India, Nov. 23 -- South Africa's strong performance on Day 2 in Guwahati was defined by two standout efforts from the lower order as the visitors piled up a daunting 489. After Senuran Muthusamy struck his maiden Test century, Marco Jansen produced a contrasting but equally impactful knock. He was poised for his first triple-figure score in first-class cricket but fell agonisingly short, dismissed for 93 as Kuldeep Yadav claimed South Africa's final wicket.

Jansen walked in at 334/7 just as India sensed a chance to wrap up the innings. But South Africa had other plans, with the lanky left-hander frustrating the hosts with a flurry of boundaries. He took a particular liking to Ravindra Jadeja, hammering the left-arm spinner for four sixes...