After being given a 124-run target in the first Test match at the Eden Gardens, South Africa’s Simon Harmer gently criticised the Indian media for assuming that India had the game in their hands. But the Proteas took the lead in the two-match Test series with a slim 30-run victory in Kolkata.
At the end of Day 2, the right-arm off-spinner discussed how the media had already declared South Africa eliminated from the competition. According to Harmer, the crew worked together to accomplish the reversal, and by the end of the second day, there was faith in the camp.
“The outcome was obvious. According to the Indian media, this game was over. We only needed one partnership on that wicket, and based on Temba’s batting style and pace, I believe he had a pretty clear-cut strategy. The belief was unquestionably present. We believed we might have reached 150 there. Then we go out and Marco takes those two wickets, so they were really at zero for three since Shubman wasn’t playing. We believed we had a genuine shot. Everyone contributed. “I know it sounds cliche, but it was a true team effort,” the person said on talkSPORT.
Harmer also recalled how many players who had previously suffered from poor performances in India were ecstatic when the tide finally turned in their favour. “It was good to be on the winning side,” he said in closing.
“Day 2 ended with a chip and a chair conversation. You have a chance if you have a chair and a chip at the table. I believe there are a few boys in the dressing room who have more often than not been on the other side of the outcome, particularly in India, and are sort of expressing it in order for it to come to pass the next day and to sit down again. They were ecstatic and very happy. When Axar was hitting those sixes in the stadium, the noise was unbearable.
You’re hoping for the best, and that’s what happened,” Harmer continued.
Temba Bavuma, the captain, led South Africa from the front in the second innings after they were bowled out for 159 and gave up a 30-run lead in the first. The Proteas were bowled out for 153 in 54 overs, with him scoring the highest score of 55.
Harmer, who had picked up four wickets in the first innings, picked up another four in India’s second to dismantle their batting lineup and ensure that the hosts were bowled out for just 93.
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