IND vs SA 2nd Test: As Team India creates history, check out the list of records broken in Cape Town

India on Thursday defeated South Africa in the second Test of their two-match series in Cape Town. India won the match by 7 wickets to level the contest 1-1. This is the first time India won a Test match at Newland, Cape Town. Mohammed Siraj was named the player of the match for his figures of 6/15. 

3 things you need to know

• India beat South Africa in 2nd Test match by 7 wickets
• India were set a target of 79 runs to win the match
• South Africa scored 55 and 176 runs while batting

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After winning the toss and electing to bat first, South Africa were bowled out for a mere 55 runs thanks to a beautiful spell by Mohammed Siraj. India then scored 153 runs in reply with Virat Kohli hitting 46 runs. South Africa posted 176 runs in their second innings as Aiden Markram smashed 106 runs and Jasprit Bumrah picked up a fifer. 

India were set a low target of just 79 runs in the final innings. The Rohit Sharma-led side chased down the target in 12 overs to win the match by 7 wickets. Siraj was named the player of the match, while Jasprit Bumrah and Dean Elgar shared the player of the series award. This was also Elgar's final Test of his career.  

List of records broken during India vs South Africa 2nd Test

The India vs South Africa 2nd Test is the shortest completed Test match in terms of balls bowled

India is the first Asian team to win a Test match at Newlands, Cape Town

This is the lowest match aggregate in completed India vs South Africa Test history

Jasprit Bumrah became the Indian bowler with joint most Test fifers in South Africa

Bumrah surpassed Mohammed Shami in the list of Indian bowlers with most Test wickets in South Africa