Watch: Dhruv Jurel's sharp catch dismisses Aiden Markram during IND vs SA 1st Test in Kolkata
Watch the video where a sharp catch by Dhruv Jurel at short leg saw the South Africa batter, Aiden Markram, getting dismissed by Ravindra Jadeja during the opening Test between India and South Africa in Kolkata.
South Africa’s disciplined bowling bundled out India for 189 runs during the opening Test of the two-match series at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The home side was in a good position of 75/1 in 34 overs before Simon Harmer’s four wickets saw the Proteas pick up the last nine wickets for just 114 runs in around 30 overs.
South Africa lost the left-handed opening batter, Ryan Rickelton, on the stroke of the tea break as Kuldeep Yadav, the left-arm wrist spinner, trapped the southpaw before stumps. They reduced the deficit to under 20 runs going into the break, as the surface was incredibly hard for batting against the spinners.
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Soon after the break, Ravindra Jadeja bagged the massive wicket of Aiden Markram, on four runs. The right-handed batter looked to sweep the length ball from the left-arm spinner as the ball ballooned in the air towards the silly point region, where Dhruv Jurel grabbed a very awkward catch with both hands to send the batter back into the dressing room.
Watch: Aiden Markram dismissed for 4 by Ravindra Jadeja during IND vs SA Kolkata Test
In the first innings, both the Protea openers- Ryan Rickelton and Aiden Markram- fired them to a solid start with the bat before Jasprit Bumrah drew the first blood with the wicket of Rickelton, as the ball sneaked through the defense of the southpaw. Markram’s 31 runs were the highest individual score in the line-up as Bumrah ended with a fine figure of 5/27 in 14 overs.
Mohammad Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, and Axar Patel shared five wickets between them in the innings as India were pretty happy by bundling out the Rainbow Nation for 159 runs. For India, KL Rahul was the leading run-getter with 39 runs in 119 balls individually.
Both Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja ended with 27 runs each in the department as Washington Sundar smashed 29 runs in 82 balls, as they ended up with 189 runs in their first innings. South Africa took the lead in the third innings but lost two wickets in the process.
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