Jaiswal’s 58 Sets First Indian Test Fifty in Guwahati as South Africa Control Second Test

Overview

• Yashasvi Jaiswal struck 58 off 97 balls to register the first Test half-century by an Indian at Guwahati’s Barsapara Stadium.
• Jaiswal and KL Rahul put on a 65-run opening stand before the visitors broke through, setting off India’s slide.
• South Africa’s first-innings 489 was built on Senuran Muthusamy’s 109 and Marco Jansen’s 93, establishing firm control.
• Simon Harmer and Marco Jansen led the damage in India’s reply, triggering a collapse that left the hosts under heavy pressure.
• At age 23, Jaiswal logged his 20th fifty-plus Test score, a mark reported as matched by few at that age, including Sachin Tendulkar.