Jadeja (5-30) orchestrated South Africa’s rout in glorious sunshine at the Ferozeshah Kotla stadium as the hosts thoroughly dominated the second day’s play. PHOTO: AFP
Jadeja, 26, picked up five wickets for 30 runs to help India bowl out the top-ranked tourists for 121 off 49.3 overs in New Delhi.
The visitors, who have already lost the series, trail by 213 runs in the first innings. AB de Villiers waged a lonely battle, making 42 off 78 balls.
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Left-armer Jadeja appeared to be on a roll, recording his fourth five-wicket haul in Tests to tighten the screw on the Proteas.
Paceman Umesh Yadav (2-32) gave India the key breakthrough by having opener Dean Elgar caught behind for 17 before uprooting the off-stump of JP Duminy for his 50th Test wicket.
Jadeja dismissed the other opener Temba Bavuma (22) and also removed skipper Hashim Amla, who nicked behind to the wicketkeeper.
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Amla scored just three from 34 balls, in a yet another single figure score on what has been a miserable tour for him.
Jadeja grabbed three more wickets in fading light, much to the delight of a sizeable crowd in the Indian capital.
Ravichandran Ashwin (2-26) and Ishant Sharma (1-28) also joined the party, helping India end the day on a high.
The hosts were bowled out for 334, five overs into the post-lunch session, with recalled paceman Kyle Abbott taking two wickets in three balls to send back Ashwin (56) and Sharma (nought).
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It was the second career five-wicket haul for Abbott, who had picked three wickets on the opening day.
After resuming at the overnight 231-7, India added 103 runs while losing three wickets, including that of Rahane (127).
Rahane, 27, reached his fifth Test century and his first on home soil with a classic straight drive off Abbott.
No batsman had scored a century in an otherwise low-scoring series, which India have sealed already after winning the first and third Tests.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 5th, 2015.
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