India vs South Africa: Mohammed Siraj-led Indian pacers bowl out South Africa on 55 runs; sparks social media frenzy
India vs South Africa, 2nd Test Day 1: India made a powerful comeback against South Africa on Wednesday as the Proteas registered their lowest Test finish against Men in Blue on the score of 55. It all happened with lightning speed as India's star pacer Mohammed Siraj unleashed his wrath and destroyed South Africa's top order with 6 wickets. Using the bounce of the pitch of Newlands Cricket Ground, Indian pacers didn't allow any South African pacer to spend much time on the crease.
The smile of Mohammed Siraj said it all, the Indian pacers were back and all the mistakes of Centurion seemed irrelevant for the moment. Jasprit Bumrah and Mukesh Kumar didn't let South African batters get a breather from the blistering attack of Mohammed Siraj as they kept up the pressure and clinched two wickets each. 1.
South Africa won the toss and decided to bat first, but the decision didn't turn out well for the Proteas as Mohammed Siraj didn't take time to understand the pitch conditions and dismissed Aiden Markram within the first 4 overs. 2. South Africa was reeling with an early loss but, Dean Elgar was still standing on the crease.
Mohammed Siraj held one line against South Africa's skipper forcing him to try a innovative shot and lose his wicket. 3. With two early wickets, Team India was filled with excitement and Jasprit Bumrah had to take off some load.
He came through with the wicket Tristan Stubbs, who was dismissed in a wonderful catch by skipper Rohit Sharma. 4. Mohammed Siraj's next target was Tony de Zorji, who built a good partnership with Dean Elgar at Centurion.
Indian fans were on their feet as Mohammed Siraj was delivering one of his best spells in Test format. 5. David Bedingham and Kyle Verreynne were the only two
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