Second Test between India and South Africa: Indias batting collapses after Mohammed Sirajs

After capturing six wickets in an incredibly dangerous morning spell, Mohammed Siraj was horrified to discover that India had lost six wickets in the evening session in only eleven balls. This was before India regained the upper hand against South Africa on an exciting opening day of the second Test in Cape Town. India were 153 for 4 after Siraj's career-best 6/15 destroyed South Africa for their lowest post-apartheid score of 55. However, in the next 11 deliveries, India lost six wickets without scoring a single run, giving them a 98-run lead.It was a statistician's nightmare: six Indian hitters did not open their accounts, and one who did not worry the scorer by staying out. While 23 wickets fell on the first day, Lungi Ngidi (3/30) and Kagiso Rabada (3/38) claimed five of those six wickets, keeping the lead below 100 and obtaining the required psychological advantage.Despite being aggressive, South Africa was more circumspect, scoring 62 for three at stumps in their second innings to reduce the gap to 36 runs. In the middle, Aiden Markram (32 at bat) appeared reliable. The greatest number of wickets lost on the first day of a test is 25, which occurred in an Ashes test in 1902.

In his final Test match, Dean Elgar would want to forget that he was dismissed twice in a single day while Mukesh Kumar (2/0 and 2/25) was rewarded for his steady ability to pitch the ball in the proper places and generate enough movement to get away from southpaws.It is unlikely that the contest will continue into the third day. The crimson Kookaburra ball went off like a jumbo jet from the length on a Newlands track that generated high bounce and would definitely escape the notice of ICC match referee Chris Broad, making it impossible for batsmen to survive. By the end of the day, the bounce became inconsistent and batters were hit all over the place, from the lower abdomen to the shoulder blades. Despite living dangerously and hitting seven tasty fours, Rohit Sharma (39 off 50 balls) knew that survival would not get him far. The same is true for Shubman Gill (36 off 55 balls) and Virat Kohli (46 off 59 balls), who both demonstrated good intent. Yashasvi Jaiswal (0) and Shreyas Iyer (0).