India (153 & 80/3) defeat South Africa (55 & 176) by 7 wickets to draw the series 1-1

[CrIc_Mystique]

No hindsight. Jadeja is a freeloader in all formats for quite a few years now.

cmon yaar...in the last few years in overseas in both Melbourne tests of 2018 and 2020 he got 50's , he bowled brilliantly in both tests, he got a 50 at first test of 2021 eng series, you are talking as if he is a serious dud. he's got several brilliant catches (wagner in auckland test) several brilliant runouts (smith in sydney 2021)
- and that is just the overseas tests that i have put forth
i agree he might not be an automatic pick - but he is not some run of the mill halwa either - 'freeloader' is bit rich, dude.

 

[Swashbuckler]

Highest percentage of runs in a completed Test innings for SA
60.22 - Aiden Markram vs India, Cape Town, 2024
59.89 - Herbie Taylor vs England, Durban (Lord’s), 1913
59.88 - Jimmy Sinclair vs England, Cape Town, 1899
59.2 - Graeme Pollock vs Australia, Cape Town, 1966
56.56 - Trevor Goddard vs Australia, Cape Town, 1957

India seamers bagging all 20 wickets in a Test
vs South Africa, Johannesburg, 2018 (Bumrah 5/54 & 2/57)
vs England, Nottingham, 2021 (Bumrah 4/46 & 5/64)
vs South Africa, Cape Town, 2024 (Bumrah 2/25 & 6/61)

 

[Swashbuckler]

Visiting bowlers with most Test wickets at Newlands
25 - Colin Blythe (England)
18 - Jasprit Bumrah (India)
17 - Shane Warne (Australia)
16 - James Anderson (England)
15 - Johnny Briggs (England)

India bowlers with most Test five-fors in South Africa
3 - Javagal Srinath
3 - Jasprit Bumrah
2 - Venkatesh Prasad
2 - S Sreesanth
2 - Mohammed Shami

India bowlers with most Test five-fors in SENA countries
7 - Kapil Dev
6 - Bhagwath Chandrasekhar
6 - Zaheer Khan
6 - Jasprit Bumrah

India bowlers with most Tests wickets in South Africa
45 - Anil Kumble
43 - Javagal Srinath
38* - Jasprit Bumrah
35 - Mohammed Shami
30 - Zaheer Khan

 

[deltexas]

I am taking about Tests.

KL is middle order batsman now. Ishan is an opener or 1 down batsman.
Samson is a bigger mental midget than KL.

Even in tests. These guys haven't got opportunities like klrahul. Samson never got a prolonged continous run. Same as ishan. Need continuity for security or else nobody can perform especially at the international level. None of them got as much backing as klrahul. Elite sport is about attitude and mentality and not buckling under pressure

 

[Swashbuckler]

Very nervous but we should win this. Send Jadeja in Iyer's place, can even ask KL to open.

 

[Rajdeep]

Very nervous but we should win this. Send Jadeja in Iyer's place, can even ask KL to open.

10 wicket win coming up...easy chase

 

[Devadwal]

Very nervous but we should win this. Send Jadeja in Iyer's place, can even ask KL to open.

No give both Rohit and Jaiswal licence to attack .don't go in shell

 

[Champ_Pal]

Even in tests. These guys haven't got opportunities like klrahul. Samson never got a prolonged continous run. Same as ishan. Need continuity for security or else nobody can perform especially at the international level. None of them got as much backing as klrahul. Elite sport is about attitude and mentality and not buckling under pressure

You would be cursing Samson if he played tests. I don’t if he can keep for a full test with his paunch.
Samson is not a test batsman. He loses his head easily and can get out anytime.

 

[Varun]

79 all out.

I predict 79/5.

 

[deltexas]

Very nervous but we should win this. Send Jadeja in Iyer's place, can even ask KL to open.

Klrahul will then tuk tuk to 3 of 30 balls and make the pitch appear like a minefield and totally kill the momentum like the odi WC final

 

[Swashbuckler]

No give both Rohit and Jaiswal licence to attack .don't go in shell

Yeah, try to get the target in 15 overs max. Prolonging the chase means more balls with your names.

 

[FearlessRoar]

India and South Africa have drawn a Test series in South Africa before. One instance was in 2010-2011 when they drew a two-match Test series 1-1.

 

[deltexas]

You would be cursing Samson if he played tests. I don’t if he can keep for a full test with his paunch.
Samson is not a test batsman. He loses his head easily and can get out anytime.

Maybe but you need to give people a continuous run before dropping them. They cant have a sword hanging on their necks after every game unlike klrahul who got unwavering backing. Jeez the dude made his test debut 10 years back! And is still a mental midget after all these years and backing

 

[Swashbuckler]

Maharaj should emigrate to Eng or Aus. Too good a spinner to miss out on international cricket because of SA's pitches.

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

India to chase comfortably, probably win by 7 wickets

 

[Swashbuckler]

India and South Africa have drawn a Test series in South Africa before. One instance was in 2010-2011 when they drew a two-match Test series 1-1.

That was a 3 test series.

SA won 1st test in Centurion, 2nd test in Durban India won, 3rd test in Cape Town was a draw which featured the legendary Sachin vs Steyn clash, then Kallis scored a 2nd innings 100 despite injury, to save his team.

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

India and South Africa have drawn a Test series in South Africa before. One instance was in 2010-2011 when they drew a two-match Test series 1-1.

Ideally 2 match test series is pointless. Better not to play at all.

 

[MP2011]

Great to see Bumrah amongst wickets. Right since WC, he is doing all the hard work with bowlers at the other end reaping benefits.

 

[FearlessRoar]

Have to accept that Bumrah is phenomenal in SENA conditions. Indeed, he is one of the greats for India in Tests.

 

[MP2011]

8 runs scored already

 

[MP2011]

70 to win now

 

[Swashbuckler]

Nasty

 

[MP2011]

11 off first over

 

[Devadwal]

India 11/0 after 1 over.

 

[Swashbuckler]

Playing a guy like Rabada here will be a scary experience.

 

[Devadwal]

Bumrah is best in the world in SENA conditions

 

[Swashbuckler]

Bumrah is best in the world in SENA conditions

Him and Cummins.

 

[Devadwal]

Burger go and Bowl

 

[Devadwal]

Four more by Jaiswal . excellent batting

 

[Devadwal]

South Africa in panic mode. Field is spread already

 

[Swashbuckler]

Right approach, just hit out.

 

[Devadwal]

Cut over point for four.
India 20/0
Jaiswal 17*

 

[shortbread]

Love em, hate em, have to accept it's fun to watch when India tours.

 

[Devadwal]

This is how Markram scored as he was in no pressure as no-one expected South Africa to win this test and they lost 6 Wickets already

 

[Devadwal]

What a shot by Jaiswal .he is smashing southafrican pacers all around

 

[Swashbuckler]

1/3rd mark reached.

 

[Swashbuckler]

Jaiswal will enjoy playing in Australia, like Gill.

 

[Devadwal]

Jaiswal will win a lot test match for India in SENA conditions in future .

 

[hoshiarpurexpress]

What a nasty wicket..

 

[MP2011]

Someone on this thread was saying that Jaiswal isn't ready for test cricket.

You don't get ready by not playing. If a dud like Rahul can be given so many chances in all formats, Jaiswal is only superior as far as talent is concerned.

 

[Human786]

good comeback after that bowling in 1st Test ....

 

[Devadwal]

Jaiswal and gill are special talent stick with them .

 

[Swashbuckler]

9 test wins in SENA for India since January 2018.

4 in Aus
3 in Eng
2 in SA
0 in NZ

Are we looking at number 10?

 

[Nikhil_cric]

These Saffer bowlers look great on dodgy surfaces. In Australia last year, the Gabba was an extremely substandard pitch and they looked great.

At MCG and SCG , they took a combined 12 wickets and averaged 112.5 per wicket. Without resorting to such pitches, they are not even a competent Test side.

Not prioritising Tests is the right way forward. They have anyway been bullied in Asia since 2015 anyway and didn't impress on the last 2 tours of England either.

 

[oatmeal]

This is a very poor wicket . A bit of variable bounce is fine but this wicket is all over the place. It could be dangerous

 

[Devadwal]

9 test wins in SENA for India since January 2018.

4 in Aus
3 in Eng
2 in SA
0 in NZ

Are we looking at number 10?

This is not a bad record. We should have won last test series in South Africa but batsman bottled. We are no World beater but we are still best team in test cricket .

 

[shortbread]

Imagine Shaheen full song on this pitch?!

 

[Devadwal]

Jaiswal gone. But done the job for India.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

5.6 million watching this Test now on Hotstar in India.

 

[Devadwal]

35 more runs needed. Just play shot as no point of blocking on this Deck

 

[Swashbuckler]

These Saffer bowlers look great on dodgy surfaces. In Australia last year, the Gabba was an extremely substandard pitch and they looked great.

At MCG and SCG , they took a combined 12 wickets and averaged 112.5 per wicket. Without resorting to such pitches, they are not even a competent Test side.

Not prioritising Tests is the right way forward. They have anyway been bullied in Asia since 2015 anyway and didn't impress on the last 2 tours of England either.

13 match losing streak in Asia since 2015.
0-6 in Ind
0-5 in SL
0-2 in Pak

They are also wasting Maharaj's career, someone who is potentially as good as Herath.

 

[MP2011]

13 match losing streak in Asia since 2015.
0-6 in Ind
0-5 in SL
0-2 in Pak

They are also wasting Maharaj who is potentially as good as Herath.

They may get better in subcontinent now that Elgar the sook is going.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

13 match losing streak in Asia since 2015.
0-6 in Ind
0-5 in SL
0-2 in Pak

Yes and they drew 0-0 in BD as well in 2015 and BD had taken a lead in one of those Tests. They have lost everything in PAK/IND/SL except a rain-marred Test in Bangalore. This apart from losing 2 Test series at home to England and 1 to SL . They've declined a lot over the last 8-9 years.

 

[Swashbuckler]

They may get better in subcontinent now that Elgar the sook is going.

They don't have the resources to compete in Asia. No batsmen, Maharaj the sole spinner but hasn't been developed because of their home pitches, and Rabada is worse than Thakur on SC pitches, check his record.

Don't know about Pak/SL but I will be very surprised if SA ever manage a draw in India in the future. Our top Ranji sides will be too much for them.

 

[Devadwal]

What a punch by Gill .

 

[Swashbuckler]

Yes and they drew 0-0 in BD as well in 2015 and BD had taken a lead in one of those Tests. They have lost everything in PAK/IND/SL except a rain-marred Test in Bangalore. This apart from losing 2 Test series at home to England and 1 to SL . They've declined a lot over the last 8-9 years.

Yeah they got lucky in BD, this when they had their stalwarts like Steyn, AB, Amla, Faf, Philander, Morkel etc.

BD have won tests against Eng, Aus at home, both much better sides than SA in SC conditions.

 

[SpiritOf1903]

Joke of a series

 

[Devadwal]

Give me a test match over T20/ ODI to watch ( Ofcourse including india ) at anyday . I just love test cricket

 

[Devadwal]

Joke of a series

Just becouse India is winning this test match . I see a lot post when india were losing first test match .

 

[MP2011]

Gill bowled.

 

[Devadwal]

Gone. Keep very low
India 57/2
Need another 22 runs

 

[oatmeal]

Gill gone. India should hold their nerve and chip away at the target. They lost 6 wickets for zero runs yesterday

 

[Swashbuckler]

This is not a bad record. We should have won last test series in South Africa but batsman bottled. We are no World beater but we are still best team in test cricket .

Yes, we can do better but great record nonetheless. It will take SENA 30 years to win 9 tests in India and even then, it will be courtesy Aus and Eng, because SA and NZ can't beat Ind in Ind.

 

[Swashbuckler]

Probably Kohli's last test innings in SA, he has been a master in these conditions, greatest from Asia IMO, even ahead of Sachin despite Sachin's 5 tons in SA.

 

[MP2011]

If Cape Town is not banned to host any more tests in near future or till they get their act together after this fiasco, it'll only show ICC is still run by SENA countries

 

[Swashbuckler]

Just becouse India is winning this test match . I see a lot post when india were losing first test match .

Tbh this is a joke series because of the conditions. 2 tests combined have lasted less than 4 days.

 

[Devadwal]

Tbh this is a joke series because of the conditions. 2 tests combined have lasted less than 4 days.

Yes from pitch point of view it's pathetic but still I love test cricket in South Africa

 

[Swashbuckler]

Shortest game in test history loading.

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

On the Positive side...there is enough time to hold decider 3rd test match here....if they wanted to

 

[jnaveen1980]

Gill gone. India should hold their nerve and chip away at the target. They lost 6 wickets for zero runs yesterday

That was one of the freakiest thing that i have ever seen in cricket. Don't think we will witness that even by a minnow team.

 

[Devadwal]

Just 15 more runs required

 

[Rajdeep]

15 more runs required to win. This looks like a cake walk for India.

The pre match discussion thread was much more interesting than this test match itself. I will go through it again this evening, laugh and enjoy reading all the predictions that were made before the game and how correct I was.

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

Just 15 more runs required

Each run is like swallowing a cactus

 

[Devadwal]

On the Positive side...there is enough time to hold decider 3rd test match here....if they wanted to

Yes on same pitch .just start next test match from next session.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Entire test match can be a highlight

 

[jnaveen1980]

Yes from pitch point of view it's pathetic but still I love test cricket in South Africa

SA wanted to make sure they win 2-0 and came up with this pitch. It backfired lol.

 

[Devadwal]

Dropped

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

Jadeja and Maharaj thinking this is the easiest $$ i ever made

 

[jnaveen1980]

SA commies were confident since on this very ground SA was bowled out for 96 and won the test by bowling Australia out for 47 runs.

 

[Devadwal]

SA wanted to make sure they win 2-0 and came up with this pitch. It backfired lol.

India was batting first in 1st test was difference.