Jasprit Bumrah proved to be a threat to the South African batsmen in the second Test. In the second Test, held in Cape Town, South Africa's batsmen had no answer to Bumrah's bowling. In no time, Bumrah made six African batsmen his victims. The Indian pacer picked up six wickets in the third and African second innings of the match, helping India defeat hosts Africa by 176 runs. In the match, the Indian fast bowlers took all 20 wickets with Bumrah making an important contribution.
This is not the first time that only fast bowlers took 20 wickets for India. This was witnessed for the third time in Test cricket as Indian pacers took a full 20 wickets and Bumrah performed miracles on all three occasions. In the second Test played in Cape Town against Africa, India's fast bowlers took 20 wickets with Bumrah taking 2 wickets in the first innings and 6 wickets in the second, meaning Bumrah took 8 out of 20 wickets.
Indian pacers took all 20 wickets for the first time in the Test played against South Africa in Johannesburg in 2018, with Bumrah taking 5 wickets in the first innings and 2 wickets in the second innings.
Then, in 2021, the Indian pacers achieved the feat of taking all 20 wickets for the second time in Test cricket. In 2021, when the Indian fast bowlers took 20 wickets in the match against England in Nottingham, Jasprit Bumrah took 4 wickets in the first innings and 5 wickets in the second innings.
Now, in the second Test against South Africa in Cape Town, Indian fast bowlers achieved the amazing feat of taking all 20 wickets for the third time. In this match, Bumrah took two wickets in the first innings and six wickets in the second.
- vs South Africa, Johannesburg, 2018 (Bumrah 5/54 & 2/57)
- vs England, Nottingham, 2021 (Bumrah 4/46 & 5/64)
- against South Africa, Cape Town, 2024 (Bumrah 25.2 and 6.61).