Overview
- India were dismissed for 93 chasing 124 on day three, handing the visitors their first Test victory in India since 2010 and a 1–0 series lead.
- Off-spinner Simon Harmer took eight wickets across the match and was named player of the match, while Marco Jansen removed both openers early in the chase.
- Captain Temba Bavuma’s unbeaten 55 was the only fifty of the match and, aided by lower-order stands, dragged South Africa to a defendable 153 in the second innings.
- India played a batter short after captain Shubman Gill suffered a neck spasm on day two and was unavailable to bat in the fourth innings.
- The Eden Gardens surface drew criticism for sharp turn and variable bounce, even as India head coach Gautam Gambhir defended it as the pitch his team requested.