Kolkata, Nov. 14 -- Jasprit Bumrah produced a spell of unrelenting hostility blended with seam craft to dismantle South Africa for 159 on the opening day of the first Test at Eden Gardens, before India settled into a measured 37 for 1 by stumps, with KL Rahul and Washington Sundar steering the hosts to safety under fading light.
Bumrah, operating with the clarity and rhythm of a bowler in complete control, triggered the final collapse in a three-over burst that will be remembered as the defining stamp of the day. He finished with outstanding figures of 5 for 27, while Mohammed Siraj and Kuldeep Yadav claimed two wickets apiece and Axar Patel accounted for one.
After earlier strikes that removed Aiden Markram and Tony de Zorzi, he returned...