Indian pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah delivered one of his finest spells with the new ball on Day 1 of the opening Test against South Africa at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

Opting to bat first, the Proteas got off to a fiery start, reaching 57 runs in just 10 runs without losing a wicket. However, Bumrah produced a couple of magical deliveries in quick succession to remove both the openers.

While the right-arm quick knocked over Ryan Rickelton (23) with a beauty in the third ball of the 11th over, he dismissed Aiden Markram (31) caught behind the wicket in the first delivery of the 13th over.

Bumrah’s brilliance helped India reduce the visitors to 62/2. After bowling seven overs in the first spell, his figures were 2 for 9 with only four runs being conceded.

Here’s the video of both dismissals:

Speaking of India’s team composition for Kolkata Test, wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant, who missed the West Indies series last month due to a foot fracture, replaced all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy in the playing XI. Spin all-rounder also returned to the lineup, taking the place of Sai Sudharsan as India opted to go with four tweakers.

India (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Washington Sundar, Shubman Gill(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj