5 best moments from Ravindra Jadeja's international career

#3 vs South Africa, Mohali Test (2015)

Jadeja plying his trade against South Africa, Mohali 2015

The South African team, carrying an air of vulnerability around them on their visit to India in 2015, fared poorly on the challenging Indian surfaces, as their dodgy batting failed to counter the Indian spin onslaught.

A low scoring match started off with the Indian team compiling a meagre first innings total of 201, 38 of which were runs off Jadeja’s bat at No.7.

A stoic 63 from AB de Villiers could push the total no further than 187 for his team as they fell to the guile of Ravi Ashwin. Jadeja took three wickets, sweeping away the lower order. With India managing just 200 in the second innings, the Proteas got a target of 217. But it wasn’t going to be easy, not against the Indian spin on a deteriorating pitch.

Jadeja ran through the batting order, claiming five wickets for just 21 runs, as the visitors spluttered, choked and finally collapsed for 109, handling India a comfortable 108 run win.