Virat Kohli’s master stroke in dismissing Jansen allows Siraj to record a five-for on Day 1. After Kohli’s instruction to Siraj, Marco Jansen was out on the very next ball.
On Day 1 of the second Test at Newlands, Cape Town, Team India gave South Africa a run for their money. Bundling them out for 55 in the first session. Mohammed Siraj, the fast bowler, was in fine form, taking 6/15 in nine overs and claiming his third fifer in Tests.
Siraj’s precise bowling, combine with senior members’ contributions, reduced South Africa to their knees. The right-arm seamer took three wickets in his first seven overs. When he came on to deliver the 16th over with the Proteas on 34/4. Siraj began by dismissing previous game’s half-centurion David Bedingham as hazardous. Marco Jansen made his way to the crease.
After seeing Jansen defend his first two balls, former India captain Virat Kohli suggest that the seamer bowl him an outswinger, which he would nick off. Siraj took his former captain’s instruction and bowl the very next ball just outside Jansen’s off stump, putting him on the back foot. As Siraj completed his five-wicket haul, the South African all-rounder edged the ball straight to wicketkeeper KL Rahul.
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South Africa were swept out for their lowest total since 1933 as the Hyderabad-born seamer conclude the innings with his first-ever 6-fer in Tests. Aside from Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah (2/25) and Mukesh Kumar (2/0) each took two wickets.
Rohit Sharma scored 39 in India’s innings
Meanwhile, in the second innings, India lost opener Yashasvi Jaiswal for a duck. As he slice one back onto his stumps against Kagiso Rabada. Captain Rohit Sharma, on the other hand, seemed in good form. Adding 55 runs for the second wicket with Shubman Gill.
Despite escaping two near lbw calls, he couldn’t sustain his batting for long and eventually edge one to slips against Nandre Burger after scoring 39. India were 94/2 after 17 overs, with Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill at the crease.