Marco Janssen Bowling: South Africa defeated Sri Lanka by 233 runs in the first Test match. 24-year-old Marco Janssen proved to be South Africa’s biggest hero in the game. The way he bowled was intolerable to the Sri Lankan batsmen and it was because of him that the African team managed to win the match in spectacular fashion. Marco Janssen broke several major records in this race.
Marco Yanson pitches amazingly
The match between South Africa and Sri Lanka was played at the Kingmead Stadium in Durban. In the first innings of this Test, Marco Jansson scored only 13 runs and took 7 wickets. Before him, Sri Lanka’s batting order had completely collapsed and the team’s score was reduced to just 42 runs. Thereafter, he took four wickets in the second innings.
Venkatesh Prasad’s record broken
In this way, he took 11 wickets and became the joint second bowler to take the most wickets in the Durban Test match. He is on par with Muttiah Muralitharan. Muralitharan took 11 wickets in the 2000 Durban Test match. Marco Yanson broke the 28-year-old record held by India’s Venkatesh Prasad. Venkatesh took a total of 10 wickets in a Test match in Durban in 1996.
Bowlers who took most wickets in a Test match in Durban:
Clarence Grimmett – 13 wickets, 1936
Marco Jansson- 11 wickets, 2024
Muralitharan – 11 wickets, 2000
Venkatesh Prasad- 10 wickets 1996
The team ranks second in the WTC standings
South Africa moved up the World Test Championship standings after defeating Sri Lanka. The team has finished second and its hopes of reaching the WTC finals remain unchanged. So far, the African team has recorded 5 wins and 3 losses in a total of 9 Test matches. Its PCT is 59.26.
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