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IND vs SA: The second Test of the two-Test series between India and South Africa is being played at the Newlands Stadium in Cape Town. In this match, Team India created history by bowling out South Africa for 55 runs on the first day. This is the lowest score by any team against India in Tests. With this, the Indian team took revenge against South Africa 16 years ago.
South Africa ended their first innings in just 23.2 overs in the first innings of the Cape Town Test. That means Indian bowlers have tied South Africa in the first session of the match. Earlier in 2008, South Africa also achieved the same feat against the Indian team. During the 2008 tour of India, South Africa bowled out Team India for 76 runs in the first innings of the Ahmedabad Test match. In that match, South Africa also defeated India in the first session of the match.
The Test series between India and South Africa in 2008 ended in a 1-1 draw. The second match of the series was played in Ahmedabad. In this match, Team India collapsed for 76 runs in the first innings. In response, South Africa scored 494 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in the first innings and declared the innings. Meanwhile, Team India managed to score only 328 runs in the second innings. India lost the match by an innings of 90 runs.
Team India previously played 8 Test series in South Africa. In this, India lost 7 series and 1 series ended in a draw. So far, MS Dhoni is the only Indian captain who has drawn a Test series in South Africa. But, the Indian team got off to a good start in the Cape Town Test and got a golden opportunity to draw the series for the second time in South Africa.
Both teams playing-11..
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashaswi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicket keeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Prasad Krishna.
South Africa: Dean Elgar (captain), Aiden Markram, Tony DeGeorge, Tristan Stubbs, David Bedingham, Kyle Varian (wicket keeper), Marco Jansson, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Nandre Berger.
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