🏏South Africa vs India, 2ndTest: Newlands, Cape Town - Day 2 🏏 - Page 44

Phew! This New Year's Test is done and dusted inside four and a half sessions. Dean Elgar's international career comes to an end. This is going to be an emotional moment for him as players from both teams exchange handshakes.

This is the shortest Test ever. It lasted just 642 balls, with India winning inside two days and levelling the series 1-1. Dean Elgar walks into the sunset. It's the end of an era in SA cricket, as Firdose puts it. He is being appreciated by India's players and his own team-mates. SA coach Conrad also hugs Elgar.

Chasing 79 for victory, young Jaiswal came out all guns blazing. He threw his bat at almost everything and smashed six boundaries as he got his team off to a flier. India lost three wickets but they hardly broke a sweat in the fourth innings.

Lowest match aggregates against India (both innings all-out)

193 - England (Ahmedabad, 2021)

212 - Afghanistan (Bengaluru, 2018)

229 - New Zealand (Mumbai WS, 2021)

230 - England (Leeds, 1986)

231 - (South Africa, Cape Town, 2024)

Biggest win-margins for India in SENA countries (by wickets)

By 10 wickets vs New Zealand, Hamilton, 2009

By 8 wickets vs New Zealand, Wellington, 1968

By 8 wickets vs New Zealand, Auckland, 1976

By 8 wickets vs Australia, Melbourne, 2020

By 7 wickets vs England, Nottingham, 2007

By 7 wickets vs South Africa, Cape Town, 2024

India’s Test wins in South Africa

By 123 runs - Johannesburg, 2006

By 87 runs - Durban, 2010

By 63 runs - Johannesburg, 2018

By 113 runs - Centurion, 2021

By 7 wickets - Cape Town, 2024

*India is the first Asian team to win a Test match at Newlands, Cape Town.

Shortest completed Test matches (by balls bowled)

642 - SA vs IND, Cape Town, 2024

656 - AUS vs SA, Melbourne, 1932

672 - WI vs ENG, Bridgetown, 1935

788 - ENG vs AUS, Manchester, 1888

792 - ENG vs AUS, Lord’s, 1888

Congratulations to Team India for winning this historical match that's created many records for all the wrong reasons, except Siraj's excellent bowling spell that paved the way for this victory.

Congratulations Men's ICT for winning this Test match

Indian pacers were brilliant in this test

Not taking anything away from them but

Kya Bakwaas Pitch hai