Marco Jansen misses his maiden Test century: Key stats
What's the story
South Africa speedster Marco Jansen fell short of his maiden Test century. He shone with the bat on Day 2 of the 2nd Test against India at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati. Jansen, known for his handy knocks down the order, propelled the Proteas to 489 in the first innings. Batting at No. 9, he added valuable lower-order stands with Senuran Muthusamy and Keshav Maharaj.
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Counter-attacking knock from Jansen
Wiaan Mulder's dismissal reduced SA to 201/5. Kyle Verreynne and Muthusamy got the Proteas past 330 thereafter. Verreynne's departure in the 121st over exposed Jansen to the middle. Both Muthusamy and Jansen started playing their shots, with the former reaching his ton. Although the former departed, Jansen accelerated further to gather crucial runs. Despite SA being nine down, Jansen took them toward 500.
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Jansen falls for 93
Jansen scored the majority of runs in his stands with Simon Harmer (31) and Maharaj (27). In the 152nd over, the Proteas all-rounder fell to Kuldeep Yadav, which wrapped up SA's innings. He slammed a 91-ball 93 (6 fours and 7 sixes).
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Joint-most sixes against India in a Test innings
Jansen displayed his power-hitting by slamming 7 clean sixes. According to ESPNcricinfo, he now has the joint-most maximums for a batter against India in a Test innings. He shares the top spot with Pakistan's Shahid Afridi (7 vs India, Lahore, 2006).
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Fourth Test half-century for Jansen
According to ESPNcricinfo, Jansen raced to his fourth half-century in Test cricket. In Guwahati, the left-handed batter recorded his career-best score in the format. Across 21 Tests, Jansen has racked up 624 runs at an average of 23.11. This was his second half-century against India in Tests. India are the only side to have conceded 100-plus Test runs against Jansen.