Indian fast bowler Mohammad Siraj was all over the South African batsmen in the ongoing second Test. The decisive match between the teams will be played at Newlands Park in Cape Town and the visitors have fully asserted their authority.
Mohammed Siraj taunted South Africa’s batsmen in the ongoing game. Right from the start he has bowled impeccable lines and lengths to trouble the batsmen big time. Of all the grounds he took, David Bedingham’s scalp caught the attention of many.
During the third ball of the 16th over, Mohammed Siraj bowled a good length ball around the stump. David Bedingham stepped forward to defend the ball which bounced off the shoulder of the bat onto the slip cordon, where it was easily caught. It was a wonderful delivery and nothing the batsman could have done to it.
While the class of Mohammed Siraj’s speech was unmatched, what caught the attention of many was the Indian team’s celebration after the speech. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in particular were ecstatic. They hugged with joy and the video went viral.
Here is the video:
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David Bedingham was South Africa’s second-highest scorer in the match. He scored 12 runs but could not charge at the start of the match. With the kind of delivery that Mohammed Siraj bowled to him, it is fair to say that any batsman would have come away with flying colors from that.
Mohammed Siraj did not stop at all after that and continued to worry South Africa. hitters. The pacer made a mockery of the batting line-up and put them under immense pressure. Apart from him, Jasprit Bumrah and Mukesh Kumar also made vital contributions.
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South Africa’s decision to bat first did not pay off as it was a torrid outing with the bat for them. They couldn’t get going at all because they didn’t read the conditions properly and their wickets fell like a pack of cards because they had no answers to the Indian pacers.
Mohammed Siraj looked completely unplayable in the game as he picked 6 wickets in no time and returned with career-best figures of 6/15. He made a massacre in just 9 overs that he bowled and was on top of all the batsmen. Apart from him, Jasprit Bumrah and Mukesh Kumar picked two wickets each as India bowled out South Africa by 55 runs, their lowest since 1932.
For South Africa, neither batsman could get going. Wicketkeeper Kyle Verreynne was the top scorer with 15 runs. David Bedingham looked good but fell victim to a jaffa. Apart from the duo, no other batsman could surpass the 10-run mark, which in itself reveals what a torrid batting display that was from them. In response, although India lost Yashasvi Jaiswal for a duck, captain Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill batted superbly well and helped the team take a lead in the first innings.
