IND vs SA 2nd Test Day 1: India hold advantage with 6 wickets on good batting track in Guwahati – Action in Images

India might be the slightly happier team after contaning South Africa to 247/6 on what appeared to be a good

Published on Nov 22, 2025 06:28 PM IST 8 Photos
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India just about have their noses ahead after stumps on Day 1 in Guwahati. A very balanced day where the South African top order managed good starts, but nobody stayed in the capitalise. Kuldeep Yadav stars with the ball, taking three important wickets.(AFP)

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Rishabh Pant shares a laugh with Temba Bavuma. Pant became India's 38th Test captain, but that didn't take away from his cheery nature. Nevertheless, new captain didn't mean new luck: once again, India lost the toss.(PTI)

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On a flat surface compared to the one prepared at Kolkata last week, Aiden Markram and Ryan Rickleton set South Africa off to a good start. They put on 82 runs for the first wicket, heaping pressure onto India's rookie captain.(PTI)

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Need a wicket? You know who to call. Jasprit Bumrah was the man to do the damage for India after the opening stand, slanting one through Markram's bat-pad gap to rattle his stumps. Just your normal Saturday.(ANI)

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Tristan Stubbs top-scored for the Proteas on the first day, but fell short of a half-century as he was dismissed on 49. Looked comfortable after moving back up to number three.(AFP)

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