03/01Result
2nd Test, India tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Jan 3-4 2024
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
55 & 176 -
![India]( "India")
153 & 80/3 (12 ov)
Player of the Match
03/01Result
2nd Test, India tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Jan 3-4 2024
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
55 & 176 -
![India]( "India")
153 & 80/3 (12 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Coverage
All Match NewsWas the India-South Africa Test in Cape Town really the shortest of all time?
And has any team had a worse collapse than India did in their first innings?
Newlands Test pitch receives 'unsatisfactory' rating
Venue also picks up demerit point after hosting the shortest result Test in history
Australia replace India as No. 1 Test team in ICC rankings
This ends India's reign as the top team across all three formats
What is a bad pitch?
The track at Newlands, and the cricket it produced, was like something from the 1800s, leading to mayhem in the middle and exaggeration in the analysis
SA bemoan 'sad state' of Newlands 'slug-fest': 'All ethics and values of Test cricket go out the window'
A "phenomenal" Markram stood out with his attacking instincts, but South Africa had little else going for them on a track which was "as difficult as it gets"
