IND vs SA Live Score, 1st Test, Day 1: South Africa opt to field in Centurion.© AFP
IND vs SA Live Updates, 1st Test Day 1: India openers Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal eye strong start after South Africa opted to bowl in the first Test in Centurion. Prasidh Krishna makes his debut for India while Shardul Thakur also get the nod in the playing XI. Ravindra Jadeja was unavailable for selection due to an upper back spasm. According to the forecast, there remains a 96% chance of rain during the day. About 4 hours of rain is expected in Centurion on Tuesday during the day. Centurion has witnessed heavy rainfall over the past couple of days. (Live Scorecard)
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14:10 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: Rohit is off the mark!
And Rohit is off the mark as well. Gives the strike back to his young partner. The Indian skipper pushes this away to the left of de Zorzi at short leg
IND: 5/0 (1.2)
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14:08 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: Here is confirmation of the teams!
South Africa: Dean Elgar, Aiden Markram, Tony de Zorzi, Temba Bavuma (capt), Keegan Petersen, David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Kagiso Rabada, Nandre Burger
India: Rohit Sharma (capt), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), R Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
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14:06 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: Four runs!
Flicked off the pads! After five excellent deliveries, Yashasvi Jaiswal gets off the mark in style. He twirls his wrists and puts it away with a flick in front of square for four
IND: 4/0 (0.6)
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13:50 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: India To Bat First!
South Africa captain Temba Bavuma wins toss, opts to bowl against India in Centurion. Shardul Thakur gets the nod as Ravindra Jadeja complained of upper back spasms on the morning of the match
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13:35 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: Good news for fans!
We have a major news from the center! Toss will take place at 1:45 PM, match to start at 2 PM. Prasidh Krishna will make his debut for India.
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13:26 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: Mukesh or Prasidh?
Mukesh Kumar has been bowling ahead of toss, which is delayed. However, Rahul Dravid hints that Prasidh Krishna could make his Test debut today.
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13:24 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: Shastri says bat first!
Ravi Shastri has just presented a fiery pitch report. He said: “Don’t get fooled by grass, win the toss, bat first, be gutsy in the first session.”
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12:42 (IST)
IND vs SA Live: Toss Delayed In Centurion!
The toss and start of the 1st Test between South Africa and India have been delayed due to wet patches on the outfield.
Further inspection at 10:00 AM (1.30 PM IST)#SAvIND
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 26, 2023
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12:20 (IST)
IND vs SA, 1st Test Live: Bavuma wants to spoil the party for India!
South Africa captain Temba Bavuma has said that his team is ready to put up a fight against India, who are chasing a first Test series win in the Rainbow Nation.
Temba Bavuma knows that India have a point to prove in the upcoming #SAvIND series
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— ICC (@ICC) December 26, 2023
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12:10 (IST)
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12:03 (IST)
IND vs SA, 1st Test Live: Hello!
Good afternoon and welcome to our live coverage of the 1st Test between India and South Africa. The wait is finally over. However, forecast suggests heavy rainfall in Centurion. Let’s keep our fingers crossed!
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