The second match of the Test series between India and South Africa is being played in Cape Town. Records are being broken on the first day at Newlands Stadium. Both teams lost a total of 23 wickets in 3 sessions. Only 55 runs were all out against the South African team, which was the smallest score for India.

India lost 6 wickets even after scoring the first run, which happened for the first time in international cricket. Whereas Mohammad Siraj took 6 wickets for 15 runs, which was his best bowling among Test batsmen.

1. South Africa all out for 55, smallest score against India
South Africa could score only 55 runs in the first innings of the second test. This is the lowest score in Test against any team of India. Earlier in 2021, the New Zealand team had played an innings of 63 runs at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Earlier, India’s lowest score against South Africa was 79 runs. In 2015, only 79 runs were scored on Team Nagpur’s ground. The previous score of 84 runs was in 2006 against South Africa on home ground. South Africa team has been all out within 100 runs for the third time against India in Test.

2. South Africa’s smallest total after returning to cricket
South Africa banned international cricket tournaments after its return in 1991. After the return, the team was out on three small scores for the first time in Test cricket. before this
In 2018, the team was bowled out for 73 runs at the wicket against Sri Lanka.

Apartheid has a long history in East and South Africa. Due to apartheid, the South Africa cricket team had to face a ban from ICC from 1970 to 1991 (21 years). After this, there was a big movement against apartheid in the country and everyone got their rights. After the ban, the South African national team was formed again and the team made a comeback in 1991.

3. India became the first team to lose 6 wickets
Team India lost 6 wickets in 11 balls in its first innings in the second test. During this period the team could not score a single run. The team had lost 4 wickets on the score of 153, on this score everyone of the team was out. The team lost 3-3 wickets in the 33rd and 34th overs.

Team India became the first team to lose 6 wickets in international cricket. Before India, in 1946, New Zealand had lost 5 wickets in a Test against Australia. Even before this, the record of making pocket runs was 5 wickets late, but the record of 6 wickets late has been made for the first time.

4. Siraj bowled his best in Tests
For India, fast bowler Mohammad Siraj took 15 runs and 6 wickets in the first innings. They appointed Alan Marman, Dean Elgar, Tony DeGeorge, David Bedgham, Kyle Varian and Marco Yanson as journeymen. This was his best bowling of the test.

Siraj had earlier taken 5 wickets in an innings of 60 runs against West Indies this year. Siraj took 5 wickets in an innings for the third time in his Test career.

5. 23 wickets fell in a day for the second time in South Africa
Total 23 wickets on the first day of the second test. South Africa lost 13 wickets in 2 innings, while Team India was all out once. With this, the record of taking most wickets in a day was established in South Africa. Earlier in 2011, 23 wickets had fallen on the same ground in Cape Town, when there was a match between South Africa and Australia.

The overall record for most wickets fallen in a day was made in 1888. Then a total of 27 wickets fell on the first day of the Test between England and Australia at Lord’s ground in London. 25 wickets have fallen once and 24 wickets have also fallen twice in a day of the Test.