Who won Day 1 of Kolkata Test 2025, India vs South Africa?

Overview

• India dismissed South Africa for 159 in 55 overs and finished the Day 1 of the Kolkata Test with 37/1 after 20 overs in their first innings
• Jasprit Bumrah was the star performer, who claimed 5 wickets and conceded only 27 runs including 5 maidens in his spell of 14 overs
• He was assisted by Kuldeep Yadav and Mohammed Siraj, who claimed two wickets each, while no South African batter got past a score of 31

India dismissed South Africa for 159 in 55 overs and finished the Day 1 of the Kolkata Test with 37/1 after 20 overs in their first innings. Jasprit Bumrah was the star performer, who claimed 5 wickets and conceded only 27 runs including 5 maidens in his spell of 14 overs.

South Africa won the toss and opted to bat first. In the first hour of the match, the visiting side seemed to be at ease, as Ryan Rickelton and Aiden Markram went after the Indian bowlers and posted 57 runs on the board for the first wicket. However, Bumrah's brekthrough to get rid of Rickleton led to a massive collapse.

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Soon, the star pacer dismissed Markram, while Kuldeep got rid of Wiaan Mulder and Temba Bavuma. When Bumrah dismissed Toni de Zorzi, the WTC Final 2025 winners were reduced to 120/5. They further collapsed badly in the second half of the second session.

KL Rahul and Washington Sundar remain unbeaten at the end of Day 1 of Kolkata Test 2025

Eventually, the visiting side was dismissed for just 159 in 55 overs. Bumrah was assisted by Kuldeep Yadav and Mohammed Siraj, who claimed two wickets each, while no South African batter got past a score of 31.

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In reply to it, India lost the wicket of Yashasvi Jaiswal, who managed to score just 12(27) before Marco Jansen dismissed him. However, KL Rahul and Washington Sundar steadied the Indian innings from there. At the end of Day 1, Rahul and Sundar remained unbeaten at 13*(59) and 6*(38), respectively, as India won the honors of having an advantage.