India Vs South Africa Test Series 2025: The last match of the ongoing 2-match Test series between India and South Africa will be played from November 22 to November 26 at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. In this match, everyone’s eyes will be on the dreaded fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah. If Bumrah is successful in taking 5 wickets in the second test, then he will join the list of top-10 bowlers who have taken the most wickets in Test cricket for India. At present, Bumrah is at number 11 in terms of taking most wickets in Test cricket for India.

Bumrah can break Javagal Srinath’s record

Jasprit Bumrah had performed brilliantly with his bowling in the Kolkata Test and if the same bowling rhythm is seen in the second Test also, then Bumrah will leave behind former fast bowler Javagal Srinath in terms of taking the most wickets in Test cricket. Srinath played a total of 67 Test matches for India between 1991 and 2002, in which he managed to take 236 wickets in 121 innings at an average of 30.49.

Whereas Bumrah has taken 232 wickets for India in 97 innings of 51 Test matches since 2018 at an average of 19.54. If Bumrah succeeds in taking 5 wickets in the next match against South Africa, he will leave Srinath behind.

Jasprit Bumrah’s test career

Team India’s experienced fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has played a total of 51 matches for India so far. Who has taken 232 wickets in 97 innings at an average of 19.54. In Test cricket, he has the feat of taking 5 wickets 16 times and 4 wickets 7 times. His best bowling performance is of taking 6 wickets for 27 runs in an innings.

Top 10 bowlers who took most wickets in Tests for India

1. Anil Kumble – 619

2. Ravichandran Ashwin – 537

3. Kapil Dev – 434

4. Harbhajan Singh – 417

5. Ravindra Jadeja – 342

6. Ishant Sharma – 311

7. Zaheer Khan – 311

8. Bishan Singh Bedi – 266

9. Bhagwat Chandrashekhar – 242

10. Javagal Srinath – 236

11. Jasprit Bumrah – 232

India Vs South Africa 2nd Test Match: South Africa has suffered a big setback before the Guwahati Test. The two key players who won the first Test in Kolkata, off-spinner Simon Harmer and all-rounder Marco Johnson, have been hospitalized due to injuries. This news is a matter of concern for the visiting team. This happened at a time when the visiting team wants to win the series by winning the second and final Test starting from November 22.

Kolkata test hero injured

Harmer and Johnson played important roles in the historic 30-run win against India at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. For which Harmer was chosen man of the match. Harmer had devastated India’s batting by taking a total of 8 wickets in the first test.

At the same time, Johnson also made an important contribution by taking 3 wickets in the first innings and 2 wickets in the second innings. Thanks to the brilliant bowling of these two, South Africa won the Test match on Indian soil after 15 years.

Tension increased for the visiting team

According to reports, Harmer suffered a shoulder injury, while Johnson is suffering from a minor niggle. Both players were taken for medical examination to Woodlands Hospital in Kolkata, where Indian captain Shubman Gill was also treated. However, it is not yet clear how serious his injury is and whether he will be able to play in the Guwahati Test or not. The possible absence of these two players can create a big problem for South Africa, especially the absence of an influential spinner like Harmer can prove to be a big loss against a strong batting team like India.

Opportunity for Team India

This could be an opportunity for India to make a comeback in the Team India series. The Indian team will be desperate to recover from the defeat in the first Test against South Africa and level the series at 1-1 and the injury to two key players of South Africa can prove to be a big advantage for India.

After the ongoing T20 series against Australia, the Indian cricket team will play a Test series against South Africa at home, the team for which is going to be announced soon. The return of Rishabh Pant is considered certain, who has not played international matches since the injury suffered in England.

South Africa will play series in all three formats on India tour, starting with the Test series. A total of 2 matches will be played in the test series, this will be India’s second home test series under the captaincy of Shubman Gill. The first match will be played at Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata from 14 to 18 November. The second Test will be held at the Assam Cricket Association Stadium from 22 to 26 November.

Rishabh Pant’s return confirmed, announcement will be made soon

There is every possibility that wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant can be included in this series. Let us tell you that he was injured in the fourth test played on the England tour. There was a fracture in his toe. After this he could not play in the Asia Cup. He was also out of the Test series against West Indies and Australia tour, now there is every possibility of his return to international cricket.

When will the team be announced?

There is news that today (Wednesday) BCCI can announce the team for the Test series against South Africa. If the team is not announced today then it can be done on Thursday. This will be India’s third Test series under the captaincy of Shubman Gill, India had drawn the 5-match series 2-2 against England. The series against West Indies was won 2-0.

India’s probable squad against South Africa

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

Where are both the teams in the WTC 2025-2027 points table?

The Indian team is at third place in the points table of the World Test Championship 2025-27. The team has won 4 out of 7 matches, lost 2 and drawn 1 match. South Africa has played 2 matches, out of which it has won 1 and lost 1. South Africa is at fourth place in the table.