Team India reached Cape Town for the second test

Team India reached Cape Town for the second test: Siraj wished everyone a Happy New Year

The Indian team has reached Cape Town to play its last Test match on the South Africa tour. Team India has to play the second and last Test match of the tour here from January 3.

After reaching Cape Town, Indian fast bowler Mohammad Siraj wished everyone a happy new year. The video of the Indian team's arrival in Cape Town has been posted by BCCI from the official social media handle. In which all the players and support staff members are seen descending from the airport. In this video, Siraj is the only player who is seen saying something. While wishing a happy new year, Siraj said that see you on 3rd January.

Team India has not been able to win even a single match in Cape Town.

India played 6 Tests at the Newlands ground in Cape Town and the team did not win even one. Whereas South Africa played 24 matches on this ground and won 45.8% i.e. 10 matches.

Avesh Khan has been included in place of Mohammed Shami for the second test.

Fast bowler Avesh Khan has been included in the Indian team as a replacement for Mohammed Shami for the second test match. He has come in place of fast bowler Mohammed Shami.

Mohammed Shami's name was in the squad for the two-Test series for the South Africa tour, but even before the start of the series, Shami was out of the tour due to not passing the fitness test. Avesh Khan can debut for the team in the second test. Earlier in 2022, he had debuted in T-20 and ODI.

Jadeja has also become fit before the second test

All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, included in the Indian team, has also become fit before the second test. He missed the Centurion Test match due to upper back spasms. Jadeja was seen in a practice session with the team on the third day of the first Test in Centurion.

During the session, all-rounder Jadeja did not appear to be in any kind of trouble, he even took short walks of 30-40 meters. He also did some fitness practices during the session.

Ravindra Jadeja missed the Centurion Test match due to upper back spasm.

South Africa defeated India by an innings and 32 runs in the first test.

India lost the Centurion Test by an innings and 32 runs on the third day.South Africa all out the team for 131 runs in the second innings. Virat Kohli scored a fifty, the rest of the batsmen could not do anything special. Nandre Berger got 4 wickets from South Africa.

On December 26, at the SuperSport Park ground, India scored 245 runs in the first innings on the basis of KL Rahul's century. South Africa scored 408 runs in the first innings, Dean Elgar scored a century of 185 runs. India was trailing by 163 runs, but the team could score only 131 runs.

Dean Elgar, who scored 185 runs in the first innings for South Africa, was the player of the match. He is playing the last series of his career. With the win in the first Test, South Africa has taken a 1-0 lead in the series. The second and last Test will be played in Cape Town from January 3, 2024, where Elgar will captain.

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