Newsroom, November 16, 2025: South Africa secured a gripping 30-run win in the first Test at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, bowling India out for 93 in their second innings after enforcing the follow-on following a 159 all out and a 189 reply that handed a slender lead.
Spinner Simon Harmer claimed 4-36 in the second dig, including key wickets of KL Rahul (39) and Washington Sundar (29), while Aiden Markram's 31 and Temba Bavuma's unbeaten 55 anchored the visitors' modest 153 in their second knock. Jasprit Bumrah's 5-57 in the first innings offered hope, but India's collapse to 2 for 1 in three overs after Shubman Gill's neck injury sidelined him, sealing a 1-0 series lead for the Proteas ahead of Guwahati.
The result exposed India's seam-friendly pitch woes, with Axar Patel's 26 off 17 providing fleeting resistance.
