Marco Jansen entered his name in the history books on Monday (November 24) by becoming the first South African to score a half-century and take a six-wicket haul as well in a Test match against India.
The 25-year-old cricketer scored 93 runs from 91 balls for the Temba Bavuma-led side in their first innings on Sunday, and on Monday, during India’s first innings, he picked up six wickets for 48 runs in 19.5 overs.
Jansen opened his wicket account on Monday by dismissing Dhruv Jurel in the morning session, and in the post-tea session, he accounted for the dismissal of Rishabh Pant (7), Nitish Kumar Reddy (10) and Ravindra Jadeja (6). Jansen completed his five-wicket haul in the third session of the third day’s play by removing Kuldeep Yadav. Kuldeep was caught by Aiden Markram on the fifth ball of the 82nd over after scoring 19 runs from 134 balls.
His sixth wicket came in the form of Jasprit Bumrah. The world No. 1 Test bowler was caught by wicketkeeper Kyle Verreynne after scoring 5 runs from 17 balls.
Best returns for left-arm pacers in Tests in India
- 7/46 – John Lever (England), Delhi, 1976
- 7/67 – Geoff Dymock (Australia), Kanpur, 1979
- 7/93 – Alan Davidson (Australia), Kanpur, 1959
- 6/48 – Marco Jansen (South Africa), Guwahati, 2025
- 5/31 – Alan Davidson (Australia), Kanpur, 1959
Best bowling figures by SA pacers in Tests played in India
- 8/64 – Lance Klusener, Kolkata, 1996
- 7/51 – Dale Steyn, Nagpur, 2010
- 6/48 – Marco Jansen, Guwahati, 2025
- 5/23 – Dale Steyn, Ahmedabad, 2008
- 5/40 – Kyle Abbott, Delhi, 2015
Before Jansen, only one South African bowler was able to score a half-century and take a five-wicket haul as well in a Test match played in India.
Visiting players with 5-fer and 50-plus score in a Test in India since 2000
- Nicky Boje (South Africa), Bengaluru, 2000
- Jason Holder (West Indies), Hyderabad, 2008
- Marco Jansen (South Africa), Guwahati, 2025
Nicky Boje scored a half-century and managed to take a five-wicket haul in a Test match against India in India. In March 2000 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, Boje scored 85 runs as a No. 3 batter in the first innings, and then he finished with figures of 5 for 83 in 38 overs in the second.
