After lunch, pacer Kagiso Rabada went all-out, which is turning out to be a nightmare for India’s batting. He quickly removed Ravichandran Ashwin, Virat Kohli, and Shreyas Iyer to thwart India’s recovery.
Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer of India are combining for more than fifty runs, and despite losing a few early wickets, the team is closing the gap. Although South African pacers had some early success at Centurion, they struggled with their length as the conditions altered.
Due to pace pressure, South African seamer Nandre Burger removed Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal, which caused India’s top order to collapse. Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer are having difficulty stabilizing the Indian innings because to the rapid pace.
Early on, South Africa is aware that Indian captain Rohit Sharma has a big wicket. Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal are currently developing a relationship.
India’s opening batsmen at the SuperSport Park Cricket Stadium in Centurion are Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal. In Centurion, IND has chosen to field a 4-pacer, 1-spinner lineup, which means that Ravichandran Ashwin will bat eighth.
Rohit Sharma, who returned from a lengthy break following the ODI World Cup final, will captain the Indian squad in today’s first test match against South Africa at the SuperSport Park Cricket Stadium in Centurion.
led by Rohit India will encounter a tough opponent in the Proteas, who are currently back to full strength and are led by regular
captain Temba Bavuma. With the return of several veterans to the squad, including pacer Jasprit Bumrah, former captain Virat Kohli, and Rohit Sharma, the Indian team will still like their chances against the Proteas.
Numerous other important players for the Indian squad are also absent from the series, including wicketkeeper batsman Ishan Kishan (who has requested to be released from the series), pacer Mohammed Shami (who is out due to an ankle injury), and Ruturaj Gaikwad (who is out due to a finger injury).
Furthermore, a number of Indian players—including young batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal, who hasn’t played much for the Test team, and players like Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer, who haven’t proven anything—will be put through a rigorous testing process in South Africa.
South Africa and India’s squads:
India: KL Rahul (wk), Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Prasidh Krishna, KS Bharat (wk), Abhimanyu Easwaran (2nd Test), Rohit Sharma (captain).
Temba Bavuma (captain), Aiden Markram, Tony de Zorzi, Dean Elgar, Keegan Petersen, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Tristan Stubbs (wk), Bob Nandre, Marco Jansen, Wiaan Mulder, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, David Bedingham are the South African team members.
How, when, and where can I watch the opening Test match?
The pivotal match between South Africa and India will take place from December 26 to December 30 starting at 13:30. The crucial game’s live stream will available via the Disney+ Hotstar application. Star Sports will also be airing live coverage of the game.
Live score updates for India vs. South Africa’s first test: key highlights
1. Temba Bavuma, the captain of South Africa, won the toss and decided to bowl first.
2. The opening players for Team India Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma strolled down to the crease.
3. After dismissing Rohit Sharma, South African pacer Kagiso Rabada gave his squad their first victory.
4. Yashasvi Jaiswal appeared well, but Nandre Burger fired him shortly after.
5. Burger struck out young batter Shubman Gill when he struck out again.
6. Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer combined to steady the innings and are now scoring 50 runs or more together.
7. After 26 overs, India is 91/3 at lunch.
8. After lunch, pacer Kagiso Rabada struck once more, dismissing Shreyas Iyer to break Virat Kohli and his productive partnership.
9. Ravichandran Ashwin arrived full of expectations, but Rabada spared none of them and quickly sent him back to the pavilion.