CAPE TOWN: Jasprit Bumrah took 5-42 as India bowled hosts South Africa out for 210 after tea to claim a narrow 13-run first innings lead on the second day of the decisive third and final Test at Newlands on Wednesday.
All of India’s pace bowlers were excellent with Bumrah leading the way with his movement off the surface and ability to extract bounce on the seaming wicket.
Mohammed Shami (2-39), Umesh Yadav (2-64) and Shardul Thakur (1-37) were also among the wicket-takers.
Keegan Petersen scored a career-best 72 for the home side and stood almost alone before he became the fourth victim for Bumrah, with the next highest score 28 by Temba Bavuma.
The home side resumed the session on 100 for three, but lost Rassie van der Dussen (21) after he had put on 67 for the fourth wicket with Petersen. He was caught by Virat Kohli off Umesh Yadav (2-50).
In-form Temba Bavuma played a bright innings of 28 but was another catch for Kohli at second slip, this time off the bowling of Mohammed Shami (2-39).
Shami then bagged a second wicket in three balls when Kyle Verreynne edged to wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant for a duck.
The Indian seamers had regularly beaten the bat in the morning session and when they did find the edge, the ball fell agonisingly short of the slips on numerous occasions.
They seemed to step up a few paces after lunch, though all the catches were taken very low down.
The series is level at 1-1 after India won the first Test before South Africa bounced back to claim the second. — Reuters
