After scoring 93, Marco Jansen records six-fer against India: Stats
What's the story
After racking up a mammoth 489, South Africa bowled India out for 201 in the first innings of the 2nd Test in Guwahati. The star of the show was South African pacer Marco Jansen, who took six wickets while conceding just 48 runs in 19.5 overs. Jansen scripted several records with the ball, dismantling the Indian batting line-up. He earlier scored a crucial 93 (91).
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Jansen dents India's middle order
India's batting lineup struggled against the South African bowlers. Washington Sundar (48 off 92 balls) and Kuldeep Yadav (19 off 134 balls) put up a fight, adding 72 runs. However, they couldn't save India from an early collapse. Jansen, who battered India with short balls, dismissed Dhruv Jurel (0), Rishabh Pant (7), Ravindra Jadeja (6), Nitish Kumar Reddy (10), Kuldeep Yadav (19), and Jasprit Bumrah (5).
Feats
Fourth SA pacer with this feat
According to Cricbuzz, Jansen is the fourth South African pacer with a Test five-wicket haul in India, joining Lance Klusner, Dale Steyn, and Kyle Abbott. Jansen now has the third-best innings figures (6/48) for a Proteas pacer in India, behind Klusner (8/64, Kolkata, 1996) and Steyn (7/51, Nagpur, 2010). Jansen surpassed Steyn's 5/23 that came in the 2008 Ahmedabad Test.
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Jansen joins these legends
According to Cricbuzz, Jansen has become the third left-arm pacer to record a Test fifer in India since 1988. He joined Zaheer Khan (thrice) and Mitchell Johnson (Mohali, 2010) on this elite list.
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Other feats attained by Jansen
Jansen now has the fourth-best innings returns for a left-arm pacer in Tests in India. He is only behind England's John Lever (7/46, Delhi, 1976), Australia's Geoff Dymock (7/67, Kanpur, 1979), and Australia's Alan Davidson (7/93, Kanpur, 1959). Jansen is just the third visiting player with a fifer and a 50-plus score in a Test in India since 2000, joining Nicky Boje (SA) and Jason Holder (WI).
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A look at his Test stats
Jansen, who made his Test debut in 2021, bagged his fourth fifer in Test cricket. This was his maiden five-wicket haul against India. In 21 Tests, the left-arm speedster has raced to 88 wickets at an average of 21.10. He also owns a match haul of 10 wickets. In seven Tests against India, Jansen has 35 wickets at 15.51.