South Africa Set India 549 to Win Guwahati Test
South Africa set India's highest-ever home Test target of 549 runs, challenging India to avoid a rare home Test defeat in Guwahati, with spinners exploiting the deteriorated pitch.
- In Guwahati, South Africa set India a target of 549 in the second Test to draw the series, marking the highest opposition target at home.
- Because the pitch deteriorated, the rough produced extra turn for spinners, aiding South Africa's second innings of 260 with key partnerships from Tristan Stubbs, Wiaan Mulder, and Tony de Zorzi.
- Facing 180 balls, Tristan Stubbs scored 94, reaching 94 with a six off Ravindra Jadeja before being bowled next ball.
- India now face a daunting task because South Africa already hold a 1-0 lead after winning in Kolkata last week and India were bowled out for 201 earlier in this Test.
- By historical measures, no team has chased over 400 in India and the biggest successful chase is 387 in Chennai, while Australia set the previous high target of 543 at Nagpur, 2004.
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South Africa mortify India in Guwahati, set hosts their biggest-ever target to chase in home Tests
South Africa piled on India's misery on the fourth day of the second Test in Guwahati as the Proteas set the hosts a mammoth target of 549 runs to chase down to draw the series. The ball did a lot more on the fourth day than the previous three days, with the rough coming into the equation, apart from the natural deterioration, which meant that the spinners were getting a little more turn, however, the pitch was still very much playable, as Trist…
South Africa set India 549 to win Guwahati test
South Africa declared their second innings at 269-5, setting India a huge victory target of 549 on day four of the second and final test in Guwahati on Tuesday.Tristan Stubbs (94) was the top scorer for South Africa, who are 1-0 up in the two-test series.Spinner Ravindra Jadeja was the pick of the Indi
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