In the second Test match against Team India, South Africa registered a famous win by 408 runs at the Assam Cricket Association Stadium in Guwahati. Team India's loss marks their third Test defeat in 16 months under coach Gautam Gambhir.

Following the defeat, Rishabh Pant, who was Team India's stand-in captain for the series, shared a post on his official social media handle in which he apologised that he and his team failed to bring smiles to their countrymen's faces.