India vs South Africa Highlights: Jadeja four-fer helps IND restrict SA to 93/7 at Stumps, visitors lead by 63 runs

India vs South Africa Live Score 1st Test: And KL Rahul breaks the shackles and hits a boundary to put the pressure back on Keshav Maharaj, and then follows it up with a double. Maharaj is also getting some awkward bounce from the surface. IND 56/1 in 28 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score: Two runs of Marco Jansen's over as India continue to let go of the tricky period, and it seems like the two batters are well set in the middle and might play a couple of shots in the next few overs to break free. IND 50/1 in 27 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score: A maiden from Marco Jansen as Washington Sundar remains cautious in front of him. India in no hurry to score quick runs as they want to play traditional Test match cricket, putting up a fight to let go of the tricky period. IND 46/1 in 25 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score: Keshav Maharaj from the other end! Temba Bavuma introduced the spin right from the start on Day 2. Shaun Pollock questions Bavuma's field placement, though, as he put a player for reverse sweep, while Sundar rarely plays that in red-ball cricket.

India vs South Africa Live Score: Marco Jansen starts the proceedings with the ball on Day 2. He attacked Rahul with the balls angling back in for him, but the Indian star got a boundary with a late push with soft hands. With the boundary, he also completes 4000 Test runs. IND 44/1 in 21 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score: Kagiso Rabada rings the bell at Eden Gardens for the start of Day 2. The Proteas players are out in the middle. KL Rahul also entered with a loud cheer from the fans, with Washington Sundar following him.

India vs South Africa Live Score: India ended the day at 37 for one, with KL Rahul batting 13 off 59 balls, an innings South Africa batting coach Prince said confirmed the difficulty of scoring freely.

“Rahul, I think, is 13 of nearly 60 deliveries... it would suggest that it's not a free-scoring pitch,” SA coach on Eden pitch.

India vs South Africa Live Score: On Day 1, as the light dimmed, South Africa packed the close-in cordon and cycled through five bowlers in search of a late strike. But Rahul and Sundar held their nerve, countering the pressure with composure and ensuring India reached stumps without losing another wicket.

India vs South Africa Live Score: Jasprit Bumrah delivered a near-perfect spell across just over two sessions, triggering a dramatic South African collapse. After cruising at 57 without loss in 10 overs, the visitors unravelled completely, losing all 10 wickets for only 102 runs over the next 45 overs. Their innings, having chosen to bat first, wrapped up in just four hours and 13 minutes.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 2: India may have stumbled upon a fresh contender for the No. 3 slot, with Washington Sundar walking in at that position on Day 1 after Sai Sudharsan was surprisingly left out — a call that raised quite a few eyebrows. For Sundar, though, it’s a valuable chance to underline his batting credentials once more.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 2: KL Rahul once again showed his trademark grit, weathering a tricky passage of play and holding firm when the ball was doing plenty. His calm presence at the crease helped steady India, and he walked off unbeaten at stumps after navigating the late pressure with composure.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 2: South Africa were dealt a blow even before play began, with lead pacer Kagiso Rabada forced out due to a rib injury. He picked up the knock during the team’s first training session on Tuesday and couldn’t clear a fitness test on the morning of the match, leaving the visitors short of their main strike bowler.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 2: Despite a dry surface that pushed India to field four spinners for the first time since 2012, it was Jasprit Bumrah who dominated proceedings. The pacer ripped through South Africa with figures of 5 for 27 — his third five-wicket haul in home conditions and the 16th of his career — as the visitors were bundled out for 159 in 55 overs on Day 1.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 2: KL Rahul (13*) and Washington Sundar (6*) are set to pick up India’s innings on Day 2 at Eden Gardens, with Marco Jansen and his bowling partners waiting to press again. Jansen troubled the Indian batters throughout the first day, and his probing spells will remain a major hurdle.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 2: Hello and welcome to our live blog of Day 2 of opening Test match between India and South Africa from Eden Gardens.