Shami is simplest within the support of Kapil Dev (434), Ishant Sharma (311), Zaheer Khan (311), and Javagal Srinath (236), at this time.
Crew India pacer Mohammad Shami (Offer: Twitter)
Mohammed Shami executed the milestone of 200 Test wickets after eliminating Kagiso Rabada on Day 3 of the first Test against South Africa at the SuperSport Park in Centurion on Tuesday. The 31-yr-ancient pacer is third-fastest amongst Indian pacers to reach the landmark, achieving it in his 55th Test match.
Rabada’s wicket used to be also Shami’s fifth of the innings. He is the 11th Indian bowler to exhaust up 200 or more wickets and simplest the fifth speedily bowler to reach the milestone. Shami is simplest within the support of Kapil Dev (434), Ishant Sharma (311), Zaheer Khan (311), and Javagal Srinath (236), at this time.
Milestone Alert – 200 Test wickets for @MdShami11 #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/YXyZlNRkQ1
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 28, 2021
Showing his superlative bowling, Shami renowned the milestone by getting his sixth 5-wicket haul in Assessments. Shami ran via the South Africa prime-dispute, getting the wickets of Keegan Petersen and Aiden Markram sooner than returning to acquire a neatly-situation Temba Bavuma.
A list of India pacers who took 200 or more wickets in Assessments:
- Kapil Dev – 434 in 227 innings
- Zaheer Khan – 311 in 165 innings
- Ishant Sharma – 311 in 185 innings
- Javagal Srinath – 236 in 121 innings
- Mohd Shami – 200 in 103 innings
Speaking regarding the match, Shami executed figures of 5-44 as hosts South Africa had been bowled out for 197 on the third day, trailing India by 130 runs on the first innings acquire.
India reached 16 for regarded as one of their 2d innings at the discontinuance, a lead of 146 that already seems imposing for the dwelling facet on a Centurion Park wicket that will acquire more challenging to bat on.
Shabash Sultan of Bengal @MdShami11. Dekh ke maza aah gaya. Biryani. Doh din ke baad. Mehnat ka Phal. God bless. #SAvIND #Shami #Shami200 pic.twitter.com/QGZ41g4bD7
— Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) December 28, 2021
First-innings centurion KL Rahul (5 no longer out) and nightwatchman Shardul Thakur (four) will resume on the fourth day making an attempt to swiftly pass to a acquire that enables India to expose and have ample time to bowl the dwelling facet out all over again.
Mayank Agarwal (four) used to be the best wicket to fall in India’s 2d innings as he edged debutant left-arm seamer Marco Jansen to wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock. Eighteen wickets fell on the third day after no play used to be likely on Monday attributable to rain.
Immediate Scores: India 327/10 and 16/1 (KL Rahul 5, Marco Jansen 1-4) vs SA 197/10 (Temba Bavuma 52, Quinton de Kock 34; Mohammed Shami 5/44)
