South Africa have stranglehold of 2nd Check vs India in Guwahati after Marco Jansen’s six wicket as they lead by 314 runs with 10 wickets in hand at stumps on Day 3.

Staff India are going through the prospect of dropping a Check collection at house to South Africa for the primary time after 25 years. The final time at Indian misplaced to the Proteas in India was again in 2000 after they had been whitewashed 2-0 in a two-Check collection.

A prospect of one other whitewash is now very a lot looming on the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati after the house facet had been bundled out for simply 201 with the tall South African all-rounder Marco Jansen wrecking havoc by claiming 6/48 in 19.5 overs. After conceding a 288-run first innings lead, South African skipper Temba Bavuma selected to not implement the follow-on and determined to bat once more.

South African openers Aiden Markram and Ryan Rickleton performed out the 8 remaining overs within the third day with none concern to finish at 26 for no loss and lead by 314 runs on the finish of Day 3. Rishabh Pant’s Staff India now have their backs firmly to the wall as they may look to keep away from the humiliation of one other whitewash – their second in two years.

Simply final yr head coach Gautam Gambhir and Staff India had been hammered 3-0 at house New Zealand. Jansen backed up his 93 off 91 balls within the first innings with bat with a terrific spell of hostile bowling to knock the wind out of Indian sails.

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Jansen, actually, grew to become solely third bowler to say six or extra wickets with quick (or of a size balls) after New Zealand’s Neil Wagner (in 2016 and 2017) and Zimbabwe’s Blessing Muzarabani (in 2025). “There’s clearly good tempo and bounce within the wicket. Not loads of nip or swing, just a little bit right here on the finish. As soon as we noticed there was a little bit of bounce and higher tempo within the wicket, we tried to make the most of that,” Jansen stated after the third day’s play.

“I actually really feel the spinners did a superb job and I’m simply fortunate to be the one who cashed in. Who stated we didn’t battle laborious? Like I stated, there was a little bit of tempo and bounce within the wicket, which was good. We did suppose we had been most likely going to subject, or we had been getting ready to subject, for at the least two days. The boys did a very good job right now,” he added.

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Yashasvi Jaiswal top-scored with maiden Check fifty vs South Africa

Indians began off nicely within the third morning with openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul placing on 63 runs for the opening wicket. However left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj induced an edge off Rahul (22, 63b, 2×4).

Jaiswal introduced up his first fifty in opposition to South Africa in Check cricket off 85 balls and was wanting pretty snug within the center. However Simon Harmer struck the large blow with one which turned away as Jansen took a diving catch at quick third-man with Jaiswal strolling again for 58 off 97 balls with 1 sixes and seven fours.

The Rajasthan Royals opener’s dismissal sparked a dramatic collapse as Indian misplaced six wickets for 27 runs to slip to 122 for 7. New Check skipper Pant charged out at Jansen instantly after ‘tea’ break to be caught behind for 7.

Jansen then bounced out all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja (6) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (10), with the latter being dismissed due to a superb diving catch by Aiden Markram. There was no method again for the house facet after that though Washington Sundar and Kuldeep Yadav put up a resolute battle for the eighth wicket.

Sundar and Yadav placed on 72 runs for the eighth wicket to delay the inevitable earlier than the previous was caught at slip off Harmer for 48 (92b, 2 fours, 1 six). Harmer ended with 3/64 to again up Jansen within the dismal batting efficiency by India.