Kolkata: An eerie silence enveloped Eden Gardens the moment Mohammed Siraj edged Keshav Maharaj to Aiden Markram at slip. Until that last piece of play, the iconic venue was a cauldron of cacophony with over 35,000 crowd rooting for an Indian victory till the last minute. With Shubman Gill declared unfit to bat with a stiff neck, the opening Test ended a few minutes into the extended middle session.

An ecstatic South Africa, who were clear underdogs, broke into unbridled celebration to mark their first Test win in 15 years on Indian soil.

Set a target of 124 after South Africa, overnight 93/7, dragged their second innings to 153 all out in 53 overs, India failed the spin test once again by crashing to 93 all out with Simon Harmer adding another 4/21 to go with his first innings haul of 4

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