Top 5 bowling spells by Ravindra Jadeja in Tests

#3 5/21 against South Africa in Mohali (2015)

Jadeja's effort helped set the stage for India's dominance in the series

Jadeja had been dropped from the limited-overs side that played against South Africa at home in 2015. He had endured a poor year till then. Hence, he was forced to go back to the Ranji Trophy and deliver good performances. And he did exactly that. He picked up 37 wickets from 4 games to go along with some useful runs. This red-hot form led to Jadeja’s inclusion in the Test squad.

In the first Test on a turning Mohali track, Jadeja scored a vital 38 to take India to 201 in the first innings. He then picked up 3/55 and supported Ashwin well (who took 5/51) to help the hosts restrict the Proteas to 184.

India’s batting failed once again as they were shot out for 200 and set the tourists a tricky target of 218. And the resilience Amla, de Villiers and Elgar showed in the first innings gave South Africa belief that they can overhaul the target.

However, they ran into a red-hot Jadeja who picked up 5/21 to help India win by 108 runs. Jadeja bowled with brilliant accuracy as 5 out of 8 wickets that he took in the game were bowled or LBW. He found his mojo back and sealed his spot in the Indian lineup.