Kolkata | Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah took a five-wicket haul as India bowled out South Africa for 159 on day one of the opening Test here on Friday.
Bumrah's (5/27) victims included openers Aiden Makram and Ryan Rickleton, Ton de Zorzi, Simon Harmer and Keshav Maharaj.
Pacer Mohammed Siraj (2/47), spinners Kuldeep Yadav (2/36) and Axar Patel (1/21)shared five wickets among themseleves.
It was a disappointing batting performance from the visitors after winning the toss. Wiaan Mulder and de Zorzi were the joint top scorers.
Brief Scores:
South Africa 1st innings 159 all out in 55 overs (Wiaan Mulder 24 , Toni de Zorzi 24; Jasprit Bumrah 5/27).
Scoreboard on the opening day of the first Test between India and South Africa.
South Africa Innings:
Aiden Markram c Pant b Jasprit Bumrah 31
Ryan Rickelton b Jasprit Bumrah 23
Wiaan Mulder lbw b Kuldeep Yadav 24
Temba Bavuma c Dhruv Jurel b Kuldeep Yadav 3
Tony de Zorzi lbw b Jasprit Bumrah 24
Tristan Stubbs not out 15
Kyle Verreynne lbw b Mohammed Siraj 16
Marco Jansen b Mohammed Siraj 0
Corbin Bosch lbw b Axar Patel 3
Simon Harmer b Bumrah 5
Keshav Maharaj lbw Bumrah 0
Extras (b 8, lb 4, w 2, nb 1) 15
Total (In 55 Overs) 159
Fall of wickets: 1-57, 2-62, 3-71, 4-114, 5-120, 6-146, 7-147, 8-154, 9-159 Bowling: Bumrah 14-5-27-5, Siraj 12-0-47-2, Axar Patel 6-2-21-1, Kuldeep Yadav 14-1-36-2, Ravindra Jadeja 8-2-13-0, Washington Sundar 1-0-3-0.
