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  • India defeats South Africa by 7 wickets in second Test match

    India defeats South Africa by 7 wickets in second Test match

    India defeats South Africa by seven wickets in the second Test match played at Newlands Cricket Stadium.

    South Africa’s first inning:

    In the first inning of the second test match South African team was bowled out for 55 runs. Muhammad Siraj took five wickets for India.

    India’s first inning:

    India scored 153 runs in the first inning. India was looking good when India was on 153 runs with four wickets lost, but then Protease bowlers turn the table, and dismissed the remaining six players for Zero run.

    In the last 11 balls of the first inning India lost its remaining six wickets due to deadliest bowling by Lungi Nigidi and Kagiso Rabada.

    South Africa’s second inning:

    South Africa’s whole team was bowled out for 176 and set a target of just 79 runs for India. Aiden Markram scored 103 runs while from India’s side Jasprit Bumrah took six wickets.

    India’s second inning:

    India chase down the given target by losing three wickets.

  • World Cup 2023: India defeats South Africa by 243 runs

    World Cup 2023: India defeats South Africa by 243 runs

    In the 37th match of the World Cup, India defeated South Africa by 243 runs after a one-sided match and won the event for the eighth consecutive time.

    In the match played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India won the toss and decided to bat first against South Africa. India scored 326 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in the allotted 50 overs, Virat Kohli remained unbeaten with 101 runs.

    Apart from this, Shreyas Iyer played an innings of 77 runs which included 2 sixes and 7 fours. Captain Rohit Sharma 40, Shubman Gill 23, and Suryakumar Yadav scored 22 runs, KL Rahul was dismissed with eight runs while Ravindra Jadeja was not out with 29 runs.

    For South Africa, Marco Jansen, Kagiso Rabada, Kesho Maharaj, and Tabriz Shamsi took one wicket each.

    In pursuit of India’s target of 327 runs, South Africa’s batting line proved to be a wall of sand and none of the batsmen could stand up to the Indian bowlers.

    The entire South African team was all out for just 83 runs in the 28th over, with Marko Jansson scoring 14 and van der Dussen scoring 13. Captain Timba Bavuma and David Miller scored 11 runs each while Aiden Markram scored nine runs and Keshav Maharaj scored seven runs.

    On behalf of India, Ravindra Jadeja dismissed five players, Mohammad Shami and Kuldeep Yadav took two wickets each while Mohammad Siraj took one wicket.

  • Furious Kohli, unhappy Indian team hitting out at review system, broadcasters in South Africa Test

    Furious Kohli, unhappy Indian team hitting out at review system, broadcasters in South Africa Test

    A number of Indian players, Captain Virat Kohli among them, made public their displeasure and anger about the South Africa broadcaster, SuperSport, with respect to the use of technology after Dean Elgar was given not out on review on the third day of the final Test in Cape Town.

    It was in the 21st over of the final innings of the match, with South Africa on 60 for one chasing 212 to win the series, when R Ashwin hit Elgar on the pads. South Africa’s captain was given out lbw by Marais Erasmus, the on-field umpire, but the decision was overturned on review with ball-tracking showing the ball going over the stumps.

    The ball-tracking technology is authorised by HawkEye, an independent body, which relays the data to the host broadcaster, in this case SuperSport.

    A visibly irritated Kohli walked up to the stumps, and spoke into the mic, saying: “Focus on your team while they shine the ball. Not just the opposition. Trying to catch people all the time.”

    Kohli wasn’t alone. Vice-captain KL Rahul was heard saying: “It’s the whole country against 11 guys.” While Ashwin seemed to be taunting the broadcasters directly, saying: “You should find better ways to win, SuperSport.”

    The Indian players were not the only ones who didn’t agree with the decision. Erasmus could be seen shaking his head as the pictures played out on the screen at the venue, and was heard saying, “That’s impossible”.

    After the day’s play, when Lungi Ngidi was asked if he trusted DRS to do its job as expected, he said, simply, “Yes”. When asked why, he elaborated: “We’ve seen it on numerous occasions being used all around the world. It’s the system in place. That’s what we use as cricketers.”

    But the Indians were not on the same page.

    Paras Mhambrey, the bowling coach of India, said in his press conference: “We saw it, you saw it. I’ll leave that for the match referee to have a look at it. There’s nothing I can comment on it now. We’ve seen it all, just want to move on with the game now.”

    Elgar was eventually dismissed on the stroke of stumps, and DRS was in the picture again. This time, it was after India reviewed a not-out decision from the other umpire, Adrian Holstock, for a catch to the wicketkeeper off Jasprit Bumrah. It was a full delivery going down leg, and Elgar looked to flick but only managed to nick it, and Rishabh Pant took a diving catch to his right.

    India reviewed, and Kohli was heard saying, “Wonder how they’re going to show that.” As it transpired, UltraEdge showed a spike as ball passed bat and Elgar was given out.