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South African all-rounder Marco Jansen deed 7 sixes during his 93-run sound against India successful the 2nd Test of the ongoing two-match bid successful Guwahati, surpassing legends Matthew Hayden and Vivian Richards to acceptable a caller grounds for the astir sixes deed by a visiting batter successful a azygous Test innings successful India.
Before Jansen, the grounds was held jointly by Hayden (2001) and Richards (1974), some of whom had deed six sixes successful a Test innings against India successful India.
Jansen besides equaled the grounds for the astir sixes successful a Test innings by a South African, joining AB de Villiers (vs. Australia, Cape Town, 2009) and Quinton de Kock (vs. West Indies, Gros Islet, 2021) with 7 sixes. His effort gave him the second-most sixes deed from No. 9 oregon little successful a Test innings, down lone Tim Southee’s 9 connected debut against England successful Napier successful 2008.
Jansen besides became the 11th subordinate to beryllium dismissed successful the tense nineties portion batting from No. 9 oregon beneath successful Tests, the archetypal South African to bash so, and lone the 2nd subordinate to autumn successful the 90s against India successful that position, aft Mitchell Starc’s 99 successful Mohali successful 2013.
Jansen came to the crease with South Africa astatine 334-7 and Senuran Muthusamy batting unbeaten astatine 67. After facing 9 balls watchfully, Jansen made his intentions wide with a six disconnected Ravindra Jadeja’s delivery. He continued the aforesaid assertive attack against India’s different 2 spinners successful Washington Sundar and Kuldeep Yadav arsenic well.
While Muthusamy brought up his maiden Test century, Jansen deed a half-century successful conscionable 52 balls. Jansen and Muthusamy formed a 97-run concern earlier the second was dismissed by India pacer Mohammed Siraj for 109.
However, Jansen continued his onslaught and scored a 91-ball 93 runs innings, hitting 7 sixes and six boundaries, helping South Africa station 489-10 successful their archetypal innings.
