NEW DELHI: India successfully chased down a modest victory target of 79 runs, securing a seven-wicket win over hosts
South Africa
in the second Test at
Newlands
in Cape Town on Thursday. This victory allowed India to level the two-match series 1-1.
The game concluded within five sessions, making it the shortest completed game ever in the history of
Test cricket
.
Skipper
Rohit Sharma
termed it a great feat and said that they were aware that it's going to be a short game.
The Newlands pitch will likely face considerable scrutiny as the match concluded in 642 balls, making it the shortest-ever Test match with a winner. This record surpasses Australia's 656-ball victory over South Africa in 1932. The brevity of the match will undoubtedly draw attention to the playing conditions and the nature of the pitch.
"Obviously it's a great feat, but having said that we had to learn from whatever mistakes we made (in the first Test)," Rohit said at the post-match presentation.
"The bowlers still have to put the ball in the right areas and the boys got rewarded for it. When you come to this part of the world, it's always difficult but we take pride in our performance outside of India."
"We knew that it's going to be a short game, we knew every run matters, to get that lead was very important. (On
Siraj
) Very special, something you don't get to see very often. We spoke about keeping things simple and that's what happened. The pitch did the rest," Rohit said.
Rohit gave full credit to Indian fast bowlers who performed exceptionally well under challenging conditions.
"Lot of credit to Siraj,
Bumrah
,
Mukesh
and
Prasidh
. Whenever you come here, it's challenging. We have played a lot of good cricket outside India, we take a lot of pride.
"We would have loved to win the series. South Africa is a great team, they always challenge us, they are such a good team. (On Elgar) Such an important player for SA, very gritty, we appreciate that. I'd like to wish him the best. Brilliant career, best wishes ahead," Rohit concluded.
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