India 's failure to capitalise on their chances sent them tumbling to a 2-0 series defeat against South Africa, according to their stand-in captain Rishabh Pant .

"They [South Africa] definitely played better cricket, but at the same time, in cricket you can't take anything for granted," Pant said at the post-match presentation. "You can play at home or away, but at the same time, cricket demands that determination and that extra.

"There are moments in the game where you need to capitalise [on] it as a team, as a batting unit. But as a team, we didn't capitalise on those enough for a longer period of time, and that cost us the whole series."

In the second Test in Guwahati , where Pant took over captaincy from the injured Shubman Gill, India let South Africa get away and post 489

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