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South Africa's Simon Harmer with teammates celebrates aft the wicket of Rishabh Pant (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra)
South Africa are connected the brink of a landmark Test bid triumph successful India aft their 30-run triumph successful the opening Test of the two-match contest. A gully successful the upcoming 2nd Test successful Guwahati would beryllium capable for Temba Bavuma's broadside to seal the series. Their preparations, however, person been unsettled by an unexpected wounded scare. As per a News18 report, Player of the Match Simon Harmer is dealing with a enarthrosis contented and left-arm pacer Marco Jansen is besides nursing a niggle. Both players underwent aesculapian tests connected Tuesday astatine Woodlands Hospital successful Kolkata, the aforesaid installation that treated Shubman Gill’s cervix problem.
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The visitors person surged to 2nd successful the ICC World Test Championship standings for the 2025-27 rhythm aft their singular triumph astatine Eden Gardens.
The win, their archetypal Test occurrence successful India since 2010, lifted them from 4th spot to a PCT of 66.67, placing them conscionable down table-toppers Australia. Sri Lanka person slipped to 3rd and India person fallen to 4th with a PCT of 54.17. Bavuma’s unbeaten 55 connected a sharply turning aboveground and Harmer’s outstanding 8 wickets crossed the lucifer were cardinal to South Africa taking a 1-0 lead. India, without regular skipper Shubman Gill, stumbled portion chasing 124 and folded for 93.
Harmer backed up his 4-30 successful the archetypal innings with 4-21 successful the second, portion Keshav Maharaj struck doubly and Marco Jansen removed some Indian openers to enactment the location broadside nether superior pressure. Washington Sundar and Axar Patel tried to support India afloat, with Sundar scoring 31 earlier falling to Aiden Markram and Patel’s brisk 26 ending against Maharaj. The triumph sparked beardown celebrations wrong the South African campy arsenic they secured a uncommon and memorable Test triumph connected Indian soil.
