Team India suffered a crushing 30-run defeat in the first Test against South Africa. In this match, Team India’s star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja achieved a major achievement. Jadeja made significant contributions with both bat and ball, but ultimately, Team India lost. Speaking of bowling, Jadeja went wicketless in the first innings, but in the second innings, he bowled brilliantly, taking four wickets. With the bat, he contributed 27 runs in the first innings and 18 runs in the second.
Ravindra Jadeja became the first player to do so in WTC
Ravindra Jadeja troubled the South African batsmen in the second innings, dismissing four batsmen. With these four wickets, he reached 150 wickets in the World Test Championship. He became the third Indian and the seventh bowler overall to reach 150 wickets in the history of the World Test Championship. However, he also achieved a feat no other player has achieved in the World Test Championship. He became the first player in World Test Championship history to score more than 2,000 runs and take 150 wickets.
Ravindra Jadeja’s performance in WTC
In the history of the World Test Championship, there are only four players who have scored more than 1,000 runs with the bat and taken 100 wickets. However, apart from Ravindra Jadeja, no other player has scored more than 2,000 runs and taken 150 wickets in the WTC. He is the only player to achieve this feat. Ravindra Jadeja’s WTC record includes 2,532 runs in 47 matches at an average of 43.65, and 150 wickets at an average of 26.77.
The South African team, captained by Temba Bavuma, has taken a 1-0 lead in the two-match Test series against India. South Africa won the first match in Kolkata by 30 runs on the third day. This is South Africa’s first Test win on Indian soil in 15 years. South Africa set a target of 124 runs for India to win. In response, Team India was all out for 93 runs.
