IND vs SA 2nd Test Scorecard: South Africa In Command At Guwahati; India Finish Day 4 On 27/2 At Stumps

Another day of domination for the visitors as India have been reduced to 27 for 2 at the end of 15.5 overs on stumps on Day 4. Sai Sudharsan and Kuldeep Yadav will be the overnight batters when the innings resume on Day 5.

Another huge wicket for South Africa. KL Rahul has been castled by Simon Harmer. Sharp turn for the off-spinner. Both openers fall. IND 21/2 (9.2)

KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal start India's massive chase on a cautious note. Yashasvi Jaiswal faces off against Marco Jansen, setting the tone for an intense battle.

South Africa have declared. Tristan Stubbs was the driving force behind South Africa's imposing total, and they strategically waited for him to reach his century before declaring. The moment he fell, the visitors decided to declare. 

Siraj suffers a painful fall on his right shoulder while diving to his left. He's clutching his elbow, and the physio is on the field. Padikkal is fielding as a substitute.

Ravindra Jadeja kicks off the final session, nudging a single to long-on and setting the tone. 28 overs remain, and Nitish Kumar Reddy is next up to bowl.

The lunch has been taken, and the Indian players would be so happy to get this rest for a while. They've had a disappointing day so far as South Africa have completely outclassed the hosts. The visitors have scored 220/4 in 70 overs in their second innings with Stubbs (60)* and Mulder (29*) at the crease. The lead has gone past the 500-run mark.

South Africa LIVE Score: 220/4 (70) 

It looks like South Africa might go for another big total in their second innings to rule India's win out of the equation. The score has gone past 200, and Stubbs has brought up his impressive fifty. 5 runs came in that over.

South Africa LIVE Score: 208/4 (68)

That'll be the fifty for Stubbs as he continues to impress in the longest format of the game. He has capitalised on the opportunity after a disappointing start to the series. 3 runs came off that over.

South Africa LIVE Score: 187/4 (62)

Wicket! De Zorzi has missed out on his fifty as he was trapped in front by Jadeja. The left-arm spinner gets his third as the visitors go four down in their second innings.

South Africa LIVE Score: 179/4 (59)

Runs are coming quickly and easily at the moment for the Proteas as both batters are heading closer to their respective fifties. The lead is above the 450-run mark now. 5 runs came off that over.

South Africa LIVE Score: 173/3 (57)

That wasn't a great appeal from the fielders, but that looked promising, and Kuldeep convinced skipper Pant to go for the DRS. The ball was missing the stumps and Stubbs has survived. More frustration for the home side. 

De Zorzi and Stubbs have done well in this partnership as South Africa continue to frustrate the Indian bowlers. Jadeja bowls a maiden over. 

South Africa LIVE Score: 132/3 (49)

The lead has gone past the 400-run mark as South Africa continue to add runs in their second innings. The declaration might be around the corner. Meanwhile, 4 runs came off that over.

South Africa LIVE Score: 113/3 (42)

Players will go back to the pavilion as the tea break has been taken on the fourth day. South Africa reach 107/3 in 40 overs in their second innings with Tony de Zorzi (21*) and Tristan Stubbs (14) at the crease. The visitors have a massive lead of 395 runs.

South Africa LIVE Score: 107/3 (40)

The score has gone past 100, and the lead is heading closer to the 400-run mark with De Zorzi and Stubbs at the crease. 5 runs came off that over. 

South Africa LIVE Score: 104/3 (39)

Wicket! Another wicket falls, and skipper Bavuma departs cheaply. First wicket for Sundar in this innings as the visitors go three down in their second innings.

South Africa LIVE Score: 77/3 (32)

Wicket! Another wicket for Jadeja, and this time it's the big one of Markram. The senior batter departs for 29 as South Africa departs for 29.

South Africa LIVE Score: 75/2 (29)

India need to convert one wicket into multiple breakthroughs if they want to bowl the visitors out as soon as possible and stand a chance to bounce back in this match. 3 runs came off that over.

South Africa LIVE Score: 72/1 (27)

Wicket! India have got the first breakthrough in the second innings as Jadeja strikes. Rickelton couldn't control his shot and hit that in the air before Siraj completed an easy catch. Rickelton departs for 35.

South Africa LIVE Score: 59/1 (19) 

A promising and cautious start for the visitors as India couldn't get any breakthrough in the first few minutes. South Africa will be looking to add more to the lead as soon as possible before thinking about declaring their second innings. 2 runs came off that over.

South Africa LIVE Score: 44/0 (14)

The action has started on the fourth day as Ryan Rickelton and Aiden Markram resume South Africa's second innings. With a desperate need of a massive miracle, India have Bumrah bowling the first over of the day, and he gave just one run off it. 

South Africa LIVE Score: 27/0 (9)

"Obviously, a good day for the chaps and for myself in particular. But yeah, I feel the spinners did a really good job when the ball wasn’t moving as much, and there was a dead period at some stage. I really feel the spinners did a brilliant job, and I’m just lucky to be the one who cashed in. Who said we didn’t fight hard? Like I said, there was a bit of pace and bounce in the wicket, which was nice. We did think we were probably going to field, or we were preparing to field, for at least two days. The boys did a really good job today," Jansen's statement.

Day 4 belonged to Marco Jansen, who produced a magical performance in all departments during the ongoing Guwahati Test. He first played a 93-run knock, making a crucial contribution in South Africa's big total. He then took a magnificent catch to send back Yashasvi Jaiswal. The left-arm pacer then rattled through the Indian batting lineup and took six wickets to help his side bowl the hosts out for 201. 

"No, absolutely not. It makes no sense. I don't understand the thought process there. I mean, when they look back at this series, some of the selections… still trying to figure out the thought process there. For example, you play 4 spinners in Kolkata and bowl one of the spinners for just one over. Ideally, you should have gone in with a specialist batter. Similarly, here, making Washington Sundar bat at 3 in the last Test, but you could have easily made him bat at No. 4 here, now that you have a No. 3. He [Sundar] is no No. 8. He's way better than a number 8," former India head coach Shastri said while on commentary on Monday.

India's batting performance in this series has faced a lot of criticism. Skipper Rishabh Pant was slammed as well by the former cricketers for the needless shot he played in the first innings. 

“That is just a brainfade shot,” Steyn wrote on X (formerly Twitter).

Pant lasted just eight balls in the middle, scoring seven runs, with the help of one six

India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Dhruv Jurel, Rishabh Pant (C/WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

South Africa: Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, Wiaan Mulder, Temba Bavuma (C), Tony de Zorzi, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreynne (WK), Marco Jansen, Senuran Muthusamy, Simon Harmer, Keshav Maharaj

South Africa: 489 all-out in 1st innings (Muthusamy - 109, Jansen - 93, Kuldeep - 4/115)

India: 201 all-out in 1st innings (Jaiswal - 58, Sundar - 48, Jansen - 6/48)

South Africa: 26/0 in 2nd innings 

South Africa will resume their second innings on day four of the ongoing Guwahati Test. They have scored 26/0 with Aiden Markram and Ryan Rickelton at the crease. The visitors have a massive lead of 314 runs after bowling India out for 201 yesterday.  

Markram: 12 in 23 balls

Rickelton: 13 in 25 balls