Published: Nov 26, 2025, 01:32 PM (IST)
Edited: Nov 26, 2025, 01:32 PM (IST)
South Africa defeated India by a massive 408 runs in the Guwahati Test, completing a 2-0 series sweep. India was set an improable target of 549 runs in the second innings but was bowled out for just 140. South Africa had earlier defeated India by 30 runs in the Kolkata Test. After losing to New Zealand last year, India once again suffered a clean sweep.
South African fielders played a crucial role in this victory, with Aiden Markram making history by breaking the record for most catches by a non-wicketkeeper in a single Test match. Markram claimed his ninth catch of the match on Day 5, catching Washington Sundar off Simon Harmer, surpassing the previous record of eight catches held by India’s Ajinkya Rahane against Sri Lanka in Galle in 2017.
Markram dismissed KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, and Kuldeep Yadav in the first innings. In the second innings, he accounted for Sai Sudarshan, Dhruv Jurel, Rishabh Pant, and Washington Sundar.
Before Markram, only a few players had taken seven catches in a Test match, including Greg Chappell (AUS vs ENG, Perth 1974), Yuvraj Singh (IND vs ENG, Bengaluru 1977), Hasan Tillakaratne (SL vs NZ, Colombo 1992), Stephen Fleming (NZ vs ZIM, Harare 1997), Matthew Hayden (AUS vs SL, Galle 2004), and KL Rahul (IND vs ENG, Trent Bridge 2018).
