IND vs SA 1st Test: Siraj, Bumrah rip by South African line up as India tightens grip

Mohammed Siraj’s double strike added to South Africa’s woes as India tightened their grip on the opening Test, decreasing the guests to 154 for eight at tea on day one in Kolkata on Friday (November 14, 2025).

Having conceded 34 runs in his first six overs, Siraj toiled relentlessly and eventually cracked open the decrease center order with a superb double-wicket burst in his tenth over, eradicating Kyle Verreynne and Marco Jansen within the house of 4 balls.

Verreynne (16), who was dropped twice within the thirty fourth over, was undone when the ball struck his pad after which bat as he tried to defend in the direction of mid-off. South Africa reviewed for the third time within the innings and burned their closing referral.

Jansen (0) acquired a brief ball first up, however Siraj then produced a size supply that started reversing earlier than pitching round off, darted again sharply and went by his gate.

At the stroke of tea, Axar Patel opened his account by trapping Corbin Bosch (3) leg earlier than wicket as India immediately regarded poised to bat on the opening day itself regardless of Shubman Gill shedding yet one more toss.

The session had begun with Kuldeep Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah persevering with from the place that they had left off.

The left-arm spinner persevering with to ask robust questions with drift, dip and size variations, retaining the batters underneath fixed scrutiny.

After the early losses of Temba Bavuma and the openers, Wiaan Mulder and Tony de Zorzi tried to regular the innings with circumspect batting.

Mulder utilized himself for greater than 50 balls, regarded compact in opposition to India’s four-pronged spin assault, however misplaced focus quarter-hour into the second session Attempting to interrupt free with a reverse sweep in opposition to Kuldeep, he missed it fully and was trapped lbw.

India struck once more within the third over after lunch as Bumrah, following a probing first spell of 7-4-9-2, returned to take away the in-form de Zorzi (24).

Earlier, within the morning session, Bumrah showcased his mastery with two unplayable deliveries to dismiss each the openers, Aiden Markram (31) and Ryan Rickelton (23), after South Africa raced to 57 for no loss in 10 overs.

Kuldeep added the wicket of Bavuma (3) as India seized management earlier than lunch and tightened the noose additional by tea.

Teams

South Africa: Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, Wiaan Mulder, Temba Bavuma(c), Tony de Zorzi, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreynne(w), Simon Harmer, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj

India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Washington Sundar, Shubman Gill(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.