India vs South Africa: Shami reaches 200 Test wickets with five-wicket haul to join elite list

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Bengaluru, Dec. 28: On a day when the Indian pacers ran riot and ripped through the South African line-up, it was another record-setting day for Mohammed Shami as India bundled out the hosts for 197 at the SuperSport Park in Centurion.

After Lungi Ngidi's six-wicket haul on the third day of the opening Test, Shami led the attack for the visitors as he reached 200th Test wickets in style. The Indian pacer completed a five-wicket haul to reach the milestone and join an elite list of bowlers. Shami reached the milestone in 55 Test matches and the Indian pacer is the third quickest Indian to enter the list after Kapil Dev and Javagal Srinath.

Shami was the star for the visitors picking up 5 for 44, while Shardul Thakur and Jasprit Bumrah picked up two crucial wickets each. Mohammed Siraj pocketed one wicket as the Virat Kohli-led Indian side bowled out the hosts for 197, to take 130-run lead.

After rain ruined second day's play, it was a bowler's paradise on the third day of the first Test with the Indian side, led by Shami, bowling out South Africa for 197, their lowest total in a Test match in Centurion.