New Delhi, Nov. 16 -- South Africa defended 124 runs to bundle out India for 93/9 in the second innings and register their first Test match win over India on the Indian soil after 15 long years on Sunday at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. With this win, the Proteas take a 1-0 lead in the two-match Test series. The second Test begins on November 22 in Guwahati.

Starting the day on 93/7, South Africa added 60 more runs in the final three wickets, thanks to a fighting half-century from skipper Temba Bavuma. With 124 runs to win, the Indians started on a disastrous note losing openers KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal with just two runs on board.

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