Ind vs SA 2025/26, Evaluation Report of Ind vs SA 2ND Test, November 22 – 26, 2025

Chief 9 for 0 (jaiswal 7 *, rahul 2 *) trail South Africa 489 (Muthisamy 109, Jansen 93, Kuldeep 4-115) by 480 Runs

However, Jansen’s 93 Off 93 Off 93, including a record seven, which is seven by India, knocked the wind out of India’s waters where they still had hope despite bowing out by seven wickets. With Jansen, Muthusamy again increased the target as the two put together the highest stand of the series: 97 in 17.4 overs. Muthusamy became South Africa’s eighth century this year, but Jansen fell seven short of equaling the world record of 10 different hundreds in a single year.

Even before Jansen, Muthusamy and Verreynne had done well to be frustrated. The tone, which had kept the dishes interesting on the first day, was flattering because the initial humidity was completely dry. Even then, South Africa only lost wickets on the first day when they tried to force the pace. On the second day, now, it seemed that they decided to take time out of the game, not really to be remembered but to challenge India by batting when it was good.

It was almost 40 overs in the morning, India unable to create any threat to take wickets. Just when they thought they had a muntuwamy Lbw in prayer through Ravindra Jadeja, a faint collapse on Ultraedge reversed the decision. Muthomy in particular looked in complete control, playing only 13 false shots in his 205-ball stand at the wicket. In the end, it was Verreynne charging at Jadeja early on that allowed India a wicket.

Still, it was only afternoon, and South Africa were only 334 for 7. If India bowed out below 400, they still had little chance of forcing their way back into the game.

In came Jancen and he hit a cha-towards jadeja for a six. Then, Slogging swept him for six and six. India tried KelDeep Yadav to look to hit him in the air, but he came out of the crease and picked him up at long on. Muthusamy grew and grew bolder and began to fill in when he got the chance.

Muthusamy was 67 off 160 when Verreynne got out, but added 43 Off 47 After that. India’s confusion grew as they now tried to break out of these wars. Jasprit Bumrah pulled a top edge to fine leg, resulting in a dirty look from Bumrah to Mohammed Siraj, who was asked to bowl after another after Bumrah had done so.

First ball after tea, Siraj cuts a top edge to remove muthisamy, but the strategy didn’t work against Jansen, who was barking at mid-on. That the pitch was still good to see was shown by the way RishabH PAD now asked his fast poles to tend to Tandem. Bumrah hit it high off Simon Harmer, but that didn’t deliver much distance.

Jansen and Keshav Maharaj added the last wickets. Jansen’s reach remained a feature of his innings, confused by the notion of good height, but he fought against the notion of a professional batter even though his strike rate of over 100 would suggest a cavalier approach. In the end, he was fired when he followed the unfit and downtrodden Keldeep, who was disgusted with him for coming out close to a hundred.

Keldeep ended up with four wickets, but this was his first on the second day. Jadeja, Bumrah and Siraj get two. This was only the fourth time since the end of 2016 that India have been kept in the field for 150 overs.

The tired bodies were now looking at the long and difficult way to save the series, but first they had to survive the worst part of the hour before graduating to enlightenment. While they had to face only 4.1 overs before the bad light ended the day’s play, this trend of getting 80 overs or so in the Eastern parts of India only strengthens South Africa’s chances of holding the series.