Overview
- South Africa chose to bat and reached 57 without loss before India triggered a collapse to 159 all out in 55 overs.
- Jasprit Bumrah led with 5-27 — his 16th Test five-for — while Kuldeep Yadav and Mohammed Siraj took two wickets each and Axar Patel added one.
- India were 37 for 1 at stumps after Yashasvi Jaiswal fell to Marco Jansen, leaving KL Rahul and Washington Sundar unbeaten with a 122-run deficit.
- India’s XI featured Rishabh Pant’s return and four spinners, with Sundar promoted to No. 3; South Africa replaced the injured Rabada with Corbin Bosch.
- Players described inconsistent bounce and movement at Eden Gardens, with lengths hard to judge as conditions shifted through the day.