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India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 2: Shubman Gill exited the crease due to neck pain, shortly after Washington Sundar was dismissed by Simon Harmer. KL Rahul and Washington Sundar continue to play watchfully, keeping India’s run rate only a shade above two. KL Rahul reached the 4,000-run mark in Test cricket early on Day 2, ticking off the milestone with composure while steadying India against the South African bowlers. After dominating Day 1 with the bat, now it’s time for the Indian batters to showcase their skills against a quality Proteas bowling attack. KL Rahul (13*) and Washington Sundar (6*) will resume India’s battle on Day 2 against Marco Jansen and Co. at Eden Gardens. Jansen asked a lot of tough questions to the Indian batters on the opening day as Yashasvi Jaiswal even became his early victim. Meanwhile, Rahul showcased resilience once again to fight in the tough phase and remained unbeaten at the stumps. Wiaan Mulder also looked sharp with his line and length. The Indian batters would be extremely happy to see Kagiso Rabada sitting on the bench on this surface, where there is decent assistance for the pacers, which Jasprit Bumrah fully exploited on Day 1 and claimed a sensational five-wicket haul.…Read More
India went in with a heavy spin setup for the series opener against the world champions, but it was Jasprit Bumrah who stole the show, tearing through South Africa with a brilliant 5 for 27 after they had cruised to 57 without loss.
By stumps, India had reached 37 for 1, with KL Rahul on 13 and Washington Sundar unbeaten on 6, backed by a deep batting order still to come.
Earlier, South Africa began strongly, moving to 57 without loss in the opening hour, but the momentum shifted once the 31-year-old Bumrah struck twice in the space of five balls. He shattered Ryan Rickelton’s stumps for 23 in the 11th over and then got Aiden Markram (31) nicking behind with a sharp, rising delivery.
Kuldeep Yadav joined in by removing captain Temba Bavuma for 3 at leg slip, though Wiaan Mulder and Tony de Zorzi steadied things briefly with a 43-run stand. Yadav broke that partnership too, trapping Mulder lbw for 24, before Bumrah returned to pin down De Zorzi.
Mohammad Siraj chipped in by trapping Kyle Verreynne for 16 and knocking over Jansen for a duck. Bumrah then closed out the innings in style, bowling Simon Harmer for 5 and trapping Keshav Maharaj lbw without scoring.
Figuring out the right length is the key at Eden as Bumrah said it needed him some overs initially to assess the conditions properly.
“Basically, it’s the harder-ball game. When the ball is nice and hard, maybe the deviation is quicker. When I bowled the first over, everything happened — the ball swung, it stayed low, it went high. One ball kicked, one went low… So then you see, okay, this is the way it’s shaping. As the ball became softer, it settled down. The deviation was not consistent,” Bumrah said in the press conference.
South Africa’s long wait for a Test win in India stretches back 15 years, and judging by how this match has begun, that barren run seems set to continue. After being blown away on the opening day, they now face an uphill battle. To claw their way back, the visitors will need something exceptional with the ball in India’s first innings — early breakthroughs, sustained pressure, and a near-perfect display — otherwise the game may slip out of their grasp quickly.
India vs South Africa Highlights, 1st Test Day 2:
– Shubman Gill left the field with neck pain, following Washington Sundar’s dismissal by Simon Harmer.
– KL Rahul and Washington Sundar stay in defensive mode, carefully negotiating South Africa’s disciplined bowling as India’s scoring rate inches just over two an over.
– KL Rahul brought up his 4,000th Test run early on Day 2, reaching the landmark with trademark calm.
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Nov 15, 2025 11:26:42 AM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score 1st Test: Pant falls!
India vs South Africa Live Score 1st Test: Rishabh Pant was trapped on a short ball as Corbin Bosch claimed a massive wicket here. Pant failed to check his shot and edged it behind the stumps, where Verreynne had to cover some ground to grab the catch. A big blow for India as South Africa have turned it around for now. IND 132/4 in 43.4 overs
Nov 15, 2025 11:18:31 AM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score 1st Test: Pant attacks Maharaj again!
India vs South Africa Live Score 1st Test: Rishabh Pant charges down the ground and smashes another for a maximum. He has decided to target Keshav Maharaj today and is pursuing him on a regular basis. He attempts a reverse sweep and gets a boundary too. IND 126/3 in 42 overs
Nov 15, 2025 11:15:10 AM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score 1st Test: Jadeja off the mark with four!
India vs South Africa Live Score 1st Test: Ravindra Jadeja opens his account with a boundary. The left-handed batter swept it well into the gap to get off the mark. Two left-handers in the middle on a rescue mission as India suffered a triple blow recently. IND 115/3 in 41 overs
Nov 15, 2025 11:08:28 AM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score 1st Test: Rahul departs!
India vs South Africa Live Score 1st Test: Keshav Maharaj strikes and claims the massive wicket of KL Rahul here. Aiden Markram with another sharp catch here as India lose another wicket as the second half of this session is not going in the hosts’ favour at all. IND 109/3 in 39.5 overs
Nov 15, 2025 11:03:05 AM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score 1st Test: Pant breaks massive record
India vs South Africa Live Score 1st Test: With a six off Keshav Maharaj’s delivery, Rishabh Pant has broken a massive record for India – most sixes by an Indian in Test cricket as he gets past legendary Virender Sehwag.
Most sixes in Tests for India
91 – Rishabh Pant
90 – Virender Sehwag
88 – Rohit Sharma
80 – Ravindra Jadeja
78 – MS Dhoni
Nov 15, 2025 10:59:47 AM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score 1st Test: Rishabh smashes Maharaj!
India vs South Africa Live Score 1st Test: Rishabh Pant decides to go after Rishabh Pant and 100 up for India with a four and a six. The wicketkeeper batter is in international cricket with a bang here and he is here to stamp his authority over the bowlers. IND 105/2 in 38 overs
Nov 15, 2025 10:53:40 AM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score 1st Test: Rahul hits six!
India vs South Africa Live Score 1st Test: KL Rahul breaks the shackles as it seems like Rishabh Pant’s energy rubs off on him. The star opener charged down the ground and smashed Keshav Maharaj for a six down the ground. A good shot to release the pressure after a double blow. IND 86/2 in 36 overs
Nov 15, 2025 10:49:21 AM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score 1st Test: Gill retired hurt!
India vs South Africa Live Score 1st Test: WAIT A MINUTE! Shubman Gill is walking off the field as he is feeling some serious discomfort in his neck. He went for a sweep shot for a boundary, and straightaway felt the pain. The physio came out and checked him and the skipper decided to go off the field for now. IND 79/2 in 34.5 overs
Nov 15, 2025 10:44:00 AM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score 1st Test: Sundar departs!
India vs South Africa Live Score 1st Test: OUT! Simon Harmer strikes in his first over here and gets the better of Washington Sundar. Edge from Sundar and Aiden Markram grabbed a stunner here to send India’s new number 3 back in the hut. IND 79/2 in 34.5 overs
Nov 15, 2025 10:33:26 AM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score 1st Test: Sundar smashes SIX!
India vs South Africa Live Score 1st Test: In the arc, and Washington Sundar plays it nicely over long-off for a maximum to show the first real sign of aggression with the bat. The shot was needed to release some pressure. IND 75/1 in 34 overs
Nov 15, 2025 10:26:05 AM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score 1st Test: Sundar finds boundary!
India vs South Africa Live Score 1st Test: Washington Sundar plays the sweep shot confidently and finds a boundary here to keep the scoreboard moving. 6 runs came off the over, and India need to continue the same approach from here to shift the tone of the game. IND 68/1 in 32 overs
Nov 15, 2025 10:20:59 AM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score 1st Test: Maiden from Bosch!
India vs South Africa Live Score 1st Test: Corbin Bosch into the attack now! He delivered a maiden to start his spell. The run rate is just 2 and India now needs to play some shots here to break the shackles and release the pressure. IND 62/1 in 31 overs
Nov 15, 2025 10:11:29 AM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score 1st Test: Sundar hits four!
India vs South Africa Live Score 1st Test: Length ball from Marco Jansen and Washington Sundar clipped it away into the gap for a boundary. The Indian batters are now looking to hit the loose ones for boundaries to up the ante a bit. The run rate just jumped over 2, and we might witness a few more boundaries in the coming overs. IND 61/1 in 29 overs
Nov 15, 2025 10:05:43 AM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score 1st Test: KL Rahul breaks shackles!
India vs South Africa Live Score 1st Test: And KL Rahul breaks the shackles and hits a boundary to put the pressure back on Keshav Maharaj, and then follows it up with a double. Maharaj is also getting some awkward bounce from the surface. IND 56/1 in 28 overs
Nov 15, 2025 10:03:48 AM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score 1st Test: 50 up for India!
India vs South Africa Live Score: Two runs of Marco Jansen’s over as India continue to let go of the tricky period, and it seems like the two batters are well set in the middle and might play a couple of shots in the next few overs to break free. IND 50/1 in 27 overs
Nov 15, 2025 9:55:34 AM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score: Maiden from Jansen!
India vs South Africa Live Score: A maiden from Marco Jansen as Washington Sundar remains cautious in front of him. India in no hurry to score quick runs as they want to play traditional Test match cricket, putting up a fight to let go of the tricky period. IND 46/1 in 25 overs
Nov 15, 2025 9:41:12 AM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score: Keshav Maharaj from the other end!
India vs South Africa Live Score: Keshav Maharaj from the other end! Temba Bavuma introduced the spin right from the start on Day 2. Shaun Pollock questions Bavuma’s field placement, though, as he put a player for reverse sweep, while Sundar rarely plays that in red-ball cricket.
Nov 15, 2025 9:36:22 AM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score: KL completes 4k Test runs!
India vs South Africa Live Score: Marco Jansen starts the proceedings with the ball on Day 2. He attacked Rahul with the balls angling back in for him, but the Indian star got a boundary with a late push with soft hands. With the boundary, he also completes 4000 Test runs. IND 44/1 in 21 overs
Nov 15, 2025 9:30:22 AM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score: Rabada rings the bell, players in middle!
India vs South Africa Live Score: Kagiso Rabada rings the bell at Eden Gardens for the start of Day 2. The Proteas players are out in the middle. KL Rahul also entered with a loud cheer from the fans, with Washington Sundar following him.
Nov 15, 2025 9:22:58 AM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score: Proteas coach on tricky Eden Pitch!
India vs South Africa Live Score: India ended the day at 37 for one, with KL Rahul batting 13 off 59 balls, an innings South Africa batting coach Prince said confirmed the difficulty of scoring freely.
“Rahul, I think, is 13 of nearly 60 deliveries… it would suggest that it’s not a free-scoring pitch,” SA coach on Eden pitch.
Nov 15, 2025 9:10:54 AM IST
IND vs SA Live Score: Rahul, Sundar hold nerve on Day 1
India vs South Africa Live Score: On Day 1, as the light dimmed, South Africa packed the close-in cordon and cycled through five bowlers in search of a late strike. But Rahul and Sundar held their nerve, countering the pressure with composure and ensuring India reached stumps without losing another wicket.
Nov 15, 2025 8:55:32 AM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score: A Jasprit Bumrah masterclass!
India vs South Africa Live Score: Jasprit Bumrah delivered a near-perfect spell across just over two sessions, triggering a dramatic South African collapse. After cruising at 57 without loss in 10 overs, the visitors unravelled completely, losing all 10 wickets for only 102 runs over the next 45 overs. Their innings, having chosen to bat first, wrapped up in just four hours and 13 minutes.
Nov 15, 2025 8:34:14 AM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score: Sundar – New contender for number 3
India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 2: India may have stumbled upon a fresh contender for the No. 3 slot, with Washington Sundar walking in at that position on Day 1 after Sai Sudharsan was surprisingly left out — a call that raised quite a few eyebrows. For Sundar, though, it’s a valuable chance to underline his batting credentials once more.
Nov 15, 2025 8:25:58 AM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 2: KL Rahul puts up fight once again!
India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 2: KL Rahul once again showed his trademark grit, weathering a tricky passage of play and holding firm when the ball was doing plenty. His calm presence at the crease helped steady India, and he walked off unbeaten at stumps after navigating the late pressure with composure.
Nov 15, 2025 8:12:09 AM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 2: Rabad forced out due to injury
India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 2: South Africa were dealt a blow even before play began, with lead pacer Kagiso Rabada forced out due to a rib injury. He picked up the knock during the team’s first training session on Tuesday and couldn’t clear a fitness test on the morning of the match, leaving the visitors short of their main strike bowler.
Nov 15, 2025 8:02:14 AM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 2: Bumrah stars again!
India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 2: Despite a dry surface that pushed India to field four spinners for the first time since 2012, it was Jasprit Bumrah who dominated proceedings. The pacer ripped through South Africa with figures of 5 for 27 — his third five-wicket haul in home conditions and the 16th of his career — as the visitors were bundled out for 159 in 55 overs on Day 1.
Nov 15, 2025 7:51:25 AM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 2: Rahul, Sundar to resume battle!
India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 2: KL Rahul (13*) and Washington Sundar (6*) are set to pick up India’s innings on Day 2 at Eden Gardens, with Marco Jansen and his bowling partners waiting to press again. Jansen troubled the Indian batters throughout the first day, and his probing spells will remain a major hurdle.
Nov 15, 2025 7:41:23 AM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 2: Hello and welcome
India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 2: Hello and welcome to our live blog of Day 2 of opening Test match between India and South Africa from Eden Gardens.
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