Javagal Srinath's top 5 bowling spells in Tests

#3 So near yet so far at the Wanderers (1997)

Another sparkling performance against South Africans, 1997

On a tour where the Indian team was hammered in the first two Tests by huge margins, Sachin Tendulkar's Indian side sensed a rare opportunity of an away victory at the Bullring.

Backed by the maiden century of Rahul Dravid (144) and an enterprising 73 by Sourav Ganguly, India posted a total of 410 in the first innings. Boosted by a big score on the board, Srinath put on a display of high-class seam bowling, capturing five wickets for 104 runs. He ensured a first-innings advantage by removing Cullinan, Hansie Cronje, Adam Bacher and Shaun Pollock.

This allowed India to have a critical 89 runs lead in the first innings. Rain, and a counter-attacking hundred from Daryll Cullinan, denied India a rare overseas victory.