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Records that broke after IND vs SA 2nd Test ft. India’s biggest loss ever

by · Inside Sport India

Catch the list of records that were broken after South Africa's 2-0 Test series win over India in Guwahati.

A new low for Team India as South Africa record a superb 2-0 Test series win in India, their first after a wait of 25 years. The Proteas completely outclass India, who had no answers in Kolkata and showed a timid approach in Guwahati. Simon Harmer proved to be the wrecker-in-chief, as his 17 wickets at an unimaginable average of 8.9 made things unplayable for the hosts.

India have now lost 5 of their last 7 Test matches in India. While their performance in England earlier this year was confidence-boosting, India, under Gautam Gambhir, have been extremely poor at home. Not long ago last year, New Zealand thrashed India 3-0, becoming the first team to win a Test series in India after 12 years. With all these matches, records tend to be created. Records that India might not want to know. But you surely would want to.

India’s biggest Test match loss (by runs) in history

Margin (runs)OppositionVenue (City, Country)Year
408South AfricaBarsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati, India2025
342AustraliaVidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur, India2004
341PakistanNational Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan2006
337AustraliaMelbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia2007
333AustraliaMaharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune, India2017

List of India’s whitewash in Tests at home

S. NoOpponent (Series)YearResult (India)
1South Africa20000‑2 (whitewash)
2New Zealand20240‑3 (whitewash)
3South Africa20250‑2 (whitewash)
  • First Test series at home where India failed to score 250 runs a single time. Also, for the first time since 1969, no India player scored a century across two consecutive home Tests.

Temba Bavuma, the great captain

  • Matches: 12

    • Won: 11*
    • Drawn: 1
    • Lost: 0
    • After 27 years – Won an ICC Trophy
    • After 15 years – Won a Test match in India
    • After 25 years – Won a Test series in India

Most catches in a Test by a fielder

CatchesFielderOppositionVenue (City, Year)
9Aiden MarkramIndiaGuwahati, 2025*
8Ajinkya RahaneSri LankaGalle, 2015

Most wickets in a Test series against India in India

WicketsBowlerYear (Series)
20Saqlain Mushtaq1999
17Ajaz Patel2021
17Simon Harmer2025

Yashasvi Jaiswal’s most dismissals vs bowler

DismissalsBowler
4Marco Jansen
3Jofra Archer
3Nandre Burger
3Scott Boland
3Mitchell Starc