India vs South Africa HIGHLIGHTS 2nd Test Day 5: SA complete the whitewash; beat IND by 408 runs
Gautam Gambhir addressed the media after the loss and talked about the bating collapses and how the current crop of players are part of a transition.
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IND vs SA 2nd Test Guwahati
South Africa sealed a historic Test series victory in India, their first in 25 years, as Temba Bavuma joined Hansie Cronje in an elite club of visiting captains to win a Test series on Indian soil. A big 408-run win in the 2nd Test today in Guwahati was the icing on the cake for The Proteas who dominated the Test match on almost all days. From the outset, the Proteas never allowing India a way back once Senuran Muthusamy and Marco Jansen’s pivotal partnership on Day 2 had shifted momentum irreversibly in their favour.
Day 5 in Guwahati only reinforced South Africa’s control. India resumed with hopes of grinding out time, but their middle order faltered under relentless pressure. The morning session belonged entirely to South Africa’s spinners, Simon Harmer and Keshav Maharaj, who dismantled India’s resistance with discipline and skill. Harmer was exceptional, extracting sharp turn, variable bounce, and using his arm-ball effectively to claim four wickets, including the crucial dismissals of Kuldeep Yadav, Rishabh Pant, and Sai Sudharsan. Maharaj backed him perfectly, maintaining tight channels and consistently threatening the edges and pads of India’s batters.
Despite the collapse around him, Sai Sudharsan showed grit, battling through a painful blow to the glove and surviving multiple close calls. Ravindra Jadeja attempted to rebuild with measured strokeplay, rotating strike, sweeping against the turn, and looking for scoring opportunities—but runs were scarce against South Africa’s unwavering accuracy. Pant injected brief excitement with a boundary and a six, but his aggressive cameo ended at 13, deepening India’s troubles.
Jansen’s disciplined pace from one end, combined with Aiden Markram’s sharp fielding—despite a missed chance, kept India under constant scrutiny. With a lead exceeding 500, South Africa remained in complete command, methodically tightening their grip on the contest.
Ultimately, India’s lower order could not withstand the sustained pressure, and South Africa marched to a comprehensive, series-clinching victory—one built on discipline, patience, and a dominant all-round performance across five days.
IND 2nd innings scorecard:
India vs South Africa 2nd Test: Playing 11
South Africa (Playing XI): Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, Wiaan Mulder, Temba Bavuma(c), Tony de Zorzi, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreynne(w), Marco Jansen, Senuran Muthusamy, Simon Harmer, Keshav Maharaj
India (Playing XI): KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sai Sudharsan, Dhruv Jurel, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
1:36 PM
India vs South Africa 2nd Test LIVE UPDATES Day 5: Gambhir's focus on red ball cricket!
Gautam Gambhir: "You can't keep telling international players to go and play Test cricket. It has to come from within. For a player to improve their skillset, domestic cricket is the only place where a player can improve themselves."
1:34 PM
India vs South Africa 2nd Test LIVE UPDATES Day 5: Unfair to compare Washington with Ashwin!
Gambhir: "It's tough to go through these transitions. If you will expect Washington Sundar to deliver results like Ashwin who had more than 100 Test under his belt. There's no point. You need to give them time as consistency will come from experience."
1:29 PM
India vs South Africa 2nd Test LIVE UPDATES Day 5: 'I'm the same guy who got results in England as well'
When asked about his job security and whether he is the right man for the job especially in Test cricket, Gambhir said that is upto the BCCi to take the decision. he also reminded that he is the guy that got the results in England, and has won trophies with the team like Asia Cup and Champions Trophy recently.
1:27 PM
India vs South Africa 2nd Test LIVE UPDATES Day 5: 'We need to improve a lot in red ball cricket'
Coach Gambhir mentioned that this team lacks experience in red ball cricket and this is a team in transition which needs to improve a lot in Test cricket and learn how to absorb pressure in Tests along the way.
1:25 PM
India vs South Africa 2nd Test LIVE UPDATES Day 5: Gambhir on batting collapses!
Gautam Gambhir mentions the Team India batting collapse and felt that the players needed to step up and take onus on themselves to stop the collapse and try to absorb pressure.
1:22 PM
India vs South Africa 2nd Test LIVE UPDATES Day 5: Press conference begins!
Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir addresses the media after the defeat
1:01 PM
India vs South Africa 2nd Test LIVE UPDATES Day 5: Stand in skipper Rishabh Pant after the loss!
Pant: It's little disappointing. As a team we need to get better. We need to give credit to the opposition. We need to take the learning and stick as a team. They dominated the series but at the same time, you can't take credit for granted. We needed to be clear with our mindset. In the future, we need to learn from it and get better. They played better cricket, cricket demands that you need to capitalise as a team. And we did not do that and that cost us the whole series. The positive will be focussing in our own plan and that's what we will take from this series.
1:00 PM
India vs South Africa 2nd Test LIVE SCORE UPDATES Day 5: Clean sweeps record vs India!
Clean-sweeps for India in Tests at home
0-2 vs SA, 2000
0-3 vs NZ, 2024
0-2 vs SA, 2025
12:57 PM
India vs South Africa 2nd Test LIVE SCORE UPDATES Day 5: First time in 66 years!
It is for the first time in 66 years that Team India lost 5 matches in a span of 7 Tests. Shows how dominating Team India have been over the years in red ball cricket.
12:52 PM
India vs South Africa 2nd Test LIVE SCORE UPDATES Day 5: Humbled at home!
This is India's worst Test defeat at home (408 runs). The loss will hit Team India hard and will be sort of a wake-up call in terms of taking accountability in matches especially on home soil.
12:36 PM
India vs South Africa 2nd Test LIVE SCORE UPDATES Day 5: Jansen takes a blinder to hand SA the win!
Siraj is caught brilliantly by marco jansen as SA beat India by a big 408-run margin on the day in Guwahati.
12:32 PM
India vs South Africa 2nd Test LIVE SCORE UPDATES Day 5: Jadeja departs after his fifty!
Jadeja makes way as well after his half century as SA now need 1 wicket to clinch the series and complete the whitewash
12:26 PM
India vs South Africa 2nd Test LIVE SCORE UPDATES Day 5: Nitish out for a duck!
Nitish Reddy attempts a needless reverse sweep and is caught behind by Verreynne as IND lose their 8th wicket on the day.
12:15 PM
India vs South Africa 2nd Test LIVE SCORE UPDATES Day 5: Fifer for Harmer!
Harmer bags a fifer as Washington Sundar is caught behind in the slips this time. 7 down for India!
12:05 PM
India vs South Africa 2nd Test LIVE SCORE UPDATES Day 5: IND 118/6 after 58 overs!
In a tense session, India’s lower order struggled against disciplined South African spin, with the score moving from 108-6 to 113-6. Marco Jansen bowled with accuracy, maintaining a tight line and testing Washington Sundar, who defended cautiously and left deliveries outside off. Senuran Muthusamy generated sharp turn, troubling both Sundar and Ravindra Jadeja, though Jadeja managed to rotate strike with a single. Simon Harmer returned to the attack, beating Jadeja several times with sharp turn and bounce, but Jadeja showcased his skill with a powerful four down the ground. Despite occasional resistance, India remained under pressure against the Proteas’ spinners.
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First Published: Nov 26 2025 | 8:04 AM IST