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India defeated South Africa by seven wickets on the second day of the second Test at the Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town on Thursday. With this win, India leveled the series 1–1, as both the teams shared the trophy.
Chasing 79 runs to win, Yashasvi Jaiswal performed strongly and scored 28 runs in 23 balls. Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma played an unbeaten inning of 17* runs in 22 balls. Jaiswal attacked almost every ball and hit six fours. The visiting team scored 80/3 after losing three wickets and won by seven wickets.
The win helped India regain the top spot in the World Test Championship 2023-25 points table. It was also India’s second win in the current WTC cycle, overtaking South Africa, who are in second place. Defeat in the first Test dropped India to sixth place, but Thursday’s win took them back to pole position.
Meanwhile, the Proteas are in second place, followed by New Zealand (third) and Australia (fourth). Bangladesh is placed fifth in the table, followed by Pakistan (sixth), West Indies (seventh), England (eighth) and Sri Lanka (ninth).
Speaking after India’s win, Jasprit Bumrah, who was named Player of the Series, said, “This ground will always hold a special place in my heart. It was always a dream to play Test cricket and the journey that started here has always been one I have loved.” Memories of my first game. So glad it went well today too. That journey started in 2018 – our bowling unit was experienced and we wanted to make an impact. We knew that if we wanted to do well in overseas conditions, we’d have to bowl a lot and consistently. In India, spinners do a lot of work. The vision started from there. Our team is also going through a period of change.”
“A lot of bowlers have been changed, but the message is still the same, you have to keep fighting. It is not easy to play in South Africa, the conditions are different, the crowd is also different. We struggled in the last game as well.” , It is difficult to continue because it requires a lot of strength and patience. If you lose it, in one session, the game is out of your hands. We’re very happy that we were able to do that in this game. I didn’t expect the game to go so fast, I have never played a smaller Test match in my life. Looking at the wicket on the first day, no one thought that so much was going to happen. We wanted to bat first because well. Test cricket surprises you. Very happy that we got our first win (in Cape Town), a great series and a fought series.”
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