Ravindra Jadeja has completed his 50 Test wickets against South Africa in Test cricket. Jadeja has taken 52 wickets in 19 innings of 11 Tests against South Africa. With this, he has now become only the second left-arm spin bowler in the world who has taken 50 or more wickets of South Africa in Test cricket.
Incredible achivement for Ravindra Jadeja
Before him, this feat was achieved by former England player and left-arm spinner Colin Blythe. He took 59 wickets in Test cricket for South Africa from 1906 to 1910. Let us tell you that this former great player of England has 100 wickets in his name in just 19 Tests.
In the ongoing Test series against South Africa, Ravindra Jadeja took a total of 10 wickets across both Test matches. He went wicketless in the first innings of the first Test in Kolkata, but he managed to take four wickets in the second innings. Speaking of batting, Ravindra Jadeja scored 27 runs in the first innings and 18 runs in the second innings of the Kolkata Test. It will be interesting to see how Ravindra Jadeja bats in the second innings of the second Test.
Speaking of the Guwahati Test match, the final day’s play remains. Team India will need to score 522 runs to win on the fifth day of the Test. Meanwhile, South Africa will be looking to take eight wickets as quickly as possible to win the match. South Africa set a target of 549 runs for India in this match. In response, Team India scored 27 runs for the loss of two wickets at the end of the fourth day’s play.
Left arm spinners with most wickets against South Africa in Tests:
Colin Blythe (England) – 59 wickets in 19 innings (1906-1910)
Ravindra Jadeja (India) – 52 wickets in 19 innings (2013-2025)
Johnny Wardle (England) – 46 wickets in 18 innings (1951–1957)
Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka) – 43 wickets in 19 innings (2004-2018)