Jasprit Bumrah emulated legendary fast bowler Dale Steyn with a remarkable spell on Day 1 of the first Test against South Africa at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Bumrah went through the Proteas batting line-up with his 16th Test five-wicket haul and bundled them out for 159 after skipper Temba Bavuma won the toss and elected to bat first.
Bumrah took figures of 5 for 27 in 14 overs to become the first bowler to take five wickets on the opening day of a Test in India since Dale Steyn achieved the feat in Ahmedabad in 2008. It was also Bumrah’s 18th five-wicket haul across formats for India as he overtook Ravindra Javindra for fourth on the list.
IND vs SA Update 1st Test Day 1
The Indian speedster also climbed to the fifth most five-wicket haul in India, level with Bhagwath Chandrasekhar. Bumrah batted first in the opening session and gave India the breakthrough by breaking a 57-run stand between Ryan Rickelton and Aiden Markram.
He cleaned up Rickelton with a peach of a delivery that shaped just enough to hit the stumps. He then removed the well-set Aiden Markram (31 off 48), surprising him with a delivery that bounced awkwardly off a good length and found the outside edge.
Returning in the second session, Bumrah trapped Tony de Zorzi lbw as South Africa slumped to 120 for 5. He later cleaned up the tail by shattering Simon Harmer’s stumps and trapping Keshav Maharaj lbw to bowl South Africa out for 159. It was also Bumrah’s third of five wickets in 520 years for 520 wickets. 28 from seven matches (11 innings).
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Issued by:
Rishabh Beniwal
Published on:
November 14, 2025
