Mohammad Siraj and Rohit Sharma
IND vs SA: The second match of the Test series between India and South Africa is being played in Cape Town. In this match, the South African team won the toss and decided to bat first. Which was not in the interest of South Africa and Team India gave one shock after another to South Africa and made them all out on the score of just 55 runs. During this period, the role of Team India’s star bowler Mohammad Siraj was most important and Siraj took six out of ten wickets. Siraj made many records with his bowling and Team India made a strong comeback in the second test.
Siraj made many records
Everyone was surprised to see the way Mohammad Siraj bowled against South Africa. The South African team was all out in the very first session of the first day. During this time, Siraj also made a special record in his name. This is the first time in the history of Test cricket since 2011 that a bowler has taken five or more wickets in the first session of the first day of a Test match.
Talking about taking five wicket haul in a single session, till now only four bowlers in the world could do so. Siraj has become the fifth bowler to do so. He is the second bowler from India who has taken 5 wickets in a session. Before him, India’s Jasprit Bumrah had also done this feat. Siraj took 6 wickets for 15 runs in a total of 9 overs in the first innings of this match. This is also the best bowling performance of his Test career.
Team India has a great opportunity
In the first innings of this match, India all out South Africa team on the score of 55 in 23.2 overs. After which now Team India has a great opportunity to get a big lead. Let us tell you that Team India has never won a Test match in Cape Town till date. In such a situation, Rohit Sharma’s team can create history by doing this feat.
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