Quote from: Sithara007 on Today at 10:29:29 AM

Quote from: elevates on Today at 10:22:59 AM

What just happened to the South African team, won the toss then chose to bat first and in the end all out for 55 runs. Another incredible bowling by Shiraj, took 6 wickets all of them were important ones. Bhumrah as usual consistent took 2 wickets and the new guy Mukes too 2. India has the whole day left to bat and get some good runs as leas on the scoreboard. I hope that this time the top Indian batters do what they are meant to do, that is bat without losing wickets.

This is a perfect example of tailor-made pitches backfiring on the hosts. Usually it happens with spin-friendly pitches, but this time it happened on a pitch that offered a lot of support for the pacers. Perhaps the South African captain should have opted to bowl first. They could have got India out for a small total and it could have given them the psychological advantage. Anyway, all credit to Indian pacers (Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj and Mukesh Kumar) for getting the Proteas all out for just 55. And it was a dream debut for Mukesh, returning figures of 2.2-2-0-2.

Perfect backfire that has never been expected by the South African team. Mohammed Siraj had an awesome spell, as you've said the bowling best of Mukesh is the best part of the innings. This seems to be the lowest score by a team against India in test cricket. India needs to score good to keep its winning probability high. As of now Jaiswal have walked to the pavilion without scoring runs. Rohit Sharma and Gill on the pitch need to build strong partnership.