The second Test between India and South Africa in Cape Town ended two days ago. The result of the match was announced after about a day and a half and was in favor of India. In the Test played in Cape Town, visiting India defeated hosts South Africa by 7 wickets. This match between India and Africa was the smallest Test in the history of cricket in terms of number of balls. Only 642 balls were bowled to complete the game, a total of 107 overs.
Previously, the shortest Test match was between Australia and South Africa in 1932, which ended in 656 balls. But now this particular record has been registered in the name of the Test between India and South Africa. The game could not be played for even two days and Team India claimed the victory. In Test cricket, it is very rare for a match to end before two days.
- 642 balls – South Africa v India, Cape Town, 2024 – Today’s match
- 656 balls – Australia v South Africa, Melbourne, 1932
- 672 balls – West Indies v England, Bridgetown, 1935
- 788 balls – England v Australia, Manchester, 1888
- 792 balls – England v Australia, Lord's, 1888.
In the second Test played in Cape Town, South Africa won the toss and elected to bat, which was soon proven wrong as the African team scored 55 runs in the first innings. During this period, Mohammad Siraj took the maximum of 6 wickets for India. Apart from this, Jasprit Bumrah and Mukesh Kumar took 2-2 wickets. Then the Indian team, which came to bat in the first innings, could not stay in the batting box for long and was down for 153 runs.
On the first day of play, South Africa came out to bat in the second innings and lost three wickets at the end of the day. A total of 23 wickets fell on the first day of play. On the second day, India defeated South Africa by 176 runs in the second innings in which Jasprit Bumrah took six wickets. Africa had given India a target of 79 runs, which they achieved in 12 overs for the loss of 3 wickets and won.