Match Details
Date: December 26-30, 2023
Time : 1:30 PM IST
Venue : SuperSport Park, Centurion
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South Africa will go head-to-head against India in the first of two Test matches at the SuperSport Park in Centurion. The Proteas played their last Test match in the month of March this year, completing a 2-0 whitewash of the West Indies, while the Indian cricket team got the better of the Caribbean side by 1-0 in a two matches series away in the summer. For India to achieve their first-ever Test series win in South Africa, they will have to be at their very best against a formidable opposition in their own den.
Weather Report for December 26
Pitch Report
Analysis
South Africa are set to compete in their first Test match in months, and their task will be cut out against a high quality Indian side looking to win their first Test series in the country. Some of the top players on which the Proteas will rely on, to get the better of the visitors once again, are Dean Elgar, Aiden Markram, the captain Temba Bavuma, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, and Kagiso Rabada.
On the other hand, India have been playing some good cricket in the longest format of the game, despite losing the final of the World Test Championship during the summer against Australia. Now, a few months later, the Men in Blue will need their experienced players, including the likes of the captain Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Jasprit Bumrah, to secure a Test series victory for the first time on South African shores.
Key Players
Author’s Picks
Probable XIs
South Africa: Dean Elgar, Aiden Markram, Tony de Zorzi, Temba Bavuma (c), David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Gerald Coetzee, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
Grand League
Head-to-head
Best 14
Wicketkeepers : Kyle Verreynne, KL Rahul
Batters : Tony de Zorzi, Temba Bavuma, Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli
All-Rounders : Aiden Markram, Marco Jansen, Ravindra Jadeja
Bowlers : Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
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