‘Salaam Bavuma Bhai…’ Internet erupts as South Africa stun India in Kolkata Test by 30 runs

Fans reaction India’s loss: No one really saw this coming! On Sunday at Eden Gardens, South Africa stunned India with a 30-run win in the first Test, a real shocker, considering the Proteas hadn’t tasted victory in India in 15 years. That streak goes all the way back to 2009, and honestly, nobody expected it to end now.

Day-3 kicked off with Temba Bavuma showing real class. On a pitch where every run felt precious, he kept his cool and notched up an unbeaten 55, the only half-century in the whole match. Corbin Bosch chipped in too, and together they stitched a gritty 44-run stand. That took South Africa to 153, setting India a target of 124. Sure, it wasn’t a walk in the park, but at home, you’d still back India to chase that down.

Instead, things unraveled fast. Both Indian openers were gone for just one run on the board. After that, it was a scramble. Washington Sundar tried to steady things with a gutsy 31, looking like the only batter who had any answers. But he was all alone out there, and it just wasn’t enough. The collapse felt almost inevitable.

As soon as South Africa sealed it, Indian fans lit up X (yep, that’s the new Twitter) with their frustration. People ripped into the batting lineup for falling apart when the finish line wasn’t that far away. Some called out the team’s shaky mindset and poor shot selection, especially on a pitch that kept getting tougher. All in all, it was another painful chapter in India’s struggle with pressure moments.

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CAPTAIN TEMBA BAVUMA, thats the tweet, remember and respect the name #INDvSA 🇿🇦🏏🔥

— Gills (@gpricey23) November 16, 2025

New Zealand all over again. #IndvSA

— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) November 16, 2025

Temba Bavuma in front of Bumrah, Siraj and Axar #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/yMRTyie9ko

— Sajcasm (@sajcasm_) November 16, 2025

Looks like we haven’t learned our lesson from NZ series loss. The gap between our spinners and opposition spinners reduces on pitches like this. We need to go back to classic Indian pitches, like the ones in 2016-17 season when Virat was captain and Eng and NZ toured. #INDvSA

— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) November 16, 2025

Under captaincy of Virat Kohli, we lost just 2 tests in 8 years in home conditions.

Under coaching of Gautam Gambhir, we have already lost 4 tests in 1 year in home conditions that too against NZ & South Africa not against Australia or England!

Please sack him from tests &… pic.twitter.com/bTL4dlgyME

— Rajiv (@Rajiv1841) November 16, 2025

INDIA LOST 4 OUT OF THEIR 6 TEST MATCHES AT HOME. 🤯

– For a reference, India lost only 2 home Tests from 2015 to 2022. pic.twitter.com/b10FDDeVat

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) November 16, 2025

Salaam Bavuma Bhai!!!#INDvsSA #INDvSA#ProteaFire🔥 pic.twitter.com/V6rTImS3gU

— Samuel Shine Soans (@SoansShine) November 16, 2025

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