Marco Jansen hammers his career-best Test score: Key stats
What's the story
South African all-rounder Marco Jansen tormented the Indian bowling attack on Day 3 of the Boxing Day Test in Centurion.
Besides sharing a century-plus stand with Dean Elgar for the sixth wicket, he slammed his second half-century in Test cricket.
The former took SA past 400 and extended the lead to 163 runs.
He returned unbeaten on 84 as the hosts perished for 408.
Knock
A scintillating knock from Jansen
Jansen came to the middle after SA lost Kyle Verreynne (249/5) toward the end of Day 2.
Together, Jansen and Elgar took the Proteas past 350, with the latter scoring a ton. They added 111 runs before Elgar departed.
Jansen single-handedly took SA past 400, with Gerald Coetzee contributing 18.
Jansen scored a 147-ball 84* (11 fours and 1 six).
Career
Jansen races past 350 Test runs
As mentioned, Jansen slammed his second half-century in Test cricket. The one in Centurion is now his career-best score.
His only other Test fifty came during the 2022 Boxing Day game Down Under. He smashed a 136-ball 59.
Jansen now has 390 runs with the bat from 12 Tests at 26.00.
The left-arm seamer owns 45 wickets with the ball.
Information
Jansen took one wicket in 1st innings
Jansen gained redemption with the bat after India were bundled out for 245. He was a touch expensive with the ball, having leaked 52 runs in 16 overs. Jansen took the solitary wicket of Jasprit Bumrah.