Left-arm seamer Marco Jansen returned with profession finest figures of seven/13 as Sri Lanka had been bowled out for his or her document low of 42 of their first innings of the Durban Take a look at in opposition to South Africa on Thursday. In an innings that lasted solely 13.5 overs, Sri Lanka’s complete of 42 is the bottom by any workforce in opposition to South Africa because the hosts took a 149-lead regardless of being bowled out for 191 earlier on Day 2.
In all, 16 wickets have fallen to this point at Kingsmead after no play was doable on Day 1 after lunch due to rains. In what was presupposed to be higher situations for batting – Mike Haysman mentioned on air that the seam motion was 0.9 levels and swing was 0.5 levels – Jansen, Gerald Coetzee and Kagiso Rabada ran by means of the Lankan batting line-up, taking simply 83 deliveries to scrub up Lanka’s batting. In seaming situations Sri Lanka batsmen’s utility with the bat was discovered wanting as Jansen grew to become solely the second participant after Hugh trumble of Australia (1904) to take a 7-fer inside seven overs of a Take a look at Innings.
In all 5 Sri Lanka batsmen – Dinesh Chandimal, Kusal Mendis, Prabhath Jayasuriya, Vishwa Fernando and Asitha Fernando – had been dismissed for zero as Kamindu Mendis as soon as once more top-scored with 13. When South Africa took the sector, they had been a bowler brief with their seam bowling all-rounder Wiaan Mulder unavailable to take the sector due to a fractured finger he suffered whereas batting.
Stats:
42 is Sri Lanka’s lowest complete with their earlier one being 71 in opposition to Pakistan at Kandy in 1994.
83 deliveries confronted by Sri Lanka of their first innings is second least a workforce has consumed after South Africa had been bowled out for 30 runs in 75 balls (12.3 overs) in opposition to England at Edgbaston in 1924.
7/13 by Jansen is the third-best bowling determine by a South African pacer at residence and one of the best bowling figures by a South African pacer this century.
