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11/14 05:43 CST Bumrah shines as India skittles South Africa for 159 on Day 1
of Kolkata test
Bumrah shines as India skittles South Africa for 159 on Day 1 of Kolkata test
KOLKATA, India (AP) --- India's Jasprit Bumrah picked up his 16th five-wicket
haul to help skittle South Africa out for a paltry 159 on the opening day of
the first cricket test on Friday.
Fast bowler Bumrah claimed 5-27 as the Proteas were bowled out in 55 overs
after Shubman Gill had lost a seventh toss in eight tests and South Africa had
opted to bat.
India, in reply, was 37-1 with Lokesh Rahul unbeaten on 13 and Washington
Sundar, promoted to No. 3, on 6 not out when play ended early due to bad light.
Yashasvi Jaiswal was the only man out, clean bowled by Marco Jansen for 12.
Earlier, South Africa made a good start and was 57-0 in the first hour before
the 31-year-old Bumrah took two wickets in five deliveries.
He bowled Ryan Rickelton (23) with a brilliant delivery in the 11th over and
had Aiden Markram (31) caught behind off a rising ball.
Kuldeep Yadav also dismissed skipper Temba Bavuma for 3, caught at leg slip,
before Wiaan Mulder and Tony de Zorzi put on 43 for the fourth wicket.
Yadav picked up another wicket when he trapped Mulder lbw for 24 and Bumrah did
the same to remove De Zorzi.
Mohammad Siraj then got in on the act, trapping Kyle Verreynne lbw for 16 and
clean bowling Jansen for a duck.
Bumrah returned to wrap up the innings by clean bowling Simon Harmer for 5 and
having Keshav Maharaj lbw for a duck.
He became the first Indian pace bowler to register a five-wicket haul on day
one of a home test since Ishant Sharma against Bangladesh at the same venue in
2019.
This is also the first test at Eden Gardens since that day-night test.
"The bounce is variable from one end," fast bowler Siraj said. "The new ball
was coming nicely onto the bat, but when it got soft the bounce was low as
well. We wanted to bowl full and at the stumps. It is not easy for the batters
to score runs, but we are in a good position."
South Africa hasn't won a test in India in 15 years.
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