India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 3: India’s KL Rahul plays a shot on day two.
India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 3: South African captain Temba Bavuma has turned to his spinners, with Simon Harmer and Keshav Maharaj bowling in tandem. Day three of the Test match, as it is called, has arrived, where openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul will have to use all their patience and courage to bring India back into the contest after South Africa lost the first two days. The second day of the second Test in Guwahati was a disappointing one for India. Heading into the third day, the hosts need a strong response after South Africa’s tenacious batting took control.
The visitors dominated the second day, with Kyle Verreen and Senuran Muthusamy raising their stand throughout the night and forcing India to remain wicketless in the morning. The partnership was looking dangerous until Ravindra Jadeja finally got Vereen out of his crease, resulting in a sharp stumping and a much-needed breakthrough. But Muthusamy remained composed, rotating the strike fluently and keeping India under pressure.
India’s problems deepened with the arrival of Marco Johnson. He launched a sharp counter-attack against the spinners, forcing Rishabh Pant to change the pace, but even Jasprit Bumrah could not stop him as he continued to hit straight boundaries with ease. His partnership with Muthusamy took South Africa past 400, with Muthusamy also scoring his maiden Test century.
Mohammed Siraj eventually removed Muthusamy after lunch, but Johnson continued to perform consistently, scoring 93 off 91 balls and narrowly missing out on a decent century. South Africa’s score of 489 runs after facing 151 overs in two difficult days raised many questions for India.
After this, India’s opening batsmen had to battle dim light in the last half-hour before stumps. Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul escaped without any trouble, taking the hosts close to no loss.
Important moments of India vs South Africa, 2nd Test Day 3:
- Yashasvi Jaiswal (7*) and KL Rahul (2*) resumed batting for India. Ind – 9/0 (6)
The visitors dominated the second day, with Kyle Verreen and Senuran Muthusamy raising their stand throughout the night and forcing India to remain wicketless in the morning. The partnership was looking dangerous until Ravindra Jadeja finally got Vereen out of his crease, resulting in a sharp stumping and a much-needed breakthrough. But Muthusamy remained composed, rotating the strike fluently and keeping India under pressure.
India’s problems deepened with the arrival of Marco Johnson. He launched a sharp counter-attack against the spinners, forcing Rishabh Pant to change the pace, but even Jasprit Bumrah could not stop him as he continued to hit straight boundaries with ease. His partnership with Muthusamy took South Africa past 400, with Muthusamy also scoring his maiden Test century.
Mohammed Siraj eventually removed Muthusamy after lunch, but Johnson continued to perform consistently, scoring 93 off 91 balls and narrowly missing out on a decent century. South Africa’s score of 489 runs after facing 151 overs in two difficult days raised many questions for India.
After this, India’s opening batsmen had to battle dim light in the last half-hour before stumps. Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul escaped without any trouble, taking the hosts close to no loss.
Important moments of India vs South Africa, 2nd Test Day 3:
- Yashasvi Jaiswal (7*) and KL Rahul (2*) resumed batting for India. Ind – 9/0 (6)
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November 24, 2025 9:49:02 am First
IND vs SA Live Score, 2nd Test Day 3, India vs South Africa: IND – 44/0 (17)
IND vs SA Live Score, 2nd Test Day 3, India vs South Africa: Harmer gave only one run, kept it very tight in this over. Rahul (13*) and Jaiswal (30*) have been doing their job this session.
IND – 44/0 (17)
November 24, 2025 9:45:28 am First
IND vs SA Live Score, 2nd Test Day 3, India vs South Africa: FOUR! shot!
IND vs SA Live Score, 2nd Test Day 3, India vs South Africa: Maharaj tosses it up the middle. Jaiswal gets on his knees and sweeps it to the deep backward square leg boundary for four! shot!
November 24, 2025 9:36:45 am First
IND vs SA Live Score, 2nd Test Day 3, India vs South Africa: Johnson’s maiden over
IND vs SA Live Score, 2nd Test Day 3, India vs South Africa: Maiden over from Jensen, keeps away Rahul (10*) and Jaiswal (21*). South Africa will need some wickets soon if they still want to maintain control. If they allow the Indian opening pair to continue after the first session, things could change!
IND – 32/0 (13)
November 24, 2025 9:25:37 am First
IND vs SA Live Score, 2nd Test Day 3, India vs South Africa: Jaiswal and Rahul look comfortable
IND vs SA Live Score, 2nd Test Day 3, India vs South Africa: Jaiswal (13*) and Rahul (10*) look comfortable, but have also adopted a cautious approach. They will be patient and punish loose balls like the South Africans.
Ind – 24/0 (11)
November 24, 2025 9:21:04 am First
IND vs SA Live Score, 2nd Test Day 3, India vs South Africa: IND – 18/0 (9)
IND vs SA Live Score, 2nd Test Day 3, India vs South Africa: FOUR! shot! Jensen goes short and provides width. Jaiswal swings it over gully for four! shot! Four runs were scored in this over.
IND – 18/0 (9)
November 24, 2025 9:00:09 am First
IND vs SA Live Score, 2nd Test Day 3, India vs South Africa: First session begins!
IND vs SA Live Score, 2nd Test Day 3, India vs South Africa: Jaiswal (7*) and Rahul (2*) come into the middle to resume batting for India. First session begins! Johnson will bowl the opening over.
November 24, 2025 8:53:15 am First
IND vs SA Live Score, 2nd Test Day 3, India vs South Africa: 1st Session Upcoming!
IND vs SA Live Score, 2nd Test Day 3, India vs South Africa: 1st session starts at 9:00 AM IST! Stay tuned friends! Only a few minutes left to go!
November 24, 2025 8:36:08 am First
India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 3: Responsibility on Jaiswal-Rahul
India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 3: India need a confident approach in the first session. Losing wickets will make things worse! So Jaiswal and Rahul need to carry the innings for more than a session!
November 24, 2025 8:16:25 am First
India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 3: India’s cautious approach with the bat in the final session
India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 3: On the second day, Jaiswal hit a boundary off Jensen in the opening over to get the ball started, but he and Rahul were very cautious. They defended and took up arms and India managed to get through that period even in low light.
November 24, 2025 8:05:58 am First
India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 3: Six years ago, South Africa faced something similar
India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 3: Six years ago, South Africa faced something similar, and suffered losses in three Test matches in Visakhapatnam, Pune and Ranchi. At all those venues, Kohli won the toss and India troubled South Africa with a barrage of runs by batting first and then relying on spin to bowl out the visitors. India declared 502/7, 601/5 innings and 497/9 declared in international matches and won the last two matches by an innings.
November 24, 2025 7:56:44 am First
India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 3: Kuldeep Yadav on keeping an ‘aggressive mindset’
India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 3: Kuldeep took four wickets, and speaking after stumps on the second day, he said, “I was just trying to use the angles, and try to beat them in drift and pace as well.”
“Obviously it’s great to have an attacking mindset, but you have to understand how the wicket is playing and you can’t just attack all the time, and just leak runs. I thought the fielding conditions were very good,” he said.
November 24, 2025 7:43:17 am First
India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 3: South Africa’s dominant batting!
India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 3: Senuran Muthusamy was in sensational form, and also brought up his century on the second day. Ultimately he was dismissed by Siraj for 109 runs in 206 balls. Meanwhile, Jensen scored 93 runs in 91 balls. The pair were aggressive and really troubled the Indian bowling unit.
November 24, 2025 7:33:34 am First
India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 3: Jaiswal and Rahul eye comeback
India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 3: Jaiswal (7*) and Rahul (2*) remained unbeaten in the final session as India reached 9/0 in 6.1 overs in reply to South Africa’s 489. In the first Test, Jaiswal was in poor form, managing scores of 12 and 0. Meanwhile, Rahul scored 39 and 1. This pair would like to perform well today.
November 24, 2025 7:24:26 am First
India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 3: How did the Indian bowlers perform?
India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 3: Indian bowlers found it very difficult on Days 1 and 2, especially when South Africa broke many partnerships. Kuldeep Yadav took four wickets for the host team. Meanwhile, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj and Ravindra Jadeja took two wickets each respectively.
November 24, 2025 7:14:06 am First
India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 3: What did Muthusamy say?
India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 3: Speaking after stumps on the second day, Shatakvir Muthusamy said, “It was really a special moment in front of this whole house. I’m just happy that I could contribute to the team and actually get some runs on the board in the first innings, which is always important. The (plan) was just to build partnerships and really try to get the innings going and then score runs in the middle. I think Scolese (Verein) “We did really well today and Marco was special and the other guys contributed too, which was amazing.”
“(On Jansen’s long sixes) Oh, it was incredible. I had the best seat in the house. That was special. Special hitting the ball. It was brilliant from him. It was amazing. (On successfully reviewing an LBW call) The noise and the emotion around it, I was really disappointed. And when I was standing with Scolese, I said, “You know, it might have touched my glove, I think I might be OK.” And then when it came to DRS “It was great that there was a bit of a scratch on it, but I think just because of the emotion and the disappointment of being given out, it didn’t register immediately. (When asked if the pitch would get worse) let’s wait and see how it turns out,” he said.
November 24, 2025 6:58:35 am First
India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 3: Hello and good morning everyone!
India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd Test Day 3: Welcome all to our live coverage of Day 3 of the ongoing 2nd Test match between India and South Africa in Guwahati on Monday. Jaiswal and Rahul will open the batting in the first session and will look to start India’s comeback.
