First Time In 92 Years! India Achieve Historic High By Dismissing South Africa For Just 55
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India vs South Africa: It was also South Africa's lowest total in Test cricket since their readmission into international cricket in 1991.
Indian cricket team, led by the fiery pace bowling of Mohammed Siraj, achieved a historic high on Day 1 of the second Test against South Africa in Cape Town. Thanks to Mohammed Siraj's 6/15, India bundled out South Africa for just 55 inside one session. In a straight spell of nine overs, Siraj picked a career-best 6 for 15 as the South African batters made a beeline back to the dug-out, unable to counter the disconcerting bounce and the movement, both inward and outward, that he extracted off the surface.
It was also South Africa's lowest total in Test cricket since their re-admission into international cricket in 1991. This is also the lowest all out score by a team in a Test innings against India. Before Wednesday, New Zealand's 62 in Mumbai in 2021 was the lowest. South Africa's 55 is the first time since 1932, when Indian cricket team played its first Test, that it has dismissed a rival team below 60 in Tests.
Before Siraj's special effort, the only Indian in country's 92 year Test history to take five wickets before lunch was left-arm spinner Maninder Singh, who achieved the feat against Pakistan in Bengaluru back in 1986-1987.
On a humid Wednesday morning, South African batters found what a great leveller the game of cricket is with Siraj ripping the heart out of the Proteas batting with a masterclass of pace, swing and seam movement. The Proteas innings ended in just 23.2 overs.
David Bedingham (12) and Kyle Verreynne (15) were the only two batters to hit the double digits as the South African supporters in stands were stunned into silence.
