Rohit and co. creates history- Draws test series 1-1 in South Africa
India beat South Africa by 7 wickets to level the series 1-1 in Cape Town
Only twice has India been able to draw a Test series in South Africa, but they have yet to win the series there. But with today's victory, India rises to the top of the WTC 2023–25 points standings. Overall, Team India has a successful tour through South Africa. The Test team has now achieved an elusive victory at Cape Town to level the series at 1-1 after the T20I series ended in a 1-1 draw and the ODI side won 2-1 under KL Rahul. We will only be doing that. Continue to follow the Indian cricket caravan as it prepares for a three-match Twenty20 International series against Afghanistan, which begins on January 11.
Speaking at the presentation ceremony, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma said "We came back very well, especially our bowlers. Had some plans and the boys got rewarded. We applied ourselves, we batted well to get a 100-run lead, not pleasing to see the last six wickets. We knew that it's going to be a short game, we knew ever run matters, to get that lead was very important. (On Siraj) Very special, something you don’t get to see very often. We spoke about keeping things simple and that's what happened. The pitch did the rest. Lot of credit to Siraj, Bumrah, Mukesh and Prasidh," Rohit said.
* Rohit Sharma has become the first Asia's captain to win a test match at Capetown, South Africa
* Rohit Sharma has become Only second Indian captain after MS Dhoni to draws a test series on South African soil.
*Shortest test match by ball played in the history of test cricket.
Live score for the second test between India and South Africa: India won at Newlands by seven wickets to tie the series at one. Earlier, India needed to win this Test and square the series after an exciting first session on Day 2. In the first session, seven wickets fell, and in the second innings, South Africa was bowled out for 176 runs.
Aiden Markram amassed an incredible 103 runs on a pitch where wickets were falling quickly. Apart from Markram, none of the Proteas batsmen scored more than twenty runs, with only Dean Elgar (12), David Bedingham (11) and Marco Jansen (11) reaching the single digit mark.
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