IND vs SA: Aakash Chopra reveals only way India can lose 2nd Test match in Cape Town

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IND vs SA: South Africa were batting at 62/3 in the second innings and were 36 runs behind India's first innings lead of 98 runs when Day 1 of the second Test at Newlands in Cape Town ended on Wednesday, January 3.

As many as 23 wickets fell. South Africa opted to bat first and were bundled out for 55 in just 23.2 overs. In reply, India lost their last six wickets without adding a single run to their first innings total of 153 in 34.5 overs.

Aakash Chopra has opined that India have placed themselves as favourites to win their first-ever Test match in Cape Town. He said the only way India can lose is if South Africa manages to post a 150-run target for the visitors.

"We have again taken three wickets (in the second innings). We are still well ahead in the game. The match will be over on the second day. Why do you keep five-day Test matches? The first match lasted three days and the second match will last two days," Aakash Chopra said on his YouTube channel.

"I hope that doesn't happen, but the only chance for India to lose is if South Africa get a 150-run lead. Other than that, I feel we are in the driver's seat. So the expectation is that when this match ends, the series would be tied at 1-1 and we would have registered our first-ever win in a Cape Town Test," he added.

IND vs SA: Best of 'Miyan Magic' is actually magical - Aakash Chopra

Further, the former India opener praised Mohammed Siraj and the Indian pace unit which also includes Japsrit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, and Mukesh Kumar in the series-deciding Test match. He explained how Siraj registered figures of 6/15 in the first Test.

"You have to credit the Indian bowling for the way they bowled, especially Mohammed Siraj. This is what makes Siraj extremely special. The best of Miyan Magic is actually magical."

"When he bowled against Sri Lanka - six wickets, and when he bowled here - six wickets. If you see his action, he falls slightly towards the left and it seems the ball would come in but the ball pitches and goes away. The ball also shapes away a little in the air. So there he kept picking up wickets," Chopra said.