Similar to cricket followers all throughout the globe, the legendary Sachin Tendulkar was left gobsmacked seeing what occurred on Day 1 of the second Take a look at between India and South Africa in Cape City on Wednesday. A complete of 23 wickets fell on the opening day of the match as bowlers ran riot, profiting from a particularly useful Newlands pitch. Whereas many followers and pundits acquired to see wickets tumble in entrance of them, Tendulkar missed many of the motion as he was in a flight.
Taking to social media platform X (previously Twitter), the Grasp Blaster summed up the Day 1 mayhem, as he described how rapidly batters have been epically dismissed in Cape City.
“Cricket in ’24 begins with 23 wickets falling in a single day. Unreal! Boarded a flight when South Africa was all out, and now that I am residence, the TV exhibits South Africa has misplaced 3 wickets. What did I miss?,” Sachin wrote on X.
Cricket in ‘24 begins with 23 wickets falling in a single day.
Unreal!
Boarded a flight when South Africa was all out, and now that I am residence, the TV exhibits South Africa has misplaced 3 wickets.
What did I miss?#SAvIND— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) January 3, 2024
After being bowled out for 55 within the first innings, South Africa have been 62 for 3 within the second innings on the shut, nonetheless 36 runs in need of India’s first innings complete of 153.
Mohammed Siraj produced a sensational career-best spell of six for 15 as South Africa have been bowled out earlier than lunch after selecting to bat first on a pitch which gave appreciable assist to the quick bowlers all through the day.
South Africa’s complete was their lowest in virtually 92 years, since they have been bowled out for 36 and 45 by Australia on a rain-affected pitch in Melbourne in February 1932.
It was the bottom complete by any crew in a Take a look at in opposition to India, beating 62 by New Zealand in Mumbai in December 2021.
Siraj bowled beautifully in an unchanged nine-over spell.
Stand-in South African captain Dean Elgar was dismissed twice on the primary day of his closing Take a look at match.
Elgar was out for 4 and 12 in an ignominious finish to a Take a look at batting profession which yielded 5347 runs in 86 matches at a mean of 37.92.
Elgar was bowled by Siraj within the first innings and caught by Virat Kohli at first slip off Mukesh Kumar within the second innings.
As he reluctantly left the sector after his second dismissal Indian gamers ran to shake his hand.
Elgar’s opening accomplice Aiden Markram made simply two within the first innings however was extra in command within the second innings and was unbeaten on 36 on the shut.
Nevertheless, Tony de Zorzi and debutant Tristan Stubbs each fell for one run.
South Africa received the primary Take a look at in Centurion by an innings and 32 runs in a match which lasted solely three days. The second Take a look at seems set to be even shorter.
With AFP inputs
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