New Delhi: Cricket South Africa took full advantage of an abject England batting display to register a gigantic 340-run victory over the hosts in the second Test to level the series 1-1 with two games left to play.
The wickets were shared among four bowlers with Vernon Philander (3-24), Keshav Maharj (3-42) and Chris Morris (2-7) taking the honours, but the two quickies did most of the business by sending back the top-order early.
Of the wickets that Philander took – Keaton Jennings, Gary Ballance and Ben Stokes– it was Jennings dismissal that left the spectators' stunned.
Here's a video of Jenning's dismissal:
WICKET Jennings bowled by Philander for 3
4/1 #ENGvSAhttps://t.co/RyVdFp0gNg pic.twitter.com/9vcfQb12od
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) July 17, 2017
Morris, who took the wickets of Alastair Cook and Joe Root, too rose a few eyebrows with his delivery to dismiss England skipper, bowling a deadly yorker.
Here's the video of Root's dismissal:
WICKET Root bowled by Morris for 8
55/3 #ENGvSAhttps://t.co/RyVdFp0gNg pic.twitter.com/o1vl6zpbzL
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) July 17, 2017
Instead of mounting the required rearguard action, England collapsed to 133 all out, with the last three wickets falling without the addition of a run, as the spectators at Trent Bridge watched in stunned silence.
England next play South Africa in the third Test starting July 27 at the Oval.
(With Reuters inputs)