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Sat, 15 November 2025

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16:43

Take 63-run lead; Jadeja stars with four wickets for India

SA 93-7 (35 ovs) and 159 vs India 189 | SCORECARD

India's left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja grabbed four wickets as he demolished the South African top and middle-order to leave the visitors reeling at 93 for 7 in their second innings at stumps on day two of the first Test in Kolkata on Saturday.

South Africa are leading by just 63 runs.

Jadeja (4/29) took the wickets of opener Aiden Markram (4), Wiaan Mulder (11), Tony de Zorzi (2) and Tristan Stubbs (5) as he brought India to the doorsteps of victory after the hosts were dismissed for 189 in 62.2 overs in their first innings.

Earlier, pacer Marco Jansen and off-spinner Simon Harmer took seven wickets between them as South Africa skittled India for 189 in the first innings.

Jansen (3/35) and Harmer (4/30) ensured that India's first-innings lead was limited to a mere 30 runs on a spiteful Eden Gardens pitch.

KL Rahul (39) was India's top-scorer while Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja contributed 27 each.

Jadeja was the pick of the bowlers for India with figures of 4 for 29.

Jadeja continues and he gives 2 runs in the over.

That is stumps on Day 2.

Kuldeep continues and Jansen plays two dots before reverse sweeping to Jurel at backward who dives to deny the batters a boundary.

A dot later, Jansen fails to connect the attempted pull for another dot.

Kuldeep comes around the wicket, Jansen goes for the big sweep, goes off the glove and is well caught by Rahul who falls over to his left from slip and he is out next ball for 13 off 16. A wicket-maiden that.

Axar back in the attack and after four dots, Bavuma and Jansen take a single each to end the over as 2 come off it.

Kuldeep back in the attack and Jansen starts the over with a single to the off side.

Three dots later, Bavuma goes for the sweep and misses, his hit on the chest, big appeal, umpire says not out. Kuldeep reviews and India lose it as ball tracking shows hitting outside off.

Bavuma then takes a single to square leg. A dot to end the over as 2 come off it.

Jadeja continues and after a dot, Jansen attacks but lucky for him the ball falls in no man's land and he gets a couple.

A single later, three dots to end the over as 3 come off it.

Axar continues and Jansen launches the ball into crowds over long off for a six! The first maximum of the innings.

Jansen then comes down and gets a single off the inside edge.

Four dots to end the over as 7 come off it.

Jadeja continues and after four dots, Bavuma sweeps the ball to fine leg for a single.

Jansen then comes down and chips the ball over the infield on the off side for a single to get off the mark. Just 2 runs come in the over.

16:00

South Africa have slender lead of 45

SA 75-6 (28 ovs) and 159 vs India 189 | SCORECARD

Jansen is the new man in and he is hit on the front pad first ball. Axar appeals, the umpire raises the finger. South Africa review. Ultra Edge shows no bat involved. Ball tracking shows pitching outside off and missing wickets. A wicket and 7 runs come in the over.

Axar continues and Bavuma starts the over with a single to the leg side.

Verreynne then slaps the ball down past slips for a four.

He then chips the ball short of cover, who fails it dive on time and he gets a couple.

A dot later. Verreynne then goes for the big swipe across the line, misses and he is bowled all ends up for 9. South Africa lose their 6th wicket.

Jadeja continues and Verreyne plays three balls watchfully.

Three more dots played as Verreynne plays out a maiden as Jadeja keeps it full.

Axar continues and Bavuma gets an inside edge while there is a big appeal for LBW. The Indians decide against reviewing.

A dot later, Bavuma plays it wide off mid-off where Siraj puts in the dive to keep it down to just one.

A dot later, Jurel is hit on the hand as he puts down a difficult chance as the ball goes off Verreynne's inside edge and the batter gets a single.

A dot to end the over as 2 come off it.

Jadeja continues and after a dot, Bavuma takes a single to the leg side.

A dot later, Verreynne plays the ball to the covers for a single.

Bavuma then plays the ball to long-off for a single.

A dot to end the over as 3 come off it.

Kyle Verreynne is the new man in as Axar is back in the attack.

Bavuma is on strike and after two dots he gets a single to cover-point.

Verreynne is off the mark with a single off the inside edge.

A dot later, Bavuma ends the over with a single to mid-off. 3 runs come off it.

Jadeja continues after drinks and after keeping a tight line he gets the fruits of his labour.

He pitches it on the stumps and the ball goes through Stubbs's defences and he is bowled out for 5. Stubbs is in disbelief. South Africa lose the 5th wicket. A wicket-maiden that.

15:35

South Africa need Bavuma-Stubbs to fire

SA 60-4 (22 ovs) and 159 vs India 189 | SCORECARD

Time for drinks now. India are clearly in the driver's seat having taken four wickets. Onus on Bavuma and Stubbs to lead South Africa's fightback.

South Africa have a slender 30-run lead.

Kuldeep continues after two dots, Bavuma and Stubbs take a single each.

Bavuma then latches on the length and drives it through covers for a four.

A dot to end the over as 6 come off it.

Jadeja continues and he keeps the batters on their toes with some vicious turn and bounce even as the batters take just 2 singles in the over.

Kuldeep is back in the attack and he bowls a fuller ball that Stubbs plays for a single to square leg.

Bavuma then plays watchfully before being beaten off the last ball of the over. Just a single comes in the over.

Jadeja continues and Stubbs is beaten on the outside edge first ball.

Two dots later, he takes a single to mid-wicket.

A dot later, Bavuma takes a big stride and sweeps the ball through square leg for a four as 5 runs come off it. 50 comes up for South Africa.

15:35

South Africa need Bavuma-Stubbs to fire

SA 60-4 (22 ovs) and 159 vs India 189 | SCORECARD

Time for drinks now. India are clearly in the driver's seat having taken four wickets. Onus on Bavuma and Stubbs to lead South Africa's fightback.

South Africa have a slender 30-run lead.

Kuldeep continues after two dots, Bavuma and Stubbs take a single each.

Bavuma then latches on the length and drives it through covers for a four.

A dot to end the over as 6 come off it.

Jadeja continues and he keeps the batters on their toes with some vicious turn and bounce even as the batters take just 2 singles in the over.

Kuldeep is back in the attack and he bowls a fuller ball that Stubbs plays for a single to square leg.

Bavuma then plays watchfully before being beaten off the last ball of the over. Just a single comes in the over.

Jadeja continues and Stubbs is beaten on the outside edge first ball.

Two dots later, he takes a single to mid-wicket.

A dot later, Bavuma takes a big stride and sweeps the ball through square leg for a four as 5 runs come off it. 50 comes up for South Africa.

15:20

Mulder, de Zorzi back in the hut

SA 46-4 (18 ovs) and 159 vs India 189 | SCORECARD

Bumrah continues and Bavuma and Stubbs take a single off the first two balls.

Bavuma then edges the ball past gully for a four.

Three dots to end the over as 6 come off it.

Tristan Stubbs is the new man in and he plays out a dot. Two wickets and 2 runs come off it.

Tony de Zorzi is the new man in and he gets off the mark with a couple as he reverse sweeps it fine to third man.

Jadeja strikes again, this time from around the wicket as de Zorzi is caught as short fine leg as ball kicks up off the surface, takes his bat and Jurel reacts quickly to take the catch and he is out for 2. South Africa lose 4th wicket.

Jadeja continues and after two dots, Jadeja bowls a superb ball as the ball takes off on good length, Mulder can only nick it to the keeper and he is out for 11.

Bumrah continues and Bavuma plays out a maiden.

Jadeja continues and Bavuma and Mulder take three singles off the first four balls.

Mulder then paddles sweeps the ball to fine leg where Bumrah doesn't get down to stop it and that is a boundary.

A dot to end the over as 7 come off it.

15:00

Spinners challenge Bavuma, Mulder

SA 31-2 (14 ovs) and 159 vs India 189 | SCORECARD

Bumrah comes back in the attack and starts with a seam up ball and Bavuma lets it go.

Bumrah then lets the next one to take off as Bavuma takes his bottom hand off and drops his hands, good leave.

Bavuma is beaten next ball as the ball nips away.

Bavuma then takes a single to square leg and South Africa take the lead.

A dot later, Mulder blocks as just a single comes off the over.

Jadeja continues and he gets one to turn first ball for a dot.

Mulder then sneaks a single to the off side.

Bavuma is finally off the mark with a single to the leg side off an inside edge.

Mulder blocks the next three balls as 2 come off it.

Axar continues and again just one comes in the over as Mulder takes a single even as Bavuma plays the over watchfully.

Jadeja continues and after three dots, Mulder cuts it to sweeper cover for a single.

Bavuma survives as he is beaten on the outside edge.

A dot to end the over as just 1 comes off it.

14:47

Markram falls cheaply

SA 26-2 (10 ovs) and 159 vs India 189 | SCORECARD

Axar continues and after three dots, Mulder gets a single to deep point. Bavuma plays two dots as just a single comes in the over.

Proteas captain Bavuma is the new man in and plays out four dots watchfully. That is a wicket maiden.

Jadeja in the attack now as spin from both ends.

A dot to start with and Markram is out next ball as the full ball, Markram plays a half-hearted sweep only to get an edge and Jurel times his jump nicely at forward short leg to take the catch and Markram is out for 4.

Axar continues and after dot and a single to Mulder, Markram gets an unplayable ball.

A dot later, Markram gets a single to long on before Mulder gets a boundary off leg byes as 6 come off it.

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Wiaan Mulddr is the new man in and plays out two balls safely as Kuldeep completes his over.

14:21

SA 18-1, trail by 12

SA 18-1 (6.4 ovs) and 159 vs India 189 | SCORECARD

South Africa are 18 for 1 in their 2nd innings.

Kuldeep Yadav removed Ryan Rickelton for 11 in the last over before tea. The visitors still trail by 12 runs.

Earlier, pacer Marco Jansen and off-spinner Simon Harmer took seven wickets between them as South Africa fought back to skittle India for 189 in the first innings on the second day of the first Test in Kolkata on Saturday.

Jansen (3/35) and Harmer (4/30) ensured that India's first-innings lead is limited to a mere 30 runs on a spiteful Eden Gardens pitch. India started the day from overnight 37 for 1.

KL Rahul (39) was India's top-scorer while Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja contributed 27 each.

India's struggles were compounded by the skipper Shubman Gill's inability to bat on the second day because of a neck spasm.

He retired hurt on 4 and never returned to the field.

Pant now throws the ball to Kuldeep before tea and Rickelton starts the over with a single to sweeper cover.

A dot later, Markram takes a single to point.

And Kuldeep strikes next ball, he bowls it straight and quicker, Rickelton was expecting the turn but got none and got hit on the pad. Big appeal for LBW, umpire raises the finger and SA lose the first wicket at the stroke of tea. South Africa trail by 12 runs.

Axar continues and Rickelton just tucks the ball to the leg side for a single.

Markram then defends the next ball before being beaten on his defence.

Markram is watchful as he plays out 5 dots. Just a single comes off the over.

Bumrah continues and after a dot, Rickelton plays the ball to fine leg for a single.

Markram then plays the next three balls watchfully as Bumrah keeps it in that tight line but Markram lets them go to the keeper.

Markram punches the next ball to cover for a dot as just a single comes off it.

Axar continues and he comes around the wicket to Markram. After two dots, Markram gets a single to mid-wicket.

Two dots later, Rickelton takes a single to end the over as 2 come off it.

Bumrah continues and after a dot, the next ball keeps low and Rickelton does well to get the bottom edge before hitting his pad.

Bumrah then angles in the next ball and it hits the batter in the chest after taking off and going to the fine leg boundary for four byes.

A dot later, Rickelton gets some width and he cuts it past backward point for a four!

A dot to end the over as 8 come off it.

Axar opens at the other end and he gives two runs in the over.

Paddikkal comes out as substitute for injured captain Gill.

Rickelton and Markram come out to open the batting in the 2nd innings while Bumrah opens the attack for India.

After two dots, Rickelton slashes the ball to point for a couple.

Rickelton plays out the next three balls safely as 2 come off the opening over.

13:48

Harmer takes 4; India have 30-run lead

India 189 (62.2 ovs) vs SA 159 | SCORECARD

Pacer Marco Jansen and off-spinner Simon Harmer took seven wickets between them as South Africa fought back to skittle India for 189 in the first innings on the second day of the first Test in Kolkata on Saturday.

Jansen (3/35) and Harmer (4/30) ensured that India's first-innings lead is limited to a mere 30 runs on a spiteful Eden Gardens pitch. India started the day from overnight 37 for 1.

KL Rahul (39) was India's top-scorer while Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja contributed 27 each.

India's struggles were compounded by the skipper Shubman Gill's inability to bat on the second day because of a neck spasm.

He was retired hurt on 4 and never returned to the field.

Harmer the pick of the bowlers for South Africa with figures of 4 for 30.

Harmer continues and after a dot. Axar makes room to cut but plays it straight to Jansen at backward point. Axar out for 16.

Gill won't come out to bat and India have been bowled out for 189, the hosts take a 30-run lead.

Jansen continues and Bumrah plays a defemce.

Bumrah then drives the ball to cover-point for a single.

Drifting down next and Axar clips it down to fine leg for a dot.

Axar happy to just stay on strike and plays another dot.

Axar then digs out the yorker, playing it towards cover point for a single. A dot to end the over as 2 come off it.

Bumrah is the new man in at No 11.

Harmer continues and after four dots, Axar survives a run-out as he tries to come down the track, misses the ball, the keeper fails to control the ball and effect a run-out. A dot to end the over and that is a maiden.

Jansen continues and he starts with a no-ball.

Two dots later, Siraj plays the ball down to gully where Markram puts in the dive and saves three runs.

Axar then takes a single to mid-wicket.

A dot later, Jansen goes through his defences and Siraj is bowled out for 1.

India lose the 8th wicket. A wicket and 3 runs come in the over.

Harmer continues after drinks and after three dots, the short ball is nicely cut past backward point for a four!

Two dots to end the over as 4 come off it.

13:20

Jansen removes Kuldeep

India 180-7 (58 ovs) vs SA 159 | SCORECARD

Time for drinks. South Africa have done well after lunch, taking 3 wickets in the 2nd session.

India have a 21-run lead now.

Jansen continues and Axar starts the over with a couple to the leg side.

Poor ball next and Axar slashes it past backward point for a four.

A dot next. Axar then takes a single to backward point. Siraj plays two dots watchfully as 7 runs come off the over.

Harmer continues and Axar plays five dots before taking a single off the last ball of the over to keep strike the next over. Just a single comes off it.

Siraj comes out to bat and he plays a dot and that is a wicket maiden.

Jansen back in the attack and he mixes his lengths as Kuldeep plays watchfully.

Jansen then sends one down the leg, Kuldeep gets a little tickle and the keeper dives to his right to complete the catch and Kuldeep is out for 1.

13:00

Jadeja is out for 27

India 172-6 (55 ovs) vs SA 159 | SCORECARD

Kuldeep is the new man in and after two dots takes a single as a wicket and a single come off the over.

Harmer continues and after two dots, a big shout for LBW as Harmer's arm ball hits Jadeja on the pads in front of stumps. Umpire Tucker raises the finger, Jadeja reviews and ball tracking shows three reds and Jadeja is out for 27. India lose 6th wicket.

Bosch continues and after two dots, Jadeja pulls the short ball to long leg for a single.

Two dots later, the ball keeps really low as Axar does well to bring his bat down in time and block the ball.

Just a single comes off it.

Harmer continues and he flights the ball, testing Jadeja.

After four dots, he gets a single off byes. A dot to end the over as 1 comes off it.

Bosch continues and the short ball is pulled to backward square leg for a single.

Bosch then bowls a short bouncer that Axar comfortably sits under.

A dot later, Bosch bowls a wide.

Axar then takes a single next. A dot later, Jadeja takes a single to end the over as 4 runs come off it.

Harmer continues and Jadeja starts the over with a single before Axar plays the next five balls watchfully as just a single comes off it.

12:36

Harmer removes in-form Jurel

India 157-5 (49 ovs) vs SA 159 | SCORECARD

India now have a five-run lead.

Bosch continues and he bowls one angling in, Jadeja whips it and the leading edge flies behind point for a four.

Jadeja and Axar take two singles.

A dot later Jadeja takes a single to the on side and a dot to end the over as 7 come off it.

Axar Patel is the new man in. Harmer bowls it down the leg side and the keeper doesn't even move and that is four byes.

Flighted ball next and Axar defends.

Another dot to end the over as 4 runs and a wicket come off it.

Harmer continues and comes around the wicket to Jurel.

After two dots. Jurel gets a leading edge and chips the ball straight back to the bowler, who takes a catch inches off the ground. Third umpire called to check for clean catch. Replays show it was clean and Jurel is out for 14. India now 5 down.

Bosch continues, comes around the wicket and he overpitches and Jadeja crashes it through cover point for a four!

Jadeja then lets the next one go. Jadeja plays out the over safely. Just four come off the over.

Harmer continues and Jadeja plays three dots watchfully as he gives the ball some flight.

Jadeja then sweeps the ball to backward square leg for a single.

Jurel plays out two dots as just the single comes off it.

Jurel and Jadeja come out to bat while Bosch continues after lunch and Jurel starts proceedings with a four as he cuts the short ball past point for a four.

A dot later, the overpitched ball is handsomely driven through covers for a four! Beautiful!

Bosch then appeals for LBW, umpire not interested, Bavuma asks his keeper about taking the review, the keeper signals inside edge and Proteas rightly decide against the review.

Jadeja then whips the ball to fine leg for a single.

A dot to end the over as 10 come off it.

11:47

India reach 138 for 4 at lunch, trail by 21 runs

India 138-4 (45 ovs) vs SA 159 | SCORECARD

Skipper Shubman Gill sustained a neck sprain to retire hurt while KL Rahul's industrious vigil was ended by Keshav Maharaj before India reached 138 for 4 at lunch on the second day of the opening Test against South Africa.

India are now 21 short of South Africa's first-innings score of 159.

Vice-captain Rishabh Pant (27) hit a few sixes on a crumbling surface but pacer Corbin Bosch bowled a well-directed short ball to dismiss him.

Earlier KL Rahul (39 off 119 balls) and Washington Sundar (29 off 82 balls) added 57 runs on a difficult track but couldn't convert the start.

Washington was dismissed by off-spinner Simon Harmer while Rahul, after all the hard work, was caught trying to cut Keshav Maharaj. Both catches were taken by Aiden Markram at first slip.

Gill suffered a sprain in the nape of his neck, after hitting a six off a slog sweep.

Harmer continues and he gets some turn and bounce and Jadeja is beaten.

Two dots later, Jadeja cuts it to deep point for a single.

A dot later, Jurel ends the over with a single. 2 Runs come off the over. That is lunch on Day 2.

Jurel is the new man in and he is off the mark with a superb pull past mid-wicket to get off the mark with a four.

A dot to end the over as 5 runs and a wicket come off it.

Bosch is back in the attack and Jadeja starts with two dots.

The next ball on the leg side and Jadeja clips it to fine leg for a single. He now has 4000 Test runs and 300 Test wickets. Only after Kapil Dev, Ian Botham and Dan Vettori are the others with that double.

Bosch strikes next ball, short of length ball, banged into the pitch, Pant goes for the pull but is cramped and the ball flies off his gloves to the keeper who completes the catch. Pant out for 27 off 24 balls.

Coming over the wicket, Harmer continues and Jadeja and Pant take three singles to start the over.

Pant does well to drive it down to long on for another single.

Jadeja then punches the ball off the backfoot for a single to extra cover.

Pant defends the last ball of the over as 5 come off it.

Maharaj continues and Jadeja starts the over with a single.

A dot later, Pant comes down the track and launches it over long-on for a six!

A dot later, Pant hits a four. A dot to end the over as 11 come off it.

Harmer continues and Pant starts the over with a single.

Jadeja then sweeps the ball through backward point for a four!

A dot later, Pant takes a tight single to survive a run-out.

Two dots to end the over as Pant survives Harmer. 6 come off the over.

11:15

He perseveres to remove Rahul

India 109-3 (40 ovs) vs SA 159 | SCORECARD

Jadeja is the new man in and he plays out a dot as a wicket and 2 runs come off the over.

Maharaj continues and after two dots, Rahul and Pant take a single each off the next two balls.

Maharaj finally gets a wicket as Rahul edges it to slips who takes a good low catch. Umpires checking for clean catch as Third Umpire called into action. Replays show Markram has taken the catch cleanly and Rahul is out for 39.

Harmer continues over the wicket to Pant who starts with a dot.

Pant is beaten next ball with a beauty as the ball turns and bounces and beats Pant on his defence.

A dot later, Pant takes a single to the leg side. Rahul then cuts the ball to sweeper cover for a single.

The next ball misses Pant's outside edge as Harmer gets turn and bounce again. Just 2 come off the over.

Maharaj continues and he flights it, fuller ball and Rahul goes inside out for a single to sweeper cover.

A dot later, Pant edges it and flies quickly towards Markram who cannot get to it and flies for a four.

Pant then comes down the track and hammers it down the ground for a six!

Pant then plays the next ball off the back foot for a single to the leg side.

A dot to end the over as 12 come off it.

Harmer continues and he comes around the wicket to Rahul who starts with a dot before punching the ball to long on for a single.

Pant is off the mark next ball for a single to sweeper cover.

Rahul then tucks it down for a dot.

Harmer then gets some turn and the ball spins past the clueless keeper down the leg side for four byes.

Quicker ball next and Rahul punches it to backward point off the back foot for a single as 7 runs come off it.

10:50

Harmer strikes after drinks

India 86-2 (36 ovs) vs SA 159 | SCORECARD

Maharaj continues and he comes around the wicket to Rahul. After 4 dots, Rahul comes down the track, uses the angle and plays against spin and whips it over mid-on for a six!

A single to sweeper cover to end the over as 7 come off it.

Shubman Gill is the new man in and Harmer continues around the wicket to the Indian captain.

And after two dots, Gill slog sweeps the ball over backward square leg for a four. Gill has pulled a muscle in the neck playing that shot. The physio comes out to check on him.

Looks like Gill is walking off the field. He is out of the field retired hurt.

Pant walks out to bat and he plays a dot first ball as 4 runs and a wicket come off it.

After drinks, left-arm spinner Simon Harmer is back in the attack and gets some turn taking Sundar by surprise.

Next ball, Harmer gets the ball to turn again as the ball takes the edge of Sundar's bat and lands into the palms of slips and South Africa get their first breakthrough of the day.

Sundar out for 29.

10:47

Harmer strikes after drinks

India 79-2 (35 ovs) vs SA 159 | SCORECARD

Shubman Gill is the new man in and Harmer continues around the wicket to the Indian captain.

And after two dots, Gill slog sweeps the ball over backward square leg for a four. Gill has pulled a muscle in the neck playing that shot. The physio comes out to check on him.

Looks like Gill is walking off the field. He is out of the field retired hurt.

Pant walks out to bat and he plays a dot first ball as 4 runs and a wicket come off it.

After drinks, left-arm spinner Simon Harmer is back in the attack and gets some turn taking Sundar by surprise.

Next ball, Harmer gets the ball to turn again as the ball takes the edge of Sundar's bat and lands into the palms of slips and South Africa get their first breakthrough of the day.

Sundar out for 29.

10:35

Steady start for the hosts

India 75-1 (34 ovs) vs SA 159 | SCORECARD

India have done well to play the first hour of play watchfully without much risk as Rahul (27) and Sundar (29) have brought up a 50-run stand.

The batters have played the bounce watchfully.

Jansen, Maharaj and Bosch haven't been effective or bowled no wicket--taking deliveries.

Maharaj continues and comes over the wicket to Sundar and he bowls a wide one outside off.

Sundar then plays a dot to the off side.

Sundar takes off now as he plays the ball against the spin and hammers it inside out over wide long on for a six!

Maharaj changes his line now as he comes around the wicket to Sundar as two dots later, Sundar takes a single to the leg side as 7 come off it.

Bosch continues and he bowls a maiden as he mixes his deliveries and Rahul does well to fend him off watchfully.

10:24

Runs flowing for India now

India 68-1 (32 ovs) vs SA 159 | SCORECARD

Maharaj continues and Sundar starts the over with a couple to third man.

Sundar then brings out his front pad again.

Sundar then defends the ball which is fuller.

Maharaj then forces Sundar to play a false short on a sweep attempt as he bowls a flighted ball.

Another dot later, Sundar reaches out and sweeps it over mid-wicket for a four. That brings up the 50-run stand.

Medium pacer Corbin Bosch in the attack now and he starts with one that angles into the baller, good length and some bounce and Rahul lets it go.

Rahul lets the next one go as well before tucking the next one to the leg side for a dot.

Extra bounce next and Rahul keeps it down with a tap down to cover.

Rahul then drives the next ball that is full, straight to the fielder for a dot.

A dot to end the over and that is a maiden.

Maharaj continues and Rahul plays two dots to start.

Fuller ball next and Rahul sweeps it to fine leg for a single.

Maharaj then bowls it wide and Sundar pads it to the off side for a dot.

Sundar then defends the next ball as it flighted ball.

Dot to end the over as Maharaj bowls it full outside off and Sundar is happy to offer his front pad. Just one comes off it.

Jansen continues and Sundar starts the over with a boundary as the leg side ball is clipped past the mid-wicket for a four!

Two dots later, a wide called for a big bouncer.

Jansen keeps it around length as two dots next.

Sundar leaves the next ball but it just goes over his stumps as the ball is angled in. Just the 5 come off it.

10:08

50 up for India

India 56-1 (28 ovs) vs SA 159 | SCORECARD

Maharaj continues and the short and wide ball is slashed over backward point for a four! That is a boundary after 39 balls.

Fuller ball next and Rahul sweeps it down to fine leg where Wiaan Mulder does well at the boundary to keep it down to just two.

Two dots later, Rahul miscues the punch and that another dot.

Some turn and bounce for Maharaj off the last ball of the over and that is another dot as 6 runs come off the over.

13 runs in 7 overs for India this morning.

Jansen continues and comes over the wicket, bowls a rare loosener, down the leg side as Sundar whips it off his pads for a couple.

Sundar then leaves the next ball before defending the next as Jansen bowls length balls.

Sundar then plays the next ball to gully before getting under the next ball that is a bouncer.

Another dot to end the over as the two come off it.

Maharaj continues around the wicket and Rahul comes down the track and whips the ball off his pads for a couple to mid-wicket.

A dot later, Rahul defends it down again.

Three more dots to end the over as 2 come off it.

Jansen continues and he comes over the wicket to Sundar who taps the fuller ball down for a dot.

Sundar then lets the next ball go to the keeper as the ball angles in.

Jansen again keeps it full and Sundar lets it go.

Next ball is defended down for a dot.

Sundar again is happy to leave the next one as Jansen continues to keep it full and in that off stump channel.

Sundar shoulders the next ball as Jansen gets some extra bounce and that is a maiden.

Maharaj continues and the fuller ball is tucked to the leg side for a single by Sundar.

A dot later, Rahul makes room and plays the ball to sweeper cover for a single.

A dot later, full ball again, Sundar takes a single to long on.

Rahul then defends the next one down for a dot as 3 runs come off it.

Jansen continues and a he starts with a back of length ball that Sundar is happy to play it to the leg side for a single.

A dot later, the short ball takes off, Rahul does well to play it late as it falls short of the slip fielder.

Two dots later, Rahul fails to connect the pull short, gets hit on the elbow and that is another dot to end the over as just the one comes off it.

09:42

India start watchfully

India 42-1 (22 ovs) vs SA 159 | SCORECARD

Keshav Maharaj opens at the other end and he is over the wicket to Washington Sundar and the fullish ball is played to the leg side for a dot.

Sundar then blocks the next two balls as Maharaj gives the ball some air.

Maharaj bowls another airy widish ball and Sundar defends it again.

Sundar then knocks the next ball to the leg side for a single.

Rahul defends the next ball for a dot. Just the single comes off it.

Marco Jansen starts proceedings on Day 2 coming in around the wicket to KL Rahul and after two dots, Rahul keeps it down as he edges it past slips to the boundary for the first runs of the day.

With that Rahul has now 4000 Test runs, becoming the 18th Indian player to get there.

Rahul plays the next one inside the line and lets it go to the keeper. Two more dots to end the over as 4 comes off the opening over of the 2nd morning.

Jansen has mixed the lengths here to start the morning.

09:11

South Africa bowlers will have a hard task

India 37-1 (20 ovs) vs SA 159 | SCORECARD

India's pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah produced a five-wicket haul to help rout South Africa for 159 and put the hosts in the box seat on day one of the opening test at Eden Gardens on Friday.

India picked a four-pronged spin attack for the series opener against the world champions but it was Bumrah's 5-27 that wrecked South Africa, who were 57 for no loss at one stage.

India were 37 for one at stumps with KL Rahul (13) and Washington Sundar (six) in the middle and a lengthy batting lineup waiting in the wings.

South Africa will have their work cut out with the ball especially as they are without the leader of their pace attack Kagiso Rabada, who misses the match with a rib injury.

The pace spearhead injured his rib during the first training session on Tuesday and a series of medical checks ultimately forced a last-minute withdrawal at Eden Gardens.

1st Test, Updates: SA 93 for 7 at stumps on Day 2

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