South Africa 55 (23.2 overs): Verreynne 15; Siraj 6-15, Mukesh 2-0, Bumrah 2-25 |
India: Yet to bat |
Scorecard |
India dismissed South Africa for just 55 – the Proteas’ lowest total since 1932 – on day one of the second Test in Cape Town.
Seamer Mohammed Siraj finished with career-best figures of 6-15 as the hosts were skittled in 23.2 overs on a lively, bouncy pitch.
Kyle Verreynne top-scored with 15 as just two batters made double figures.
Opener Dean Elgar, captaining South Africa in his final Test before retiring, was bowled by Siraj for two.
Siraj also dismissed Aiden Markram, Tony de Zorzi, David Bedingham, Marco Jansen and Verreynne – all five caught either by the wicketkeeper or in the slips.
Jasprit Bumrah took 2-25 and Mukesh Kumar 2-0 .
South Africa, who won the first Test by an innings and 32 runs, had opted to bat after winning the toss.
It was the Proteas’ lowest total in a Test since they were dismissed for 45 by Australia in Melbourne 92 years ago and the eighth-lowest total in their history.
Last week South Africa named seven uncapped players in a weakened squad for their next Test series – a tour of New Zealand in February.
Their first-choice players will instead feature in their domestic T20 competition, the SA20.
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