NEW DELHI: India efficiently chased down a modest goal of 79 runs to safe a seven-wicket win towards South Africa within the second Check at Newlands on Thursday. This victory, which concluded inside 5 classes, helped India degree the two-match collection 1-1.
With this win, India grew to become the primary crew from Asia to register a victory at Newlands. Total, this was India’s fifth Check win on South African soil.

Needing 79 to win, Shreyas Iyer stood tall and smashed Marco Jansen over mid-on for a boundary to seal the sport for India.

After the win, Virat Kohli, who was excitedly ready within the dressing room, hugged head coach Rahul Dravid.
Younger batsmen Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal have been additionally seen exulting after India’s Cape City triumph.
BCCI’s social media deal with on Friday posted a video capturing India’s historic win on South African soil.
“Beginning the New Yr with a historic Check win at Newlands,” BCCI’s X deal with (previously Twitter) wrote whereas posting the video.
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India ended their second innings on 80 for 3 as they launched an assault to attempt to negate a tough wicket that was nonetheless serving to the bowlers.
Solely 642 official deliveries have been bowled throughout four-plus classes. The earlier shortest Check — 656 balls— was in 1932 at Melbourne between Australia and South Africa.