His dismissal got here when Kuldeep Yadav outsmarted him with a brilliantly disguised googly pitched outdoors off. The supply turned sharply, Jansen stretched ahead tentatively, and an inside edge ricocheted onto the stumps—ending an excellent effort simply seven runs wanting three figures.
Jansen’s knock, studded with seven sixes, positioned him in elite firm. His tally is now the joint-most sixes in a Check innings in opposition to India, equalling Shahid Afridi’s 103 off 80 in Lahore in 2006. He additionally registered the second-most sixes hit by a No. 9 or decrease in a Check innings, behind Tim Southee’s 9 on debut in 2008.
The left-hander appeared on observe for a memorable hundred however noticeably slowed down as he approached the milestone. With Keshav Maharaj offering regular assist, Jansen grew extra cautious—maybe weighed down by nerves—and that change in tempo in the end proved pricey.
For India, Kuldeep Yadav completed because the standout bowler with figures of 4 for 115. Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj and Ravindra Jadeja took two wickets apiece, whereas Washington Sundar and debutant Nitish Reddy went wicketless. Reddy bowled solely six overs out of India’s exhausting 151.1-over spell.
South Africa’s complete of 489 is now the best first-innings rating by any visiting staff that has finally misplaced a Check match in India. Whereas each batter besides Simon Harmer contributed with double figures, it was Jansen’s emotional stroll again—so near a maiden hundred—that remained the defining second of the day’s play.
