New Delhi [India], November 17 (ANI): The primary Take a look at between India and South Africa, which concluded in simply three days at Eden Gardens, marked a historic low for red-ball cricket in India, it was the primary occasion the place each groups had been bowled out in all 4 innings, with neither facet reaching a complete of 200 runs.
This occurred for the primary time in 66 years. In Take a look at cricket, there are solely 12 situations the place neither group managed to the touch the entire of 200 in both of their innings whereas being bowled on every event.
Group India suffered their first Take a look at loss on the Eden Gardens in 13 years as South Africa defeated them by 30 runs, with the hosts failing to chase down the goal of 124 runs. The sensible present by spinner Simon Harmer and Keshav Maharaj, and a gritty half-century by skipper Temba Bavuma made a distinction between the 2 sides.
India’s defeat at Eden Gardens additionally positioned the match in a statistical context, because the goal of 124 turned the second-lowest whole India has didn’t chase down in Take a look at historical past. The bottom stays 120 towards the West Indies in Bridgetown in 1997.
The outcome additionally marked South Africa’s second-lowest profitable defence in Take a look at cricket. Their lowest stays 117 towards Australia in Sydney in 1994.
India additionally missed the companies of captain Shubman Gill within the match, as he didn’t take part within the first Take a look at towards South Africa after struggling a neck damage whereas batting on day two, which led to his hospitalisation.
In the course of the second day of the collection opener on Saturday, Gill was taken from the stadium to a personal hospital for scans. Gill walked out to bat after Washington Sundar’s dismissal and simply performed three deliveries earlier than going off the sector.
In Gill’s absence, his deputy Rishabh Pant captained the facet throughout South Africa’s second innings. Proteas will look to make historical past by clinching the collection within the second and closing fixture, scheduled to start at Assam’s Barsapara Stadium on November 22. (ANI)
