India vs South Africa Test: Africa created history, made a great record by defeating India by 408 runs

News India Live, Digital Desk: Hardly anyone would like to remember this day in the history of Indian cricket. The news that came on the morning of 12 December 2025 broke the heart of every Indian fan. South Africa has defeated India by a huge margin of 408 runs in the Guwahati Test. Yes, you read it right, 408 runs! This is not just a defeat, but a historic event. With this, South Africa has become the first team in the world to defeat India by a margin of more than 400 runs in a Test match. Let us know the 5 big things about this match and record which will remain in discussion for a long time. 1. Australia’s record shattered. Till now the record of the biggest win against India was in the name of Australia, which defeated India by 342 runs in Nagpur in 2004. But South Africa, showing a mixture of ‘baseball’ style and classic Test cricket, defeated India by 408 runs and became number-1. This figure in itself is so big that it is difficult to believe.2. ‘Silence’ of batting in Guwahati The Indian team, which came to chase the mountain-like target of 549 runs, was expected to give at least a fight. But, in the second innings the entire team collapsed for just 140 runs. Leaving aside Ravindra Jadeja’s struggle of 54 runs, the rest of the batsmen were seen ‘Aaya Ram-Gaya Ram’ in front of African spinner Simon Harmer and fast bowlers.3. This amazing happened after 25 years. This victory is also special for South Africa because they have won the Test Series in India. The last time Africa won a series in India was in 2000 (yes, when Hansie Cronje was the captain!). After a long wait of 25 years, they have repeated history by completing a 2-0 clean sweep on Indian soil.4. Did the fort of home ground collapse? India was considered invincible on its home ground. But the crushing defeat at the hands of first New Zealand and now South Africa has broken this illusion. This defeat of 408 runs shows that questions are now being raised on our ‘art of playing spin’. Simon Harmer, who is a foreign spinner, made the Indian batsmen dance on Indian pitches.5. Time for reflection for Rohit and Gambhir: After this shameful defeat, it is certain to create panic in the think tank of Team India. Are we experimenting more in the transition period? Or are we forgetting the basics of Test cricket? South Africa not only won the match but also showed us how to dominate on foreign soil.