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IND vs SA 2nd Test: South Africa Sets India 549 to Win

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🚨 IND vs SA 2nd Test Match Update: India Staring Down a Barrel as South Africa Set Mammoth Target in Guwahati 🏏

The second and final Test between India and South Africa at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati has firmly tilted in favour of the visitors after four days of play. South Africa, leading the series 1-0, have set a seemingly insurmountable target for the hosts, thanks to a dominant batting display across both innings.


🎯 South Africa Sets India 549 to Win

On Day 4, South Africa declared their second innings at 260/5, establishing a colossal lead of 548 runs and leaving India with a daunting chase of 549 to level the series.

  • Tristan Stubbs was the standout performer in the second innings, falling just six runs short of a century with a gritty 94.
  • Spinner Ravindra Jadeja was the pick of the Indian bowlers, claiming 4/88 in the second innings.
  • India’s chase got off to a difficult start, losing Yashasvi Jaiswal (13) and KL Rahul (6) early to paceman Marco Jansen and off-spinner Simon Harmer, respectively.4 At stumps on Day 4, India were 27/2.

📉 India’s First-Innings Collapse: IND vs SA 2nd Test

The match complexion dramatically changed on Day 3, as India’s batting line-up crumbled in their first innings in response to South Africa’s huge total.

  • South Africa’s 1st Innings: 489 All Out (S. Muthusamy 109, M. Jansen 93; Kuldeep Yadav 4/115)
  • India’s 1st Innings: 201 All Out (Y. Jaiswal 58, W. Sundar 48; Marco Jansen 6/48)
  • India conceded a massive 288-run lead after being skittled for 201.
  • Marco Jansen was the wrecker-in-chief, recording a career-best 6/48, dismantling the Indian middle and lower order with pace and bounce.

🌟 Day 2: South Africa Batting Dominance

Day 2 saw South Africa pile on the misery, adding significant runs through crucial lower-order partnerships.

  • Senuran Muthusamy registered his maiden Test century, scoring 109 before being dismissed by Mohammed Siraj.
  • Marco Jansen, in a stunning display of power-hitting, hammered 93 off 91 balls, including seven sixes, before being bowled by Kuldeep Yadav.
  • The partnership between Muthusamy and Jansen for the ninth wicket yielded 97 runs, taking South Africa well past the 450-run mark.

⏳ The Road Ahead for India: IND vs SA 2nd Test

Trailing by a massive margin with only three sessions of play remaining (barring weather interruptions), India faces a monumental task on Day 5. The home side must attempt an all-time record chase to secure an improbable win or bat out the entire day to force a draw and avoid a series clean sweep.

South Africa, needing just eight wickets, will be confident of wrapping up a comprehensive victory early on the final day.


Can India pull off the miracle or will South Africa seal a dominant series victory?


Also, read IND vs SA Live Update: India Fights Back on Day 1 in Guwahati

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