Left-arm fast bowler Marco Jansen was absolutely brutal to India's batting line-up in the Guwahati Test as he picked up six wickets. Jansen, after making a fantastic fifty in the first innings, came back with a fiery spell that resulted in India's collapse, and he joined the legendary Dale Steyn in the list of South African bowlers with whom he shares the record.
Marco Jansen becomes third South African after Klusener and Steyn to take a six-for in India
Simon Harmer and Keshav Maharaj began India’s downfall with key wickets of Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul and B Sai Sudharsan. Jansen then took over, starting with the crucial dismissal of Dhruv Jurel. Using his height to extract sharp bounce, the tall left-armer outfoxed Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja and Nitish Reddy with aggressive short-pitched bowling.
He later removed Kuldeep Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah to wrap up the tail, finishing with the third-best Test bowling figures for South Africa on Indian soil.
Best Test bowling figures for South Africa in India
Lance Klusener – 8/64
Dale Steyn – 7/51
Marco Jansen – 6/48
Paul Adams – 6/55
Imran Tahir – 5/38
Lance Klusener continues to hold the record for the best figures by a South African in Tests in India, followed by Steyn and Jansen. Paul Adams and Imran Tahir are the only spinners in the top five.
Jansen has been in outstanding form throughout the series. Along with his six-wicket haul, he has scored 106 runs at a strike rate of 96.36 and has taken 11 wickets in just three innings.
Riding on Jansen’s all-round brilliance, South Africa have taken firm control of the Guwahati Test. At the time of writing, South Africa were 11 for no loss in their second innings, leading India by 299 runs.
