India vs South Africa LIVE HIGHLIGHTS 1st Test Day 1: Rahul-Sundar hold the fort; IND 37/1 at stumps
A major boost for India came in the form of Rishabh Pant's comeback from a foot injury that kept him out of action for three Tests.
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IND vs SA Day 1 1st Test
India dominated Day 1 of the 1st Test against South Africa at Eden Gardens, bundling out the visitors for just 159 after a sensational bowling display. Jasprit Bumrah led the charge with a brilliant 5/27, becoming the first Indian pacer since Ishant Sharma in 2019 to take a five-wicket haul on the opening day of a Test in India.
South Africa, after winning the toss, started positively at 57/0, with openers Aiden Markram and Ryan Rickelton providing a solid start. However, Bumrah struck twice in quick succession to break the partnership, dismissing both openers.
Kuldeep Yadav supported well, claiming the crucial wicket of Wiaan Mulder, and Mohammed Siraj joined the action by removing Kyle Verreynne and Marco Jansen in rapid succession. The Proteas’ middle and lower order struggled against tight, disciplined bowling, and India’s spinners, including Ravindra Jadeja, kept up the pressure. By tea, South Africa were reeling at 154/8, with Axar Patel adding the wicket of Corbin Bosch.
In the morning session, South Africa were 105/3 at lunch. The openers had negotiated India’s pace attack but fell to Bumrah, who was outstanding in the first spell. The middle order, led by Tony de Zorzi and Mulder, provided resistance, but India’s bowlers maintained tight lines. The visitors' lack of partnerships ultimately led to their downfall, with Bumrah, Siraj, and Kuldeep wreaking havoc.
India’s bowlers gave South Africa little respite, and the day ended with India firmly in control.
IND 1st innings scorecard at stumps:
| India 1st Inning | ||||||||||||||||
| 37-1 (20 ov) CRR:1.85 | ||||||||||||||||
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |||||||||||
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | b M Jansen | 12 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 44.44 | ||||||||||
| KL Rahul | Not out | 13 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 22.03 | ||||||||||
| Washington Sundar | Not out | 6 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 15.79 | ||||||||||
| Extras | 6 (b 0, Ib 2, w 0, nb 4, p 0) | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 37 (1 wkts, 20 Ov) | |||||||||||||||
| Yet to Bat | Shubman Gill,Rishabh Pant,Ravindra Jadeja,Dhruv Jurel,Axar Patel,Kuldeep Yadav,Jasprit Bumrah,Mohammed Siraj | |||||||||||||||
| Fall of Wickets | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-1(Yashasvi Jaiswal 6.6) | ||||||||||||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO | |||||||||
| Marco Jansen | 6 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.83 | |||||||||
| Wiaan Mulder | 5 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
| Keshav Maharaj | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | |||||||||
| Corbin Bosch | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 | |||||||||
| Simon Harmer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
SA 1st innings scorecard:
| South Africa 1st Inning | ||||||||||||||||
| 159-10 (55 ov) CRR:2.89 | ||||||||||||||||
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |||||||||||
| Aiden Markram | c R Pant b J Bumrah | 31 | 48 | 5 | 1 | 64.58 | ||||||||||
| Ryan Rickelton | b J Bumrah | 23 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 104.55 | ||||||||||
| Wiaan Mulder | lbw b K Yadav | 24 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 47.06 | ||||||||||
| Temba Bavuma (C) | c D Jurel b K Yadav | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 27.27 | ||||||||||
| Tony de Zorzi | lbw b J Bumrah | 24 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 43.64 | ||||||||||
| Tristan Stubbs | Not out | 15 | 74 | 1 | 0 | 20.27 | ||||||||||
| Kyle Verreynne (WK) | lbw b M Siraj | 16 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 44.44 | ||||||||||
| Marco Jansen | b M Siraj | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Corbin Bosch | lbw b A Patel | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 13.04 | ||||||||||
| Simon Harmer | b J Bumrah | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 100 | ||||||||||
| Keshav Maharaj | lbw b J Bumrah | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Extras | 15 (b 8, Ib 4, w 2, nb 1, p 0) | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 159 (10 wkts, 55 Ov) | |||||||||||||||
| Fall of Wickets | ||||||||||||||||
| 57-1(Ryan Rickelton 10.3),62-2(Aiden Markram 12.1),71-3(Temba Bavuma 15.6),114-4(Wiaan Mulder 29.5),120-5(Tony de Zorzi 32.3),146-6(Kyle Verreynne 44.1),147-7(Marco Jansen 44.4),154-8(Corbin Bosch 51.6),159-9(Simon Harmer 54.3),159-10(Keshav Maharaj 54.6) | ||||||||||||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO | |||||||||
| Jasprit Bumrah | 14 | 5 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1.93 | |||||||||
| Mohammed Siraj | 12 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3.92 | |||||||||
| Axar Patel | 6 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | |||||||||
| Kuldeep Yadav | 14 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.57 | |||||||||
| Ravindra Jadeja | 8 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.63 | |||||||||
| Washington Sundar | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
India vs South Africa 1st Test: Playing 11
India Playing 11: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Washington Sundar, Shubman Gill(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
South Africa Playing 11: Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, Tony de Zorzi, Temba Bavuma (c), Dewald Brevis, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Marco Jansen, Simon Harmer, Keshav Maharaj, Senuran Muthusamy, Kagiso Rabada
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4:31 PM
India vs South Africa LIVE SCORE UPDATES 1st Test Day 1: IND 37/1 at stumps!
India end the day with 37/1 on the board as Yashasvi Jaiswal lost his wicket early. SA won't be happy with their batting and would hope to take quick wickets on Day 2 now.
4:22 PM
India vs South Africa LIVE SCORE UPDATES 1st Test Day 1: SA with an unnecessary delay!
A delay in proceedings because of the SA fielders in the middle.
4:06 PM
India vs South Africa LIVE SCORE UPDATES 1st Test Day 1: IND 32/1 after 14 overs!
India’s batsmen continued cautiously against South Africa’s spinners and pacers, negotiating variable bounce and movement. KL Rahul defended consistently against Keshav Maharaj’s drifting deliveries, leaving balls outside off and playing with soft hands, while Washington Sundar rotated the strike with careful nudges and a few well-timed singles. Corbin Bosch, operating at pace, troubled the batsmen with bounce that either stayed low or lifted sharply, but both Rahul and Sundar handled him well, leaving or defending most balls. The pair added small but steady runs, keeping India at 32/1. Patience and technique dominated this session, with no wickets falling despite challenging conditions.
3:43 PM
India vs South Africa LIVE SCORE UPDATES 1st Test Day 1: IND 23/1 after 9 overs!
India’s innings progressed cautiously as KL Rahul and Washington Sundar negotiated tight bowling from Marco Jansen and Wiaan Mulder. Rahul faced Jansen from around the wicket, defending solidly and leaving deliveries, though a couple of no-balls provided reprieves. Despite some sharp bounce and seam movement, Rahul remained patient, adding a few runs through careful placement. Sundar, batting at number three, got off the mark with a clipped two past square leg and rotated the strike, while several deliveries were left alone or defended. India reached 23/1, with disciplined batting ensuring no further loss of wickets in these overs under challenging conditions.
3:30 PM
India vs South Africa LIVE SCORE UPDATES 1st Test Day 1: Jaiswal cleaned up!
Jansen gets the breakthrough as marco jansen cleans up his stumps. Jaiswal plays off the back foot as the ball goes on to dismantle the stumps.
3:17 PM
India vs South Africa LIVE SCORE UPDATES 1st Test Day 1: Cautious start by openers!
India’s openers, KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal, started cautiously against South Africa’s new-ball bowlers, Wiaan Mulder and Marco Jansen. The first few overs were tightly bowled, with Rahul and Jaiswal leaving or defending most deliveries, managing only a single off Mulder. Jansen created some trouble with seam movement and a couple of no-balls, but the batsmen handled the short-pitched and angled deliveries well. Rahul nudged one behind square for a run, and a leg-bye added another. Despite several appeals for LBW and caught-behind chances, the openers remained untroubled, carefully negotiating the first six overs to reach 4/0, seeing off the early threat with disciplined shot selection.
2:57 PM
India vs South Africa LIVE SCORE UPDATES 1st Test Day 1: Jaiswal-Rahul begin India's innings!
Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul have almost close to 2 hours of batting on the day to tackle SA bowlers with a low total of 159 on the board.
2:40 PM
India vs South Africa LIVE SCORE UPDATES 1st Test Day 1: Bumrah gets his 4th!
Bumrah knocks Harmer's stumps as SA lose thier 9th wicket. The low bounce does the trick as he gets his 4-fer.
2:37 PM
India vs South Africa LIVE SCORE UPDATES 1st Test Day 1: SA 155/8 after 54 overs
Across overs 52 and 53, India kept South Africa completely tied down as only one run was scored. Jasprit Bumrah delivered a testing maiden in the 52nd over, beating Tristan Stubbs with movement and troubling him with an inswinging yorker. Stubbs defended cautiously as the field closed in to stop the single.
In the 53rd over, Axar Patel continued the pressure with tight, accurate spin. He beat Stubbs in flight multiple times and even drew a half-appeal for LBW, though the batter was well down the track. Simon Harmer managed the only run of the phase with a nudge behind square.
2:29 PM
India vs South Africa LIVE SCORE UPDATES 1st Test Day 1: Final session begins!
Bumrah returns to begin the post tea session on the day with 2 wickets left with SA now in the 1st innings.
2:08 PM
India vs South Africa LIVE SCORE UPDATES 1st Test Day 1: SA 154/8 at tea!
Axar Patel gets India's 8th wicket in the form of Corbin Bosch via LBW at the stroke of tea as SA end the session with the score at 154/8
1:59 PM
India vs South Africa LIVE SCORE UPDATES 1st Test Day 1: 150 up for SA!
South Africa's lower order battled hard against a disciplined Indian attack, but they struggled to make significant progress. Mohammed Siraj and Ravindra Jadeja were particularly effective, with Siraj taking 2 wickets for 47 runs in his 12-over spell, extracting some reverse swing to trouble the batsmen. Tristan Stubbs (14 off 56 balls) and Corbin Bosch (1 off 10 balls) showed resilience but were unable to score freely, facing tight lines and lengths. The absence of Kagiso Rabada was felt as South Africa’s tail failed to get the runs needed to post a competitive total.
1:40 PM
India vs South Africa LIVE SCORE UPDATES 1st Test Day 1: Siraj cleans up Jansen!
Mohd Siraj cleans up Marco Jansen as the middle stump is knocked off the ground. 7 wickets down for SA.
1:34 PM
India vs South Africa LIVE SCORE UPDATES 1st Test Day 1: Siraj gets Verreynne!
SA lose their final review as Verreynee loses his wicket via LBW. Siraj gets his first wicket of the day as SA lose 6.
1:13 PM
India vs South Africa LIVE SCORE UPDATES 1st Test Day 1: Drinks break!
Across overs 38 to 40, India kept South Africa on a tight leash while the score moved from 131/5 to 136/5. Kuldeep Yadav opened the phase with a maiden, troubling Kyle Verreynne with drift and googlies, including an LBW appeal that pitched outside leg. Siraj returned with pace and movement, beating Tristan Stubbs multiple times with sharp nip-backers before conceding a boundary off a loose full toss to Verreynne. Jadeja then delivered a brilliant maiden over, bowling quicker through the air and beating Stubbs with grip and subtle turn. The Indian bowlers maintained relentless pressure, allowing just five runs in three overs.
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First Published: Nov 14 2025 | 8:15 AM IST
