The South African captain, Temba Bavuma, has been nicely accepted by the Indian fans, as seen in both Kolkata and Guwahati. On Day 1 of the second Test between India and South Africa at Barsapara stadium, the fans went wild, as they cheered for the SA captain while he walked out to bat after the Tea break following Aiden Markram's dismissal. pic.twitter.com/0ir4zlLvkn — Robinson (@Robinson966715) November 22, 2025 The defending World Test Champions Captain, departed scoring 41 runs off 92 balls and hitting five boundaries. In the 58th over Bavuma was dismissed while trying to loft Jadeja over mid-off. Jadeja bowled it full and drifting in outside off. Bavuma went for an aerial shot but mistimed it and failed to get the elevation. The ball went straight to Yashasvi Jaiswal, who dived forward and completed a low catch at mid-off. Read also: Jasprit Bumrah on the money! Chips off Aiden Markram's wicket just before Tea in Guwahati SA got good start at Guwahati Unlike Kolkata, the Guwahati fans are witnessing a good day of cricket, as South Africa is just 5 down for 202. Today was Guwahati's debut in international test cricket and it did not disappoint the fans. Earlier in the day, Bavuma and the Indian stand-in captain, Rishabh Pant, were presented gold-plated toss coins. They also signed a photo of the ACA stadium before the game started. Notably, South Africa won the toss and decided to bowl first. Currently, South Africa reached 207/5 battling through disciplined Indian bowling. Kuldeep Yadav led with 3 wickets for 31 runs, operating at a tight 2.04 economy. Bumrah’s early control (1/34 off 16 overs) kept the run rate low at 2.99. Stubbs top-scored with 49, while Markram and Rickelton added steady 30s to anchor the innings. Presently, in the last session of the day, Tony de Zorzi (13*) and the new addition Senuran Muthusamy (8).