CAPE TOWN: In what would go down as one of the shortest Tests in the history of red-ball cricket, India thumped hosts South Africa at Cape Town on Thursday in a low-scoring affair, drawing level in the 2-match series after losing the opener at Centurion.

The match became the shortest ever in the history of Test cricket, with just 107 overs (642 balls) bowled in total. On a spiteful surface surrounded by the idyllic Table mountains, where the ball did all kinds of tricks, India made short work of the hosts with the ball on the second day, despite a heroic ton by opener Aiden Markram, and chased down a paltry target under 11 overs.

India's leading pace pair of Jasprit Bumrah (6-61) and Mohammed Siraj (6-15) were the architects of India's redeeming, series-levelling win. Their significant contributions resulted in India needing to score a paltry 79 runs to level the series at 1-1.

23 wickets had fallen on the first day of the match. In the first innings, South Africa were bundled out for a mere 55 runs. Batting second, the Indian team was all out for 153 runs. The day came to an end with South Africa standing at 62/3.

Aiden Markram's (106) century on the second day today took South Africa to 176 runs in the second innings. Jasprit Bumrah spearheaded India's bowling attack and went on to clinch his ninth five-wicket haul in test cricket. He took 6 wickets for 61 runs. Chasing a small target of 79 runs, India went on to win the match in just 12 overs with the loss of three wickets.

Pacer Mohammed Siraj, who took 6 wickets for just 15 runs in the first innings, was adjudged the man of the match. Siraj also took one wicket in the second innings. Pacer Jasprit Bumrah shared the man-of-the-series trophy with South Africa's stand-in skipper Dean Elgar.

Brief Scores: South Africa: 55 and176 (Aiden Markram 106; Jasprit Bumrah 6-61) vs India 153 & 80/3 (Yashasvi Jaiswal 28, Rohit Sharma 17*, Marco Jansenr 1-15).