L Ngidi captured 6 for 71 in India’s second innings to provide the 106^th occasion of a South African bowler capturing six plus wickets in a test innings. It also provides the 65^th occasion of a South African bowler capturing six plus wickets in a test innings on home soil

L Ngidi captured 6 for 71 in India’s second innings to provide the tenth occasion of a South African bowler capturing six plus wickets in a test innings against India. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Overs	M	R	W	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	AA Donald	28.0	4	84	7	3	Ind	P Eli’beth	26 Dec 1992
2	L Klusener	21.3	4	64	8	4	Ind	Kolkata	27 Nov 1996
3	PR Adams	19.1	6	55	6	1	Ind	Kanpur	08 Dec 1996
4	SM Pollock	21.4	10	56	6	3	Ind	Bl’fontein	03 Nov 2001
5	DW Steyn	16.4	6	51	7	2	Ind	Nagpur	06 Feb 2010
6	DW Steyn	19.0	6	50	6	1	Ind	Durban	26 Dec 2010
7	DW Steyn	30.0	9	100	6	1	Ind	Durban	26 Dec 2013
8	Philander	15.4	4	42	6	4	Ind	Cape Town	05 Jan 2018
9	L Ngidi	12.2	3	39	6	4	Ind	Centurion	13 Jan 2018
10	L Ngidi	24.0	5	71	6	1	Ind	Centurion	26 Dec 2021

DW Steyn {03} and L Ngidi {02} are the two South African bowlers who have captured six wickets in an innings against India on two or more occasions

No	Player	Overs	M	R	W	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	DW Steyn	16.4	6	51	7	2	Ind	Nagpur	06 Feb 2010
2	DW Steyn	19.0	6	50	6	1	Ind	Durban	26 Dec 2010
3	DW Steyn	30.0	9	100	6	1	Ind	Durban	26 Dec 2013
1	L Ngidi	12.2	3	39	6	4	Ind	Centurion	13 Jan 2018
2	L Ngidi	24.0	5	71	6	1	Ind	Centurion	26 Dec 2021

L Ngidi captured 6 for 71 in India’s second innings to provide the seventh occasion of a South African bowler capturing six plus wickets in a test innings against India. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Overs	M	R	W	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	AA Donald	28.0	4	84	7	3	Ind	P Eli’beth	26 Dec 1992
2	SM Pollock	21.4	10	56	6	3	Ind	Bl’fontein	03 Nov 2001
3	DW Steyn	19.0	6	50	6	1	Ind	Durban	26 Dec 2010
4	DW Steyn	30.0	9	100	6	1	Ind	Durban	26 Dec 2013
5	Philander	15.4	4	42	6	4	Ind	Cape Town	05 Jan 2018
6	L Ngidi	12.2	3	39	6	4	Ind	Centurion	13 Jan 2018
7	L Ngidi	24.0	5	71	6	1	Ind	Centurion	26 Dec 2021

DW Steyn and L Ngidi are the two South African bowlers who have captured six wickets in an innings against India on two occasions

No	Player	Overs	M	R	W	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	DW Steyn	19.0	6	50	6	1	Ind	Durban	26 Dec 2010
2	DW Steyn	30.0	9	100	6	1	Ind	Durban	26 Dec 2013
1	L Ngidi	12.2	3	39	6	4	Ind	Centurion	13 Jan 2018
2	L Ngidi	24.0	5	71	6	1	Ind	Centurion	26 Dec 2021

L Ngidi captured 6 for 71 in India’s second innings to provide the tenth occasion of a South African bowler capturing six plus wickets in a test innings at Centurion. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	A Nel	29.0	7	81	6	2	Eng	Centurion	21 Jan 2005
2	M Zondeki	14.3	2	39	6	3	Zim	Centurion	11 Mar 2005
3	DW Steyn	10.3	1	49	6	3	NZl	Centurion	16 Nov 2007
4	KJ Abbott	11.4	4	29	7	2	Pak	Centurion	22 Feb 2013
5	DW Steyn	08.2	2	34	6	3	Win	Centurion	17 Dec 2014
6	K Rabada	29.0	6	112	7	2	Eng	Centurion	22 Jan 2016
7	K Rabada	10.4	2	32	6	4	Eng	Centurion	22 Jan 2016
8	L Ngidi	12.2	3	39	6	4	Ind	Centurion	13 Jan 2018
9	D Olivier	14.0	3	37	6	1	Pak	Centurion	26 Dec 2018
10	L Ngidi	24.0	5	71	6	1	Ind	Centurion	26 Dec 2021

DW Steyn, K Rabada and L Ngidi are the three South African bowlers who have captured six wickets in a test innings on two occasions at Centurion. L Ngidi is the only bowler to perform such a feat against India.

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	DW Steyn	10.3	1	49	6	3	NZl	Centurion	16 Nov 2007
2	DW Steyn	08.2	2	34	6	3	Win	Centurion	17 Dec 2014
1	K Rabada	29.0	6	112	7	2	Eng	Centurion	22 Jan 2016
2	K Rabada	10.4	2	32	6	4	Eng	Centurion	22 Jan 2016
1	L Ngidi	12.2	3	39	6	4	Ind	Centurion	13 Jan 2018
2	L Ngidi	24.0	5	71	6	1	Ind	Centurion	26 Dec 2021

RR Pant effected his 100^th dismissal when he caught W Mulder of the bowling of Mohd Shami. At the end of South Africa’s innings, he had effected 101 dismissals. Prior to the start of this test, he had an aggregate of 97 dismissals. Four catches in South Africa’s first innings fetched him 101 dismissals.

RR Pant became the sixth Indian wicket keeper to effect 100 plus dismissals. The following table lists these wicket keepers.

No	Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Dis	Ct	St
1	MS Dhoni	2005-2014	90	166	294	256	38
2	Kirmani	1976-1986	88	151	198	160	38
3	KS More	1986-1993	49	090	130	110	20
4	NR Mongia	1994-2001	44	077	107	099	08
5	WP Saha	2012-2021	39	076	104	092	12
6	RR Pant	2018-2021	26	050	101	093	08

RR Pant became the 48th wicket keeper in the annals of cricket to effect 100 plus dismissals.

Mohammad Shami returned with five for 44 in South Africa’s first innings to provide the 28th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against South Africa. It also provides the 13th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against South Africa in South Africa. It also provides the first occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against South Africa at Centurion.

No	Player	Overs	M	R	W	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	A Kumble	44.0	22	53	6	3	SAF	Jo’burg	26 Nov 1992
2	BKV Prasad	19.0	6	60	5	1	SAF	Durban	26 Dec 1996
3	BKV Prasad	25.0	4	93	5	3	SAF	Durban	26 Dec 1996
4	J Srinath	25.1	5	104	5	2	SAF	Jo’burg	16 Jan 1997
5	J Srinath	33.0	6	140	5	2	SAF	B’fontein	03 Nov 2001
6	J Srinath	30.0	6	76	6	1	SAF	P Eli’beth	16 Nov 2001
7	Sreesanth	10.0	3	40	5	2	SAF	Jo’burg	15 Dec 2006
8	Sreesanth	29.0	0	114	5	1	SAF	Cape Town	02 Jan 2011
9	Harbhajan	38.0	1	120	7	3	SAF	Cape Town	02 Jan 2011
10	RA Jadeja	58.2	15	138	6	2	SAF	Durban	26 Dec 2013
11	JJ Bumrah	18.5	2	54	5	2	SAF	Jo’burg	24 Jan 2018
12	Mohd Shami	12.3	2	28	5	4	SAF	Jo’burg	24 Jan 2018
13	Mohd Shami	16.0	5	44	5	2	SAF	Centurion	26 Dec 2021

BKV Prasad {02},J Srinathv {03}, Sreesanth {02} and Mohd Shami {02} are the four Indian bowlers to capture five or more wivkets in an innings on two or more occasions against South Africa in South Africa. Mohd Shami joined the list with his five for 44 in this test.

No	Player	Overs	M	R	W	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	BKV Prasad	19.0	6	60	5	1	SAF	Durban	26 Dec 1996
2	BKV Prasad	25.0	4	93	5	3	SAF	Durban	26 Dec 1996
1	J Srinath	25.1	5	104	5	2	SAF	Jo’burg	16 Jan 1997
2	J Srinath	33.0	6	140	5	2	SAF	B’fontein	03 Nov 2001
3	J Srinath	30.0	6	76	6	1	SAF	P Eli’beth	16 Nov 2001
1	Sreesanth	10.0	3	40	5	2	SAF	Jo’burg	15 Dec 2006
2	Sreesanth	29.0	0	114	5	1	SAF	Cape Town	02 Jan 2011
1	Mohd Shami	12.3	2	28	5	4	SAF	Jo’burg	24 Jan 2018
2	Mohd Shami	16.0	5	44	5	2	SAF	Centurion	26 Dec 2021

Mohammad Shami’s five wickets in South Africa’s first innings fetched him an aggregate of 200 wickets in his test career. He became the eleventh Indian bowler to capture 200 plus wickets. The following table lists these eleven bowlers

No	Player	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	5	10
1	A Kumble	132	236	40850	18355	619	35	8
2	N Kapil Dev	131	227	27740	12867	434	23	2
3	R Ashwin	082	153	22366	10340	427	30	7
4	Harbhajan	103	190	28580	13537	417	25	5
5	Z Khan	092	165	18785	10247	311	11	1
6	I Sharma	105	188	19160	10078	311	11	1
7	BS Bedi	067	118	21364	07637	266	14	1
8	Chandrasekhar	058	097	15963	07199	242	16	2
9	J Srinath	067	121	15104	07196	236	10	1
10	RA Jadeja	057	108	14333	05765	232	09	1
11	Mohd Shami	055	103	09897	05420	200	06	0

Mohammad Shami’s five wickets in South Africa’s first innings fetched him an aggregate of 200 wickets in his test career. He became the fifth Indian pace bowler to capture 200 plus wickets. The following table lists these five bowlers.

No	Player	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	5	10
1	N Kapil Dev	131	227	27740	12867	434	23	2
2	Z Khan	092	165	18785	10247	311	11	1
3	I Sharma	105	188	19160	10078	311	11	1
4	J Srinath	067	121	15104	07196	236	10	1
5	Mohd Shami	055	103	09897	05420	200	06	0

Mohammad Shami became the 80th bowler to capture 200 plus wickets in the annals of test cricket. He also became the 57^th pace bowler to capture 200 plus wickets in the annals of test cricket.

AM Rahane’s two catches gave him an aggregate of 16 catches as a fieldsman other than the wicket keepers. He became the third Indian fieldsman to pouch 15 plus catches. Others are – R Dravid {21} and VVS Laxman {18}

AM Rahane’s two catches gave him an aggregate of 99 catches as a fieldsman other than the wicket keepers. He needs one more catch for his 100 catches. If he pouches it, he would then become the sixth Indian fieldsman to pouch 100 plus catches. The five fieldsmen who have pouched 100 plus catches are – R Dravid {204}, VVS Laxman {135}, SR Tendulkar {115}, SM Gavaskar {108} and M Azharuddin {105}

AM Rahane’s two catches gave him an aggregate of 99 catches as a fieldsman other than the wicket keepers. He needs one more catch for his 100 catches. If he pouches it, he would then become the 39^th fieldsman to pouch 100 plus catches in the annals of test cricket.

Mohammad Shami returned with five for 44 in South Africa’s first innings to provide the sixth occasion of his capturing five or more wickets in an innings. His six five wicket hauls are detailed below

No	Overs	M	R	W	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	13.1	0	047	5	3	Win	Kolkata	06 Nov 2013
2	28.3	3	112	5	1	Aus	Sydney	06 Jan 2015
3	12.3	2	028	5	4	SAF	Jo’burg	24 Jan 2018
4	24.0	8	056	6	3	Aus	Perth	14 Dec 2018
5	10.5	2	035	5	4	SAF	Vizag	02 Oct 2019
6	16.0	5	044	5	2	SAF	Centurion	26 Dec 2021

RR Pant’s 100 dismissals came in his 26^th test. He became the quickest Indian wicket Keeper to effect 100 dismissals in least number of tests. The previous record was held by MS Dhoni who had effected 100 dismissals in 36 tests. The following table lists the six Indian wicket keepers and the tests taken by them to effect 100 dismissals

No	Player	100 Dis in
1	RR Pant	26 Tests
2	MS Dhoni	36 Tests
3	WP Saha	37 Tests
4	Kirmani	42 Tests
5	NR Mongia	42 Tests
6	KS More	44 Tests