11 balls, 0 runs and 6 wickets!!!! Well, these aren’t odd numbers! This is what has occurred at Newlands in Cape Town as India have collapsed with out scoring a run in simply 11 balls. At 153/4 with (*11*)Virat Kohli and KL Rahul batting and a lead of 98 runs, the guests appeared in no bother in any respect. However, the pitch was difficult whilst Kohli appeared comfy after taking part in a couple of deliveries.
But then, all hell broke free as Lungi Ngidi and Kagiso Rabada ripped aside the Indian line-up in simply 11 balls even because the harakiri of the batters additionally contributed to the loopy collapse. The Indian staff could not add a single run as KL Rahul’s wicket triggered a massive, unprecedented, collapse. The wicketkeeper-keeper went for a waft off the brief supply solely to edge it and what occurred subsequent was a complete shock for even the gamers taking part in within the center.
Ravindra Jadeja did not even get an opportunity to get his eye in aas a bouncer from Ngidi shocked him and was caught. Jasprit Bumrah lasted solely a few balls earlier than changing into the third batter to get out in a single over. Kohli was standing on the different finish watching drama unfold in entrance of his eyes and a minute later, he was a part of the collapse too with Rabada inducing an edge off his bat. There was no resistance from the tailenders both as India’s six batters have been dismissed for a duck.
Perhaps, India grew to become the primary staff to lose six wickets with out including a single run in Test cricket.
As far because the match is anxious, it’s apparently poised after India’s collapse. The guests nonetheless have sizeable lead of 98 runs within the first innings and looking out on the approach, the match has progressed, it may additionally finish on the second day itself. South Africa should bat extraordinarily effectively to make India bat once more, and extra so, to even set a goal for India.
