Proteas skipper Temba Bavuma opted to bat first, and they were dismissed for 159. India ended the opening day at 37/1 and managed 189 in their first innings, securing only a narrow 30-run lead. The pitch offered so much assistance to the bowlers that 15 wickets fell on the second day (Saturday) in the Kolkata Test.
Temba Bavuma scored a gritty half-century on a pitch where no one else had managed to cross 40 in the previous three innings. He scored an unbeaten 55 as South Africa were bowled out for 153 in 54 overs. Bavuma became the first player to hit a fifty in the low-scoring game.
Gautam Gambhir Wanted a Surface as Difficult as This - Aakash Chopra
Aakash Chopra questioned the logic behind producing such an extreme surface for the Kolkata Test. Chopra stated that it was the first time in India that a half-century arrived only in the third innings.
"First ever Test match on Indian soil where the first individual 50 came in the third innings of the Test. I’m not willing to believe that the Indian team wanted a surface as difficult as this one…unless someone can confirm to the contrary. #IndvSA," Chopra wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter).
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) November 16, 2025
India Get Off to a Shaky Start to Run Chase in First Test
India got off to a shaky start in the run chase. South Africa struck twice to put the hosts under pressure. Yashasvi Jaiswal lasted only four balls before falling for a duck in the first over, giving the visitors an early breakthrough.
By the lunch break, India were at 10/2 after seven overs, with Washington Sundar (5) and Dhruv Jurel (4). It is worth mentioning that captain Shubman Gill was unavailable to bat for the remainder of the innings. The absence of Gill added pressure on the remaining lineup.
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