- By Namrata Vijay
- Sun, 16 Nov 2025 01:49 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
IND vs SA 1st Test: Indian openers KL Rahul and Yashvi Jaiswal had a forgetful outing during the second innings of the ongoing Test match against South Africa in Kolkata. The host began the third day needing 124 runs to win as they had skittled the visitors out in the morning session. The fans were hoping that these openers would give the team a flying start.
Marco Jansen removes Jaiswal and KL Rahul
But things didn't go in their favour. Yashasvi Jaiswal got out for a four-ball duck. And then KL Rahul too was dismissed cheaply, who had scored 1 run off 6 balls, as Marco Jansen took his wicket. Till the third over, the host had lost both the openers.
Owing to their woeful performance, they had made an unwanted record. They had scored 1 run, and that was the lowest total by any Indian opener in this format at home.
Fewest aggregate by Indian openers in an innings in home Tests
| Matches | Partnership Score | Batsmen and Individual Scores |
| India vs Australia, Chennai 1964 | 0 | ML Jaisimha (0), Indrajitsinhji (0) |
| India vs New Zealand, Mohali 1999 | 0 | Devang Gandhi (0), S Ramesh (0) |
| India vs New Zealand, Ahmedabad 2010 | 1 | Gambhir (0), Sehwag (1) |
| India vs South Africa, Kolkata 2025 | 1 | Jaiswal (0), KL Rahul (1) |
It was also the third time when Jaiswal got out on a duck in the longest format this year, as he had also joined an unwanted list along with Mohammed Siraj. Jasprit Bumrah was dismissed for a duck four times this year.
Speaking of the match, the hosts were 10/2 till lunch in seven overs.
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The Temba Bavuma-led side had posted a respectable target in the third innings. Bavuma scored a gritty knock of 55 runs off 136 balls. Corbin Bosch assisted him brilliantly by scoring 25 runs off 37 balls. But their efforts went in vain as they were skittled out for 153.