Match Details
Biggest win-margins for India in SENA countries (by wickets):
By 10 wickets vs New Zealand, Hamilton, 2009
By 8 wickets vs New Zealand, Wellington, 1968
By 8 wickets vs New Zealand, Auckland, 1976
By 8 wickets vs Australia, Melbourne, 2020
By 7 wickets vs England, Nottingham, 2007
By 7 wickets vs South Africa, Cape Town, 2024*
Heavy roller used before the start of play
Bumrah creates an immediate impact by dismissing Bedingham in the very first over
Markram looked solid at the crease and played positively
Verreynne plays a loose shot and falls on nine
Markram brings up his fifty with a delightful cover drive. Becomes the first batter to get to 50 in this Test
South Africa get the lead
Bumrah takes an outstanding catch off his own bowling to send back Jansen on 11
Bumrah picks up his ninth fifer by dismissing Maharaj on three
Markram changes gears and starts playing freely
Drinks, Session 1: IND - 128/7, 27 Overs (Markram 73*, Rabada 1*)
Rahul drops Markram on 73, denying Bumrah his sixth
Markram goes berserk and scores 20 runs in Prasidh’s opening over
Markram brings up a scintillating ton off 99 balls on a tricky surface with a boundary
Siraj picks the big fish as Markram holes out in the deep to fall on 106
Prasidh enters the wickets column by dismissing Rabada on two
Bumrah returns and dismisses Ngidi on eight to knock over South Africa on 176
Lunch, Day 2: South Africa - 176, 36.5 Overs (Aiden Markram 106, Jasprit Bumrah 6/61), lead by 78 runs
Heavy roller is being used at Lunch time before the start of the Indian innings.
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma came out to bat for India.
Jaiswal came out all guns blazing and played his shots.
Rohit was playing second fiddle as the openers put on 44 for the first wicket in the chase of 79 runs.
Jaiswal departed for 28 to Nandre Burger.
Shubman Gill came and hit two boundaries before being dismissed for 10 runs.
Rohit Sharma was dropped twice off Rabada’s bowling.
Virat Kohli came and looked good before he was strangled down the leg side off Marco Jansen for 12 runs.
Captain Rohit Sharma remained unbeaten on 17* off 22 balls.
Shreyas Iyer hits the winning runs as he was unbeaten on 4* off 6 balls.
India: 80/3 in 12 overs (Rohit: 17*, Shreyas: 4*)
Session Breakdown on Day 2:
1st Session: 114 Runs, 19.5 Overs, 7 Wickets
2nd Session: 80 Runs, 12 Overs, 3 Wickets.