Devastation in Cape Town as India becomes the first Test cricket team to lose six wickets without scoring. India appeared to be in a good position on the first day of the Cape Town Test, scoring 153/4.
After the bowlers had dismissed South Africa for 55, the visitors led by almost a hundred runs, with KL Rahul, the game’s centurion, and Virat Kohli (46), batting in the middle.
At that moment, lightning hit. Eleven deliveries yielded six wickets without any additional runs being scored. A side had never lost as many wickets in a single Test innings without managing to score a run.
The former captain of India, Ravi Shastri, would sum up the confusion on the commentary, saying, “If someone went round the corner for a DUMP and has come back, India has been bowled out for 153.”
Lungi Ngidi would take the first three wickets in an over, dismissing Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja, and Rahul. Kagiso Rabada would dismiss Mohammed Siraj and claim Kohli and Prasidh Krishna in the subsequent over.
The Proteas were able to score 62 runs in the second innings at Stumps thanks to three wickets taken by the Indian spinners. 23 wickets in one day, a combined record for all Test matches played in South Africa.
Earlier, Jasprit Bumrah and Mukesh Kumar each took two wickets to limit the Proteas to a pitiful total, while Mohammed Siraj led the Indian pace attack with his career-best bowling statistics of 6/15.
