The second Test saw India clinch an eight-wicket victory in the shortest red-ball cricket game. The International Cricket Council (ICC) deemed the pitch "unsatisfactory."
The second Test at Newlands, saw India claiming a seven-wicket win with a total of 642 deliveries bowled in both innings. The Test was the shortest in the history of red-ball cricket, eclipsing the previous shortest involving Australia and South Africa in 1932 in Melbourne (656).
The second Test between South Africa and India saw the shortest red ball cricket played between two teams in terms of a number of balls bowled on Thursday.
In what would go down as one of the shortest Tests in the history of red-ball cricket, India thumped hosts South Africa at Cape Town on Thursday in a low-scoring affair, drawing level in the 2-match series after losing the opener at Centurion.
Former Indian coach and all-rounder Ravi Shastri, who is currently on commentary for the ongoing red-ball series against South Africa, hit out at skipper Rohit Sharma's bizarre on-field tactics after the resumption of play post lunch at Centurion on Wednesday.
India will kickstart the red-ball leg of the South Africa tour with the first Test at Centurion on Tuesday. After drawing the T20I series 1-1 and winning the ODI series 2-1, Men in Blue will be aiming to win their first-ever Test series in South Africa. This will also be the first internatio
Former South African skipper Dean Elger is set to draw curtains on his cricketing career following the conclusion of the two-match Test series at home against India. The ICC on Friday revealed that Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced the 36-year-old's final dance in cricket against India.
On Sunday, Proteas will have a full training session and an optional session on Christmas before the first Test, a Boxing Day Test from Tuesday in Centurion.
Stalwart batter Virat Kohli has rejoined the Indian red-ball squad in South Africa ahead of the Boxing Day Test at Centurion against the Proteas, according to sources.
Lancashire batter Josh Bohannon will captain the squad after leading the County Championship Division One run-scoring last summer with 1,257 runs at an average of 59.85 with four centuries