SA vs IND, 2nd Test: Team India Players Honour Dean Elgar After Historic Win In Cape Town

By: Aayushman Vishwanathan | January 05, 2024

Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma walk up to Dean Elgar to congratulate him. Contrary to expectations, Elgar could not finish off his career as he wanted to.

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Rohit Sharma presents Dean Elgar with a jersey signed by all Team India players.

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Virat Kohli and Dean Elgar share a joke after the 2nd Test at Newlands in Cape Town. Kohli also presented Elgar his own jersey.

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With the series drawn, the Freedom Trophy was shared between the two sides. However, India are yet to win a series in South Africa. The match in Cape Town proved to be the shortest in Test cricket history.

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Mohammed Siraj was the chief destroyer with the ball in the 1st innings, taking 6 wickets to bowl South Africa out for 55. It was the lowest Test score by any team against India. He added 1 more to his tally in the 2nd innings to earn the Player of the Match award.

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Rohit Sharma stayed until the end in the 4th innings of the Test to take Team India to victory. After a forgettable 1st Test, the Indian captain scored 39 and 16* in the 2nd.

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Jasprit Bumrah played a vital role in the 2nd innings of the Test. Bumrah took 6 wickets to keep South Africa's lead to gettable 79.

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Virat Kohli was Team India's best batter of the series. The former Indian captain mustered 172 runs in 4 innings at 43 alongside a strike rate of 79.62.

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