Pacer Mohammad Shami bowled magnificently well on the third day of the first Test against South Africa in Centurion to pick a five-wicket haul and reach a special milestone of 200 wickets in Test cricket. He dismissed Kagiso Rabada edging to the wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant to reach the landmark in his 55th Test.
With the feat, Shami went on to become the fifth most successful Indian pacer to have ever played the format after Kapil Dev, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma and Javagal Srinath.
He was in terrific rhythm on the third day and hit immaculate line and length from the first ball of his spell in the first session of the day. He bowled Keegan Petersen and Aiden Markram in his six-over long spell in the morning session.
He came back to dismiss the well-set batsman Temba Bavuma and Wian Mulder to keep South Africa in check despite the absence of Jasprit Bumrah.
He finished the innings with five wickets for 44 runs and helped India restrict South Africa below the 200-run mark and take a vital lead of 130 runs.
Shami has taken his 200 wickets at an outstanding average of 27.10 runs per wicket and a strike rate of 49.48 deliveries per ball.