IND vs SA 2nd Test Day 4 Highlights: Batting-bowling sub flop, Team India on the verge of shameful defeat in Guwahati, fourth day also in the name of South Africa

In the second test, South Africa has given India a target of 549 runs. In response, by the end of the fourth day’s play, Team India had lost two wickets for 27 runs. The Indian team is still behind by 522 runs. Right now Sai Sudarshan and Kuldeep Yadav are standing at the batting crease. In the fourth day’s play, South Africa had declared its second innings at 260 runs, due to which, based on the lead in the first innings, it gave India a target of 549 runs. The Indian team is on the verge of a big defeat.

South Africa started the fourth day’s play at 26/0. Ryan Rickleton was out after scoring 35 runs and Aiden Markram was out after scoring 29 runs. Tristan Stubbs was the biggest hit for Team India, who scored 94 runs. Tony de Jorji missed his fifty, who was dismissed by Ravindra Jadeja on the score of 49. Ravindra Jadeja took 4 wickets for India in the second innings.

Team India on the verge of shameful defeat

Chasing the target of 549 runs, the Indian team has lost 2 wickets and scored only 35 runs by the end of the fourth day’s play. Let us tell you that the biggest win by runs in Test against India is in the name of Australia, which defeated Team India by 342 runs in the year 2024. In this matter, South Africa can overtake Australia and come out ahead. That means South Africa can become the team to defeat India by the most runs.

India’s batting-bowling sub flop

In the Guwahati Test, the Indian team has been able to do well neither in batting nor in bowling. In the first innings, Indian bowlers had dismissed 6 South African batsmen for 246 runs. But after that the last 4 wickets of the African team scored 243 runs. As a result, South Africa’s first innings ended at 489 runs.

Chasing such a huge score, the first innings of the Indian team was reduced to 201 runs. The result was that South Africa gained a lead of 288 runs. The Indian bowlers had to ensure that South Africa bowled out the second innings cheaply, but they declared the second innings as per their wish by scoring 260 runs. Now, despite chasing the target of 549 runs, Team India has lost 2 wickets at the score of only 27.