SA vs IND: Cape Town Test breaks 128-year-old South African record as 23 wickets fall on Day 1

23 wickets fell on Day 1 of the second Test match between India and South Africa on Wednesday, 3 January in Cape Town. Both South Africa and India were bowled out on Day 1 of the Test match and were not even able to survive 40 overs each.

South Africa were all-out for just 55 runs inside the first session of Day 1 of the Test match. The Indian team were looking strong at 153/4 in a tricky pitch that showed inconsistent bounce on Day 1 itself but lost their last 6 wickets for zero runs in an epic collapse.

The 23-wicket day broke a 128-year-old South African record in Test cricket history. Earlier, the record of the highest number of wickets to fall on Day 1 of a Test match in South Africa stood at 21, back in the year 1896, in a Test match against



England.

Overall in the world, the highest number of wickets to have fallen in Day 1 of a Test match stands at 25. The record was created back in 1902 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground when 25 wickets fell between Australia and England.

At the end of the day's play, South Africa did not suffer another collapse and closed their innings at 62/3. Aiden Markram drove the South African innings, hitting 36* as SA closed down on India's lead. At the end of the day's play, South Africa trailed by 36 runs against India.

Mohammed Siraj was the star of the day's play, picking up 6 wickets in a riveting spell of 9 overs in the morning session. Later in the day, South Africa pacers Lungi Ngidi, Kagiso Rabada and Nandre Burger picked 3 wickets each to bowl out India for 153 runs.