IND vs SA: "Gautam Gambhir and Ajit Agarkar must resign" - Fans express their anger as South Africa whitewash India in test series
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South Africa beat India by 408 runs in the second test in Guwahati.
South Africa completed a 2-0 whitewash in the test series against India as they won the second match by 408 runs at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. The Proteas wrapped up the Indian innings at 140 on day five of the match to win their first test series in India after 25 years.
India resumed the day five, needing 522 runs more to win with the scorecard reading 27 for two. It was expected that they would come up with a solid fightback to draw the game. But that wasn’t the case as they had a terrible start on day five.
India lost Kuldeep Yadav, Dhruv Jurel and Rishabh Pant quickly and were reeling at 58 for five, Sai Sudharsan batted 139 balls, showing great grit, adding 37 runs with Ravindra Jadeja (54). The all-rounder fought hard and slammed a vital half-century.
But he didn’t get much support from the other end. Simon Harmer bagged a fifer as India got all out for 140, losing the game by 408 runs.
Earlier, South Africa won the toss and opted to bat first. On the back of the maiden test ton by Senuran Muthusamy (109) and 93 by Marco Jansen, they posted a massive total of 489 runs on the board.
India had a terrible outing with the bat, managing just 201. Yashasvi Jaiswal (58) slammed a fifty at the top, while Washington Sundar (48) was the second-highest run-getter. The others failed badly as South Africa took a mammoth lead of 288 runs.
In the second innings, South Africa declared their innings at 260 with Tristan Stubbs (94) being the top run-getter. With a target of 549 to chase, India got all out for just 140, losing the match by 408 runs.
Fans on Twitter react as South Africa whitewashes India in the test series
As South Africa beat India in the second test, fans on Twitter reacted to it. They lashed out at the Indian side for their poor outing with the bat, giving some angry reactions:
Who won the IND vs SA test series?
South Africa beat India by 2-0 in the series.
By how many runs did South Africa win the second test against India?
South Africa beat India by 408 runs in the second test.
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