The Indian cricket team is in danger of defeat in the ongoing second test in Guwahati. South Africa has strengthened its hold. The visiting team had scored 489 runs in the first innings, but India’s first innings ended at 201. Now South Africa’s second innings is going on and they have a lead of more than 350.

In this series against South Africa, only Yashasvi Jaiswal scored a half-century. In the first Test, no batsman could score 50 plus runs, in the first innings of the second Test too, except Yashasvi (58), no other Indian batsman could do so. Whereas in the first innings of Guwahati Test, South Africa’s Senuran Muthusamy scored a century (109) and Marco Jansen played a quick inning of 93 runs.

Such a crisis came after 30 years!

Team India now has one more innings (second innings) left in the Test series against South Africa. If no Indian batsman has scored a century in that too, then this will be the first time in the last 30 years that no Indian batsman has scored a century in any Test series played in India.

Danger of clean sweep looms over Team India

Under the coaching of Gautam Gambhir, the Indian cricket team had lost the Test series 3-0 at home to New Zealand last November. Now this could be the second time within a year when India gets a clean sweep at home. Now Team India can bat in the second innings with the intention of drawing the second test. Let us tell you that India is trailing 0-1 in the series. Therefore, even if the second test is a draw, the South African team will win the test series.

After the Test series, a 3-match ODI series will start between India and South Africa, the first match of which will be played on 30 November. After the ODI series, there will be a 5-match T20 series between the two countries.

India vs South Africa 2nd Test is being played at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati. Today is the second day of the test. South Africa will extend its innings to 247/6. Team India would like to all out the visiting team by taking the remaining 4 wickets in the first session. It remains to be seen whether there will be turn on the pitch today.

How will be the weather today in Guwahati?

Today rain can disrupt the India vs South Test. According to the weather report, it will be cloudy and the probability of rain in the first session is up to 25 percent. However, it is a matter of relief for the batsmen that the winds are not likely to blow strong.

Highlights of Day 1 (in brief)

South African captain Temba Bavuma won the toss and decided to bat first. Aiden Markram got a lease of life on 4 runs when KL Rahul dropped his catch. After this, he along with Ryan Rickelton made a partnership of 82 runs for the first wicket. Markram was bowled by Jasprit Bumrah in the first session, with this the session ended.

Kuldeep Yadav got Ryan Rickelton caught out in the very first over of the second session. Rickelton scored 35 runs. But after this Temba Bavuma and Tristan Stubbs made a partnership of 84 runs for the third wicket, both of them did not lose the second wicket in the second session.

But the Indian bowlers made a comeback in the third session. Ravindra Jadeja took the first wicket of the third session in the form of Temba Bavuma, on which Yashasvi took a brilliant catch. Bavuma scored 41 runs. After this Kuldeep Yadav took a big wicket in the form of new Tristan Stubbs. Stubbs was out after scoring 49 runs, missing his half-century by 1 run.

After this, Kuldeep Yadav took his third wicket of this innings in the form of Willem Mulder. Before the end of the day’s play, Rishabh Pant took the new ball, in the very next over (82nd over) Mohammed Siraj took the sixth wicket of South Africa in the form of Tony de Jorji.

By the end of the first day’s play, South Africa had scored 247 runs after losing 6 wickets in 81.5 overs. Senuran Muthusamy (25) and Kyle Verreynne (1) will lead the South African innings on the second day.

India’s playing 11

Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Dhruv Jurel, Rishabh Pant (captain, wicketkeeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.

of South Africaplaying 11

Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, Wiaan Mulder, Tony De Jorzi, Temba Bavuma (c), Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verrey (wk), Marco Janson, Senuran Muthusamy, Simon Harmer, Keshav Maharaj.

India vs South Africa 2nd Test is being played at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati. Today is the first day of the test. India’s trend of losing the toss continued in this Test as well, Temba Bavuma has won the toss and decided to bat first. However, Rishabh Pant, who is playing his first Test as captain, said that bowling first here is also not a bad option.

India’s playing 11

Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Dhruv Jurel, Rishabh Pant (captain, wicketkeeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.

of South Africa playing 11

Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, Wiaan Mulder, Tony De Jorzi, Temba Bavuma (c), Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verrey (wk), Marco Janson, Senuran Muthusamy, Simon Harmer, Keshav Maharaj.

Captains’ statement on toss

On Test captaincy, Pant said, “It’s a proud moment. I hadn’t thought about it but I want to make the most of this opportunity.” He further said, “We feel that the wicket is good for batting but at the same time bowling first is also not a bad option.”

After winning the toss, Temba Bavuma said, “We have to start afresh. The wicket is looking much better. We will try to make a good score first and play the game from there. There are no cracks visible on the pitch. The first Test is being played here and I am happy to be a part of this historic moment.”

There will be tea break before lunch

There are 3 sessions in a day of test cricket. There is lunch after the first session and tea break after the second. But it will be different in Guwahati. There will be a tea break after the first session and lunch break after the second session.

• First session- 9 am to 11 am
• T-break- 11 am to 11:20 pm
• Second session- 11:20 am to 1:20 pm
• Lunch break- 1:20 pm to 2 pm
• Third session- From 2 pm to 4 pm.

Team India is lagging behind by 0-1

After losing the first test in Kolkata, Team India is trailing 0-1 in the 2-match series. If Temba Bavuma and team is successful in drawing this test then the visiting team will win the series. Therefore, India has to win this test at any cost to end the series on par.

India vs South Africa 2nd Test will be played in Guwahati from Saturday, 22nd November. Rishabh Pant will captain this match to be held at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, because Shubman Gill is out due to injury. But a relief news has also come for Team India, because a dangerous bowler of the visiting team was also out of the second test. Temba Bavuma has confirmed this.

Kagiso Rabada out of Guwahati test

For the last several days, there was a question whether Kagiso Rabada would play the second test in Guwahati or not. Because he suffered a rib injury during practice before the Kolkata Test, he did not even play the first Test. Now the captain of the visiting team, Temba Bavuma has confirmed that Rabada will not even play the second test. This is a big blow for the South African team, because he is one of the most dangerous bowlers in the world currently playing.

What did Bavuma say about the Guwahati pitch?

Temba Bavuma would like the record of never losing a Test as a captain to be maintained in Guwahati as well, he will be satisfied with a draw as even in that case South Africa will win the series. Regarding the pitch of Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Bavuma believes that it is like the traditional wicket found in Asia. The batsmen are likely to get help here for the first two days and then the role of spinners will become important here.

This will be the first Test at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, no Test has ever been played here before. Here Bavuma will also have a golden opportunity to complete his 1000 test runs as captain.

As captain, Bavuma has so far scored 969 runs in 19 innings played in 11 Tests. He has to score only 31 more runs to complete 1000 runs, he also seems to be in good form. He was the only batsman in Kolkata who scored a half-century.

Shubman Gill is officially out of the India vs South Africa 2nd Test. He went off the field due to a neck injury on the second day of the first Test played in Kolkata. His pain was so much that he had to be taken to the hospital. He could not come to bat in the second innings also. There was already doubt over the playing of Gill, who arrived with the team in Guwahati, but now BCCI has confirmed it by issuing a statement. In his absence, Rishabh Pant will be the captain.

BCCI said in its statement, “Team India captain Shubman Gill, who suffered a neck injury during the first Test against South Africa, has been ruled out of the second Test to be held in Guwahati. Gill suffered a neck injury on the second day of the Kolkata Test and after the end of the day’s play, he was taken to the hospital for examination. He was kept under observation and discharged the next day. He went to Guwahati on November 19, 2025. Unfortunately. “He was not fully fit to play in the second Test and will go to Mumbai for further investigation on his injury. Rishabh Pant will captain the team in the second Test in Gill’s absence.”

Update #TeamIndia captain Shubman Gill, who suffered a neck injury during the first Test against South Africa, has been ruled out of the second Test in Guwahati.

Rishabh Pant will lead the team in the 2nd Test in his absence.

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— BCCI (@BCCI) November 21, 2025

India vs South Africa 2nd Test will start from Saturday, 22nd November. Team India is trailing 0-1 in the series. Many questions were raised on the Eden Gardens pitch, after which all eyes are on Guwahati. After seeing the pitch here, the bowling coach of the visiting team, Pete Botha, has given a big statement. He said that if there is a turn here like in Kolkata, then Simon Harmer will become dangerous.

Bowling coach Botha also did not rule out the possibility of Kagiso Rabada playing in the second test. However, Rabada did not participate in the practice session on Thursday. Let us tell you that the dangerous bowler did not play even in Kolkata due to injury to his ribs during practice.

Botha said, “We are keeping an eye on Kagiso Rabada, a final decision will be taken in the next 24 hours.” Let us tell you that for the first time a Test match is going to be held in Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati.

What did the coach say about the pitch of Guwahati Stadium?

Regarding the pitch of Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Pete Botha said, “We were told that the pitch here is suitable for batting. But whether we keep grass on it or not, it will make a lot of difference. There are two days left, so it has to be seen whether we will see turn here before time.”

South Africa’s bowling coach is hopeful that off-spinner Simon Harmer will prove to be a match winner in the second test as well. Let us tell you that Harmer, who took 8 wickets in Kolkata, was chosen Player of the Match, his bowling was also a reason why India could not even achieve the target of 124.

simon harmer will be dangerous

Botha said about Harmer, “There is no problem with Simon Harmer’s shoulder. If the ball starts turning quickly in Guwahati like in Kolkata, then there are so many left-handed batsmen in India’s batting that he (Harmer) will become dangerous. Regarding the grass on the pitch, he said, “There are still two days left and it is difficult to guess whether more grass will be cut or not. But it’s clear it will make a difference.”