Mohammed Siraj took a surprising six-for as a resurgent India skittled South Africa for 55 – their eighth lowest Take a look at whole ever – earlier than the hosts fought again to dismiss the vacationers for 153 – on the primary day of the second Take a look at in Newlands, Cape City.
Siraj (6-15) picked up six wickets inside his 9 overs as he completed on his greatest bowling figures in Take a look at cricket with India’s quicks Jasprit Bumrah (2-25) and Mukesh Kumar (2-0) getting two wickets apiece, whereas South Africa made their lowest Take a look at rating since 1932.
Kyle Verreynne’s 15 was South Africa’s highest rating because the hosts collapsed shedding 5 wickets for under 21 runs and have been bowled out earlier than lunch in 23.2 overs after profitable the toss and electing to bat.
In reply, South Africa’s Lungi Ngidi (3-30) and Nandre Burger (3-42) fought again to show the tide as India have been all out for 153 and have become the primary group to lose six wickets with out scoring a run in a Take a look at innings.
South Africa gained the primary Take a look at by an innings and 32 runs at Centurion Park with Dean Elgar scoring a spectacular 185 on his farewell tour and it stays the one nation the place India haven’t gained a Take a look at collection.
Resurgent India stun South Africa
Siraj struck early eradicating Aiden Markram (two) and stand-in skipper Elgar (4) by the sixth over earlier than debutant Tristan Stubbs (three) solely survived 11 balls earlier than the 23-year-old was caught at brief leg by India’s skipper Rohit Sharma.
Tony de Zorzi (two) additionally struggled towards Siraj after he was caught at leg slip to depart the hosts faltering at 54-4. The appropriate-arm seamer struck twice within the sixteenth over after he had David Bedingham (12) caught at third slip and Marco Jansen (0) caught behind for a duck two balls later.
Kyle Verreynne (15) edged to Shubman Gill at second slip to present Siraj his sixth wicket, while tempo bowler Bumrah eliminated Nandre Burger (4) to depart South Africa 55-9.
Mukesh Kumar (2-0) mopped up the tail eradicating Keshav Maharaj (three) and Kagiso Rabada (5), with out conceding a run throughout his 2.2 overs.
South Africa combat again
Kagiso Rabada (3-38) eliminated India’s opener Yashasvi Jaiswal (0) earlier than their captain Sharma (39) and Shubman Gill (36) shared a 55-run partnership, the identical variety of runs South Africa made of their first innings.
Burger made good use of the bounce at Newlands which noticed each Sharma and Gill caught at gully by Jansen earlier than Shreyas Iyer was eliminated for a duck as India slipped to 110-4.
KL Rahul (eight) and Virat Kohli (46) added 44-runs between them to tug their facet to 153-4 however Ngidi pressured a lower-order collapse taking his three wickets within the thirty second over.
The South African fast had Rahul caught behind while Ravi Jadeja (0) and Jasprit Bumrah (0) have been caught at gully earlier than they might do any harm.
Rabada additionally took three wickets within the following over, dismissing Kohli, having Mohammad Siraj (0) run out, and Prasidh Krishna caught at second slip to wrap up the primary two innings in 349 balls, the second-fewest ever in Take a look at cricket.
Elgar (12) hit two boundaries throughout his last outing in Take a look at cricket earlier than he edged to Kohli at second slip. The retiring South African nice walked off to a standing ovation from the gang at Newlands and obtained hugs from the India gamers.
Rahul took two catches within the third session to dismiss De Zorzi (one) and Stubbs (one) cheaply and go away South Africa 62-3 at stumps with Aiden Markram (36no) and David Bedingham (7no) nonetheless on the crease.
Elgar: A loopy day of Take a look at cricket
Retiring South African legend Dean Elgar chatting with Sky Sports activities Cricket:
“It was a crazy day of Test cricket, it’s one of those wickets you don’t know what can happen,” stated Elgar.
“It was nice of the India players to shake my hand and say thank you for the memories and challenges along the way. There’s been quite a few and it was a nice little gesture. I appreciate it.
“I’ve performed towards a number of of those guys for greater than a decade. Rohit [Sharma] and I’m going again to Below-19s and we’re nonetheless enjoying towards one another. There’s a variety of respect between the 2 nations despite the fact that we have now immensely fierce rivalries.
“I said to Kumar ‘I’m the last one in your pocket’ and we had a chuckle.
“I am unable to fault our bowlers for the trouble they have been placing in. Half-volley’s and edging the ball occurs however their angle and the best way they got here out was fairly good.”
What’s subsequent?
The second and last Take a look at is scheduled to be performed from Wednesday January 3 – Sunday January 7 2024 in Newlands, Cape City.