Cape Town Test between South Africa and India – Highlights of the second day’s play
India lost its five wickets for 76 runs in its innings to provide the 113th occasion of India losing its half the side for a score of 80 and less than 80 runs in an innings. It also provides the eleventh occasion of India losing its five wickets for 80 and less than 80 runs in an innings against South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | FoW | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 5/20 | 4 | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Dec 1996 |
| 2 | 5/27 | 3 | v South Africa | Port Elizabeth | 26 Dec 1992 |
| 3 | 5/53 | 1 | v South Africa | Ahmedabad | 03 Apr 2008 |
| 4 | 5/58 | 2 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 1997 |
| 5 | 5/61 | 4 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 1997 |
| 6 | 5/67 | 1 | v South Africa | Centurion | 16 Dec 2010 |
| 7 | 5/68 | 2 | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Dec 1996 |
| 8 | 5/69 | 2 | v South Africa | Port Elizabeth | 16 Nov 2001 |
| 9 | 5/75 | 3 | v South Africa | Mumbai | 24 Feb 2000 |
| 10 | 5/76 | 2 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 05 Jan 2018 |
| 11 | 5/77 | 1 | v South Africa | Bengaluru | 02 Mar 2000 |
It also provides the third occasion of India losing its five wickets for 80 and less than 80 runs in an innings against South Africa at Cape Town. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | FoW | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 5/58 | 2 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 1997 |
| 2 | 5/61 | 4 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 1997 |
| 3 | 5/76 | 2 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 05 Jan 2018 |
VD Philander’s wicket aggregate on home soil read 101 at the end of India’s first innings in this test. He captured his 100th wicket at home when he had CA Pujara caught by Q de Kock for 26. He became the seventh South African bowler to capture 100 plus wickets at home. Others are – M Ntini {249}, DW Steyn {243}, SM Pollock {235}, AA Donald {177} and JH Kallis {165}
WP Saha scored a duck in this game to provide the 74th occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring a duck in a test innings. It also provides the fifth occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring a duck against South Africa in a test innings. All the five occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | KS More | 0 | 2 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 1993 |
| 2 | NR Mongia | 0 | 1 | v South Africa | Mumbai | 24 Feb 2000 |
| 3 | MS Dhoni | 0 | 2 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2011 |
| 4 | WP Saha | 0 | 1 | v South Africa | Mohali | 05 Nov 2015 |
| 5 | WP Saha | 0 | 2 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 05 Jan 2018 |
WP Saha became the first Indian wicket keeper batsman to score ducks in an innings against South Africa on two occasions. Both the occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 4 | WP Saha | 0 | 1 | v South Africa | Mohali | 05 Nov 2015 |
| 5 | WP Saha | 0 | 2 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 05 Jan 2018 |
WP Saha became the third Indian wicket keeper batsman to score a duck against South Africa at Cape Town. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | KS More | 0 | 2 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 1993 |
| 2 | MS Dhoni | 0 | 2 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2011 |
| 3 | WP Saha | 0 | 2 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 05 Jan 2018 |
HH Pandya’s 93 in this game provides the 114th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings. It also provides the ninth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings against South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | SR Tendulkar | 97 | 1 | v South Africa | Mumbai | 24 Feb 2000 |
| 2 | G Gambhir | 96 | 2 | v South Africa | Kanpur | 20 Nov 2004 |
| 3 | MS Dhoni | 90 | 3 | v South Africa | Centurion | 16 Dec 2010 |
| 4 | VVS Laxman | 96 | 3 | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Dec 2010 |
| 5 | G Gambhir | 93 | 2 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2011 |
| 6 | V Kohli | 96 | 3 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 18 Dec 2013 |
| 7 | M Vijay | 97 | 1 | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Dec 2013 |
| 8 | AM Rahane | 96 | 3 | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Dec 2013 |
| 9 | HH Pandya | 93 | 2 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 5 Jan 2018 |
It also provides the second occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a ninety against South Africa at Cape Town. G Gambhir was the other batsman. He also had scored 93 in Jan 2011
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | G Gambhir | 93 | 2 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2011 |
| 2 | HH Pandya | 93 | 2 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 5 Jan 2018 |
It also provides the seventh occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a ninety against South Africa in South Africa All such occasions are listed below.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | MS Dhoni | 90 | 3 | v South Africa | Centurion | 16 Dec 2010 |
| 2 | VVS Laxman | 96 | 3 | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Dec 2010 |
| 3 | G Gambhir | 93 | 2 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2011 |
| 4 | V Kohli | 96 | 3 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 18 Dec 2013 |
| 5 | M Vijay | 97 | 1 | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Dec 2013 |
| 6 | AM Rahane | 96 | 3 | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Dec 2013 |
| 7 | HH Pandya | 93 | 2 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 5 Jan 2018 |
HH Pandya’s 93 provides the eighth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a ninety while batting at number seven in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below. He became the first Indian batsman to score a ninety in a test innings against South Africa while batting at number seven
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | N Kapil Dev | 97 | 2 | v England | The Oval | 08 Jul 1982 |
| 2 | N Kapil Dev | 98 | 1 | v West Indies | St John’s | 28 Apr 1983 |
| 3 | R Dravid | 95 | 2 | v England | Lord’s | 20 Jun 1996 |
| 4 | KD Karthik | 93 | 3 | v Pakistan | Kolkata | 16 Mar 2005 |
| 5 | IK Pathan | 90 | 2 | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 21 Jan 2006 |
| 6 | MS Dhoni | 92 | 1 | v England | The Oval | 09 Aug 2007 |
| 7 | MS Dhoni | 98 | 2 | v New Zealand | Nagpur | 20 Nov 2010 |
| 8 | HH Pandya | 93 | 2 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 05 Jan 2018 |
The following are the five partnerships between 90 and 99 posted by Indian batsmen against South Africa which includes the 99 runs partnership for the eighth wicket between HH Pandya and B Kumar in this test.
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | NR Mongia, V Rathour | 1 | 90 | 3 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 16 Jan 1997 |
| 2 | MAzharuddin,AKumble | 6 | 96 | 3 | v South Africa | Bengaluru | 02 Mar 2000 |
| 3 | R Dravid, SC Ganguly | 4 | 96 | 2 | v South Africa | Kanpur | 20 Nov 2004 |
| 4 | R Ashwin, AM Rahane | 8 | 98 | 1 | v South Africa | Delhi | 03 Dec 2015 |
| 5 | B Kumar, HH Pandya | 8 | 99 | 2 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 05 Jan 2018 |