India vs South Africa On the second day of the second test, captain Rishabh Pant got so angry at Kuldeep Yadav and some other players that he shouted that you are “not playing at home.” Actually, at this time the players of Team India had made a mistake, for which the umpire gave them a second warning. If another such mistake is made in the next 80 overs, South Africa will get 5 free runs as a penalty.

Why did Team India get warning?

On the second day, Kuldeep Yadav bowled the 88th over, but he took more than the stipulated time (60 seconds) to start it. Kuldeep started setting the fielding, during this time Rishabh Pant’s voice was heard from the stump mike asking him to bowl one ball quickly. Pant reminded that the timer was on, then the umpire signaled the second warning. This was the second violation of the ICC stop clock rule by Team India in the last 8 overs.

What is ICC stop clock rule?

In Test cricket, after the end of the over, the second over should start within 60 seconds. If the time exceeds this, the umpire gives a warning. If such warning is given twice, then on the next mistake the opposing team gets 5 free runs as a penalty. However, let us tell you that it starts again after every 80 overs. That is, if after these warnings no mistake occurs for 80 overs, or even if it occurs, 2 warnings will be given again after that.

Rishabh Pant to Kuldeep: Timer is running, hurry up, are you playing at home?

Later umpire gave warning 2nd time pic.twitter.com/CUep5Rrse2

— (@rishabhhive) November 23, 2025

The purpose of implementing this rule is to prevent wastage of time. The players of the fielding team will not take much time to start the next over. A similar rule applies when the batsmen are out. After a batsman is out, the new batsman has to play the first ball within 3 minutes, if more time is taken and an appeal is made, then the batsman is given out under the ‘Timed Out’ rule.

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 first test is being played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Team India got the target of only 124 runs to win, but while chasing it, it got off to a very bad start. Yashasvi Jaiswal was out on zero and KL Rahul was out on the score of 1 run. When India’s fourth wicket fell at the score of 38, even this small target started looking like a mountain. Do you know what is the smallest target in Test cricket, while chasing which Team India lost?

Lowest score defended in test against India

The team that won by defending the least runs in Test cricket is Australia, when they bowled out England for 77 runs. In this match, England had to score only 85 runs to win, although this match was played many years ago in 1882.

The winning team against India by defending the lowest score is West Indies. The Caribbean team had all out India for 81 runs in 1997, the target in this match was 120 runs. Team India lost this match by 38 runs.

Sachin Tendulkar was the captain in that match played on March 27-31, 1997, who scored only 4 runs in the second innings. VVS Laxman was the only one who had crossed the double digit mark. Laxman had scored 19 runs, while Sourav Ganguly (8), Mohammad Azharuddin (9), Rahul Dravid (2), Navjot Singh Sidhu (3) were out cheaply.

Team India stuck in Kolkata test also

India vs South Africa In the first test, South Africa had scored 159 runs in the first innings, Team India took a lead of 30 runs in the first innings and scored 189 runs. South Africa’s second innings was reduced to 153 runs, after which India got a target of only 124 to win. However, the pitch at Eden Gardens is not helping the batsmen much. Questions are also being raised regarding a more spin friendly pitch.

Today is the third day of the first Test between India vs South Africa to be played at Eden Gardens. Team India is close to victory. Shubman Gill was injured on the second day, today Rishabh Pant will take over the captaincy in his place. If South Africa loses, it will be the first time in history that South Africa will lose a Test under Bavuma’s captaincy.

What happened the first two days (in brief)

South African captain Temba Bavuma won the toss and decided to bat first. Team India’s batting also came on the very first day, South Africa was all out for 159 runs in the third session. Aidan Markram had scored 31 runs, which was the highest score of the visiting team’s innings. Jasprit Bumrah took 5 wickets in the first innings, Kuldeep Yadav and Mohammad Siraj took 2-2 wickets. 1 wicket remained in the name of Akshar.

Team India gained a lead of only 30 runs on the basis of first innings and was all out for 189 runs on the second day of the Test. KL Rahul (39) scored the most runs for India in the first innings. Simon Harmer took 4 wickets and Marco Yanson took 3 wickets. Keshav Maharaj and Corbin Bosch had 1 wicket each. However, only 9 wickets fell for Team India, because due to neck pain, captain Shubman Gill retired and left the field hurt. He had to be taken to the hospital, even today perhaps Rishabh Pant will take charge.

By the end of the second day’s play, South Africa lost 7 wickets for 93 runs in the second innings. The visiting team currently has a lead of only 63 runs and only 3 wickets are left. On the second day, in the second innings of South Africa, Ravindra Jadeja took 4 wickets and Kuldeep Yadav took 2 wickets, one success went to Akshar Patel. Today, on the third day, South Africa team will extend its innings from 93/7.

India’s playing 11: KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Washington Sundar, Shubman Gill (captain), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.

South Africa’s playing 11: Ryan Rickelton, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Temba Bavuma (captain), Tony De Jorzi, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verne (wk), Simon Harmer, Marco Janson, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj.

Temba Bavuma won the toss and decided to bat first. Ryan Rickelton and Aiden Markram had a good start, making a partnership of 57 runs for the first wicket. Jasprit Bumrah dismissed both the openers, after which South Africa’s innings could not recover. In the first session, South Africa had scored 105 runs by losing 3 wickets, in the second session the visiting team lost 5 wickets and scored only 49 runs, in the third over of the third session South Africa was all out for 159 runs.

Jasprit Bumrah took 5 wickets, Mohammad Siraj took 2 wickets in a single over. Kuldeep Yadav also got 2 wickets, Akshar Patel got 1 wicket.

India’s innings started in the third session, the first wicket in the form of Yashasvi Jaiswal fell in the 7th over. Marco Janson bowled Jaiswal (12). India’s second wicket did not fall till the end of the first day’s play, KL Rahul was playing with 13 runs and Washington Sundar was playing with 6 runs. Team India was 122 runs behind. Today (15 November) is the second day of Kolkata Test.

India’s playing 11: KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Washington Sundar, Shubman Gill (captain), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.

South Africa’s playing 11: Ryan Rickelton, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Temba Bavuma (captain), Tony De Jorzi, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verne (wk), Simon Harmer, Marco Janson, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj.

The first Test between India and South Africa is being played at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata. Temba Bavuma won the toss and chose to bat first. Ryan Rickelton and Aiden Markram made a steady start, both making half-century partnerships for the first wicket. This partnership was broken by Jasprit Bumrah, he dismissed both the openers in two consecutive overs. After this, Kuldeep Yadav made Temba Bavuma his victim, but before this ball, Rishabh Pant had predicted this wicket.

How did Temba Bavuma get out?

Temba Bavuma was caught out on the last ball of the 16th over. Kuldeep Yadav bowled the ball on the leg side, which Bavuma tried to defend. The ball took the inside edge of the bat and went into the hands of Dhruv Jurel standing in the leg slip. After this, the replays showed that Pant had predicted the wicket one ball earlier, he had also told how Bavuma could play.

What did Rishabh Pant say?

It was shown in the live match that one ball earlier, Rishabh Pant was alerting the fielders standing on the leg side that a catch could come. He had said that Bavuma will play sweep, he may be caught on the leg side. Although Bavuma did not sweep, the ball was caught on the leg side, which was caught by Jurel.

Rishabh Pant was alerting all leg side fielders for Bavuma
Next ball – Bavuma Out

Top notch game sense by Pant pic.twitter.com/8uCjzBwqkd

— (@rishabhhive) November 14, 2025

South Africa scored 105 runs in the first session

In the first session of the first day of the Kolkata Test, South Africa scored 105 runs losing 3 wickets. Jasprit Bumrah dismissed both the openers Aiden Markram (31) and Ryan Rickelton (23). After this Kuldeep dismissed Bavuma.

The first Test between India and South Africa is being played at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata. Temba Bavuma won the toss and decided to bat first. A surprising news came from the toss that Sai Sudarshan was not playing, then the question in everyone’s mind was who would bat at number three? Then when the playing 11 sheet came, it was realized that head coach Gautam Gambhir was doing a new experiment.

Temba Bavuma told at the toss that his main fast bowler Kagiso Rabada is not playing today due to rib injury. After losing the toss, Shubman Gill said, “It seems that now I will win the toss only in the final of the World Test Championship.” He expressed hope that the pitch will be helpful for fast bowlers in the opening day.

New experiment at number three

Rishabh Pant, who was injured in England, has returned, but the other wicket-keeper batsman Dhruv Jurel is also a part of the playing 11. Nitish was already out. The fans already knew all this, but the absence of Sai Sudarshan surprised the fans.

All-rounder Washington Sundar has been placed at number three in the playing 11 sheet. It remains to be seen how this new experiment of head coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Shubman Gill will be. Let us tell you that KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal start the innings for India. Captain Gill comes at number four.

4 spinners in India’s playing 11

Talking about bowling combination, today Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Siraj are playing as 2 fast bowlers, but there are 4 players as options for spinners. Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel are playing as spinners all-rounders along with Washington Sundar. Kuldeep Yadav is also included in the playing 11.

India’s playing 11

Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Washington Sundar, Shubman Gill (captain), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.

India vs South Africa The first test is being played at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata. Team India has lost only 1 test on this ground in the last 25 years. Shubman Gill has won both the Tests he played in India as captain, but today the challenge is big. Temba Bavuma has not lost any test as captain till date, South Africa has won 9 out of 10 matches played under his captaincy.

Eden Gardens Stadium Pitch Report

Shubman Gill said about the pitch in the press conference on Thursday that it looks like a typical Indian pitch. Let us tell you that spinners have dominated here in history, the bowler who has taken the most wickets here is Harbhajan Singh and Anil Kumble is at second place. Turn can be seen here, spinners can create problems.

Indian squad

Sai Sudarshan, Shubman Gill, Devdutt Padikkal, KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Dhruv Jurel (wicket keeper), Rishabh Pant (wicket keeper), Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj.

South African squad

Dewald Brewis, Temba Bavuma (captain), Tony De Jorji, Tristan Stubbs, Zuboor Hamza, Aiden Markram, Corbin Bosch, Marco Janssen, Senuran Muthusamy, Willem Mulder, Kyle Vergne (wk), Ryan Rickelton (wk), Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Simon Harmer.