Guwahati Test: 0-5 loading? India lose openers in chase of 549 at stumps on Day 4
A commanding declaration at 260/5, built on a superb 94 from Tristan Stubbs, left India staring at an almost insurmountable target of 549.
A commanding declaration at 260/5, built on a superb 94 from Tristan Stubbs, left India staring at an almost insurmountable target of 549.
Buoyed by a hard-fought 30-run win in the opening Test at Eden Gardens, the Proteas arrive here with confidence and opportunity on their side. The result not only gave them a 1-0 lead but also marked their first Test win in India in 15 years.
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“This was right up there for us. Coming to India, playing at Eden Gardens, doing something we haven’t done for 15 years, this is right up there,” he said, reflecting on the breakthrough result.
While the golden generation featuring Graeme Smith, Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers, Jacques Kallis, and Dale Steyn has long moved on, the new breed of South African players has begun carving its own legacy.
Bavuma’s inclusion marks the only change in South Africa’s batting line-up from the Pakistan series, with David Bedingham left out.
Resuming the penultimate day at 23 for 4, Pakistan’s hopes rested on Babar Azam, who completed his half-century early in the morning to the delight of the home crowd.
Kuldeep Yadav followed up his first-innings five-wicket haul with three more, while Jasprit Bumrah also bagged three to bowl West Indies out for 390 in the final session.
Kuldeep, in supreme control with his guile, variations and drift, turned the tide for India in the morning session with a decisive burst, removing Shai Hope, Tevin Imlach and Justin Graves in quick succession.
