South Africa vs India, 2nd Test, Day 2 Stats Review: Aiden Markram's one-man show, Bumrah's six-for, India's first win in Cape Town and other stats

Early on Day 2, South Africa resumed at 62/3 and were eventually bowled out for 176 runs. Aiden Markram's exceptional century (106 runs) stood out as a one-man show, providing South Africa with a crucial lead of 78 runs. Jasprit Bumrah claimed six wickets, Mukesh Kumar took two, and Siraj and Prasidh took one each.

In the second innings, Jaiswal's power-hitting set the tone with a quick 28 runs, while Shubman Gill (10) and Virat Kohli (12) fell early. Rohit Sharma's unbeaten 17 and Iyer's finishing touch secured India's 7-wicket victory. South Africa's Rabada, Jansen, and Burger took one wicket each. The series ended in a 1-1 draw, with Mohammed Siraj earning the Player of the Match award for his sensational bowling, and Dean Elgar and Jasprit Bumrah jointly winning the Player of the Series accolade.

Meanwhile, let us look at the stats and numbers from Day 2 of the 2nd Test between South Africa and India :

4 - Aiden Markram (99) smashed the fourth fastest Test century for South Africa by balls. The others are:

      75 - AB de Villiers vs India, Centurion, 2010
      87 - Hashim Amla vs Australia, Perth, 2012
      95 - Denis Lindsay vs Australia, Johannesburg, 1966
      95 - Jonty Rhodes vs West Indies, Centurion, 1999
      95 - Shaun Pollock vs Sri Lanka, Centurion, 2001

2 - Jasprit Bumrah (2) joint most 5-wicket haul by a visiting bowler in Tests in Cape Town with James Anderson (2) among active players.

106 - Aiden Markram (106) registered his highest score against India in Tests.

3 - Jasprit Bumrah (38) took the third most wickets against South Africa in South Africa in Test. The other two are Anil Kumble (45) and Javagal Srinath (43).

2 - Jasprit Bumrah (6) took joint most 5-wicket haul against South Africa in South Africa in Test with Javagal Srinath (3).

6/61 - Jasprit Bumrah registered his third-best figure in Test. The other two are:

       6/27 vs West Indies in Kingston in 2019
       6/33 vs Australia in Melbourne in 2018

4 - Jasprit Bumrah (6/61) took the fourth-best figure against South Africa in the Test. The other three are:

     7/61 - Shardul Thakur in Johannesburg in 2022
     6/15 - Mohammed Siraj in Cape Town in 2024
     6/21 - Javagal Srinath in Ahmedabad in 1996

2 - Jasprit Bumrah (18) took the second most wicket in Test by visiting bowlers in Cape Town. The most by Colin Blythe (25).

3 - This is the third time Indian seamers have bagged all 20 wickets in a Test. The lists are:

     vs South Africa, Johannesburg, 2018 
     vs England, Nottingham, 2021 
     vs South Africa, Cape Town, 2024 

60.22 - Aiden Markram scored the highest percentage of runs in a completed Test innings for South Africa.

1 - India registered their first win in Cape Town in Test.

642 - This match is the shortest Test match with results by balls bowled of 642 balls. The other two are:

      656 - Australia vs South Africa in Melbourne in 1932
      672 - West Indies vs England in Bridgetown in 1935

3 - Nandre Burger dismissed Yashasvi Jaiswal 3 times in 3 innings.

1 - South Africa lost their first-ever Test match against an Asian team in Tests in Cape Town after 14 Test matches.