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South Africa Edges Closer to First Test Series Win in India Since 2000
South Africa set India's highest-ever home Test target of 549 runs, challenging India to avoid a rare home Test defeat in Guwahati, with spinners exploiting the deteriorated pitch.
- In Guwahati, South Africa set India a target of 549 in the second Test to draw the series, marking the highest opposition target at home.
- Because the pitch deteriorated, the rough produced extra turn for spinners, aiding South Africa's second innings of 260 with key partnerships from Tristan Stubbs, Wiaan Mulder, and Tony de Zorzi.
- Facing 180 balls, Tristan Stubbs scored 94, reaching 94 with a six off Ravindra Jadeja before being bowled next ball.
- India now face a daunting task because South Africa already hold a 1-0 lead after winning in Kolkata last week and India were bowled out for 201 earlier in this Test.
- By historical measures, no team has chased over 400 in India and the biggest successful chase is 387 in Chennai, while Australia set the previous high target of 543 at Nagpur, 2004.
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South Africa edges closer to first test series win in India since 2000-01
GUWAHATI, India (AP) — South Africa was edging toward its first test series win in India since 2000-01 on Wednesday, taking three more Indian wickets on the morning of the fifth day to leave the hosts in a near-impossible position for a victory.
South Africa edges closer to first test series win in India since 2000
GUWAHATI, India (AP) — Hansie Cronje was the South Africa captain in 2000 and Sachin Tendulkar led India the last time South Africa won a test series in India. On Wednesday, some 25 years later, South Africa clinched its second series in India in that span by beating the hosts by 408 runs. World Test Championship winner South Africa won the opening test at Kolkata by 30 runs. Off-spinner Simon Harmer took a career-best 6-37 and India crashed to …
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