India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test: Follow reside rating and newest updates of IND vs SA match from Centurion.
IND vs SA 1st Test Day: Day 1 of the first SA vs IND Test has been called off due to rain. India have misplaced eight wickets however KL Rahul’s fifty has taken the whole previous 200. Team India scored 208/8 after 59 overs Earlier, Kagiso Rabada derailed India within the second session with 4 wickets as South Africa diminished the guests to 176 for seven at tea on the opening day of the primary Test in Centurion (South Africa) on Tuesday. Rabada (5/41) picked up the wickets of Shreyas Iyer (31), Virat Kohli (38), Ravichandran Ashwin (8) and Shardul Thakur (24) within the post-lunch interval that witnessed 50 overs being accomplished. KL Rahul (39 not out) and Thakur shared 43 runs for the seventh wicket.
India’s batting lineup crumbled underneath the relentless tempo strain, as South African seamer Nandre Burger accounted for the dismissals of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill. Earlier, the formidable pair of Shreyas Iyer and Virat Kohli grappled with the intense tempo, striving to stabilize the Indian innings. South Africa pacers made full use of additional bounce on supply to depart India precariously positioned at 91 for 3 at lunch on the opening day of the primary Test.
That’ll be Tea on Day 1eamIndia 176/7
Scorecard – https://t.co/032B8Fmvt4 #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/IK9wKivNVk
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 26, 2023
Earlier, Temba Bavuma had gained the toss and opted to bowl first. Ravindra Jadeja was dominated out due to again spasms so R Ashwin will get the nod. India additionally handed a debut to Prasidh Krishna. The match will mark the return of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Jasprit Bumrah for the primary time for the reason that 2023 ODI World Cup remaining loss to Australia. While Suryakumar Yadav had led the workforce within the T20Is and KL Rahul within the ODIs, Rohit will probably be again to main India for the 2 Tests which can be a part of the World Test Championship cycle. India will probably be lacking the providers of each Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane, who’ve each been dropped from the squad and Mohammed Shami, who continues to be recovering from an damage.
LIVE Updates:
8.40 pm: Match called off due to rain
7.40 pm: Rain stops play at Centurion. India at 208/8
Playing XIs
India: Rohit Sharma(c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
South Africa: Dean Elgar, Aiden Markram, Tony de Zorzi, Temba Bavuma(c), Keegan Petersen, David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne(w), Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Kagiso Rabada, Nandre Burger
