The India national cricket team suffered a humiliating 408-run defeat against the South Africa national cricket team in the second and final Test at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on Wednesday, November 26.
With this humiliating defeat, the Indian cricket team has suffered another embarrassing defeat at home in Tests. Last year, the New Zealand cricket team defeated the Rohit Sharma-led Indian team in a three-match Test series at home for the first time since 2000.
South Africa beats India by 408 runs in Guwahati Test, completes historic 2-0 whitewash on Indian soil
That humiliation ended India’s 12-year series winning run on home soil. And now, the Proteas side, the defending champions of the ICC World Test Championship, defeated India 2-0 in the two-match Test series to win their first series on Indian soil after 25 years.
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The Proteas team has been dominant since arriving on the tour. After winning the first Test by 30 runs at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, a confident South African team made a strong start to the second and final Test against India at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium.
They posted a massive score of 489 runs on the board in their first innings thanks to a brilliant century from Senuran Muthusamy and a record 93 runs from Marco Jansen, with Kuldeep Yadav being the best bowler for India with four wickets. In reply, thanks to Yashasvi Jaiswal’s fifty, India could score only 201 runs.
Marco Johnson and Simon Harmer played key roles in South Africa’s memorable win
Marco Jensen stole the show with his brilliant bowling with impressive figures of 6/48. Simon Harmer also took three wickets.
The Proteas continued their dominance in the second innings as well and on the basis of their first innings lead, they set a huge target of 549 runs for India in Guwahati.
In the second innings, Tristan Stubbs scored a brilliant 94 while Tony De Zorzi made 49 as the touring team declared their innings at 260/5.
Ravindra Jadeja was the best bowler for India with four wickets. Chasing the target, India were bundled out for just 140 runs, with Jadeja scoring a fighting half-century.
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Fans demand dismissal of Gautam Gambhir
Harmer once again led the Proteas bowling attack, taking six wickets as South Africa won the match by 408 runs in Guwahati and completed a historic whitewash of India. It was India’s biggest Test defeat in terms of runs and fans were outraged on social media.
Many have called for Gautam Gambhir to be sacked as head coach, while some have called for Rishabh Pant and Sai Sudarshan to be dropped from the red-ball setup as it is the team’s second elimination in its own home conditions within 12 months.
Here is how fans reacted to India’s yet another humiliating series defeat:
i can only imagine @anilkumble1074 , @RaviShastriOfc Both the tremendous former coaches who made India a champion team must be thinking in that commentary box today. They are witnessing the death of Indian Test cricket by Gautam Gambhir. #INDvsSA
– Krishna Anand (@KrishnaAnand_) 26 November 2025
End of test cricket in India? Gambhir will have to miss at least the Test. #IndianCricket #INDvSA , pic.twitter.com/CLS0AZ3tqN
– Indian Sports Fans (Parody Central) (@ParodyCentral5) 26 November 2025
It’s time for Gautam Gambhir to step down, India doesn’t need a micromanaging type of coach, it needs a systematic, performance based selection, result oriented and people’s person type of coach. This is just my opinion as a non-Indian looking at it from the outside #just saying@bcci
– Dane Patrick Ingram (@DaneDdm) 26 November 2025
SBSE is not only playing unitedly by including Gautam Gambhir and Ajit Agarkar in the team, this is a chance for SB to give top batting order and drop Arshdeep anytime and Samson out, Shubman will get tremendous fit in T20.
– Siddhant (@khiles058) 26 November 2025
Lord Bavuma, the first Proteas captain to whitewash India in India #INDvSA #IndianCricket pic.twitter.com/XsluVHhDCO
– Noko (@TruthOrPeace_) 26 November 2025
🗛𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬
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Proteas out-batted, out-bowled and out-fielded India in both Tests
Literally contribute… pic.twitter.com/97BYjaRaCD
– cricketangon (@cricketangon) 26 November 2025
Congratulations to South Africa for playing excellent cricket against India in India. Beat his team in every department.
– Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) 26 November 2025
The man, the myth, the legend! @tembababuma Made history a reality, leading South Africa to a stunning 408-run victory over India in India, winning the series 2-0, and shocking cricket pundits everywhere, South Africa’s first series win there in 25 years!#indvsa #Cricket pic.twitter.com/PjiwwW0xwk
– Permanent Doubt Syndrome (@mardmodeoff) 26 November 2025
LMAO “Kota” performed brilliantly and led the Proteas Test team to a 2-0 series win against India in India after 25 years. You’d think we’d be winning there with players who weren’t considered “quota players”, but…
– straw hat. (@cosmicsamu_) 26 November 2025
It was actually South Africa’s one-sided dominance in both the matches that saw Team India defeat India.
Congratulations @ProteasMenCSA GIFT FOR YOUR HUGE WIN!
– Akash Saha (@The_MrSaha) 26 November 2025
History was created during the era of Gautam Gambhir.
India in India: pic.twitter.com/hiGcgHmqS1– Mr Cricguy (@mrcricguy) 26 November 2025
they came,
He saw,
And destroyed the Indian test teamThere was a time when India was undefeated on its own soil, but now any team can defeat India in India.
– Who is responsible for the decline of India?#IndianCricket pic.twitter.com/U2LfPOYsR9
– Ankit Sharma (@AnkitsharmaINC) 26 November 2025
Two consecutive home series losses… and still no accountability?
If Ajit Agarkar and Gautam Gambhir really care about Indian cricket, it is time they take responsibility.
The team looks directionless, decisions look confused, and the results speak for themselves.
clear… pic.twitter.com/uY4cHkTCfj– Vijay Rajput (@vijayyy4321) 26 November 2025
Gautam Gambhir era :-
– Got all the coaching staff he wanted
– Of bias and politics
– Lost home test series after 12 years
– Lost BGT after 10 years
– Lost home test series again in a span of 1 year
– 2 Home Test Series Whitewash pic.twitter.com/9WJqk3fkI3– Er Ambarish Pandey (@er_ambaris) 26 November 2025
There is no challenge which Gautam Gambhir cannot win.
Coach Gambhir’s next mission.#IPL2026 #csk #Business #IndianCricket pic.twitter.com/MECm8gb3Et
– Ayush Mhatre (@ayush_m255) 26 November 2025
0-3 against New Zealand.
0-2 against South Africa.Heartbreaking times for Indian cricket on home soil under Gautam Gambhir. pic.twitter.com/BF7OGwbJaZ
-Aman News & Cricket (@itsmrxAman) 26 November 2025
Indian Test cricket is at its lowest level in the era of Gautam Gambhir and Ajit Agarkar. pic.twitter.com/iMZVdSfQYa
— Gaurav Vijay Dwivedi (@PtGauravvijay) 26 November 2025
To save Indian Test cricket, Gautam Gambhir should resign now or BCCI should remove him. You cannot play Test cricket with a T20 mentality. #INDVsSA
– Nipun Pandya (@nipun_pandya) 26 November 2025
