On Wednesday, January 3, in the second Test between India and South Africa, Mohammed Siraj profoundly impacted the game. He claimed five wickets in the first session at Cape Town’s Newlands.
This fast bowler wreaked havoc on South Africa’s lead players. He led to the dismissal of Aiden Markram, Tony de Zorzi, and team captain Dean Elgar. Elgar was a significant target after scoring 185 in the initial Test.
Siraj, only 29 years old, finished his five-wicket blow with consecutive dismissals of David Bedingham and Marco Jansen in over 16. This achievement marks his third in Test cricket, following similar feats in the Australian and West Indian series.
Siraj delivered a peach of a delivery to dismiss Bedingham. As the batsman came forward to defend, he delivered a decent length ball around off stump. The ball shot up off the bat towards Yashasvi Jaiswal in the slip cordon, spitting at him.
Marco Jansen, who had amassed an undefeated 84 in the opening Test, was subsequently removed by the pacer. KL Rahul, the wicketkeeper, caught the right-hand batsman behind.
Watch the video of Siraj below:
Mohammed Siraj kept controlling the game with his bowling skills, successfully striking out wicketkeeper-batter Kyle Verrynne and achieving his sixth wicket.
Mohammed Siraj’s five-wicket haul demolishes South Africa in 2nd Test
Mohammed Siraj’s outstanding performance is enabling India to thump South Africa in the second Test. That happened when the Proteas won the toss and decided to bat first against India.
After 21 overs, South Africa was 50/8 at the time of writing, with Kagiso Rabada and Nandre Burger at the crease.
In addition to Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah also removed rookie Tristan Stubbs, who was caught at short leg by India captain Rohit Sharma. In the meanwhile, Mukesh Kumar won his first over by dismissing Keshav Maharaj.
Currently leading the two-match Test series 1-0, South Africa defeated India in Centurion by an innings and 32 runs.
Now, the visitors will aim to win the second Test and accept a series tie of 1-1.
