India Levels Test Series with Dominant Victory Over South Africa

India emerged victorious against South Africa in the second Test held in Cape Town. Opting to bat after winning the toss, South African captain Dean Elgar witnessed his team struggle as Siraj, Bumrah, and Mukesh Dhati collectively bowled them out for a mere 55 runs in 23.2 overs. The Indian batsmen, too, faced difficulties in the first innings and got all out for 153 runs.

During the first day’s play, South Africa, in their second innings, lost 3 wickets and scored 62 runs. The surprise came on the second day when Bumrah made a significant impact, dismissing Bedingham (11) and Vereen (9) in the first over. Aiden Markram, however, managed to score a century (106 off 103 balls), but the rest of the South African batsmen faltered, leading to a total of 176 runs in 36.5 overs. India successfully chased down the target of 79 runs, losing 3 wickets in the process.

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The series is now level as teams won one match each. In the second innings, opener Yashasvi Jaiswal played aggressively, contributing 28 runs off 23 balls with 6 fours before being dismissed by Nandre Burger. Despite disappointments from Subhaman Gill (10 off 11 balls) and Virat Kohli (12 off 11 balls), the opening captain Rohit Sharma (17 runs off 22 balls) and Shreyas Iyer (4) secured victory for India. The team scored 80 runs in 12 overs, losing 3 wickets and winning by 7 wickets. The first test match went in favour of South Africa.