Team India draws test series 1-1 in South Africa

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Team India Defeated South Africa in the second test match and Team India draws the test series 1-1 in South Africa. South Africa won the first test match at Centurion and Team India leveled this series at Cape Town. Team India created history and became the first Asian team to defeat South Africa at Cape Town.

Team India draws test series in 2nd test.

Day-1 South Africa won the toss African captain Dean Elgar decided to bat first. The opening pair of Aiden Markram and Captain Dean Elgar came to the crease and team India started their bowling with Jaspreet Bumrah. Aiden Markram was caught by Yashasvi Jaiswal’s ball by Mohammad Siraj at the score of 2 runs off 10 balls after that Siraj bowled African Skipper Dean Elgar at the score of 4 runs off 15 balls. Jaspreet Bumrah took the wicket of Tristan Stubbs which Indian captain Rohit Sharma catches.

South African wicket-keeper batsman Kyle Verreynne scored 15 runs which is the highest from the African team David Bedingham scored 12 runs. Mohammad Siraj took 6 wickets in 9 overs; Mukesh Kumar took 2 wickets in 2.2 overs and Jaspreet Bumrah took 2 wickets in 8 overs. South Africa All out scored 55 runs, the lowest total against Team India. Team India came to bat after lunch with the opening pair of Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal and Kagiso Rabada opened with the ball for South Africa.

Yashasvi Jaiswal bowled by Kagiso Rabada Yashasvi scored 0 runs off 7 balls. Indian skipper Rohit Sharma caught by Marco Jansen Balled by Nandre Burger Rohit Sharma scores 39 runs off 50 balls. Shubman Gill scores 36 runs off 55 balls. Sheryas Iyer scored 0 off 2 balls at the end session Virat Kohli and Kl Rahul were on the crease Indian team score was 111-4 and India had a lead of 56 runs.

After the tea break, Virat Kohli and Kl Rahul continued the Indian innings at a score of 8 runs Kl Rahul was caught out by wicketkeeper Kyle Verreynne, and the ball by Lungi Ngidi in the same over Lungi Ngidi took 3 wickets Ravindra Jadeja and Jaspreet Bumrah surprised by the bounce of the pitch easily caught out by slip fielders and in next over Kagiso Rabada took the wicket of Virat Kohli and Mohammad Siraj run out by Nandre Burger and Kagiso Rabada took last wicket of Prasidh Krishna.

Team India lost 6 wickets within 11 balls without scoring a single run Team India all out at the score of 153 runs and had a lead of 98 runs. The top scorer for team India is Virat Kohli who scores 46 runs off 59 balls. Kagiso Rabada, Nandre Burger, and Lungi Ngidi share 3 wickets each. 2nd innings of South Africa begins Adam Markram and Dean Elgar came to the pitch.

South African skippers Played his last innings at the score of 12 runs off 28 balls caught by Virat Kohli balled by Mukesh Kumar after Mukesh took the wicket of Tony de Zorzi who scored 1 run off 7 balls. Jaspreet Bumrah took the wicket of Tristen Stubbs who scored 1 run off 14 balls and was caught out by wicketkeeper Kl Rahul at the end of day-1 South Africa scored 62-3 Trailed by 36 runs Adam Markram was not out at the score of 36 runs and David Bedingham not out at the score of 7 runs.

Day 2 Aiden Markram and David Bdingham came to bat Jaspreet Bumrah and started bowling for the Indian Side. At the Score of 11 David Bedingham became the first victim of Jaspreet Bumrah caught behind by Wicketkeeper Kl Rahul. Kyle Verreynne tried to hit the big shot but was caught by Mohammad Siraj and Bumrah took the Third wicket in this innings Kyle scored 9 runs off 7 balls. Marco Jansen was caught and bowled by Jaspreet Bumrah at the score of 11 runs.

Aiden Markram Played beautiful innings in this bowling paradise pitch all his teammates were struggling on the other end Markram scored a century. Mohammad Siraj took the wicket of Aiden Markram at the score of 106 Markram tried hit short but unluckily it went so easy Catch taken by Indian captain Rohit Sharma. South Africa all out at the score of 176 and set a target of 79 runs for team India.

Jaspreet Bumrah took 6 wickets, Mukesh Kumar took 2 wickets and Prasidh Krishna and Siraj took 1 wicket each. After lunch, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma opened for team India Yashasvi Played a short impactful innings 28 runs his catch was taken by Tristan Stubbs and bowled by Nandre Burger.

Shubman Gill scored 10 runs bowled by Kagiso Rabada. Virat Kohli scored 12 runs caught by wicketkeeper Kyle Verreynne bowled by Marco Jansen. Rohit Sharma scored not out 17 runs and Shreyas Iyer scored not out 4 Runs India won the match with seven wickets in hand. Mohammad Siraj was Awarded as Player of the Match. Dean Elgar was Awarded as Player of the series.

It was a historical win for the Indian cricket team in Cape Town

Team India won 2nd test match in Cape Town. In this venue in the past, the Indian team played 4 test matches and lost all of them. Today team India thrashed South Africa by 7 wickets at Cape Town. Historically this match ended in 2nd day, and it only took 642 deliveries from ballers creating a record of the shortest test match in cricket history and Team India draw test series.

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