Marco Jansen and Prabath Jayasuriya break major world records as bowlers run riot in Durban Test

Marco Jansen and Prabath Jayasuriya entered history books with record-breaking spells in the first Test match between South Africa and Sri Lanka in Durban on Thursday. The Proteas pacer picked 7 wickets in an innings to bowl out the Sri Lankan side to their lowest-evet Test total of 42 and then Prabath Jayasuriya reached 100 Test wickets in just 17 matches to shatter a major record.

Jayasuriya became the joint second-fastest and the fastest Sri Lankan bowler to reach 100 Test wickets. He missed out on George Alfred Lohmann's record set in 1886 by just one Test game but surpassed the legendary bowlers Ian Botham and Ravichandran Aswhin to enter the history books.

The 33-year-old became the only fourth Sri Lankan spinner to complete 100 Test wickets. He broke Dilruwan Perera's 25-match to 100 Test wickets record for Sri Lanka after dismissing Tony de Zorzi in the second innings on Day 2 of the Durban Test.

Fastest to 100 Test wickets

George Alfred Lohmann (England) - 16 Test matches in 1886
Prabath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) - 17 Test matches in 2024
Yasir Shah (Pakistan) - 17 Test matches in 2014
Charlie Turner (Australia) - 17 Test matches in 1887
Sydney Barnes (England) - 17 Test matches in 1901
Clarrie Grimmett (Australia) - 17 Test matches in 1925
Ravichandran Ashwin (India) - 18 Test matches in 2011

Meanwhile, the left-arm pace all-rounder Marco Jansen made the biggest impact with 7 wickets while conceding just 13 runs. Jansen produced the best bowling figures by a pacer in the World Test Championship (WTC) history, breaking Matt Henry's famous 7 for 23 record against South Africa, which came in 2022.