Guwahati, Nov. 26 -- Indian batter Sai Sudharsan's marathon innings of 14 off 139 balls against South Africa in the ongoing second Test at Guwahati marks the second-slowest Test knock for India, featuring a minimum of 100 balls, only behind Yashpal Sharma's 13 off 157 against Australia in 1981.

Sudharsan's innings in the fourth innings of the second Test produced only a boundary, with a strike rate of 10.07. After surviving the first innings on the final Day of the Test match, Senuran Muthusamy removed Sudharsan.

Muthusamy struck in the first of the second session. He bowled full outside off stump, the ball went straight, and Sudharsan got a thick outside edge, and Aiden Markram at first slip took his eighth catch of the match. Markram ...