13/11Result
1st Test, South Africa tour of India at Kolkata, Nov 14-16 2025
South Africa won by 30 runs
Player of the Match
Simon Harmer
Simon HarmerSouth Africa
13/11Result
1st Test, South Africa tour of India at Kolkata, Nov 14-16 2025
South Africa won by 30 runs
Player of the Match
Simon Harmer
Simon HarmerSouth Africa

END OF OVER:
54 | 1 Run 2 Wkts | SA: 153/10

  • Temba Bavuma55 (136b)
  • Mohammed Siraj2-0-2-2
  • Ravindra Jadeja20-3-50-4

Siddhant: "Will Gill come out to bat?" No

riddhima : "the score of 153 and ind vs sa test matches for so well together istg" Is this Test the reference?

Saurabh: "I believe Siraj is not being appreciated and celebrated as much as he deserves. If we would have come before Bumrah's era , Indians would be gung-ho over him as they were once for Agarkar , Zaheer and Srinath !! "

10:50am, Day 3, Innings break Siraj's figures are next level but SA wouldn't be too sad as they got decent contributions before he came on today. Thanks to Bavuma and Bosch SA stretched their lead from 63 to 123. Jadeja remains the strike bowler. Bumrah was remarkable. Kuldeep was the most expensive. Detailed highlights can be accessed in Sreshth's live blog.

Celine : "@EJP: Hold Uday responsible. It's not the "same" number of runs anymore. lol"

53.6
W
Mohammed Siraj to Maharaj, OUT, Has to be out! Yeah, given. Maharaj has to send it upstairs. Two reviews left. Was a reverse-swinging yorker on off. Hit the toe on the flush. Bat behind front foot, so no chance of contact there. Maharaj's running, so are India, and that's before the Hawk-Eye loads. Bavuma will remain not out. Impact in line, smashing middle!

KA Maharaj lbw b Mohammed Siraj 0 (3m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

53.5
0
Mohammed Siraj to Maharaj, no run, Short over off, spongy bounce reduces the surprise element. Ducked under with hands relatively high

Uday: "I predicted that SA will make the same number of runs in this inning too but the comment was not published." If you're wrong, now you'll be held responsible. Just for reducing our collective belief in predictors

53.4
0
Mohammed Siraj to Maharaj, no run, Fullish on fourth, defended to point

Can Maharaj get Bavuma on strike?

Niranjan: "Pure brain fade!"

lakesidey: "Temba embattled, India rattled. Especially since Gill has a pain in the neck (or should that be the gills?)" Neck only, gill would be right for fish

53.3
W
Mohammed Siraj to Harmer, OUT, Good leave, bad leave... and it's a baddie! Is that the stump broken? Yeah, so is Harmer. He almost bites his bat in frustration as he walked back. He's crumping the toe of his bat too which keeping a stoic face. He left the fullish length ball on line, it kept slanting in and flicked off stump.

SR Harmer b Mohammed Siraj 7 (27m 20b 0x4 0x6) SR: 35

Deep third, fine leg and square leg back

53.2
1
Mohammed Siraj to Bavuma, 1 run, Fullish on fourth, defended towards cover for a quick single

harshit: "Tall enough to rise to the occasion.. Bavuma."

53.1
0
Mohammed Siraj to Bavuma, no run, Good call for lbw, great call for lbw. Given! Bavuma caught in the crease. Has to review. 137ks wobble ball, with a lot of backspin. Landed around off, on a length, on fourth and seamed in. Beats the flick and hits him flush on the pad. Lots of seam movement... and that saves Bavuma. Just down leg it's going

END OF OVER:
53 | 2 Runs | SA: 152/8

  • Simon Harmer7 (19b)
  • Temba Bavuma54 (134b)
  • Ravindra Jadeja20-3-50-4
  • Mohammed Siraj1-0-1-0

Ash: "The age old problem with Indian bowling - can never get the opposition tail out !!"

52.6
0
Jadeja to Harmer, no run, Goes back and tucks the off-stump length ball to midwicket. Against the spin
52.5
1
Jadeja to Bavuma, 1 run, Full just outside off, guided to point

Meduri: "Both Chirkunda & Guha are trying their best to zinc SA, I reckon" Zinc sounds better than jinx tbh

52.4
0
Jadeja to Bavuma, no run, Full just down leg, beats the sweep and hits pad. Over racing by
52.3
0
Jadeja to Bavuma, no run, Fullish on leg, stays leg side and deadbats with a straightish bat

Nure: "Where is Rabada?" Our injured (rib)

52.2
0
Jadeja to Bavuma, no run, Length on leg, defended back to the bowler
52.1
1
Jadeja to Harmer, 1 run, Full on off, punched to long-off

END OF OVER:
52 | 2 Runs | SA: 150/8

  • Temba Bavuma53 (130b)
  • Simon Harmer6 (17b)
  • Mohammed Siraj1-0-1-0
  • Ravindra Jadeja19-3-48-4

Craig: "Gutsy by the captain!!! True captain's knock." TemBawse Bavuma

51.6
0
Mohammed Siraj to Bavuma, no run, Length just outside off. Extra bounce. Good leave
51.5
0
Mohammed Siraj to Bavuma, no run, A touch too full, punched from off stump to cover

Guha: "If South Africa take it to 150, they will by 35 runs "

51.4
0
Mohammed Siraj to Bavuma, no run, Length on fourth, defended to the bowler
51.3
0
Mohammed Siraj to Bavuma, no run, Goes back and guides the off-stump length ball to point

Krishna: "Did South Africa get to use the roller overnight? Feels like that" Today morning, yeah. Heavy roller

51.2
1lb
Mohammed Siraj to Harmer, 1 leg bye, Length down leg, tries to glance it fine. Padded to backward square leg
51.1
1
Mohammed Siraj to Bavuma, 1 run, Length on fourth, guided to deep third

Siraj in

END OF OVER:
51 | 4 Runs | SA: 148/8

  • Simon Harmer6 (16b)
  • Temba Bavuma52 (125b)
  • Ravindra Jadeja19-3-48-4
  • Jasprit Bumrah10-2-24-1

Chirkunda: "I believe SA will take this score to 200 plus. Mark my words. Here it comes! " Too brave a call methinks

Thanks, Ekanth.

Time for a drink and for Ekanth to step into the comms seat

Elsewhere, India plays host to the season-ending World Boxing Cup Finals, and hopes of multiple medals are high with world champions Minakshi Hooda, Jaismine Lamboria and Nikhat Zareen featuring. With boxing featuring in the 2028 LA Olympics, here's why this tournament matters.

50.6
0
Jadeja to Harmer, no run, Beaten! Length ball outside off, he gets beaten with the ball turning square past the outside edge
50.5
0
Jadeja to Harmer, no run, Darted on a length on off stump, he pushes to point
50.4
0
Jadeja to Harmer, no run, Flatter on a length on leg stump, he gets rapped on the pad
50.3
1
Jadeja to Bavuma, 1 run, Fuller on the stumps, he pushes to long-on
50.2
1
Jadeja to Harmer, 1 run, Vicious turn and bounce... oh looks like there was an outside edge. Lands this on a length on off and gets it fizz through catching the outside edge. Was a very, very tough chance for Pant
50.1
2
Jadeja to Harmer, 2 runs, Flatter and fuller on middle stump, he works this to the right of deep backward square leg for a couple of runs

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India 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st0KL RahulYBK Jaiswal
2nd1KL RahulWashington Sundar
3rd32Washington SundarDC Jurel
4th5Washington SundarRR Pant
5th26RA JadejaWashington Sundar
6th8AR PatelWashington Sundar
7th5AR PatelKuldeep Yadav
8th16AR PatelJJ Bumrah
9th0JJ BumrahMohammed Siraj