NEW DELHI: South African pacer Marco Jansen found himself in huge trouble as he grabbed attention for all the wrong reasons with his massive no-ball on the second day of the second Test against Pakistan in Cape Town on Saturday.
Jansen’s front-foot no-ball brought back memories of the infamous spot-fixing incident involving former Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir, who bowled a massive no-ball during a Test match against England in 2010.
The incident took place in Jansen’s first over of the innings when he delivered a length ball to Babar Azam. The camera quickly focused on Jansen, revealing his right foot well beyond the crease, sparking concerns and raising questions about a possible spot-fixing issue.
Before that, Jansen took opposition bowlers to the cleaners with a blistering 62 off 54 balls, featuring 8 fours and 3 sixes.
Earlier, Ryan Rickelton scored a magnificent 259 as South Africa posted a commanding first-innings total of 615 all out.
Resuming his innings on 176, Rickelton played a supporting role, allowing Kyle Verreynne (100) and Jansen to dominate in quick-scoring partnerships of 148 for the sixth wicket and 86 for the seventh wicket.
The left-handed opening batter reached his double century off 266 balls and was finally seventh out, caught at mid-on going for a big hit. He batted for 607 minutes, facing 343 balls and hitting 29 fours and three sixes.
It was the joint seventh highest score by a South African batsman in Test cricket.