- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.2 excellent ball and India strike early. Siraj goes full on fourth stump, gets the ball to shape away late. Markram is drawn forward and instinctively into a drive, ends up going with hard hands and the edge is pouched superbly by Yashasvi Jaiswal diving to his left in front of second slip. He tumbled over but had full control of the ball. 5/15.3 chopped on! Siraj is ecstatic. Elgar sees a window of an opportunity to punch one through the off side after being strangled by late swing and seam, but has no room to work with and ends up chopping on. Elgar has been a thorn for India and they're delighted to see him walk off. 8/29.2 there's more joy for India and it's the leg-side strangle that's led to de Zorzi's downfall. Siraj bowls full with a leg slip in place, de Zorzi can't do much except tickle it down to Rahul who takes a straightforward catch. India have been clear in their intent to attack South Africa with a leg-stump line, much like they did to Steven Smith in that famous 2020-21 Australia tour, and they've so far been successful. What a start this is. Rahul started to move down leg as soon as Siraj released the ball. Excellent anticipation to complete the catch. 15/48.3 there's no doubt whatsoever this time! Stubbs jabs at this length ball that darts back in, takes the inside edge onto the thigh pad as it lobs to skipper Rohit at short leg. 11/315.2 Siraj picks up his fourth, Bedingham departs. Was a length ball around off. The batter came forward to defend but didn't account for the extra bounce. The ball took his glove and went towards third slip where Jaiswal jumped and took it reverse cups just above his head. South Africa 34 for 5 34/517.5 Stop whatever you are doing - Siraj has got six inside nine overs! His best bowling figures in Test cricket. It was a length ball outside off. Verreynne could have left it alone but he saw a scoring opportunity and went for the cut. But this is Siraj's day. Verreynne gets an outside edge towards second slip where Gill latches onto it 45/715.5 Make that 34 for 6. Siraj has a five-for! The legcutter does the trick this time. Was a length ball around off, forcing Jansen to play at it. All he manages is an outside edge as he looks to defend it on the front foot. A regulation catch to KL Rahul. Looks like Kohli had gestured to Siraj to try to get Jansen caught behind on the front foot 34/619.6 Mukesh strikes in his first over. A length ball around off, and Maharaj goes for the pull. But the ball hits high on the bat and lobs towards midwicket where Bumrah accepts the dolly. South Africa 46 for 8 46/823.2 We don't need 30 minutes. A length ball in the channel. Rabada hangs his bat out, gets an outside edge, and Iyer does the rest at fourth slip. Tumbles to his right to complete the catch. South Africa have been bundled out for 55, and it's lunch as well 55/1022.6 Nine down. Full outside off. Burger slashes at it and gets an outside edge. It was flying towards third slip, where Jaiswal leans back and takes it with fingers point upwards. Third catch for him 55/9Extras5 (b 4, lb 1)TOTAL55 all out (23.2 Overs, RR: 2.35)Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Aiden Markram, 3.2 ov), 2-8 (Dean Elgar, 5.3 ov), 3-11 (Tristan Stubbs, 8.3 ov), 4-15 (Tony de Zorzi, 9.2 ov), 5-34 (David Bedingham, 15.2 ov), 6-34 (Marco Jansen, 15.5 ov), 7-45 (Kyle Verreynne, 17.5 ov), 8-46 (Keshav Maharaj, 19.6 ov), 9-55 (Nandre Burger, 22.6 ov), 10-55 (Kagiso Rabada, 23.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB JJ Bumrah 8 1 25 2 3.12 0 0 Mohammed Siraj 9 3 15 6 1.66 0 0 M Prasidh Krishna 4 1 10 0 2.50 0 0 Mukesh Kumar 2.2 2 0 2 0.00 0 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR2.1 the extra bounce has done the trick for Rabada! A tentative Jaiswal is unable to counter the steep bounce on middle-and-off, hops back to defend but the he ends up chopping on as he plays with an angled bat. 17/114.2 Extra bounce does the trick. Short of length angling across from over the wicket. Rohit looks to defend but the ball hits the shoulder of the bat and goes towards gully, where Jansen takes a low catch 72/220.6 Burger has his man! A length ball angling across Gill who just pushes at it tentatively. Gets a thick outside edge to gully where Jansen makes no mistake diving to his left 105/334.2 Kohli too departs! A length ball in the channel. He pushes at it tentatively, gets an outside edge that goes low to second slip where Markram completes a tumbling catch. Kohli is waiting near the boundary line; looks like they are checking if the catch was clean. It was 153/822.2 Gone for a duck! A length ball in the channel. Just moving away perhaps, or simply going with the angle. Iyer is tentative as he looks to defend. Gets an outside edge through to the keeper 110/433.1 there's the edge! Loose shot from Rahul and it's Ngidi's extra bounce that's done the trick. Rahul couldn't resist going for that upper cut the moment he saw this short and wide but the ball just got a tad big on him. Rahul only managed the faintest of edges through to the keeper. 153/533.3 two in the over and it's the extra bounce that's felled Jadeja! This is dug in short, the ball ducks back in alarmingly to catch Jadeja by surprise, he isn't able to keep this down, tries to weave out of the way but the ball pops up off the glove as Jansen takes a good low catch at gully. 153/633.5 that's three in the over for South Africa and they've come storming back. Dug in short, Bumrah can't get behind the line, is caught in two minds and the steep bounce has its say as the ball balloons off the shoulder of the bat to gully. 153/734.4 Chaos. Chaos. A run-out now. A full ball around off. Prasidh pushes it towards mid-on. Siraj sets off for a single but Burger from short midwicket intercepts the ball. Prasidh sends Siraj back but it's of no use. Burger takes a few steps towards the stumps and flicks the ball onto them to find Siraj short 153/934.5 It's all over. India have lost their last six wickets without adding another run. Full outside off. Mukesh hangs his bat out, gets an outside edge and Markram from second slip pouches another, diving across to his left and getting both hands to it 153/10Extras24 (b 4, lb 10, nb 5, w 5)TOTAL153 all out (34.5 Overs, RR: 4.39)Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Yashasvi Jaiswal, 2.1 ov), 2-72 (Rohit Sharma, 14.2 ov), 3-105 (Shubman Gill, 20.6 ov), 4-110 (Shreyas Iyer, 22.2 ov), 5-153 (KL Rahul, 33.1 ov), 6-153 (Ravindra Jadeja, 33.3 ov), 7-153 (Jasprit Bumrah, 33.5 ov), 8-153 (Virat Kohli, 34.2 ov), 9-153 (Mohammed Siraj, 34.4 ov), 10-153 (Prasidh Krishna, 34.5 ov)
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR31.4 Siraj ends Markram's sensational knock. Rohit takes the catch at long-off and then vents out his frustration by throwing the ball into the turf. Should he have brought Siraj into the attack much earlier? This is the third time that Siraj has got Markram in this Test series. Siraj hits a hard length on off stump, messes with Markram's pull over long-on/midwicket and has him flapping it weakly to long-off 162/810.2 an epic career comes to an end! The Indian dressing room stands. Kohli applauds. He's worn several blows on the body, battled heroically with injuries, has shown pluck and guts like few do. For all that, it's a tame poke outside off to a nibbler that gets him. The healthy edge flies to Kohli who takes a regulation catch at first slip. Relief for India just when it started getting away from them a bit. 37/112.1 two in two for Mukesh and it's a superb take low to his left by Rahul! He bowls full from around the stumps, the ball wobbles away a wee bit as de Zorzi pokes at that without any conviction, the thick edge flies low to KL who dives forward to complete the catch. The third umpire wanted to check for a clean catch and replays confirm it is a super clean catch. 41/215.2 takes the shoulder of the bat, good bye and goodnight! As a batter, that's a corker you can't do much about. Stubbs pushes hard, this one rears up awkwardly after hitting hard length outside off and Rahul does the rest. We now have 23 wickets and counting. Still 10 minutes to go to stumps. 45/317.6 that's the first one of the day and it's Bumrah's brilliance that accounts for Bedingham. Forces him to play by angling it in around off, he shapes to play a booming drive but is nowhere to the pitch of the ball, was hitting it on the up but is done in by the late seam movement. The thick edge is pouched nicely by Rahul. 66/421.1 a poor stroke and India have another. Verreynne looks to pull but the length isn't quite there, it ends up being a short-arm jab that lobs off the top part of the bat and Siraj takes a regulation catch moving a few steps backwards at mid-on. 85/523.5 what a catch on his followthrough! Jansen sees this overpitched and picks the bones out of this straight drive. It's absolutely travelling but it gets stuck into Bumrah's buckethands, around the midriff. Excellent reflexes. 103/625.2 that's a five-fer for Bumrah! Bowls it full on off, Maharaj thinks he has the carrot and chases the drive, ends up slicing it to gully where Iyer takes a regulation catch. It's Bumrah's ninth five-for in Tests. 111/732.1 Krishna gets his first wicket of the match. Caught by Rohit again, this time at mid-off. Krishna puts it on a fuller length and outside off, Rabada aims to drive it over mid-off, but can only toe-end it to that infielder 162/936.5 Indeed, Bumrah wraps up SA's innings. He finishes with a six-for. On a length, angling in at off, which means Ngidi has to play at this, but it nips away late to take the outside edge which flies to Jaiswal at third slip 176/10Extras6 (lb 1, nb 5)TOTAL176 all out (36.5 Overs, RR: 4.77)Fall of wickets: 1-37 (Dean Elgar, 10.2 ov), 2-41 (Tony de Zorzi, 12.1 ov), 3-45 (Tristan Stubbs, 15.2 ov), 4-66 (David Bedingham, 17.6 ov), 5-85 (Kyle Verreynne, 21.1 ov), 6-103 (Marco Jansen, 23.5 ov), 7-111 (Keshav Maharaj, 25.2 ov), 8-162 (Aiden Markram, 31.4 ov), 9-162 (Kagiso Rabada, 32.1 ov), 10-176 (Lungi Ngidi, 36.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB JJ Bumrah 13.5 0 61 6 4.40 0 1 Mohammed Siraj 9 3 31 1 3.44 0 0 Mukesh Kumar 10 2 56 2 5.60 0 4 M Prasidh Krishna 4 1 27 1 6.75 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR5.4 the party is over but Jaiswal has done considerable damage. Sees this bowled short, gets inside the line and pulls but in doing so, he's off balance and nearly dribbles onto the stumps. He doesn't but the catch is taken at long leg and he has to walk back. 44/18.3 Shooter from Rabada. The variable bounce is too much to handle. On a length and veers back in, keeps low and hits middle stump off the toe of the bat. Gill hops but ball creeps through 57/211.1 shortish and nipping down the leg side, has Kohli been strangled down the leg side? Not given out on the field. Elgar and SA review. UltraEdge detects that this has rolled behind to the keeper off the glove. Yes, Kohli has been caught down the leg side, with India four runs away from victory 75/3Extras10 (b 1, lb 2, nb 1, w 6)TOTAL80/3 (12 Overs, RR: 6.66)Fall of wickets: 1-44 (Yashasvi Jaiswal, 5.4 ov), 2-57 (Shubman Gill, 8.3 ov), 3-75 (Virat Kohli, 11.1 ov)
Match Details
Toss
South Africa , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series result
2-match series drawn 1-1
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10.00 start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 14.40-15.00, Close 17.00
Match days
3,4 January 2024 (5-day match)
Test debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
India 12, South Africa 0
Close of Play
- Wed, 3 Jan - day 1 - South Africa 2nd innings 62/3 (AK Markram 36*, DG Bedingham 7*, 17 ov)
- Thu, 4 Jan - day 2 - India 2nd innings 80/3 (12 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- AK Markram: 50 off 68 balls (8 x 4)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 23.4 overs (147 balls), Extras 6
- Drinks: South Africa - 128/7 in 27.0 overs (AK Markram 73, K Rabada 1)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 29.1 overs (180 balls), Extras 6
- AK Markram: 100 off 99 balls (16 x 4, 2 x 6)
- 8th Wicket: 50 runs in 37 balls (AK Markram 49, K Rabada 2, Ex 0)
- Lunch: South Africa - 176/10 in 36.5 overs (N Burger 6)
- India 2nd innings
- India: 50 runs in 7.4 overs (46 balls), Extras 8
- Over 8.6: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Ahsan Raza, Batter - RG Sharma (Struck down)
- Over 11.1: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - L Rusere, Batter - V Kohli (Upheld)
- Newlands pitch rated as 'unsatisfactory'
- South Africa 1st innings
- Drinks: South Africa - 29/4 in 13.0 overs (DG Bedingham 10, K Verreynne 4)
- Over 13.1: Review by South Africa (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - L Rusere, Batter - K Verreynne (Upheld)
- South Africa: 50 runs in 20.6 overs (126 balls), Extras 5
- India 1st innings
- India: 50 runs in 7.3 overs (48 balls), Extras 10
- Over 9.1: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Ahsan Raza, Batter - RG Sharma (Struck down)
- Over 10.2: Review by India (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - L Rusere, Batter - RG Sharma (Upheld)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 60 balls (RG Sharma 27, Shubman Gill 14, Ex 9)
- Drinks: India - 67/1 in 12.0 overs (RG Sharma 39, Shubman Gill 14)
- Lunch: India - 0/0
- India: 100 runs in 19.5 overs (122 balls), Extras 14
- Over 23.2: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Ahsan Raza, Batter - V Kohli (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Tea: India - 111/4 in 24.0 overs (V Kohli 20, KL Rahul 0)
- India: 150 runs in 32.4 overs (201 balls), Extras 24
- Innings Break: India - 153/10 in 34.5 overs (Mukesh Kumar 0)
- South Africa 2nd innings
- Over 6.4: Review by India (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - L Rusere, Batter - AK Markram (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Over 14.4: Review by India (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - L Rusere, Batter - T Stubbs (Struck down)
- South Africa: 50 runs in 16.1 overs (100 balls), Extras 4
- End Of Day: South Africa - 62/3 in 17.0 overs (AK Markram 36, DG Bedingham 7)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsWas the India-South Africa Test in Cape Town really the shortest of all time?
And has any team had a worse collapse than India did in their first innings?
Newlands Test pitch receives 'unsatisfactory' rating
Venue also picks up demerit point after hosting the shortest result Test in history
Australia replace India as No. 1 Test team in ICC rankings
This ends India's reign as the top team across all three formats
What is a bad pitch?
The track at Newlands, and the cricket it produced, was like something from the 1800s, leading to mayhem in the middle and exaggeration in the analysis
SA bemoan 'sad state' of Newlands 'slug-fest': 'All ethics and values of Test cricket go out the window'
A "phenomenal" Markram stood out with his attacking instincts, but South Africa had little else going for them on a track which was "as difficult as it gets"