IND vs SA 2nd Test Records: South Africa beat India by 408 runs

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South Africa beat India by 408 runs: South Africa defeated India by a massive 408 runs in the second Test match played in Guwahati. With this victory, the visiting team completed a 2-0 clean sweep of India in the two-match Test series. This victory is historic for South Africa, as it is their first Test series win in India in 25 years.

India's Biggest Defeat in Test History

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This defeat marks another shameful chapter in the history of Indian Test cricket. This is India's biggest defeat in Test cricket by run margin.

Impossible target and Indian batsmen's flop show

Chasing the near-impossible target of 549 runs set by South Africa, the Indian team collapsed for just 140 runs.

• Ravindra Jadeja's lone struggle: Among the Indian batsmen, only Ravindra Jadeja could put up some resistance, scoring a fighting 54 runs off 87 balls.
• Second consecutive defeat on home soil: With this defeat, India has now lost its second consecutive home Test series in two years—0-3 to New Zealand in 2024 and now 0-2 to South Africa in 2025.

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Simon Harmer's career-best performance

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South Africa's Off-spinner Simon Harmer devastated the Indian batting order with his excellent bowling.

• He recorded his career-best figures of 6/37 in the second innings.
• He took a total of nine wickets in this match.

Visitors dominated in fielding as well

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South Africa outclassed India not only with the bat and ball, but also in fielding.

• Aiden Markram's record: Aiden Markram set a new world record for the most catches taken in a Test match. He took nine catches in this match, surpassing Ajinkya Rahane's record of eight catches in 2015.

IND vs SA list of Awards

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Player of the Match: Marco Jansen was selected for his excellent all-round performance with both bat and ball.

Player of the Series: Simon Harmer received this award for his match-winning off-spin bowling and impressive performances in both Test matches.

Captain Rishabh Pant's statement: "They played better cricket"

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Indian captain Rishabh Pant expressed his disappointment after the defeat and credited the opposition team for the victory.

"It's a bit disappointing. As a team, We need to get better. We have to give the opposition credit. We need to learn from it and play well as a team. They dominated the series, but at the same time, you can't take credit for granted. We need to be clear about our thinking. In the future, we need to learn from this and get better. They played better cricket."

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