1st Test between India and South Africa: Shami’s 5-for gives India a large advantage on Day 3

1st Test between India and South Africa: Shami’s 5-for gives India a large 
advantage on Day 3

The South Africa were bowled out for 197 in response to India’s 327 on the third day of the first Test. Shami took five for 44 with outstanding wrist and crease posture. India was 16 for one in the current innings, with debutant left-armer Marco Jansen being scratched by Mayank Agarwal.

Lungi Ngidi demonstrated his ability with a six-for as India crumbled from 272 for three in the morning. As is customary at Centurion, the pitch became faster as the game continued. There was more bounce and carry this time.

India made early advances after being stung by its batting meltdown. With minimal foot mobility, southpaw Dean Elgar tragically fumbled at a Jasprit Bumrah delivery angled across the plate.

Keegan Petersen was taken out by a speedy Shami off-cutter after a few of superb drives. Then, to end Aiden Markram’s innings, Shami bowled a beauty, a decent length delivery that came back and smacked the top of off-stump.

Things got worse for the Proteas, who were at 30 for three. Rassie van der Dussen poked a Mohammed Siraj away seamer in the cordon, which drew the attention of an attentive Ajinkya Rahane.

Siraj had a chance to strike with his next ball, slanting across Quinton de Kock’s left hand, but KL Rahul grassed the catch in the cordon.

In the middle of the mayhem, India was dealt a setback when Bumrah was forced to leave the field with a sprained ankle. The speedster, on the other hand, returned to the arena near Tea.

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Bavuma and de Kock each put up a fight. Bavuma, who is short and compact, drove in front of the wicket with panache. De Kock is a natural at what he does. He can select the length early and ease the ball through the gaps with the grace of a left-handed pitcher.

He can, however, lose his wicket, as he did this time when he played on to a widish delivery from Shardul Thakur.

Bavuma kept the fight going while covering for the swing, cutting and straight-driving Thakur for boundaries.

To accomplish his half-century, he whipped Shami. Shami, on the other hand, got the final laugh. To get the illusive edge, he seamed the ball slightly away from Bavuma (52).

Shami had previously suffocated Wiaan Mulder with a signature away seamer. Jansen and Kagiso Rabada fought it out. R Ashwin’s straight six from Rabada was a game-changing blow.

Jansen’s innings was terminate by Thakur’s angle delivery. And it was the versatile Shami who took his sixth wicket, this time seaming the ball away from the left-handed Rabada.

Lungi Ngidi bowled excellent rhythm, velocity, and lift in the morning. His front-on release was flawless, and he is using his strong shoulder to extract more bounce.

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The value of Rahul’s century was highlighting by the fast loss of wickets. The opening hour was bowled by Ngidi and Rabada, who bowled with a lion’s heart. They bowled short, pitched it up, and judiciously mixed their lengths.

Rabada struck first, slicing a short-pitched ball past K.L. Rahul’s shoulder and eviscerating the opener on a failed hook attempt. Resilience and discipline lay behind Rahul’s 123 of timing and grace.

Rahane (48) died after slicing at a Ngidi delivery with additional bounce. After attempting to work Rabada, Ashwin surrender to a leading edge, and southpaw Pant was trap at short-leg while fending a Ngidi lifter (rightly kept by Elgar).

The Indian innings came to an end quickly, and the visitors quickly responded.

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