Kapil Dev (nine) is the only India bowler to take more five-wicket hauls outside of Asia than Jasprit Bumrah (eight)
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Second Test, Newlands, Cape Town |
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South Africa 55 (Siraj 6-15, Mukesh 2-0) & 176 (Markram 106; Bumrah 6-61) |
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India 153 (Kohli 46; Ngidi 3-30) & 80-3 (Jaiswal 28, Rohit 16*) |
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India win by seven wickets |
India needed just a day and a half and 642 balls to beat South Africa by seven wickets in the shortest Test to produce a winner in the history of the game.
Set 79 to win, the tourists got over the line midway through the afternoon session on day two at Newlands to conclude a remarkable match.
India’s win means the series ends 1-1.
The previous shortest Test also involved South Africa, who were beaten by Australia in 656 balls in Melbourne in 1932.
Shortest Tests to produce a winner
- South Africa v India, Cape Town, January 2024 – 642 balls
- Australia v South Africa, Melbourne, February 1932 – 656 balls
- West Indies v England,…
