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South Africa v India: Tourists win in a day and a half in historic Newlands Test to draw series

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Kapil Dev (nine) is the only India bowler to take more five-wicket hauls outside of Asia than Jasprit Bumrah (eight)
South Africa 55 (Siraj 6-15, Mukesh 2-0) & 176 (Markram 106; Bumrah 6-61)
India 153 (Kohli 46; Ngidi 3-30) & 80-3 (Jaiswal 28, Rohit 16*)
India win by seven wickets
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India needed just a day and a half and 642 balls to beat South Africa by seven wickets in the shortest Test to produce a winner in the history of the game.

Set 79 to win, the tourists got over the line midway through the afternoon session on day two at Newlands to conclude a remarkable match.

South Africa were bowled out for 55 on day one and, despite Aiden Markram’s superb 106, they were all out again for 176 by the end of the second morning.

India’s win means the series ends 1-1.

The previous shortest Test also involved South Africa, who were beaten by Australia in 656 balls in Melbourne in 1932.

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