Jasprit Bumrah, the leader of India’s pace attack, took six wickets and paved the way for India’s seven-wicket victory over South Africa in just two days at Newlands Cricket Ground, leveling the series at 1-1.
On the second day, South Africa were still behind India by 36 runs, but they managed to get ahead, thanks to a brilliant 106 off 103 balls by Aiden Markram, who faced a lot of pressure, especially when none of his partners crossed 20. However, Bumrah kept taking wickets and finished with 6-61, dismissing South Africa for 176 before lunch.
Needing 79 to win the match, India took only 12 overs to chase the target, with Yashasvi Jaiswal leading the charge by striking six boundaries in his aggressive 23-ball 28.
Though India lost him, Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli, captain Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer, who was troubled by short balls, hung around to hit boundaries and make India the first Asian team to win a Test match in Cape Town.
Apart from levelling the series, India have secured 12 important World Test Championship points after losing the first Test at Centurion in three days. With the match decided in four and a half sessions, at 624 balls (107 overs), the Cape Town Test match between South Africa and India is now the shortest-ever completed game in the history of the longest format of the game.
Brief Scores: South Africa 55 and 176 in 36.5 overs (Aiden Markram 106; Jasprit Bumrah 6-61) lost to India 153 and 80/3 in 12 overs (Yashasvi Jaiswal 28; Marco Jansen 1-15) by seven wickets.