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India vs South Africa 2nd Test Day 2 Cricket Match Highlights: India win 'shortest' Test ever inside 5 sessions; tie series 1-1

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jan 04, 2024, 18:12:09 IST

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India vs South Africa 2nd Test Day 2 Cricket Match Highlights: India win 'shortest' Test ever inside 5 sessions; tie series 1-1

India chased down a modest victory target of 79 to claim a seven-wicket win over hosts South Africa in the second test at Newlands on Thursday and share the two-match series 1-1 after an extraordinary game finished inside five sessions.

India seamer Jasprit Bumrah took 6-61 to bowl South Africa out for 176 in their second innings on the stroke of lunch on the second day, before the visitors came out swinging and completed the win in 12 overs as they reached 80 for three.

Rohit Sharma finished not out on 16 and Shreyas Iyer on 4, with Yashasvi Jaiswal (28), Shubman Gill (10) and Virat Kohli (12) being the other wickets to fall.

There will be plenty of scrutiny of the Newlands pitch with the match completed in 642 balls, the shortest ever test in which there has been a winner, beating Australia’s 656-ball victory over South Africa in 1932.

12:48 (IST) Jan 03

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Shardul Thakur, barring his 7-61 at the Wanderers in early 2022, has been profligate with the ball and his batting ability is purely notional

12:47 (IST) Jan 03

Toss coming up at 1 PM IST

12:40 (IST) Jan 03

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World's leading allrounder Ravindra Jadeja should walk into the side as a replacement for Shardul Thakur. Jadeja missed the first Test because of a back injury and India missed his services

12:35 (IST) Jan 03

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Virat Kohli looked in imperious form during both innings of the last Test, getting a beauty from Rabada in the first essay and running out of partners en route his 76 in the second innings

12:29 (IST) Jan 03

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12:23 (IST) Jan 03

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Rohit's biggest decision as skipper would be whether to rely on his specialist batters and replace Shardul and Prasidh with Mukesh Kumar and Avesh Khan

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12:07 (IST) Jan 03

We had brief chat with management as to what we want from this game from bowlers, we haven't exactly finalized our eleven, all our players are fit and available. We will sit down and decide

Rohit said when asked about potential changes for the second Test

12:02 (IST) Jan 03

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"For me, Test remains ultimate challenge and we would like to see best players playing that format but everyone has own problems to deal with and make sure there is a reason behind it."

11:45 (IST) Jan 03

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The innings and 32-run capitulation in Centurion, inside two and a half days, deserves a thorough inquest and questions need to be asked about how red-ball-ready this unit was when its players assembled for a two-Test assignment in a country where they have never won a Test series.

11:11 (IST) Jan 03

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South Africa have had an upper hand against India at this venue and Dean Elgar, who would captain South Africa in his last Test appearance wouldn't want that Rohit becomes the second skipper after Mahendra Singh Dhoni to at least draw a Test series in the Rainbow Nation.

11:01 (IST) Jan 03

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With one loss and one draw in three Tests in the new World Test Championship cycle, India would be desperate for a win, which will be easier said than done at the picturesque cricket stadium where the visitors have lost four of their previous six games.

10:47 (IST) Jan 03

Save KL Rahul in the first innings and Virat Kohli in the second essay, none of the Indian batters could cope with the extra bounce and lateral movement at Centurion.

10:47 (IST) Jan 03

But with three top-order batters, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer compounding the team's worries with their ineptitude while dealing with the bouncer barrage, Shardul's presence gives the side an assumption of batting depth on paper.

10:47 (IST) Jan 03

As harsh as it might sound, no one knows more than Rohit that Prasidh Krishna is pretty undercooked to counter the vagaries of Test cricket and Shardul Thakur's bits and pieces talent will not win him much on most days.

10:46 (IST) Jan 03

Ravindra Jadeja, India's "Most Valuable Player" across formats, will come back to add the requisite middle-order batting balance and steady overs with the old Kookaburra but it will be the skipper's choice of third and fourth speed merchants that will define the embattled team's response.

10:46 (IST) Jan 03

Rohit Sharma, the leader, will need to channelise the champion tactician that resides in him as India look to restore parity against South Africa and remain consequential in the World Championship points table when the second Test starts on Wednesday.

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India vs South Africa 2nd Test Day 2 Cricket Match Highlights: India win 'shortest' Test ever inside 5 sessions; tie series 1-1

Rohit said when asked about potential changes for the second Test

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