Highlights of Day 2 of the Second Test between South Africa and India: On the second day of the series decider at Newlands, South Africa's Aiden Markram hit a brilliant century for the Proteas, while premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah claimed a match-changing six wicket haul in the opening session. At Newlands, Rohit Sharma and company defeated the hosts by 7 wickets after the Proteas were all out for 176. They accomplished this by chasing down the 79-run mark. In the final Test of Dean Elgar's career, India has achieved its first-ever victory at Cape Town. India leveled the series at one on Thursday after winning the shortest-ever Test match.
On a wild opening day of the India vs. South Africa Test match in Cape Town, as many as 23 wickets fell. Speedster Mohammed Siraj, who dismantled the Proteas lineup in the opening session of the series decider at Newlands, took his first six wickets to cause an astonishing collapse in the hosts' batting order in the first innings.
In the opening essay at Cape Town, Rohit Sharma and company dismissed the hosts for 55 thanks to Siraj's career-best figures of 6-15. While South Africa recovered after the tea break in Elgar's final Test, India also experienced a stunning collapse. Upon resuming after tea on 153-4, Lungi Ngidi turned the tie around with a triple-wicket maiden. Indian bowlers were dismissed for 153 in the span of 11 deliveries after pace sensation Kagiso Rabada teamed up with quickster Ngidi to take two wickets.
Nandre Burger, who took three wickets before the lunch break to keep the Proteas in the game, had earlier supported Ngidi and Rabada. On the opening day of the Cape Town final, Rohit and Co. recovered from the massive Indian collapse and held South Africa to 62-3 in 17 overs. On the first day of the Test match, Elgar, the acting captain of South Africa, was removed twice, making him the second batter in history. In South Africa's second innings, India's pacers Bumrah, Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, and Mukesh Kumar shared ten wickets between them. In Cape Town, Team India became the first Asian team to triumph over South Africa.
