India vs South Africa Highlights 2025 – 1st Test Day 2 | November 15, 2025
India vs South Africa Highlights today. Saturday 15-11-2025, South Africa tour of India 2025.
The match was played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
🔵 India 1st Innings – Struggled to Convert Starts
India were progressing well at 75/1 in 34.1 overs before collapsing later in the day.
KL Rahul scored 39, Washington Sundar 29, and both Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja added 27 each.
Dhruv Jurel made 14 while Axar Patel contributed 16.
Shubman Gill retired hurt on 4 and Yashasvi Jaiswal failed today with only 12.
India managed to reach 189 all out in their first innings.
South Africa bowled with discipline, giving only 18 extras.
Best Bowlers for SA:
Simon Harmer – 4/30
Marco Jansen – 3 wickets
Keshav Maharaj – 1 wicket
Corbin Bosch – 1 wicket
🟢 South Africa 2nd Innings – Top Order Crumbles
South Africa batted 35 overs today, scoring 93/7.
Temba Bavuma stood firm with 29* while all other batters failed to impress.
Indian Bowling Highlights:
Ravindra Jadeja – 4 wickets
Kuldeep Yadav – 2 wickets
Axar Patel – 1 wicket
🪙 Toss
South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first.
📋 Playing XIs
India XI: Jaiswal, Rahul, Sundar, Gill (c), Pant (wk), Jadeja, Jurel, Patel, Yadav, Bumrah, Siraj.
South Africa XI: Markram, Rickelton, Mulder, Bavuma (c), Zorzi, Stubbs, Verreynne (wk), Jansen, Bosch, Harmer, Maharaj.
📊 Head-to-Head in Tests
- Total Matches: 44
- India Won: 16
- South Africa Won: 18
📈 ICC Test Rankings
India: 4th
South Africa: 3rd
🟦 Form Guide (Last 5 Tests)
India: WWWLW
South Africa: WLWWW
⏱ Match Timings
04:00 AM GMT | 09:30 AM Local
👨⚖️ Match Officials
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney, Rod Tucker
TV Umpire: Richard Kettleborough
Match Referee: Richie Richardson
Reserve Umpire: Jayaraman Madanagopal
Match number: Test no. 2606
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