India are 1-0 down against South Africa , with only one day remaining of their two-Test series , and the best they can hope is for the scoreline to remain 1-0. Going into the fifth day in Guwahati , India are 27 for 2. They are chasing an all-but-impossible target of 549.

A series loss against South Africa will be India's second in their previous three home series. Last year, they suffered an unprecedented 3-0 whitewash against New Zealand, which ended a proud run of 17 straight home-series wins over a 12-year period.

In this scenario, allrounder Ravindra Jadeja suggested that saving the Guwahati Test would be a "win-win situation" for India. Jadeja used the English phrase, and it must be noted that it isn't his first language.

"We will have to bat well, take it session by se

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