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Mohammed Siraj destroyed the South African top order in the 2nd Test at the Newlands grounds in Cape Town.



Updated: Jan 3, 2024 2:37 PM IST


By Nikhil

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Mohammed Siraj (credit: Twitter)

New Delhi: The Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team will take on Dean Elgar’s South Africa in the second and final Test match of the series at the Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town on January 3. Pace attack led by Mohammed Siraj completely blew away the Proteas’ top order. and threw them on the back foot early in the first session.

The hosts lost their first four wickets within the first 10 overs itself and Mohammed Siraj picked up three of those wickets. He fired Aiden Markram, Dean Elgar and Tony de Zorzi. The entire internet erupted after the fast bowlers’ stunning early spell.

Siraj became trending on ‘X’, formerly known as Twitter, within a few minutes. Fans all over the world appreciate Siraj for his deadly bowling. He also got support from veteran bowler Jasprit Bumrah, from the other end, who also took a wicket by dismissing Tristan Stubbs.

Earlier, South African captain Dean Elgar won the toss in his farewell Test match and opted to bat against India in the second and final Test of the series at Newlands Cricket Ground here on Wednesday.

India have made two changes from the eleven players they fielded in the first Test, where they lost by an innings and 32 runs inside three days at SuperSport Park in Centurion. Left-arm spin all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja replaces veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, while pacer Mukesh Kumar comes in for seam bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur.

Jadeja had not played the first Test due to an upper back spasm and his return gives India more batting depth, apart from left-arm spin bowling to complement the right-arm fast bowling quarter. India must win the Cape Town Test to avoid a 2-0 series sweep.

Captain Rohit Sharma said he would have also batted first if he had won the toss. “Looks like a good field. We understand the challenge of batting first on that pitch, but nevertheless there will be plenty on the pitch for the players, so hopefully we can make money from that.”

“Important to forget what happened in the past. We understand how important it is to put runs on the board and get 20 wickets. That didn’t happen in the first game, but we’re optimistic about what we can achieve here.”

In Elgar’s last Test match, South Africa made the debut for batsman Tristan Stubbs as Temba Bavuma has been ruled out due to a left hamstring injury. The hosts have also brought in pacer Lungi Ngidi and left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj in place of injured fast bowler Gerald Coetzee and Keegan Petersen respectively.

Maharaj will also mark his 50th Test match for South Africa. “Pitch looks interesting. We are in a great position. You can’t win a two-match series if you don’t win the first – we’ve crossed that hurdle. Scoreboard starts at zero. We all know that. A good start will be crucial against this Indian team,” said Elgar.



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