Carnage in Cape Town as India become first team to lose six wickets without scoring in Test cricket

At 153/4, India looked in a promising position on Day 1 of the Cape Town Test. The bowlers had bundled out South Africa for 55 and with a near hundred run lead, the visitors had Virat Kohli (46) in the middle alongside last game’s centurion, KL Rahul.

Which is when the lightning struck. Six wickets off 11 deliveries with not a single run added on the board. For the first time in a single Test innings, a team had lost as many wickets without scoring any run.

“If someone went round the corner for a DUMP and has come back, India has been bowled out for 153,” former India captain Ravi Shastri would sum the chaos up on the commentary.

It’d start with Lungi Ngidi claiming three wickets in one over, removing Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah. In the next over, Kagiso Rabada would claim Kohli and Prasidh Krishna, while Mohammed Siraj was run out.

At Stumps, the Indian bowlers had also managed to find three wickets in the second innings for the Proteas, who were able to put up 62 runs on the board. A grand total of 23 wickets in a day, a joint record for all Tests in South Africa.

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Earlier, Mohammed Siraj would lead the Indian pace pack as he registered his career best bowling figures – 6/15 – while Jasprit Bumrah and Mukesh Kumar nabbed two wickets a piece to restrict the Proteas to a measly total.

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