Suryaa Sports Desk: South Africa's young all-rounder Marco Janssen with a brilliant performance in the second Test against Australia at St George's Park... South Africa's young all-rounder Marco Jansen impressed everyone with his brilliant performance in the second Test against Australia at St George's Park. Jansen, who showed a fierce performance in batting first, then exploded in bowling and caused irreparable damage to the opposition team. In the first innings of the match, the Safari team lost 6 key wickets for just 110 runs and Jansen came to the crease when they were in dire straits. Batting at number eight, he not only improved the innings along with captain Temba Bavua but also faced the Australian bowlers. Facing just 100 balls, Marco Jansen scored 85 runs with the help of 9 fours and 3 massive sixes and narrowly missed out on a century. However, with this innings, he has written a rare record in his name.
Jansen became the highest run-scorer batting at number 8 for South Africa in the home Test matches against Australia. Earlier this record was held by Peter van der Merwe. Van der Merwe scored 76 runs in Johannesburg in 1966, while Janssen broke the 60-year-old record in the latest match. Along with Jansen, captain Temba Bavua also performed brilliantly in this match. Bavua, who played a responsible innings, led the way with a huge century (179 runs) and the South African team reached a strong position. The partnership between the two played a vital role in giving the team a huge score. Finally, South Africa declared their first innings at a massive score of 425 for the loss of nine wickets.
Marko Janssen, who had a blast in batting, then continued the same momentum in bowling. The Australian team, which entered the ring with a huge target, could not stand beyond the pace of South Africa. The Aussie team collapsed for just 99 runs in the first innings with the boom of the safari bowlers. Marco Jansen completely dominated Australia's collapse with just 33 runs and 5 wickets. Along with him, Kagiso Rabada and Vian Mulder took two wickets each and collapsed the opponent's batting order. Jansen's all-round talent has been a hot topic of discussion in cricket circles. Also Read: 3 Seasons, 29 Episodes: Sensational Crime Thriller Ruling OTT For 8 Years
