In the first innings of the Kolkata Test, the South African team was all out on the score of 159 runs. Jasprit Bumrah took 5 wickets for the Indian team. This is South Africa’s lowest score in the first innings at the Eden Gardens ground. Earlier, the lowest score of the South African team in the first innings at Eden Gardens was 222 runs. Kuldeep Yadav and Mohammad Siraj also took two wickets each for Team India.
Aiden Markram and Ryan Rickleton made an opening partnership of 57 runs, giving a steady start to South Africa. After that the fall of the wicket started. Markram was out after scoring 31 runs and Rickleton was out after scoring 23 runs. Captain Temba Bavuma walked out after scoring only 3 runs. Tony De Jorzi also got the start, but his innings ended at 24 runs in 55 balls.
Lowest score in Eden Gardens
This is the third lowest score made by a foreign team in the first innings at Eden Gardens. Here, the lowest score by a foreign team in the first innings is in the name of Bangladesh, which was all out for just 106 runs in the year 2019. The second lowest score is in the name of West Indies, which was limited to 153 runs in the year 2011. Now with a score of 159 runs, South Africa has come to third place in this list.
Jasprit Bumrah’s paw
Jasprit Bumrah bowled 14 overs in this innings, in which he took 5 wickets while giving only 27 runs. He also bowled 5 maiden overs during this period. This was the 16th 5-wicket haul of Bumrah’s career. After Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah has become the first Indian bowler to take 5 wickets on the first day of a Test match. Ishant had achieved this feat against Bangladesh in 2019 on the same ground. Kuldeep Yadav and Mohammad Siraj took two wickets each, while Akshar Patel also managed to take one wicket.
