Marco Jansens remarkable all-round performance in the ongoing Guwahati Test has placed him in an elite group of visiting players who have scored a fifty and taken a five-wicket haul in the same Test match on Indian soil since 2000. The South African left-armer, who has been in sensational form throughout the series, produced a memorable display that has put India under massive pressure.
Jansen slammed a crucial 93 runs in South Africas first innings, helping the Proteas reach a commanding total of 489. With the ball, he was even more devastating. The tall left-armer ripped through Indias batting lineup, returning 6/48, his best figures in Test cricket, as India were bowled out for 201.
This outstanding all-round effort places Jansen alongside only two other visiting players in the last 25 years to achieve this rare double in India: