Watch the highlights of India vs South Africa 1st Test 2025 - South Africa tour of India 2-match Test series of the 1st Test match played between South Africa and India at Eden Gardens, Kolkata in 14th November to 16th November 2025.
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| Simon Harmer celebrates with Temba Bavuma © BCCI |
Simon Harmer, Marco Jansen and Temba Bavuma guided South Africa pulled off a stunning 30-run victory over India and take a 1-0 lead inside three days in a low-scoring thrilling game of the first Test match.
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- South Africa's 30-run win was their smallest victory by terms of runs against India in Tests, previous lowest win was 72-runs at Cape Town in 2018.
- Test match between India and South Africa is the first-ever Test in India where recorded all four innings were below 200 totals and overall the 12th instance of all-four-innings were below 200 all-out totals in a Test match and the first since 1959.
- South Africa win a Test in India after 15 years.
- South Africa defended total of 124 was the second lowest total defended by any team in Indian soil in a Test match after India defended 107 against Australia at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai in 2004.
- South Africa defended total of 124 - the second-lowest target that South Africa have defended successfully in a Test match after they have defended lowest is 117 against Australia at Sydney in 1994, where they won by five runs.
- This is the second time India have failed to chase down a target below 130 in a Test match. The previous lowest target they could not chase in a Test match was 120 against West Indies at Bridgetown in 1997.
- The target of 124 - which India failed to chase - It is the second-lowest that India have failed to chase in a Test match after they have failed to chase was 120 against West Indies at Bridgetown in 1997.
- The target of 124 - which India has lost a Test match in the fourth innings run-chasing - the second-lowest target any team has lost a Test match during chasing in the fourth innings in Asia after 107 by Australia against India at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai in 2004, where Australia bowled out for 93.
- India's 32-2 win-loss record in while chasing below 200 targets at home venue in Test matches, Their previous defeat came against New Zealand in last year's Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Test, where India lost chasing 147.
- South Africa aggregated 312 runs in this Test match - the second lowest aggregate by them in a Test win (where they've been bowled out twice) after they have 298 aggregate against England at Gqeberha in 1957 and the lowest aggregate by any team to win a Test match against India (where they've been bowled out twice), The previous lowest-aggregate was 365 by Pakistan at Bangalore in 1987.
- KL Rahul's 39 in the first innings score is the highest individual score for India in this Test match - On Only one other occasion was India's highest individual score lower than 39 in a home Test, (where India have been bowled out twice) - 33 by Vijay Manjrekar against Australia also at Eden Gardens in 1956.
- For the first time in their Test cricket history, the Indian team is playing a match with six left-handed batsmen in the playing XI. Yashasvi Jaiswal, Washington Sundar, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav are all part of India’s playing XI in this match.
- While India has previously fielded four left-handers in a Test match on multiple occasions, after 596 matches, this is the first time six left-handed batsmen have been included in the playing XI, making it a historic moment at Eden Gardens.
- Jasprit Bumrah's 5 for 27 was his eighth best bowling performance for India in Test matches and his second best-bowling-figures against South Africa in Tests after his 6 for 61 at Cape Town in the last year.
- Jasprit Bumrah's 5 for 27 was his 16th 5-wicket haul or more wickets for India in Test matches and the joint fifth most five-wicket haul or more wickets by an Indian bowler in Tests, jointly with Bhagwath Chandrasekhar.
- Jasprit Bumrah's 5 for 27 was his fourth five-wicket haul or more wickets against South Africa in Test matches - the joint second most 5-wicket haul or more wickets by a Indian bowler against South Africa in Tests, jointly with Harbhajan Singh and Javagal Srinath.
- South Africa’s total of 159 is their second-lowest score after a fifty-plus opening stand in Test matches since their readmission. Their lowest such total is 130, made in the second innings of the 2018 Cape Town Test—also against India—following a 52-run opening partnership.
- The total of 159 is also the lowest all-out score after a team scored 50 or more runs without losing a wicket in the first ten overs (South Africa were 57/0 after ten overs). The previous lowest was 161 by England in their first innings during the 2018 Nottingham Test against India, following a 50-run opening stand in the first ten overs. This record applies to Test matches since 2002.
- 92 : Rishabh Pant hit the most sixes for India in Test cricket history, beating Virender Sehwag's record of 90-sixes and the seventh most-sixes hit by any batsman in Tests.
- Ravichandran Ashwin became the fourth Indian bowler to take 250-plus wickets in India in Tests after Ravichandran Ashwin (383), Anil Kumble (350) and Harbhajan Singh (265).
- Ravindra Jadeja became the second Indian all-rounder to take 300 wickets and scored 4000 or more runs in Test cricket and overall the fourth player in Tests after Kapil Dev (5248 runs & 434 wickets), Ian Botham (5200 runs & 383 wickets) and Daniel Vettori (4017 runs & 342 wickets).
- South Africa's 159 was their 13th lowest score in a completed innings against India in Test matches and It is their ninth lowest total in India in Tests.
- South Africa's 153 was their 12th lowest score in a completed innings against India in Test matches and It is their eighth lowest total in India in Tests.
- South Africa's 153 was their lowest-score at Kolkata in Tests, previous lowest was 159 earlier in this match.
- South Africa's 159 was second their lowest-score at Kolkata in Tests, before this Test match previous lowest was 222 also against India in 2004.
- Temba Bavuma's unbeaten 55 in the second innings is the only the highest individual score in this Test match - It is the second-lowest 'highest-individual score' in a completed Test match in India. The lowest is 40 by Murali Vijay at Nagpur in 2015, also played between India and South Africa.
- India's 189 was their seventh lowest score in a completed innings against South Africa at their home venue in Test matches and It is their third lowest-total against South Africa at Kolkata in Tests.
- India's 93 was their third lowest score in a completed innings against South Africa in Test matches and It is their lowest-total against South Africa at Kolkata in Tests, previous lowest was 137 in 1996.
- India's 93 was their second lowest score in a completed innings at Kolkata in Tests after their 90 against West Indies in 1983.
- Simon Harmer's 8 for 51 was the best-bowling-figures by a South African bowler in a match at Kolkata in Test matches, surpassing the previous record of 8 for 139 held by Lance Klusener also against India in 1996.
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* Bad light stops early stumps after Jasprit Bumrah magic five-for as South Africa bundled out for 159 in the opening day of the first Test match.
* Spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav shared six-wicket as India seize control after Simon Harmer and Marco Jansen's stunning fightback to India bowled out for 189 on 15-wicket day of the first Test match.
* Captain Temba Bavuma, Spinner Simon Harmer and Pacer Marco Jansen leads South Africa pulled off a stunning win after India bundled out for 93 in their chase of 124 with skipper Shubman Gill absent with a neck injury.
South Africa 1st Innings scored 159 for all-out in 55 overs with top scorer by Aiden Markram cracked a 31 off 48-balls including 5-fours & a six.
Wiaan Mulder struck 24 off 51-balls including 3-fours, Tony de Zorzi hit 24 off 55-balls included one-six & a four.
Ryan Rickelton blasted a 23 off 22-balls including 4-fours with strike rate of 104.54, Kyle Verreynne hit 16 off 36-balls included 2-fours and Tristan Stubbs scored a unbeaten 15 off 74-balls contained a four.
1st Innings India best bowler by Jasprit Bumrah claimed a 5-wicket haul for 27-runs in 14-overs including five maidens with economy rate of 1.92, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj both took 2-wickets and one for Axar Patel.
India 1st Innings scored 189 for all-out in 62.2 overs with top scorer by KL Rahul cracked a 39 off 119-balls including 4-fours & a six.
Washington Sundar struck 29 off 82-balls including 2-fours & a six, Rishabh Pant hammered a 27 off 24-balls included 2-sixes & 2-fours with strike rate of 112.50.
Ravindra Jadeja struck 27 off 45-balls including 3-fours, Axar Patel scored 16 off 45-balls included 2-fours and Dhruv Jurel hit a run-a-ball 14-runs contained 3-fours with strike rate of 100.
1st Innings South Africa best bowler by Simon Harmer claimed a 4-wickets for 30-runs in 15.2-overs including four maidens with economy rate of 1.95.
Marco Jansen picked up 3-wickets for 35-runs in 15-overs included 4-maidens with economy rate of 2.33, Corbin Bosch and Keshav Maharaj both took one-wickets.
South Africa 2nd Innings scored 153 for all-out in 54 overs with top scorer by Temba Bavuma cracked a unbeaten 55 off 136-balls including 4-fours.
Corbin Bosch blasted a 25 off 37-balls including 2-fours & a six, Marco Jansen hit 13 off 16-balls including a six, Ryan Rickelton and Wiaan Mulder each scored 11-runs.
2nd Innings India best bowler by Ravindra Jadeja claimed a 4-wickets for 50-runs in 20-overs including three maidens with economy rate of 2.50,
Mohammed Siraj captured 2-wickets for 2-runs in 2-overs with economy rate of 1, Kuldeep Yadav took 2-wickets and one for Jasprit Bumrah - Axar Patel.
India 2nd Innings scored 93 for all-out in 35 overs with top scorer by Washington Sundar cracked a 31 off 92-balls including 2-fours.
Axar Patel blasted a 26 off 17-balls including 2-fours & a six, Ravindra Jadeja hit 18 off 26-balls included 2-fours and Dhruv Jurel scored 13 off 34-balls contained 3-fours.
2nd Innings South Africa best bowler by Simon Harmer claimed a 4-wickets for 21-runs in 14-overs including four maidens with economy rate of 1.50.
Marco Jansen captured two-wickets for 15-runs in 7-overs including three maidens with economy rate of 2.14, Keshav Maharaj took 2-wickets and one for Aiden Markram.
Simon Harmer named Player of the match for his excellent spin bowling performance to claimed a 8-wicket in a Test match.
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