It was a kind of days, the place sudden issues have been all the time not far away in Cape City. On a vivid sunny morning on Wednesday, South Africa capitulated for simply 55 with quick bowler Mohammed Siraj respiratory hearth. He took six wickets as India bowled out its rivals for the bottom rating ever by any staff in opposition to the facet. Nonetheless, that was simply the primary a part of the thriller that was about to unfold. India have been anticipated to take an enormous lead. Although the Rohit Sharma-led facet took the lead comfortably, the incidents that started to unravel from the thirty fourth over of the Indian innings was past any clarification.
With the scoreboard studying 153/4, Lungi Ngidi first scalped KL Rahul. In the identical over, Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah departed too. Within the subsequent over. Kagiso Rabada eliminated Virat Kohli and Prasidh Krishna. Mukesh Kumar was run out. In an area of 11 balls, India misplaced the final six wickets with out including any run.
That is essentially the most variety of wickets that has ever fallen on a specific rating in a Check innings. Because the time Check cricket began in 1877, no different staff has misplaced greater than 5 wickets within the format on one specific rating.
Earlier than this there have been 4 cases the place 5 wickets fell on a specific rating.
Former Indian cricket staff coach Ravi Shastri described the scene in essentially the most hilarious approach doable. Hear it for your self.
Is that this the best little bit of commentary of all time? #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/sUGIAzzBnZ
— Santokie (@Santokie89) January 3, 2024
Speaking in regards to the match, India collapsed to 153 all out of their first innings within the remaining session after skittling out South Africa for 55 on the opening day of the second and remaining Check on Wednesday. Virat Kohli top-scored with 46 whereas captain Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill made 39 and 36 respectively. India confronted simply 34.5 overs. That they had resumed the post-tea session at 111 for 4.
Earlier, pacer Mohammed Siraj ripped by way of the South Africa batting line-up with a sensational six-wicket haul as India bowled the house facet at stroke of lunch.
Captain Dean Elgar‘s choice to bat first after successful the toss in his farewell Check turned out to be a nightmare for the house facet.
Kyle Verreynne made 15 and David Bedingham 12 as all the opposite remaining South African batters have been dismissed for single-digit scores.
Temporary Scores: South Africa: 55 all out in 23.2 overs (Kyle Verreynne 15; Mohammed Siraj 6/15).
India: 153 all out in 34.5 overs (Virat Kohli 46, Rohit Sharma 39, Shubman Gill 36; Lungi Ngidi 3/30, Kagiso Rabada 3/38, Nandre Burger 3/42).
With PTI inputs
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