Team India got all out for 140 runs in the Guwahati Test. South Africa won by 408 runs. Simon Harmer took six wickets. For India, the top contributor was Ravindra Jadeja, who scored 54 runs from 87 balls with 4 fours and 2 sixes. For all other Indian batsmen, the contribution was of mere single-digit runs. This defeat means that India lost the series 2-0 and got whitewashed by South Africa.
It was South Africa's first Test series victory in India for almost 25 years, and India's biggest loss in the history of Test cricket.
Day Five Performance
India, which started at 27/2, started to get into early trouble. Wickets began falling quickly. At one point, India was 58 for 5. Ravindra Jadeja helped the team reach beyond 140 runs. Other batsmen who failed to help include Sai Sudharsan with 14 from 139 balls, Yashasvi Jaiswal with 13, KL Rahul with 6, Dhruv Jurel with 2, Rishabh Pant with 13, Washington Sundar with 16, and Nitish Kumar Reddy with 0.
South African Bowling
- The bowling attack was led by Simon Harmer, who took 6 wickets for 37 runs, while Keshav Maharaj took 2 wickets. Marco Jansen and Muthusamy took 1 wicket each.
- South Africa had already won the Kolkata Test. Their win in Guwahati sealed the series 2-0.
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