-1
21.6
0
Mukesh Kumar to Burger, no run, length ball in the channel. Burger pushes at it and gets beaten
21.5
0
Mukesh Kumar to Burger, no run, length ball at the stumps. Defended
21.4
0
Mukesh Kumar to Burger, no run, an appeal for lbw but denied. Was a length ball around off that kept going on with the angle to beat the inside edge and hit high on the back leg
21.3
0
Mukesh Kumar to Burger, no run, too short, too wide. Left alone

Mufaddal K: "Wait... is this India vs Sri Lanka?!"

21.2
0
Mukesh Kumar to Burger, no run, length outside off. Beaten on the defence

Around the wicket

21.1
0
Mukesh Kumar to Burger, no run, length ball in the channel, left alone

END OF OVER:
21 | 4 Runs | SA: 50/8

  • Kagiso Rabada4 (10b)
  • Nandre Burger0 (0b)
  • Jasprit Bumrah7-1-20-1
  • Mukesh Kumar1-1-0-1
20.6
2
Bumrah to Rabada, 2 runs, Bumrah goes slightly fuller in the search of the edge, and Rabada lofts it over extra cover. A bit of a miscommunication in the middle as Rabada wanted a third. He has been sent back, and the throw isn't accurate. Too high to the bowler who cannot get a hand to it, allowing Rabada to get back. Fifty comes up for South Africa, and is cheered by the crowd

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India 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st44RG SharmaYBK Jaiswal
2nd13RG SharmaShubman Gill
3rd18RG SharmaV Kohli
4th5RG SharmaSS Iyer