The first test between India and South Africa is set to start on Boxing Day on Tuesday 26th December, 2023. Both the teams would be hoping for a win in this series to have more points on the World Test Championship table. Moreover, India has never won a test series against South Africa. They might look to break this record sooner rather than later.
SA vs IND: Match Details
Match: South Africa vs India, 1st Test
Venue: SuperSport Park, Centurion
Date & Time: 26th December, 1:30 PM IST
Live Streaming Details: Disney Plus Hotstar and Star Sports Network
SA vs IND: Pitch Report
There will be rain on the opening day of the test match but on the other days, the weather is clear. The pitch is similar to the previous SuperSport wickets which offer turn and bounce for spinners and some purchase for the fast bowlers as well on this pitch.
SA vs IND: Probable Playing XI
India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (wk), Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
South Africa: Dean Elgar, Tony de Zorzi, Keegan Petersen, Aiden Markram, Temba Bavuma, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Gerald Coetzee, Lungi Ngidi, Kagiso Rabada
SA vs IND: Full Squads:
India: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Abhimanyu Easwaran, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Prasidh Krishna, KS Bharat (wk).
South Africa: Temba Bavuma (c), David Bedingham, Nandre Burger, Gerald Coetzee, Tony de Zorzi, Dean Elgar, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Keegan Petersen, Kagiso Rabada, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreynne (wk).
SA vs IND: Dream 11 Playing XI
Grand League
India vs South Africa (Source: Twitter)
Wicketkeepers: KL Rahul
Batters: Aiden Markram, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Dean Elgar
Allrounders: Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Marco Jansen
Bowlers: Jasprit Bumrah, Gerald Coetzee, Kagiso Rabada
Head-to-Head League
India vs South Africa (Source: Twitter)
Wicketkeepers: KL Rahul
Batters: Aiden Markram, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma,Temba Bavuma, Shubman Gill
Allrounders: Ravindra Jadeja, Wiann Mulder
Bowlers: Jasprit Bumrah, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj
