Mohammed Siraj broke the stump with a freak wicket after Simon Harmer left a straight ball in the 1st IND vs SA Test.
The incident took place on the third ball of the 54th over of South Africa’s 2nd innings. Mohammed Siraj was bowling to Simon Harmer, who shockingly left a straight delivery and was clean bowled. The ball angled in and nipped back slightly, and with Harmer offering no shot, the off stump was broken in half.
It was a complete misjudgement from Harmer, and Siraj finally got his reward after being denied earlier by a review. Harmer was dismissed for seven off 20 balls.
Later in the same over, on the last ball, Siraj dismissed Keshav Maharaj as well. He delivered a perfect yorker that struck Maharaj on the boot in front of off stump. The umpire gave it out immediately, and although Maharaj reviewed it, ball-tracking showed the ball hitting the middle stump. Siraj finished the over with another wicket and ended South Africa’s innings.
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After being 93/7 at the end of Day 2 with a lead of 63, South Africa did well in the morning session of Day 3. They added 60 more runs and finished at 153 in their second innings, setting a target of 124 for India. Captain Temba Bavuma led from the front by scoring 55 runs after making just three in the first innings. Corbin Bosch also supported him with 25 runs. Considering the pitch and how the match has gone so far, this could be a competitive total for South Africa, especially since they already picked up two wickets before lunch.
India were struggling at 10 for two. Yashasvi Jaiswal was the first to fall in the opening over, once again dismissed by Marco Jansen, just like in the first innings. He was out for a duck. KL Rahul was the next to go, scoring only a run, and his wicket was also taken by Jansen. India are technically 10 for three, because skipper Shubman Gill will not bat after suffering a neck spasm in the first innings and being ruled out for the rest of the Test. India still need 110 runs to win with seven wickets in hand.
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